Tag: heart

January 5, 2024 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

    As you choose to draw nearer to Me by consecrating your hearts afresh and renewing the fires in your heart this year you will be set ablaze. My glory will begin to consume and destroy things out of your lives and hearts that should have been expelled years ago. This glory will separate the godly from the profane, for My people have been found trying to blend both the godly and the profound. The judgment that started during the time of COVID will intensify and many will be mercifully removed, some removed because of tainting My Word and mixing it with demonic teaching. Some simply following others’ teachings, and still others were fully aware but because of trying to build their own kingdom, not Mine, which made them gullible to the lies of the enemy. For I have been long-suffering and tolerant, not desiring that any should perish but that they should come to everlasting life through repentance. I have put up with the lies, the misuse, and the abuse of My people and now I Am calling for holiness. Cleansing will begin in My house. I Am holy and all who say that they are Mine must be holy too. Those who recognize My call to righteousness will hear, obey, repent, and make straight paths for their feet. Many will not hear and they will be removed. Time is running out for continually missing the mark. My house will return to their first love in purity and righteousness. I will remove all the lying prophets as well. Those who have said, “Thus saith the Lord” and I have not spoken to them. Many following the prophets who spoke those lies, repeated the same lies. To My sheep that have continued to pursue Me, I will say to you, do not be hearers only but become doers of My word. I Am coming for a church without spot or wrinkle, one who hears and does My word. Those ways of yours that are not My ways, take them to the altar and burn them up. No more excuses for playing with sin and weaknesses of the flesh. I have fully supplied you with everything necessary to see to it that you become like Me. Wash yourself thoroughly with My Word, and come out from among them and be separate, a vessel prepared and used for My glory.

“Her priests have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy things. They have made no distinction between the sacred and the secular, neither have they taught people the difference between the unclean and the clean and have hid their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves rending and devouring the prey, shedding blood and destroying lives to get dishonest gain. And her prophets have daubed them over with whitewash, seeing false visions and divining lies to them, saying, Thus says the Lord God—when the Lord has not spoken.” (Ezekiel 22:26-28)

“So, come out from among [unbelievers], and separate (sever) yourselves from them, says the Lord, and touch not [any] unclean thing; then I will receive you kindly and treat you with favor,” (2 Corinthians 6:17)

And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the godless and wicked?” (1 Peter 4:17)

Love,

Pastor D.

October 6, 2023 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning, 

  When you were small in your own eyes I knew your value and worth. It was I who pulled you up from the miry clay, It was I who placed My hands upon you and made you stand. I say unto you My children this day, you have heard it said that I will open up heavens over you. They have just begun to open over you, some of you have not yet experienced  My goodness in an overflow.  I Am about to do that one thing in your life that will cause you to know that it is I your Father and I love you. I cherish you, I have brought you into the secret place and I will do mighty things, for I have seen your faithful heart and your steadfastness. I have seen your ability to rise above the circumstances and situations that have been brought across your path and yet you stand. You stand, not upon man’s faith but upon the faith that I have placed in you. You stand not upon man’s favor but the favor that I have surrounded you with. You have stood upon My promises and My Word for you is yes and amen.   You will not forget Me, you will offer up a sacrifice of praise for My faithfulness to you.  You will draw closer to Me, closer than ever before.  I Am blessing you to be a blessing to those that I will send you to. I have confidence that you will not consume what I put in your hands.  But because of that one, blessing, I will open up more and more and more over you says the Lord. When you were small and you thought lowly of yourself, I knew you and formed you and positioned you for greater things. I knew what you were able to do and what you could do in Me and you were humble.  I will continue to take you into My secret place and speak to you My wisdom and My insight. You have shown your brothers and sisters My kindness by your obedience to Me. I will not forsake you, for I will not forget the kindness that you have shown to My own. I will never forget those deeds says the Lord. For I am a rewarder of those who have diligently sought Me for I will do it, I am not a God who forgets.

