Good Morning sons and daughters,
It has been a long haul for most of you and some of you have just begun.
Stay with Me. It will be worth the wait. Worth the time. Worth the hardships. Worth the sacrifices. Worth all of your efforts.
Your giftings will reflect who you are in Me. There is no turning back.
Just rest in Me...
The decisions that you make at this time will have the power to change the course of your life. It would behoove you to consider carefully the choices that present themselves at this time, and then seek Me for wisdom and direction. The most propitious options will not necessarily be the most logical according to natural circumstances. Rise up in the realm of the Spirit and choose according to righteous discernment, says the Lord. Proverbs 11:6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.
You want to know what your calling is? You are seeking out your purpose? It is to know Me and teach others. There is more to Me than you can begin to imagine but I have sent you a way to receive my revelation and you only need to activate this avenue in your life. It is the Holy Spirit, I told you there were things above and beyond anything you could ask or imagine, that it had not even begun to enter into your heart what I have prepared for you. If you will pursue further than that you will see I also told you I will reveal these things to you through the Spirit. THe Holy Spirit searches all things and reveals them to you. Yes, the very deep things, the knowledge and understanding I have for you are wrapped up in the Holy Spirit, your free gift, I am waiting for you to unwrap the gift I have given you and activate the deep revealation and understanding I have for you. I have given you this gift to lead you into all truth. It is your choice to activate this free gift and be led into all revelation. I reveal things through the Spirit, the Spirit then searches for someone hungry enough to seek out My secrets. I want you to know Me, I want you to be My vessel, I desire your intimacy, the more intimate you become with Me the more secrets I will allow my Spirit to reveal to you. The more knowledge and understanding you will have of Me and the more I will use you to turn and teach My people of Me. I want you to know Me.
John 16:12-15 "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.
balance and discipline in keeping watch
HEARD: Do not be afraid. Watch. What do you see?
PIX: I saw grapefruits all lined up in a row.
QUOTE BOB JONES: SELF DISCIPLINE, A FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
Gal 5:22-26 NKJV
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
“...And so He gave me a teaching on this. The only thing that you can give the Lord is the fruit of the Spirit. Everything else He gives. The fruit of the Spirit is character.
SELF CONTROL
This was the grapefruit. It is again the grape, being loyalty and bearing fruit. It was big, both sweet and sour. Sweet staying focused on the Lord and sour, putting to death the old man every day. And self control means having control over one’s emotions. It’s when you are in charge and staying focused on Him. Having control over your own emotions...”
{end Bob Jones quote}
RHEMA 5/09/08 KEEPING WATCH IS AWARENESS AND PAYING ATTENTION
HEARD: I am setting you free.
HEARD: Keeping watch. Am I asking you to watch all day? Just be aware and pay attention. Balance.
Word to ponder: balance and discipline in keeping watch 5/06/08
When I call you to be a watchman, I AM asking you be aware of the happenings around you and pay attention. I AM not asking you to live a monk style life of being withdrawn and isolated.
Maintain self discipline to keep a record of My Words and stay alert so when I quicken outside sources, you will see how they were meant to fit the road map I AM sending you. Understanding is generated through putting many pieces together and the more you study the scripture and My personal Words to you, the more you will understand. Stay disciplined as you learn to abide in hopeful expectation for My Words that are on their way to your door.
Isa 21:5-6 NKJV
Prepare the table, Set a watchman in the tower, Eat and drink. Arise, you princes, Anoint the shield! For thus has the Lord said to me: "Go, set a watchman, Let him declare what he sees."
IF GOD CLOSES THE DOOR
Contributed by George Prins
Sep 19 2008 05:00AM
There are times in our lives when we experience unexpected sadness and
loss. For me this was a sudden loss of a job one Friday evening. The
owner gave me my final paycheck. A question I struggle with is how
much of it should we tell to our friends and family. Allow me to
explain.
We had A Bible Study meeting that Sunday night and I suggested to
Sylvia, my wife, that I might mention to the group that I was no longer
working.
Our group leader opened the evening with any prayer requests but I
deliberated, thinking that if I told them my situation, that would
put a slant on the whole evening. After the Bible Study, I finally told
them:
"At a friend's house this morning, I saw a sign on their wall, 'If God
closes a door, He will open a window.' I have to use this sign of hope
that God will provide for on Friday, I was told that this would be my
last day as business was very slow."
As I was finishing my last statement, a new couple (Tim and Deborah)
in our group suddenly raised their arms in jubilation and said, "That's
our answer! He can take the position at work!"
In amazement I asked them what they were talking about.
They provided the details: A fellow at Tim's work was 'let go' and
they were looking for a new employee. I had quite a few of the
qualifications for the job plus some extra ones. They were excited and
Sylvia and I
were incredulous. They wanted my card and they asked me to provide a
resume in the morning as I would be granted an interview with the owner.
On Monday morning I fixed up a resume, flew off to Burlington and had
a good interview. The owner would call me.on Wednesday.
On the way out of the city of Burlington, I came to a traffic light
and sat their perplexed. I heard someone honking at me and there was
Deborah beside my van asking how the interview went. I was totalled.
Like in a
city of that size I would see our friend from last night right beside
me giving me the 'thumbs up' sign. Do I dare say God is so good?
On Tuesday evening, Sylvia and I discussed the upcoming phone call for
she desired to have an answer while at school. We figured something
out.At 8:15 the phone call came: We would like to hire you. Are you able
to report to work tomorrow?
I gave them an affirmative answer. Immediately, I phoned the
secretary of the school and asked her to give Sylvia a note: I found the
music! The
concert begins on Thursday, 7:30.
I am thankful for the prayers and concerns of friends and family.
The movement in this story of God's faithfulness happens very quickly.
Not all stories move that quickly but God does provide answers in His
own time. When He closes a door, He will always open a window. "God's
timing is perfectly exact and exactly perfect," wrote a friend.
If God closes the door, He will open a window.
September 19, 2008. You have been feeling a little insecure. Nerves have been a bit edgy. You are out of character in being this way. I have made you secure in Me. You have placed your expectations in Me. This has made sure your standing with Me. You have become wiser over the years because you have trained yourself through learning from attacks and struggles in the flesh. With this wisdom you are waging war under the banner of the Mighty Warrior. With Him there can never be defeat. As on the cross, what may look like a defeat is actually a victory when you let me be Lord. I alone am your total security.
Hebrews 9:12 “Once for all time he took blood into that Most Holy Place, but not the blood of goats and calves. He took his own blood, and with it he secured our salvation forever.” Ras Robinson*
September 19, 2008. Someone close to you has hurt you. You are now having a hard time with love and respect. There are many occasions where the two of you are together with others. It is hard to keep your mind clear of the hurt and the way you were hurt. The person believes it was handled correctly, and that is hard for you, because you feel like it definitely was not. I know your heart and exactly how you feel. I have been treated that way and I know the temptation you have to fight back. I am praying for you to forgive. Yes, you can forgive. You can do this through Me.
Matt 18:33 “Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?” Bev Robinson**