Living Water For The Journey

Gods Love And Mercy 

Beloved Servant

August 28, 2010

I believe something is happening in the heavens, there seems to be a calm and peace in the Spirit though the word says when they say peace and safety then comes sudden destruction.

Much prayer has gone up for US and Israel, and though war is looming over her and we appear to be headed down a road that will take us to a time of  grave sorrow, and shaking in the earth.  Yet I sense His love and care  as well as for all who have chosen him, to walk with Him and move by His spirit, in harmony and Oneness..

It is the Lord who has His hand over this country and Israel, and where ever there are those called by His name and love and are one with Him, for His love  and mercy endures forever.

It is His great love and mercy that He is keeping us, not we  ourselves just as he promised.

And Israel, is being divinely protected by a hedge of protection, it is a miracle they have not been attacked by now, but He has covered her with His feathers just as He covers us..

It is all about Israel, every word that proceedeth out of God's mouth was meant for Israel and those who would choose Him and be grafted in.  Israel is the city of our great God!

He loves and cares for all He has created all that stay connected to Him as in harmony.

Oh how amazing it is to see everything the Lord has created, we cannot help but see His care when we see how He cares and provides for all HIS CREATION There is no love but what he expresses in all of His creation. He is reflected in everything, though He is not in everything. He created everything, and we can see His very expressions of His divine nature., we see His divine qualities.

Love, care, provision, beauty, protection, mercy, hope, faith, loving kindness, peace, joy, we cannot look at the flowers and not see it, everything in nature is in harmony with their creator, only man is in disharmony with God and nature. It all reflects His glory.

We do not worship nature, but we see Gods love and care for us in all he created. look at the lilies, they neither toil or spin but they are so lovely to behold, he has clothes them in beauty in beauty and splendor.  A little like heaven are the flowers of the field., every one are clothed in colors like a rainbow, vivid to pale in color but each magnificent in design.

An Artist can only attempt to duplicate what they see, but  they do  not come near to the master designers creation.

I have always been fascinated when I see a valley or mountain with trees of every shade of green, everything  perfectly blended, nothing clashes all the various shades of green everywhere your eye can see merge as one master painting. Nothing in nature clashes.

I stand in awe at the revelation of places like the grand Canyon a place of grandeur, or the Silverton Falls, where the falls are so huge you can walk under them and see through the water as it falls. You cannot help but know there is a God, there is no excuse for those who do not believe, as he has revealed Himself through his creation.

18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

Just think of it, how He feeds everything he has created, they trust him they are not concerned that they will not be fed, or protected

He provides a den or cave and takes care of their young, feeds them when they are hungry, and leads them to a place of safety..

Just imagine how every beautiful song comes down as a gift from God, the birds that sing , the music of a child laughing and every sunset and every sundown was designed with us in mind.

It is as if He painted the sky especially for us, and He placed a rainbow there a message to us that He keeps His promises.

He thought of us when he spoke a word and the world and everything in it came into existence, making something out of nothing but His very word.

Everything is in a cycle, a rhythm, the sun and moon, the stars, life and death, birth, sleep and awake, young then old, every cell has His divine mark on it, and in complete harmony with the rest of the body. It is man and sin that causes disharmony in such perfectly. created bodies.  Man was given what to eat, he was in harmony with all that God had created and there would not have had to be a shedding of blood, but man acted according to his own will rather then obedience to God their creator.

Everything He created is in total harmony with their creator, everything works together, if the flowers or the birds chose to do their own thing their way, I wonder if God would continue to care in quite the same manner.

Everything was designed to work in symbiosis with everything else, for the good of all.

The plants and grasses come from seed, and when the they produces new seeds they fall into the ground and produce more seed, the sun and water helps them to grow, and waters a thirsty land or others of His making. The waters come from God to water the earth, and then it goes to the sea to provide water for aquatic life, then it returns to the heavens and comes again another day, and on and on with all of His creation..

The animals come and eat the grass, and fertilize it and new growth proceeds forth.  The trees provide shade for all of life, the rain and sun makes everything to grow, the stars light the way at night. It tells us when to sleep and when to wake.

There are  rebel cells, like man they become cancer cells and they get out of control and the body loses its harmony, and brings about disease.  This is sin.

All things in nature obey their creator in the harmonious way that He created them.

So as long as we obey Him and act accordingly in  harmony way with Him, we are cared for as in all of nature, all of His creation.

But many behave like the rebel cells that go their own way and produce out of harmony, they ravage the other cells, so we might call that sin, because it destroys the body, it is not acting in accordance to God's love and harmony.

So for us to abide in him and become One, we become like everything He created, moving in harmony by the Spirit, it is the spirit that gives life, the flesh profits nothing, the cells get old and die after they have been reproduced hundreds of time in a life time, but it is the Spirit produces eternal life.

Oh how awesome Is our Lord!

Secret Place  My Sanctuary

Beloved friends, During my quiet time the Lord really began to speak to me today about being continually in the Secret Place in the midst of the storm.

As well as some other things I will write about at a later date.

I started a series of podcast on the Secret Place on Manna's site.

I know many have been resting there for some time, but we do have some newbies that have not yet gone deeper into the Lord in intimacy, so I began to do some podcast teachings on the subject. Just breaking ground today.

. I then pulled up some of the messages the Lord gave me in 2004 and 2005, and are for today, jsut what the Lord was speaking to me about.

I am sorry I should have left the music off but do not like to hear my own voice, isn't that funny? It did take away from hearing the audio so will not be doing that when I start the teachings. I am trying to find a way around not having to write so much.

Here is the first teaching I received in 2005 about the Secret Place.

