January 2017 – Page 4 – New Beginning Christian Ministries International

The Test of Spiritual Fog

Motives are being tested among my ranks at this time. I reveal rank and authority to whom, I will. Not all will see or recognize your rank and order. This is a time of revealing. Loyalty is mandatory.

Fishermen throw out their nets and expect a great catch. The fishermen do the job of hauling in the nets and separating what is in the net. There are true fish but there are also bad fish and creatures that cannot be eaten or used. There are also things in the net like trash. Just because there is a large haul doesn’t necessarily mean everything you’ve done is successful. The truth comes out with what remains.

Make no hasty decisions. When you cannot see clearly and fog settles down on your ship, it is the time to stop and wait. WAIT until the matter is sounded, until the fog lifts. When nothing is normal, stop, look at the consistency of Gods word to you up to that point. Go back to what you KNOW is true and wait for God to show you more.

When this fog comes on our ship in the ocean of life, it will test our resolve. Waiting is so important, as many are impatient. If you cannot wait for things to clear out you could be off course or even ship wrecked.

There were three old time ships leaving from their docks with orders from above. They all relied on the maps and star’s for direction. After awhile, all three ships entered a fog that lasted many days and nights. All three ships and crew continued to wait. The Chief Captain had the orders for all three ships. He was in the middle ship.

As the fog continued for weeks, the first ship and crew, became antsy and pressured. The Captain of that ship decided to go on their own. The crew pressed the Captain and said they could make it. Finally that Captain gave heed to the crew and sounded an alarm for the other ships to hear. The first Captain said he would move out and go through the fog expecting to find their way. The Captain of that ship and crew rebelled against the warnings and the set commands that were issued to the Chief Captain of the middle ship.

After a longer stay in the fog, the third ship Captain was pressured by the crew to go it alone and decided to take a different route and to move through the fog. The middle ship Captain warned them of the danger of moving without sight and stars. When pressured the third ship Captain feared because of mutiny, he gave into the crew instead of staying on target with set orders.

“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry,” 1 Samuel 15:23.

The first ship ended up way off course due to a terrible storm. Lives were lost and the months that continued could have only cost them a few weeks. The third ship ended up ship wrecked by hitting rocks when there was no visual to see where they were. Great was the destruction of that ship and it cost many lives.

The middle ship Captain who had the authority over the whole mission, warned the other ships and crews. The Chief Captain of the middle ship told his crew to stay on target and kept telling them to trust God and not move until the fog lifted. The Captain of the host continued to wait; finally the fog lifted after a few weeks and they were able to pull up the anchor and safety arrive to their destination.

The moral of the story is: When you have been called and sent forth into the sea of life and things get foggy and unclear, it is not the time to make hasty decisions. It is the time to stop, put your anchor down and wait for the LORD to give you clarity. Stand there and trust that the LORD will give you clear direction. No matter how much pressure is put on you, by man or other things, continue to resist and stay on target. Many are so impatient when in waiting mode. It is a major part of our Christian walk to be sure HE stays Chief Captain of our ship.

And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear, Hebrews 12:27-28 KJV.

It doesn’t always “feel” good when we wait. We must learn discipline to wait on the LORD as our Commander and Chief. In His time he will give us our release. When we develop discipline, this is the main issue we must master because He wants us to know our own heart. The LORD knows the rest of the story, however He wants“US” to know if we believe him. Why? He wants us to see our own heart.

If we cannot wait on God, we will get into trouble. This is a time of testing for many. Stand on what God has already told you. There are times and seasons when we must trust even though we can’t see a thing. It is very much like a spiritual fog. Pull back from all distractions and wait on the LORD. Don’t move and don’t get off target for soon you will see and have the break through.

The cost of service sometimes means you don’t do anything but wait. No matter how long it takes. When nothing is normal; Stop, look at the consistency of God.

Remember his works and word he taught you up to this point. Go back to what you KNOW is true and wait for God to show you more. Then HE will say all is clear! The LORD wants to command a blessing over us! Amen? Amen!

See Acts 27 KJV

“Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small help, whither soever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things, Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? Either a vine, figs? So can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace,” James 3:3-18 KJV.

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

Arise Shine: Your Light Has Come

Remember how well you moved with Him? It is all coming back into your lives and God will take you further than you ever dreamed. He is taking some into a more advanced realm.

It doesn’t matter how hidden you are. You do not have to prove anything.

