Author: daughtersofz

Called, appointed and anointed by God, Pastor Debra Lowe has been called to the forefront to pastor along side her husband, Michael Lowe at Hesed Ministries. Pastor Debra has served the Lord for 39 years. Called as a Prophet to the nation she also walks in the office of teacher and is an intercessor. Pastor Debra has used these gifts to minister to the body of Christ, teaching men, women and children to enter into His presence causing them to mature and be changed by His Word. As a servant of the Most High God she brings forth a word in due season to the body of Christ.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,
     As My people come marching forth from the wilderness, the season of testing, trials and temptations, where great victories have been won by their faith, there will be a refreshing.  Their faith that they saw grow before their very eyes, opened their eyes as they began to get a glimmer of who they really are in Me.  Learning to place My Word in their mouth and decree all that I have declared and stand and see that I Am faithful to watch over My Word and perform My promises to them.  Children who know their Father well, have confidence that He will do what He says, and rest in the comfort of His plans for them.  So, this time, practice resting in My love for you!  As you do, you will be amazed at the wonders that you have been missing from not dwelling in the secret place that Love has prepared for you.  You have looked and longed for someone to highly esteem and favor you above all else and all others, all the while waiting deeply into My words of love.  As you begin to allow me to cover you with My love which is able to cause you to see yourself as I see you, thereby making you see the beauty, elegance, strength, talent, and gifts, in you, you will step up and step forward and go through all the way.  You don't have to be concerned about being hurt, wounded, or abused any more.  I Am your love, and protection.
     You will experience wholeness in all that I Am, no longer running to other lovers, expecting from them what only I Am able to give.  Your thankfulness will abound and flow out and bring others into the shelter of My love.  Come into your promised place, where you will sense the overwhelming joy of your Father's love and delight.  You have labored to come in, you are accepted and desired here.  I know that you had to keep stirring up yourself to love, in order to not let it die.  I was with you in the dark places where you did not even think you would see the sun shine for you again, how your tears watered your pillows, and strained your heart.  You are a precious gem to Me, and I have made you into a pearl, and layered you with My covering that keeps you from breaking.  That's why no matter what, you get stronger and stronger as you have been tested.  I will set you on high for all to see the greatness of Me in you! 
     "He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love [for love waved as a protecting and comforting banner over my head when I was near him]." (Song of Sol.) This is part of what the Father spoke to Me, as I was still in My worship time.  He always encourages me and values me, especially when I have gone through a difficult time of standing.  These words build me up and keep me pressing in to Him.  I pray that they bless you as well.

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear

Good morning,
     Always, always, always, God has provided and made a way for His children.  Sometimes we tend to forget that he is well able and He knows all things and even the times and seasons that we are in.  He is our Jehovah Jireh, the Lord who sees ahead and provides.  We need to trust that even if there is a famine of any kind or capacity, God knows ahead of time, and He has already made a way for you.  He is the same God who rained manna from heaven, sent quails by a wind, called water from rocks, and turned bitter water into sweet.  (Ex.chapters 15;16;17;) He fed the prophet Elijah by the brook and then He sent ravens to feed him. (1 Kings17) This same God who changes not, caused a widow's cruse of oil not to run out during a time of famine, gave wisdom to Joseph to feed an entire nation plus the surrounding communities through seven years of famine.(2 Kings 4:2; Gen:41) At another time when Elisha was prophet, during a famine, God caused two lepers to walk into the enemy's camp and scare off the army, leaving behind enough food for the nation of Israel. (2 Kings 7) Then we know that our Lord fed five thousand plus, with five loves of bread and two fish. (Mtt.14 and 15) The ways that God provided was different and unique, but what remained the same is that He always provided.  James 1:17 "Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.  He never changes or casts a shifting shadow." "For I [am] the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." (Mal.3:6)
     "Be not afraid of sudden terror and panic, nor of the stormy blast or the storm and ruin of the wicked when it comes [for you will be guiltless], For the Lord shall be your confidence, firm and strong, and shall keep your foot from being caught [in a trap or some hidden danger].  (Pro. 3:25-26) The Lord should always be our confidence [hope].  The devil tries to get us into fear by moving us to do things from a place of fear, and it being the motivator.  I know that God is requiring that we believe that He can do anything that He needs to do to preserve us during all phases of tribulations and difficult times.  He knows where our level of faith is, but he is all about us growing up in Him.  "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ".  (Ephes. 4:14-15)  We can't start out in faith and be moved by fear, no, we will trust God and His proven faithfulness.  This verse has helped me and one that I have been meditating on it helps me to realize that I must not lean on my own understanding;"I have seen that everything [human] has its limits and end [no matter how extensive, noble, and excellent]; but Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity]." (Psa.119:96)  It doesn't matter how great our ideas, plans, or thoughts are about how to provide for ourselves during difficult times, if it isn't a God idea, it will be limited at best, at worst it can be destructive.  Don't spend all of your time trying to be God, let Him be God, He has an awesome track record of doing a miraculous job of it!
 
