What Are the Characteristics of True Godly Prophets

True prophets don’t boast in their gifts, for those who are truly chosen and made by God in the furnace of affliction, don’t need to prove anything or declare their innocence!

The differences between Pride and Confidence are vastly different.

With Pride, there is arrogance, haughtiness, cockiness.

But with the Godly, there is humility, assurance and confidence with boldness.

“Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need,”   Hebrews 4:16.

“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.  The first is to humble yourself in the sight of God and He will give you wisdom,”   Proverbs 11:2.

“Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall,”   Proverbs 16:18.

Very often, when a Confident man or woman of God is being elevated or blessed by God, symptoms and spirits manifests through others.

It can manifest in accusing the person of pride, or it could be other accusations!

Often there are spirits of jealousy, strife, contention, selfish ambitions, prejudice, hatred and anger.

These Confident ones are often accused of the very thing the accuser is, as a mirroring technique!  To put the blame on YOU!

“And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, art thou he that troubleth Israel?  And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim!”   1 Kings 18:17-18.

It is a very vicious attack, when the enemy uses, especially Christians, being motivated by the enemy.

Beloved, you must learn to turn a deaf ear away from their words!  Forgive them, Release them, and Let them go!  You can close your door and you also have the block feature.

When God elevates, the price is death to self, resulting in humility.  However, as God raises them up to speak HIS mind and heart, their godly boldness is radical!  They have no doubt in whom is at work in them and they are Bold as a Lion!

One of the synonyms for confidence is assurance.  We can therefore define godly Confidence as: “Assurance in oneself in Knowing who they are in Christ, and in absolutely knowing whose power and abilities work through them!”

I have also seen cases of people, who are high flying bling wearers, a ‘Hollywood’ brand of prophet, but who are no prophets!

True prophets don’t showboat for anyone!

Pride is a very dangerous spirit that prophets MUST learn to master, before they can ever minister effectively.

True prophets suffer greatly for what they carry, and they often seek solace as their preferred quiet times, being alone.

For a true prophet, humility is our hope and brokenness is our bread.

No one can choose to be a Prophet, or have it given to them, by the laying on of hands.

Prophets are chosen and declared by God himself.

“….. and he said, hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream,”  Numbers 12:6 KJV.

True prophets don’t boast in their gifts, for those who are truly chosen and made by God in the furnace of affliction, don’t need to prove anything or declare their innocence!

God does the choosing and proving and He makes room for their gifts.

People like to glamorize the prophetic AND it has NO glamour to it!  The brutal preparations of the true prophet must master many levels God takes them through as they learn to die to the flesh.

In closing, don’t allow everyone who comes into your life to speak into your world!

Surround yourself with people who believe in the great GOD who loves and works through you Small people criticize big dreams.

Don’t allow your faith and confidence to be robbed by critical and judgmental people.

Surround yourself with people who love and believe in you!

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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Elevated Humility and Confidence

God is watching us and there are times when we are over run and out of control — but what keeps us from seeking help?

God is watching us and there are times when we are over run and out of control — but what keeps us from seeking help?

Pride keeps us from asking for help, because we don’t want others to see the reality of the things of our life.  We don’t want others to see how we really are!

It is pride in the negative sense, that we want covered.  We want to be seen as having it all together!

The self-sins keep us in bondage and fear.  Self-preservation, self-righteousness self-hatred, selfish ambition and all the self-sins were opened through fear and are motivated through pride.

False humility is putting on a facade and mask.  False humility is always wanting to be seen as strength!

Such boasting, even in the hidden places of the heart, is a desperate plea for help!

Fear is the strongman and unbelief too, as pride follows shortly after.

Fear keeps us from seeking help.  We boast that all is well and blessed, not realizing we are sinking deeper instead.

Once we have the revelation of the finished conquered work of Christ, and how HE views our lives now through the Son, we can stand before kings, leaders and all people!

It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me!  It is no longer a limited view of protection, due to how we behave each moment, but the ultimate cover of the total body, soul and spirit.

Jesus, our sacrificial lamb, completed once and for all that finished work of the cross.  It is all HIM.

Pride covers and in retaliation, we think we must be perfectly seen by others!  We can’t let others see our weakness!

Each door that we close causes the defense walls of our lives to be thicker and built up.  These walls get smaller from defense.

We fade into the shadows, hoping no one can see the reality of us.  We don’t want people to really see us, for we think, “If they truly saw me they wouldn’t have nothing to do with me!”

