#366

No abominable thing shall enter into the prepared place for the faithful. Only those who work righteousness shall enter in. I shall not work abominations and enter in when God has told me that no abominable thing shall enter in.

I want to spend eternity with Jesus. By faith, I will spend eternity with him. By grace, I will show forth the works of a heavenly creation. The works of righteousness are the currency of eternity. Only those who do the will of the Father shall inherit eternal life, not those who work lies and abominations. I will not drink from the cup of the whore who pours out fornications and abominations, but I will drink from the wine of the church. The Lord has poured into his body the wine of the last days. This wine is a result of the grapes of wrath that he has trodden. His garments were dyed red in the winepress that he has trodden alone. There was no intercessor worthy. There was no one to help. There was no mediator without sin. Jesus came and walked in the winepress of the grapes of wrath for my eternal life.

I drink from the cup of eternal life. I abhor the cup of lust and pride offered by the religions of the world. I come out from among them, and I will be separate. God will receive me. He will be my God, and I shall be his child. I regret not the lost pleasures and treasures of the world, but I rejoice that my name is written in the Lamb’s book of life. God has written down my name in his book. I will not remove my name from his list to write my name in the hall of fools. I choose according to truth and righteousness, and now my name will not be blotted out of his book. I choose this day who I will serve. The Lord is the God that was on the other side of my salvation. Now he is the God on this side of my salvation. Jesus saved me when the gods on the other side of my salvation sought to destroy me; therefore, I will not serve these other gods.

I rise up from my servitude of weak and beggarly elements and gods that cannot see, speak, nor walk. I rise up and activate the obedience of faith. God will reward me according to my faith and his lovingkindness.

 

 

#367

God has not finished the work that he has started in me. He has begun a good work, and he will finish the good work he started. I rise up and fight the good fight of faith. I will not allow the circumstances to belittle me and bring me to the halls of confusion. The Lord is not the author of the attempt to drive me into the chambers before my face. These are chambers of confusion. I will not be driven into these places. An enemy has designed this for my defeat, but God shall take this doorway and turn it into the slaughterhouse of spirits. He shall wax great on my behalf. The enemy shall be defeated again at his own game. I look not to the things that seem too great for me. I simply look to the Lord, the author and the finisher of my faith. God has designed victory. Now I will show forth praise unto him, and he will dwell in these praises as a secret weapon against the enemy. I show forth the triumphant praises of my king, and he will show forth his strength against the enemy.

I do not look at the greatness of the problems, but I look at the awesomeness of my God. I compare the entire problem to him. The Lord is greater than the problem. Now I will show forth praises, and they shall be the fanfare for his glory. I show forth praises, and he will ambush these spirits that have attempted to mask the will of God. God is leading me. He is the good shepherd, not a bad shepherd. He knows the way I should take; therefore, I allow him to lead my life. I submit all things unto the Lord. I count all things lost and all things dung. I count nothing gain, and now will I be guarded from the subtlety of hatred. The spirit of hatred has studied me and my mannerisms. I look no longer to the arms of flesh for answers. I simply look to the arm of the Lord. He has revealed it to me. Now I show forth the strength of praise, and God will show forth the strength of his right arm.

 

 

#368

This day is another day that God made for me to rejoice and be glad. He desires that I behold his beauty. I know of his faithfulness in my body. He dwells in earthen vessels. I behold the treasure that I have in my temple. I rejoice in the temple made without hands, and I behold the beauty of God Almighty. Abraham rejoiced to see his day. He was glad and rejoiced. He rejoiced because he truly believed in the Lord. I am sad because I have not truly believed on him as the scriptures have declared of him. Nevertheless, I will not allow circumstances to affect my response to God's day.

This is the day that the Lord has made. I rejoice in the making of another day. Though the day was here before I arrived, yet did the Lord, the Eternal God, make it. I lift my eyes from the futility of regret and difficult circumstances. God has lifted the clouds from my head and brought me showers of blessings. I dance in the rain of blessings. Unless I behold the invisible rain of blessings of the future, I will tabernacle the memories of the past. I go to the tabernacle of memories, and I behold his goodness to me in the past. I remember the benefits of my salvation, the graciousness of his spirit, and the protection given to me in the times of trouble. I remember the security offered every moment and the goodness of my God at all times. I allow my praises to be continually in my mouth. When I have tabernacled the innumerable benefits of the past, then time will be no more. I will not finish counting before I worship because of who he is. I will not finish counting before I behold the invisibility of faithfulness to provide the rain of blessings being poured out in the spirit.

