Light at the end of the Tunnel

Philippians 1:6 “God is the one who began this good work in you, and I am certain that he won't stop before it is complete on the day that Christ Jesus returns.”

Now that you have come this far; are you going to give up now? I know what you are thinking in the deepest part of your heart and mind and I Am the only One who knows what you are going through. I know the pain that you are feeling and I have come to say to you Hope in Me for I Am the Light at the end of the tunnel and I Am now shining bright for you. You shall find your way to your destined place. Remember what I have told you; the promise that I have spoken of you shall come to pass. This is not the time to look back; this is the time to press forward into your deliverance. I know of your disappointments and your sorrows and I say cast your burden upon Me for I care for you, take My yoke upon you and learn of Me for My yoke is easy and My burden is light. Then you will know that I have planned and ordained a glorious future for you. Be renewed in the hope that I am putting into your heart now. Keep holding on; keep pressing for I Am the Light at the end of the tunnel. And I declare to you today that I Am causing the darkness to turn and the Light of My glory has come upon you now, says the Lord.

Luke 9:62 Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."

I dont know much.....

This morning I found myself feeling a bit anxious as I began to focus on my natural situations thereby taking my eye off of the Lord When I acknowledged in my soul what I was feeling to the Lord the Spirit of God immediately responded, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6. And although I would love to say that this Word quieted my soul as it should I still felt a tugging in my heart. Out of my own frustration and agony of soul I said I said “Right now Lord, I don’t know much, but I know I love you and that may be all I need to know.” I knew this was a portion of a secular song but I could not recall any other words or even who sang it so I just kept repeating it over and over again to my soul because I knew Holy Spirit was ministering to me in this moment; I don’t know much but I know I love you and that may be all I need to know.

So as soon as I could get to a computer I looked up the lyrics and they are as follows:

Lyrics to Don't Know Much by Aaron Neville:

Look at this face,

I know the years are showing.

Look at this life,

I still don't know where it's going.

I don't know much, but I know I love you.

And that may be all I need to know.

Look at these eyes,

They never see what matters.

Look at these dreams,

So beaten and so battered.

I don't know much, but I know I love you.

And that may be all I need to know.

So many questions still left unanswered.

So much I've never broken through.

And when I feel you near me,

Sometimes I see so clearly.

The only truth I've ever known

Is me and you.

Look at this man,

So blessed with inspiration,

Look at this soul,

Still searching for salvation.

I don't know much, but I know I love you.

And that may be all I need to know.

I don't know much, but I know I love you.

And that may be all I need to know.

As I read these lyrics I suddenly realized that truly all things belong to the Lord and He will use all things for His glory because this song in its entirety was the cry of my heart this morning and the Lord in His goodness quicken it into my soul to bring me comfort and peace. I wept and wept as I continued to cry out, I don’t know much but I know I love you and that may be all I need to know. I then said to the Lord in all my searching and seeking, still today I find myself wanting more and more of You. I am like an empty vessel still yet to be filled. This seek is tearing my soul into pieces and I now realize that I don't have an answer, but You do Lord God so please let me be satisfied in my love for You until You reveal the answer to me.

“But if one loves God truly [with affectionate reverence, prompt obedience, and grateful recognition of His blessing], he is known by God [recognized as worthy of His intimacy and love, and he is owned by Him].” 1 Corinthians 8:3

And the Lord said, “My darling girl, rest in My Love. I know your love for Me. And this is the first and great commandment that you would love the Lord your God with all your soul, your mind and your strength. Your obedience and reverence has proven your love for Me and as you continue to flow in this love I will draw nearer to you in the intimacy and fellowship that you so desire. Do not be afraid for this is where you belong and in this season you will be empowered by your love for Me. Remember when one truly loves he puts off himself for the object of his love and affection. And although you have been tired and wearied by your last season you have learned what true loveis. You have learned to walk in true reverence, obedience, and gratitude. So let Love empower you to get up and resume the journey so you may take possession of the promise, says the Lord.

