The Snare of the Fowler

I saw an eagle soaring way up high and as I watched, I noticed the eagle circling and finally diving down, headed to capture prey.

 

Vision:

I saw an eagle soaring way up high and as I watched, I noticed the eagle circling and finally diving down, headed to capture prey.

What the eagle didn’t know, was a plan was set in motion to capture that eagle.  There was set a snare of the fowler.

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.  Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.  He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler,”   Psalm 91:1-4 KJV.

The most dangerous place for eagles is if they are earth bound.  Eagles are meant to remain in the high places soaring and nesting in high mountain crags and only earth bound for prey briefly.  There is a danger for eagles though.

One of the main tactics to capture an eagle is to set a trap with a net covered by brush with appealing bait in the middle.  The net is hidden from view around the trap site.

We beloved are to be like the eagle!  We must come to understand the tactic of the enemy.  The enemies goal is to keep us earth bound because that is the most vulnerable state to be in.

Why?  We are to be like the eagle!  We are to mount up on wings as eagles, to soar on the wind currents of HIS Word and to see with vision the panoramic view the LORD gives us when we soar.

“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint,”   Isaiah 40:31 KJV.

The enemy sets traps or snares of the fowler. His tactic is to catch men in his net.  The enemy plans way in advance as he covers the trap and net putting luring bait out for its banqueting.

However, what is happening behind the scenes is this, the enemy is really there for the believers enticement and destruction.

The secret of the fowler is that he adapts snares because he knows the eagle is well adaptable to knowing his bait; this is due to quickly adapting his snare to the condition of the eagle.

Believers!  The enemy knows our weak points.  Be well conditioned by God!

The enemy uses all sorts of decoys, deceit and craftiness to capture the bird.  Then once the eagle is caught, the enemy puts it in a cage for decoration to celebrate for all to gaze and revel like the Philistines did when they reveled at Samson’s capture,  (Judges 16:25 KJV).

The LORD wants us to know our enemies and their tactics.  Realize the enemy goes for the weak areas to entice and if we respond we might end up in a type of cage for all to see our mistakes and failures.

Vision:

I saw an eagle way up high, and then it came down to where it would circle, and I noticed this was no ordinary eagle.

The eagle looked like it was on fire!  The traps were set below by the enemy and they waited, yet this eagle looked extremely confident and had no doubts or fears.

The eagle swooped down at alarming speed and captured the prey and the net wrapped up, and it appeared they had caught the eagle, but this eagle was no ordinary eagle!

This eagle was on fire and it burnt up all the net that touched it and soon, with prey in claw, the eagle began to mount up again out of range of the enemy.

Beloved, this is but a healthy reminder to know your enemy and get prepared by spending quality time with the LORD through prayer, worship and HIS Word.

We are to be continually seeking to be filled with the Holy Spirit.  By doing these things, it will prepare us for whatever comes.

We are not blind, but the enemy would like to damage your vision and destroy the things you do for God.

The enemy hates us and he is not playing games.  This is not the time to lay down your armour and weapons or to be lax in prayer and study of God’s Word.

If you find you are in such a place, put on some worship and begin to seek the LORD and watch how HE equips you to destroy the works of the devil!

“Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.  Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.  Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth,”   Psalm 124:6-8 KJV

“The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah,”   Psalm 140:5 KJV.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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Our Love Affair We Share?

People are rising and coming towards your light.  Most of these come with ulterior motives.

People are rising and coming towards your light.  Most of these come with ulterior motives.

There are those who want to mirror themselves after you instead of looking into the perfect law of liberty.

Do not allow the focus to be on man and the process because there are no shortcuts to maturity and ministry.

“Pull away, pull away with Me!  Pull away from man and point them to Me,” says the Lord.

“Form boundaries, and let those understand how to respect those boundaries.  Don’t let anyone cross them.

To violate is disrespect; cover your brother’s nakedness so there is no violation of disrespect.  What happens in prayer stays in there.

No one wants to pay the due’s in time and heartache.  Yet they love the chief places among people and puffing up one another.  These are those who drain your reserves.

Let no man suck you dry.  Guard and give no place to selfish ambitions.  Rather reprove them!”

“The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise,”   Psalm 51:17 KJV.

“Jealousy is cruel.  It only seeks its own merits through you!  You are the target and once given a way in, will sabotage all your efforts.  Guard your heart for out of it comes the issues of life.

