LET YOUR YES BE YES AND YOUR NO BE NO !! *(Matthew 5:37)
I see that many in the Body of Christ are in a season of pruning. * ( John 15:2. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes that it may bear more fruit )
God is asking of us to allow Him to step away, to cut off, to let go of anything and anyone that we have allowed to attach to us , that was not meant to be a permanent attachment. These unhealthy attachments are like dead branches that need to be completely cut off. Just like a crepe myrtle tree that needs to be cut back and down to bare limbs in winter, only to yield full budding blooms of glorious splendor in the spring. Before those branches are cut off, they look healthy and strong, and full of life. But if left on, they become heavy , unable to maintain their natural shape and beauty. This pruning allows development of strong branches , allows more sunlight to reach the inner branches promoting health and maturity . Diseased , dead, damaged branches must be removed to prolong the life of the tree. What was once allowed and a part of the tree must now be cut off and removed for the sake of life, being able to grow and flourish and mature .
The Body of Christ must be willing to let go of those things that He leads us to leave behind. (* Philippians 3:12-14). We must embrace new beginnings and allow our times in the wilderness, alone in His presence , to reveal His plans and purposes for our individual lives . *( Isaiah 43:18-19 Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I AM doing a new thing ! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I AM making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.)
Some people , places, assignments, are not meant to be a permanent fixture in our lives. For everything there is a season. *(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 ). We must remain humble and quick to hear and obey, discerning our seasons like the sons of Issachar *(1 Chronicles 12:32)
As Holy Spirit begins to reveal these people and places to us, we must be willing to give Him our YES. That YES must be a complete surrender and complete obedience. Partial obedience is disobedience . Disobedience is an open door for the enemy to attack us both in the physical and mental realm. Obedience is better than any sacrifice that we could offer to The Lord . * ( 1Samuel 15:22)
Often times, we are led to separate from friends, family or groups of people that we feel we have an obligation too. God will lead us to set boundaries in relationship and environments that have become unhealthy and harmful to us in ways we sometimes don’t see. *(Matthew 10:37-39 )
God wants us to lean, rely, and trust on Him to be our everything to meet our every need. The closer we walk with God, the more closed our circle of friends will often become. Everyone that we expect to go with us will not be willing or able to go. *(Matthew 10 :34-36). Fear of rejection, fear of man, fear of loneliness , fear, fear, fear, must not be tolerated. Fear will paralyze you and keep you from fully obeying Gods leading. God is desiring to free His Body from these fears. FEAR OF THE LORD is an absolute must!!!
A resounding NO is also required. We must say NO to the people and things that God says are not for us. We must say NO, to things that our prior generations failed to say NO too. The generational things that follow our bloodline and we have seen become curses and wreak havoc in their lives.
Obedience unlocks the door to our victory which is assured in Christ Jesus. *( 1Corinthians 15:57) Obedience will enable us to cut off the head of the giants that have been mocking and stalking our bloodlines, waiting to attack the next generation.
Jesus was completely obedient to The Father and completely surrendered and yielded to Holy Spirit. *( John 5:19-20 Jesus gave them this answer. “ Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, He can do only what He sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does, the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. Yes, and He will show Him every greater works than these, so that you will be amazed .)
GODS COVENANT TO HIS BELOVED ONES
As we prepare to go into Passover , April 12, 2025, Holy Spirit is speaking to me of the importance of remembering His covenant promises that we, His beloved children have with Him. Studying out the lives of King David and His Apostle Paul has proven to be very enlightening. One revelation that these servants of God had is that they were in chesed with God.
As I examined the life and times of David, I saw that this chesed or covenant with God was his secret weapon, his Krytonite that made David a superman. Chesed is not just covenant. This is the word that we see over and over again referenced in the Psalms of David . Sometimes chesed is translated as grace and mercy, loving kindness , tender mercies, unfailing love. Chesed is Gods deep unwavering love and commitment to His Beloved. (Psalms 23, 50, 89, 91, 103, 105)
Some would say that David was fearless and brave. We know that David slew the bear and the lion, and the giant Goliath. Let us not forget that David was human , and at times faced the spirit of fear as we all do. Fear, doubt and unbelief is one of the greatest enemies to those of us called Believers. 1John 4:18 tells us clearly that fear brings with it an evil tormenting spirit upon those who do not fully experienced Gods perfect love. Those that are not relying on Gods Hesed.
David went from driving out the tormenting spirit of fear from King Saul to being pursued by that same evil spirit . In the book of 1 Samuel 22-27 , we see David hiding in a cave and because of much persecution, trials, and attacks, David seems to be on the verge of a mental collapse and breakdown By 1 Samuel 30:6, we see a greatly distressed David begin to encourage himself in The Lord. In the above mentioned Psalms, we see David focusing on His Covenant with Almighty God. David knew from personal experience and intimate fellowship with His God, that He was protected. David knew that his mental and physical battles had to be won by opening his mouth and speaking of his covenant rights . Remember when David called Goliath an uncircumcised Philistine? David was saying, this giant, regardless, of his physical size and strength, has no covenant with the Almighty God, but he did. Dvid was not relying on his own strength and abilities. He was relying on his covenant rights in God. David knew where he dwelt, where he made his home and abode. He understood the great psalm of Moses. He dwelt in The Secret Place of The Most High God. David knew that God would manifest His presence when He blessed and praised His Holy Name!!!!