“For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; in the secret place of His tent will He hide me; He will set me high upon a rock.” (Psalm 27:5)

“Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear, revere, and worship You, goodness which You have wrought for those who trust and take refuge in You before the sons of men!” ( Psalm 31:19)

“So then, those who are people of faith are blessed and made happy and favored by God [as partners in fellowship] with the believing and trusting Abraham.” (Galatians 3:9)

Love,

Pastor D.

July 28, 2023 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

You have heaven’s attention today. I accept your praise and worship and with that acceptance comes more blessings upon your life. First blessings in your heart, then upon every facet of your being, your body and your finances. 

Good morning,

You have heaven’s attention today. I accept your praise and worship and with that acceptance comes more blessings upon your life. First blessings in your heart, then upon every facet of your being, your body and your finances.  You will enjoy clarity of thought and mind as well.  Your worship ascends up like  fire, like a fragrance it permeates heaven and it captures My attention. I see every flame, every time that My people come together and worship Me.  I say yes to you,  yes to your life, yes to your dedication, and yes to your passion. Yes, to the things that you put your hands to.  I see your effort, your passion, and your desire, and your push and how you want to be like Me, I see.  You will have My ear and My heart. You have my affection and I see you and all that you do to grow in Me.  Just receive with your arms outstretched and open wide. I Am ABBA, your Daddy hears when His baby sings. I Am ABBA, yes to the very desires of your heart. Yes, to the cries and the pleas of your heart and every prayer that you send up from your heart, I say yes. I Am not only able, I Am willing. You just stand still and see My salvation.

“You shall not need to fight in this battle; take your positions, stand still, and see the deliverance of the Lord [Who is] with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Fear not nor be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.” (2 Chronicles 20:17)

“A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers.” ( John 4:23)

“And because you [really] are [His] sons, God has sent the Holy] Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba (Father)! Father!” (Galatians 4:6)

Love,

Pastor D.

June 30, 2023 – Ears to Hear, Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

Rise up and clothe yourself with strength for the night is far spent.  The day is near! It is time to take inventory of what has been allowed in My temple.  You must have an undivided heart, one that is loyal to Me and the Kingdom.  Put away all that defiles and draws your attention away.  As you return to Me, I will restore.  You know that you can not serve two masters and you can not have two lovers.  I Am jealous over you, and I must have your undivided attention.  As you arouse yourself up to the greatness of My love, you will be supplied with My power and glory right in your midst.  As you come back to Me, I will cause a new sense of liberation and freedom.  You will no longer be earthbound.  You will begin to live and operate in a realm where the things of this earth will no longer be able to obstruct your movements in Me.  Watch your spirit soar, and you will not be defiled by this world any longer.  You will begin to value the things above more than the things of this earth.  You will overwhelm the rulers of darkness, principalities, powers, and spiritual wickedness in high places.  They will shudder at your voice, for your voice will be the same as Mine.  Now be done with small living, small dreaming, and small thinking, begin to enjoy the abundance of all of Me.  Drink deep of Me and become a living, flowing river of blessing to every dry land that you come to.

     I have never left you or abandoned you, for I Am always faithful.  Even in those times when you doubted Me, My love, and My promise, I remained faithful to Our covenant.  I can not change.  I will do what I said I would do on your behalf, you must be faithful to My Word and then stand and see great deliverance will run the course in your life.  Bringing wholeness to every part of you, until there is nothing missing or broken, for I Am the Lord that heals you.  Only keep your hearts pure by loving and forgiving, continually washing by My Word which removes impurities that would try to weaken you, physically, mentally, or spiritually.  You will then be, the overcoming, victorious church.  My Bride must be pure and holy, a heavenly Bride. 

 “For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere” (Ephesians 6:12)

“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.” (Isaiah 61:10)

“So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11)

Love,

Pastor D.

September 2, 2022 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

 I know that you are going through a tough transition, yet I have not forsaken you.  This will open up for you a large place, a place where you will begin to trust and lean on Me like never before. 

