The Block of Betrayal

As I was in prayer, I experienced a Vision and I saw various walls being built around all different people in a circular pattern.

As I was in prayer, I experienced a Vision and I saw various walls being built around all different people in a circular pattern.

What they looked like to me were Round Towers being constructed and being built up in various levels of the process and timing.

I noticed they had tools and were using a trowel for mortar and block.  Each block had a name.  For instance, I saw a block of betrayal, a block of unbelief, and a block of rejection etc.

The mortar’s name was “fear” which cemented each of the blocks together that brought negative stability.

Faith and Fear Cannot Mix!

I realized that within each of their Towers they were trying to protect their heart from all wounds that had not been healed.

This caused the people within the Tower to turn inwardly, to avoid outreach and for anyone to see within.

This Vision gave me understanding as to how many people who look normal and happy — are actually bound, wounded, and miserable within their own walls.

I realized that within many Churches and Assemblies are Religious Towers that are man-made and kept that they just adapted and accepted.

I could see that what they built around them was spawned by fear and insecurity.  The LORD allowed me to see just how many people within The Church and Assemblies are so bound and limited by their own wounds — which became strongholds and towers to God.

I saw Prayer Warriors meeting in the foundation and as they prayed The LORD, sent a shaking and the Warrior Angels sent to minister unto the heirs of Salvation, began to break up the foundation stones.

I asked The LORD how we deal with this?  I heard The LORD say, “Strike the foundations and the untempered mortar will crack”, and as I heard that, the place began to shake, and everything that could be shaken would be those things that could not be shaken remained. (Ezekiel 13:8-12)

Suddenly the Prayer had broken through, and I saw Ministry being done and everyone who built each block that had a name, repented of, and renounced that name (Philippians 2:9-10) — and the people who repented and renounced the names — became Free!

I saw several blocks of betrayal break and the sound of the sledgehammer — and I heard, “My House is The House of Prayer for all people, and betrayal shall not have dominion over you anymore!”

As the breakthrough continued God began to rebuild with the hearts of His People true freedom, healing, and deliverance, so that they could be free from the restraints of all evil spirits, especially religion, tradition, and hypocrisy that caused many to hide behind the blocks in shame, guilt, and condemnation.

As prayer continued, the people became awakened and revived began to praise God and to outreach of their former limitations that had kept them bound!

They were free and leaped and rejoiced that they were free indeed for the prayers of the righteous avails much!

Then I heard the song of Moses, as they were freely joining in the song of deliverance to our God!

“And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.” Revelation 15:3 KJV

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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Prayer, Intimacy, Revival & Harvest

Do you remember and have you ever come across a Spirit-Filled believer in Christ prior to your Salvation?

“To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.”   1 Peter 2:4-8

Do you remember and have you ever come across a Spirit-Filled believer in Christ prior to your Salvation?

And did you see something that was different about the person?

You could see light in their eyes or a glow about them and then all the sudden your heart begins to beat strong and fast; you begin feeling tears welling up and it draws you closer to what they had to say?

Then the person spoke words that were amazingly applicable to your situation right then and there!  You may have thought or said, “How did they know that!?”

Beloved, that is the work of The Holy Spirit within a Spirit filled believer of Christ.  You may wonder what The Holy Spirit is about and how others experience this?

I have good news!  The LORD is no respecter of persons, if He did it for me, He will do it for you!

All He needs from you to work is Faith and a willingness to learn and follow the Masters path.  For when we follow the Master’s Path, we will witness His wonders in the deep!  Glory to God!

This example and blessing can be yours and it is straight from God!  You can have a relationship like this!

I pray earnestly, dear reader, that the hunger for The Holy Spirit’s Baptism of Fire will consume you!

“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with The Holy Spirit and fire.”   Matthew 3:11 NKJV

I pray the anointing breaks off every yoke and hindrance to keep you bound to the things of this world.

I pray that the fire of God’s altar and coals are sent so that you can speak for God and win the lost with the cost of picking up the cross involved.

When we are saved and we learn line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little let every word be established!

