Good morning Lord.
He said,
"In keeping with my promise I am here."
In my doubt I said,
"Are you angry with me?"
He replied,
"I am not angry with you. I describe you through your acts of faith. I called out to you."
Relieved, I testified,
"I considered that. But I looked at my weaknesses first as a reason to fear seeking you out. That is what happens when I knowingly give into my flesh. I am then afraid of rebuke from you, even though I know you said you do not look at me by my sin but by my acts of faithfulness. Trust does end up being the reason I seek you out. So I am here then Lord, why did you call me?"
He began.
"You are mistaken about a great number of things. I do not see you by your weakness, this is true. But what you see as your weaknesses are not what are your weaknesses.
You have to come to terms with what you are in that flesh. I have not said otherwise. You must know who you are, and then abide in me. This does not mean you must define your faith by who you are in the flesh or to the world. It simply means you must be aware of what you are in the flesh so that you can then have self control over it. The same is true for what the world demands of you. You must know what is your purpose in the world, so that you can then approach it with loving ways. This you have done well, as you put God first in your choices. I do not consider you in any other way. But you keep lending to your flesh because you have yet to know yourself fully. And until you know yourself fully, you will remain easily tormented by it."
What else Lord?
He continued,
"You have considered greatly what it means to be encouraging. You have spent many hours describing love through you. This is not the same as our bond being delivered, I speak of your description of the Law and my ministry which you share in script for others. I do not see why you would consider this as anything less than loving, yet you have stepped away from it believing that it is personal bias that delivers it. So you not think that you are a part of my ministry? You are. You and how the truth comes through you are vital in characterizing the truth in your time. So do not allow yourself to be deceived, it is good that you share your discernment openly regarding the texts of Law and the testimonies of my witnesses."
I was a bit confused by this, so I spike seeking clarity,
"Lord I though I was supposed to stop doing that and focus on our bond. This is why I have done so little of it. It has only been a few times over the last months, in which I felt drawn to explore scripture for the sake of others. It was a passion for me, and I stopped doing it because I thought you wanted me to stop."
He responded saying,
"I said to you to stop describing what has been said and focus on what is being set upon you. So that you did not become reliant on knowledge in you which is incomplete, and focussed on rekying on the guidance of the Holy Spirit in your inspiration."
I replied,
"I see this now. That is good news to me. Thank you. Alright what else am I mistaken about?"
He continued,
"You need to prepare others for my coming, not just say to them that I am coming. That is like saying that there are robbers coming and not hiding your ljved ones from harm. Do you not think I would want seeds of hope and strength sown? Do not cry out in fear, instead make reassurances.
Then there is your inability to violate sinners where they fester. I am the light of the world. All strength is mine. You should not fall away from sinners nor should you approach them on their terms.
You need to see that my word is upon you, and as such you are marked above those who are authority over sinners. They cannot stand against me, so they will not stand against you.
I am not saying you scold sinners nor call them out by their sin. I am saying that you need to approach those who you see sinning and offer them the truth they are blind to. This is within you to supply, and in immeasurable quantity.
There is sin in everyone, and to see it and not offer light, only strengthens its roots. You consider this, and you say to yourself, 'I will only cause them harm, or, it will only get worse if they do not embrace what I offer'.
This is true in both respects. But you are not there to make choices for anyone. You must instead give righteous understanding as a hope they do not have. If they embrace it, they themselves begin to see the truth of their circumstance. If they deny it, yes they fall further into judgement of their unwillingness. A double edged sword which you wield in my name."
I testified,
"I do struggle with this. Yes Lord. Let there be a reminder of this honor when I have it set before me. And may gentleness and sincerity guide my blade. For Lord, I am meak, and this you know."
He replied,
"Meak? You are far from meak in my eyes. You are so paralyzed by fear that you have stopped defending yourself as blows are struck upon your head. Which brings me to the next, you must be fearless in your delivery. You are not far from this now. But you do tend to not engage for the sake of fear. But once you do, there are few who are as bold and emboldened as you. You must shake off this fear of consequences and deliver righteousness as the honor you seek to bring me."
Humbled by this I said,
"Yes Lord. I acknowledge this in me. May my entire body be clean from the light inside that I carry, and may my love for the Father be the foundation of my delivery of truth."
He acknowledge me and spoke again,
"Good.
Then there is your need to suspend yourself from discovery. Do you not think that the enemy knows you? They do.
They know who is foreign and who is theirs. They empower their own around you, and smother you with behaviors that are meant to beat you down.
Everything that is placed in front of you is there to chip away at your faith. You see this, you are frustrated by this, then you have a tendency to embrace this.
You have to realize that I am the solid foundation, and although you are surrounded by the enemy, they are all less than you through our bond. You cannot hide a light in the dark, and the dark surrounds it.
This you must maintain as an understanding. Do not attempt to douse the light and observe the dark with the blind in it. No, shine, fearlessly in me."
I replied,
"Yes Lord. This I acknowledge also. I have many excuses as to why I do this, but none are worthy in you presence. May I escape my fears, and remain in your peace while surrounded by the constant batterings of the enemy."
Sensing my humbled state, he the spoke saying,
"You should also know this: I have more good to say about you to the Father than things of concern. And if you do not act on any of these things I council you about, I will still love you and embrace you. But I mention these things to you know to sharpen your cut, to give you some of my strength.
You do not ask for these, but you have matured and with that maturity comes the need for realizations. Now when you are feeling helpless, you have a basis for what you are missing. Become competent in me, it is a freedom of the righteous."
I responded,
"Yes Lord. I appreciate this. You give me much, and it is golden, and valued. May I return to this often, and grow off it. Good council, perfect.
Thank you Father for the blessing of your Son in my existence. He is indeed the light of the world. Amen."
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To those who read this text, know that in the Spirit we receive perfect council. It can come from within or it can come through other believes. I shared this openly with you because I believe that all good and honorable things should be shared openly.
It is my hope that in having shared this, that this perfect council has perhaps inspired you to look at your place in Christ, and that then you may also grow from seeing my weaknesses, and the strength available to all of us.
How very blessed we are. Glory to God. Amen.
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