“The church’s voice has come into agreement with the schemes of her enemy by speaking his lies over America rather than My truth. The hopelessness of My people comes from the lack of faith in Me and the price I was willing to pay for them to be in communion with Me.
“If My people would sit and be still, (the words most hate to hear because the world’s busyness demands their attention) then they would hear from heaven and I would, as promised, heal their land. It is ‘My people who are called by My name’ that need to humble themselves, seek My face, turn from their wicked ways, then I will fulfill what is written. (See 2 Chronicles 7:14) I urge you to urge others to seek My face and hear My plans, not man’s. You are in the world, but not of it.
“Arise, My children! Arise in the love and well-being of your Father. Arise in My peace. Arise in My goodness and the bold meekness of My strength. Arise and fulfill your destiny in this day and hour.”
In a vision, I saw a hummingbird with its beak deeply inside a large, bright red flower. Since I see hummingbirds often in the natural, I asked the Lord, “What does this mean?”
He said, “The hummingbird knows it has to go deep to get nourished. Many in the Church have surface level understanding of who I am. They want someone else to do the work of studying My word, but can you imagine how long a baby bird would live if it was only fed one hour of one day of the week? Even if it’s twice a week, it is not enough to sustain life. This is why so many fall from the faith. They eat the leaven at the table of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and particularly, of Herod.* Every believer needs to study themselves approved and learn to rightly divide the Word of Truth. If they do not, they will be led off, and in turn, mislead others who do not know the truth from a lie. Learn from the hummingbird and drink deeply! Go deep to find the nectar of the Word of Truth. You will not be disappointed and your thirst will be satisfied.”
Abba
* Jesus warned us in Matthew 16:6 and Mark 8:15 to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and of Herod. Each of these will do anything to avoid a true relationship with God and is why we must be vigilant and remove all traces of this “leaven” that puffs up and distorts. Instead, let us be raised by the leaven of heaven!
Leaven of Pharisees: Legalistic, religious works done out of duty and need for approval. It puffs up, thinking more highly of self than ought to be - lacking love and compassion. They are judgmental and critical of others and do not have to be in a ‘religion’ to exhibit this form of self-righteousness. (See Luke 18:9-14) Though they think they are serving God, they actually oppose Him. They are set on destroying the voice of Christ Jesus in the world just as in Jesus’ day when they yelled, “Crucify Him!”
Leaven of Sadducees: Operate and teaching in religious error (false religions). Like Pharisees, they are puffed up by their own religious acts and work to silence the voice of Jesus on earth. They are sincere, but like Balaam, sincerely wrong. (See 2 Peter 2:15; Jude 1:11; Revelation 2:14)
Leaven of Herod: Guided by worldly appetites and endeavors. These tend to be sensual in nature, use coarse language and jesting to cover up insecurities. They want to be entertained – even in church and by the things of God. (See Luke 23:8) They are quick to turn on one they admire if the one the admire refuses to join them in their mind games.
Leaven of Heaven: Arise, shine! (See Matthew 13:33) Teaches and shares the word of God that nurtures themselves as well as others. They edify and bring comfort into situations. Operate in the gifts of the Spirit and produce the fruit of the Spirit. Recognize that they are here “for such a time as this.”
“The busyness and hurried life can rob something very important from you if you are not careful. You seek answers to questions, solutions to problems, and hope to gain understanding where there is confusion. If you are busy seeking these, yet have no time to spend with the One who created all things, you are causing yourself and others to be weighted down with worry. There are cares of this world one needs to tend, but not to the exclusion of spending time in My presence.
“Learn from King David, who had many cares while conducting kingdom business, yet he came and sat before Me. I invite you to come and sit before Me. As I promised David I would have a descendent of his build My temple, so I tell you that you are the living stones of that temple. Christ Jesus Himself is the Cornerstone. I Am fitting My stones together which grows into a holy temple and dwelling of My Spirit. This is My church, My beloved, whom I jealously watch over. Whoever hurts you hurts Me. Beloved, be loved.”
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After seeking the God’s direction and praying, “That I not die with my song still in me.” This is what the Spirit of the Lord answered:
“I AM the Author and Finisher of your faith and I will never leave or forsake you. I gave My very life, and that on the cross, so that you can learn of Me and confidently follow Me into the Throne of Grace. If you look at yourself in your abilities, you will land in the desert every time; but if you look to Me in My strength, you will see the fulfillment of My word over your life. Do not doubt that as you follow in cling to Me you will hear the words your heart longs to hear, “Well done good and faithful servant. Come and share in your Savior’s joy!”
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Awaken for the Renewal: A Rosh Hashanah directive to the Church from Abba Father for Sept 2012-Sept 2015
Part 1- The Instructions of the Lord
In September 2012 while sitting with the Lord, the Holy Spirit asked me to step outside as He had something to show me. The first thing I saw was a half moon high in the morning sky. The Lord said that when I saw it as a crescent moon He would be giving a three-year directive for the Church. One afternoon about three weeks later, I was walking my dog and felt to look up. I was so excited to see a crescent moon! When I arrived home, I sat with my journal in hand, and sought the Holy Spirit’s counsel. This heavenly download came during the 10 Days of Awe, and originally published on Yom Kipper 2012. It is resubmitted for your consideration as we are in the midst of this time of PREPARATION. (Please send me an email if you would like a PDF copy of this document.)