Having Faith in God is preeminent and having an intimate relationship with Christ in prayer is not an option!

If you want to do business in the deep, you must go deeper still.

Beloved, I pray that the hunger and thirst for this type of an intimate relationship at His feet and it will stir within you a hunger and thirst like you have never had before!

We are commanded by Jesus to pick up our cross and follow Him. (Matthew 16:24-26)  God desires that you come closer in intimacy so that you may experience His awesome love and power.

The Holy Spirit wants you to know how much He loves, and cares about what you care about.  That is an example of how it should be with us as believers.

Christ wants us to know we can live a supernatural lifestyle every day.  Everything in Christ hinges on Faith that works by prayer, intimacy, and love for The LORD.

We can have just as much as we want with God.  It’s our choice.  Yes, there is a price to press into God but the benefits and the joy unspeakable and full of glory outweighs any effort!

I Invite You!

I encourage you to take hold of His strength and make complete surrender to His protection and make peace with Him.  God is a good God and has good things in store for His beloved!

I remember in the 1980’s what a revelational time of my life.  I was taught how to pray at a women’s conference.

I beheld women who I now know were Holy Spirit filled believers who had come to minister to us.  I was intrigued about The Holy Spirit Baptism of fire and when they said I could experience it, I took it seriously!

“In that day sing to her, a vineyard of red wine!  I, The LORD, keep it, I water it every moment; Lest any hurt it, I keep it night and day.  Fury is not in Me.  Who would set briers and thorns against Me in battle?  I would go through them, I would burn them together.  Or let him take hold of My strength, That he may make peace with Me; And he shall make peace with Me.”   Isaiah 27:2-5

God told me not to defend myself or try to read a resume or defend my innocence, because The LORD told me He would take care of me and vindicate me. and from 1982 and beyond He has done just that.

However, it wasn’t all posies and candy kisses.  I had a lot of lessons, hard lessons and real-life tragedy and heartaches.

When we develop our relationship specifically, in communication with Christ through prayer, everywhere we go, regardless of our abilities, we are given God opportunities or divine appointment encounters with our time.

I like to call it a “set up” because in our diligent preparation through prayer and the word, Christ has made us fit for the Masters use and to be instant in season and out of season to say an encouraging word, scatter a seed, pray for a need or many other encounters we can have within our field of ministry is all prepared as we develop our prayer time with God.

Every question you have and every answer you will ever need is found there! You receive counsel, you are intimate with our heavenly husband, and he impregnates us with vision that comes to pass! Before Zion travailed, she brought forth her children…

“Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children.”   Isaiah 66:8 NKJV

During our intimate prayer time it is important to ask The Holy Spirit to come, and our desire to be continually filled with The Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit empowers and enables us therefore He put us in the ministry. God reveals and he uncovers gifts, talents, and abilities within us, but we must be patient for God to make room for our gifts.

Prayer answers things, and you can never teach enough on prayer because most people struggle with their prayer life.

There is something about having that jump start in early encounters with God in prayer, it directs our day and orders it.

Do you lack being in alignment and organized, is everything out of order and do you feel stuck?  I challenge you to make a commitment to God in early prayer.

Christ never meant for us to live our life without having him big in us!  Often people are jaded due to encounters with religious spirits and the hypocrisy veiled as supposed Christians!

We have not understood the divine order of The Holy Spirit because Salvation is preeminent.  However, next to the importance of Salvation is learning to communicate in prayer to God.

Prayer is foundational but often others have their house built the way they want it instead of the way God wants it.

May we be REAL and GENUINE!  When we are out and about God will give us opportunities in meeting new people and planting seeds and being real and genuine!

All those who know us, love us, and others who may judge us, we must realize people cannot see the hefty investment that Christ has in our lives.  We must be patient because The LORD makes room for our gifts.

Being a live vital house of God and prayer, should offer many opportunities of having Holy Spirit encounters with people.