Secret Place

My Sanctuary

Beloved,

When evil comes upon you, whether sword or judgement, persecution or famine enter into My sanctuary and cry unto Me in your affliction and I will hear and help you.

I am right here within, you ARE My sanctuary my house made without hands, this is where I live, not some distant realm far away in the heavens. If I seem distant it is because you have moved away from Me, and when you move away from Me, you are not receiving My divine life within you, which is the divine connection we have when you are abiding within, when you are not abiding within, you are no longer connected and you are walking in the flesh.

When you are connected to me, you can do greater things than I have done. As you become more and more aware of My Presence, as you enter into the sanctuary, you can then go behind the veil into the holy of holies. There you will find all that you are seeking.

As you abide in My sanctuary, do not take your eyes off of Me, to do so breaks the connection for I am all you shall ever need, I am your life, My resurrection life that continually flows into you as you continually abide in Me, we are connected and the life flows through you and in you. I am your protector and your salvation so call upon Me in your time of need.

Make praise your life, it flows out from you when we are divinely connected and the enemy is dispersed and I rejoice, make Me the object of your worship. Praise Me in all of your circumstances. There is power in praise, mountains will crumble and the enemy shall fall. Go into battle with praise as your weapon, with the full armor on. Nothing shall defeat you, and no weapon formed against you shall prosper.

Enter in Beloved, enter into My sanctuary, I am there waiting for you.

You busy yourself with so many things, but one thing is needful and that is to stop and enter in with a song on your heart and worship on your lips, and I shall make your paths straight smooth.

Many trials come when you break the connection and go out on your own, you take your eyes off me, and put them on your circumstances and then your problems are magnified in your eyes and you begin to fear, and to not trust Me.

I say child stay within and move through your circumstances effortlessly.

The time is coming when I shall separate the sheep from the goats that have mixed with my flock. My sheep hear My voice and another shall they not follow. But the goats shall not hear and shall follow the way of the wolf

They shall be scattered to the left and to the right and the wolf shall devour them.

You hear My voice in the midst of the sanctuary, and there you shall find My rest, My peace in your time of need. The battle is not yours but is mine saith the Lord. I will do battle for you and through you.

Seek out My sanctuary, let it be your sanctuary a place where you receive My life, and My help.

Footnote

One thing that has been deeply disturbing to me, is to see how those who call themselves Christians live, before the world. it has greatly grieved me. Christians I work with, curse, tell dirty jokes, wear crystals, gamble and who knows what else. But the Lord showed me that many of these are the tares that the enemy has planted among the Wheat, the true Saints of God. Though our Lord Yeshua is very forgiving when we come to Him and confess our sins, yet if we are to be able to handle all that is coming our way, we must repent of our sins, and move on with God. Sin has no place in a true Christian.

If we want to follow Jesus, Yeshua, he will wash us with His blood, and bring you into the kingdom. He loves each one of us so deeply, we don't want to be taken out as a tare. Which is what will happen if we do not repent.

There are those who have a real spiritual struggle, and Yeshua knows this, and He has made a way for you to be healed, He hurts with you. Get on your knee's and cry out to God continually to be delivered. He will do just that, but He needs to see you truly want to be free, of those things.

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Jesus our focus

"But I am afraid, lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds should be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ" (2 Cor. 11:3 NASB).

We stay on track through all the differing ideas and streams in the church by maintaining our simplicity and purity. We fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. When pressed to the absolute limit, as was Paul, we determine to know nothing but Jesus and Him crucified -- the only basis of our confidence. He is the dividing line, the stumbling block, the cutting edge, the point at which we meet salvation and life. No one in the universe is more controversial.

We trust and love Him because He died for us, and rose again on our behalf. He is the one who suffered for us. He paid the penalty for our sins. He purchased our lives with His blood. He showed us what love is. And so we are loyal to Him alone. We belong to Him, and not ourselves. We make it our ambition to please Him. If necessary, like Paul, we will suffer the loss of all things in order to have Him. We forsake every temptation in this life that takes us away from Him, even slightly. He is our greatest pleasure, our ultimate companion. We no longer love the world or anything in it, because He is the supreme object of our desire. Worthy is the Lamb!

We rejoice that we participate in His sufferings, so that we may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed. To the end of this age we will endure evil opposition and glorify God by overcoming with faith proven to be genuine. In all our troubles, our joy knows no bounds. As aliens and strangers in this world, we look forward to our perfect inheritance, kept in heaven for us.

In heaven Jesus will be exalted for His obedient suffering, and in the same way we will share in His reward. We conquer by taking the low road. We gain life by losing it, for His sake. We humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt us at the proper time. We learn to love by laying down our lives for others, and in so doing, minister to God Himself.

It is impossible to be devoted to Jesus and not share Him, pure and simple. We cannot see Him now, but God has ordained that we love Him by loving each other, whom we can see. He is love, and so we cannot separate the first commandment from the second. There are many callings, but none higher than to give water to the thirsty and food to the hungry. The intercessors at home and the troops in the trenches are equals in the Kingdom. We learn to love just as we are gifted and called by God.

Missions is our joy, the simple, logical outcome of knowing Jesus. We love Him; others don't. We have life and hope; others don't. We have reason to rejoice; others don't. We have love in our hearts; others don't. We have food and clothes; others don't. We have health; others don't. We have family; others don't. We have no reason to be anxious; others are weighed down with cares. It is obvious that the calling of every believer in Jesus is to have a part in correcting these imbalances.

That may take us across the street or around the world. It is also obvious that we should be utterly available to God to go anywhere and do anything, at any time. He can and will make a way as He leads us. That is the testimony of Iris Ministries, for thirty years.