God will make room for your gifts. God moved on Samuel to visit Jesse’s home. As all his sons came before Samuel the prophet, Samuel said there must be another. Jesse said there was another in the field with the sheep and Samuel told him to fetch him. When Samuel saw David he knew it was him, and Samuel anointed him at that time as king.

Like David being in the fields with the care of the sheep seemed a unnatural choice to be anointed, yet Gods ways are not our ways. David was truly anointed but he didn’t reign as king till much later, (1 Samuel 16:10-13).

You may have been wrecked for years and tossed aside, but the LORD wants you to get up, dust yourself off and prepare to ride. You may have ridden a bicycle years ago but you are rusty and frankly don’t think you could ride that bike again because of your circumstances. However the LORD wants you to get back on that bike and you may be rusty and unbalanced, but God is going to hone in on your ability.

As you peddle and weave back and forth, soon you will begin to remember and your body becomes one with the bike. We must become one with Christ and our ministry. We are not separate.

Like being one with a bicycle takes you places as you peddle, so God is restoring everything you thought was over. Remember how well you moved with Him? It is all coming back into your lives and God will take you further than you ever dreamed. He is taking some into a more advanced realm.

God is launching you into the deep as a large ship. He is christening you with new wine for such a time as this and launching you into deep waters. People are attracted to movement and success. Both good and bad. Not everyone who comes, comes with good motives. But you shall learn how to move forward in the midst of all motives. Even in accusations; Nothing will stop you. There is an acceleration in the timing of the LORD and a quick work He will do in the earth.

All sorts of people seek to be in your place or presence, and because you are quiet, they think you are a push over. It is Gods job to elevate and promote. There is no need to control or manipulate.

If you seek God he will hear you and will promote you in His time. Anything other than this, is creating Ishmael’s. We must learn to wait on God. Going around those who are successful and looking for their approval is not of God. These think because they are close, that they will be seen, known and advanced. May the LORD keep us innocent, humble, meek and gentle.

Keep me child like LORD! Deliver us from anything and anyone that would latch on for ulterior motives. You shall be spotless like a lamb but very dangerous to the enemy.

This type of thing that others want to prostitute or ride on your anointing; brings a pirates flag. I heard the word “Piracy.”

In prayer I saw a pirate flag with skull and cross bones and ships that seek to rape, pillage and plunder. I heard “poison” then looked and saw that the flag represents, a symbol of death, a warning of poison and danger.

The pirate flag and cross bones and skull are used in secret societies and military factions to make people move away and stay away from them in fear. However there is an intentional deception that the elite to hide the true meaning. In fact the cross bones and skull was used as an ancient instrument used by sorcerers to gain spiritual power.

We must guard against those who seek to obtain the anointing through prostituting or riding on your anointing. We must watch our words and those of others that are poisonous. Words bring life and death.

Is our motives to be seen or known? Like David with the sheep, he had no idea God would find him there taking care of the flock and send for him to be anointed by Samuel. God makes room for Davids kingdom choosing the under dog.

All those who decide to come along or join in our lives are not all for you. There will be those who will make covenant with you and it will be very clear. These are kingdom builders as they establish HIS kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.

There are those who try to benefit due to the anointing in your lives. Some want it like Simon the sorcerer. “Let me buy this power”. Or like Ananias, with Sapphira that attempted to deceive the Holy Ghost. Their motives were to make people think they were giving such a great gift, they were doing it for others to think they were some great pillars and they both planned in advance, conspired and schemed a very evil thing unto the LORD.

Because of this they died. “Wasn’t the piece of land yours to begin with? Why do you lie to the Holy Ghost?” The Sons of Sceva, a Jew who thought they could cast out devils in the name of who Paul preaches and exercised demons alright! They jumped on them and beat them up, (See Acts 5:1-11, Acts 8: 9-20, Acts 19:11-16).

Validity is coming to the Kingdom, and the way the Church was born is how it will continue and end. Victorious! God is very serious in this Kingdom age and those who are prepared by God will be strong and do exploits.

There are those who try to prostitute the anointing. To ride on the apron strings as we go along. God is watching this closely. Remember Balaam? How could he curse what God had blessed? He could not. Balaam played the field and straddled the fence for gain. He gave prophesy for gain and it was very evil in Gods eyes, (Numbers 22).

There are those among us that are there for their own ulterior motives. They look and sound right and walk the walk and talk the talk and will appear as really spiritual and it will take walking in the Spirit of God to reveal motives.

