Most of us are running on very low grace right now so our flesh is coming out full strength. But take hope because fresh grace is coming soon.
PS 103:5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Friday, 5 July 2013
Thursday, 4 July 2013
Be Patient as He Finishes Your Foundation
by Lonnie Mackley
MT 7:25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
Most of you now reading this have been in the wilderness for many years now having your soul gone through, and now you are truly sick to death of having to stay here even one more day. I use that expression "sick to death" on purpose because you have been dying to the flesh, the world, and the devil for what seems like forever now and you are starting to wonder if there's any real method to what appears to be God's madness. Well trust me, "there is".
You see, what you have undergone may seem like just a cruel experiment on God's part, or you may just think that He has forgotten about you, or that you have blown it by now; but there is a very good reason that things have had to be so thorough and painstaking for so long. God wants you to stand and not to fall while His power and blessing comes once this harvest goes into full swing. This is actually an act of great mercy on God's part, not cruelty.
MT 13:26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
Once God's rain comes any spiritual weeds that have not been pulled out by the roots will also spring up along with the wheat, and it could spoil the harvest that God is trying to bring through you. So if you have any secret sin-habits, controlling abusive behaviors, dishonesty, unforgiveness, bitterness, or anything else ungodly it will be brought out and exposed during this time. As hard as you promote God's fame, demons will also try to promote your shame.
EPH 5:3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.
How many great men and women of God were greatly empowered throughout history only to be brought down by some nasty sin-habit that they kept secret and refused to allow God to deal with? Too many, that's for sure. And for this last harvest God has been really doing a thorough job of exposing and rooting out all these dangerous areas before His wonderful rain of power and blessing comes. There cannot be so much as one small area left undealt with.
PS 44:16 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.
When we start really taking spiritual ground for the Lord we must all be above reproach and walk in full and complete holiness and obedience as we go forward, because satan will make it a point to rat out anyone who is living a lie. Like Achan and Judas there must not be any secret greed or rebellion, like David we cannot entertain secret lust or sexual sin, like Noah and Lot we must not have relapses of drugs and addiction to tarnish our reputations.
RO 14:4 Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
God's main job in doing all this my friend is to make sure that you stand and do not fall in this last hour. Rather than us pointing at and focusing upon other peoples lives and walks with God, we need to be focusing upon our own lives and allowing Jesus Christ to help us to purify us, and to fully overcome all areas of sin and ways that we do not love properly. So try to be patient as God finishes your deep foundation, because He plans to build very high.
JN 17:17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
MT 7:25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
Most of you now reading this have been in the wilderness for many years now having your soul gone through, and now you are truly sick to death of having to stay here even one more day. I use that expression "sick to death" on purpose because you have been dying to the flesh, the world, and the devil for what seems like forever now and you are starting to wonder if there's any real method to what appears to be God's madness. Well trust me, "there is".
You see, what you have undergone may seem like just a cruel experiment on God's part, or you may just think that He has forgotten about you, or that you have blown it by now; but there is a very good reason that things have had to be so thorough and painstaking for so long. God wants you to stand and not to fall while His power and blessing comes once this harvest goes into full swing. This is actually an act of great mercy on God's part, not cruelty.
MT 13:26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
Once God's rain comes any spiritual weeds that have not been pulled out by the roots will also spring up along with the wheat, and it could spoil the harvest that God is trying to bring through you. So if you have any secret sin-habits, controlling abusive behaviors, dishonesty, unforgiveness, bitterness, or anything else ungodly it will be brought out and exposed during this time. As hard as you promote God's fame, demons will also try to promote your shame.
EPH 5:3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.
How many great men and women of God were greatly empowered throughout history only to be brought down by some nasty sin-habit that they kept secret and refused to allow God to deal with? Too many, that's for sure. And for this last harvest God has been really doing a thorough job of exposing and rooting out all these dangerous areas before His wonderful rain of power and blessing comes. There cannot be so much as one small area left undealt with.
PS 44:16 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.
When we start really taking spiritual ground for the Lord we must all be above reproach and walk in full and complete holiness and obedience as we go forward, because satan will make it a point to rat out anyone who is living a lie. Like Achan and Judas there must not be any secret greed or rebellion, like David we cannot entertain secret lust or sexual sin, like Noah and Lot we must not have relapses of drugs and addiction to tarnish our reputations.
RO 14:4 Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
God's main job in doing all this my friend is to make sure that you stand and do not fall in this last hour. Rather than us pointing at and focusing upon other peoples lives and walks with God, we need to be focusing upon our own lives and allowing Jesus Christ to help us to purify us, and to fully overcome all areas of sin and ways that we do not love properly. So try to be patient as God finishes your deep foundation, because He plans to build very high.
JN 17:17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
Encouragement
"No grace means no place", so there is no need to push things in the flesh that God is no longer supporting. Ask God where His grace abides.
PS 127:1 Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.
PS 127:1 Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
It's Grow Up Time
God will only send us to places where our character can keep us. So
if you cooperate with current His work of sanctification then promotion will soon follow. Sanctification happens as God replaces the lies of sin with a revelation of His truth that matures us beyond our old sin-habits. It's grow up time for all of us so trust that as God empties you of the world that His kingdom life will begin to fill in what you lost with true righteousness.
JN 17:17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
JN 17:17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
Encouragement
Remember, "The greater the anointing, the greater the persecution". So try not to take it personally when you get attacked. Jesus warned us already that it would happen.
JN 15:18 "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20 Remember the words I spoke to you: `No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me.
JN 15:18 "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20 Remember the words I spoke to you: `No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me.
A String Of Wins
If you have spent your life mostly in the Wilderness then you know what it is like to seem like you always have to be on the losing end of things. But we are about to enter a season where you will see a string of wins and victories in areas that have long been a problem. This will seem strange at first because you may not be used to it, but rest assured they will keep coming because God wants to restore and bless you so that you can be happy, healthy, and more than able to give His help and the message of the gospel to others ahead.
As God blesses you remember to give Him the glory and do not run off on Him just because things will seem easier and busier for you. Set a time every morning where you spend time with God. Even if you just have to go in the bathroom for five minutes do not skip your time with God because you will need it. Just like regular breakfast, we need our spiritual breakfast. So expect the victories to come now and do not be afraid of the other shoe dropping because God designed you to win through His power and anointing. You're a winner!
DT 28:12 The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. 13 The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. 14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
As God blesses you remember to give Him the glory and do not run off on Him just because things will seem easier and busier for you. Set a time every morning where you spend time with God. Even if you just have to go in the bathroom for five minutes do not skip your time with God because you will need it. Just like regular breakfast, we need our spiritual breakfast. So expect the victories to come now and do not be afraid of the other shoe dropping because God designed you to win through His power and anointing. You're a winner!
DT 28:12 The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. 13 The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. 14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
Prophetic Encouragement
I have a word for someone that has an injury in one of your limbs. God
wants you to know that He is aware of your pain and He will heal you.
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