It is time to go higher, so what’s weighing you down and holding you back?

Beloved, I must tell you that I am so please with you. In seasons past you have had a great measure of understanding. You have learned to discern the moving of My Spirit and have learned to recognize My voice in the pasture to which I have sent you. Indeed you have set your whole heart, mind and spirit to seeking Me and in that I am well pleased and overwhelmed in the way in which you delight Me. Today I am sending forth a clarion call to all who will come up higher once again. To all who will hear My voice I am saying it is time to go higher so consider now what’s weighing you down. You must take an honest look at your condition and your position and then ask for the grace to let go of that which needs to be let go of and cut off all that holds you to your past and stifles the free flow of My Spirit in you. My desire is to reveal Myself to you more completely for the purpose of the destiny that I have planned for you. This place of destiny is like no other. This place requires a deeper level of submission, obedience and spiritual discipline. This place requires a greater understanding of My character and My nature, My power and My might. This place will require the supernatural; that is My super in your natural. Beloved, you shall go forth in deeper revelation of the purity of My wisdom and plans for your life, the advancement of the Body and the judgement of the earth. My desire is that you rise up in to a place of deeper and yet still deeper revelation so that you are capable of carrying the authority of Heaven to your generation. You are my conduit in the earth, My ambassador that brings heaven into the earth. Are you ready? Are you ready to go forth into the higher place where you take your rightful place of being seated in heavenly places with Me? There is a sound going forth which will speak to your flesh and your soul and cause complete submmission to the truth of who you are in Me. I Am He who created you, formed you and redeemed you. I have called you by name; you are Mine. I will be with you so that you are kept in perfect peace and nothing will overtake or overwhelm you. Do you hear Me? Do you trust Me? You are so precious in My sight and I have chosen you to know Me not only as the suffering Lamb but also your overcoming King. I say come up higher because I desire to commune with you and tell you of things that have been kept hidden in times past but will now be revealed. Come up higher so that I can give you prophetic insight of things to come so that you can decree and declare and by the word of your mouth and through the power of My Spirit it will come to pass. Come up higher now, for there is much I which to reveal to you.

Jeremiah 33:3 “Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.”

I Am so proud of you!

Matthew 25:23 “His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the blessedness) which your master enjoys.”

My Beloved child I want you to know My heart concerning you today; My hearts shouts through eternity; in you I Am well pleased and find much joyful delight. I Am He who guards your going out and your coming in and keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. I see your struggle and I see the heartache and the yearning of your soul because you so desire to be in continuous flow of My Spirit uninterrupted by your emotions, your doubts and your fears. Darling child, with My love I will calm all of your fears and silence the noise that seeks to drown out My still, small voice. So, let your heart’s cry go forth; let it resonate in heaven and I will hear you and come to you. Truly when My own cry out to Me, I will hear, for I Am compassionate and filled with everlasting love for you. I will send help to deliver you from all of your trouble and distress. Do not allow the cares of this world to distract you and cause you to be dismayed. I Am watching over you and I have seen your faithfulness. Rest in My love, rest beloved, just settle down, be still and rest. I am Your Father and in You I delight. I Am so proud of you. Now go forth knowing that I am calling you into the riches of My treasure which is My abundant joy and peace for all eternity.

Zephaniah 3:17 “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”

Who would I be without Your grace?

Psalm 84:11 “For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.”

The Lord has been speaking the word and work of grace into my heart over the last couple of weeks. He is teaching me to look at myself through the eyes of His grace and to continually draw from the treasure chest of grace that He has prepared for me even before the foundation of the world. As I continue to reflect on this awesome, miraculous and saving grace Holy Spirit brought to my spirit the song “Where would I be if not for Your grace?” but as I continue to draw nearer to Him to seek deeper revelation on grace Holy Spirit began to sow this question into my spirit; who would I be if not for your grace?

1 Corinthians 15:9-11 “For I am the least [worthy] of the apostles, who am not fit or deserving to be called an apostle, because I once wronged and pursued and molested the church of God [oppressing it with cruelty and violence]. 10But by the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not [found to be] for nothing (fruitless and without effect). In fact, I worked harder than all of them [the apostles], though it was not really I, but the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God which was with me. 11So, whether then it was I or they, this is what we preach and this is what you believed [what you adhered to, trusted in, and relied on].”

