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Becoming Jaded or Accepted

Becoming a child of God is a high honor to God

We tend to judge others, because they are so different from the way we see things or do things.

Or others may have a seemingly successful ministry and people become jealous or think they are the sheriffs to the body of Christ to handle those poor misinformed souls.  The judgmental actions taken therefore with words speak; This must be wrong!

To have unity and love makes us function as a true part of our body, which all parts are a necessity.  I hate the division, and this is my personal way I see things.

I consider myself a child of God, period.  No man can come to Jesus unless they become “like” little children.  I remember never having an enemy as a child.  I obeyed Daddy because I love and trust him.

I ask God to keep me innocent, so that I remain humble.  A child knows other children and play together and there is no issue of race, creed, belief etc..  A child remains close to ABBA, because they only know the love of Abba.

Through hurts, shame and being among negative people and other issues, we can become JADED.  Through our growing up experiences, they teach us that we cannot trust Abba or others.  A child doesn’t have to know everything.  AND…. I don’t know much, because I want to sit on Abbas lap and listen to his heart.  I want to sit at his feet and learn from HIS heart and hand.

There are many things that I don’t need to know, unless ABBA tells me.  Just as in our growth to child-likeness, we learn to decrease and He must increase.  YES we must decrease!

We grow to places of service through humility.  God can really trust a child-like soul because they love Abba.  A child is always humble, young in nature and character.  A place where there is no jealousy, envy, strife, etc..  We are simple as a child.

When we remain lowly and child-like, means we don’t have to know EVERYTHING, but just obey as Abba says.  He gives us his approval daily.  He is a good, great Father, so I can trust him always and remain his child-like servant.

I love my ABBA Father and it always pleases me when he loves me and has to correct my steps and takes time to correct me when I need it.  HE is my shield and my exceeding great reward.  It is all about falling so in love with the Lord.

He chooses to give us freedom to choose.  Becoming a child of God is a high honor to God.  Many take the road of pride.  God knows how to humble us.  May we all take a loving stance with our brothers and sisters and take things to prayer instead of using our words to assassinate them.  Be quick to hear slow to speak and slow to wrath

“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your soul,”   James 1:19-21KJV.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

The War and World of Words

Let us not assassinate our brother! Don’t get involved in the devils agenda’s; Unless you are going to confront it, bring closure and settle the matter

When we speak against our brother, we speak against ourselves!  When we are in a “group,” gossip and slander are mixed with words that kill, steal and destroy.

It matters not who should say something, even if you are silent.  We are known by the company we keep and the words we speak.  Don’t engage in a battle you can never win!

If you have the spiritual maturity, and carry weight and know better, we are accountable before God.  We must understand and beware of what we allow ourselves to listen to, and what situations we put ourselves in, speak and chat about.

Whatever means of communication we use, remember the enemy will line up to the content, long enough to make us think we are hearing the real deal!  The Word of God is always the real deal!  Line up to that!

Once that happens, we have opened the door against ourselves and others that may not understand!  The one with the maturity, ends up lining up with the deception, then once that happens, we speak words that we have no business speaking.  When we curse with our words we are doing the devils business and he sits up watching this horrid civil war with glee!

Learn to look at the root cause in a brother and in this war of words.  Realize that person really didn’t mean what they said!  Know a brother by his or her consistency as a follower of Christ.

Know them by their words and fruits; Fruits of the Spirit, and fleshly fruits.  It takes time to know a persons consistency in Christ.  As we grow in maturity we begin to see various levels.  We can recognize levels we once walked in.

Before honor comes humility.  All Honor belongs to Him who sits on the throne! He is able to abase those that are haughty, and pride comes before a fall.

  1. Our growth to child-likeness, is our end result with God!
  2. We will cast our crowns at his feet one day.
  3. We grow to places of service through humility. He must increase and we decrease!
  4. Innocence through humility! I ask God to Keep me innocent so I remain humble.

This walk is the opposite to our secular lives.  Everyone says to be an over achiever, climb the ladder of success no matter how many heads you step or stomp on!  The kingdom of God is opposite.  It is ALL about Him!

The growth we achieve through this natural world is nothing, compared to our inheritance which is stored up in heaven.  We came into this world with nothing, and we will exit with nothing.  That inheritance is eternally stored up as HE lives through us!

The object is to host the LORD on the throne of our heart.  What an honor we have!  To host the King of Kings and LORD of LORDs on our very own heart!

To HIM who sits on the throne and unto the Lamb, be blessings, glory, honor and power forever!

As we abide in the Word of God, by reason of use, our senses are exercised to discern good and evil.  Beloved of God, we can learn a lot by watching, being silent and listening!  There is wisdom in silence as we listen for His still, small voice.

God must be able to trust us before he releases us to minister to others.  We will die a thousand deaths.  We are supposed to die daily to our flesh.  Picking up our cross and following HIM everyday. As a friend shared with me, “we are dead men walking.”  Dying to self does not appeal to the flesh of man.  However we learn, grow and know it is part of Gods plan for us.