We begin each day by immediately exercising our faith in Jesus to attack every problem and pressure we have. We throw all our anxiety on Him because He cares for us. This sets us free to rejoice in Him always, and take a positive view of everything. Then we pray for the greatest, most miraculous, victorious day ever! And on we go through the rest of the day, loving and worshiping Him as we use our gifts, natural and supernatural, to bless everyone we can, as deeply as we can.

To us missions is the natural outworking of our faith. It is the way we return the love God has for us. There is no other option. Revival without missions is deficient. To turn away from the lost, poor and needy is to turn away from God. Our intimacy with Jesus extends to one another; such is the excellence and perfection of His Kingdom!

Heidi Baker

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By Mary Lindow through the Holy Spirit

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If you would ask the true "heart determined" believer in Christ today just what it is that they need now more than ever, it would be totally answered by the very raw words;

�I am need to have full clarity of mind and a fearless trust in the

Knowledge of how much God loves me.�

WE ARE IN ONE HOT REFINERS FIRE !

People are winding up in anger, disbelief and frustration over this "unfair" season the Bride of Christ is in! It just isn't fair! We have been so good! We have laid down everything! Why oh why are WE being singled out?

I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

~ Psalm. 69:3

� I am weary with my sighing; every night I make my bed swim, I dissolve my couch with my tears. ~ Psalm. 6:6

Does this sound like you right now?

EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE TESTED SOMETIME!

The strongest impression I have received from the Father about the condition of His Bride is this. When things are going "fabulously" for her, when all of heaven is blessing, she wants to

Keep it that way!

If she is not in a place of great humility and thankfulness for what the Lord is doing, she tends to assume that,� It�s about time folks knew just how long I've been waiting for them to see just how great this church, or ministry or intellectual skill I've been soooo blessed with is!"

Then comes the attitude that we have to keep it allotted to only a few "real winners" like ourselves, and we become exclusive and look for only high rollers to run with.

And then. AGAIN comes the TEST.

Persecution comes, mug slinging, attacks on personal integrity, character assassination, and again the fiery trial.........of our soul.

TO REMOVE IMPURITIES - GOD USES A HOT OVEN!

These trials as if by fire are only to test our faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold-And our faith is far more precious to God than mere gold.

�So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it Will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. ~ I Peter chapter 1: 7

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

The Lord is working the Bride overtime right now to deal with Selfish ambition, personal comfort, and any other areas of Personal agenda or presumption. YES! Presumption. We as Christians have often presumed that Because we are Christians� we should never experience severe Sorrow, grief, loss, or devastation. This �fairy tale� stems from a Huge level of denial and total self focus. It is also a very Western Culture Mindset.

A dear friend of mine who went to China and who was visiting a Chinese underground church group, had reality check that shook Her to the core of her faith. She thought that she was coming to this group to �help and bless them.� When they asked her what could they pray for the church in American about in order to bless them she was flummoxed! Her reply was, �We came to see how we might help you!� How can we pray for you?�

The response back was, �Pray that we would not be fearful or silent about the gospel of Jesus we share when the authorities beat us or imprison us. Pray that we remain strong enough

Physically to endure the persecution we receive and not fear what man may do to us.� SOBERING ISN�T IT!

When others around us are going through loss, trauma, or heart breaking circumstances, sadly, many believers turn away in disgust or even more disturbing, display an arrogant attitude of

Thinking they are more blessed by God because their lives are not so complex or �shattered� as those around them who must have done SOMETHING wrong to bring these things upon

themselves.

Regrettably, some of the pain some saints are experiencing is Due to the disobedience of those in the body of Christ around them! They resist the hand of God and react against others in

retaliation toward God bringing correction or exposure to their secret lifestyle of personal gain or need for power!

WE ARE NOT ALONE!

�For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you may not grow weary and lose heart.� Heb. 12:3

Admit it! It is hard to not lose heart right now! The world is in a tailspin and lukewarm Christians are showing their true colors! It's time to deal with this! It is NOT going to go away!

AGONY IS MORE SEVERE WHEN IT IS "ENHANCED" BY BETRAYAL!

Jesus went through it. Stephen went through it and so did hundreds of others! AND it hurts, and disillusions, and causes us to be so very very weary!

Luke 21:16 �You will be delivered up and betrayed even by parents and

Brothers and relatives and friends, and [some] of you they will put to death.

THE TRANSFORMATION FROM FRAGILE �

�TO FERVENT IS COMING!

When you may ask?

For my determined purpose is that I may know Him. That I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and

understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly, and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection which it exerts over

believers, and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed in spirit into His likeness even to His death, in the hope�

� That if possible I may attain to the spiritual and moral] resurrection [that lifts me] out from among the dead even while in the body.

Not that I have now attained [this ideal], or have already been made perfect, but I press on to lay hold of (grasp) and make my own, that for which Christ Jesus (the Messiah) has laid hold of

me and made me His own.

I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my Own [yet]; but one thing I do, it is my one aspiration, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

I press on toward the goal to win the supreme and heavenly prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward. Philippians 3:10-14 (Amplified Bible)

HERE ARE A FEW THINGS THE LORD WOULD REQUIRE:

1.) To gain HIS strength, we must relinquish our power or control over what we think of others. We will be judged by the way we judge others when they struggle. Pious and lofty lectures are not the Kingdom language of healing and restoration. Lovingkindness and Mercy reveal the heart of godly maturity in a believer when dealing with the sorrows and anguish of others.

�Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, Or like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs To a heavy heart.� Proverbs 25:20

2.) Reach out in kindness to those under fire. Encourage them to stand. Encourage them to seek the Lord. Bless them and don't talk about them when they struggle!

"The Lord God has given me the tongue of disciples, That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens me morning by morning, He awakens my ear to listen as a disciple."

Isaiah 50:4 3

3.) Get still. Stop organizing, planning, and pushing ahead into

oblivion! God really does have a plan!

�Though youths grow weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly,

Yet those who wait for the Lord, Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become cynical. �

Is. 40:30 -31

4.) TRUST FOR A MOMENT!

It's all about trusting God in the end. Oh yes it is!

Will He REALLY refresh us in this time of struggle?

His Loving Word says so.

�For I satisfy the weary ones,

And refresh everyone who languishes."

Jer. 31:25 5

The Lord is producing endurance whether we like it or not!

�Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; For once he has been approved,

He will receive the crown of life, Which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. �

James 1:12

THE FATHER IS URGING US TO RUN TO HIM.

He is there! Even in the fog of struggle, loss, anxiety, and also in

seeming success. He wants us to be desperate for Him and rely wholly on His

voice. To make all of our decisions based on His plan for the

whole earth! Seek Him. Lean into His Voice.

Elevate Grace and Mercy�

�And lower your own opinion of yourself and your abilities to

�lecture� others into healing or restoration.

WALK SOBERLY IF YOU ARE LIVING IN ABUNDANCE AT

THIS TIME, ON ANY LEVEL.

Keep the vigil of prayer you are keeping for others well lit by the

reflecting memories of past times when you yourself needed the

Merciful Hand of God to lift you from agony and redeem your life

from the pit.

Let us be so devoted to the �One� who lavished and spilled out

all He had, that we might repeat His actions, and in so doing,

bring His Glory to it�s fullest measure and depth.

His Mercy�.

�Endures.

Forever.

�Then will the lame leap like a deer, And the mute tongue shout for joy.

Water will gush forth in the wilderness And streams in the desert.�

Isaiah 35:6

I had been reading Daniel and the Lord really illuminated some things that we need to see that are for us these latter days.

Dan 1:8

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Lately I have been sensing more and more of what is coming and I have a great sense of  such concern for the body of Christ. I believe it is a watchman's calling when we see something coming to warn the body.

There are many with this same calling, but it seems the warnings are falling on deaf ears.

We are still in training, for the days ahead, and he is teaching us in many things, but if we do not hearken to them we will not be prepared to go through the times ahead of us.

We must obey Him at all cost. And to trust Him in the most difficult circumstances.

We must know our God, that we are in the palm of His hand, if we know Him and His word, and we obey Him, he will keep us hid and he will be in our midst.

Isa 43:2

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Daniel  and Meschach, Sharach and Abendego purposed it in their heart not to eat the Kings meat or his wine because it went against their beliefs,  they even went on what is often called the Daniel fast which consisted of pulse which are vegetables, and water.  To show they would be as healthy or healthier then those who ate the meat and drank the wine.

When they were required to worship the idol that was made, they would not bow down and  they were thrown into a fiery furnace,  he and his friends came out without a hair on their heads singed.

Daniel would go three times a day to pray and thank the Lord, and the other presidents and princes wanted to find some fault in Daniel and they plotted to have him killed, because they found absolutely no fault in him to report to the King. 

They made a degree that they were only to petition the king and no one else, even though it meant Daniel  would be thrown to the lions, because he would not obey their law.

Daniel went right to his room and prayed and thanked the Lord as was his daily custom.

I believe that most Christians today are not prepared for the judgments that are coming, because they are entrenched in  pre-trib rapture teachings.  they are totally unprepared, and they certainly have not been warned by their Pastors.  We must be ready at any time for the Lord to return.

  Many Pastors instead of feeding the sheep green grass,  are feeding deadly weeds that are poisonous to their spiritual health.

Their faith focus is on greed, on getting. They are using kingdom principles for their own greed, and God will begin too clean his house first.

  I can't even call it the house of the Lord, because He does not dwell in a house made with human hands.

There is no hated of sin, repentance or the fear of God.   So Christians have become careless.

There is so much of the world in them that they can't let go of it, and take the word of God seriously.

And when the judgments  begin that have been prophesied they will be ill prepared, they have been taught God wants them to be rich.   They didn't read all of the scriptures that talks about being rich and the harm it brings.

They didn't hear God say "Come out of her", come out of Babylon.  It is representative of the world system that is so corrupt  with greed and pride.

So  suddenly when we find our blessings are gone, and jobs are  not found and the financial institutions will begin a slowly collapse as this country comes under  judgment.

  This is the beginning of sorrows.

We shall then see famine and pestilence increase.

Even now there is a California man  battling a rare and usually fatal parasite caused by a brain-eating amoeba found in soil, and many diseases are abundant today that was un heard of previously.

The tornadoes have more then doubled this year as well as the earthquakes tsunamis, fires, floods, and every other kind of natural disaster.

Everything in the grocery store has jumped up in price, and this will not stop here, there is much more to come. 

The  only way you will survive will be to do as Daniel did, not allow compromise in your life.

If the Lord comes before all of His judgment to America, praise God, I will be prepared.

Most believers will be in a state of  a shock that have only been taught the pre-trib rapture doctrine, as they are too caught up in the world to be looking for the coming of the Lord, even if they think they will be raptured before anything occurs.  And the Lord could come now, but whenever we need to be ready and watching daily as the events unfold.

There were many in other countries that were taught the same thing, and when severe persecution came,  they thought God had abandoned them.

We must be ready for the Lord to come at any time, because this day is not promised to us, so we need to live as if it is our last day on earth.