Everywhere we go is an opportunity. Everywhere that our feet shall go has been given unto us to possess in the spirit realm.  We command spirits, and we will not allow spirits to command us. (Joshua 1)

Our prayer life keeps us sharp, mindful, discerning, slow to speak, kind and gentle.  The Holy Spirit makes us extremely sensitive as we press into prayer.

Everything we need, or desire is always born through The Holy Spirit in our lives.  The Holy Spirit doesn’t push, he waits for us to make ourselves accountable and available to Him in prayer and intimacy.

As we learn to press into Him through prayer we learn to walk in the Spirit and in heavenly places by Christ Jesus.

In the hour in which we live, The Church desperately needs to pray not only for the members but for the community, our Nation, and the world.

Everything the early Church experienced is coming full circle for the greatest harvest of all time.  Christ is coming back for a victorious church not a weak one.

We must pray to have a True Revival during all the craziness, upheavals and violence.

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

Until The Church wakes up and repents and turns away from her sin and revives, we are not going to see harvest.

Harvest shall come on the heels of violence, corruption, upheavals, pestilence, disasters, storms etc.  We need to have our spiritual seat-belts on for we are going to go for a ride. Be prepared, stay prepared in Jesus’ name.

We each must discern and learn to hear for ourselves the Voice of God.  The pastor or leader isn’t the only one who hears.

We are all supposed to study to show ourselves approved before God, rightly dividing the word of truth.

God doesn’t give technical orders to another’s role within the church, we must hear from God first before we jump into anything.

You can be doing things that are seemingly good, with a pure heart, and be completely wrong.  Not everyone will understand your purpose or role within God’s Army.

Seek the giver of the gift for your particular role and orders!

The LORD wants to live through you and His heart yearns for souls and those people we encounter.  It is Christ in you the hope of glory!

Learning to pray, walking in the Spirit, and living a spirit filled life is one of the things we must be taught.  Amen and amen.

This is stirring in my Spirit and I’m feeling very led by God to open the church in prayer early morning at 5am for prayer, even if it is just me to start.

There is something about that early morning encounter with God in prayer that takes control of our life and that we walk in the spirit all day long.

Not only for personal reasons but for corporate outreach reasons and revival reasons let us ask The LORD if we are to participate in giving God a first fruits portion of our early morning time and meet at Church at 5am.  Even if it’s me, I’ll be there!

Prayer after salvation is foundational, and if we come together early in the morning, giving God the first fruits of our day, we will be a part of helping to lay the foundations of Revival to The Church and to the community.

I’m talking about 5am in the morning, because people work and it’s an effort to commit — but God will bless you!

Let us take the unction of Jesus when he said, could you not tarry for one hour?

I pray The LORD confirms it to your heart, and I will be meeting at the church Monday through Friday at 5 AM for an hour of prayer.

I challenge anyone out there to start meeting for prayer and let us take this Nation back and Harvest Time!

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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Being Attractive

Regardless of our path in life, “we attract something to us!”  But that attraction can carry with it a heavy cost!  It can bring a blessing or cursing.

Regardless of our path in life, “we attract something to us!”  But that attraction can carry with it a heavy cost!  It can bring a blessing or cursing.

“I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing.  Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live, and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him.  For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”   Deuteronomy 30:19-20 BSB

Our lives are like a door.  Picture yourself as a door and realize that we should keep that door closed and locked, because we don’t want just anyone to gain access into every part of our lives.

Our life has many internal doors within that have consequences, and we all have a door with skeletons in our closets; a place where things of our past are kept that we would rather not have.

Our outer body is wasting away day by day, but regardless it is our home on this earth, but it has a very real door that we decide when to open it.

We must also be careful how we adorn our outer body/ door and how we present ourselves to our sphere of influence.  Sometimes a presentation can speak louder than words, and it can make or break us in any situation.

Try to visualize and see people as doors.  I am doing that a lot lately, because I know behind every door can be many things both good and evil.

You can love the external part of your life and others too, but we must be careful.  If we look close enough there will be indicators of what spirit is at work.

Not just anyone has faith, and the way things are nowadays, we must try diligently to become and remain sensitive to The Holy Spirit.