I AM found in the secret place wondering if you will choose this day to seek My face.

There is a heavy price paid for those who have chosen My Way.  Many are not willing to seek My face and develop a relationship. It is and has never been an easy route.

Beware of those that seek to use you up and cast you aside once their agenda is complete.  Beloved guard your heart, mind and time! Let no man disrespect our love affair we share….”  says the Lord.

“I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.  Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners,”   Song of Solomon chapter 6:3-4 KJV.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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Course Corruption vs Course Correction

Come away and hide away in My presence and come unto Me.  As you seek Me you shall find Me as you seek Me with your whole heart.

 

“Come away and hide away in My presence and come unto Me.  As you seek Me you shall find Me as you seek Me with your whole heart.

You shall know the condition of man’s opinions and purposes.  It is never My intent that My voices to be led astray.

As you keep Me first I will manifest and confirm My Word to you first.  I AM a jealous God and watch and care for My anointed very closely.

You have chosen and proven that I can trust you and you don’t need mans approval.  However I shall provide it as a testimony to those who speak and judge My plan and My vessels.

I have sent apostles and prophets.  They are being placed back in My Church for My directions.  These are being sent in and are needed to take course corruption into course correction,”  says the LORD.

“….So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. A nd 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.  Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.  So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophet together unto Mount Carmel.  And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions.  If the LORD be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.  And the people answered him not a word.  Then said Elijah unto the people. I, even i only remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men….”    1 Kings 18-22 KJV.

“…And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.  Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.  And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there….”   1 Kings 19:1-3 KJV.

When Jezebel heard what Elijah did she sent her threats to kill Elijah.  What would such a prophet do after such a life changing, victorious experience as he had?

Elijah ran in fear!  The very person who God used to show and bring Israel back to God ran in fear for his life.  HE RAN!

Don’t be surprised when the miracles, signs and wonders are over and the anointing lifts that often causes true prophets to run because of the spirit of Jezebel.

I can sense and feel a unsteady way in which apostles and prophets mingle together instead of working together.  There is a problem because very few know how to function together in ministry, especially the five fold and revival ministries.

I can sense the new that God is restoring back to the church.  There are blind spots to each office that is why we have got to learn how to work and harmonize together.

Things shall be corrected as these shall learn to function together.  Everything is so new and fast that it feels like we are flying by the seat of our pants.  It is end-times beloved and Jesus is coming!

During this time frame and beyond, the apostle’s must learn and work together with the prophet.  There have always been extremes in all moves of God and revival.

Religious spirits and Jezebel spirits seek to make the movement into a religious controlled box of limitation.  It is because they are afraid to allow revival because they cannot control it.

The Apostle and Prophet must be able open to “learn to function together.”  If WE the people of God do not learn to be balanced we will have opened the back door of the church and in walks religion, tradition, legalism, bondage and Jezebel and all her idols.

Apostles will need the truth and the ministry of the prophet to keep the ministry balanced and not off kilter.

Our final authority is the Holy Bible.  Under the anointing we can do many exploits, however when that anointing lifts, we come back like superman Clark Kent.

When you indeed read what the old testament prophets and new testament prophets and apostles did, these had to depend on God as they didn’t have the Bible then, these sought out God by direct revelation.  Beloved prayer is never sacrificed. It is your hot-line to God for revelation.

“I know I can trust you to carry my glory for you have been tested and chosen to do so.

I have and will make you known. I will make room for your gifts. Keep seeking, keep worshipping and let them find you by revelation.

“For those who dare speak or harm those who are my childlike vessels that carry My glory, I shall raise them up in your presence and My glory shall be seen in their faces.

These having childlike humility will be so trusting of My presence.  When these childlike ones see My purpose they shall not be concerned about anything as they simply trust me with such innocence of heart and in their eyes,”  says the LORD.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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The Mannequin, Robe & Crown of Thorns

The LORD says: Oh leader, in the past you have known My Word and now you refuse to allow My servants the prophets to come with My messages and bring change.

 

God is dealing with mixture and confusion.  It is actually no different than mud slingers.

These types of ministries thrive on confusion and mixture, keeping people dependent on them, instead of Christ.

May God help those prophets who are sent in, not run away, but to deal with the problems head on.

One such prophet would remain hidden until he was near enough to give the King the prophecy he carried in secret.  Now how many of those have you seen lately?  Do they still exists?