So, the enemy advances through the door of fear, unbelief and doubt.  We must close those doors quickly and if we are overrun, we need to seek help.

The enemy likes to steal ground through our prideful silence and isolation.

We don’t want to be seen as beneath perfection.  Religious spirits too, can cause a hardness of heart.  The breaker must come.

I see a gavel and hammer and the LORD has decreed a break through!  He is breaking hard places in our heart by the Word.

I am not saying to open up to just anyone.  God has put people in our lives and these are colleagues, and those whom you have tested over time, as these are placed there by God Almighty.

However, this is sad but true, when most people see our flaws, mistakes or limitations, these think differently about us; especially here on-line.  I see the weaknesses of our flesh in the arena of life and faith.

As the great cloud of witnesses cheer us on, we must remember and learn that the stomping ground we are on, is to conquer US first and the enemy!

The enemy is frantic about stealing our ground.  In conquering the enemy and ourselves, the LORD knows all and allows all of it.

Remember, God takes and uses everything that the enemy meant for evil, to turn it around for our good.

We will never learn and grow until we conquer the lessons of God.

The devil tempts and deceives, the LORD tests us in our strength!

If you feel defeated today, remember the LORD is watching over it all.  Begin to ask HIM, what His lessons are in this place.

We develop strength in turmoil.  Our roots show up quick when the room is spinning from fear and demonic whirlwinds.

When one of us are elevated, we are to rejoice for they are part of us!  When one is elevated by God, there needs to be a healthy respect of that gift of God.

Even when there appear to be mistakes and errors, we must remember that we all learn by mistakes and errors.

If through pride, we deny issues exist, we are walking in false humility.

Pride keeps us silent, but in learning how to deal with situations and people, we must learn and not run or fade into the shadows.

Many within the body, even leaders, are so wounded.  They cover up in pride, as they are ashamed and don’t want any weaknesses to be seen.

The Body is suffering and there is mess, but without the mess, we would never have a message of Christ’s goodness and mercy!

Be real and having done all to stand, stand therefore!  Paul identified with the Lord through the sufferings and weakness, of his flesh.

Yes, use wisdom and be careful to seek out those whom you can trust; those who truly love you and know your life.

In closing, you are not alone.

Yes, you are feeling many things, but do not trust those feelings.

Trust the foundation of our heavenly Kingdom; the WORD of GOD!  Heaven and earth shall pass away, but His Word will never pass away!

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me,”   Galatians 2:20 KJV.

“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong,”   Joel 3:10 KJV.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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Are YOU Staying On The Boat of Popular Opinion?

I never intended to write this and it came to me quickly.  I wrote it and I felt the LORD wanted a quick publish now.

I never intended to write this and it came to me quickly.  I wrote it and I felt the LORD wanted a quick publish now.

Pardon me for my own VENTING provoking thoughts.  I often wonder why I rarely see these types of words and evidence ever brought to surface concerning the things that Jesus taught us about end-times and especially false prophets, teachers, ministers etc.

Regardless of how nice our days are, there is still a real world with real bad things going on.

Why is it that we all like to stay in the boat of popular opinion?

We get caught up with each other in the boat and fail and foul the whole message of Christ.

Jesus wants us to walk on the water to Him.  That means “nothing” but HIS gaze is holding us in place.

I come across passages in which Jesus confronted others, yet seemingly no one wants to say amen or say that!

We are so comfortable in our easy-chairs of life, and fail the final mission to seek and save those who are lost.

Who’s going to stand on God’s word, and represent the aborted and the mothers who’ve lived to regret it?

Who will stand for our brothers and sisters who by just saying they love Jesus, gets their heads cut off?

Why can’t we see and SHAKE the boat of complacency and call it like it is?

I call it like I see it!

Jesus not only came to save the world, He also came to change the world.

Jesus practiced what He preached and didn’t compromise His identity a beat.

It isn’t said, “if Jesus said”!

It was NOT an IF, but a clear resounding course correction that He spoke to His disciples and to those who follow and walk in HIS Word.

I have been challenged by darkness, but in the LORD’s strength I will say what HE said, and Do as HE did!

….. AND Greater works than these shall happen to those who are called to walk and talk the truth…..

Religion requires conformity and don’t make waves or say anything ugly that is happening in this sin, sick world.

