repent – Daughters of Z

May 27, 2022 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Take heed My people, My church, and change your ways. It is time to repent of your lethargic ways and embrace Mine.

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Good morning,

Take heed My people, My church, and change your ways. It is time to repent of your lethargic ways and embrace Mine. You have neglected to love one another and the enemy has sown bitterness and resentment towards each other. If you will begin to allow My Word to be seated on the throne of your heart then you will have courage and faith to deal with these faults with a decisive mind. Do not let pride hide the weaknesses that I Am bringing to the surface of your heart, so that you may be healed and delivered. This is the wicked way of the enemy, to sow tares of deceit and pride. Now is the time to come under the power of My word for the enemy is sending a strong delusion in order to get My people to believe a lying deceitful spirit. Do not stop in your pursuit of My love. I have spoken before and now is the time when the love of many will wax cold, in My house. This sin is rampant in My house and I Am saying, "enough." "Clean, clean the temple must be clean." I want your character and personality to be lovely, and worthy of My Bride. I will not keep silent until your righteousness shines like a bright torch. I will not be still until this world is blinded by the beauty and power of "Our" glory. Some of the beauty that you had in the beginning when your love for Me was fresh and new, has been marred. For a long time, I have been calling My people to the place of holiness, purging by the washing of My Word. This is the beauty that I desire and long to see in you. A dedicated devotion is needed to cause you to keep your eyes only on Me. I rebuke and chasten those who I love and those who are My own.

The season of suffering and difficulties I have used to bring out the best in you and to rid you of the refuse. You must take hold of my grace, it is the ability that you need in order to excel. Do not become weary in doing My word and keeping My Word, for I will impart to you a double portion of anointing and strength. Take no stock in your reputation or in what you may have done up until now, for a fresh and new way has come to you. True humility! It requires a new level of trusting in Me. Preparations are being made for you, for I am ahead of you naming your steps before you arrive there. The time of great war for your souls has come. Prepare yourselves to endure hardships as soldiers, and do not be easily moved by the outer conditions. Become stable inside and your outer man will follow. In the past few years, I have begun to toughen you up, for many of My people were very soft. Many have only had the milk of My word, feeding on all that delights the eyes and the ears. Now it is high time for all to grow up spiritually. I yearn for My people, My church to rise up and become the mature sons of God. Many will not be able to stand in the days to come if their spiritual diet does not improve. For man does not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds from My mouth.

"The nations will see your righteousness and vindication [by God] And all kings [will see] your glory; And you will be called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord will designate, you will also be [considered] a crown of glory and splendor in the hand of the Lord, And a royal diadem [exceedingly beautiful] in the hand of your God. It will no longer be said of you [Judah], “Azubah (Abandoned),”Nor will it any longer be said of your land, “Shemamah (Desolate)”; But you will be called, “Hephzibah (My Delight is in Her),”And your land, “Married”; For the Lord delights in you, And to Him your land will be married [owned and protected by the Lord]." (Is. 62:2-4)

"Because lawlessness is increased, the love of most people will grow cold. But the one who endures and bears up [under suffering] to the end will be saved." (Matt. 24:12-13)

"Take with me your share of hardship [passing through the difficulties which you are called to endure], like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier in active service gets entangled in the [ordinary business] affairs of civilian life; [he avoids them] so that he may please the one who enlisted him to serve. And if anyone competes as an athlete [in competitive games], he is not crowned [with the wreath of victory] unless he competes according to the rules." (2 Tim. 2:3-5)

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

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Good morning,

For anyone who truly loves someone, they provide, and I have provided all things for you. I know that some times, especially in dark times in your life it seems as if I have forgotten My provision for you but I pre-planned a good day for you, there is good plan for you. So no matter what this day looks like, no matter what day you are facing, says the Spirit of grace and mercy, I have already made a good plan for you. So you can always hold your head up, you can always dance in the rain, for you can always know that your Father hovers over you with great goodness and mercy. And My blessings, my tokens and my favor, they surround you as unto a shield. There is nothing, no good thing that I will withhold from you. Everything I have given unto you, I turned it over to your hand says the Spirit of grace and mercy. I have given all that My Son holds in his hand, I have given to you. This is how much I love you and respect your right and your privilege to choose Me, I will not force you to do My will for you, neither will I make you choose My purpose for you. So I say, turn your affection and your attention towards Me and upon Me like never before. For the great things that are coming upon this earth will have two faces. There will be the faces of evil and the faces of your Father, if you choose My way, you will see My good in everything says the Lord, even in those things that are evil. For you will look and see what a good Father I am in the midst of those evil times that I am a great provider, you will know I Am turning all things around for you. I have supernaturally made a way of escape for you says the Lord. There is nothing that will catch you off guard because nothing catches Me off guard. So stand sure knowing that I Am your Father and I am a loving Daddy, I am a faithful Father and My love for you endures throughout the ages.