And the Lord says to us today, My grace has always been and will always be sufficient for everything thing in your life. It is My grace, My unmerited, unearned favor and mercy that is at work in your life to produce good and eternal fruit. This grace came by way of My beloved Son so that it is by grace that you have believed and have yielded your life to Me. As you become recipients of My available grace you will speak My grace to every mountain and every obstacle that seeks to block your way and hinder your advancing. There is a shout of a double portion of grace going forward, grace, grace! You must consecrate your living in and by My grace. Today you must be fully persuaded to continue in this grace and you will grow and become strong in spirit, filled with wisdom and every favor and spiritual blessing shall be yours. It is by My grace that you shall finish your race with joy. Submit yourself to the commands and counsels and promises of My grace. For it is by My overflowing grace that you are being built up continually and by which you are receiving the fullness of your inheritance as you are supplied blessing after blessing and favor upon favor. Do not fail to receive My grace lest you will become blinded, hardened, and made insensible to My love and kindness. Your gifts talents and abilities come by way of My grace. Your victory comes by way of My grace and you will possess the promise only by My grace. You are promoted by My grace, you obtain favor from God and man by My grace. As a recipient of My Grace you are a recipient of My eternal compassion, generosity, endless patience, loyalty, and forgiveness. This is who you are by My grace; you are consecrated, purified and transformed, delivered from the reign and dominion of sin and in right standing with Me. You are a subject of My favor and mercy, selected and chosen by grace so that it is no longer by works or anything that you have done that you are made to be the righteousness of God. So delight in Me and look to Me joyfully and boldly. By grace when you pray I listen and I will help you and rescue you and manifest all that has been promised. Growing in grace you shall still bring forth fruit in old age; you shall be over-abundant in spiritual vitality and rich in trust, love, and contentment. My beloved it is by grace that your steps are ordered. So today cry out for help and you'll find My answer is always grace, grace and more grace.

2 Corinthians 9:8 “But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me!”

A time to consecrate yourSELF

Romans 12:1 “I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship.”

My beloved this is a season in which I am calling you to spiritual maturity. It is time for you to grow up in the area of sacrificing self. The time has now come for you to allow Me to try you and test you; you must allow Me to search out any wicked or adverse way in your soul, cleansing you thoroughly and giving you a new and clean heart so that you can be used by Me in this hour. I have used the last season to condition your heart in many ways that will lead you into your destiny. I have given you free will, therefore the only sacrifice that you can truly offer Me is that of your submission of self; your way of doing, being and thinking. It is My heart’s desire that you would humble yourself and come to Me in obedient submission. It gives Me delight that you would empty yourself of self so that I can fill you up with Myself. Today I am calling you to place your entire life before Me. Hand yourself over freely and without reluctance. Give yourself to Me knowing that your Creator can take dead men’s bones and cause them to live again. I can take what you consider dead and of no worth and make it priceless in the use of My glory. I can take what man considers obsolete and useless and turn it into something of eternal value. You must come to the divine revelation that your potential is maximized only as you yield to My great hand because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. It is only by My Spirit that you are free to experience new and abundant life. Your flesh responds to the natural and is motivated only by circumstances and situation in which it is gratified. But your spirit listens to, adheres to, is obedient to and submits and responds to the Spirit in which I Am gloried. I am calling My people to new levels in the spirit and only those who belong to the Spirit, and have their entire being submitted to the Spirit will be able to fully comprehend and function in this new level. Beloved the result of your complete consecration will be astounding to you and all who shall see and know you. As you are led forth by My Light you will have drawing power and many shall come into the kingdom because of you. You shall radiate in My prosperity and be filled with abundant joy. In My favor, pleasure and goodwill I have had mercy, love and pity for you and now you shall beautify the place of My sanctuary. You shall also be [so beautiful and prosperous as to be thought of as] a crown of glory and honor in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem [exceedingly beautiful] in the hand of your God. And you shall dwell in peace and righteousness all the days of your life and you shall be eternally clothed in My praise and salvation. And you shall not adorn yourselves any longer in the flesh or in worldly garments but I, Myself shall be your Glory and your Beauty. As a seed I have planted you watering you so that you bud and grow, multiplying in the radiance of My Son so that I may be glorified. (Romans 12:1-2) So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. The hour has come and the sound is going forth; you have been called to be fully consecrated committed, sanctified, dedicated and set-apart for My use. Let he who has an ear hear what the Spirit of the Lord is saying to His people today.

Ephesians 2:10 "For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He preparranged and made ready for us to live]." 

ALL will be require of you

Mark 10:17-22 “As he went out into the street, a man came running up, greeted him with great reverence, and asked, "Good Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?" 18-19Jesus said, "Why are you calling me good? No one is good, only God. You know the commandments: Don't murder, don't commit adultery, don't steal, don't lie, don't cheat, honor your father and mother." 20He said, "Teacher, I have—from my youth—kept them all!" 21Jesus looked him hard in the eye—and loved him! He said, "There's one thing left: Go sell whatever you own and give it to the poor. All your wealth will then be heavenly wealth. And come follow me." 22The man's face clouded over. This was the last thing he expected to hear, and he walked off with a heavy heart. He was holding on tight to a lot of things, and not about to let go.”