The Vision:
As I quietly waited upon the Lord, an astonishing vision began to unfold. I saw hundreds of thousands of stars that softly lit the night sky. It was so peaceful and beautiful. Suddenly flashes of lightning illuminated the heavens and smoke swirled around an object deep in the cosmos! Out of the smoke, a chariot appeared and it was rapidly approaching the earth. It reminded me of the one described in Scripture that took Elijah away – it was mysterious, fiery, and fierce! This ominous sight struck deep at my heart and the reverential fear of the LORD overwhelmed me.
The Song and the Interpretation
Then I heard the voice of psalmist Misty Edwards softly singing, “Awake, Awake O Sleeper. He’s coming.”
I asked the Lord to help me understand what He was showing me, and He explains: “What is coming is not about the return of Christ, as some would suppose, but it is the coming of the Awakening of My Church. This is the awakening of My faithful ones to come out of hiding, for it was not Me who said to hide in caves and wait to be taken out. I will cause your heart to be strengthened as you do the will of your Father on earth as it is done in heaven.
“My word reveals in Revelation 6:15-16 that men of all social statuses will hide from Me and cry out to nature to come to their rescue – begging for the rocks to fall on them. Revelation 9:4 states that the ones who do not have My seal on their foreheads are the ones who will beg for death and not find it. This terror is not for My Church; you are to walk confident and victorious in Me.
“Behold, I have spoken that I will send My prophet Elijah to restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers. This is the heart of the Father’s love!
“My return is not imminent, as Scripture is clear. Matthew 24 tells what is to take place and in what order; however, My judgment on the land is – and My judgment is just. The outcome is not in the hands of the government as much as it is in the hands of the fathers. Have I spoken to fathers through the letters of Paul not to provoke your sons to anger? Have I warned if you exasperate your children they will lose heart? Have I not spoken to you to teach them in My ways – the ways of love and patience? I have repeatedly warned that anger comes from an unrighteous and hardened heart. Do not harden your heart as they did in the rebellion! Judgment is coming and not for the reasons many think. Abortion and homosexuality are on the top of the Church’s list, but they are not on the top of Mine.
“The top of My list is for the hearts of the fathers to return to the sons and the sons to return to the fathers. Out of those healed relationships these other issues troubling the Church will be naturally and organically dealt with and resolved. For the land to be healed, the root of the problem must be healed. I heal from the inside out, not the outside in. The Church through the centuries continually tries to clean the outside of the cup first so it looks good to others, yet the inside remains unclean. This is like a cancer hiding in the Body and I want it eradicated! Would you put makeup on a tumor and expect it to be healed? Of course not! I will not put cosmetics on this cancer to conceal it. This must be addressed for My Body to be healed and made whole.
“The only way to get to the inside of the problem is for the fathers to get honest and real with their children, particularly their sons, and for the children to get honest and real with their fathers. I promise to be in the midst of your families as you obey – you only need call My name. Where two or three are gathered in My name I Am in your midst to save, redeem, restore, and renew.
“Do not be dismayed at the birth pangs the nations are going though at this time. Keep your eyes on Me and I will lead you in the way you should go. I will not drop you. Be attentive to this issue more than any other and see what I do.”
I sat pondering the vision and I realized I was still a little confused by what I saw. “Father,” I asked Him, “Jesus taught that John the Baptist was the Elijah to come – what am I seeing in this vision? It looks like another Elijah.”
“There are types and shadows, dear one. John was the Elijah to come to prepare the way for Christ to come into the hearts of the people who were moved to repentance by his message. There is much to occur before Christ returns for His Church; however, with that said it doesn’t mean it’s time to drop back and hide out until He does. That is not what He has told you to do and this is why the Church has gotten weak. You are overcomers if you heed His words and do them! This is the time to advance the kingdom of heaven like never before in history! This is the time to awaken the sleeping ones, the misled ones, the discontent and hidden ones. This is the time to see Me arise over you, to shine over you; it is time to make all things new!
“I have more for My Body now than at any other time in history. Yes – that includes the time when all the miracles were written in the Gospels and the book of Acts. You have heard that I am saving the best for last and I Am, however, My ‘last’ and man’s ‘last’ are not the same thing. For example, John believed the “time is near.” (See Revelation 1:1, 3)
Peter wrote in his first letter to the Church that the “end of all this is near.” Were they wrong? No, because they wrote under My inspiration. I gave them My perspective. They heard correctly, yet these words were written over 2,000 years ago. My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are My ways your ways. A day to Me is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day. In Me all time exists and it is in harmony.
“You have asked and I have promised to talk to you about “the fullness of time” and the Day in which you presently live. As you have entered into 5773 on the Hebraic calendar, I have started a specific countdown as on a clock. It begins a 3 year extension of grace to prepare for a move of My Spirit that is unprecedented on the earth.
“The harvest is plentiful and the workers are to PREPARE, PREPARE, PREPARE for a great infilling of My Spirit around the world. It is time to prepare for a harvest like no other seen or heard of before. You must prepare and strengthen your faith muscles to carry the load. Fear has caused My Church’s faith and belief – Her trust in Me to shrink back, weaken and atrophy. Faith, like a muscle, must be exercised; to do that you have to get through to the other side of the pain. You must work at it! I will help, but you must believe My word over much of what you’ve been taught. Study to show yourself approved by putting into practice words you read (Logos) and words you hear (Rhema). This will build your confidence in Me so that even if I ask you to walk on water, you will do it without question.