Love,
 

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear and Hearts of Obedience

Good morning,
     Today I will share a prophetic word given to me.  I know that we all need encouragement as well as discipline in order to grow in the things of God.  "I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.  I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.  I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart." (Ps. 119:30-32)
     The Spirit of the Lord says;
          All who arise in the Spirit will increase in all things.  My heart will flow from you as you increase in the multiplication of My promises that I have given to you in times past.  I Am increasing the fruitfulness of all that have remained faithful through the toughest seasons of change and transitions.  I have loved the way that you have loved Me sweetly by your devotion and dedication.  You have run for Me with lavish love, how you have pleased Me.  I will multiply My sons and daughters at this time, because you have remained fixed and stable.  You will not be able to fathom the depth of all that I Am doing in you now, but little by little you will see and know what I have been up to all this time!  I am increasing the mantle of boldness, and My wisdom, and the ability to express My desires to all that you are sent to.  When you awake in the dawn, you will awaken with fresh showers of revelation upon revelation.  Once, what was not understood by you will be a celebration of revelation, for I Am causing a strengthening of your body and your mind.  All that I have kept hidden for you for this season that you are entering into, will be like a rush of fresh wind that I will drape over you.  Yes, you will know Me, really know Me, for deep is calling to the deep that I have placed in you from before you were known.  For you are my treasure and in you I have placed my greatest riches.  You are My lovely ones, you are the chosen ones who will display My righteousness and My glory by your holy union that you have been committed to.
     I Am abounding in you and upon you, many will see and hear that I Am I the One and only God.  You will walk in mighty demonstrations of Holy Spirit, just because of the intimate times spent just getting to know Me deeper.  It will be a normal thing to walk in My power, because you are truly understanding that My image is yours, and you are no longer resisting looking like your Father.  New dimensions are opening of the Kingdom and greater comprehension of all that springs from the connection of heaven and earth, and that it is Our time to shine in these hours of darkness.  I have predestined you for this hour!  That is why you will not have to think on what to say or do, I will speak to you, and since you have learned simple obedience by trusting Me through the season of wilderness.  Oh how much you have matured when you thought you would fail, by letting go of your reasoning.  I was always calling to the Me in you, to come forth.  As you were letting go, you were dying, which gave room for Me to live big in you!  My Word has healed even the splinters of the heart, wounds of emotions and affections embedded by bitterness.  These may have come by words, lies, anger, unforgiveness, judgments, acts, and other ways.  As I have cut away the hard flesh to pull out the offense, I, as your Healer have poured the oil of healing and anointing in the wound so that the operation is complete.  This has cleared your heart for more and more of Me.  You are yielded more to My open hand in your life.  Be bold as you step into the wide expanse that I made for you to dance with Me victoriously.  Take comfort and relax as you continue to walk in joy, peace and deep fulfillment in Me!
     "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion." (Pro.28:1); "As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.  (Psalms 17:15); "Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married." (Is. 62:4)

Love,
Pastor D.

Ears to Hear

Good morning,
     The Spirit of the  Lord says;
    