Beloved, please may we check to see what we are really standing on?

The religious boat is filling up…. These speak of no negative sounding thing.

So many are suffering in this sin-sick world, and we have the only hope of eternal salvation through the message of His TRUTH!!

Why are we negligent concerning the preaching of the truth?

If we do not teach the truth, someone posing as a preacher or teacher will come and deceive saying they have all truth.

False prophets and all sorts of false ministers are waiting to pounce and announce your comfort has come as they carry a very charismatic false anointing that appears real.

You will feel it and you will think it is true!  When you find out this revelation you will wonder about your own soul salvation!

When the disciples asked the LORD Jesus Christ, “Who then can be saved?”

….With man it is not possible, but with Christ all things are possible…. (Matthew 19:23-30).

Beloved, I must say this again: False ministry in all forms can have an emotional feeling that the enemy masquerades.

You cannot trust your own emotions at times.  People who are led by what they feel or whatever amazing experience they may have had, unless we base it according to the WORD of GOD we are not to trust in experiences!

We must KNOW that the enemy will paint whatever picture we want to see to keep us deceived.

God’s WORD is our final authority.  We must be set in our mind and hearts, and put no confidence in any man.

We must base everything by God’s Word!   Period!

Satan loves authority and he loves to rule over men in authority, for it is the closest method of being like God that is possible.

If we have pride, arrogance, haughtiness, self-righteousness, selfish ambitions, unholy imaginations, beloved let us cut off the enemy’s head!

To the enemy, it is all about control, authority, manipulation to name a few, but the enemy uses what is our greatest weakness against us, he wants to hook you!

You are God’s pride and joy, and the LORD has been bragging on you!

The devil is all about accusing us of every sin we ever did, but when we finally realize we are so ultimately lost and we could never make up the price, and that is when we received Jesus as our Savior and LORD.

He paid the awful price for YOU!  And He is the only reason we are saved today.  It is less of us! NO, it is NONE of us and ALL of HIM.

Once and for all He settled that issue!  Now when we don’t have that assurance of salvation, our works enter the picture and soon you start to barter.

Satan gains access through our unbelief.

Salvation was completed and fulfilled, nothing could be added to it or taken from it.

Salvation through Jesus Christ is final.

If the devil can get us to doubt our salvation, he will quickly infiltrate to stop any progress gained.

His goal is to command and control, to make sure it is harder to stop us next time.  Christ set us completely free, the devil sets us in bondage.

Watch out for those who is waiting in the bushes.  If you have influence over souls and God has given you spiritual children to train, bear or pray for we have such an important role in the life of the believers.

If we don’t pray, teach, or preach the truth, the false anointing and false authority will come into play. Remember if you don’t teach your kids, someone else will!

I am sickened by human trafficking.  I am so sickened by what I see happening to people especially children.

To take the life of a helpless child, molest it, torture it, sell it and kill it….is so demonic!

With children there is innocence and to those who take or destroy the innocence of children, and the innocence of spiritual children as well will have to face the FATHER!

When will we ask and become desperate before God to be equipped to face and confront this world?

We need a spiritual rock of God to rock out religious boats, and when we ask this, we best be ready for change.

May we become awakened out of our sleep so Christ can radiate from our hearts and faces!

We become too “concentrated” like salt” when there is too much it is too salty.

We are to watch out for those who become concentrated on a few truths or depending on some sort of emotional experience that has no basis in God’s word.

Christ wants to season the earth; the preserving work of HIS Grace, may it must begin with us!

So, are you ready to agree with me?

What is that?  That Christ would cause a violent shaking to our religious boats to wake us up!

It would be better to remain in the deep blue ocean than to return and become religious again.

So sometimes I post things that shock, convict, things to confront the evil and error in the earth and in the church!

God has within the Holy Bible an answer to every question man has.

We must ask God to show us Truth in each situation and purpose as HE is doing the same to me… SHAKING ME UP and AWAKE!  May he do the same for you too!

I am not about popularity, numbers or crowds, or who’s who in the shining bling of this time and season LORD!  SHAKE US AWAKE LORD!!

As for me?  If he wants me hidden for life, I am confident that HE will have some sort of apparatus that I will broadcast from and with whatever means available, regardless of whatever hidden locale he puts me in, and I will speak the truth as long as I live.

There is coming a uncommon shaking unlike anything we have seen before or will be again.