READ  1 Kings chapter 13.

A lot of people have their thinking wrong.  Had I not chosen God and His plan – knowing what I know now – I would have run from my call.

It has not been easy at all.  I will say this much about my life; to follow Christ has cost me everything and I mean everything I ever loved, had or wanted.

I loved HIM more.  There was a heavy price, and I say this in great humility that HE will continue to strip me until none of Sherry is left as HE remains the refiner’s fire.  You really don’t know a person until you walk in their shoes.  Humble pie has been my entree for many years.

Being in ministry is not some fashion show and who’s got the best car and the things they acquire.  Or, “I was JUST looking at women” while inside you’re lusting!

Where is holiness and obedience to the faith?  Look into history!  Look and read the Bible and see what HE shows you.

If you have a heart to seek the LORD, He will oblige you to find Him.  When you read the Bible you see what types of people are in there and what they went through and how they believed.

Beloved, do not put your faith in preachers, it is dangerous to trust in man.  Ask the Holy Spirit

I see so many making all sorts of plans saying Jesus is the head of this and that, when all I see is a mannequin that has a white robe and crown of thorns with red paint, and it was placed in a window for all those who passed by to see.

You can try to pretend he is being viewed through your life to all who pass by.  You can really deceive yourselves thinking yourself to be right, when many are intentionally wrong and fake.

Some of you have fell into the focus of man instead of Jesus.  Familiarity breeds contempt.  You have wanted to fit so much and open so wide and swallow deep, yet it did not orginalte with the LORD.

It caused you to deny what HE taught you, to compromise and run in to get a flow when It goes against God’s flow for you.

We must STOP measuring ourselves among our peers, or those who are so loved by us.  Put no trust in man, EVER!  No matter how good these are or how perfect they seem.

To idolize them brings no benefit to you and could cause eventual death to that person by your idolatry.  God is a jealous God.  We should always remind them to give all praise to God and tell them to get back to seeking God for themselves.  Point them to Jesus always.

We beloved, must be careful of what you allow in your mind and heart.  When those of us in leadership fail to see what is wrong, there is something VERY wrong.

Time is something we don’t gain back and it is so important to listen to the LORD.  If anything or anyone takes us away from our devotion to God, we have missed the whole deal in ministry.

We must urge the people of God to return to their first love.  Our heart yielding to Him and getting back to the foundations of our faith.

Does it bother you when God reveals what is going on for prayer purposes and then you take that information to a group when you asked it to be private?  What is the motive beloved.  Many judge others when they need help spiritually, physically or emotionally.

So many don’t open up because they cannot trust that group.  Many are like wounded animals being pressed into a corner and lashing out.  Beloved, no no no…. We are to approach them the way Jesus would, with love, grace and mercy.

Judgment must begin in God’s house, and that first means leadership.  When was the last time you repented and sought God with all your heart and on your face until you felt a release?  How long?

When have we got so serious to organize prayer and warfare for winning souls?  God will not plead with you no more.  You know the word!

You fail to allow the church to grow into something unmanageable as far as your experience.  You fear revival because you cannot control it.  Any other person who comes in to minister becomes a threat.

A true prophet sent by God walks in a church and ALL the demons see the prophet and devise a quick scheme to shut the mouth or move of the prophet for that house.  Even lying accusations.

“Oh leader, in the past you have known My Word and now you refuse to allow My servants the prophets to come with My messages and bring change.  

How I have longed for you to yield to Me, to fall in love again with Me but you rejected My messengers and prophets I sent to you!  You rejected them, when you really rejected Me, Says the LORD.”

Understand this, the demons of that spiritual house know the prophet by name.  What is sad, is that God is righteous and never says something He doesn’t mean.

So many houses will be left with vultures of depression.  In their experiences with God, these will only reach the limitation of the boxed in ceiling.

That is as far as many will go.  These will say, “I remember when God moved this way and that way and oh what revival we had!”

Understand this, if you do not heed the warnings, Churches will slip away and a very slippery slope shall the enemy take over while using his deceptive spiritual slimy feelings of Jezebel AND all of her idol’s to mimic the anointing when it will actually be of demonic origin to make people “feel” OK

Leaders should create an atmosphere of peace, assurance and love.  Trust is earned beloved and that takes time, and when trust has been violated it really has to be handled with grace, mercy and love.