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.” Deuteronomy 10:12

Brothers and sisters in this time when everything is changing and rearranging and when everything that can be shaken is being shaken we need to continue to build on a firm foundation. One very important and vital component of our Foundation is love. Not only must we be persuaded of God’s eternal and unconditional love for us but we must now search our hearts to discover the unfolding of our own unconditional love for Him that compels us to be reverent, obedient and grateful children. As we grow in love we will find the joy and the peace that we so desperately need to press into the promise with confident trust of God’s faithfulness to sustain us through our storms. Zephaniah 3:17 “The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."

He Fights for you!

Exodus 14:25 "And bound (clogged, took off) their chariot wheels, making them drive heavily; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians!"

In this season your enemy shall look and he will see you pursuing him and he must run. I say pursue, pursue, for you shall surely overtake and recover all. This is because even your enemy knows that you have been trained in your trials and now you arise as a victorious warrior, valiant and strong. Clothed in your divine armor and covered in the blood of Jesus each one of you will put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the Lord your God fights for you, just as he has promised. In your pursuit do not be afraid; remember your training and what you have been taught by the Lord who wars with you and for you. You are being built up in My strength so I command you to be resilient, be strong and fight diligently and confidently to apprehend your victory. I Am He who has already declared that your are victorious and as I have chosen to train My Warrior Bride in this season I have also declared that you shall arise and show forth My strength in battle. You have come into a victorious place. You have crossed over into a new realm of understanding that has resulted in the sharpening of your skills and war tactics. To those who have faithful stood the tests you now have a refined revelation of your God. Your understanding of the Kingdom has been expanded and your point of view has been refined. Knowing that the weapons of your warfare are mighty in Me; I have caused you to be trained in mercy, justice, truth, righteousness and the greatest of all love. You are now as a skilled expert in My battle strategies. My child this was the reason for the trail; do you now have a better understanding that it had to be that way. As I brought the Nation if Israel through the wilderness to teach them how to war in faithfulness and trust in their Savior so I have done the same in this generation. You will execute with the precision of a conqueror. Now you can be trusted to defeat your enemy without fear and trepidation. You have been given the Kings advantage over all the enemy. You can face your enemy and not run and in this way you shall obtain the promise. You have no reason to fear an army of millions because you are much more powerful because the Lord fights on your side. Your enemy must rely on their own strength but by the strength of El Shaddai the victory is yours, says the Lord Almighty.

Psalm 144:1-2 “BLESSED BE the Lord, my Rock and my keen and firm Strength, Who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight-- 2My Steadfast Love and my Fortress, my High Tower and my Deliverer, my Shield and He in Whom I trust and take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.”

Fruit of the Spirit

Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. [Live in Me, and I will live in you.] Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me. 5I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. John 15:4-6 (Amplified Bible)

I Am doing an eternal work in My Body for many have become controlled by desires of the flesh. As darkness increases many will focus on fulfilling the flesh but I have called you to produce a work of My Spirit. As you press forward into your destiny I am requiring a deepening of your consecration to Me and in Me. I am requiring you to draw nearer and nearer in these days. As you abide in Me you will continue to learn of Me and become a offspring of My kind. This is My desire for you My Beloved; that you would know that in Me you shall produce everlasting fruit and apart from Me all is useless and without value. So put off the dirge of what your last season has produced in your life and know that I desire you to ascertain the fruit of My Spirit which will cause you to rejoice in your God, says the Lord.

But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,23 Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [that can bring a charge]. 24And those who belong to Christ Jesus (the Messiah) have crucified the flesh (the godless human nature) with its passions and appetites and desires. 25If we live by the [Holy] Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. [If by the Holy Spirit we have our life in God, let us go forward walking in line, our conduct controlled by the Spirit.] Galatians 5:22-25

God of Peace

Philippians 4:6-8 “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. 7And 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. 8For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them].”

The Lord gave me this scripture as I slept and when I awoke Holy Spirit brought it to my remembrance. As I read the scripture and rehearsed it over and over in my mind I heard the Lord say to me “I Am the God of Peace”.