There will be those who want to go with you, but can never catch up. So onward you go. You will see and pass people on your journey, all sorts of people and demons in people that seek to shut you down. Just be aware at all times.

In prayer, I saw a woman in running shoes running circles around a person to try and get them in shape. The woman in shape no matter how she tried, had to let the other woman move at her own pace. The woman in running shoes ran and had to leave that person behind because she wasn’t prepared for what you are prepared for.

When we are in shape in the Spirit we will abide with those who are like us in our condition. Like heart, like mind and like spirit. Even every military drill demands that all run in step with the others.

If a person refused to remain in their place in rank and order, you cannot help them nor can you save them if they do not want to be saved. As you abide close with the Holy Ghost, it will not take long once you know a person to see what they are after.

Satan’s ploy is to kill, steal and destroy. However, division is not always a negative word or action.

There is a line of Demarcation. Demarcation is the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something: Separation – distinctions – differentiation – division, (see Oxford Dictionary).

Not everyone can walk where you walk, nor fly like you fly. Because there is a mark and line of Demarcation.

You will notice people who are not with you anymore, and God is doing it. Some don’t even realize why people leave you. It can be because the enemy has grips through a person and when you are elevated many cannot go.

Or, they are just not ready. Pray for them and leave them with God.

When you are released you will say to yourself, “Wow I did not realize how much oppression I was under.” With that elevation comes much accountability for we answer to God for these things.

Some of you who read this, will have a weight lift off of you instantly. Know it is God and rejoice that he has got this and you!

Arise and Shine, for thy light has come!

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

Are You in the Timing of the Lord?

Trust Me on the inside, says the LORD. Things shall appear that are not as they really are. Be not afraid of them or their words, the LORD your God which goes before you shall keep you safe.

My people, look beyond what you see, feel or hear. Press in and trust your relationship with Me. If I check your Spirit, trust what I say to you. I don’t care how powerful it seems or feels.

Yes, you are to avoid those who deny the power thereof; However there is a counterfeit power that will appear as righteous. Trust Me on the inside, says the LORD. Things shall appear that are not as they really are. Be not afraid of them or their words, the LORD your God which goes before you shall keep you safe.

You must learn to recognize the self exalting spirit and reject those who come with it. The minister of lawlessness only exposes evil if it will bring glory to exalt himself and not the LORD. This type of minister will do evasive maneuvers when confronted about sin in his or her life. Very slippery and slimy maneuvers to avoid being confronted.

They have lived with the sin so long that the deceitfulness of sin remains and they continue therein. These think somehow they are above the Word of God. These same ministers will say it is fine to confront the congregation, but keep the focus off the leader.

Corporate judgment is coming again church! A man or woman of God shall be sent in, and immediately judgment will fall. I must shake my church so hard and violently so they wake up!

There will be those literal houses that even the buildings will slide and fall off the foundations of the structures of man as a sign to them.

Will you repent and turn away from lawlessness? We can have a true love of the truth, or use it for evil purposes such as manipulating others. To whom much is given much is required. The higher the influence, the harder the fall.

LORD did we not prophesy in thy name and cast out devils and do wondrous works in your name? Depart from me ye workers of iniquity. I see the fruit, I see the iniquity, lawlessness and how you really live your lives. I council you to measure your lives by My standard.

Look into the law of liberty that will set you free. For My desire is that MY SON be formed in thee.

You trust others lives to measure your life. You refuse to fellowship with Me! How can you hear from Me if you are trusting others and not walking in fellowship with Me? This is not the season of riding on others anointing and having no fellowship with Me, says the LORD.

How can two walk together unless they are in agreement? I will not fellowship with lawlessness! Many are unequally yoked in business dealings, many are unequally yoked in marriage and ministry dealings and have made alliances with lawlessness.

Have I not said, know those who labor among you? Knowing the life style, watch the faults and failures and how they respond. Though a righteous man fall seven times a day, I will pick him up! Repentance and turning away from the sin is the difference.

If a person continues in the sin even though they repent, they have not repented but have embraced lawlessness. The coming of the lawless one comes with all kinds of signs and wonders with strong delusions! Be not deceived My beloved.

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the minister of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works, 2 Corinthians 11:14-15.

The prophets I send will prophesy what I say and not what will appeal to the flesh of man. These prophets will fear no man, for they have been prepared on the backside of the wilderness, desert and caves; some for decades. These anointed people who were hidden for so very long, were people who ran from the spirit of Saul yet they did not touch him.