Leader’s are you leading by example of Christ in us the hope of glory?  Check your motives.  Are you a caretaker or caregiver?

According to the Cambridge English Dictionary:

  • 1: A caretaker: A person employed to look after a building, house, land etc. at the owner’s expense.
  • 2: A caregiver: A person who takes care of a person who is young, old or sick.

Have you ever been in so-called ministry and the leadership doesn’t know you exist?

When you confessed being a member and everything seems good for a time, then you have trauma or something is wrong and you need your ministry backing you up.  Have you ever wondered, “Why won’t they check on me?  Do they care?  I am talking about those who are in that ministry that committed to it?

There are shepherds, false shepherds, hirelings, wolves in sheep’s clothing and angels of light. It is all out there and we are in a battle and yes, Jesus has already won.

However, we need to reach out to the lost and the backsliders.  There will be many in that day that will say, I thought I was saved, I thought I did the right thing.

The demons even know who you are and that is why it is hard for you to read this.  One demon said this; “Jesus I know,  Paul I know, but who are you?”

“Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, we adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preacheth.  And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priest, which did so.  And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?  And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded,”   Acts 19:13-16 KJV

There is such confusion and mixture even in famous spirit filled types of ministry.  There are main line denominations and famous TV programs and other types of New Age etc. are all out there with their tainted bait to capture the minds of the people.

These so called poised, false holiness Ministers do not measure up to God’s Word.  God’s Word is our final authority.  We line up to God’s Word or we are not of God period.

God is dealing with mixture and confusion.  It is actually no different than mud slingers. These type of ministries thrive on confusion and mixture, it keeps people dependent on them instead of Christ.

Ministers of Christ are servants not celebrities.  People should not be afraid to ask questions when looking for a church or fellowship or questions later too.

The times we are living in are going to get a lot worse and we need to be ready.  The blood bought Church of the Living God shall arise in the midst of deep dark mire as she rises out of her grave, it will helplessly fall off her and she shall arise and shine for her light has come and the glory of the LORD has risen on her.

The LORD is urging me strongly to call his people back to our first love!  No compromise.  No more profiteering prophets or ungodly prosperity teaching about a very old story called the love of money being the root of all evil.

The Holy Spirit is calling us back to the basics of our foundation.

Nobody wants to go through the price of our high calling.  Instead of holiness there is worldliness.  We need to get back to travailing till we get breakthroughs.

Holiness is a word many don’t think it applies anymore.  More and more we are losing the gospel message.  The LORD meant it to be simple that a child could understand.

Our plain message of the cross and each day goes by that we are giving our liberty over to religion that has no foundation in Christ anymore.

Those who love Jesus will be like him.  Those that love him prove so by obedience to His Word. My heart is so grieved…

“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world,”   1 John 2:16 KJV.

“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows,”   1 Timothy 6:10 KJV

“But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money,”   Acts 8:20 KJV.

“And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness,”   Ephesians 4:24 KJV.

We are in a sad time in history when you cannot see the real church anymore.  There is such mixture and lies being promoted that do not line up with the Holy Scriptures; especially the New Covenant seal of blood between Christ and the true church.  We have left our first love and unless we yield to him in sincerity, we will suffer immensely.

What is happening?  It is about each one of us being tested and singled out before God.

We are head to head advancing to the line of scrimmage, each in their position, both sides head to head.  As the play is called, attacks are colliding against us and many of us that thought we were ready for this, are getting the wind knocked out of us, and sidelined and out of the the game.

This describes a game, but this also is true of life against the darkness of this world.  This is a real battle and the angels and saints are watching over the banisters of heaven to watch what we will do.

This is not playtime.  It is time to prepare yourself to yield for your host to takeover.  Jesus is supposed to be within us as we host him on the throne of our heart.

Do others see him, do you see him or evidence of him in you?  It is time to test ourselves; time to see if we truly have the faith.

Not long ago people would die for their faith, look at history and it teaches us how Christianity really is.  We are spoiled in America, no one wants to know this, so many blindly go on depending on their preaching to save them every Sunday, but come Monday there is no evidence of Christ in our lives?  Is this true?  It is time to check and to continue checking.

Pardon us LORD, especially for rebellion in slinging mud at your true prophets and leaders.  Father WE have sinned and we seek your mercy and forgiveness.  Help us LORD and may we find your favor again…  we want communion.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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