And the Lord says, “There is a peace that comes from Me that transcends all understanding. This is not the peace that the world gives. This is not the peace that is dependent upon what you have or don’t have, who likes you or who hates you. This peace is not subject to your circumstances, nor is it dictated by your trials and tribulations. This peace is My Peace. It is the peace won by the Blood of My Son. This peace means to be complete, finished, sound, safe, tranquil, in perfect health spirit, soul and body and prosperity in all things concerning you.”

This peace that this scripture is referring is speaking of our state in the here and now. The scripture clearly says “and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is”.

I Am speaking to you about your life now as it is today for many of you have become overly concerned with your life here on earth. You have determined in your mind that you will just live out your existence, even if it is in utter misery and dissatisfaction, until your Savior returns. But, today I Am saying t you that My desire is for you to live and experience true peace, My peace, here in the earth. As My chosen vessels you must mantle yourselves in My peace as the days grow darker. As you wear this cloak of peace you will emanate the Light and all men will draw to you to know of this Peace, says the Lord.

And the Lord says, Have I not told you that you would have trials and tribulations? Have I not told you of the difficulties, the hurt, the pain and the costs of being My disciples? Have I not shown you that you have been chosen in the fire of affliction and through such trials you would come into complete obedience to Me? Yes I have. But have I also not told you that I would keep you? I have I not told you that I have overcome the darkness and therefore you shall not be overcome by your present darkness? Beloved, I Am calling you to confidently rest in Me for I Am the God of all peace. Take courage; be confident and certain of Me. You must be undaunted by these things that the enemy has wielded for your destruction and know that I have deprived all powers and principalities of its power to harm you because truly I have conquered all things for your sake. Keep your focus on Me. Turn to Me now and know that I will never forsake you. Do not so easily abandon your trust in Me for as My Word says I will reward My people for their sufferings and I will repay you double for your trouble. You desire My glory but still you despise My suffering. You yearn to live in My resurrection power but you shun the shame of the process. Set your face like flint this day and know that I AM HE. I Am the Holy One of Israel, faithful and true and those who trusts and hope in Me shall know their God and shall never be put to shame.

Sisters and Brothers take some time and meditate on the scriptures below. As we determine to press forward there are two things that will be tools in our forceful advancement and they are first, meditating and studying the Word and secondly mantling ourselves in the peace of God.

Shalom Shalom.

John 16:32-33 “But take notice, the hour is coming, and it has arrived, when you will all be dispersed and scattered, every man to his own home, leaving Me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 33I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]”

Isaiah 26:3 “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.”

Colossians 3:15 “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”

Romans 16:20 “And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) be with you.”

Philippians 4:9 “Practice what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and model your way of living on it, and the God of peace (of untroubled, undisturbed well-being) will be with you.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23 “And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [separate you from profane things, make you pure and wholly consecrated to God]; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved sound and complete [and found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).”

Sanctified

Hebrews 11:6 NKJV) “ But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

Hebrews 11:6 (AMP) “But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him [out].”

What I must require of you in this season will challenge your entire being. But to My faithful ones who stand and obey you shall be victorious. Forgetting what is left behind WILL BE CRUCIAL TO YOUR MOVING FORWARD. If your eyes are positioned on what is behind it is drawing you backward and in order to press forward your eyes must be positioned forward. Every hindrance and every weight that draws you backward and downward must be severed and placed at My feet. I Am calling you again to lay aside everything that I have already redeemed for your sake. Your victory will be in your choices in the days ahead. You must choose to know that I have set you free and therefore you are free. You are free from fear, free from hurt, free from abandonment, free from despair, free from fear of the enemy and free from the fear of man; you are free. I Am going deep and then deeper and I will not stop until I have eradicated your flesh and you are completely submitted to My will. I Am doing this work of completion in you and I will leave nothing untouched. Just as I did with the Nation of Israel I have taken you by this way so that when you have come through your wilderness place you will be a people who will know their God and will be for My display and glory in the earth by which all men shall know and recognize that there is a God of all the earth. If you will choose life now I will show you that nothing has the power to keep you bound for I have defeated the enemy of your soul. I AM the Healer of the broken-hearted and this day I declare that I Am moving through My Body and for those who will submit there will be a sure manifestation of My cleansing and redemptive work in your spirit, soul and body. You have been released and broken from your bondage by your Bondage Breaker who now bears the scars of your deliverance. Therefore rise up and again I say rise up in faith and know it is for freedom sake that I have set you free, says the Lord.

