Freedom from Man’s Opinion

Many shrink back in fear and have NO desire to be a vessel of the Lord once they see the cost.  It appeared that when Moses had Pharaohs authority, he tried to help the slaves and thought himself to be their leader.  

However, he killed an Egyptian and none of the Israelites wanted him.  He couldn’t understand why the Hebrews didn’t see his excellent leadership!  So he fled leaving behind everything he thought he was.  He wandered in the desert until he found a man who would be his future father in law.

“Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb,”   Exodus 3:1.

Moses “settled” there and married and had children and flocks.  Like Moses we tried to be something that we were not.  We thought we were ready and because of this, we become disillusioned.  We settled for second best.  Yet when God revealed the burning bush to Moses, he tried to talk God out of going back to Egypt.  Moses knew the cost of leading the people out of bondage and he didn’t want anything to do with that; even arguing with the LORD because of his slow speech..

“And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue,”   Exodus 4:10.

God prepares his people during the hard times; during the lean times.  Moses was known as the most meek man whoever lived.  Humility is not acquired by saying you are humble.  It comes from dying to self over and over again.

By the time the LORD finally speaks about our destiny… We say NOOOOOO WAY!  You finally see the cost involved and what you went through, and you honestly feel I can’t do that! I said, those people saw my flesh and think I am a demon or something.  Now you want me to lead them!

Do you realize God knew this about you?  In HIS plan he moved you in position so you would be refined, defined and broken from all peoples opinion of you.  Being free of mans opinion is not optional in Apostolic and Prophetic people.  “God takes everything in our lives and uses it even our rejections of family, friends and ministry connections.”  Remember Joseph?

It did not matter where I went… it could be in a group of people yet I felt so alone.  It didn’t make sense.  So what do we do?  We start to get a complex of wondering what they are looking at.  They would look and walk around you at least ten paces avoiding you like you had a plague.  Everyone who you thought would always be there were gone….

”This is a hard thing to go through but a necessary part of dying to self.”  Believe me there were few and far between hints of Gods destiny in my life.  So a phone call, a message from a friend from long ago or a trip had to suffice.  Yet nothing, feeling nothing!

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places,“    Ephesians 6:12.

Our battle is not with flesh and blood.  Don’t fight it just surrender to the Lord.  Joseph was given a prophecy and I bet there were times he never thought it would happen.  I can only imagine how he felt.

We all go through mixed feelings at times.  We are a mess and it takes the Lord to take us through the wilderness, so we must depend on Him and HIM alone.  HE takes our mess and turns it into a very costly message.

Learning to love our enemies seems impossible.  No matter what we face, love is our greatest weapon against our adversaries.

“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity,”   1 Corinthians 13:13.

“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins,”   1 Peter 4:8.

Christians are the main ones that God allows to reject us, we must realize that when we are wounded from man, we gave too much attention to their opinion of us.  We got to forgive them and let them go.  Even if they were wrong! You still got to forgive.  God deals with all of us.  Satan and his demons love to mess and cause division.

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places,”   Ephesians 6:12.

There are many that were kept hidden in desolate places.  It is in these places the best lessons are learned.  These things prepares us for our destiny.  These who have been kept away for many years and many of them resolved to just exist.

They didn’t deny the LORD but in their mind “I must have really failed God”.  So in our confusion we assumed that God was done with us.  So next comes a real good dose of rejection, self pity and depression to make it worse.  Then “Christians” you thought you could fellowship with, they ended up moving into a different path.

When God moves you away from someone, it isn’t because they were necessary bad for you.  Each of us must walk in the way even if we are seemingly alone. GOD wouldn’t let you lean on anyone but HIM.

I lost a good friend, a specially prayer partner.  It hurt.  I can look back now and see the Lords hand in all of it.  We each have to walk the path that is laid in front of us.  Our Lord is a jealous God and HE wants our time.  And for this sister I prayed with?  He wanted my time, as I would lean too much on man.

We know to lean too much on the staff of man it will pierce our hand.  Others I would meet along the dusty path would look at me and say, “your different, peculiar but you’re sincere. Obviously she meant I was sincerely wrong!  No one could see the real Spirit person I am.  When God prepares you in the wilderness, it is between you and HIM.  No man can take that place.

The only one that can settle us and secure us is the Lord Jesus Christ.  He covered all our mess and the mistakes of our past and became our example of yielding to the Fathers will. Jesus knew who HE was.  Do you KNOW who you are?  Do you know the authority given to you?  Once you understand these things, you will see people differently, strangers will fade away.