I open my eyes to the consistency of the Lord's nature. I behold the faithfulness of his love. He is the same as he was yesterday; therefore, I know of a truth, that his faithfulness today and in the future shall bring me the same rewards that mercy can easily afford. I rejoice, for God made this day for me to rejoice in it. I rejoice and bring him a sacrifice of praise. I pour out my feelings, my worries, my unbelief, my anger, and all my wasted efforts into the tank of sacrificial praise. When I have poured out all that I have into the tank of praise, then will I behold the fuel of faith supplying me with the power to arrive in the door of his faithfulness. I arise and worship, for the Lord desires to make me glad.

 

 

#369

God is my secure place. His name is a tower that is strong and cannot be penetrated by evil. He is my Everlasting Arms, a refuge from every storm and every force forged against me. He is a strong city, not a place that can be entered at the will of my enemies. Those who have entered the strong city of salvation are supplied with weapons that are not carnal but weapons that are mighty through the Lord. These weapons are mighty to the pulling down of strongholds, the casting down of imaginations, the bringing into captivity every thought into his obedience. I purpose to not allow my thoughts to run to shelters designed by my enemies. The refuge of God is not as the shelters designed by man. My enemies are not human enemies, but my true enemies are spirits without bodies. My enemies are principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places. These enemies cannot be fended against using carnal methods of defense, but these enemies can only be defended against by God's provision. I know that I cannot escape the pursuing enemies of the darkness by running to man's shelters. They penetrate all things designed by man. The spiritual dogs are not stymied by a man-made ladder. The spiritual serpents are not cut away by man-made knives. There is no man-made defense against my enemies. The Lord is my only refuge, my only city of refuge. He is the Eternal God, my help and my safety. He is my shield, and only his sword is excellent in battle. He causes me to tread upon the high places of my enemies and triumph through praise.

 

 

#370

The light of the glorious gospel will not go out because I fail. The conditions for success are not rooted in any flesh. I can of myself do nothing. The Lord has brought me to this point in the journey to strip me of trust in self and the arm of flesh. He wants me to know him as I should know him. I lift my eyes from the fear of the loss of things, reputation, friends, and people. I have stared at these things long enough. Now I count them all loss and look to God. He is here to impart the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus. When my heart has laid down all things, then the Lord will be my prize. I have counted things loss with my mouth, but my heart has not. When things are counted loss for the sake of winning the Lord, then his holiness shall shine as many suns multiplied. I will not say that I have counted all things loss when they lay nearby in my heart. I will choose to remain with my treasures on the earth unless I empty my heart of idols. I will go and study idols. I do know what an idol is. There is no way for me to know whether I have an idol if I don't know what one is. I have idols in my life. God has made me to know that there are idols in my heart; therefore, I repent.

 

 

#371

Grace is teaching me. I now allow the instructions from the throne of grace to be imparted unto me then will I know how to live righteously, soberly, and godly in this present world. I am not my own. Jesus bought me. If he bought me, then he is my owner. I will not steal myself from him. I will not say that I have not stolen myself back when my owner urges prayer and I resist. I will not say that I have not stolen myself back when my owner urges fasting and I consider the flesh and obey it instead of my owner. I will not say that I have not stolen myself back when I insist on going my own way and not in the paths that he is pointing to. I relinquish the people to God. He has a chastening rod for the goats, the disobedient sons and daughters. I have taken them upon myself and allowed the burden of their right living to rest upon me. I pray for them, but I will give them unto him, and he will chasten the disobedient and expose the wicked. I know that no one may come into the house of true holiness and abide without the light of God shining on them. The light of true holiness is shining, and things shall be revealed unto me that we may go on. I lift my hands and worship.

 

 

#372

I do not fret myself because of the size of the congregation. I will love and nurture those that God brings. No one can come unless he draws them unto himself. God is in me; therefore, those who he is drawing shall come, and some shall remain. The Lord brings many to hear the gospel, but many will not be chosen. The call has gone out for the world to hear the good news, yet all will not obey the gospel; therefore, I know that I shall see many pass through our midst and exit into hell. I will not be disturbed by those who reject the truth. I remember that he has told me that I am not greater than my master. They rejected him. They rejected the prophets. They will reject me. I will not allow the spear of rejection to wound my trust in God. He is faithful even when the spear of rejection has been thrown into my heart. All these things must be, for I am a part of his body, and he has opened up a door for all to come.