Beloved, today I am calling you to detach yourself from everything and anything that would exalt itself in your life as an idol. You must get rid of everything that would be worshiped as a god; be it emotional, physical or financial. You must now relinquish, set aside, tear down, and sever every connection to anybody or anything greatly admired or loved to the excess of your admiration or love for Me and the things of the kingdom. It is time to take inventory of your “possessions”. As you take an honest look at what you hold and consider of great value and worth in your life I will show the true condition of your heart and I will instruct you how to come into perfect alignment with My Word, My promise and My Kingdom. Your heart is now being laid wide open before Me because My love sees the sincerity of your heart and your willingness to go beyond and respond to My call of surrender and submission to the kingdom. I have been pleased with you and I have seen and loved your sincere consecration to keeping My laws and regulation. Yes you have kept the law that has been fulfilled in Me, but now I am calling you into the fullness of the covenant; I am calling you beyond the blessing of observing the law into the fullness of the treasures of heaven that is now yours for eternity because of My finished work. In this season you can no longer lean upon that which was only instituted to keep you until the Promise is fulfilled. In Me the promise is fulfilled and only in Me can eternal life be found. There is no longer any value in storing up treasures in the earth because it will surely pass away. My child it is now by grace that you are being called to the eternal treasure of heaven. I have in My wisdom commanded you to set your affections apart from and become completely detached from forbidden objects of worship. It matters not if these idols are emotional, financial or even spiritual; you must rid yourselves of them now because your emotional bond and bondage to them is that which will create a dividing wall between you and I. Beloved remember, truly where your heart is there also is your treasure. Today I have released the sound that will resonate into the Body and cause those whose hearts are set on possessing heavens treasures to detach, separate, cut-off, remove and disconnect from the ties that bind. Yes it will cost you, but there is no cost too great that even compares to incomparable riches of your kingdom inheritance. Hear Me when I say beloved that the issue here is not so much the acquisition of riches as it is the destructive nature of any attachment to them. My desire is that you may have good things. I do desire that you would live in complete prosperity and eat of My goodness in the land of the living; but it is only when you are truly detached from idolizing your possessions that you are truly free to inherit the eternal treasure of heaven. Do not allow the enemy or your flesh to deceive you or cause you to fear because I do not call you to lay aside these things to cause you to walk in a sense of poverty, loss or hopelessness. This is My way of perfecting you and your heart towards My call to discipleship. This is a call to renounce all that takes the form of a god or idol in your life and a command to sever the attachment to things that keep you from entering into a place of total submission and surrender to your kingdom calling. For some of you it is as it was with Abraham. I did not require him to sacrifice his son; I just required his willingness to do so. I will empower you with the willingness because it is only I who can complete this work in you and the Perfect Sacrifice has already been prepared and offered. Consecrate yourself and become detached from the things of this world. I am commanding a permanent relinquishing and identification with your worldly possessions so that you can fully possess the treasures of heaven. Do not resist in surrendering your identification with the world because then what you are really doing is surrendering your identification with the kingdom. In this place of the promise all will be required of you, says the Lord.

Continue in your PERSEVERANCE!

James 1:2-4(AMP) “Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations.Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.”

The word perseverance is defined as; steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, or a state of being especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

My beloved child I know that perseverance can drain you of your resources. Perseverance requires the totality of who I have created you to be; it requires your spirit, soul and body. Nevertheless, I am He who will never give you more than you can bear. I have made a way for you in every and all situations. You have all that you need for life and godliness. So this day I say to you, wear perseverance as a garment; in this season it must be your mantle. Make it your way of life, an integral part of your purpose and your daily consecration. Let perseverance be written on your hearts and imprinted on the fabric and foundation of your regenerated soul. Train yourself in the way of perseverance, put it into practice and surrender to its discipline. Go the way of steadfastness all the while being fully persuaded that by My power, wisdom and goodness you shall be upheld and by practice of patient endurance and unwavering perseverance you will inherit the promise. Beloved I am perfecting you in perseverance. So go forth now; be unyielding in your pursuit of your destiny. Be as bold as a lion, wise as a serpent, yet gentle as a dove. Look your adversary in the face and be persistent, tenacious and resolute. Continue in your steadfast belief in Me with great joy and thanksgiving. And grow and mature in your faithful efforts to fulfilling the assignment even while you withstand all discouragement and difficulty. I will not fail to watch over you and I will never leave you nor forsake you. I say to you, only persevere; take up your cross and follow Me for in this way I am fully pleased and wholly glorified and you are ever-increasingly strengthened and invigorated to run your race without weariness and fainting.