The prophets are coming and the fear of man is banished, and they will fear no one. They are coming church, are you ready? You want to see My Glory, you want to see My revival. Through the judgment of my church will bring revival! Judgment must begin in the house of God.

Hearts are laid bear and through My loving kindness, I bring repentance. Repentance brings restoration that I may dwell with My people and fellowship with them.

When judgment falls on this nation as mercy, you shall see a revival and a in gathering of souls like this nation of America has never known. I must judge the idols, and if your hands are touching them I must judge you.

There are ministers who are self exalting, who seek fame, fortune and their name in lights. They provide you with entertainment.

Look beyond the feelings! Are they partakers of MY holiness? The ministry they provide is to gratify their self worth, self recognition and self worship. They use the love of the truth to manipulate My people so they can prove they are successful.

In their heart they have a gnawing need to be self worshiped. They in self power will prove they are successful, not understanding they are inviting evil spirits to come into the ministry to accomplish the lawlessness. For their definition of the love of the truth is for manipulations and control.

“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold,” Matthew 24:12.

These type of ministers have a need to be needed. The people who surround this type of minister will fulfill the needs of the minister, and they really will never learn to stand on their own with Me, says the LORD. This is idolatry.

Cycles of people come and go, but there will be no spiritual growth, only yes men. Whatever the minister says is gospel. Anytime someone threatens to break that cycle, the new people are cut off and ostracized, and there is a long list of hurt people that have been castaways.

All of this is explained to people who question what happened. They say that the devil did it and the new people couldn’t stand the heat. All of this is lawlessness says your God. There are many ministries like these, and My judgment will fall corporately if they don’t repent.

These ministers use the word and the anointing for profit and to receive self gratification. They use the word and prophecies to manipulate and control the lives of others. They are very charismatic and they attract people. Avoid such people and stay close to Me says the LORD your God!

“See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet one more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire,” Hebrews 12:25-29 KJV.

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

How We Respond: Determines our Future!

God often has to tear things down in our lives, in order to be able to build us back up so that we rise in true holiness. We each have gifts and a destiny from the LORD. God has to convict and tear down man-made agenda’s to be able to build up His plan in us.

The Cross has never been a popular message nor has the message of repentance. The Spirit of Elijah is here to restore if we are broken and repent of our own ways. God seeks for those who have a broken and contrite heart.

Whatever is wood, hay or stubble will be burned up. But if you are a precious jewel in His hand, it does not matter how hot it gets, because gold, silver and precious stones become more refined and defined through the process. These are very valuable and unique and of much more worth.

These thrive in heat and gain much momentum through that process. They have learned instead of fighting against things they have learned by experience to yield to His sovereign plan.

Being a prophet is not some side-show event or name-in-lights type person. Their goals are all encompassing, because they identify so much with Christ. They literally are possessed by the Holy Spirit. The LORD’s goal is that everything in us develops into His likeness.

Are we building on His foundation or are we building on sinking sand? Many times we can be building on His foundation, but not building according to His commands. God allows storms and fire to blow and burn away our works, so that all that is left are His Works, His foundation.

How do we respond to God’s prophet? Be ye all clothed with humility, for God resists the proud but gives Grace to the humble. If we respond properly to God’s prophet, the blessings of the LORD and restoration in all areas will follow. Humility is a mark of a true prophet.

All through scripture you see examples of prophets who were kept hidden until sent on a mission by God. Prophets are ordained by God and not man. God’s true prophets and ministers are influenced by God and not man. Their walk is often lonely, they suffer, they must stand back, even in the midst of a crowd they are very alone. Yet God is with them.

People frequently misunderstand prophets. Prophets walk with God and are very familiar with many things, but purposely remain silent. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. They are secure in themselves knowing that God will make room for His gifts.

There are no gray areas, no straddled fences; you either are, or are not. Let your yes be yes, and your no be no.

Prophets have learned to keep God’s secrets, and when to release them in His timing. They don’t seek great things for themselves. They are silent until the LORD opens their mouth.

They have an innocence and a child-like faith and character with humility, because their greatest joy is knowing God. Those who have suffered so much through trials and tribulations, finally get to a place of absolute resolve that they “will not let him go until he blessed me,” just like Jacob prevailed and his name was changed to Israel.

This is the reward of the prophets. You my LORD are my shield and my exceeding great reward. See Genesis 32:24-28.