     There are many that have gone through a level of thorough cleaning from the inside.  It has felt to you as if you were being stripped of yourself.  This is a necessary purging to rid you from the thought process that keeps you doing things the way of the world, instead of lifting you up and over into the Kingdom way.  There is so much that I desire to make known to you, but you must step into the next level with an abundant amount of purity of your thoughts.  I have been bringing you to this place of seeing Me once again as your Provider, for I have gone ahead of you.  I know what you need, and you must know that I will provide for you in new ways, ways that you could not see, unless you experience this great purge.  As you declare and decree it shall be done for you.  Your faith will rise and you will experience the new thing that I have promised to all that have stayed with Me.  You will open new and glorious doors that will reveal to you how great I Am.  For a time it will seem as if you are running alone, but this is only because not everyone will have the purity of heart to see what I Am doing in this season of the new.  They will be a little apprehensive about the insight and wisdom that you have entered into.  Do not fear, you are not alone, I will add those who have a desire to come up a little higher and gaze into the realms of My deeper glory.  The hunger and thirst for more of Me will turn their apprehension into trust and depth of Revelation.  It will be as if you are dreaming, but it will be more real to you than anything that you have ever touched, tasted, or heard before.  There is an awakening, but the awakening is within you!  I have been crying for My Church to wake up from the slumber that circumstances and situations have kept them in, and awaken to Me.
     Because of the great purge, you have also let go of all other idols, and all that you have worshiped before Me, and some, right alongside Me.  You know that I will have no other gods beside Me.  When you worry and those thoughts take over the clarity of your thoughts, you have inadvertently made worrying your god.  So, laying everyone and everything else upon Me, you have made Me God, the One and only.  Now, you can live in the peace that passes your understanding, which will set you up high to hear Me and My clear way that I have already made for you.  This is part of fighting the "good fight of faith".  Draw near and I will draw near.  The change is now on a rapid track.  See, this is the end of the old and the beginning of the new for you!
     "And I will bring My hand again upon you and thoroughly purge away your dross [as with lye] and take away all your tin or alloy." (Is. 1:25)  "You shall also decide and decree a thing, and it shall be established for you; and the light [of God's favor] shall shine upon your ways.  When they make [you] low, you will say, [There is] a lifting up; and the humble person He lifts up and saves.  He will even deliver the one [for whom you intercede] who is not innocent; yes, he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands." (Job 22:28) "You have heard [these things foretold], now you see this fulfillment.  And will you not bear witness to it?  I show you specified new things from this time forth, even hidden things [kept in reserve] which you have not known."
 
Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear

Good morning,
     "As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.  Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.  He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me." (Ps.55:16-18)  When we call on God He will save [deliver; liberate; make victorious] us.  He has delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, what a great promise to us.  When I call to God He answers me with His deliverance for my soul [mind, will, emotions, appetite], by giving me His peace.  Peace means soundness, wholeness, and completeness, health, prosperity, quiet, tranquility, and contentment.  As we experience God's deliverance it causes us to be complete in our body, mind, emotions, appetites, our will, His peace makes us whole in every area of our lives.  We have a lot to be thankful for!  The  greatest part of this verse to me is that God gives us this completeness, right when the battle is against us.  In the midst of warfare, we need to have soundness of mind, body, emotions, and tranquility, so that we can hear God's directions and instructions for our next step.  Remember we must be able to run this race without being so encumbered by so many weights.  "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up.  And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us." (Hebrews 12:1)  Weights are whatever is prominent, bulky, a mass, hence a burden or an encumbrance.  The very things that we carry in our minds, will, emotions, and our body too.  Causing us to not be complete, or sound, or tranquil.  Weights keep us burdened down and not moving as the Lord desires us to do.  It is hard to run with a mass in your mind, or your body, or your spirit.  We must desire peace, not drama and chaos.
     Let's put a stop to the lawlessness, disorder, discord, and anarchy that runs rampant in our souls, if we allow it to.  Let's strive for the peace of God.  Listen to the way peace is described; "And God's peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." (Phil. 4:7)  That is the peace that God gives right in the midst of the battle.  The kind of peace, that transcends [over the top; rises above;to surpass; be superior; go beyond] all of our understanding.  I will seek this kind of over the top and superior peace.  God is not the author of confusion, chaos, or disorder, but He is the God of over the top and surpassing peace.  We can always have it by practicing, keeping and fixing our mind, our emotions, appetites, and our will on the God of peace.  You can have it on your job, at home, at church, in your relationships, and in all kinds of trouble.  "You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You." (Isa. 26:3)  Our soul, our mind, will, emotions, and appetites, can always be in a superior state of peace, even in the midst of the battle, but it can only be accomplished by keeping our mind on Him, and then He guards our mind.  In peace we can truly hear Him, irregardless of the battles.  Keep crying out to Him, evening, morning, and noon, let your voice be heard!
 
Love,
Pastor D.

Ears to Hear

Good morning,
     I usually hear a word from the Lord as I am going about my working, living, and sleeping life.  I spend quiet time in the Presence of the Lord which opens me up for communication with Him.  Here is the word that I wrote as I heard today.
     "Listen and understand that you are not appointed for the wrath of your God.  There will be no wrath from the Lord poured upon My own, but there is great tribulation while you are in this world.  Wrath is about My righteous anger being let loose upon all who have rejected Me and have not come under the umbrella of My Word of love and mercy.  I Am not and will never be angry with My children, those whose hearts have been turned towards Me, and are willing and obedient to My Word.  I have and always will provide for My own.  Am I not a good heavenly Father who supplies all of your needs?  There is nothing that will be allowed to come on this earth during a time of great tribulation, that has been sent to destroy My own.  No, everything allowed is to turn My children's affection and attention back to their loving Father.  I know how to provide for and take care of My own!  You are to be busy setting your mind and affections on Me, not being overwhelmed in your heart and mind by trying to be your own provider.  In times past, in the midst of great famine, all of My children either prospered or were taken care of by those that received My insight and instructions for those seasons.  Do not be conformed to this world, nor overly concerned about your current financial condition, I know all the secret places of wealth hidden away just for you.  Trust Me to provide and care for you.  I know how!  My wrath I have held back because of you, My beloved ones, but I have released My judgment upon the world in order for My Church to rise as ambassadors from heaven, to cry loud and spare not.  It is for you to go into the highways and compel all who will come to come to the marriage feast that I have prepared for the willing.
     Darkness is allowed so that My Light, you My children, with My word in your heart and mouth will arise and shine.  Causing My sons and daughters to come back home to Me, all who are willing.  Those whose trust is in Me will lack no good thing.  I Am not moved by the circumstances, the conditions, nor the time, my Word remains unchangeable!  Believe in Me and you will always come out ahead, blessed in all of your ways and time on the earth.  But those who have placed pride in themselves and all that they have accomplished by their own might and ingenuity will be brought low, and all who have humbled themselves by believing and doing My word will be exalted: herein is wisdom, pause and meditate on this.  Who is the god of your heart?  Who is on the throne of your life?  All who have exalted Me, I will promote, just as I did with Joseph.  He was brought low by life, even to the pit and prison, yet while there I promoted him.  But I called him out and set him among kings and rulers of this world, because I Am faithful to My word.  Greater still is the faith of My prophet Moses, whose trust in My Word caused manna to rain down from heaven.  Men ate angel's food, when there was no other provision.  Can you turn bitter water into sweet?  Only those who have been trained and proven through the times of wilderness, and trusting that I Am their Provider.  Also learn from My servants, never do anything motivated from a place of fear, anger, selfish desires, or pride, this will destroy your faith in Me.
     I Am the same, I change not!  I know you and the desires of your heart, whether those desires are deceitful or pleasing to Me.  Children, examine your heart and motives as well, for I Am faithful.  I will perform all of My promises to the humble.  I know that you sometimes think that I have forgotten you, but I never forget your humble labor of love for Me and My Kingdom.  All that you have done for the least of these in the Kingdom, you have done it unto Me, I will repay! 
     "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time." (1 Peter 5:5); "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.  Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud." ( Prov. 16:18-19); "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister." (Hebrews 6:10)

Love,  

Pastor D.

Scripture references: Genesis chapter 37-41; (Joseph); Exodus chapter 3; Deuteronomy chapter 34; (Moses' life); [The wrath of God not for believer's]; John 3:36; Rom. 5:9; Ephes.5:5-6; Col. 3:2-6; 1 Thess. 1:10; 1 Thess. 5:8-10