Hebrews 10:36 (AMP) "For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised."

I will hide you

1 Peter 5:7-9 “Casting the [a]whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, [b]once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you [c]watchfully. 8Be 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 [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour. 9Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset--rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined], knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians) throughout the world.”

 

In the morning hours just before the dawn as I was awakening the Lord gave me a vision. I could see what seemed to be the form of a man lurking behind my house. The man looked all about fervently but, when he could not find what he had been lurking in the darkness and in hiding to find he seemed to abandon his search of that place and went on to seek out another. Before I could even process the vision I heard the Lord say, Your enemy will look for you but you will not be found by him. Your enemy will seek you out in the old and familiar places but you will not be there. You have been pressing and now you can tangibly see that you have advanced. You have been promoted into another realm of existence because you have stood and withstood in the face of your enemy. This is the place called “hid in Christ”. This is the place of your new life; this is the place where your will rule, reign and prosper in all things I have given you to do. I say to you again your enemy will look for you but in this season I have granted a reprieve and you will be hid from him. Be vigilant always because He will not cease in his pursuit of you as he is a relentless foe who knows his time is short. So gather your strength and compose yourself, and build yourself up in the faith. I say to you in this supernatural reprieve move swiftly, build up and not tear down, advance with all due diligence knowing that I am with you to undergird you and to protect you. I hide you in the shadow of My wing so that you would grow in confidence and strength that I am the God who protects, and who wars on your behalf. I Am the Rock who hides you so that the sun does not smite thee by day nor the moon by night. Your enemy will look for you in all the old familiar places but I have lifted you up and out and hidden you in Me.

Colossians 3:2-4 “Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.”

I’ve got you covered

John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]”

In a moment of frustration the other day I felt the overwhelming sting of not being in the peace of God. Immediately I went into prayer and in that moment of sheer desperation I cried out, “Oh Father, do not let your peace depart from me.”

And the Lord said, My beloved if you will not willfully allow yourself to depart from My presence then I will never allow My peace to depart from you. It is My desire to give you good things for you have been a delight to Me. As you cry out you will know that I Am He who has said, I will never leave you, nor will I ever forsake you; so peace be still and allow the peace of My Presence to continuously abide in you. I have commanded My peace to rest upon you and as you yield and submit to My command of peace you will be able to rest safely and securely no matter your worldly circumstances. So make a decision to allow agitation, fear and frustration to fall away from your heart and your mind. Clothe yourself in My peace and be empowered to move forward beyond the fear of what was, what seemingly is and what seemingly will be. You do not have to waver in doubt and be tossed to and fro in uncertainty. I am He who holds the future; I know all things even before they happen and nothing that concerns you ever catches Me by suprise. You must trust Me with your todays and your tomorrows. Even your yesterdays are safely hid away and forgotten in Me. Enter into My peace through purposeful and intentional communion and devotion. In prayer and thanksgiving place all things in My hand and watch all anxiousness disappear. My darling child, the peace that I have prepared for you is like none other. This peace, My peace, transcends all of your human reasoning and understanding and if you will yield yourself you can fully partake of divine, eternal peace. This peace, My peace, calms even the roughest storm, it quiets the deepest turmoil of soul, it heals the deepest wound, it speaks to the darkness and brings forth My Light. My peace will guard you when you feel as if your enemy would overtake you. Because you belong to Me I have put more joy and rejoicing in your heart than you could have asked for, thought of or even imagined. Because you are Mine and you have yielded abundantly in My peace, and now I say there is a place of rest where you can confidently lie down and sleep in peace because it is I, the Lord your God alone who makes you dwell in safety, quietness and confident trust. Beloved child, just as the cloud of My Presence, the Shekinah, My visible presence, covered My people in days gone by, so My presence has got you covered this day and in the days ahead. I have got you covered. I have covered you with My love, I have covered you with My peace. Know this and be persuaded today that even as you press forward into your promise, you will have to war to take possession; but I Am God, the Lord, the Strength of your salvation Who covers your head even in the day of battle. I have gone before you to cover you. I Am to your left and to your right to cover you. I Am above and beneath; I have got you covered. I Am even your rear guard; so you are fully surrounded. There is nowhere that you can go that you can escape My presence and be removed from My covering. I have covered you with My provision and I have covered you in safety. I have covered you with My joy. And because I have covered you with My Blood you are completely covered. Rise up now and go forth full of Power; I’ve got you covered.

Isaiah 61:10 “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”