“After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward,” Genesis 15:1

Often God’s true prophets stand off from the crowd and their message is not popular. You will either love them or hate them.

To warn, correct and expose sin in the Church does not make you a popular person. However, the LORD sees the love and obedience you have for Him. He will build you up and plant you in the land. God wants to share so much with us. He only wants us to come to Him and spend time with Him as we learn to walk in the Spirit.

There are many lone voices out there crying in the wilderness saying, “prepare ye the way of the LORD, make His pathway straight.” John the Baptist did not come with charisma or flowery words. He came with a tough word! Repent!

Many ministers and prophets can use their titles and own natural gifts, abilities or charisma to cover up unconfessed sin in their own lives. Church, don’t judge by the gifts or charisma! Judge by the fruit of the spirit that is manifested in their personal lives!

What God sees in our lives, are our walls that are ever before Him. Especially when we are all alone and no one else sees us. That’s where the rubber meets the road. God knows all things and He wants our broken fellowships restored. Not only for our restoration, but for others also!

Do you know what the sin of bitterness does? Bitterness troubles us, and defiles us. However, it will spread like wild fire and will infect others with demonic influences. A person who ministers out of gaping wounds and bitterness can cause so much damage.

The Chief Shepherd is watching as He is making me lie down in green pastures. He is leading me beside still waters. He is restoring my soul.

Do you realize how the LORD cares for His sheep? Shepherds who leads us to still water have such wisdom. Had the water been rapid and rushing, the sheep could have gone to drink the water, but when they walked into the cool water, the wool would absorb the water and the weight would cause heaviness. Being too heavy, the stream current would pull at the sheep’s wool and the sheep would drown.

The work of the Shepherd is amazing. He restores our souls. How many of us want the LORD to restore our soul, mind, will, intellect and personality etc.? Man oh man, do I want the Chief Shepherd to restore my soul!.

He leads me in paths of righteousness for His own name’s sake. The Shepherd had already tested the path and He knew they would make it through. Though it feels like we are walking through a death experience, we need not fear.

His rod and staff comfort us. Wow, the rod of correction comforts us and the staff of leading, guiding and rescuing shows us so much love and concern for our welfare. Both correction and encouragement are balanced out as He is our perfect Father! He has got our best interests and concerns at heart.

There are so many wandering sheep crying out bleating as they go. These lost, lowly, weak and wounded sheep are crying out to the LORD of Shabbat who already sees and seeks His own, as a good shepherd. There are so many who wander on every hill and valley longing for the shepherd to find them and lead them into the care of the sheep fold.

I’m thanking you Great Shepherd for preparing a table even with my enemies around. I thank you for anointing our heads; our cups run over.

How amazing it is that the Shepherd declares that only goodness and mercy shall follows us all of our days. Who can’t help but melt into His embrace for His goodness to us? We truly dwell in the house of the LORD forever! See Psalms 23, 2 Peter 2.

I have heard this numerous times, but it is so true. “Hurt people, hurt people.” If you are wounded, you wound. Even a three-point message, with all the right words and scriptures, doing the religious twist and shouting “YES, bless God,” we will defy correction and we can minister with mixture with the poison mingled in.

Danger! Warning! Stop!

When we hold unto unforgiveness and bitterness, we actually open the door wide for demons to come into our lives and attack. If we don’t have some sort of intervention from some praying saints, nurses or doctors, we can really screw up our lives and others.

“Let not the sun go down on your wrath, give no place to the devil.” Ephesians 4:26.

As for me in these types of things, I do pull back and take a much needed sabbatical to do some serious resting and recovering in the LORD. God is most concerned with these major character issues of the heart and nature. As leaders, we must conquer, or we will go no further.

My prayer for myself is “keep me humble, gentle, broken, lowly of heart, innocent, child like.” Help me LORD, to always forgive, even if I don’t know how to pray. I will pray in the Spirit. I know I am human and loaded daily with all sorts of projects and sin that so easily beset me.

None of us are exempt from devil duty. I never thought I could ever be so callous and to think of actually murdering someone. I was just thinking about doing it, until I was put into some horrible conditions. I found out that any of us, when placed in the right circumstances, are capable of anything.

I really was shocked and struggled with it for some time. It took me to daily confess and forgive. As I continued, the LORD began to help me overcome those thoughts and bitterness met me daily, until I finally got some help dealing with the root causes. What another lesson from God, who helped me and taught me again, as I ate some more humble pie.