Joshua 1:9 (CEV) “I've commanded you to be strong and brave. Don't ever be afraid or discouraged! I am the LORD your God, and I will be there to help you wherever you go.”

Many Will Fall Away

“It is a season when many will fall away.” As the Lord amplified and magnified this statement in my spirit I knew it was in the scripture. I went to research and found that this particular statement is taken from Matthew 24. This is the chapter in which Jesus is speaking to His disciples privately about the signs that will signal His return and the end of the world.

Matthew 24:9-10 (AMP) “Then they will hand you over to suffer affliction and tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. 10And then many will be offended and repelled and will begin to distrust and desert [Him Whom they ought to trust and obey] and will stumble and fall away and betray one another and pursue one another with hatred.

You are among they who have been chosen in the furnace of affliction. You are following in the example of He who learned obedience by the things He suffered. Did you think it would be different for you? I have told you plainly that if anyone desires to be My follower and disciple, that he must deny himself, totally disregarding and forgetting about his self-interest and selfish desires and take up his cross and follow Me. Following Me means cleaving to Me steadfastly and completely conforming to My image and My example which requires dying daily to your flesh. So I say to you instead of allowing your afflictions to cause bitterness to grow in your heart chose now to allow them to teach you of My great love and commitment to your perfecting and pruning. And haven’t I also said that many are called but few are chosen? In this season you will do the choosing for it has been establised and confirmed that I have chosen you before the foundation of the world and I have given you a free will to choose whether you will trust and obey My Word. Do not be like those who are falling away because of their unbelief, disobedience and faithlessness. They have become this way because they have allowed their temporal situations to become the source of their identity. Let he who has an ear hear what the Spirit is saying. You are of the elect and chosen and I Am the God of the eternal and I Am calling you to store up your eternal treasures in heaven and by this truth you shall know who you really are. Who have you allowed to deceive you? Are you so foolish and so senseless and so silly? Having begun [your new life spiritually] with the [Holy] Spirit, are you now reaching perfection [by dependence] on the flesh? (Galatians 3:3) This is a faith-walk that habitually requires a lot of sacrifice and commitment, for there is much tribulation for those who enter into the narrow gate of My Kingdom. As you are being stretch in the process do not despise My handiwork for once you have been conformed to My image you will never return to the void and empty shape of your former way of living. I Am changing you and I Am transforming you now! So take a breath; breathe in the wind of My spirit and know that the deep conflict that was intensified by My deep refining and has been the seed of the a deep resolve that has rooted and grounded you in faithfulness and has postured you for destiny, says the Lord.

Isaiah 48:9-11 (AMP) “For My name's sake I defer My anger, and for the sake of My praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off. 10Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried and chosen you in the furnace of affliction. 11For My own sake, for My own sake, I do it [I refrain and do not utterly destroy you]; for why should I permit My name to be polluted and profaned [which it would be if the Lord completely destroyed His chosen people]? And I will not give My glory to another [by permitting the worshipers of idols to triumph over you].

Hebrews 5:7-9 (NLT) “While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. 8 Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. 9 In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.”

Matthew 22:13-15 (AMP) “Then the king said to the attendants, Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the darkness outside; there will be weeping and grinding of teeth. 14For many are called (invited and summoned), but few are chosen. 15Then the Pharisees went and consulted and plotted together how they might entangle Jesus in His talk.”

Luke 12:47-49 (NLT) “And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn’t prepared and doesn’t carry out those instructions, will be severely punished. 48 But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.”

Beloved of the Lord I encourage you for as I read further in Matthew 24 vs. 24 says, “For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones.” One translation says they will try to fool God’s people. My point in showing you this scripture is to amplify the words, “if possible” and “try”. We are a royal priesthood, a chosen people and a Holy Nation. Hid in the Beloved we have the hope and assurance that His faithfulness will never leave us orphaned or forsaken. Be encouraged in your God, take refuge in His Name and in His Blood. We are not a people without hope. Amen.