The martyrs in third world countries die daily for the name of Christ, and they have yet to be raptured.

But they have the Daniel kind of faith,  they do not compromise to suit those who persecute them and that is why this is a picture the Lord is showing us for the end times.

It is a prophetic word. And we need to open our eyes and see what is coming and to purpose in our hearts to be obedient to the Lord.

I do believe if we have the kind of Daniel faith, the Lord will take us through the flames and through the floods, hand in hand.

Even those who are martyred for Christ often see the Lord, just as James, and they were given supernatural strength to endure.

I believe He will walk with us through the fires and waters, if we have the Daniel faith, and our focus is on Him and the truth of the word.

Daniel had that kind of faith in the Lord he knew He would deliver him, but if  for some reason God should allow him to perish, he would not  bow down to any other God, or go against what the Lord wanted him to do.

I feel a grief for much of the body of Christ, because in many congregations they are not taught to be true disciples, they are not being taught from the bible but watered down gospel, Much is man made doctrines that benefits the Pastor and the leaders, and not the people.

A Shepherds job is to watch over his flock, to make sure they are feeding on good grass, on truth  and are growing and walking in the spirit and  healthy.

And instead many Christians are yet babies, they do not grow because they have not been taught how to grow in Christ so they are not yet ready for strong meat.

Many have not been taught how to live victoriously by walking in the spirit, and so we see a fragmented body.

It is stunted and it is wounded, and it is not fit for the king. 

You can spend millions of dollars a year on books and tapes and seminars, but if you are not taught that which helps you to really grow, you may as well throw it all into the commode.

It is frightening to me to see so many teachings that are drawing Christians away from the truth of the gospel.

Many Pastors are hearing from a different spirit that isn't from God, in fact in some cases it is the spirit of antichrist.

I know that is a strong statement but in many pulpits today we do not see the bible taught, often it is something taken out of context.

in fact some do not even use a bible. In some congregations the members do not even bring a bible to church with them.  This is shocking.

Now there is a change in the gospel, now they are saying that there is no hell, and God wants everyone to go to heaven it doesn't matter what you have done and that everyone is going to heaven.

Now that teaching comes out of the Essene's, which is something the New Age supports, and I see this coming little by little in to the church. 

That is certainly not the only issue, it is one of many.

What is taught is often subtle so one doesn't know that is what is being taught them, they do not do their homework. 

Because the teachings can be very subtle they will be taken for truth, just like all the books and tapes that are purchased by Christians.

Because the teachers are big names everyone reads their books and listens to their tapes and they take this for the word of God because some well known name is speaking or selling them.

They do not have enough discernment to tell truth from error.

I do not have some vendetta against Pastors, nor have I have been offended or wounded,   I grieve over them as well, because they face a greater judgment, and I  know what the Lord expects from them.

But today it is all about numbers who has the most members, who has the biggest church, who has the most prestige, who has the biggest name.

I see it everywhere, I see what is being taught from many pulpits and on TV, and it is not food, and it comes across powerful  because it is what itching ears want to hear.

I grieve for the body for  the sins of the church for the sins of this country and for even my own lack of fire at times, my own neglect.

  Because what I am seeing, I know the church will not be ready for.

The Lord gave me two messages more then a year ago, one was called "Who are you Following" and the other, "Would You Die For Me? These were to teach us how to prepare during perilous times.

I will repost those again, because we need to look at our life, we need to look at who we are following.  Jesus Christ, Yeshua? Or are we following after other gods.

Will we be ready if we are faced with a situation like Daniel? Would we be willing to die for the name of Christ?

Church it is time to examine your life, it is time to examine who and what you are listening to.  It is not to late to turn back to the truth of the word of God.

It doesn't matter that we are  in the 20th century, Jesus is the same today, yesterday and forever. he does not change nor does  God change His mind about His word to suit our fancy.

What we are seeing in the earth today is an increase of natural disasters the housing crunch, the prices going up, sickness and disease, natural disaster after natural disaster, America turning from Israel, the war drums are sounding, build up in the Persian gulf, something is coming.  Gulf oil spill, Korea and Iran threat of nuclear, We are heading toward one world government, many expected to be raptured away before any of this, but we do not know, these are all a part of the Horsemen coming.  Get out of Babylon, get into the Lord, it is all going to come down so nothing is worth hanging onto but the Lord.  Make him your all in all.  Ask him to open your Spiritual eyes and ears!

God is not mocked church, get your house in order!

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Those who have prepared will be a part of a great move of God, during and through the tribulations that come.

Wake up church, examine your life, see if your faith is up to Daniel's, see if you are purposing in your heart to obey the word of God, rather then making excuses for your sins.

No Compromise

Repent before it is too late.

Pray like Daniel did.

(Read Daniel 9:3-19)

Are you ready? time is short, look to Him, he is the author and finisher of your faith.

In My Presence Is Peace And Fullness of Joy Beloved Shoshanna Nov 3, 2009

There is a place you can be in heavenly places far above all the cares and trials of the world, all you have to do is come and rest in Me. Rest in My love for you. I will bring you peace for I am peace, you will not find peace in the world for I came not to bring peace but the sword, but you can come to Me, run to Me into that secret place and quiet yourself and enjoy My Presence, My peace. The world is not your home, you are only to occupy until I come. Your home is where I am.

When you find yourself unable to bear the trials that come, this is when you run to Me to receive My strength by being in My joy, for the Joy of the Lord is your strength

. In My Presence is joy for evermore, so seek Me with all of your heart. Do not be surprised and concerned if My coming is delayed, but know this that whatever your destiny, I am with you. If it is your time to go home with Me, do not fear, because we shall be together forever.