“In this hour the spirit of deceit and deception cannot hide as MY anointing and authority has been released to those prepared for such a time as this.  What is fire compared to ashes?  I AM a consuming fire and burning up every detail of wood, hay and stubble and it is blown away by MY breath,”  says the LORD.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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America: a Vision of Gushing Wells

As I was seeking the LORD today, I saw visions and I will attempt to write what the LORD was speaking to me.

I saw a desolate place.  Brush, weeds, wagon trails and winds with dirt blowing.  In the midst of seeing this I saw a well next to an abandoned shack.  The type of well that pioneers used in the 1800’s you know they bring it up in a bucket.  The closer I pressed in, I noticed it had boards nailed over the mouth of the wooden well, as to keep anyone from falling into it.

This place had long been desolate, long forgotten in the dust and dirt that covered everything.  The ground looked really bad.  Lots of weeds but nothing was growing there but weeds.

Whosoever home stead it was obviously either died or moved away.  Weather had a big part of the picture.  As nothing was there, except for continued dust, dirt, weeds, wind and low brush.  One could have pictured what the placed looked like before when they had built it.

In my vision I could see a well that was dug and had been long time forgotten in the dust and dirt that covered everything.  As I pressed in I could see the well was sealed with boards hammered on it.

In the vision I removed the boards and looked as far as I could see and there was only dust and dirt at the bottom.  In the vision I began to use a long rod and tapping the rod down at the base of the well.  As I was tapping the rod down.

After some time, I then tapped through and water broke through and quickly.  I climbed out of the well as quick as I could.  Soon a gusher of water started and came up like a fountain watering the ground. It was an artisan well!

I then saw a map of the United States of America.

I saw wells gushing over the whole nation in places that were hidden.  These are wells saved for this time.  These were hidden dead wells that were of a long time dry.  They were lit up on the map.

After awhile I saw that the artisan wells were capped to redirect the flow of the well to irrigate many fields as far as the eye could see.

The winds are blowing away every trace of ashes in our lives.  The flesh has been going through living cremations and the winds have blown away every trace of dead, dry flesh.

“The dust and the dirt is blowing away as I AM reclaiming and releasing MY wells.  I see the trees coming to life and the winds are blowing and the leaves are turning up expecting the latter rain.  Many are thirsty.  The time for the latter rain and the dry drought is over.  Drink, drink and drink of My SPIRIT Child of God.

I have brought you out into a large place.  A place of MY advancement.  I have sent you a new level of authority.  NEW Communicators of change.  Many are coming out of obscurity having gone through decrease and I AM now sending you to increase.  Greater works you will do and exploits for MY kingdom.

You have not been demoted but promoted to the front lines with orders from ME to fore run the next level.  You will see those who you thought were deceived and cast aside.  This time when you look at My servants and assume them as prideful, there is great confidence, boldness and assurance!  The righteous are as bold as a lion.

This is the time when there is a transition of generations.  Your ancestry tree comes full circle the way America was founded and there is coming a great awakening.

The last shall be first and the first last.  The way it began is nothing compared to what I will demonstrate at this time.  The latter will be greater than the former.  No one is greater, only I have prepared different levels of enlightenment and those who were forward will step back as fathers.

I will increase MY communicators voices as they hold the truths restored.

Many are prepared by ME and coming out of years in caves, deserts and wilderness.  They are in pace and march in unison with My cadence.  They will march forward and not look at the past mistakes.  All that matters is NOW and the future before you.

The past is the past.  No looking back.  Forget the former things.  These are transitioned with new mantles.

I have kept you Dormant for many years until now says the LORD.  I AM bringing you out in this latter day.  The wells are gushing!  Spring up old well!”

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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America needs to WAKE UP!

America hasn’t seen this type of persecution yet, however if you have any discernment when you watch the news, you can tell what is coming.

My beloved, don’t you realize I AM right there with you?  I will never leave you or forsake you. 

>Yes, you have entered into a new realm of my holiness.  You are noticing different things have changed but you mainly wonder why you can’t “feel” like you use to.

Don’t you remember when I told Thomas to believe ME?  However, Thomas would not believe until Thomas could use all his senses to believe.  Once he saw and felt the LORD in his senses he believed.  Blessed are those who trust in ME whom they can’t hear, feel or see.

“Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou has believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed,”  John 20:29.

