Happy New Year 2024!
Many challenging times are ahead — and if you think things will be normal again, things will never be the same ever again!
Be not afraid of the coming missiles, and catapults of intimidation that seek to bombard your mind with fear.
Trade in your fear for faith and The Fear of The LORD, that is the beginning of Wisdom. (Proverbs 9:10)
It isn’t the time for The Church to dwindle back in fear! No! It’s the time to be The Church triumphant that God said, and get planted and get rooted deeply Church!
May the ancient foundations that have been shaken and tested be planted again from decades past and be re-rooted.
For it’s the time to shake off what doesn’t work and seek The LORD for Wisdom, and work while it is yet day.
Know those who labor among you. Fear them that there is something about longevity when it is godly and firmly planted.
It is the time to put on your spiritual seat belts in preparation of the sweet assurance of God’s prepared Destiny Plan.
You have been chosen to be alive, and you shall see the wonders of God in the deep, for it is God’s Will that your everyday lives are fruitful, and that your actions speak loudly, so that you have made The LORD your portion.
We must keep Him first every day and not trust newspapers, television or other media — or even your dearest friend or that one who shares your bed!
Put no confidence in the flesh! All must seek the mind of Christ! Never put your Faith in a person or organization! You must know how to seek The LORD when no one is there.
For the Child of God, it is time to refocus on The LORD in prayer with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
We must come in serious seeking and unearth what is hidden and unearth the hardness of our own heart and soften it with our tears, so that once again we may plant The Word of God in our heart, so that it thrives and produces season after season.
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9 KJV
May The LORD Christ Jesus truly bless everything that we put our hand to, so that He brings together our destiny where he plants, roots, and knits our hearts together in cords of love.
A threefold cord is not easily broken. We are only as strong as our weakest link. The last will be first, the first will be last.
In a very confusing railroad hub, there are many things happening all at the same time.
Do you remember when The LORD frustrated the language at the tower of Babel when “they made” the tower unto God?
The LORD is frustrating what are man’s plans, so that His Plan will be fulfilled for all of us. We each must find our way.
Many are being routed in various places, some not knowing what to do only that some sense the upheavals.
However, all of it happening at the same time can appear and make you feel confused, scared, and cause insecurity.
Each person must know where they fit. God wants us planted deeply, not a potted plant.
God wants us rooted, and grounded deeply and found growing upward, outward, and onward towards the sun. We each must seek The LORD — for He is not far from you…!
“That they should seek The LORD, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, for we are also his offspring.” Act 17:27 KJV
The LORD isn’t separate from His Voice — His Words are forever settled in heaven.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but His Word will never pass away. We must seek The LORD and find intimacy again.
I know there are raw emotions, sick, and wounded hearts but you must understand His perspective and timing.
He doesn’t miss a beat, step, he is never late, nor is He ever wrong. So, if you are one that is being redirected in whatever way, you must understand that God has shown that purpose is finished, He gives insight on what to do.
It is imperative as we find our way on a different path. We must forgive if there are any misunderstandings, painful wounds; we must forgive and release them and let them go for they have finished what they were to do. It’s hard to communicate when nothing is settled….
As we are yielding and being led by our Chief Shepherd into His Vineyard. With new paths, new people, new orders for service, new directions that seem to cross wires, but God is linking us together, line upon line, here a little there a little shall every word be established.
We will be known by our love, and as you stretch out to move and meet into new places, you will know those among you because it’s real!
There are not too many out there who have that real love in them anymore.
We are told to know those who labor among us. The early Church knew those among them and knew those who labored. What will it take for us to become desperate as the early Church was”
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” Matthew 24:12 KJV
God will confirm His Word out of the mouth of two or three witnesses. Just like God told Amos the prophet,
“surely The LORD will do nothing until he first reveals his secrets to his servants the prophets,” Amos 3:7
Sometimes transitions are not easy, and often very messy.
Just realize, everyone is trying to find their own way. Yes, sometimes God’s way is messy, like giving birth to a child.
Yeah, it is messy, painful, and extremely stressful. I remember giving birth to my first child during my pregnancy. The waiting time was wonderful — but during the birthing process, the messy part I never thought I would survive!
It took a long time and I got to the point that I didn’t want to do it any more and tried to leave!
Beloved of God, that is where we are! We are on The Threshold of Transition!
Unless Zion travails, she will not bring forth her children!
Beloved, travail is like bringing your destiny to birth, or your path, your ministry, or whatever the change is happening in your life!
That’s what it’s like in The Kingdom. We grow and go forth having mountains and valleys; we have deserts and storms; we go through things that are all designed to bring us into His Likeness.
Birthing his nature and character in us takes pain, suffering, and prayer.
I bind all confusion, for God is not the author of confusion — but peace and his order and his plan.
Our purpose is to desire His Purpose and to show others the way of God.
We love, no matter how many tears. We don’t understand — but He wants you to cast all your cares on Him, for He cares for you.
Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning! (Psalm 30:5)
I think The Church forgets that we want everything to be perfect, and many leave because they see or hear the humanity of flesh, and everyone wants it to be easy, and everybody gets along, and as a Church, we should do better — but it’s not real!
Why? Because we deal with real people! Even more so, because we’re trying to lead a life before God that pleases Him.
So, The Church can look very messy, but God takes the mess and makes it into a message and a learning tool for His Kingdom and His Work.
I want to apologize if I have offended or confused anyone.
If I have done anything in the wrong way, please forgive me!
It is not in my nature to want to hurt anyone, and I want to be open. If I preach, I preach to myself first!
In closing, I hope with God’s help I have related the mind of Christ in this message.
To ALL of you, have a wonderful 2024 New Year and I hope that the new year ahead is filled with enlightened words and paths of meaningful relationships that bring good success in all realms, body, soul, and spirit.
In Jesus’ Name, much Love to you all, my precious family of God!
In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey
New Beginning Christian Ministries International 