I want to stay just as close as I can to the LORD so He will deal with me. I am not saying it isn’t hard. I use to say pridefully, “I don’t have any trouble forgiving, or with bitterness!” But it wasn’t until I had an awful breakdown and meltdown, that I fell to such a level that I thought I would never recover from it.

We open the doors and let evil spirits in. These are very serious problems, and if we don’t allow the LORD to deal with us, especially if we are ministers, we can release some very bad spirits while ministering with mixture.

For major issues we need to put them to death in the flesh, because it spreads like an infection and if you hold on to it, it will consume you. It will cause a root that infiltrates into the very bone. Hurt people, hurt people. See Hebrews 12:3-15.

“Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled,” Hebrews 12:15.

Repentance isn’t just saying you’re sorry, to God. Repentance is acknowledging our sin before God with a humble heart, and asking Him to forgive us. Then we actively turn away from that sin – and you don’t go back into it.

God is forgiving and He will guide us to obtain help us when we need deliverance, “IF” we want deliverance.

“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” 2 Corinthians 13:5.

Christ wants to be formed in us. He wants His character and fruit to be made known in our lives. For we are to be living epistles seen and read of all men. Many today, even in prophetic circles, do not want to rock the boat, so they compromise. However, many say God does chasten and discipline us! It is for our own good, that we would be partakers of His Holiness!

Prophets are not popular, but they are a blessing to the body of Christ when they are received. If leaders receive the prophets, they will be blessed, the people will repent, restoration follows and revival.

How we respond to God’s prophets will determine if we have revival or revolt. There is no gray areas with God. You are either for Him or against Him.

There is a sealing work of the Spirit of God going on right now, and how we respond to prophetic words, will determine what is sealed in us.

Let us all be humble and broken and weigh every Word we hear. Do not openly reject a prophet because of a Word that may provoke us. Let us allow the LORD to provoke a reaction to a positive action!

We must all understand that God is sending prophets to bring shakings to entrenched religious houses. Do you know that when God sends a prophet, when they enter into a religious house, room or region, that demons tremble, and demons entrenched in religious houses, stagger? The prophet doesn’t have to say one word in that place, only show up.

The demons of hell recognize who the prophets are. “Jesus I know and Paul I know but who are you?” It is sad that no one seeks God enough for Him to give them such discernment to pray and war in the Spirit. Religious houses are war zones and the demons conspire to get rid of the prophet as soon as possible. See Acts 19:14-16.

Do you realize demons are more faithful to religious houses than are the people?

When satan and the other fallen angels were cast out, they continually sought rest yet found none. So the enemy seeks a host with authority, to spread their demonic agenda. They seek the prominent positions in government, in every level.

Demons seek power and authority nationally, regionally and local arenas. They are especially interested in religious houses and sad to say, many of them get up and preach every Sunday, while going undetected by the majority.

While God in His Mercy continues to shake us, our families, our churches and our country, He is getting His bride ready for that wedding, through it all. Throughout all the shaking and revealing of our sin and our religious orders, we must understand that shaking must come to the Church. Shaking must come and extend way beyond strong, to violently shakings, to wake up His church.

There are cycles of shaking and we are coming into a season of violent shaking. There is no fear in love, for perfect love cast out all fear. This time, this cycle, is unlike any other time in History.

Look to Israel for our timing, especially look at the feasts and festivals. Rosh Hashanna, and Yom Kippur, this year. Much change and breakthrough for those who have watched and waited for the release. For the glory of the latter house is greater than the former. Each time there must be a return to our first love. We love Him because He first loved us. Amazing love, He is!

What will it take for the true Church of the living God to awaken out of her slumber?

Do we really want true revival?

Major shaking is coming folks. It is going to shake so hard that all hearts will be made known and they will be without excuse.

If the shaking produces repentance, it will be glorious!

However, we must know that the upheavals and shakings will cause people to choose. Will it be repentance in those who return to HIM? Or will it be rejection?

“There is a line of demarcation coming quickly. All will make a choice whom they will serve. If they reject the warnings of My prophets, they will have sealed their eternal choice.The time is now! Now is the day of salvation!

When these things take place and a true hunger for God emerges, you will then see repentance preceding revival and it shall be most glorious.

For MY bride hath made herself ready and she shall be glorious without spot, wrinkle or any blemish.

For the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it!”

For further study see: Jeremiah 1:6-12, Hebrews 12:3-15, Hebrews 12:15.

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey