Tag: adversity

February 3, 2023 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Let the winds of adversity blow and the storms of change rage against My trees that I have planted.  They may bow at the fierce gust of the winds, but they will not break. 

 
Good morning,
 

    Let the winds of adversity blow and the storms of change rage against My trees that I have planted.  They may bow at the fierce gust of the winds, but they will not break.  They, who are Mine have allowed Me to plant them near the river.  Their roots go down deep, so deep that nothing can penetrate their depth.  They sway with the force of the storm, but they are easily up-righted.  For they are rooted in My Word and they have stood the test of time.  They are the great oaks and evergreens in My garden.  When the heat of trials, tests, and adversities comes, they have found their shade of protection in My Word.  These oaks and evergreens have been fruitful to all in My garden.  Others take delight in their shade and in the sweet smell that comes from their leaves of life.  The foxes and all the enemies of My garden are shocked by the incredible stamina of these great and powerful trees.  They have learned how to use all the difficulties and adversities as fodder for their continued growth.  My trees remain connected to Me, their source, I have received much glory from their obedient and yielded life.  In the days that are coming upon the face of this earth, it will be My trees that will stand for Me and for righteousness and not be moved by what moves the world.  Their trust is in Me and My faithfulness to them and in keeping My promises.  Because they are deeply rooted in Me, they will rise with wisdom and insight for the days ahead, and many of them will be like Joseph and Daniel.  In times of difficulties, times of oppression, times of uncertainty, and challenging times, Joseph and Daniel received heavenly wisdom, knowledge, insight, and revelation for their families as well as for their nations.  I am giving to My trees of righteousness that same ability.  One will receive a piece of the puzzle, another will receive their piece, and still another their piece.  My true people will come together and they will excel at this time as they learn how to be One, as I Am One with the Son and Precious Spirit.  We are whole together.  So shall My people come, each with his piece to make a whole.  Stamping out their childish ways, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and a list of fleshly devices of separation.  One as I long for you to be.
 
    Listen My trees for I Am revealing to you the way to go through the midst of these times of tribulation and testing without anything hurting or harming you.  If you want in, come and let Me plant you and prune you by My river that you too may be an oak or an evergreen in My eternal garden.
 
    "I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser.  Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer and more excellent fruit.  You are cleansed and pruned already, because of the word which I have given you [the teachings I have discussed with you].  Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. [Live in Me, and I will live in you.] Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me." (John 15:1-4)
 
    "Thus says the Lord: Cursed [with great evil] is the strong man who trusts in and relies on frail man, making weak [human] flesh his arm, and whose mind and heart turn aside from the Lord. For he shall be like a shrub or a person naked and destitute in the desert; and he shall not see any good come, but shall dwell in the parched places in the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land.  [Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall not be anxious and full of care in the year of drought, nor shall it cease yielding fruit. (Jer. 17:5-8)
 
Love,
 
Pastor D.

December 11, 2020 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

 My grace shall be upon your life like never before.  My power and ability to meet every one of your inabilities.  My grace will cover you as a shield. 

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Good morning,
 
     My grace shall be upon your life like never before.  My power and ability to meet every one of your inabilities.  My grace will cover you as a shield.  You will see My grace in the best of times and yes, even the worst.  My grace, my power and ability will fuel your faith causing you to walk in an extraordinary faith when all seems lost.  Through it all your commitment to worship and your dedication to seeking My face will keep you increasingly growing in this great grace.  I will hear you from heaven and those who seek Me, they will find Me.  You will know Me in the places of comfort, and you will be like Me in the places of adversity, you will not weaken, but receive greater power.  You will know My grace because of the quiet times with Me, living and experiencing Me in every circumstance of life.  You will know Me as I am truly Am.  You will know Me as a God of great good.  For even when I made myself known to Moses, I said, I allowed My goodness to pass before him.  Knowing that everything, yes everything else is wrapped up in my goodness.  And I know that there are many of you who feel that of late, that you have only experienced the bad, but now comes your turnaround.  See, there is no way that you can continue to experience only troubles if you have sown good seed, for I Am faithful to My Word and he who sows shall reap of the same kind.  So get ready to experience the greatness, and the goodness of your God and you will say even as it is written in My Psalms, "the Lord is good, yes, the Lord is good."  Yes, you will speak of My grace and goodness to one another, encouraging and building up one another.  Some of you I have been only good to and you did not even see My goodness.  Every time I answered, you attributed it to someone else or some other thing trusted in, but I have been faithfully good to you.  Count the blessings, count your blessings, count your blessings and see how much they outweigh the bad.  I Am your God, and I Am faithful to My Word and My promise to you.  I will never forsake you, no never.  I care not what the enemy has lied to you about.  He is a liar first and foremost, truth never passes through his mouth.  I Am true!  Every word I say is true and I Am about to reveal Myself and make Myself known to those who seek Me.  You will know Me as your Abba.  No longer just God, but your Abba, your endearing Father.  Your merciful Father, your gracious and compassionate Father, your supplying Father.  Your Father who will now give you great, great grace.  During this year you will know Me as Abba, the great and powerful Father of all grace.  You will demonstrate My grace in your life!
 
     "For out of His fullness (abundance) we have all received [all had a share and we were all supplied with] one grace after another and spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing and even favor upon favor and gift [heaped] upon gift." (John 1:16) 
     "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:" (2 Corin. 9:8) 
     "Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you. Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart." (Jer. 29: 12-13)
 
Love,
 
Pastor D.