Every word I have spoken shall be fulfilled, my children be ready when I call, "Come up Here" Do not fear what man can do to you, for He cannot do anything except I allow it, and you My child are in My care, nothing can touch you unless I so ordain it. I have promised to watch over You, to keep the angels round about you, so that no harm comes to you. I am a refuge from the storms of life, the unrest in the world, all that brings fears and disquiet to your heart. Once you learn to trust Me, and run to Me when you feel overwhelmed, you will find peace for your soul.

No matter how it looks in the world, I have you in the palm of My hand, run to Me, not man. Do not fear what you hear or see before your eyes, but know the fear of the Lord, know Me, and no harm will come to you. Evil will not come near your door, because you look to Me and not to man, because you love Me and pour your heart out to me and desire with all your heart to please Me and to be in My Presence.

You don't have to go through anyone to find Me, I am with you even now as I hear your prayers, and hear the pain and concern in your voice, I desire the kind of relationship where You hear Me, and we communicate one to another, trusting My love for you. I will work everything according to My plan for your life. I will calm your fears, I will quiet your heart and give you peace that you can take with you where ever you go, it will sustain you during the dark times that you will walk through in the days ahead. My peace is within you, and you can give it to others as you are filled, and sent to give Me to those I send you.

Rejoice that you have been chosen for this time when prophecy is unfolding before your eyes. That you have been chosen to be an overcomer, one who has laid His life down for Me, and for his brethren. To overcome the evil one and his schemes, and watch the miracles I will do before your eyes. You have been chosen for such a time as this. The world does not have eyes to see or ears to hear what I am doing, but You do for I have opened your eyes and ears, so that you can discern the times you are in.

Do not be like the ostrich who puts his head in the sand and thinks he is hiding from trouble.

The world has not a clue of what I am about to do, for their senses are dulled and have not been trained to know good from evil. They mock and say "where is the sign of His coming." No matter what trial or suffering you are going through, no matter what you see going on around you, reach out and take My hand, I am walking with you through this very day and hour. Keep Me as the center of your life and nothing will shake you. Be watchful and pray, for the devil walks about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. Many are the plans and schemes of the enemy, keep your self covered, anoint yourself, your family and dwelling in the oil of My Holy Spirit.

Do warfare like a good soldier who does not get caught of up into the affairs of this life. Pray without ceasing, in doing I will direct your steps in the way you should go, and keep you out of harms way. Spend much time bathing in My Presence, as this will bring you joy and strengthen you for your appointed tasks. Nothing shall separate you from My love.

Beloved, I come to remind you of my unfailing love, to remind you that it is beyond the breadth, the length, the depth and height of anything you can conceive.

The whole universe was created in My love, by and through Me. With you in mind and everything you see that I have given to you is from my goodness, my love and kindness toward you.

I want to bring you to complete knowledge of My love, because dear children, when you have perfected love flowing through and from you, you will not fear, though the earth be removed and mountains thrown into the sea.

Nothing shall seprate you from my love, tribulation, distress, persecution, famine or nakedness, peril or sword. Nothing shall separate you from my unfailing love, nor angels or devils, in other realms, nor principalities and powers, things present or things to come.

Nor any other creature shall separate you from My love.

Many of my precious ones still have a fear of death, that reveals that your heart needs to let in more light, to remove all darkness. Your lamps are lacking oil for the next transition, that is soon to come, you must not be without a full lamp with ample to spare.

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The righteous are taken but no one has taken it to heart, yet therighteous are removed from the evil to come.

Beloved, I came to give you new life, with my death burial and resurrection as you laid down your life you are risen with me to heavenly places where I sit with my Father.

I came to manifest my life in you, so you would be filled and perfected with my love, and to be a light to the world.  Perfect love cast out all fear.

You must grow and allow me to manifest my life in you, so that when done with this school called life, you can shed your mortal bodies and take on immortal bodies, and then you shall coross through the door into the other side, it is as simple as that.

I want you to know dear ones, that you will take nothing with you but the fruit you bore, as I manifested my life to you.  Where ever I am LOVE IS, and you will see great beauty and in the heavens the beauty and knowledge is miltiplied beyond what you can imagine in creation on earth to be, everywhere there is joy, and peace, love is all there is.

Love is a gift, if you do not learn to  give it here, you will not be able to live in it there, for where lack of love is, there is only darkness, so be filled with My light while there still is light.  The devil and his angels are darkness not light so they cannot live among my loved ones.

Love flows out from the heart of God and touches and changes everything and where light is darkness flees.  Those that choose to walk in self, never receive the light, they live in darkness. It is only when they finally "See the light" that they begin to change and manifest my love and light to the world.

Your purpose here is not to just get saved from hell, it is to be vessels or bearers of light, so that your life or love changes everything it comes near. People respond to Me, when they are touched by love.

tThe work you do that is done from love that comes from  Me into and through you, and those who receive it are blessed and changed and will absolutely never be the same.

Love passes knowledge, knowledge will be done a way with, as will prophecy and tongues, because when the perfect arrives there is no longer a need for those things.

They are only to teach you by the Spirit., how to walk in the spirit of love.

I am the exact  perfect expression of love, when you KNOW Me you will know love, and can then give it to others, in  goodness, kindness, love, mercy, peace and long suffering.

Love is all goodness, all righteousness, so everything you are learning to do here  by the Spirit you are ultimately learning to love.

This is the utter greatness and reality of  life, it is limitless, it is vast, beyond what you can comprehend.