“Awake, Awake O Sleeper! Arise, Shine for your light has come and My glory arises over you!
“Rid yourself of malice, anger, slander and abusive speech. Do not give the enemy an entry through your own mouth. If he gets a foothold, you have likely allowed your words to agree with his lies and deceit. Repent now! Do you see how far you have fallen? Return to your First Love!
“There is a renewal coming that will hit My church like dynamite. I do not mean a destructive force, but an explosive force (the dunamis power of My Holy Spirit). I Am about to explode on the scene through My chosen vessels. Creation is in travail to be renewed; but mostly it cries out for the sons of God to rise up and be made manifest. Social hierarchies, gender wars and the like will continue because Satan wants mankind to keep their focus on world issues. Is he greater than your God? While he is doing everything in his power to stop healing from coming to families, it won’t be stopped for those seeking My face in the midst of their crises.
“The world has attempted to fix social issues with government programs and politically correct speech that has everyone tongue-tied. The fear that something said that will offend another has paralyzed speech and communication. It’s like a modern-day, manmade Tower of Babel.
“I Am Jehovah Rapha – God your Healer! Healing is in My name. I will heal this divide. As the fathers hearts return to their children and the children’s hearts return to the fathers, I will heal your land.”
“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place.” (2 Chronicles 7:14-15 NKJV)
“My people (not the world, not the wicked sinner, not the abortionist, not the homosexual…)
“My people humbling themselves.
“My people turning from THEIR wicked ways.
“Then – I will hear from heaven.
“Then – I will forgive their sin.
“THEN – I will heal their land.
“My ears will be attentive to the prayers presented in the name of Jesus.”
Scriptures to Ponder
1 Sam 22:1-2; 2 Kings 2:11; Psalm 51:10; 103:5; Isaiah 55:6-9; 60:1; Lamentations 5:21; Malachi 4:5-6; Matthew 6:10; 7:24-29; 9:37-38; 24; John 5:30; Romans 8:19, 2 Corinthians 4:16; Ephesians 4:31; 5:4; Colossians 3:21; Hebrews 3:15; 2 Timothy 2:15; 1 Peter 4:7; 2 Peter 3:8; Revelation 2:1-7; 14:15
Part 2: Prepare for the Awakening – the Tools are in Your Hand
When receiving the first part of what I believe Abba Father gave me for 2012-2015, (Rosh Hashanah 5773-5775/September 16, 2012-September 23, 2015) I heard the Holy Spirit say, “PREPARE, PREPARE, PREPARE.” I ask Him, “How do we prepare? What do we do exactly?” This is His reply:
“First you need to see and understand what you are preparing for, then you will have the vision and the motivation for the work involved.
“Take for example a couple who have gotten the news that they are going to have a baby. They are excited and begin to prepare both together and separately. The woman prepares physically and is mindful of her nutrition and general health. It depends on the dynamics and personalities of each couple, but in general, they begin to provide a place for that baby to live and grow. They not only prepare for the birth, but other financial needs are also considered for its education from early childhood into adulthood. If these things are not planned out, then a number of issues can arise that would limit the child’s health and its ability to function as an adult in society. As an adult, that upbringing would affect the person’s ability to provide for the next generation. Different cultures have different methods, but if their babies are not fed and properly cared for into adulthood, a cascade of troubling social issues will plague that territory. So it is for My Body.“What is coming to the Church was shared years ago in a vision about a surfer catching a huge wave.* When the first wave came the surfer’s board was too short, and he was not strong enough to ride the wave. This is what happened in 2001 when the churches were filled after the attacks on the U.S. and its leaders and congregations were not ready – they were not prepared. Many in the Church did not intimately know My lovingkindness and mercy, so they were unable to share it with others in need. I Am slow to anger and long in suffering, yet My own flocks have failed to be taught this simple truth.
“Another wave is approaching My Body that the Church in no way is prepared to ride. The reason the Church is not prepared to ride at this time is that they still, in large part, have ‘pew’ mentality. Pews are long benches where people sit and are often seen in traditional churches. Although many have replaced the pew with chairs, the tradition of the ‘pew’ continues to live on in the hearts of the congregants. They habitually come to sit and do their time, and then go home and have lunch. They rarely remember the message or study to see if what they heard was scripturally sound. They only pray, study their Bible’s, and worship to the degree that they feel it will appease Me. That is the sum of their spiritual life. They honor Me with their lips but their hearts are far from Me. For this reason, many are not prepared. Like babies, they want to be bottle and spoon-fed. It is time to be weaned and eat the meat of My word.
“In many countries, fairly new converts are willing to go teach and share with others at the peril of life and limb. Even though they are new to the faith, they may know more about Jesus than anyone in a 100-mile radius; they trust Me to be with them as they go make new disciples! Yet those who had been in the church for years continued to sit in the pew. They think it is someone else being called to teach Sunday school or visit the sick. They think it is the pastor’s job to do what I have called them to do. They have failed to understand. They think they don’t qualify, yet they have been in Church their whole lives! They look for their pastor to do the work of the ministry, but I Am looking to them to exercise the gifts I gave them in every area of their lives.
“There are many who have served Me without knowing what they should do. They believe when I show them what to do, and they do it. It is not complicated. It’s a matter of trust. I promote those who go where I send them and do what I say. Many of those will never be well-known, but they are famous in heaven and great is their reward. I often send the less qualified because they are willing, yet the ones I have worked with for years just sit in the pew – saved, but useless in My hand. It is My desire for My Church to come up off the pew, out of the chairs and be part of My plan.”