Faith is not emotions or feelings.  Emotions cannot be trusted beloved.  Our trust must only be Christ in us the HOPE of GLORY.  His WORD is forever settled in heaven and in the earth.  To put trust in any man will cause you to be sidelined and it will pierce your hand. The fear of man brings with it a snare.

“Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him,”   Isaiah 36:6.

“The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe,”   Proverbs 29:25.

Faith is the substance of things hoped for evidence of things not seen.  Faith is real and it has creative power like GOD created the world.  GOD watches over HIS WORD to perform it.

Even if we have only a little mustard seed faith, we can do powerful things through the HOLY SPIRIT.  Heaven and earth will pass away but MY WORD will never pass away.

Faith is settled in heaven “NOW” for every blood bought child of the GOD.  His WORD in us is like a hammer that breaks rocks to pieces and like a fire that consumes.  Our GOD is a consuming fire.  There is total POWER in GODS WORD as we believe it and live it!  NOW FAITH IS!

You were known and chosen from the very foundation of the world beloved.  Open your eyes and see all the new things I AM doing for you and providing for you.

You have sought me with your whole heart and you have become the Walking WORD, as living epistles seen and read of all men.  For you must increase beloved.  There will be greater things you will do because I have gone to the FATHER.

I AM seated at the right hand of the FATHER making intercession for you that your faith will not fail.  You are CHRIST in us the hope of all GLORY.  I said greater works shall you do because you are MY vessels filled with the HOLY SPIRIT.

While in prayer I saw the image of the leaning tower of Pisa.  I prayed and asked the LORD what that is about.  Towers that are built on wrong foundations will lean and eventually fall.

We need to ask the LORD to get that plumb-line out so we can measure ourselves against HIS WORD fully.  We don’t want to be sinking sand and we are built on the ROCK of CHRIST JESUS.

“Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand,”   Amos 7:7.

“And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou?  And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel,”   Amos 7:8.

It is not about all the hoop-lah and things we sense, it is all about CHRIST and HIS Church!  The most important thing we have in this life is HIM.  Everything else will pass away.

So getting HIS WORD in us is the most important thing we can do! We all need to develop our prayer, intimacy and study of the WORD of GOD.  Once we get that WORD in us it cannot be taken away.

Realize that we are like a castle and our mind which houses our soul (mind, will, intellect, personality) must be fortified.  We must be careful what we allow ourselves to watch and listen to.

We also need to be mindful of the type of people we are with.  Yes, we are to reach out… we become all things to all men that we might win them.  That doesn’t mean we have close fellowship with them.

Reaching out doesn’t mean we live with them.  Don’t let the world pull you down into their level, if you do, you will be like they are, instead of helping them rise up in the faith.

Our mind must be maintained as it houses our soul.  So any of our senses, will be targeted by the enemy because he knows once a Christian knows who they are, and what authority they have, then he can’t stop them.

Guard your heart and mind for out of it comes the issues of life.

“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life,”   Proverbs 4:23.

There are many people in the world that cannot have a bible.  And others get into serious trouble by just being a Christian.  The enemy hates Christians and hate’s GODS WORD.  Watch the news and see fellow Christians be headed, tortured and they even kill little kids.

America needs to WAKE UP!

America hasn’t seen this type of persecution yet, however if you have any discernment when you watch the news, you can tell what is coming.  HE will do nothing until HE shows his servants the prophets.  HE is preparing HIS remnant.  There will be a clear distinction line.

We must watch, pray, do and say what HE gives us.  We also need to prepare ourselves for what is coming.  Revival must begin in the heart of the believer’s.

TRUE REVIVAL NEEDS TO COME TO THE HEART OF AMERICA.  Revivals that started in our infancy as America did, must come full circle.  The way it began will be the way it ends.

The first will be last and the last will be first. GOD is coming back for The Church Triumphant!!  HE has kept us and will continue to do so, because HE loves us unconditionally.  Yes HE is amazing but HE also wants to prepare HIS people for the coming times.  We are not orphans, HE will take care of us.

Preparation is never wasted time.  Prepare beloved Prepare.  AMEN? AMEN!

“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread,”   Psalm 37:25.

“Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him,”   Isaiah 36:6.

“(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed,”   Luke 2:35.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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Trench Warfare

In prayer today, I saw what you call a wartime trench.  I saw many coming from behind the ranks and jumping into the trench, and it was filled with soldiers with various types of weapons.