 
Good morning,
 
    I know that you are going through a tough transition, yet I have not forsaken you.  This will open up for you a large place, a place where you will begin to trust and lean on Me like never before.  As you have shifted, you may think that you have lost loved ones, positions, careers, and even ministries.  It is not over, I Am working on something for you.  I have always had a good plan for you, and it is My plan that will prevail.  I have seen the tears and the heartaches, the times of feeling rejected, or cast away.  You were never rejected by Me, no, never.  I have waited for you to turn all of your affections and desires to Me.  I will be all that you need, but you must renew your love for Me.  I will fulfill the longings of your heart and heal your brokenness.  I will give you a heart that thinks like Me.  You will then see that you have not really lost anything, instead that you have gained more ground in Me.  As you begin to shake yourself free from the cares of this world, you will awake to see the new light that has arisen over the obscure places that you have tread upon.  I will send men to help you and send you help from on high.
    Distractions of this age have tried to occupy my children's thoughts.  They are led astray by their thoughts.  I have given you a sound mind, but you must keep your mind stayed on Me in order to keep it sound.  Many are falling away from Me because they no longer spend the quiet moments with Me in worship.  They are careful and busy about many things so that from dawn until the night their thoughts are not towards me.  It is My peace that I have given to you in the past that guards your thoughts and your emotions.  I say to you, to be concerned about your true Love.  I Am the One.  Too many lovers make you an unfaithful lover.  When was the last time that I was the only One on your mind?  I Am a jealous lover, I will not have any other love before Me.  Come back to Me with the simple, believing, love that you once had, and I will receive you to Myself and restore to you the joy that you had in serving Me.  If not you will miss My next move, you will not be able to see, for your other lovers will detain you and keep your eyes covered.  You must come to Me again as a virgin love.  Depend on Me, I Am trustworthy.
 
    "Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. 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. 4:6-7)
 
    "You [are like] unfaithful wives [having illicit love affairs with the world and breaking your marriage vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend is being God’s enemy? So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world takes his stand as an enemy of God. Or do you suppose that the Scripture is speaking to no purpose that says, The Spirit Whom He has caused to dwell in us yearns over us and He yearns for the Spirit [to be welcome] with a jealous love?" (James 4:4-5)
 
"For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome." (Jer. 29:11)
 
Love,
 
Pastor D.

May 20, 2022 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

 I Am filling you with more. I Am causing that deep chasm of your heart to be filled to overflowing.

 
Good morning,
 
    I Am filling you with more.  I Am causing that deep chasm of your heart to be filled to overflowing.  Those who have sought me in the deep places and that is not only to those who are mature in Me but for those who are immature, who have felt pushed down who have been oppressed by the enemy.  I Am causing splashes of wonder to come into your eye gaze, in your ear gates, for you to begin to see who I Am.  I Am a Father that loves, I Am a teacher who teaches and never stops.  I Am One who walks along beside you to see to it.  I Am the one who causes your heart to be filled with great awe and wonder even when the enemy has tried to deplete you of who I Am.  I Am here constantly filling you.  I will never never, leave you.  Even those who have been cast down, I Am lifting up.  I Am the lifter of all your soul.  For those who are high, I continue to lift higher and for those who are lower, I lift them up higher.  There is nothing that you have done, nothing that you have not done that will cause Me to turn away from you.  So I say, come back.  Come back from that place of discontentment and I will fill your hearts with wonder.  You will know me in a deeper way, in a way that you did not know me in times past.  You will understand me better, where I will even cause you to have a great mind of understanding, a heart of understanding.  
    For the seasons that we are in, they are the times of the end and I Am causing such a push and such a flow of My anointing to rest upon My children.  I Am causing things that were once in the dark to come to the light because of the times.  So I Am enlightening your heart and your mind.  It is not because of who you are but it is because I Am faithful, trustworthy and I Am dependable.  I know that you have asked Me, I know that you have sought Me.  I know that you have depended upon Me to the limit and the capacity that you know how to and I Am meeting you right now where you are to bring you up higher to cause you to know Me greatly.  I will not forsake you nor leave you without help.  I Am coming now to cause you to see the splashes of wonder as you know Me.  Insight and understanding, like a flicker you will know and then you will seek after Me.  I will place hunger and thirst with desperation on the inside of those who are My own.  So receive everything that I have given you, I have brought you to this place of desperation.  The enemy tried to use it to destroy you but I have brought you to this place of desperation so that I could fill you to overflowing with Me.  It is all in My time and My plan.
 
    "For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome." (Jer. 29:11)
 
    "And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),"  (Eph. 1:18)
 
    “I love those who love me; And those who seek me early and diligently will find me." (Pro. 8:17)
 
Love,
 
Pastor D.

June 18, 2021 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Rise up and clothe yourself with strength for the night is far spent.  The day is near!

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Good morning,

    Rise up and clothe yourself with strength for the night is far spent.  The day is near!  It is time to take inventory of what has been allowed in My temple.  You must have an undivided heart, one that is loyal to Me and the Kingdom.  Put away all that defiles and draws your attention away.  As you return to Me, I will restore.  You know that you can not serve two masters and you can not have two lovers.  I Am jealous over you, and I must have your undivided attention.  As you arouse yourself up to the greatness of My love, you will be supplied with My power and glory right in your midst.  As you come back to Me, I will cause a new sense of liberation and freedom.  You will no longer be earthbound.  You will begin to live and operate in a realm where the things of this earth will no longer be able to obstruct your movements in Me.  Watch your spirit soar, and you will not be defiled by this world any longer.  You will begin to value the things above more than the things of this earth.  You will overwhelm the rulers of darkness, principalities, powers and spiritual wickedness in high places.  They will shudder at your voice, for your voice will be the same as Mine.  Now be done with small living, small dreaming and small thinking, begin to enjoy the abundance of all of Me.  Drink deep of Me and become a living, flowing river of blessing to every dry land that you come to. 

    I have never left you or abandoned you, for I am always faithful.  Even in those times when you doubted Me, My love and My promise, I remained faithful to Our covenant.  I can not change.  I will do what I said I would do on your behalf, you must be faithful to My Word and then stand and see great deliverance will run the course in your life.  Bringing wholeness to every part of you, until there is nothing missing or broken, for I Am the Lord that heals you.  Only keep your hearts pure by loving and forgiving, continually washing by My Word which removes impurities that would try to weaken you, physically, mentally, or spiritually.  You will then be, the overcoming, victorious church.  My Bride must be pure and holy, a heavenly Bride.  

    “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” (Eph. 6:12-13)

    “Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great horror, declares the Lord. My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken Me, the springs of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.” (Jer. 2:12-13)

    “I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.” (Is. 61:10)

Love,

Pastor D.

August 14, 2020 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

 I know that you are going through a tough transition, yet I have not forsaken you. 