Watch how you See!

And the Lord says, "Be careful how you see because some things that look like reflections are actually real. The enemy of your soul would love for you to continue to be deceived by not only what you see but how you see. Many of My children have become disillusioned in this season. Oh how you have been weakened and wearied in your soul because of the test and the trial. But I say to you again and again arise from your place of apprehension and depression for the Light has come and My glory is shining upon you.”

For the Lord is saying to you today, “Jeremiah what do you see? I Am saying to you today LOOK and speak back your destiny to Me. You must confirm what I have spoken in spirit and I will confirm and affirm you in the spirit and mantle you for the assignment that I have given to you as your portion in this season. And I say to you look again. Allow Me to place My anointing upon you once again, allow Me to touch your eyes to remove what has polluted and hindered your vision in the last season. I will deliver you to the place where your eyes will see clearly once again. Let Me give you spiritual eyes to know and discern the realm of the spirit. For far too long you have looked and judged through your natural eyes but THE EYES OF YOUR SPIRIT SHALL BE YOUR GUIDE AS YOU ENTER INTO YOUR PROMISED, DESTINED PLACE. Many of you will also begin to see the beginnings of the greatness that I have planned for you. When you see what I shall reveal to you through supernatural discernment, you must move in it immediately for faith without works is dead. And most importantly My beloved you must see that I Am your Lord and God and I Am on your side. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction and I have called you to be victors and over-comers and I have sent the army of angels to minister to your need and your prayers. I come to you in this season as Lord of the Host of Heaven Armies.”

Jeremiah 1:10-12 “Today I appoint you to stand up against nations and kingdoms. Some you must uproot and tear down, destroy and overthrow. Others you must build up and plant.” 11 Then the LORD said to me, “Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?” And I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.” 12 And the LORD said, “That’s right, and it means that I am watching, and I will certainly carry out all my plans.”

 

Mark 8:23-25 “And He caught the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands upon him, He asked him, ‘Do you [possibly] see anything?’ 24And he looked up and said, I see people, but [they look] like trees, walking. 25Then He put His hands on his eyes again; and the man looked intently [that is, fixed his eyes on definite objects], and he was restored and saw everything distinctly [even what was at a distance].

Mark 8:23-25  “Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man’s eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anything now?” 24 The man looked around. “Yes,” he said, “I see people, but I can’t see them very clearly. They look like trees walking around.” 25 Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again, and his eyes were opened. His sight was completely restored, and he could see everything clearly.

1 Kings 18:43-45 “Then he said to his servant, “Go and look out toward the sea.” The servant went and looked, then returned to Elijah and said, “I didn’t see anything.” Seven times Elijah told him to go and look. 44 Finally the seventh time, his servant told him, “I saw a little cloud about the size of a man’s hand rising from the sea.” Then Elijah shouted, “Hurry to Ahab and tell him, ‘Climb into your chariot and go back home. If you don’t hurry, the rain will stop you!’” 45 And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm, and Ahab left quickly for Jezreel.

2 Kings 6:16-18  “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him.“For there are more on our side than on theirs!” 17 Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!” The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. 18 As the Aramean army advanced toward him, Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please make them blind.” So the LORD struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked.

You are My Dwelling Place

In recent months there has been a buzz among those who have prophetic anointing, insight and understanding that the Lord is ready to pour out His glory like never before. Personally I have been seeking the Lord for this new realm of His glory through my prayer life and study of the Word as well as posturing myself to prophetically receive a word that will usher in the fullness of His glory in my life. In my devotional reading this morning I found myself in Hebrews chapter 7 where Holy Spirit began to unravel a deep level of revelation that excited my spirit and instantaneously brought delight, hope and understanding to my soul.

Hebrews 7:16-28 "Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed. 17 And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” 18 Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless. 19 For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God. 20 This new system was established with a solemn oath. Aaron’s descendants became priests without such an oath, 21 but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him, “The LORD has taken an oath and will not break his vow: ‘You are a priest forever.’” 22 Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God. 23 There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office. 24 But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever. 25 Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf. 26 He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven. 27 Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people’s sins. 28 The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever."