I look again to the Lord. In the spirit, I see him drawing souls unto himself and working miracles. I behold a sick man lying in a hospital bed. I behold the nurses coming around his bed. The man needs care, for he is injured. I behold the bandage around his head. I notice that the man is not conscious. Many of the people are yet in hospital beds. They have come to have their wounds cared for. Many have come that attention might be given to them in their weak state. Many will never go from Spiritual Intensive Care, for they were ushered into the Lord’s presence by emergency vehicles and not by knees of love. When his people, which are called by his name, shall fall to their knees of love and humble themselves and pray, then will there be little need for the many spiritual ambulances parked outside of spiritual hospitals. God’s church shall be a lighthouse filled with healed workers who minister and not spiritual invalids in the lobby of a sick church.

 

 

#373

I behold the faces of men who once preached the gospel. I notice the faces of those who remain.

(The faces that followed were the faces of these men as children.)

If they had remained as children, then they would not have gone back to the world. The enemy has set the vines of pride on the walls of this world. I may go among the vines of pride and satisfy myself, but I will not find the Lord among the vines and the spiders of the world. He is only found by those who seek him with a whole heart. If I seek him among the vines of pride, I will only climb to higher heights to leap from as I commit spiritual suicide. It is foolish to go higher in the vines of pride. I will come down from the vines of pride, for in the next season, these attractive vines with beautiful flowers of disobedience shall be the hard, dry vines of destruction.

I have looked down from my wall of assumed escape and beheld the huge rock below me. Jesus is the rock who followed me here. Now I will let go of my vines of pride and fall upon him, the rock, and I will be broken. I can be broken today and express the sacrifices of God. If I continue my climb over the wall before me, then I will fall because of my haughtiness, and this same rock shall fall on me and grind me to powder. I let go of all things in my heart and fall into the big arms of the Rock. What seems to be a hard place, is really my shelter from the storm. What seems to be a long way off, is really my hiding place. I let go and win Christ. He is here to be won. The choice is mine, the Resurrection or Destruction.

 

 

#374

The Lord has given me precious promises. His promises are not turned aside by the actions of men. He promised, and he will perform. He has not promised me revival and blessings and changed his mind. His promises and blessings are not diminished by the actions of men. He is my reward; therefore, I do not concern myself with the actions of those who reject me. They do not determine the magnitude of his rewards and blessings. I will not worry about the decisions of those who choose not to follow me. They are the losers, not me. God allows, and he disallows; therefore, I accept what he disallows as well as the things that he allows. He has ordered my steps. I know that they are the right steps. He is building the foundation of a mighty church. He cannot build upon compromise or error. He will not allow the spirit of error and the spirit of compromise to be placed in his foundation. He is separating the spirit of error from me; therefore, I will not be alarmed by those who turn from me. No one having the spirit of error will feel comfortable around me; consequently, I know that the reason for some of the rejection is because of the spirit of truth that is in me.

 

 

#375

God will not allow a liar to be a part with the true ministry of the church. He is seeking men full of integrity and honesty that he might impart true holiness unto the people that he is bringing into the church. I will not lean to my own understanding. The spirit of truth cannot lie. He is the Lord, and it is impossible for him to lie. I look to him, and I behold the vision of God for me and the church that he is building. I notice the huge mountains before my face. These mountains do not trouble the Lord. He is invincible, invisible, eternal, immortal, and everlasting. I look at his power and his strength. I know that nothing is too hard for him. He is able to do more than anything I can ask or think; therefore, I determine my faith by my confidence in his ability and the Lord, not by what I see. I see this side of the mountains, but he sees all at one time. I know of a truth, that he has decided in my best interest and his. I behold the influx of souls. God will do a work in response to this rejection that I will not believe. I know this, and I behold it happening speedily. I know of a truth, I have heard the voice of truth this day. I behold the influx of souls.

 

 

#376

The way is already made. God has not brought me to a wilderness of death and bones. He has brought me to a battleground for souls. This is not a place of death and bones, but this is a place of tremendous victory. This victory on this place shall be for a memorial. The Lord has allowed the things that have come that he might show himself strong on my behalf. I will show forth fervent praises that this fragrance of praise will become a memory that I will not forget. I will not allow the regretful things to become my memories, or there shall only be the remains from the stagnant fragrances of bitterness and resentment. God has allowed all the pains and hurts that I might be in fellowship with him. I have come to know him in the fellowship of alienation and rejection, yet the glory of God rests upon me and those who follow me. I am not filled with dismay in this time of discouragement, but rather, I am encouraged that I am chosen to suffer with him. The spears and javelins of the enemy cannot prevent me from going through the barrier ahead. He has placed a door in the barriers before me. I will keep moving forward, for the door is already opened for me. He has gone before me and established foundations in the house of my enemies. He shall build upon this point of rejection and cause his acceptance to be my springboard of grace. He has given more grace in the time of bewilderment. He has allowed all the things that have come to me. The day shall not pass before I become fully aware of the meanings behind what he has allowed. He will give me a confirmation of the things that are to come to pass shortly.