There is nothing, nothing that you said and or have done in the past, even those things that were hurtful towards Me, I knew your heart says the Lord and I waited, I will forgive and restore our right relationship. I waited for the turn around because I knew says the Lord, that the time that I had planned for you would come and you would not turn away from Me, but you would run to Me. So now I rejoice says the Father even as seen in My word, as the father who gave everything to His son, who then turned around and squandered it all upon the world and the lust of his flesh, yet I waited. The prodigal turned his heart back toward the father, repented, and was welcomed back home. I say to you I Am waiting, waiting for the return of that great love that I put in your heart by My precious Spirit. I know that you will love Me with an everlasting and enduring love because that is the kind of love that I have given you. Stand sure knowing that I will not stop, I will not quit and you will not stop and you will not quit, for I have sured you up, made you stable by My Spirit. As long as you yield yourself to My Spirit there is no stopping you and there is no end for you but only good things are ahead for My children. So get ready and open your hands, it does not matter what is going on in the world or the things that are coming to the world. This is the time that My children shall rejoice in the harvest of their God. This is our time says the Lord, that the day that Joseph spoke of, "what you meant for my harm, God meant for my good", this is that time says the Lord. My children will experience and see the mercies of God poured out lavishly upon them. So rejoice says the Lord, this is not the time to hold your head down because of the heaviness of the world, but this is the time to dance in the rain to rejoice even in the midst of circumstances, even they are working for your good. I the Lord your God, I Am dancing even now, for I have the enemy in scorn and derision, I have laughed at his plans, his snares, and the devices that he used, they are being turned on his camp.

"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present outcome, that many people would be kept alive [as they are this day]." (Gen. 50:20)

"Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow." (Jer. 31:13)

"For the LORD God is a sun and shield unto us; the LORD will give grace and glory; he will not withhold good from those that walk uprightly." (Ps. 84:11)

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear

Good Morning,

We will continue to discuss holiness of the heart, which is simple obedience. We saw that King David
had a repentant heart, when his sin was revealed by the Prophet Nathan.
There was even serious consequences of his sin, even after he had
repented. When we sow seeds, there is an expected harvest, whether good
or bad. God is not mocked whatever seeds we sow that and that alone
will bring our harvest. (Gal.6:7) The scripture goes on to tell us; "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." "But let every person carefully scrutinize and examine and test his own conduct and his own work. " (Gal.6:8 and verse 4)

Now, let's look at the heart of another king and how he responded when the sin of his heart was revealed. Remember a simple definition for holiness is obedience to God and His Word with a yielded heart of humility. We
will pick up the account after Samuel the prophet told Saul the king,
to wait until he came to meet with the king and offer the sacrifices of
The Lord for the armies of Israel. You can read I Samuel 13:1-14. "
Saul waited seven days, according to the set time Samuel had appointed.
But Samuel had not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from
Saul. So Saul said, Bring me the burnt offering
and the peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering [which he
was forbidden to do]. And just as he finished offering the burnt
offering,
behold, Samuel came! Saul went out to meet and greet him. Samuel said,
What have you done? Saul said, Because I saw that the people were
scattering from me, and that you did not come within the days
appointed, and that the Philistines assembled at Michmash…. So I forced myself to offer a burnt offering." (that is usually how we say that we ended up in sins, shortcomings, faults etc.) "And
Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly! You have not kept the
commandment of the Lord your God which He commanded you; for the Lord
would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your
kingdom will not continue; the Lord has sought out [David] a man after
His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince and ruler
over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded." We
must obey God in the simple things, that is the testing and proving
ground for the one who will obey. We can not go around picking and
choosing what we'd like to do and nullifying the rest of God's Word, because it is difficult on our flesh.

Now let's see if there was a heart change in king Saul.
Samuel gives Saul a Word from the Lord, that he was to utterly destroy
all of the Amalekites, men, women, infants , ox, sheep, camels and
donkeys. We know that Saul took the king of the Amalekites alive, and
he kept the best of the sheep, ox, camels, all that was good, Saul
kept. Listen to the voice of the Lord; "Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, I regret making Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not performed My commands. And Samuel was grieved and angry [with Saul] and he cried all night." (I Samuel 15:10-11). Samuel
went to meet Saul and of course he heard and saw Saul's disobedience to
the Lord. Saul, blamed his sin and disobedience on everybody else.
Samuel reminded Saul that when he was small in his own eyes, God made
him ruler over Israel. He told him again of the assignment that the
Lord sent him on, to utterly destroy the Amalekites. Yet, Saul
consistently said that he did obey God. (I Samuel 15:18-20) "And Samuel said, Has the Lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." Listen, to the very next words, get it in your heart! "For rebellion (disobedience to God's Word) is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness (insisting on your way, becoming hardhearted to God) is
as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the
Lord, He has also rejected you from being king. And Saul said to
Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the
Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their
voice. Now, I pray you pardon my sin and go back with me that I may
worship the Lord.(verse 23-24) Do
you notice the difference of the heart of Saul compared to the heart of
David? Saul hasn't yet repented of his sin. He wants to look right in
the eyes of his people. The words that he is saying are not coming from
a broken and contrite heart,(the one that God will not despise). They
are coming from a prideful and arrogant heart, that needs to be noticed
as one that is respected. Why do you say that Pastor D? Let's look at
Saul's heart. "And as Samuel turned to go away, Saul seized the skirt of Samuel's mantle and it tore. And Samuel said to him, The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it
to a neighbor of yours who is better than you. (David) And also the Strength of Israel will not lie or repent; for He is not man that He should repent. Saul said I have sinned, yet honor me now, I pray you. Before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord your God.' (verses 27-30)

Saul did reap his harvest, for not repenting. He
lost the kingdom and also lost his mind and the respect of the people
that he was trying to impress. Obeying God is better than any sacrifice
that you think is more worthy than yielding to His Word. When we sow to
the flesh we reap a harvest of death and decay. Remember, "If you be willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land. But
if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword; for the
mouth of the Lord has spoken it." (Isaiah 1:19-20) It is the heart that consents, or is willing to obey that ends up obeying. Will to obey and you will obey!

Love,

Pastor D.