We ALL fall and mess up.  Don’t cut off a brother unless the LORD moves you away from them.  It does not mean something is wrong with you or with them!  He moves us to where we will fit the best.  Some friends don’t last in your life.

YES, Satan sets us up for a fall.  Many times our adversary just goes along with the program until he gains our authority.  Yes!  The enemy gains ground in our lives when we let him.  He wants us to give our authority to his agenda.  So who has the power?

The devil is no dummy, he has had centuries of people to practice on.  Once he does the deed, and we fall for it then WE release the poison through our words.  WE must repent as quickly as we can once we realize what we have done. Then we cast him out of the entire situation.

Initiate closure and peace to all, no matter who was used by the enemy.  All of us at one time or another can be used by the devil.  Show mercy and kindness, and soon others will show it to you when you fall into the trappings of Satan.  Look at the example of Peter, when Jesus recognized Satan voice in the disciple.  Jesus did not throw Peter away, He rebuked the devil!

WE ARE IN THE WAR AND WORLD OF WORDS!

Study the bible about words.  Study what God thinks about gossip, slander, tongue and mouth.  There are many other topics that can be used to fuel a Spiritual Civil War among us.

Let us not assassinate our brother!  Don’t get involved in the devils agenda’s; Unless you are going to confront it, bring closure and settle the matter.  Amen?

As God takes you further into ministry there will be fewer people on your path.  He increases and we decrease.  Not everyone can just hang out as you mature in the LORD.  Why?  God takes his special vessels and places them where He can trust them to be. He has tested them over and over again before he releases them.

Please don’t be offended that they cannot be where you are.  If truly known, they wish at times, could hang out.  There is a plan they were presented with by God and they accepted it.  Depending on the task of Gods plans, it can be a most lonesome path especially when you love people and are extroverted.

Yet these love the LORD so much, they have laid down their lives for him eternally.

We must offer up ourselves as living sacrifice’s to the LORD.  We learn to lay our lives down on the altar and remain there abiding in the presence of God.  We have learned by experience to ask that our tongue and mouth be filled with coals of fire.

Do you think everyone can abide there?  There are many levels in the kingdom and each just as important with different responsibilities.  Not everyone can go where you go.

God may require something from you that others can do freely, but you cannot.  Measure yourselves against the Word of God.  Stand against the wall as a plumbline, he will make you line up to his will.

Jesus wants our attention and he is jealous over us.  He wants to be our best friend regardless of the cost.  Oh to know Him as he is known, to experience Him in this life as He is!  Amen?  Amen!

HE IS OUR EXCEEDING GREAT REWARD!

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

The Final, Last Lap

In acceleration, time and spirit will greatly increase! There shall be signs, wonders and miracles and everyone that witnesses it will marvel.

Yesterday evening as I worshiped God, I felt a presence come near my left arm and shoulder and it’s touch was like electric.  Then a few moments later, I saw an angel about a few feet in front of me and the angel had young man looking features.

What I was so amazed with was he had a big smile on his face.  It made me feel so loved, excited and encouraged to see this.  I worshiped and praised God for this visitation.

As I continued to praise God, I saw the angel take two flags in his hands.  One was white and the other was black and white checkered and he took the flags and crossed them in front of me.  Then I heard the Spirit of the LORD….

“Like a grand marshal, My angel has been sent to you with My message.  You have been seasoned and prepared for this last great final race beloved, put your seat belts on and Rev up your engines!

The time of release and greatest acceleration is at hand!  The previous methods of transport are superseded now!  The flags are waved, you are released!  Go beloved go!  Says the LORD!”

I do not know anything about racing and did not know what the colors of the flags meant and I looked it up on the internet and found this.

White flag is shown when the lead driver begins the race’s final lap.  Checkered flag is the most famous flag and it is waved when the winner crossed the finish line, (See NASCAR Racing Flags).

We have entered the final lap beloved and we are breaking speeds as our acceleration continues unlike the world has ever known.  The race car represents ministry.  The acceleration in speed represents how quickly time as we know it, is running out.

I also know this part of the race has strong biblical meaning and historic timing, even of heaven.  I also saw such a large speedway and in the grand stands I knew I was seeing the great cloud of witnesses watching us race and cheering as we come into the final stages before the return of the LORD.

The previous race cars or ways of ministry are superseded with new methods and ways to reach out to win the lost.  For this is the final in gathering of harvest before the LORD returns.

“There are many manifestations as people react to My saving Power and glorify ME, says the LORD!  There will be such manifestations that those who witness them will know they have encountered the power of God!

Many shall be saved because of it!  Yes, and these will immediately begin to preach, shout and dance in the streets.  These shall be consumed with end-time FIRE!  Says the LORD of Host!