Just then, I saw people of all ages, races, denominations, and levels of social status rising up and taking their position in the Body of Christ. As they came together, they formed a human body. I saw this “Body” walking all over the world. All parts of the Body were in unity because the Head, the mind of Christ, led them.
The Lord continued to explain: “In Ephesians 4:11-12, I made it clear how the church needs to operate to function properly. Jesus Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. In Ephesians 2:19-22, I shared the plan for My Church, My temple. I made it clear that the Church needs to operate with the apostolic and prophetic leaders to set the foundation. Then the evangelists, pastors, and teachers are to build on that foundation with Christ being the Cornerstone. Though many have seen Christ as the Cornerstone, they have failed to see the need for apostolic and prophetic counsel. Most have the pastor running the whole church and that was not My intention for that office and why so many burn out early. Because the foundation is often overlooked as being true in times past, the churches crumble and then wonder what happened. My word is eternally true.
“Look at the hand and picture the ministry. On the hand, the thumb represents the apostolic. The thumb sets mankind apart from all other animals just as the apostles set the Church apart from the world. The thumb interacts with all the other fingers to make them function at their fullest capability. The prophetic is like the index finger pointing direction for the Body. May the spirit of the prophets be subject to the prophets. If My prophets are saying different things, it could be they have different perspectives of My will. If what they say is like a clanging gong of judgment void of My love, compassion and mercy, it is likely not Me speaking to them. If their words, even if difficult to bear, are filled with hope, you will sense I Am in them.
“Remember Nehemiah was called by Me to rebuild the broken walls and gates of Jerusalem, but he still had to fight to perform My will. Do not think because I have spoken to you to accomplish a feat that it will be without a battle. The Bible gives many testimonies of this truth. Many in My Church have failed to prepare. Some believe they will be taken out before it gets bad. Others have failed because when things have gotten difficult they blame the devil and give up. Many blame Me for not defending them. I have given spiritual armament; however, My Body has wear and learn to use it!
“The prophetic promises I give will carry and strengthen you in difficult times IF you remember them and call them to mind. Proclaim My truth over what you see going on around you in the natural. There is still much to do! The just shall live by faith and without faith it is impossible to please God.
“Getting back to the hand, the middle finger is the longest and stretches out the furthest as is the calling of the evangelist. The evangelists are to go out and preach the Good News. But it can’t end there.
“The ring finger is reflective of the pastoral calling. Pastors are to have the heart of the Father for their flock – no matter how small or large their flock may be. It is said that the blood vein from the left ring finger runs directly to the heart. It has been commissioned to wear the wedding ring. This is also the weakest and most sensitive finger – test it for yourself and see. Press your thumb as hard as you can against each finger and you can feel the ring finger’s weakness. This is why the Church fails so many times. The flock looks solely at the pastor to care for their needs when the whole hand is needed.
“Finally we reach the little finger. This one represents the teacher, and it is by no means insignificant because it is small. If you have ever shut this finger in a door, cut, or smashed it, you know how important it is! It balances out the work of the hand. Of course, there would be no polite way to drink tea without it being properly extended!” (This made me laugh out loud because I could picture the Lord drinking tea with His little finger sticking out.)
“Now that you see the hand and see how its appendages work together, I ask, does the hand exist on its own?”
“No, it is attached to the Body,” I answer.
“And what does the hand do for the body?”
I think about this and reply, “It feeds it, grooms, and cares for it. The hand provides what the body needs.”
“Exactly!” The Holy Spirit affirms. “If the Church will read and understand and walk in what Paul taught in Ephesians 4:11-16, they would be ready for the wave that is about to come into the Church. “Let Me ask you another question. If you put your hand in front of your face and look in the mirror, what do you see?”
Stating the obvious I tell Him, “I see my hand obscuring my face.”
“This is what the five-fold ministry has done for centuries! They have forced the Body of Christ to look to the HAND and not the FACE. I have said to seek My face, yet many have been kept from this directive to seek My face by the very ones that should be pointing to it. The Pharisees received a sharp rebuke for doing this, and so will those in My house doing it to their flocks today.
Hoping to clarify I ask, “Let me see if I understand. Are You saying that the church has been looking at the five-fold ministry instead of to You because Your face has been obscured from Your Church?”
“Yes.” Jesus replies, “Matthew 23:13 explains this clearly for all to see. This verse also reveals that when you seek My face, you will find My kingdom.”
“So the HAND is to groom, feed, and care for the Body of Christ, so that we are equipped to do the work of the ministry; and as we do this, we also enter into Your kingdom. Is that right?” I ask Him.
“Yes. I Am building My household and every believer is being fit together and joined to be a growing, living Temple for My Spirit to dwell. I have put tools in the hands of every believer and I have and will teach you to use them. You have heard I will break out of the four walls of the church, as My Church cannot be contained.
“This AWAKENING will begin in homes and move through family relationships. It will move on Capitol Hill and on Wall Street. It will move on academics in a profound way as My glory is seen in the largest to the smallest details. College campuses all the way down to preschools will learn My ways. The movie industry will be shaken to its core and the indecency that has become the norm will soon be scorned and ridiculed. Holiness will settle in the arts as people will detest the detestable and look to heaven to be inspired. The Arts will reveal My kingdom through paint, statues and myriads of creative works will come riding into earth on this wave. Your media will be found in contempt for their lack of integrity and those never heard of before will rise to the top of that field. They will bring honesty and justice back into their ranks. Righteous thoughts will be shared and given proper format.