I see great parallels between David and Paul. in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, we see Paul pleading with God to remove the “thorn in the flesh”, the agitator to his soul. Paul recognized that satan was opposing him at every step of obedience. Paul's response from Holy Spirit was “ My grace is enough for you, for My power is made perfect in your weakness.” In other words, Holy Spirit was saying ,” My covenant , my chesed, my unwavering love and commitment to you , My Beloved, is enough” “. Rely on Me, not yourself.” Sound familiar? I can do all things in Christ, Who strengthens me ( Philippians 4:13). The prayers of Paul in Ephesians are a great reminder of how important the revelation of Gods love, this chesed, is to us who believe.
For this reason , seeing the greatness of this plan by which you are built together in Christ, I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ,
For Whom every family in heaven and on earth is named
May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by Holy Spirit Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality
May Christ through your faith actually dwell and settle down abide, make His permanent home in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love
That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all Gods devoted people , the experience of that love what is the breadth and length and height and depth of it
That you may really come to know through experience for yourself, the love of Christ which surpasses mere knowledge , that you may be filled through all your being, unto all the fullness of God, may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself (Ephesians 3:14-19) AMPC
Jesus is Gods chesed made manifest . His blood sacrifice, and resurrection made our victory complete. So when our trials and troubles come, we must remember that like David, and Paul, we have the most powerful chesed,a blood-bought covenant with God through Christ Jesus!!! We are overcomers, and more than conquerors through Christ Jesus!!!
The BREAKER ANOINTING!!!
I got my not so unusual 4 AM invitation this morning to bring in the day sitting at His feet. 💞🕊️
Matthew 11:12 was the place where we did meet. The Kingdom Suffers violence and the violent take it by force
What is it…. It is the Kingdom , of course!!!
This is where we began but there was so much more to see
As Holy Spirit began to reveal strategy to me
Leading me to other translations , what a journey this would be
The Kingdom “ BREAKS FORTH” with boldness, power, and authority
Micah 2:12-14 was prophesying this appointing, making reference to OUR LORD OF THE BREAK THROUGH, THE BREAKER ANOINTING
I will gather all of Jacob I will call the remnant , I will set them together as the sheep , they will quake from the humans , BURSTING IN AND ASCENDING in front of them, they will BURST AND PASS THE GATE AND PROCEED BY IT, THEIR KING WILL PASS IN FRONT OF THEM, WITH YAHWEH AS THE HEAD!!!
Glory , glory, 🙌🏾 is all I could say as I
connected the dots and leaned in, I knew there was more revelation on the way
We are the remnant, the set apart ones, the sheep of His pasture. We will not be boxed into the gates of this world . “The gates of hell shall not prevail !!’
The Good Shepherd, Our Servant King in Love and Compassion is leading the way. ( Love and Compassion is the key!!)
This is why The Love of God has been shed abroad in our hearts !!!
Because the Kingdom of Gods Love is within…… within our hearts.
His Kingdom is not of this world.
We must come out from among them ….. be in this world, but not of it !!!
THE BREAKER , THE MESSIAH , will go up before them and Restore the Kingdom .
As the sun began to rise , Isaiah brought even more light to my eyes
This is The BREAKER ANOINTING !!
Isaiah 61
1: The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me
To bring good news to the humble and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,
To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives
And freedom to prisoners,
2: To proclaim [a]the favorable year of the Lord,
[b]And the day of vengeance and retribution of our God,
To comfort all who mourn,
3: To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following:
To give them a [c]turban instead of dust [on their heads, a sign of mourning],
The oil of joy instead of mourning,
The garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.
So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with God],
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
4: Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins,
They will raise up and restore the former desolations;
And they will renew the ruined cities,
The desolations (deserted settlements) of many generations.
5: Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,
And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
6: But you shall be called the priests of the Lord;
People will speak of you as the ministers of our God.
You will eat the wealth of nations,
And you will boast of their riches.
7: Instead of your [former] shame you will have a [d]double portion;
And instead of humiliation your people will shout for joy over their portion.
Therefore in their land they will possess double [what they had forfeited];
Everlasting joy will be theirs.
8: For I, the Lord, love justice;
I hate robbery with [e]a burnt offering.
And I will faithfully reward them,
And make an everlasting covenant with them.
9: Then their offspring will be known among the nations,
And their descendants among the peoples.
All who see them [in their prosperity] will recognize and acknowledge them
That they are the people whom the Lord has blessed.
10: I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has covered me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom puts on a [f]turban,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11: For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
And as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,
So the Lord God will [most certainly] cause righteousness and justice and praise
To spring up before all the nations [through the power of His word].
Notice how this anointing rescues
Generations, nations, offspring, and descendants ?!?!
Wow!!! What an anointing that secures our generations yet redeems our past .
Finally , He spoke to me about the FAST
THIS IS THE PURPOSE OF THE FAST I SPOKE ABOUT ON YESTERDAY IN Matthew 17:21 ( this kind , the generational bloodline kind, only comes out by fasting and praying )
Isaiah 58: 6-7. This is the fast I chose in order to loose the bands of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free
and that you BREAK EVERY ENSLAVING YOKE ( See Acts 8:23)
AND THAT YOU NOT HIDE YOURSELF FROM THE NEEDS OF YOUR OWN FLESH AND BLOOD!!
My God!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
As many in The Body start the calendar year with fasting and praying , these were the instructions I was given .
The last thing He said to me was most important !!
“ Don’t be distracted , lean in and focus . Keep your gaze affixed on Me!! Pay no attention to the tactics of the enemy of fear, offense, rejection, betrayal, slander, accusation, guilt shame condemnation, drama , anything to trigger your emotions and get you to come out of the spirit and into operating in your souls and flesh !!!
Stay in the secret place and yield, hear, trust, obey !!
ABIDE!!