EXHORTATIONS FROM THE FATHER

["Reflections" Of The Father's Heart]

[january 3rd 2008]


+ "Suffering" [for righteousness sake]: As My children "mentally ascend" to any mention of this word in My Word, they immediately begin to conjure up lofty imaginations and dire speculations [of what that might mean to them] - and these are the product of a mind that has not been transformed and renewed and cleansed by My Word. I have both commanded and empowered My children to destroy these speculations and, indeed, ANY lofty thing THAT is raised up against My knowledge [Word - Wisdom] [2 Corinthians 10:5] - that they might be freed from the bondage of the law of sin and death and, thus, allow the Devil and his forces NO opportunity at all to work in their lives. Each time one of My children exalts their own darkened understanding above My Word, they "allow" themselves to be held captive by the Evil One to, in some way, carry out his vile schemes [2 Timothy 2:26] in the midst of My people. Let it be clearly understood: one cannot sow to the flesh without reaping immediately some form of death and darkness in their lives, and NOW is the time to remove all forms of death and darkness from the midst of My people! From these things, one can see that My judgement in the "household" [1 Peter 4:17] MUST be absolute.

In this final hour, EVERY action taken [and word spoken] by My children that is of their own initiative shall surely perish [become uncovered], and fail in such a way that every eye shall behold the folly of a Christian walk that is not "in Christ" - and, thus, based solely on My Word [Will] and the guidance and empowerment of My Spirit! Have I not said in My Word that "whatever is not from faith is sin" [Romans 14:23b]? I say to you this day, that many of My children are, for the most part, ignorant of the sin in their lives. They believe that if they cannot perceive any wrongdoing in their walks through their five physical senses, that they are clean in My sight; yet, because they have not drawn near to Me in the "inner chamber" [to receive the necessary light {revelation} and restoration that will free them from fear], they allow themselves to be held captive in a form of condemnation [which produces an unclean conscience {1 John 3:21-22}] - always held to a degree by a spirit of fear; and because of this they will, to that degree they allow themselves to be held captive, violate the law of love - without even realizing it. Truly I say to you this day, those who have "forsaken" all that proceeds from [has its source in] their "soul" life [self-desire], I shall pour out My life [Zoe] upon them and within them in "torrents" in this hour, and the multitudes will surely see that a life that is wholly given to Me is a life that is truly blessed!

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