“Those who lead in My church will lead with My love and My thoughts. The judgments held by the Church will be revealed as true or false. Even if the words are true, but shared in a manner that does not reflect My heart of love, will be exposed as false. My leaders must see they are to serve others, not to be served. They must follow My lead by serving, grooming and honoring My flock in all sectors of society. The hand is not greater than the Body and if it cares only for itself and causes the body to stumble and sin, then the body is better off without it. Cut it off! It is better to enter heaven maimed than for the whole body to be cast into hell. Yes beloved, it is that serious.”
Suddenly I have a sense of awe and the fear of the Lord hits me. “Father,” I say in such a hushed tone that I can hardly hear myself. “This is not at all what I expected, but I will share this with whoever has ears to hear. I know You gave me something else the other day about preparing. What do I do with that information?”
“That will be part 3, “Prepare to exercise your faith.”
“Part 3 it is! Thank You, Father. I bless You and give You all glory and honor and praise. Selah – Amen!
“Remember you need to see and understand what you are preparing for, then you will have the vision and the motivation for the work involved. For the hearts of the fathers to return to the sons and the hearts of the sons to return to the fathers, there must be repentance on both sides. As this occurs, healing will come first to families and then to the land. Many have cried out for this healing to come to their loved ones. Their prayers have come up as sweet incense to My nostrils as this is My desire. The moment there is repentance, I will RUN to each who humble themselves before Me and I will bring the oil of gladness – the Balm of Gilead.
“Look first at what Jesus taught in Matthew 7:24-27 and you will see that this parable teaches for man to not only listen His words, but to do what He says. Doing what Jesus says is the FOUNDATION needed for the Church to Awaken to the Renewal!”
“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
“Both men HEAR the sayings, the teachings of Jesus, but one does what He says and the other doesn’t. This is the simple, but very profound difference between the wise and the foolish. Think about the five wise and the five foolish virgins in Matthew 25:1-13. Were not all ten virgins? Were they not all watching and waiting for the Lord to open the door to them? Did not the foolish virgins call Him “Lord” as did the wise? The difference is the foolish ones operated in the sin of presumption. They believed they would not have to INVEST their time, energy, or resources to obtain extra oil. They assumed they wouldn’t need it, but the Lord tarried. While they were away trying to find oil to buy the Lord came and it was too late – the door was closed to them. The oil must be acquired before the Awakening!
“Another example of this would be those who prophesy, cast out demons and perform miracles in My name, yet I do not know them. They presumed to invoke My name for their purpose, not Mine. I call them lawless as they do not do these things under My authority. They are builders of their own kingdoms and their kingdoms will fall.” (See Matthew 7:21-23)
“Do you remember the woman who poured oil on Jesus’ head and feet – she anointed His body for burial? That was done at great cost to her and she even endured ridicule for her gift, but she invested in the Messiah as He had invested in her. Her story is told wherever the Gospel is preached.” (See Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; Luke 7:36-50; and John 12:1-8.)
Then the Lord gave me a number of Scriptures to put into practice like never before in order to PREPARE for the Awakening. These passages will exercise, strengthen, and shore up our faith muscles. They came like rapid fire from a machine gun! Do you recall that Paul taught us that the weapons of our warfare are not natural, but in the spirit they are mighty in the pulling down of strongholds? (See 2 Corinthians 10:3-5) God’s truths, His love are like weapons that when used in unity with His Spirit, will exact change on this earth. Hallelujah!
As we put the word of God into PRACTICE we will not be foolish but wise builders. We will not be presumptuous, but full of the invested oil of God. There are many more Scriptures like them, and I urge you to study their meaning and pray for personal application. Do the will of your Father and put them into practice as the Awakening to the Renewal is not long from now and we must be ready! People in the world must be able to recognize us as the Church – as the Body of Christ! If they don’t see that God is with us, where will they go? To whom will they turn to for help? How will our Father feel about our lack of preparedness if we ignore His instruction? It is His word that strengths us!
Invest in the oil:
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35
Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. Romans 12:10-13
For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. Galatians 5:13
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints. 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:1-3
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Colossians 3:12-15
And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” Malachi 4:6
He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” Luke 1:17
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:1-4
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. Colossians 3:20-21
Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so they will not lose heart. Colossians 3:20-21
Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. Isaiah 1:16c-17
“And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’” Matthew 25:40
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:30-32
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:14-15
These are but a few Scriptures, but they are mighty tools and weapons of the kingdom to be put into practice. Love is the more excellent way! I pray you are blessed in the Father’s love as you prepare like never before!
Sincerely your sister and co-laborer in Christ Jesus,
Judy Bauman
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“Many ask how I could allow the sufferings of this world to go on, but they fail to understand that I have given earth’s dominion into the hands of mankind. What I give, I do not take away.1 My Son taught how to walk in that dominion by His very actions and words. Jesus didn’t do or say anything unless I showed Him to do or say it.
