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March 1, 2024 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

  I have set you aside for the times and seasons that you are in now and in the coming days ahead. Just like My sons of Issachar, you can discern times and seasons. That is why I have been calling you to draw closer to Me. I need you dwelling under the secret place of your God for underneath My wings is where you are prepared and you learn to hear My voice for clarity, directions, and instructions for the days ahead. Just as I prepared Samuel from a child to lead and bring clarity directions and instruction for his times and his seasons, I Am doing that right now for you. I Am faithful to prepare and to give My true prophets My word for the hour. The alarm of warning has been sounded from My holy mountain. Many of My children have allowed the times that they are living in to cause dullness to their hearing, but for those who are Mine, I Am now preparing for the most fruitful season that they have ever known. So know that part of My preparation is cutting away from your life those things, people, and habits that hinder your productivity. This is the process of producing the trees of righteousness. Pruning causes clarity of mind and heart. I Am God and all that I do is for your good to bring in the end the highest from your life. Do not doubt that you are in My hands and everything that I Am doing will turn out for your good. So sit underneath My shade and you will arise and your light will begin to shine, making the steps that you need to take like a raised highway. Every step will be sure as you come up to My high places to hear and obey. 

“And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.” (1 Chronicles 12:32)

“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.” ( John 15:2-4)

“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.” ( Isaiah 61:3)

January 19, 2024 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

     Do not stand aloof from Me in this season of your life.  It is the time of drawing very close to Me in order to hear My instructions and directions for your life. It is not time for choosing your own plans and ways.  Now more than ever it is My plans for you that must prevail in your life.  All this time I have been bringing you to the place of surrender.  Surrendering your plans for Mine.  Sometimes when you thought you were surrendered, you were still holding on to your plans.

     The system of this world is rapidly decaying, it is drawing itself up like an old ancient scroll.  The lease is almost up and now the whole world awaits the rising of the sons of God to take their place.  All creation is waiting on you.  Rise to righteousness, My way of doing right. You have gone down a winding road and have almost forgotten to be driven by your eternal purpose.  I Am soon to come for a spotless church.  So, wash yourselves through and by My Word.  It is not grievous or hard to do.  I can no longer tolerate your indecisive ways or your desire to keep wandering around in immaturity.  This is a season of purging and pruning.  Cutting and severing yourselves from the love of this world system.  It is time to grow up.  I have narrowed your way with constrictions and I have hedged you round about.  Look to Me, your Redeemer and your Deliverer.  The affair with this world system will be severed.  Your dependency on My Word and obeying My voice must be your necessary food.  You can not have two lovers, one will become less loved.  I Am a jealous God, I alone must be your God. 

     I Am now taking the position as the Lord of your life, which means obedience to My ways.  I know the way through the valleys as well as through the mountains, so stay near.  I discipline and teach My people from My Word.  I give you peace and in the midst of troubles.  I also judge and discipline nations at the same time.  That time has come upon the earth.  The cries of My people have come up to Me.  My judgment is pure and right.  Blessed are the ones that I discipline and those who yield and learn from My discipline.  I discipline those I love.  I stand against those who stand against My Word.  For those who have made Me their trust, I will never abandon.  After the divine time set aside for refining and purging you will come forth as pure gold.  Rare and unique.

     “My son, forget not my law or teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days and years of a life [worth living] and tranquility [inward and outward and continuing through old age till death], these shall they add to you. Let not mercy and kindness [shutting out all hatred and selfishness] and truth [shutting out all deliberate hypocrisy or falsehood] forsake you; bind them about your neck, write them upon the tablet of your heart.” (Proverbs 3:1-3)

     “And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.” (Hebrews 12:5-6)

     “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:26-28)

Love,

Pastor D.