Everyone whose confidence is centered on any part of man’s system it will be shaken of everything that can be shaken that those things that cannot be shaken will remain.

God is shaking HIS Church and she is being refined and defined daily.

For those who have been directed by God to move regionally, there are those that have moved during this two-year window of space that God has set-up strategically.

God has been connecting various ministry-based units and are commanded to remain hunkered down in silence.

I keep seeing an airplane light above the seat, and it is the one that says to put on your seat-belt.

Remain awake and stay connected with your circle one to the other; you know who you are and you know those that God has placed around you.

No power shifting or struggling as He has broken the yoke of religion off your neck.

No need to prove anything, you are accepted and you will flow naturally in rank, order and authority by the LORD’s Spirit.

It is not a side show view in spiritual acrobatics.  So many are deceived too.  True leaders lead; and that by example.

David was seasoned for a space in time, and even as he was running in the desert, men continued to flock to him and those men who came through duress became David’s mighty men.

You have nothing to prove to any man.

God will make room for your gift and make room for you.  In His deep peace He has formed over you, yes you feel awkward for you have been in war stance so long you don’t know how to function.

Your identity is not in what you do, your identity is CHRIST in you!  You have identified in the sufferings of God’s only Son of Promise.

As you walk and remain in step and in league, your walk will be effortless and great peace will be your guide.

These who God has placed together will be so close that even in different countries you still but a moment away.

I see how we will be watching out for each other and there will be such counter balance, accountability between each one.

Remain close in Spirit to those who KNOW you well.  Pray for each other.

Over nearly the past two years God has proven your worth and your close circle to you. Put no trust in man, keep your focus on Christ.  Remain and keep balanced.

I see a building being built and I see plumb-lines hanging on every corner and balance bubble bars, and all sorts of tools that are used in building that symbolize TRUTH, with balance, order, integrity, honesty, loyalty with great humility.

I also beheld a balance in measuring the foundation compared to the erected structure.

This is when God must send His Winds to blow again and storm to tear apart those faulty structures that cannot with stand the storms that are coming.

I saw all sorts of elaborate church house buildings.  I saw them on stilts as they for some time have avoided the results of why the storms were sent.

These were very fast in rebuilding and cleaning up the mess with God’s good graces, by playing it safe.

God did say that judgment must begin with the house of God.  There is more coming and for HIS Elect sake.

He will turn His head their way again because these didn’t fall out of His favor; these didn’t depart with an evil heart of unbelief.

“And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened,”  Matthew 24:22 KJV.

There will be strong storms in direct proportions to the faulty church structures.

I see the right arm of the LORD and He is flexing the muscles.  I heard, that HE will strong arm the enemy and the ministers of God who have built their trust and house with as much human strength possible.

I looked closer still and beyond the veil I saw a house made of sticks and weaved with straw.

As I looked, I knew these have the most to lose as they cry out for Ishmael to live!

These could not relent in times before, for it being such a time to war.

God shall spread his wing of mercy, that will finalize their religious, ungodly, demonic doctrines.

I heard, “My witnesses, yet so saved as by fire; begin again!”

It is God’s mercy that these storms come to get us back on the firm foundation of Jesus Christ our LORD.

You don’t need to prove your worth or innocence or prove what you are, you are simply His servants to the world and to reap the worlds harvest.

Insecurity prods another to measure up against the person, instead of being happy in whom the LORD has made you to be.

There is no glory or pinnacles of measurement in man’s world to ever compare with the government of God.

For we are complete in Him.  We need each other to balance and counter balance our particular regional position.  God has seasoned and will continue to season us, for we have been kept for this time in history, to watch the divine as HIS anointing witnesses the TRUTH.

The WORD is forever settled in heaven and on earth.  Heaven and earth will pass away but HIS WORD will never fade or pass away.

“David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.  And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.  And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab,  Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.  And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.  And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth,”  1 Samuel 22:1-5 KJV.

Know who you are and why, remain fixed. Keep your eye upon the LORD’s gaze forward.

Regardless, if the “light is off” and it seems like smooth sailing, regardless of peace and safety; KEEP the seat belt on at all times.

Watch over those that God has put into your lives, God has given you a sacred trust, and your walls are forever before Him.

Mid-wives watch!  In mid transition, be mindful as pain increases along with panic and anxiety as things are coming to pass before your very eyes!

The dragon wants to devour the child that is rising up.  He is frantic worldwide trying to stop and hinder the events and time ahead, so he is doing unusually innovated schemes.