As I read this passage my first inclination was to go back to see what the scripture references “under the old system” and “the old requirement about the priesthood” meant. I found myself in Exodus 29 which is a thorough description of the procedures and requirements of the priests under the law. But more specifically Exodus 29:42-46 contain the short answer that I was looking for.

“These burnt offerings are to be made each day from generation to generation. Offer them in the LORD’s presence at the Tabernacle entrance; there I will meet with you and speak with you. 43 I will meet the people of Israel there, in the place made holy by my glorious presence. 44 Yes, I will consecrate the Tabernacle and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. 45 Then I will live among the people of Israel and be their God, 46 and they will know that I am the LORD their God. I am the one who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the LORD their God." Exodus 29:42-46

And the Lord says, I Am releasing a prophetic call to deeper levels of purity and intimacy. You must receive by revelation that the communion that I desire and that is coming forth to My Body will require your complete immersion into My presence. In this place of My presence I will restore your hope, making it steadfast and sure though you have been shaken by your tests and trials. I will give you a renewed expectation in Me. I will bring you into a greater revelation of My glory, My character and My nature. I have ordained this time to be a time of “I Myself will pass by you.” In this revelation of My presence I will reveal My heart to you as never before; My glory will transcend your current reality and transform you completely and you shall know Me as I really am. I say to you come up to the place of meeting and I will pass by you and you shall have a revelation of Me; My child I am calling you to a place of knowing Me by revelation. No longer are you to judge Me by your situation, your sight, sense and circumstances have given you a false sense of Me; you must look at Me through the eyes of faith and the revelation of My Presence. The original purpose of My Tabernacle was to create a dwelling place whereby a Holy God could show Himself to an unholy people who needed to be washed and cleanse of their sin before serving or ministering before Me. The Tabernacle was a place whereby offerings and sacrifices could be offered on behalf of the people who I desired to be cleansed of their sin so that they could have access to My Presence. But most importantly I commanded a Tabernacle because My heart’s desire was to tabernacle among My people; I wanted to commune in sweet fellowship and intimacy showing Myself to them as the One and Only True and Living God. I wanted them to come to know Me as He who is long-suffering, abundant in loving-kindness, merciful and full of grace and truth. I wanted them to understand that although I Am Holy and cannot dwell with ungodliness that I would go through great measures to allow them to come into My presence; into the Most Holy Place, behind the veil. In this hour I want to reveal Myself to you in the same way causing you to understand My unsurpassing love and care for you. My desire has never changed I created you and called you to holiness because I desire relationship; I want you to draw close to Me without fear; understanding that I have made the Way for you. My Word says, that if any man be in Christ he is a new creation, the old has passed and all things have been made new. Through My Son you have been given access, whereby not only do you cry Abba, Father but now you can come before Me without the sacrifice and offering of bulls and goat because He is the Way into My Most Holy Place. Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost (completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He is always living to make petition to God and intercede with Him and intervene for them. [Here is] the High Priest [perfectly adapted] to our needs, as was fitting--holy, blameless, unstained by sin, separated from sinners, and exalted higher than the heavens. And now in My Beloved Son I desire to show you the fullness of My glory; He is the full expression of My glory. Indeed all that is in Me is embodied in My Son and He was sent to earth to bring you that glory. And now that this same Jesus that has become your Perfect High Priest sits down beside Me on the throne of glory in total victory over sin and death. You have been made possessors of all by Him who loved you and through Him Who gave Himself for you. My child I have made eternal provision for your soul, so I command you to put off the warring that is seeking to overthrow you because He has made you victorious. And for those who are of the Kingdom mindset I say that I have released to you a new Kingdom mandate and by Christ and in Christ you shall fulfill it completely. And now because you have been made holy by the Holy One I say to you come up and come in so that I can meet with you and speak with you. I have put My Spirit inside of you; My Holy Presence abides eternally inside of you. I have made you My tabernacle, My dwelling place, and now we can have continuous eternal fellowship and how sweet it shall be.