You have yet to open fully to my love, due to scars and woundedness, you are still not dead to all that is of the self. when you can stpe aside and let Me hve the reigns of your life, I can then pour all my love into you, and give you my all my fullness, so that you can be a perfect man.

So many are caught up with the cares of this life, concerned about what I am brining to the earth, yet my promises never fail,  it seems you care more about this life then the next one that you will be in with Me in your spiritual body.  the one you are in presently will perish, it will be left behind.

Your body came from the earth and will return to the earth, so you must value eternal things.

You have a temporary body given you to carry out My will not your own.

You are often like little lambs looking for better pasture, until I have to fetch you and bring you back, so as little children often do..

I have given you all you will need to accomplish what I have given you, and you are look toheavenly things, and to look for My appearing in my Spiritual body that sits at the right hand of the Father, yet I live in You by My Spirit, and as you walk in me, I will lead your every step.

Tune your ears to My voice, leave the distraction of others voices.  Don't Depend on My vessels I speak through, listen for yourselves, make it a practice, YOU MUST HEAR MY VOICE.

As I said in the last days there will be many sent to deceive, it is going to get almost impossible to know the truth unless you study for yourselves to be approved a workman not needing to be ashamed.

Bathe in My love, I will bring much light to your lamps and you will shine when the world is in darkness.  Rise and shine for your LIGHT HAS COME.

Don't look at cucumstances thinking, "What shall I do?", run to the rock that is higher then I, run to Me, the darkness is passing away but I am holding you in the palm of MY hands.

That is My unfailing love.

The Trial Of Your Faith Through the Fire

Beloved Shoshanna

Jun 18 2004 12:00AM

Many of My people are under the assumption that they must get themselves ready for My coming. I am preparing My bride and she will be without spot or wrinkle or any such thing. I bring you into the fire, and bring you through the fire of My furnace of affliction, my crucible. You are My instruments and a fine instrument must be taken through the fire to be honed to perfection.

Your work is to TRUST ME, and KNOW that I WILL complete the work that I have begun in you. As you submit to Me daily, and the process I take you though, I am able to bring my work to completion.

Faith is what I require, faith and obedience. It will be faith that brings you through the fire, as you walk in obedience to My Spirit. It will be faith that KNOWS I am well able to take you through the evil days ahead, just as it is faith to KNOW, that YOU ARE AN OVERCOMER, and you will do mighty exploits by My Spirit in the Kingdom when it is fully manifest, when you have received all the fullness of Christ operating in you, which is your inheritance.

Don't fret My precious one, you too will be brought through the fire and My glory will rise upon you. Isaiah 60:1-2

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. [2] For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

TRUST ME for EVERYTHING, no longer trust in that which is perishing, for who else can deliver you? Lean on Me, I AM your hiding place, I AM your shelter and your refuge in the time of trouble, I AM your provider, I AM your healer. I AM JEHOVAH. You have no other needs, that I will not fill. Do not trust in the worlds system, it will soon not be available to you.

You give me your time, and I shall order your life according to My purposes. Do not lean on your own understanding, be prepared to be content in all things, if you have enough rejoice, if you suffer lack, rejoice anyway.

When the Son of man returns shall He find faith on the earth.

This is the question, few TRUST Me for all things, and are not led by the Spirit of God, but trust in the arm of flesh. It is the Overcomer that shall thus be clothed with white garments, and will not have their name erased from the book of life. It is he who perseveres, that I will keep from the hour of testing coming upon the whole world, it is the overcomer.

Many that call themselves by My name, do not fully understand My word, either because they do not have eyes to see or ears to hear, but because they do not act on or obey the word they have been given, many have been taught falsely, by traditions of men. It is by grace that you are saved through faith. It is walking out your faith on a daily basis, trusting me for all things. It is in fact a dying process, dying to your way of doing things, surrendering to LIFE, and My way of doing things. 2 Cor. 5:7

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Some of you think it is fanatical to believe this way, look again at My Son they thought Him to be fanatical, after all He went to the cross. The way of the cross is fanatical to most, it is the suffering that brings death, death to self or the flesh as it is called. But suffering and death brings the victory. Galatians 2:20

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Just like the metals that are put into the fire of the crucible, the metal has to be very hot to temper the metal, and to remove all the metals that will not with stand the process, it goes through extreme heat to form a perfect sharp instrument, whether it be a sword that destroys evil or a fine instrument to save life, all must go through the fire to come out to the masters specification.

During the time of testing I want you to lean on no one else, until you come to the understanding and can absolutely TRUST Me, and KNOW that I will take you through these dark, dark days, you will not be alone, you will be HID IN ME.

Do not look upon the outward appearance of things, though it may look hopeless with your natural eyes, it isn't. And though you think at times I am not there, I AM. I AM your hope, and I AM Your deliverance. Whatever the circumstances do not look to others. Look to Me. If Daniel, Meschach,Shadrach, and Abendego had looked their circumstances instead of fixing their eyes on Me, they would not have been there for me to tell you about their great faith. Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Look to the author and finisher of your faith. place yourself into the hands of the great surgeon, and allow me, to complete the work that I have begun in you.

Faith, the faith I require can only be attained through intimacy with Me, resting in Me, listening and obeying. It is learned through Knowing Me and the love and compassion I have for you. You will then trust me, but first I must take you through the fire to temper you, to see if you will follow and obey me when I tell you to do something, will you lean on Me, man or the worlds system. 1 Peter 1:6-10

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: [7] That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: [8] Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: [9] Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. [10] Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

I believe it is very important to know exactly how we are saved and how we live in and grow in the spirit of Christ.

When Adam and Eve walked the earth, God had created them perfectly they were without sin, they had the Spirit of God within themselves and were able to walk and talk openly with the Lord, just as we talk to one another.