Ears to Hear

Good morning,
     Let's begin by discussing one of the verses that was given in last week's Word.  Here is the complete verse, "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine and all the hills shall melt [that is, everything heretofore barren and unfruitful shall overflow with spiritual blessing]." (Amos 9:13)  Thatis a wonderful promise to all who have sown the good "God-kind" of seed, but I always think about the seeds that we sow that we may not want to bring forth a bountiful harvest.  You know, like the last fleshly fit that you had, that one you did not repent of.  That is a seed that was sown that will bring a harvest as well.  How often do we plant seeds in our lives and never recognize that it is part of our harvest too?  I am always amazed when the saints treat others (especially other saints) with disrespect, rudeness, anger, fits of flesh, and the list could go on and on, yet in return they actually expect other people to treat them tenderly, with respect, and with high regard.  Why?  That's not what your harvest should be.  The Word that we love to use for our financial harvest, actually covers all seeds sown, not just finances.  Everything we do in our lives is a seed for a future harvest.  If you lie to others, you can expect others will lie to you, that's your harvest.  If you never support other people, eventually, others will not support you, that will be your harvest.  If you walk out while others are talking, eventually, others will walk out when you talk.  If you gossip, backbite, and slander others, eventually, somebody is going to slander, backbite, and gossip about you.  If you are always late to work, church, etc., when you have something, and want others to show up on time, there will be people who will give to you your harvest.  As time speeds up, your harvest will come faster, whether it is for good or bad, you are the one who sows or plant the seeds.  "Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God.]  For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap.  For he who sows to his own flesh (lower nature, sensuality) will from the flesh reap decay and ruin and destruction, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life".  (Gal. 6:7-8)  What is one of the greatest precepts of God that we must never set aside, or push aside, in order to pursue our gain, ease, or pleasure?  "You do well when you complete the Royal Rule [precept] of the Scriptures: "Love others as you love yourself."  But if you play up to these so-called important people, you go against the Rule and stand convicted by it.  You can't pick and choose in these things, specializing in keeping one or two things in God's law and ignoring others." (James 2:8; Message Bible)  You know that is exactly what we do, pick and choose the part of the Word that we want to do.  The royal or the highest precept is love and it can never be set aside as you sow, and do not think that your harvest will be great, it will eventually begin to decay and destruct in your life. 
     The New Living Translation of Galatians 6:7-8 says; "Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God.  You will always harvest what you plant.  Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature.  But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit."  You will harvest what you plant, that is plain and straight forward.  We can only expect to come up what we put in, if we are only sowing to our flesh, getting our own personal gain, it will eventually bring a harvest of decay and death.  Remember, "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life." (Prov. 4:23)  You are the only one that can keep yourself in the love of God, (Jude 1:21) which will determine the course or path of your life, or your harvest.  You want a harvest that is worthy of the Kingdom and that will bump up your financial seeds as well, then sow great seeds of love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self control.  Saints, this is how we are to be recognized!  When we begin to sow seeds consistently with the force of love, then when our grain and grapes grow faster than they can be harvested we will be glad to see our harvest come.  We won't be scratching our head in unbelief, asking, "Is that my harvest?  What did I do to deserve that?"  Now we can weed our garden and get rid of some of the insects that infect our production and cause everything that has been barren and unfruitful to begin to overflow in blessings in our lives!
 
Love,
 
Pastor D.

Ears to Hear

Good morning,
The Spirit of the Lord says;
     As the year increases there will be great challenges, but there will also be the greatest soil for the miraculous, it will be very strong for the yielded ones.  Stay sensitive to My leading, and you will sow your strength and abilities into the Kingdom, where your true treasures are.  Advance, advance, is what you will hear!  You will make great advancements and strides into arenas that were shut and closed off to you.  The areas that you have invested your time and energy in the past that have not brought forth fruit will now begin to bring about a sudden production.  The season of the plowman overtaking the reaper is upon you now.  I delight to do this even now, especially when the world does not know how to change the cycle that sin has set them on, and it has spun out of control.  My children will now begin to shine forth with My wisdom, insight, and ability.  The great I Am, on the inside of you will begin to illuminate all that I have placed in you.  Deep will be calling out the deep things on the inside, causing you to truly and finally, 'have My mind!'  You will know what it is to be "God inside minded", it is dependent on the degree of your ability to yield.
     Because darkness grows even darker you must depend on My light which will make clear for you all that my Word has placed in your mind and heart.  You will recognize and know that it is My image being reflected  through and in you.  Praise and worship will shift you into another level, magnifying and making transparent all that has been obscure.  Grow in your times of praise and worship, there I am conditioning the ground of your heart that you might move more gracefully into the deeper realms of God.  Draw nigh to Me and I will draw nigh to you, as I do all that I Am is available too.  You will have revelation as well as the understanding to do just what I have directed and made known through My Word and through those prophetic encounters.  I have been setting you up with those whose capabilities will strengthen yours, as well as yours will bring strength to them.  My body will be made whole, there will be nothing missing or broken.  Now you will not only recognize the competence that I Am in those around you, you will embrace and welcome their skills.  You will now see how I have set each individual 'gifting' in the Body to compliment and bring out the best for the Kingdom.  Maturing in Me, will cause My Church to do the great exploits in the midst of days of great chaos!  You are well able, because I Am has seen to it.  My Word, the prophetic, and praise, will cause the true worshiper to walk into the divine realm of their God!
    "However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves."  "But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear has not heard and has not entered into the heart of man, [all that] God has prepared (made and keeps ready) for those who love Him, [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has bestowed].  Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them by and through His Spirit, for the [Holy] Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God [the divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man's scrutiny]."(2 Corin. 4:7; 1 Corin. 2:9-10)

Love,
Pastor D.