God’s Word is creative and powerful and sharper than a two-edged sword.  When we come into agreement with God’s Word and live by it, it will help create and bring God’s order and help into situations that need godly answers.

You can learn a lot about people by how they speak their words.  Most people live and die living a superficial life.

Many have gone the wide way that leads to destruction and living by the flesh, or the outer man never gets deep internally.

The outer life is so temporary, and we should never make decisions based on the flesh.  The place within us that is meant to be occupied by God, many try to stuff that place with imitations, but it never ultimately brings peace.

People who are lost find this life will be as good as it gets.  However, there is pleasure with sin for a season, but the cost is eternity.  But like Paul, if this life is as good as it gets, I would be of all most miserable.

Believers, God’s Word has every answer we need in this life, but we must decide if we will base ourselves by God’s Word or the flesh. Nothing good dwells in the flesh but when we receive Jesus Christ as our Savior, His Word is eternal, and heaven and earth will pass away, but God’s Word will NEVER pass away.

His Word is forever settled in heaven! Do you need a matter settled?  Seek God in His Word!

None of us have been perfect in our lives and in trying to live like we do, is to be a hypocrite.  That is not the witness I want to have.

When it comes to life and how to minister to the lost sinner, we need to look at our perfect example of outreach, which is Jesus Christ.

For those who have been forgiven of much, love much!  (Luke 7:47)

Our sphere of influence is found everywhere we go and everywhere our feet take us. (Joshua 1:3)  However, we must be readied by our own personal time with Jesus.

Spending time with God in prayer and in the Word is not an option.  If we are not sensitive in the Spirit realm, we cannot help anyone.

We must be disciplined to be a true disciple, and communication with the Holy Spirit is a two-way conversation.

Both prayer and getting quiet enough to listen to The Holy Spirit.  For only then can the Holy Spirit lead and guide us into all truth. (John 16:13)

Jesus Christ attracted a lot of people, both good, bad, and bad spirits.  Jesus went to where the hurt people were, and people were also attracted to Him.

There are some very hurt people that we come across, and to live as if we have attained perfection in the flesh is to lie.

We are supposed to press in towards the mark of the high calling in Christ. (Philippians 3:14-15) However, we are to meet people where they are.

I find that Jesus’ example wasn’t to wait on them to come to the synagogue, but He went out to find the lost sheep.

There are a lot of people who wouldn’t darken the door of a Church, because our methods are not as Jesus’ methods. He came to seek and save the lost.

Paul stated, “I became all things to all men that I might save some.”  That doesn’t mean Jesus and Paul did what the people did, they did not sin and partake in sin, but reached out to them that they might win them. (1 Corinthians 9:22)

We are to take up our Cross and follow Christ, but living in God’s Kingdom on this earth is a process, because our flesh isn’t glorified and will never be in the realm of the flesh.

Also, our soul is complex, it’s the part of us that makes us unique.  The soul is made up of the mind, will, intellect and emotions.  These things are where the battle truly lies, in the mind.

The battlefield of the mind is something we learn to choose as we allow our mind to become the mind of Christ.

However, it is a daily process as well that we can grow into as we grow in grace through consuming the Word of God daily.

Salvation is not going to an altar or wherever you speak the words, and you say you’re saved and even get baptized.

That could be part of a true conversion, but we must speak plainly; If a person is truly converted and saved there will eventually be evidence of the change outwardly.

The proof of our new beginning in Christ is that we learn to follow Him and that means discipleship in disciplined training and having a consistent prayer and Bible study life. Faith without works is dead.

Even in the church there are all types of Christians having all sorts of past that affect their presence and futures.

Being new in Christ for example, we hear the words that say the new has come and the old is gone! T hat is true for the Spirit and soul, but the soul and the flesh of a person is always under construction in this life.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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Approval and God’s Recommendation

The one thing that is settled in my life is that I belong to Christ and regardless of what may come, my past, present and future are up to God.

The one thing that is settled in my life is that I belong to Christ and regardless of what may come, my past, present and future are up to God.