He continues to target Israel and all her alliances.  Beloved, remember to look to Israel; cry out for Jerusalem beloved.

During these mid-transitions and focus and pray for the leaders, pray for the leadership and BE-aware at all times!

Come away, pull away from the things that steal your time beloved.  Seat belts on! crash helmets on!  Positionaly, you are at the very edge and some still nearing two years now.

This also applies to cyber space too, for the NET-Work is coming together and will be a stabilizing factor in keeping the church centered, focused on target, and the revelation of the massive NET=Work to harvest the souls from every corner of the globe.

Many coming into form fit!  Yes, being placed and it is almost complete regionally; soon very soon.

People who have persecuted true prophets in ignorance, with the coming onslaught, religion will have no answers, people will flee, in such biblical proportions shall land marks be extended.

The order will be such that will desperately begin to search out the TRUTH!

People are, and will seek out the word of the LORD.  Seekers shall find these “land marker” regional prophets, to be able to hear what God is speaking that isn’t what’s on the daily news.

The prophets will speak the oracles of God.

Nationally we are teetering and there is a great struggle to turn this nation back to God. First, we must hate those things that God hates!

We must stand for truth.  We must be the walking, talking, truth bearers that carry His Word.  Selah!

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land,”   2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV.

Also read: 2 Chronicles Chapter 6

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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Redefined Relationships

The majority of time, people, especially believers, don’t have any idea how the enemy is able to use us all at times.

The majority of time, people, especially believers, don’t have any idea how the enemy is able to use us all at times.

That is why we must keep our confidence and trust in God at all times.  Never put complete confidence in man.

Jesus gave us a perfect example about this when he had to rebuke Peter.  Peter was being used by Satan and Peter had no clue.

Jesus rebuked the spirit that was behind the matter and spoke his words to Peters face.

Did the Lord disown or throw Peter away because his words were used by the enemy at that point?

Peter had no idea he was deceived when he spoke those words.  Jesus knew who was speaking and the origin of Peters words.

Jesus recognized the devil in Peters words and rebuked the enemy.  That spirit had no choice in the matter, for that spirit had to depart.

I imagine Peter, after that rebuke, became a bit bewildered in finding out the truth.

Beloved we are all are capable of listening to the wrong spirit.  We must always remember that our battle does not originate from man.  Our battles are not with flesh and blood but against the enemy of our souls.

“But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men,”   Mark 8:33 KJV.

We don’t write off a person because they fail or say the wrong thing.  We are to love and discern and pray for all of us.

Often, I see in my own life that when I make a mistake and repent, many who said they would forgive me walked away.

We are supposed to be a family beloved and we ALL make mistakes.  Please don’t count us off when we miss the mark.

Perfection is not possible in the flesh and we deal with real life issues and problems.  The Lord wants us to resolve relationships so that we will not hold a grudge because we or others miss the mark.

No person is perfect and we never will be.  Keep our focus on God and as we stay close to Him, we will know where each word originates.

Don’t cut off a beloved sister or brother and disassociate from them for human or spiritual error.

We must learn to function as one body and when one misses it we all do.  We need to have grace and mercy towards others like our heavenly father has towards us.

Many times, people have no idea why we leave and they detach from us because of failure and the sin that so easily besets us.

I have found on-line that it is easier to detach and remove ourselves from people and go into isolation; but it renders us divided.

We are to measure ourselves against the Word of God not each other.  When we measure ourselves against ourselves we are unwise.

Oh, how I would love to have so many relationships restored especially those that in some way I caused an offense.  I am so sorry and have great hope for restoration!

We can forgive and forget so easily when we don’t have to see the person.  However, there are so many that have not been able to totally forgive.  When these move away from you and there is no closure.

People usually remain isolated due to the fear of rejection.  Usually if we can just block, we do so as an act of self-preservation.

We never really learn to have relationships if we fail to conquer rejection.  We can try to deny that there is an issue, but God knows our heart and knows what we need.

None of us have it all together, and God expects us to learn to love one another even in all of our failures and mistakes.

Beloved we are flesh of our flesh and bone of our bone in Christ and we are His beloved Bride.  We must mediate on these things and if we have any relationships that need mending, we need to make the first step.

The great NET-Work needs all of us for the last end time harvest.  Beloved love one another and forgive one another even as Christ has forgiven you!
 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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