 

 

#377

I am resting on everlasting arms. There is no falling in this dimension with Christ. He has undergirded me with the wings of love. He has provided me with a fresh anointing and the expression of the resurrection. I rest in the faithful arms of love and know that he is carrying me. He has not left me in this time of discouragement, but he has enlightened my eyes and given me the freshness of inspiration that comes from him, the Living God. I look unto him, and I am saved. He has all these things that have troubled me under his feet. I look to him, the author and the finisher of my faith. He is faithful. He will not fail, and nothing is too hard for him. The victory that I have sought is right around the corner. Around the corner of life, the victory shall spring forth, not from outside but from within me. The victory shall spring forth from the Lion of the tribe of Judah. I behold the great victory of my Lion. He has sent forth sure victory. I worship, and I am glad, for he has ordained the victory of his cross as mine.

 

 

#378

The way that I take is known of the Lord. My location in this life is known of him. The path I have traveled is known of him. He knows all about me. He knows my beginning, and he knows my ending. I look to him, my Beginning and my End. The day shall not end before I behold the clarity of his promises in my face. He shall bring the fruit of his promises to my mouth, and I shall taste of the fruit of his promises to me again. He has placed this fruit in my mouth many times. The taste of this fruit has never been sour or bitter. The only bitter things that I have tasted are the fruits of the things that I picked from the tree of covetousness and selfishness. I lean on the Lord, for I know that he is strong and faithful. The design of faithfulness is working in my life. This design cannot be marred, but it will not mix with the designs drawn by the engineers of the darkness and of the flesh. God is my engineer. I allow the implementation of the spirit to control everything, and now will I behold the finished structures of victory and satisfaction. Jesus has come that I might have life. Life is always abundant and never insufficient. The insufficiencies and empty possessions are from another source and not from life. He is life. In him, there is sufficiency and fulfillment. I cast off this leanness that has come from the meat of this world. He has come to give me manna from above. The manna from above is filled with all the spiritual nutrients necessary for completeness and wholeness.

 

 

#379

I have struggled in vain. Unbelief has intimidated me through the subtlety and craftiness of traditions. God has sent forth a new surge of his word and healed me of unbelief. I receive of this healing in my heart, mind, and tongue. I speak of his glory and talk of his power before the sons of men. The Lord is my star for this day and the next day. He is the bright star for every day. There is no day for me when he is not shining on my behalf. I believe the things spoken in my ears now and in times past. God is faithful, and he cannot lie. The work of redemption was accomplished before the foundations of the world and so were the things of victory concerning me accomplished. I walk into the finished works of Jesus Christ and worship with a new expression of faith and confidence. He is the Lord, my God and the only true God. He is the Alpha and the Omega. He is the first and the last. He is the star who shines for me and into the face of all darkness. He leaves darkness without any comprehension or strategy against me. I look unto him and behold my victories at my feet. I pick them up where I have cast my crown of humility, for he has placed all my victories at the feet of humility. I go and enjoin myself unto humility and forsake all forms of lust and pride.

 

 

#380

The light of love shined in my heart and face again. The spectrum of love presented me with the awesome power of God's manifold character. He has revealed to me that he is love and light. This love and light has presented me with all that God is. His wisdom is a part of this love-light. His righteousness is a part of this spectrum of light. His counsel and might are part of this spectrum that allows me to be clothed in a garment of righteousness. This garment is of many colors. I have been given favor and position above all the principalities and powers. The rulers in the darkness of this world cannot lay claim to what I have been given, neither can their images boast of the emblem that I wear. I lay hold on this emblem of eternal life. I am not ashamed of the good news within me. The power of God unto salvation cannot be annulled. It is an eternal expression that has stamped its emblem of life in the earth. The Lord has drawn his line in time and stamped the proof of his love on the enemy's door and taken away his keys. I lift up my voice in praise, for God has made me glad again in the presence of spirits of sadness and misunderstanding.

 

 

#381

The voice of praise shall not cease because many do not love in their times of trouble and misunderstanding. God has a people who will praise him at all times and whose praises shall continually be in their mouths. I choose to be a part of those who have understanding and not with those who abide in ignorance and pride. The pride of the foolish shall bring them to shame and destruction, but the thankful and the wise shall abide in the courts of life with adornments of victory. I choose to abide with the victorious people of faith, for the Lord's household shall rally in the face of defeat and impossibility. The household of faith is precious in his sight; therefore, I do good unto them as I have the opportunity. I cast my bread upon the waters of their lives, and I do not fear criticism and rejection. I have been wounded in the past because of the ignorance of men; however, I will not allow past hurts to become walls and barriers that prevent me from sharing the good word of faith that I bear. God has chosen this hour to present many things unto those hungry for righteousness. I determine to allow the word of life and the word of God’s grace to flow unto the mouths of those who are opening their hearts unto his expression in this hour. I will not allow misunderstanding or presumptuousness to be my guide, neither will I allow them to monitor my thoughts for the evidence of direction. The Lord has not sent these enemies to instruct me in any way, for he is understanding and victory.