All with the same uniforms, but differences in insignia, face and weaponry.  I could hear, “Hold steady!”  “Stay on target!”  “Hold! Hold!”  The officers had the information by way of radio for back up.  The trench was filled with soldiers that were ready to fight, but they had to wait for the command to GO!

I AM your commander and chief.  I see the big picture and I know the exact moment to run and attack or even retreat!  Being still and holding position is just as crucial as advancing forward in war.  To retreat in war time, will help the troops to refresh and be ready for the next campaign.  Rest and retreat are also a defensive weapon!  To refresh, supply, renew and restore.

You are not your own.  You have been bought and ransomed by the LORD.  I know the heart ache and pain you suffer.  Having kept your heart covered to protect, will heal beloved.  I AM here says the Lord.  I AM here even in war…  I haven’t left you and realize around you the warriors that you are surrounded by.  Their your comrades, you friends.  You are not alone beloved.

I have given you a militant spirit I know where each person is to be at the exact moment.  I have given you the neck of the enemy.  Keep him under your feet.

One can do damage to the enemy but all of you together can take cities, because you are in ME says the LORD!  I receive great honor because of your obedience in rank and file.

All the time you were seemingly hidden is for NOW!  I have prepared you so well and will continue to as you march towards the path of your destiny.  Today is the day of salvation.  You haven’t seen anything yet!

No plan of darkness can happen unless I know it.  You bring great honor to ME when you display MY splendor as the enemy cannot break through the ranks of authority I have given you.

It is so important NOW to find your place in this militant force.  I have given orders and as you see them you will fall in line and order.  Favor isn’t free and freedom ain’t free! It cost MY life for you and now you must learn to walk in it.

Your sword will be quick, sharp and powerful for you have learned to wield it.  I AM watching over MY WORD and you shall be so one with MY SPIRIT of Grace, that the enemy will not be able to stand or fight against you.

ALL of the plans of darkness will be revealed.  This is a time like no other when the manifestations of the sons of GOD shall rise up in demonstration of the Spirit. Invade the earth!

You must realize and know that your battle is NOT with flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, spiritual wickedness in high places.

However, you fight and war to release souls and setting the captives free.  You are not taking captives you are releasing them.  There are many wounded that need tending to. Great Grace is needed to help these recover fully.

Be quick to hear, slow to speak as your words must be released MY way.  Give no room for the enemy.  Death and life are in the power of the tongue.  This has been a huge campaign bringing death to the works of the flesh.

As Elijah was sent for a showdown against false prophets of Baal and Jezebel.  Read:

“So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
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.
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 prophets 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.  Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:  And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us.  But there was no voice, nor any that answered.  And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me.  And all the people came near unto him.  And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
And he said, Do it the second time.  And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time.  And they did it the third time.
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces,”   
1 Kings 18:16-39.

There are a lot of so called prophets who profit from others suffering, opportunity and witchcraft.  The one who answers by fire is the LORD almighty.  How do you know?

Fire illuminates.  It confirms and above these things, it will line up with Gods WORD.

I had a vision . I saw a oil lamp burning and the closer I got to it, I saw the face of a believer in the flame.  Flames of fire.  We are those lamps and we are not consumed in the fire but with our fire we bring illumination for others to see their way to God.

You are so needed and valuable to ME says the LORD.  Others are walking the path behind you and through your lamp they shall see the way to go.

Heaven and earth will pass away but MY WORD will never pass away.

What is the difference between hot or cold?  MY WORD is like a fire!

There are those writing and playing the Holy Spirit, writing in competition with others for benefit and it is the flesh!  Feeling pressure to press a word without hearing MY WORD is false prophecy.  Where’s the anointing?  Sometimes silence is the will of GOD to bring us all back to trusting the Lord.  Herds are driven and sheep follow.  Selah.

Cause us to see the desired end of a thing.  Cause us to have strong discernment to know the beginning from the end.  Help us to only be close with those of like heart, like mind and like spirit.  Only DO NOT become a friend to those who only want to use you as a crutch or benefit to expand their way of thinking and doing.  Rethink your thinker.

I will help you! Fear NO man.  I will give you straight up answers and say what needs to be said.  I will not allow MY ministers to control and manipulate.

Some say only what is allowed in the inner circle of things.  Be careful what circles you are in.  When you are being manipulated and controlled in relationships beware of Jezebel.  She has lots of idols.

I have made MY SONS bold as a lion.  Let not boldness be an opportunity to pride, and arrogance.  However MY SONS shall be confident, assurance and stubborn obedience to ME says the LORD.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey


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