He is the Author and Finisher of my Faith, and He will keep me in perfect and constant peace because my mind is stayed on him.

As an author, God is writing your story of how you will and have glorified Him amid untold obstacles and despairing even for life itself.

“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”   Isaiah 26:3

So don’t respond to those who don’t see your worth.  Don’t face a person seeking their approval or even their love.

Not all have Faith, and many are jealous.  Pray for them.

The one who sees within is the one who approves of you, so you have an inside job to learn to be still and quiet going only on His lead.

“Be still in the presence of the LORD and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.”   Psalm 37:7

“Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him.”   Psalm 62:5-6

Let the people talk, let them whisper and say whatever, because it only makes our heels dig deeper, which pushes Jesus higher!  We decrease — and He increases!

Press in and continue to press forward regardless of those who don’t approve of you.

You are approved by God and He is the Author and Finisher of our Faith.

There are those who are in the midst of the assembly who judge and say you don’t qualify. 

There are many who would discredit you, and judge, but didn’t they do that to Jesus when He lived on the earth?  You are in good company!

What reputation are you looking for?

Be honest, who are you trying to please or make an impression on?

Because if our motives are not pure it is a dead work.  We are supposed to be dead to the flesh and arise in the newness of life.

“Therefore, we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in the newness of life.”   Romans 6:4

When we are dead to this world’s system and religion’s view, it produces growth in spiritual fortitude.

Fortitude enables people to endure adversity through prayer, keeping the Faith, working hands on in helping others to steady their feet and to help bring balance even if no one approves of them.

When we have God’s Approval, who cares what others say when we have a close walk with our Lord Jesus Christ?

He should be our total focus and we need to ask Him what He thinks, because what He thinks has eternal value and he has our best interests at heart.

We have got to count it all loss, for the exceeding greatness of His Power in us!

Let people think and say what they may!  YOU be free to be who you are!

Maybe people will think we are too much, too radical and they want to tone us down.  I can only do what I see The Father do.  So, who cares what people think or say, I talk to him anyway.

Currently, with all sorts of devices, when you learn to talk to God everywhere you go, people may think you have Bluetooth on and are having a conversation with another person.

I am talking about having a greater awareness of God everywhere we go, so we should be aware of everything we do in secret and in public, because God sees it all and The LORD loves when we learn to walk in The Spirit and pray without ceasing.

It is glorious to learn how to walk in the Spirit, and with that great awareness of his presence without pretense.

The more I seek HIM the more I find HIM, and I wouldn’t trade anything in this world for what I have with The LORD!

I walk down the aisles with Him in continual fellowship and there are people everywhere.  It is when you are out and about in your sphere of influence is where your divine appointments are made by God.

You will feel that inner prompting to connect to someone in your heart.  The Holy Spirit leads with the flow and being prompted by loving them, so that we can share that Love that covers a multitude of sin and iniquity.

If you are going to be effective in Christ, part of the deal will be suffering rejection.

God gives everyone a free will and choice.  Even God won’t go against someone’s choice.  So, we scatter seeds, but we know God will give the increase in His season.

Scattering seeds is powerful so don’t decline due to rejection, because someone may receive them.

Beloved, I have long passed a point of NO return. He is my source, my strength, my quest; I am enamored with him, and I cannot get enough.

He is my everything and I have dedicated my life to ministry to Him first!  He takes pleasure from us and enjoys our time in intimacy.

I have learned over the years to be mindful of God’s Guidance and Direction, because there is always work to do, but if God has not led you to it you will burn out.

That is why you must pray for God’s Will and Direction in all things.  Just because there is a need doesn’t mean we meet that need.  We must be led by The Spirit in all ways.

It is a great honor in humility that He longs to dwell with us and communicate.  We should live for every inspired word both in the Word of God and in prayer and to hear His voice so clear!

I pray that maybe someone who reads this, will be inspired and sparked into a flame that never grows dim again.

LORD, store your lovingkindness within, so that repentance and assurance abounds through us.  We will be sure to give God all the Glory, Honor, and Praise — in Jesus’ Name!
 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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