It is time for My children to take up their crosses. Many of My children have been lax to truly lay down the pleasures of their flesh. You think you can take your pleasures into the future in what I have called you to do. You cannot.
(When He spoke this last part, I heard in the spirit a ripping or tearing sound.)
Time will make you choose. You cannot walk a steep hill carrying your much baggage. You must choose what you will lay down for Me, for My name's sake, or you must stay behind the others. What will you choose?
It is time My children stopped their attacks on one another. You think you judge in My name and attack but you do not. Did My son judge in harshness or in love? Did He attack those who were seeking Me? Nay, He did not. He loved all who came seeking My kingdom and so should you also, but many of you devise your own standards for how My children should behave and you attack them when they do not. It is time to stop your attacks on My children and walk in love. Did I not say love your neighbor as yourself? Yet you show yourself much mercy, and show your neighbor none. It is an unjust balance, which is an abomination in My sight.
I love you all with a love that knows no bounds but My name is righteousness and truth, justice, mercy and honor. My children shall walk in these as well if they are to be called My own.
These are perilous times, My children. The times you walk in are like none that have come before and soon you shall know it. Players shall appear on the world stage unlike any you have encountered before now, events shall come which will cause you to reel in shock. Yet you know these things must happen, as My word foretells and will soon be.
You have decisions to make. Will you serve Me? Will you serve Me to the end, no matter the cost? Or will you continue to serve your flesh?
Matthew 10:38: And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew 16:24: Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Luke 9:23: And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Deut. 25:14-16: 14Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. (15) But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (16) For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
Proverbs 20:23: Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
Luke 10:27: And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Gal. 5:14: For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Micah 6:8: He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
John 13:35: By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
2 Timothy 3:1: This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
Matthew 24:13: But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Galatians 6:8: For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
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ReplyDeletethis is so true. We need to walk after the Lord & not the flesh. We must walk in the spirit & humble our heart's to the Lord our God Saint's. The time is very short. We must choose now who we are going to serve.
ReplyDeleteMy friend Sharon asked me to post this comment for her:
ReplyDeleteAs I read this message I was struck by several points. Taking up our crosses refers to our willingness to 'die to flesh'. As we are called to come out of the world we have choices. The more we hold on, the harder the separation becomes. Last week, as most of us have heard, a great amount of funds were stolen from account holders who had prepaid for precious metals. That money is gone. We are told in the Scriptures that 'the thief comes to kill, steal, and destroy'. It would make sense to anyone who 'has ears to hear' and 'eyes to see' that we'd better take this verse seriously. The days of personal gain and accumulation are over. We'd better 'get real' with God to see where we are standing with Him. God tells us Himself that He is a jealous God and that He will not tolerate any other Gods before Him. Trust is something that most of us do understand but the truth is that soon there will be those among us who will literally 'live' by their faith. That means faith for God's provision and faith for God's protection.
Another part of the message that struck me was our attitude of 'judgment' and 'attacking' others. Proverbs 6: 16-19 says that 'one who sows discord among brethren' is one of the seven things that God hates. We are called to judge the messages we hear by lining them up with scriptures. We are to judge the message not the messenger. There are Biblical ways to deal with those who teach unsound doctrine. We must learn to rule the words that we speak. We have the authority, as believers, to speak life or death. Let us speak life. If we don't have something of value to add just say nothing.
A few days ago I was folding an afghan and as I held it the Lord focused my attention on the edge that I was holding in my right hand. I had a quick vision of the rest of the afghan being 'ripped' off and I was left holding just a narrow strip in my right hand. The Lord told me that it was 'a remnant' as most of it was torn away. That is a good analogy to use for this prophetic message and the tearing or ripping sound that Glynda heard. To me, the message here indicates that if we don't separate ourselves from 'the world' then we will be 'ripped' from it in the days ahead.
The 'players who are coming on the world stage' are those of whom we've been warned. The son of perdition, the false prophet, and those who are bringing in the government of the very last days are already here and are 'waiting in the wings'. We will be seeing and hearing things that we would never have imagined. I see and hear things on the news now that I thought I'd never see. These things will increase. We will face challenges that will overwhelm us if we let them. We do have decisions to make. Serious decisions; life, death, and eternity decisions. Now is the time to make them. It's time to prepare ourselves for the Bridegroom. It's time to turn off the cellphone, the tv, and the internet. We all need to pick up our Bibles and read it like we're starving for food. Read it, learn it, and speak it. Your life and eternity depends on it. Choose to serve God while there's still a little time left. Prepare yourselves now or be 'locked out' when the Bridegroom returns. Matthew 25.
Thank you, Sharon, for that very well thought out and well written comment! Blessings! ~ Glynda
ReplyDeleteI would like to give the Brethren a warning," When we accuse our brethren and say all manor of things against them, it then becomes evil and not of God, all because of what we feel we see in the Word of God, we are in error, because Satan is the accuser of the Brethren.
ReplyDeleteGod's Grace go's far deeper then we could ever imagine, So we can't under estimate the power of God, or who's heart he chooses to live in. For we are only accountable for what we know, and maybe the folks we accuse hasn't advanced to our so called level so why force the issue let God be God, and the judge.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
James 4:10-11 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge
Romans 14:10-12 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
James 5:8-9 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
I agree with what Sharon posted. God has been warning me against watching TV over the last 3 years and to read the bible in these serious times. I'm reading the bible daily like never before. Bless you all.
ReplyDeletetimely and strong words and encouraging, though the times grow dark so grace will abound also, be strong in the Lord and the power of His might and we ought to encourage one another daily and consider ways to lift one another up and love and bear much fruit of the Holy Spirit and not neglect so great a salvation or how will we ourselves escape
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing your words glynda and everyone who has..causes me to examine my walk and looking at things with others viewpoint and the messages I find encouraging actually, knew these times where soon coming, been studying the world economy, history and current events from a biblical perspective for some yrs now and your other message about things aren't as they seem, as to what goes on within the system it's incredibly true as your friend sharon pointed out. So thanks..and rejoice...neither height depth angels or death will ever separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. heard a piece of a sermon today..it's not what we're going through, it's always where we're going too..rejoice in the Lord always and pray and sing praises..sure does wonders :))