 

 

#382

God has given unto every man the measure of faith, and he tasted death for every man by the grace of God. Now by the grace of God, he brings the benefits of faith, faithfulness, and grace to their lives that they may continue to taste and see his goodness. His goodness shall abound. It shall reach for people and bring them unto the bosom of safety in his tower. I send the expression of the tower and join in the celebration of salvation. I will not be a spectator in the sanctuary. I will not give way to appearances of ingratitude and spiritual pride, but I will be a participant in the celebration of his body, for the Lord has sent a blessing unto his people by means of epistles known and read of the people. I lift my eyes unto the joy of the Lord in me. I lift my face unto the scepter of righteousness, which has been stretched forth unto me. He has made me glad. Now I go and serve the Lord with it, and now will I behold the power of the word on behalf of the Lord's name and his spirit. I go and proclaim the good word of God that is in me.

 

 

#383

Many wise and prudent men have sought what God has given me. I embrace the truth of this communion and fellowship more than I have ever embraced it. I make it precious in my sight, and I do not lose the preciousness of it unto worldliness. I purpose not to allow the cankerworm of worldliness to invade my temple through any of my gates, and I will be given a harvest of inspiration that will feed multitudes. Many have lost their entire harvest because they have allowed the invasion of their temple to occur by lack of love for the precious crop of the word of God. God's word is enough for me. I will go to nature and behold the diet of the animals. They do not eat outside of their natural instincts. I come away from the table of devils, and by the grace of God, I will eat nothing from their hands. God is feeding me the bread of life and the meal of sufficiency for new creatures in Christ Jesus. In the meal of sufficiency, there is everything that I need. Many spiritual appetites have been spoiled by the subtlety of worldliness. I will go and teach the people from the word of God and nature then will I find newness in the spirit and in our congregations. God will strengthen me with truth from nature that shall teach me. He will grace me with fresh knowledge that shall develop a love and respect for holiness. He will turn that which has been looked upon as ugly and despised unto beauty. The beauty of holiness shall come forth in these last days, and the voice of the church shall trumpet, "Holiness unto the Lord." Unto the Lord, I give my heart, soul, mind, and strength. Now will I taste of the natural sufficiency that is in God. As I give all unto him, he will also give unto me a love for the truth. I receive that which he is giving this day, for it is my daily bread.

 

 

#384

God allowed nature to teach me how to survive in this life. I have learned nature's lesson, and I will not join the multitudes that are falling away and being devoured by the predators of the hour. Nature teaches me that there are wiles of evil outside of the light of good. I listen to the voice of wisdom and experience that is speaking to me plainly. I will not impose captivity upon myself, and I will enjoin myself unto the freedom that is graced unto me by the truth. God has not called me to be a wanderer. He has sent me to preach the gospel and make disciples of men. Many of the hazards that come to the people of God come to them because they are idle and unfruitful. They must add to their faith the necessary spiritual ingredients if they are to prevent blindness, falling, and unfruitfulness. Many are wandering from service to service and place to place without purpose and commitment. Vision must be allowed to enter into them. Vision has been cast, but many have willingly closed their eyes to vision while preferring lust and pride. I will go and sound the alarm concerning their ignorance to the devices of the enemy.

 

 

#385

Many have not found their places in the kingdom because they have not identified themselves with love, godliness, and contentment. Until worldliness has been despised and holiness embraced, then their God-given positions in the kingdom are hidden from the eyes of those who love not the truth. While the carnal hope for a position in God without love and commitment, the roaring lion and beast of the darkness seek for them as prey. The leaders have sounded the alarm, but the carnal are walking into the traps of corruption and destruction willingly. Instead of winning the lost, the carnal spend their time running from their predators and even leading those they bring to the kingdom into the death traps of their enemies.

There are few ways to win souls to God without loving the beauty of holiness. If the souls we bring identify with our worldliness, then there is no way for them to escape the predators of the darkness. I must lead the new souls into a proper identification lest they take upon themselves the false identity of the world. Friendship with the world is enmity against God; therefore, I choose between friendship with him and friendship with the world. Many have become the Lord's enemy because they have led the young into the traps of Satan. Many of the young have come through our sanctuary and have never come back. Some were rejecters of truth, and some were devoured by the evil among us.

I will go and strengthen the vessels that they may be strong enough to survive and defend the young. God has many people who have not bowed their knees to worldliness. I will go and lift the heads of the people with his word and develop children who can speak with the enemy at the gate. The young will imitate the old, for the old is their example. My example to them shall be an expression of wisdom and safety, not an expression that leads others to folly and death.

 

 

#386

I will go and proclaim the need to be of one mind and one spirit. I determine to teach the people to reach forth unto the things that are before them with togetherness, not reaching forth in strife and division. I will go and say, "Put on charity, and be hidden in the bosom of love." God's word will not return to him empty or void, but his word has been sent forth and will do what he has intended it to do. I am strengthened in the word, and now others will be born again of the incorruptible seed of the word within me. Many are begotten by the word of truth. I resolve to go and study nature. There will I learn to stop the loss of so many of our young. I remember that these are souls Jesus died for. He loves them, and he loves me. I draw near to the Lord and reason with him. Now I will learn wisdom and win the lost, not abort our young. I move toward the Lord and reason with him. Now will I learn wisdom and join the angels and God in defending the young babes in Christ. I have run to the shelter of the Lord's grace. I bind wisdom as ornaments about my heart and mind, and now will peace and fruitfulness abound in me. I follow wisdom. Now those that I win will not be trophies for the predators of the age. I will not be a trophy for the god of the world. I have come and I sit at the feet of nature. I will allow its teachings to impart wisdom and life to me.

 

 

#387

I arise early and seek the Lord. In the morning of my life, he will greet me with the freshness of his love and its inspiration. The relationship that he fostered has been returned to me. The communion once held in high esteem has been revived in me. The table of fresh bread is prepared for me today. Fresh water is poured from on high, and light is shining in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. I receive of God's goodness and rejoice in the presence of redemption. The darkness of the latter times is upon this world. Gross darkness has covered the entire earth. There is only one place that the darkness is prohibited. I seek that place, and I will find the peace granted by the Prince of peace.

Light has come to me, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon me. Though darkness has covered the earth and gross darkness the people, God has arisen upon me. His glory shall be seen upon me. From our nations, this light is shining, and many have come to this glorious light. Kings have come to the brightness of the Lord's rising. I lift up my eyes from the small things of my own comprehension, and I behold the abundance of his glory. Our entire nation walked in darkness, but now they have seen the great light. Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death have the light shining upon them. The Lord came with the government upon his shoulder. The increase of his government and peace has no end. Upon the throne of David, he sat and established a government with judgment and justice. He performed it with his own zeal, not the zeal of man. The tabernacle of David has been raised. God now has walls of Salvation and gates of Praise. He is the everlasting light of this tabernacle. He is my glory and my everlasting light. He has come to end my mourning. I believe.

 

 

#388

God has made me the branch of his planting. I am the work of his own hands. I allow him to be glorified within me. He shall multiply, and he shall add. He shall take a little one, and it shall become a thousand. In this time, he is hastening to do an awesome work. I will go and declare the time of repentance. The kingdom of heaven has come. The God of the kingdom is giving true knowledge of salvation by the remission of sins. The tender mercies of my God has brought me the dayspring from on high, and now the light of love is guiding me into the way of peace. Even those who have sat in darkness, see this great light. I determine to go and bear witness of this Light, which lights every man that comes into the world. Many believe though I do not see the multitudes. The condemnation that light is come into the world has blinded the evil and freed those who love light rather than darkness. Everyone that does evil hates this light, but those who do truth, come to the light that their deeds may be manifest that they are wrought in God Almighty. He has not listed my sins. He has asked, "Where are your accusers?"

I behold them in the far away dust and chaff and have sent them away in the breath of wisdom. He is my light. I follow him, and I will not walk in darkness. He is the light of life. I will learn to love him with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. I will not love the praise of men. God is my light in this world. I simply believe on him, and I will not abide in darkness.

 

 

#389

Much vanity is in the world. By grace, I will not be deceived with vain words. I will go from the presence of those who speak with vain words. The wrath of God will come upon these children of disobedience. I will not be a partaker with the children of disobedience. I am no longer in darkness. I am light in God, and I walk as a child of light. I will not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but I will reprove them. All things that are reproved are made manifest by the light. Whatever is manifested, is light. It is time to awake out of my sleep and slumber; therefore, I arise from the deadness of my traditions. God has given me true light. I understand what his will is, and I will not be foolish in this hour. I am filled with the Spirit. I speak to others in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in my heart to God. I prepare myself for the city he has made. Its streets are pure gold. The city has no need of the sun or moon to shine in it. God is the glory that lights it. God has shown me a pure river of water of life. I behold the throne of the Lord before me, and I walk up to him, my blessed hope, and I receive the blessings of his goodness. I repent and return to the fellowship of love. He is my bright and morning star. I am thirsty; therefore, I come to the Lord and drink the water of life freely.

 

 

#390

What God has promised, he will perform. I have believed; therefore, I am counted righteous. I have struggled in vain as I have considered so many things of myself. I cease my struggle to make things happen, and I enter into the works of the rest. The works performed in the works of the rest are spiritual products and not carnal manifestations of self-righteousness. I enter again into his rest and cease from my own works of the flesh. I remember that the Lord ceased from his works on the seventh day. I allow him to show me the beauty of the works of the rest. I look to his sacrifice of the Lamb of God. I behold his death, burial, and resurrection, which was my part in the covenant that he made with me. I know of a surety, that the effects of the covenant are now working on my behalf. I will behold the power of the smoking furnace and the burning lamp in my life continually. I look to my furnace, my lamp, and the Lord. He is my light and my consuming fire. I look to this light and this ability to consume the things that need to be consumed.

I will avoid the temptations that come with enticing persuasions to draw me into a trust in the flesh. God has not prevented me from receiving the promises given me. In due time, the fulfillment shall manifest itself. The tempter has come to seduce me to lean on the arm of flesh. I will beware of the hands near me, which shall become the hands of offerings from the flesh. I must be fully persuaded lest my love for the owner of these hands become the persuasion that convinces me to trust in the flesh. Many have brought upon themselves great sorrow because of their intimacy with the offerings of the flesh. The offspring of these relationships hinder revival in the lives of many even now. The offspring of these intimacies with the works of the flesh are against me at this very moment. Unless I cast out these offspring of the works of my flesh, I will be bound by their contempt. I remember the new covenant that God has made with me, and I cease my continual war with these offspring. I cast them out and continue my walk of faith. I know of a truth, that the power of my baptism has assured me of the benefits of the covenant. I am circumcised with the circumcision made without hands in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh as I was buried with Christ in baptism.

 

 

#391

God has revealed himself unto me. I come and sup with him, and he will eat of my praise and my worship. With his light and his furnace, he shall consume my offerings as a sacrifice well pleasing. As a sweet savor of incense, he has received my offerings, and now he will confirm his promises through that which is weak and unlikely. God has promised. It is impossible for him to lie. He will do a marvelous work for his name's sake; therefore, I will not fear that the promises will not come to pass. He has promised.

I do not consider my own self, neither the deadness of the things about me. I do not stagger at his promises through unbelief, but I am strong in faith while I give glory to God. I am fully persuaded that what he has promised, he will perform. I have prayed, and my effectual prayers shall avail much. I do not pray for those who are not fit. They have declared their unworthiness by their actions. I cannot change God's mind concerning these things that he shall crystallize before my face and before the world.

I will go on to the things that are of purpose and cease my worrying and praying about the things outside of the Lord's will. Many are drunk on the wine of worry and unbelief. Their spiritual drunkenness has mocked their faith and impregnated them with minds of human reasoning and not the mind of faith. Their spiritual incest has produced the filthy seed of the hour. The seed have now become abodes for unbelievers who follow not faith. Now abides faith, hope, and charity. I will follow the steps of the father of faith. I follow hope. It will not make me ashamed. I follow charity. It will lead me to fulfillment. I follow peace with all men and holiness, and now I will see God, the promiser.

 

 

#392

The light of the glorious gospel has not shined in vain. The profit of the gospel is enormous. It has profited me much. I allow its value to be expressed with the voice of thanksgiving, and my testimony shall be filled with merchants who have received the wealth of the gospel. A light is not held under a container and hidden from the inhabitants. I unveil this light and go shine its beam in the face of the sinners of this world. The Lord's light has come into the world, and now the effects of the light are spreading rapidly and without hindrance. I come from my stage of emotional appeal and war with the good fight of faith always believing in the hope of the gospel.

 

 

#393

I have waited on God to talk to me in times past, and he has always been faithful. He will always be faithful, for he is God. He is not a man that he should lie, neither will he deal with me according to my sins and transgressions. He has come to me in lovingkindness as he has always come to me. He dealt the measure of faith and grace necessary to accomplish the task that he has sent me to perform. I will not worry about the troublesome spirits that are raging now during this time of confusion. The Lord has set boundaries for these things. I am an overcomer by the blood of Jesus and through his name. I will not look upon what I can do of myself, but I will look to what God has already done. He has already placed these spirits beneath his feet. Now there remaineth no other place for them to reign. I will not worry. The dark things of the hour cannot harm me, for he has placed them beneath my feet also.