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Good morning,
 
     I know that you are going through a tough transition, yet I have not forsaken you.  This will open up for you a large place, a place where you will begin to trust and lean on Me.  As you are shifting, you may think that you have lost loved ones, positions, careers, and even ministries.  It is not over, I Am working on something for you.  I have always had a good plan for you, and it is My plan that will prevail. This transition will open a passage to open horizons and you will be blessed above your brethren, I will exalt you.  I have seen the tears and the heartaches, the times of feeling rejected, or cast away.  You were never rejected by Me, no, never.  I have waited for you to turn all of your affections and desires to Me.  I will be all that you need, but you must renew your love for Me.  I will fulfill the longings of your heart and heal your brokenness.  I will give you a heart that thinks like Me.  You will then see that you have not really lost anything, instead that you have gained more ground in Me.  As you begin to shake yourself free from the cares of this world, you will awake to see the new light that has arisen over the obscure places that you have tread upon.  I will send men to help you and send you help from on high.  You will arise and shine in the darkest hours.  When chaotic times multiply, you will be unshakable, because of allowing the transition to take you ahead of the times. 
     Distractions of this age have tried to occupy my children's thoughts.  Many are being lead astray by their thoughts.  I have given you a sound mind, but you must keep your mind stayed on Me, in order to keep it sound.  Many are falling away from Me, because they no longer spend the quiet moments with Me in worship.  I have said to be still and know Me.  Revelation of Me, comes when you still or quiet your soul in My presence.  Many are careful and busy about many things, so that from dawn until night their thoughts are not towards Me.  It is My peace that I have given to you in the past that guards your thoughts and your emotions.  I say to you, to be concerned about your true Love.  I Am the One.  Too many lovers make you an unfaithful lover.  When was the last time that I was the only One on your mind?  I Am a jealous lover, I will not have any other love before Me.  Come back to Me with the simple, believing, love that you once had, and I will receive you to Myself and restore to you the joy that you had in serving Me.  If not you will miss My next move, you will not be able to see, for your other lovers will detain you, entangle you, and keep your eyes covered from genuine life.  You must come to Me again as a virgin love.  Depend on Me, I Am trustworthy, you will awaken in My likeness.
 
     "As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face until I see you for who you really are.Then I will awaken with your form and be fully satisfied, fulfilled in the revelation of your glory in me!" (Ps. 17:15)
     “Be careful that you never allow your hearts to grow cold.  Remain passionate and free from anxiety and the worries of this life.  Then you will not be caught off guard by what happens.  Don’t let me come and find you drunk or careless in living like everyone else." (Luke 21:34)
     "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." (Is. 26:3)
 
Love,
 
Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

One of the distinguishing marks of Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Joseph; those mighty men of valor is that they allowed Me to do the work in them in order to bring about the change to make them more effective and more powerful to stand as a witness bold in their season and in their time.  The difference that stands between you and them

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Good morning,
 
     One of the distinguishing marks of Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Joseph; those mighty men of valor is that they allowed Me to do the work in them in order to bring about the change to make them more effective and more powerful to stand as a witness bold in their season and in their time.  The difference that stands between you and them, is a yielded heart.  They were men full of faults, flaws, character defects that I had to change by My power, but they yielded to Me.  I desire to bring up a new generation of Joshua's, Caleb's, Joseph's, Davids, Abraham's, and of Moses, men and women who will give their whole heart and turn their complete lives to Me.  I Am able to raise you up and lift you up above your brethren, all I require is a yielded heart from you, that's all.  Take your hands off of the things that you have been trying to fix in your own power, and know that I Am well able.  The manipulation of others is a spirit of witchcraft and it will turn against you and consume you, but if you will allow Me, if you will step back and let Me be God in your life you will see the plan, the purpose, and the design I had for you from the beginning.  It will come to pass without you making it in your own might.  Before you were even known by anyone I had a plan, and My plan will supersede if you will allow it.  My plan will progress and bring you to the desired haven, if you will step back.  I can do and will do those things that I have said to you over and over again because I Am not man, I can not lie, I will not lie, I will do exactly what I said but I need your cooperation.  I need you to let Me, so yield to Me and allow Me to make you who I designed you to be.  
     There is greatness in you.  There is greatness, even before you called My name, there was greatness in you that the enemy saw and tried to sift you as wheat.  I would not allow him and now I say to you, allow Me to magnify what I have placed on the inside of you to come forth, and as you yield to Me you will be those great men and women that I designed and purposed for you to be.  This world is waiting for you to rise up.  This world is waiting for you and I say allow Me to do it and you will arise and some shall be saved by fire but many will not come.  But you will do your assignment,  your purpose that I created you to do will be accomplished, and you will be blessed says the Lord.  You will be My glory carriers and be highly favored of Me as you yield, yield, yield yourself to Me.
 
     "Then they were glad because of the calm, And He guided them to their desired haven." (Ps. 107:30)
     "The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts." (Haggai 2:9)
     "Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts." (Zec. 4:6)
 
Love,
 
Pastor D.