“In Roman’s 8, Paul gives important insight on this truth. He wrote that all creation longs and waits in earnest expectation for the revealing of the sons of God. In that same chapter, Paul revealed that every person who is led of My Spirit is a ‘son of God’ and therefore My child.2 This relates to one’s standing with and in Me, regardless of gender, nationality, or statuses with and in the world. 3
“Creation will rejoice when My Church, My elect, My chosen, My remnant, My children rises up to be who and what I created them to be in Christ Jesus. The earth longs for My glory to be revealed through the sons of God. It longs for the manifestation of My glory.4 While the Church is awaiting Jesus’ return, I Am awaiting the triumphant revealing of My sons. Creation longs to be set free from the curse that was set in motion in the Garden.5 By one man’s disobedience the curse of sin and death entered the world, but by one Man’s obedience, even to death on the Cross, My love was made manifest. 6
“The revealing of My sons will come when My Church picks up My Banner of Redemption and runs with it! This does not mean to run to convert great numbers, which one can then become puffed up and boastful, but to run to reveal My love and sonship to those I have shown you. I seek those who worship Me in spirit and in truth and will not love their lives even if it calls for their death. 7 They will do and say only what I reveal in the secret place. Creation will rejoice when my chosen ones come on the scene. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
“My body, the Body of Christ, cannot reveal My redemption when they say they are coming (praying) in My name unless I have actually sent them. Ambassadors don’t speak on their own behalf, but on behalf of the nation or kingdom they represent. If you want to see the manifestation of My kingdom in your life, you must go where I send you, do what I instruct, and speak what I have said. This will be much more effective than telling Me what it is you want Me, the God of all creation, to do. The world is in great suffering and darkness, so understand your place in My purpose.
While you look for Me to move, I Am looking for you to make manifest My glory! It is for this reason I sent you My Holy Spirit. 8
Seek My face (pray for My will, direction, commands). 9
Say and Do what I speak and show you. 10
Expect My power and authority to increase as you take steps in Me (from glory to glory).11
Take no glory to yourself (you may enjoy My glory, but be vigilant to take none for yourself – learn from those who did. Do not boast!)12
Humble yourself continually under My mighty hand and I will lift you up. 13
“I have given you a directive to walk in My love and light. When I return, will I find you doing so?”14
4 Manifest: Strong’s Concordance Greek #602 apokalypsis: revelation, what is revealed, disclose, to make information known with an implication that the information can be understood. This refers in the NT to God making known, especially to close associates. Revelation, coming, appearing, lighten, manifestation
5 Genesis 3:17-19
6 John 3:16-17; Romans 5:17-19; 1 Corinthians 15:45-47
7 Psalm 14:2; Matthew 4:17; John 4:23-24; Galatians 3:13; 4:5; Revelation 12:11
12 Isaiah 42:8; Daniel 4:30-37; Acts 12:22-24; Galatians 6:14
13 Psalm 10:12; 55:22; 147:6; James 4:10;1 Peter 5:5-7
14 Luke 12:2-12; 35-40; Ephesians 5:2; 8; Colossians 3:14; 1 John 1:5-7
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When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing. John 9:6-7
Sitting with the Lord praying for healing, I hear Him say:
“Mankind loves formulas. Have you noticed that I did not adhere to formulas? Have you notices that many things I said, as is recorded in the Gospels, seem ambiguous? Why would I say something that would have dual or multiple meanings? Was I trying to confuse people on purpose?”1
“When I healed people or set them free from demonic forces, I did not use the same methods each time. A thorough study of this will often raise more questions than it answers. You ask Me why I didn’t make it more clear, and in a word, ‘formulas.’”
“When mankind gets a hold of what they believe to be a spiritual formula, they make it a law. I fulfilled the Law. The Law was to be a tutor, but what man does is make it a god.2 When laws are followed rigidly, My Spirit, the Spirit I died to send you, is not heeded. I clearly taught to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, but mankind continually looks for formulas that will work every time.3 That is not leaning in and trusting Me with all of your heart, but instead, leaning on your own understanding.”4
“So often when I move through a person, the one I move through takes what I’ve done and sets up a monument.5 They write that formula in stone and it becomes their ministry – not Mine. Long after I am done with it, these fleshly ministers are still trying to keep that formula working. For example, the people come for prayer and the minister lays hands on them, and they fall back into the waiting arms of a ‘catcher’. This is fine if this is Me, but do the Holy Scriptures reveal I am so predictable? Perhaps I am telling the person to STAND. Many times those who ‘stand for Me’ are thought of as being rebellious when actually the ones who fall are unwittingly disobedient. I say unwitting because they haven’t consulted Me, but are trusting in man’s leading. You see it is man (flesh) that has touched them, not I, and you know this is true because they come up the same as when they went down. If I touch someone, they do not come up the same!
“Mankind loves formulas. If someone was healed while being blown on, then some ministers will blow one everyone; if the sick were smacked in the forehead, then they smack everyone in the forehead. If someone was healed while singing a song, they keep singing that one song. You cannot begin a work in the Spirit and then maintain it by the flesh.6 The world watches the Church and sees the antics of man. Should not My own children be able to discern between what is of the flesh and what is of the Spirit? I Am the Shepherd of the sheep, and My sheep know My voice. If you don’t know My voice – lean into Me and let Me teach you through My word. I Am the Word made flesh.7 Learn My voice so that you are not misled.8 While I do move supernaturally, not all will understand it. Those who intimately know Me will have ears to hear and eyes to see. My supernatural presence and interactions will activate your fear, awe, deep reverence, respect, and worship of the Living God in the people!