Hebrews 4:15-16 "For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning. Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it]."

New Every Day

The Lord is just amazing and we have most certainly entered into a new season of prophetic revelation. The Lord is pouring out His spirit on all flesh and we are going to receive the blessing of the prophetic that is coming forth if we will only see, hear and obey.

This morning once again in meditation and in celebration and thanksgiving to the Lord for the hope that He has rooted into my heart, even as I am still struggling with the defeated spirit of impatience I opened my eyes to see a bus next to mine that had a sign on it that read “new everyday”. I thought to myself what kind of name is that for a bus company but I also knew that it was my Father speaking to me. I immediately said to the Lord, “Thank You for yes your mercy and compassion are new every day.”

Lamentations 3:22-24 (AMP) “It is because of the Lord's mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not.They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness. The Lord is my portion or share, says my living being (my inner self); therefore will I hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”

And the Lord says, “My desire for you is that you be continuously renewed every morning in your inner man. If you press into this renewal process you will find each day filled with your portion and your daily bread to uphold and sustain you. You need not worry about your tomorrows because I Am your God and I know what you have need of. I Am your Provider and you will never lack anything. Neither will you be put to shame for I will provide exceedingly and abundantly above all that you can ask, think, or imagine. Do not neglect to make a study of My nature and My character for by this you will come to know that I will never, never fail you. And though your enemy may prevail for a season My Word says, "But then I favored My saints and they possessed the Kingdom." Beloved, morning by morning My mercies are new and each day I will show My love and compassion towards you. You do not have to be afraid because you will never lack My supply. So I say to you shake off the dust of your yesterdays; this is a new day with new hope, new joy and new mercy. Rejoice and declare, ‘This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.”

Zephaniah 3:5 “The LORD within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame."

The Double Portion

This morning in my meditation time with the Lord as I was being driven to work I looked up from a bowed head to see a vehicle passing by with a sign on it that read “double happiness”. Suddenly the Lord quickened me and I heard in my spirit ‘the double portion’.

Zechariah 9:11-12 (AMP) As for you also, because of and for the sake of the [covenant of the Lord with His people, which was sealed with sprinkled] covenant blood, I have released and sent forth your imprisoned people out of the waterless pit. Return to the stronghold [of security and prosperity], you prisoners of hope; even today do I declare that I will restore double your former prosperity to you.

And the Lord says, “Because you are Mine and because I have called you and because you have been blood bought and blood washed, saved and sanctified by My Precious Son, your Savior I have commanded the double portion to come upon you. I declare that because of the covenant blessing you are now the inheritors and benefactors of the double portion. I Am releasing to you a of the anointing, a double portion of peace, a double portion of joy, a double portion of happiness, a double portion of grace, a double portion of My favor and a double portion of My Presence. I have released you out of your pit of despair and have transposed you out of darkness into light, out of fear into faith, out of doubt and into trust. You do not have to linger in your past for fear of what you have lost or left behind. That which I have planned for you will be double that of what you formerly possessed. This very day I'm declaring a double bonus; everything you have lost shall be returned twice over. I decree that you shall rise up in hope of your glorious future and fear and doubt will no longer keep you stagnate. You shall hear, you shall see and you shall know that I Am the God of Hope for your todays and your tomorrows. There are glorious things ordained for you in the days ahead. So turn and return to Me, lift up your head toward the Source of your Salvation for I have set all you who were captives free by My Blood and I will uphold you with that same power; you need not be afraid.

1Peter 1:18-20 (AMP)”You must know (recognize) that you were redeemed (ransomed) from the useless (fruitless) way of living inherited by tradition from [your] forefathers, not with corruptible things [such as] silver and gold, 19But [you were purchased] with the precious blood of Christ (the Messiah), like that of a [sacrificial] lamb without blemish or spot. 20It is true that He was chosen and foreordained (destined and foreknown for it) before the foundation of the world, but He was brought out to public view (made manifest) in these last days (at the end of the times) for the sake of you.”