I abide in holiness, and I will always be at peace. I abide in love, and I will always rule over fear. I abide in God, and I allow his word to abide in me; therefore, I will see the things that I have asked for come rushing into my chambers of thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is far from the lips and hearts of many in this age of darkness. I cannot afford to allow the darkness of ingratitude to overwhelm me. I must be more fervent in thanksgiving and praise unto the Lord, my king.

The light of the latter time is about to go out of this world. God is the light of the world, and the world can never know him. I know him because he has revealed himself unto me. I will keep praise at the forefront of my life, and I shall be an expression of deliverance for many. I look to him, the author and the finisher of my faith. He will perform the work that he has begun. I believe.

 

 

#394

There is a deep hole dug before my feet. I will not worry about it. I simply yield to God as a child and trust his wisdom and his providence for me. Earthly maturity will not suffice in this journey through spirit-made pits. The Lord has not planned a pit as a dwelling place for me but devils have. He has shined the light of revelation in my path. I walk in the light of righteousness and confidence in him. I will not listen to the applause of man, for it is deceptive. It is simply reaching for the pride within me. In my flesh, there is the pride of life. It desires to express itself through me. I will not allow it to express itself, but I will yield to God by allowing the power of silence and the power of prayer to work for me, then I shall see the great victory that he will manifest.

 

 

#395

God has not relinquished me to myself, nor to the will of my enemies. He has invested much in me, and he will protect me from all harm. No one will harm me if I continue to follow that which is good. I will follow peace with all men and holiness, and then will I enjoy my fellowship with God without the estranged feelings from the darkness of my emotions. I will see the Lord clearer as I follow in this manner. He is not visible to those who have impure hearts. He is not visible to those who do not follow after peace with all men and holiness. Moses saw him, who is invisible. Man does not have power over his invisibility, but he allows some who are spiritual to see as Moses saw.

The voice of the enemy seeks to discourage me and turn me from faith. There is no place for me to turn if unbelief becomes my destination. Unbelief is evil. It is a disease that spoils the heart and blinds us to the vision of the Lord. I will shun even the appearance of unbelief. God is faithful; therefore, I trust as a child, and I do not yield to the effects of the voice waves of the spirit of antichrist. God has given me much; therefore, much is required of me. He has restored my lost desire for much prayer. Grace has leaped into my path again and arrested me one more time. By grace, I will not flee again unto the chambers of carnality and worldliness. I have said in times past, "When have I run to worldliness?"

The pride of life is of the world. The lust of the eye and the lust of the flesh are of the world. I will choose prayer and fasting as a life-style, and I will behold the weakness of the world and its fruit fall at my feet in the baskets of spoil. I will allow the world's fruit to spoil on its vines. I do not eat the trash and putrefaction of things that are passing away. I eat from the tree of life, for God has fresh fruit that I have never tasted. He is giving me a new appetite for spiritual things. I receive of it now, for he placed it within me by his spirit. I lift my hands and give thanks. He is the Lord, my God.

 

 

#396

Cursed is the man that hangeth on a tree. Jesus became a curse that I might be blessed. The shackles of bondage were all about me, for I was chained unto sin and could not escape by any physical or mental power. I was doomed to die for my sins and destined to burn forever in hell's fire. God's love for me caused him to take my place on the gallows of judgment. Unless I have considered the march to my own judgment where I would have been judged as a damned person, then I will not appreciate his act of love for me on the cruel tree of judgment. I have never thought about how it would be to walk slowly to the chambers of death and judgment.

A man destined to hang for his crimes has no peace outside of the Lord. He may quote many scriptures, but unless the spirit of the Word abides in him, then there is no peace. There is no peace unto the wicked. Peace eludes even those who give their lives in the name of peace. Jesus is Shiloh, the Peace-bringer. He bought my peace as he took my place at the judgment hall of righteousness. My peace has been paid for by holy and precious blood. The price for my freedom was a precious price. I must acknowledge the preciousness of the sacrifice for me, lest I lose gratitude in the parlors of self-righteousness.

Talk is cheap, and confessions of peacekeepers are numerous. Though words flow from the mouths of men concerning peace, there is no peace without the blood of Jesus to supply the currency to tear down the wall of sin and iniquity. His blood, which is the currency, has satisfied the demands of justice. No longer do I need to stare at the hangman's noose, the chair of electrical death, the rifleman's barrel, nor the walls of the gas chamber's invisible, silent death venom. He has given me blessings and a place with him on the right hand of the majesty on high.

 

 

 

 

 

Hebrews 10:22 - 23

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

 

 

Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.