“Some antics in the Church are as juvenile as the rituals some athletes go through before playing sports. This should not be. Superstitious athletes think if they once won a game wearing mismatched socks, they then purposely mismatch their socks to win. They try to manipulate the outcome with their socks! I did not call My Church to be superstitious! I called you to walk by faith and not by sight. Without faith it is impossible to please God.9 You can’t walk in faith and trust in formulas. These two are not congruent.”
Your,
Everlasting Father
~ Congruent: in agreement or harmony
1 Genesis 11:9
2 Matthew 5:17; Galatians 3:23-26
3 Acts 8:18; Romans 8:14
4 Proverbs 3:5
5 Matthew 17:4
6 Galatians 3:3
7 John 1:1-4; 1 John 2:27
8 Matthew 24:11, 24; John 10:1-5
9 2 Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 5:18; Hebrews 11:6
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“You have asked to come up higher. You have asked to see from My vantage point. You have asked to see My face. Child, you have asked a great many things. It is My desire to grant these requests, but there are some things you must know and understand before proceeding.
“First, it is not possible for you to come to My holy habitation wearing filthy garments or with blood on your hands. One little tumble will defile your beautiful garments, so walk in wisdom! This is no time to get sloppy. What you were able to do in the past season, you may no longer do atop this new vista. If you truly want to come up higher, then you must leave behind all the offenses of the past, present and future. I say future because you think you know how those who have offended you will react, so you anticipate future rejection and attacks. In doing this you operate in fear instead of faith.
“Have I not told you that if you speak to the Mulberry Tree to be uprooted and cast into the sea, it will be? That tree was not chosen arbitrarily. It has deep, strong roots, so if you merely cut it down, sucker-trees will grow out of the stump in greater numbers. I also chose it for the potency of its seed. Symbolically these are the small things that crop up and keep cropping up that cause you to stumble. I instruct you to cast it into the sea as it cannot grow in the salty water.
“The way to utterly destroy an offense is to speak in faith what you know to be right and good and holy. Speak that which is not as though it already is. I am not asking you to live a life of lies or denial; I Am teaching you a principle of faith. Speak My perfect will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Life and death are in your tongue. You cannot impulsively talk about offenses and your offenders and expect to remain clean before Me.That is foolishness. It is time to put childish things away. If you want to enjoy the privileges of an heir, then you must grow up. Prophesy life into your dead circumstances. As you do this, it not only prevents the bitter roots from re-growing, but it kills the deceptive seeds of offense before they have a chance to germinate and grow.
“If you want to come up to where I AM, you must rid yourself of bitterness and wrath, clamor and offense. Shed the deadness of rejection from your soul. There is no room on My Holy Mountain for a spirit of offense or rejection. Love covers a multitude of sin. Allow My discipline to cleanse you and bring forth peaceable fruit in your life. Ask Me to increase your faith and I will. Break free of bitterness and unforgiveness and come up to where I Am.”
Sincerely your,
Abba
Ephesians 4: 29-32 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Scripture References:
Luke 17:1-6; Hebrews 11:1; 12:11; Deuteronomy 30:15, 19; James 5:20
Reflections:
This word was given to me just prior to the start of the River Visions as recorded in my book, “Jewels from the River.” Signed books may be ordered at my website. Kindle, Nook and iBook are also available online.
Important Note:
Facts on the Mulberry tree is also known as the Sycamine tree:
Mulberry trees grow very quickly
They are difficult to kill.
The White Mulberry is scientifically notable for the rapid plant movement of the pollen release from its catkins. The flowers fire pollen into the air by rapidly (25 µs) releasing stored elastic energy in the stamens. The resulting movement is in excess of half the speed of sound, making it the fastest known movement in the plant kingdom.
The seeds are widely dispersed by birds. (See Matthew 13:4, 19)
The Jewish celebration of Purim “feast” is known as the most joyful one, and is for all people to remember how God used Esther to save the Jews in her day. In our Christian walk, we should recognize that we are indeed alive, called, and placed by God “for such a time as this.” This word is what the Holy Spirit spoke to me, in a sense retelling this Bible story, and explaining how it applies to us today:
“Hear O Church! Arise and walk in the spirit of Esther! Beloved, you are to look at Queen Esther's example in her dealing with Haman to know how to deal with this treachery brewing in Iran. This wicked plot to destroy Israel has come up to your Father's nostrils as a stench! How foolish is this? This leader's pride is like Haman's in the book of Esther. He is of the spirit Haman. Does he not know that the God of Israel's chosen people are hidden everywhere - even within Iran's own top ranks? Your intercessions will bring this man's plotting to ruin! PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM!
“Go to this book, Church. Esther was a type and a shadow for you to follow. You are My lovely and chosen bride. You are the one who can turn My head with your beauty and your grace. Come and ask of Me now. Purify yourselves and come into My chambers. I will make known to you how to pray. This is a love story that I gave you for instruction!
“Haman thought he was so high and so great that all should bow down to him. When My servant Mordecai refused to bow to him, it made him furious. Haman learned Mordecai was Jewish. He sought to kill all Jews because of his hatred for Mordecai. He wanted to purge the world of My people because one man refused to bow to him. So he went to the king of Persia, King Ahasuerus and received the king's permission to write letters to the entire empire stating the Jewish people were to be utterly annihilated. His empire had 127 provinces and stretched from India to Ethiopia.
