Gird Up

   My children, gird up your loins now for this time begins and there is much work to be done, for My people shall not lay down with the enemy. My people shall not bow to his destructions. My people shall fight!

   My people shall fight in this battle, not weakly give in. My people shall stand for truth and stand in the righteous path and fight for what is right. My people who are not cowards shall stand and fight. They will pay a price on earth to be sure, but they shall be honored in heaven forevermore for these battles coming. And the rewards shall be very great for when my people fight, I grant them the desires of their hearts. The rewards shall be endless.

   They shall know peace now and in the world to come, great joy forever.

   Gird up if you are Mine, and fight! Do not give in to the enemy's taunts. Do not give in to the enemy's fear tactics - believe in Me and stand your ground.

   Believe in Me and fight for what is right. Stand in truth and stand for My truth for the enemy seeks to take it and you from your world. I give you My Word that he shall not prevail, but you must fight.

Rise up, my people. Rise up.

Jeremiah 1:17

• ¹⁷ Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

Exodus 15:3

• ³ The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.

Revelation 16:14

• ¹⁴ For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

Psalm 18:39

• ³⁹ For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

Ephesians 6:10-13

• ¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
• ¹¹ Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
• ¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
• ¹³ Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

I Have Called

   Know ye, that some of you I have called for such a time as this and you shall do mighty exploits in My Holy Name. 

   Some of you are called to lead others. Some of you are called to slay the enemy. Some of you I have called to fight spiritual battles. Some of you I have called to support kingdom works that others may be sent to dark places. Some of you are called to provide for them along the way. Some of you I have called to intercede many hours each day that these (those sent into dark places – missionary types) be protected and lost souls be saved.

   Step in to all I have called you and obey Me fully. Do not hesitate. Do not fear.

NOTE: I wondered why the Lord started this word with “Know ye” so I checked to see if there were any scriptures with this wording. And I found most notably Luke 21:31, which I have included below.

Esther 4:14

• ¹⁴ For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Luke 21:30-32  

• ³⁰ When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
• ³¹ So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
• ³² Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

Your Path

   My children, take care where you let your path lead you now, for the things you do now will determine the path you will take through what is coming. Those who are obedient now will have an easy path then or be taken before the horrors arrive. Those who are rebellious now will have a very difficult time then and there will be no help for them.

   I have told you in My Holy Word that obedience brings blessing and rebellion and sin bring misery. The choice is always yours, but at no time has it been more important than now.

   Keep your eyes on the prize, for you shall soon collect that prize.

Proverbs 3:5-7

• ⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
• ⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
• ⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

Romans 6:16

• ¹⁶ Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Job 36:10-12

• ¹⁰ He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
• ¹¹ If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
• ¹² But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

They Will Be in Lack

   My children, what you do now is determining the path you take through what is coming. Those who keep their thoughts on Me will have a much easier path. Those who refuse Me now and continue to reject My Holy Word and My Ways will find the times coming to be more difficult than anything they have ever experienced.

   I will allow those who reject Me to be in lack and intense fear in what is coming. I will allow the enemy to buffet them. I will not send them comfort or provision unless they cry out to Me and turn from their wicked unbelief.

   For those whose mind is stayed on Me, I will rescue you. I will provide for you, and I will guide you to safety. For you, there is nothing to fear if you do not deny Me.

Psalm 22:26

²⁶ The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Proverbs 10:3

³ The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Psalm 107:9

⁹ For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

Psalm 91:1-11

¹ He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

² I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

³ Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

⁴ He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

⁵ Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

⁶ Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

⁷ A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

⁸ Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

⁹ Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

¹⁰ There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

¹¹ For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

Attacks Intensifying

   The enemy seeks to derail My children. The more closely you walk with Me, the bigger his attacks on you will be. He will work through those closest to you, and he will use what you care about most to distract you. You must be ever vigilant now.

   Ask Me for wisdom about what is to come. Ask Me for wisdom on how to fight the attacks of distraction assigned against you now. Ask Me for help with the discouragement he is assigning against you now, the weariness, the worry. I tell you these things that you might defeat them and continue on your journey close to Me. He is sending attacks of temptation, of resignation, of hopelessness and despair.

   He attacks in the same ways he always has, but his attacks have intensified and he is sending more of them at the same time (like several at the same time) to wear you down, to try to defeat you. You must defeat his attempts to sway you from your position in Me. Defeat him with the sword of truth you carry.

   My children, these battles will not grow smaller, but increase as time continues, so you must learn to fight them. You must learn to recognize what is from him and defeat it immediately that it does not take root.

   Be found in Me. Be found in My Holy Word for it will sustain you through all things. Do not bend to the distractions or let the enemy pull you back into the world.

Mark 4:18-20

• ¹⁸ And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
• ¹⁹ And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
• ²⁰ And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

2 Timothy 3:1

• 1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

Psalm 141:8-10

• ⁸ But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
• ⁹ Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
• ¹⁰ Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.