Ears to Hear

Good morning,
     More than ever before we need to rely upon the aid of Precious Holy Spirit.  "But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things.  And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you". (John 14:26)  He will teach us all that we need to know as we listen and consent to His stand by help.  Here is what I heard in my time of prayer and worship today.
     In My Presence, I speak to you of things as though they were.  I Am usually giving you inside information in order to aid and assist you in making the steps that I have pre-ordered for your life.  Most of My children are usually running behind, trying to straighten out the steps that they have taken without acknowledging Me.  Without the inside information that is always available, you will always be trying to catch up, but now is the urgent time for you to take more of My prescribed steps.  As you heed, you will see that the anointing that I have placed in your life through the Holy Spirit is there to counsel you and all others that I have sent you to.  As the Holy One rises up within you, and you allow the anointing that breaks every enslaving yoke of bondage, to flow and pour upon those that you are to be an intercessor, an advocate, a helper, counselor, standby, and a strengthener to.
     Your yieldings will help you to remain teachable, and you will find yourself walking in the supernatural realm.  Signs and wonders will avail themselves in your lives as the Holy Spirit teaches you and you deliberately follow His promptings.  He will cause you to progress and you will be discharged as a mighty army, dispatched into the vital areas where you will shine brighter.  All who worship Me in spirit and in truth will always hear and see what the Spirit is transmitting to them.  They will know the truth that I Am speaking, that is why they will not to need to rely on their human understanding.  The Word that they have been renewing their minds with will be set up as a signpost and a light to guide them, even though there are many voices trying to take the place of authority in their mind and heart.  This power that I have placed within you enables you to be My ambassadors, representing the Kingdom, our Kingdom.  The light in you is to reveal the Light to all that are in darkness.  My Church has chosen now to cast off the works of darkness and be holy, so that she can now shine much brighter!  My Church is accomplishing the assignment that I have issued, and all creation will rejoice at seeing the maturity of her. 
 
Love,

Pastor D.
Scripture References: Luke 12:12; Acts 1:8; Romans 13:11-12 
 

Ears to Hear

Good morning,
     "Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding". (Pro. 3:5)  Trust means to have confidence and to be secure in Christ and His faithfulness to keep and work His promises out in our life.  For some of us this is a little easier than others of us.  Quite often because someone who we held in high esteem or respected, or, some other authority figure in our lives, that we have trusted has let us down, or have not kept their promises.
     One day when I was a young Christian, I told God in a fit of anger that He was just like my parents.  That he made promises to me, like them, and never kept them.  There have been few times in my life that God's voice came across so stern and forceful as that day.  He said, "do not ever equate Me to anyone else that you have known!"  I remember that day and have to remind myself often of it, whenever I began to distrust His Word or His promises to me.  Maybe you know what I am talking about, maybe you've felt like that before.  Feelings are so fickle, we all have experienced times that we felt so strong about something and as time past our feelings about those convictions wained.  So we can't let what we feel, dictate to us whether we should trust God or not.  That is why the rest of the verse tells us not to rely on our own insight or understanding.  'Rely not or lean not ' means not to depend on confidently; or, not to be supported by our understanding.  We can not think to much of our insight about the situation because at best it is limited to your own knowledge and wisdom.  As smart and knowledgeable as some of us are about some things, none of us are all knowing.  We don't know what will happen in the middle or the end, [unless God has revealed it to us], but God does know all things.  "Declaring the end and the result from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure and purpose.." (Isa. 46:10)  It doesn't matter what it looks like at anytime during the process of our believing, God's purpose and pleasure will be accomplished in our lives if we trust Him. Trust is a major issue of the heart and mind that we must settle.  Every situation and in every circumstance, we must remember to put our confidence in Him and be secure in His faithfulness.
     "For surely there is a latter end [a future and a reward], and your hope and expectation [the thing hoped and longed for]; shall not be cut off." (Prov. 23:18) Don't give away your hope because you don't see it right before your eyes now, you will not be disappointed.  Most of the time we must encourage ourselves, by reminding ourselves that God is unlike anyone we know.  He outshines the most faithful person that you have encountered.  The second part to the verse we started with is; "In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths." (Pro.3:6) Our part to not having our end disappointed, is trusting God, and, not thinking we know it all, and, seeking His will in all that we do, then, even crooked paths will be made straight and plain.  Today is as good a time as any, to do just that.  It is never to late, as long as we are in the land of the living, we can have a new beginning so that our expectation will not be cut off.  In fact, "better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit." (Eccles.7:8)
 
Love,

Pastor D.