“When Mordecai learned of the plot to destroy the Jews, he tore his clothes and cried out in sackcloth and ashes. He got word to Esther that even she would not be able to escape this evil. Then he relayed the famous words, ‘Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom [attained royalty] for such a time as this.’ The Jews all fasted and prayed for Esther to be accepted into the king's inner court so that he would intervene on their behalf. After the third day Esther put on her royal robes and in her beautiful and gracious way came to present herself to the king. The king's response to her was one of delight. Hear MY CHURCH! The king was delighted in her! He loved her and was so taken by her beauty he not only offered her his golden scepter, but also up to half his kingdom!
“Esther, in My wisdom, didn't yet speak what was in her broken-heart. She only asked the king and Haman to a banquet that she had prepared. As they enjoyed themselves, the king inquired of her petition. Her only request was for him and Haman to return the second night and she would set another banquet before them. Haman had no clue what was awaiting him. He left that feast on top of the world.
“Then he saw Mordecai who refused to bow, and Haman's blood boiled within him. Haman was so filled with hatred that night he commissioned gallows 75 feet high to be built on which to hang Mordecai. However, the king's heart was stirred that very night and he was reminded of Mordecai's loyalty to inform the king of a plot against his life. The king sought to honor Mordecai and brought Haman in the next day to inquire what tribute should be paid to a loyal man who pleased the king. Haman smugly thought of himself - that it was he who would be honored - so he counseled the king that in every manner this man should be honored. He suggested a royal robe, a royal horse and a royal crown, all which had been used by the king, and the clincher was that one of the king's noble men was to escort him through the streets and shout before him saying, ‘This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!’ All this Haman said fully expecting he was to be the recipient.
“Then the king announced that Haman was to do ALL he had recommended, but to bestow the honor to Mordecai the Jew! Haman obeyed and did as the king commanded, but afterward he hung his head in utter humiliation and rushed to return home to hide his shame. Just that quickly he was summoned for the second dinner with Queen Esther where the king asked for her petition. She beseeched King Ahasuerus to spare her people from utter slaughter and annihilation. When he demanded to know who was so reprehensible to do such a thing, the Queen told him it was Haman.
“Haman was hung and died that night on the very gallows he had built for Mordecai and his 10 sons later followed him to that end. Read what is recorded in the book of Esther and pay close attention to what has been emphasized:
8:2 So the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman.
8:8You yourselves write a decree concerning the Jews, as you please, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's signet ring; forwhatever is written in the king's name and sealed with the king's signet ring no one can revoke.
HEAR O CHURCH!!! The Lord your God is showing you something in this that needs to be applied to this Haman of Persia. Look at this carefully:
8:7 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, "Indeed, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows because he tried to lay his hand on the Jews.
“Israel needs your prayers. Those who cry out for freedom in Persia, modern day Iran, also need your prayers. They are under the rule of this vile spirit. Make no mistake that the leadership of Iran’s intention is to destroy all of Israel. That appetite for murder will not be satisfied by just destroying the one country. Haman's spirit is after all the Jewish people wherever they may be.”
8:13 "Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king's palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish.
“Make haste. Pray for the triumph of Esther and Mordecai to sweep through the Middle East. Write and declare My word over Israel. Pray for the peace of My city, Jerusalem! Write it and seal it with the signet ring, the authority, which I give you through Christ Jesus. My third day has come and you may come boldly to the inner court to My Throne of Grace! The golden scepter is extended. So COME! You say to Me, ‘Lord, Come quickly!’ But I say to you, ‘Esther, My Bride, My Church, My Beloved, COME QUICKLY!’"
Your KING of kings
Reflections: I recommend you read (or reread) the book of Esther. It will bless you. It is fascinating to me that Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the US Congress just yesterday to intercede on Israel’s behalf! Hallelujah!Even if the US government doesn't do right by her, we the Church can. Amen?
On a personal note, this was the first prophetic word the Holy Spirit gave me to release publically to the Church in 2006, and it was a terrifying thing for me. I was so startled to receive such a word (He also had me write and send a decree), that I drove 2 states away to my elders’ home for counsel!
Scriptures to consider:
Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Matthew 5:43-45 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust."
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ
2 Chronicles 20:14 "Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem . Thus says the Lord to you: 'Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.
*This is a copyrighted photo I took of the Eastern Gate while in Israel 2011. I was looking the opposite direction and heard, “Turn and look.” God is so good. This was the only photo I took of it, but it is a glorious one!
A Word from the Father: My Mysteries Unfold the Universe
“Do you know why I want to spend time with you? I want to spend time with you because I created you for a purpose. Don’t let anyone or anything keep you from your purpose in Me. I have a plan, but you must press in to find it. Mysteries are only solved when one is curious enough to investigate. Unlike man’s mysteries, Mine are holy. Mine contain eternal answers to questions. My mysteries unfold the universe! This is why I continually urge people to seek My face.
“Since Christ came and gave His life for all mankind, this invitation is for all peoples. When you seek Me, you will find Me when you search for Me with all of your heart. When you find Me, I will share mysteries with you and you will know I Am God.
“All are invited, but only those who come will be given the keys to the kingdom. If you want the answers to the universe, then you need to seek Me – God Almighty who created it… Just remember: you can know all mysteries, but if you do not have love, you have nothing.”
I love you,
Abba
Scriptures to ponder:
Jeremiah 29:12-13; Daniel 2:47; 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