They would not die but live for eternity, there was no sickness and as I said no death.

Even the plants and animals were different then today because there was no sin.

Gen 3:8 And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden.

They actually heard the voice of God as you and I speak, they were in His very Presence, until they sinned.

And when Adam and Eve sinned they brought spiritual death to the whole human race. There was no more living forever, there was no COMMUNICATION with God in the same way. they lost the relationship with him because of their own sins, their own refuse to surrender their own will, but rather to choose to disobey God.

Down through the ages God chose God fearing obedient holy men of God to speak to the people and tell them what He wanted to say to them. thus we have all the prophets and great men of God But they all could not hear and communicate with the Lord.

Rom 5:12 Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned: -

Rom 5:13 for until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

Rom 5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

The Spirit is what connects us to God, when we sin, or when we live in the sinful flesh doing those things that our flesh wants to do, we are eventually cut off from the spirit life.

Jesus Christ came so we could have that life of God in us again, so that we can live and have a relationship with the Father once again. It is called being born again. Or Regeneration.

Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Joh 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!

Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.

Joh 3:8 The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Because we come to God and repent of our sins and have asked the Lord to come and live in side of us, we at that moment have our spirit regenerated, so that we can have that life of God in us, the life of the Spirit, which is also the same life, (Spirit) that gives us eternal life.

So what must we do to maintain the LIFE WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN? we must continually feed it with things of the Spirit, reading and studying the word of God which is Spirit, it is alive it is not dead words on a page, and it will feed the Spirit so you grow to be like Christ. Pray, sing to the Lord, praise Him, worship Him, show your love for Him, in the way you live your life.

Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Joh 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

We don't get saved to become pew warmers, we do not get saved just to stay out of hell, we do not get saved to build mega-churches.

We get saved or born again as it is called to receive the life of God in us so that we can live and become like Him, so that we no longer live in the flesh to the lust of men, no longer live by our own will and desires.

So what destroys the life of God in us? The things of the flesh. When we spend time filling our Spirit with foolishness, when we watch a lot of Television, entertaining ourselves, when we hang out with non believers, who have no love for the things of God, when we look at things that encourage lust, when we don't feed on the things of God that Spirit dies, and that is how a person who says he is a Christian can end up in hell.

Usually it is because the spirit has never been born again, never been regenerated. And if it has, someone that ignores the Holy Spirit when he warns not to do something and the person goes ahead and does it is disobediently and willful. the Spirit needs to be continually fed so it continues to thrive, or else we lose it just as Adam and Eve did.

When the Spirit life enters into us, we become a new person, but if we go back to the things as before, hanging out with the same friends as before coming to Christ, we have to question if we have the Spirit in us, if we have been truly born again.

Because when we are born again, the things we once loved, we now hate, and vice versa. by this we mean we use to love sin, and the things we use to do, but now we hate the very thought of it, if we don't we need to check our hearts to see if they have indeed been changed, if we have really been born again. Only you and God can know that.

Psa 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;

So if we hang out with friends who are not Christian, we find ourselves doing the same things they do, we talk the way they talk and act and even think the way they think. We need to really search our hearts and seek God to change our hearts to line up with the things of God.

2Co 6:14 Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

If you are born again, you will seek out those who you can learn more from, who will BE AN EXAMPLE OF THE WAY CHRIST WANTS US TO LIVE. you musty seek out those who have a passion and a heart after the things of God to be your friends.

Praying in the Spirit is a powerful way to build the Spirit to feed it, but if we then ignore the warning about not feeding on the things of the flesh we will never grow in the Spirit but will stay earthly and fleshly. And will miss the mark.

To have that vital relationship with the Lord we must not walk in sin, nor feed the flesh, because it causes the Lord to pull away from us. We can no longer hear His voice. That is why we must feed our Spirit with things that will help it to be strengthened and to grow in Christ.

You will have many temptations, that is why you must seek after the wisdom of those who have gone before you, and tread the path ahead of you.

If you read the book of Proverbs you see that the devil will put in your path those who will entice you and try to cause you to sin. Do not think you are smart enough to escape, it is only wisdom that speaks and shows you that to entertain those persons that have been put in your pathway to bring you down, you must learn to never allow yourself to be alone with such a person.

Pro 18:1 He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.

Pro 1:29 For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:

Pro 1:30 They would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof.

Pro 1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices

Godly men do not go to a woman"s place alone.

Many Pastors have fallen because they didn't take another man or their wife with them, this is the devils play ground, even if you think it is seemingly innocent. A man of God should never be alone with a woman not your wife, and to do so is against all godly wisdom., nor a man wit a man or woman with a woman to be tempted in an ungodly manner.

Women do not be convinced to go alone to a mans abode, it rages against all sound wisdom, to do so a man or woman only puts themselves in a place of no return. always go with other couples as you get to know one another.

Don't allow yourself to be put in such a position. You will be headed for ship wreck, a ship wreck that can easily set you back for a very long time. If you are seeking continually the things of God the Lord will help you to escape temptations.

I am not saying you cannot be forgiven, but think about what happened to Adam and Eve. Your spirit cannot be strengthened when you walk in the flesh. You not only lose the sense of God's presence, but you are unable to hear His voice clearly because of sin.

It is not worth it, we have only a certain amount of time to become strong in spirit and the Holy Spirit helps us as we walk in him instead of the flesh. He will live His life in us if we will yield to his holy spirit instead of the flesh.

This will keep your spirit alive within you and helping you to grow in Christ, and to spend eternity with God forever.

Feed only on the things of God! It will give you a full life in the Spirit.