June 11, 2008
Tonight,.... I heard this word of the
Lord so clearly in my spirit. The Lord
said: "WHY ARE YOU RUNNING! DID I NOT
TELL YOU TO STAND!"
Immediately, I was taken to
Ephesians
6:10-12 which says:
In conclusion, be
strong in the Lord [be empowered through
your union with Him]; draw
your strength from Him [that strength
which His boundless might provides]. Put
on God's whole armor [the armor of
a heavy-armed soldier which God
supplies], that you may be able to
successfully to stand up against
[all] the strategies and the deceits of
the devil.
Clearly, clearly the Lord said to me,
"MY PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FROM MY ENEMY!
YET, THEY HAVE DELEGATED AUTHORITY OVER
HIM! ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS STAND IN MY
ARMOR!"
Suddenly I began to see people running.
Just running everywhere and going
anywhere. They didn't even know for
sure, what they were running from and
had absolutely no idea what they were
running to. Yet, they were running ....
and thinking they were "fighting the
enemy." Instead, what was really taking
place was a "wearing down" and these
people were to "tired" to see it.
Daniel 7:25
says this about Satan:
"And he shall speak words against the
Most High [God] and shall wear out
the saints of the Most High and
...."
The bible didn't say he would "try" to
wear out. It says HE WILL wear out...
Not only does he come to steal, kill and
destroy ... but a "wearing down" is also
a part of that process...
Satan's "job description" is to KEEP YOU
RUNNING! When a person is running (in
fear of the enemy) they don't pay any
attention to what is going on behind
them, before them, to their left, to
their right, above or beneath. Instead,
they are in a crazy, mindless cycle of
fear that will ultimately lead to place
of destruction, great weakness and
ultimately death either in the spirit,
the natural or both. A person who is
running in fear will SEPARATE or
disconnect themselves from their very
source that is destined to protect them
... because literally, they are
operating outside of the true mind --
which is the mind of Christ. They are
relying SOLELY on a flesh-spirit mix ...
which WILL NEVER work in the realm of
the spirit.
You see.... satan wants you to get
tired. He wants you to sleep and
slumber, not to STAY AWAKE and REMAIN
ALERT. I had a glimpse of a war, and in
the midst of this war... there were
people with nothing to lose. They had
this demeanor and mindset that said: "If
I die, then I will die ... but I will
stand my ground for the chance to live."
So they suited up, and faced the enemy
without any concern for the cost.
1 Peter 5:8 says this:
Be well balanced (temperate, sober of
mind), be vigilant and cautious at all
times; for that enemy of yours,
the
devil, roams around like a lion roaring
[[a]
in fierce hunger], seeking
someone to seize upon and devour."
But instead of seeking God for your
breakthrough, believers are running in
fear. They are running to man to
"comfort" their FEELINGS, to sympathize
with THEIR "CONDITION OR SITUATION," to
provide an answer for them that NO MAN
CAN PROVIDE!!! I PRAY YOU HEAR ME!!!
Running in fear is not the same as
running a race. When we run a race, we
are running that race on our KNEES. IN A
PLACE OF PRAYER and INTERCESSION!!! We
are praying God's will for our lives ...
by the HOLY GHOST if we must. We do not
always know what to pray so we must
allow the Holy Spirit on the inside of
us to pray the perfect prayer. THIS IS
STANDING!!! This is standing in your
armor!!! This is trusting God to deliver
you!!! This is seeking instruction and
direction!!!! This is the beginning of
using the WEAPONS you have been given to
SAVE YOUR SOUL!!!!
I keep hearing this: "WHY ARE MY PEOPLE
RUNNING? I'VE CREATED YOU TO STAND ..."
The word STAND as used in Ephesians
means to cause
or make stand; to place, to make firm;
to establish; to establish a
thing; to keep intact; to uphold or
sustain the authority or force of
anything; to set or place in balance;
the foundation of a thing;
to continue safe and sound; to be of
a steadfast mind; one who does not
hesitate or waiver.
Psalm 3
says:
1Lord,
how are they increased that trouble me!
many are they that rise up against me.
2Many there be which say of my
soul, There is no help for him in God.
Selah.
3But
thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my
glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
4I
cried unto the LORD with my voice, and
he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5I
laid me down and slept; I awaked; for
the LORD sustained me.
6I
will not be afraid of ten thousands of
people, that have set themselves against
me round about.
7Arise,
O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou
hast smitten all mine enemies upon the
cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth
of the ungodly.
8Salvation
belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is
upon thy people. Selah.
Many "saints" will continue to perish as
long as they try "everything else"
except the Lord. No man can serve two
masters .....
In Jesus' Name. Amen!