In acceleration, time and spirit will greatly increase!  There shall be signs, wonders and miracles and everyone that witnesses it will marvel.

However with some, they will see the evidence in front of them and refuse to accept it.  Just as the religious leaders could not accept that I healed the man born blind.”

Many shall witness the power of God as it will radiate as aura’s of light; Yes light will shine in the faces of the people like the angels.  Many shall wonder the meaning through this, yet those that witness it will know they encountered God and are saved by it.

We must be careful that we all take our concerns to God in prayer and not judge, criticize or attribute the works of the LORD to Satan, for that is blasphemy.  The same religious spirit is still at work in the earth. Jesus confronted it, and just understand we will too.

Our response?  Keep it simple!  The evidence is that many are saved, delivered and love our LORD Jesus Christ.  If we choose to judge and condemn, we may be found fighting God!  Keep it simple beloved, keep it simple!

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God,  (Hebrews 12:1-2 KJV).

“And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation,”   Luke 19:44 KJV.

“Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into,”   1 Peter 1:12 KJV.

“And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought; But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God,”   Acts 5:38-39 KJV.

“Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.  And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come,”   Matthew 12:31-32.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

The Urgency of the Quest

I miss our times of innocence romping through the fields and flowers beloved. Oh how I desire to spend intimacy with those that love and choose Me

“I have set before you an open door.  Why do you stand between and betwixt?  Do not fear where I AM taking you.  No man will be able to stop you unless you let them.  You have but little strength but I AM showing myself strong against those who are your enemies.

As you have said, “I have no strength to do this” yet you shall be victorious, you have kept my word and haven’t denied my name.  Those who have pretended to be My people and lie, they will know that I love thee.

I have sought for you in our secret place.  Where is the intimacy, the time you once could not wait for?  I AM jealous and I miss our quality time.  You must plan as your enemy will try to hinder that time.

In that place of intimacy you know My heart and mind.  In that place I abide with you and I speak secrets and share things to those who are fully given unto me.

Trust is a big issue.  How can I trust you to minister to others when you haven’t been there for me?  You must TAKE time, not make time.  You must plan and not let anyone or anything keep you from your beloved.  Guard and keep our relationship as the most important part of your life.

I created you for My pleasure, for my purposes.  I desire to walk with you in the cool of the day.  I have emotions just as you, and my feelings are hurt when you walk away from me. You go everywhere else except coming to me.

Keep me as the lover of your soul.  My heart breaks when I see there is no time for me.  Yes, I AM eternal God, but you are my finest and best creation.  I did not lie or beg you to come with Me.  You accepted my free gift.  Why now do you crowd me out of your lives and business?  Why don’t you respect My boundaries?  Why do you idolize your phones and friends?

I miss our times of innocence romping through the fields and flowers beloved.  Oh how I desire to spend intimacy with those that love and choose Me.

From that deep relationship in Me comes the overflow you want.  As you choose to know Me in a deeper way, My nature and character will spring up like an artesian well.  In your life, no one can truly know Me unless they see my evidence in you.  Beloved, the two become one is a mystery, but it shouldn’t be a mystery with you.

Are you ashamed to let others know your busy, when they want your time?  Do you love me and spend time with ME?  I chose to limit myself in the lives of My people as they know My Word and learn about me.  It doesn’t take long once you truly know a person to see what they are after.  Pull away My love, pull away!

Learn to respect My boundaries and others.

Can you wait one hour?  You walk around and get side tracked!  I AM here to be your lover, friend and I want to share secrets and just know you!

I see how prayer with Me has changed into another thing.  You use to trust Me and now you depend on each other, instead of coming before Me yourself.  Even prayer meetings can be turned into an idol when you no longer depend on your own personal intimate time with Me,”  says the LORD.

“Why do I have to continually remind you to come closer?  Yes, I want you to be child like, however there are times I want to share deep things with those whom I trust.  I shouldn’t have to ask.

You must practice My presence.  Queen Esther practiced the Kings presence and was honored and because of her obedience to her King, she saved all of Israel.

You have been held back for this particular season and hidden.  I see your frustrations.  I know you see others moving on a different path and wonder why your way is hidden.  You have been held back seemingly forever, however I have saved you as a weapon in My arsenal for My time.  Take no offenses, for this is My purpose and plan.  Take no offenses of those who are no longer part of your particular path.

There are those pockets of people coming out of hiding and coming from such heartache however, these have learned, to die is to live.  Jealousy is not a threat to these as I have refined them through time and by skimming off the lee’s.

There will be select ones who will be able to change and scale various levels of the mountain of the LORD at will.  These will have a global view and able to meet and understand people where they are at.  Bless these beloved, the cost and the loss many can never comprehend Yes, plus these know the urgency of the quest.”

“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I know they works; behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it; for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.  Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Because thou has kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.  Behold, I come quickly: hold fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God; and I will write upon him my new name.  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches,”   Revelation 3:7-13 KJV.

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey