"Many voices will speak many things. Some true, some designed to deceive. Bring all to the throne room of My power that you might not be deceived. Weigh all by My Word. It must line up or it is false." (Again, I ask that you take all you hear, all you see, all you read whether it be from MSM, blog posts or pulpits to the LORD in prayer. We are heading into uncharted territory and we cannot afford to be blindsided).

"Millions claim to be My children, but I ask; 'where is the evidence, where is your heart?' Your lives reflect worldly ways, you walk not in My Word following My commandments, they are a thorn in the side of My church. Cumbersome, they have become cumbersome. Why do millions call Me LORD, LORD and do not those things that please Me? I desire obedience rather than sacrifice; from you I have neither! The Way of the cross leads home.

In days ahead, you will see many troubling things. Fear not. Stand strong. Cast all your cares on Me for I AM cares for His own?"

A sweet friend sent the following after reading today's post.  Thanks J.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hYR6_ISuNVM

"I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:9-10

"The tormentor has come. You will not see him but you will see the evidence of his presence. Remember, he is crafty, cunning and well organized in his attack of man. Swiftly will come the attacks. 

The world crowds in, crowding out My Word. Great obstacles to your faith consume your time, pressing in. Craftily designed they have accomplished their intended purpose; to take man further and further away from the Creator and the goodness of God.

Man has drifted far from Me. I cannot allow your heart to remain estranged from Me. A great shaking is coming to all; My design to bring fallen man to a place of commitment or continued compromise. Calamitous days approaching. All will experience My anger. Some will shake their fist and continue defiantly to go their own way, traveling their own road. Others will repent and many will praise.

The wickedness of man is great, but My grace, mercy and love is greater. Still millions will turn away rather than embrace the One who loves then so. Child of The King prepare for impact. Prepare for the dark days ahead. 'You have come to the kingdom for such a time as this.'( Esther 4:14)

Shine as diamonds in the rough. Be ready, it is coming. As gold is refined in the fire, so too will be those that belong to Me. Many desired to see this day but only dreamed of it. You were chosen for such a time as this.

How blessed My child, how blessed you will be."

"But this is what I commanded them, saying, 'Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you." Jeremiah 7:23

"As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance..." 1 Peter 1:14

"Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him." John 14:23

"For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock. And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD." Psalm 27:5-6

" 2016, a year of decision. Will you follow, or will you lead? Will you surrender or remain stiff necked? 

I have given My creation time to repent to get your house in order to come before Me in sackcloth with ashes..." 

E. Swedenborg (1688-1772) wrote the following:

'clothed in sack-cloth and ashes represented mourning over evils and falsities, it also represented humiliation, and likewise repentance; for the primary thing in humiliation is to acknowledge that of himself one is nothing but evil and falsity. The same is true of repentance, which is effected solely through humiliation, and this through the confession of the heart that of himself one is of such a nature. That putting on sackcloth was a token of humiliation can be seen in (1 Kings 21:27-29); and that it was of repentance, in (Matthew 11:21; Luke 10:13); but that it was nothing but a representative, thus only an external thing of the body, and not an internal thing of the heart....'  

"... but few have come. 

You have taken great strides to distance yourself from your Creator. You pass laws legalizing the profane, you emulate the perverted. You take great pains to be accepted by the world, to measure up, to fit in. Few were willing to give up the gold of the world for the glory of a life dedicated to Me. I was not enough for you oh fallen man. I have never been enough for you. I gave My life for you, but it was not enough. I am sick of your perverted lifestyles and false religions passing as Christianity. Oh that man would repent and return to Me. 

You have chosen darkness over light and refuse the goodness of your God. Little child, no time remains. Evil is at the door and its desire is to steal, kill and destroy. Too long it has roamed unnoticed in one nation then another, millions have been too busy to notice the spread of evil. Quickly is coming a time it will no longer be ignored. You will see you will weep, but to no avail.

Look to the past. See the brokenness of your nations. See how the evil has spread."

'Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against the LORD your God and have scattered your favors to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed My voice,' declares the LORD.' Jeremiah 3:13

(The phrase "every green tree" signifies the judgment of God, the idolatry of the people, and whoring after false gods).

"He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion." Proverbs 28:13

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9

"Tarnished and tattered. Little hope remains for this once proud nation of freedom and endless possibility. You allowed the desire for things to overpower your desire for My truth. You should be grieved, heartbroken by your sins, yet this nation of infidels continues on the road of destruction.

Daily I warn, daily you ignore My warnings. You have become comfortable and content. You have time for many things but no time for Me. I AM is righteous and holy, abounding in forgiveness and love, yet man continues to reject My grace, mercy and love. A day of reckoning is coming as nation after nation will feel My anger rise up against them.

Winds will blow at My command. Men will rise, men will fall but soon all will know that I AM that I AM.!!. You have forgotten I alone place men in positions of power and I remove them as well. This world belongs to Me, man can go so far, but no farther. I AM that I AM.

 My children remain vigilant. Care not for what others think or say about you. Follow Me.!!.  Much will come against the redeemed of the LORD, but I AM will deliver you out of it all."

"Your own wickedness will correct you, and your apostasies will reprove you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the LORD your God, and the dread of Me is not in you," declares the Lord GOD of hosts." Jeremiah 2:19

"Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving..." Colossians 4:2

"Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." Matthew 26:41

"Be of sober spirit, be on the alert Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8

"The Holy Spirit of God leads, guides and provides the strength you will need for the days coming upon you. He stands prepared to guide those who follow Me into truth. But... 

He is grieved for many care not to hear His still small voice. None will give the time to be still that He may speak. Your lives have become accustomed to the noises of the world. You cannot hear, you cannot follow where I lead.

Recognize the danger is great, but I AM is greater. Waters rage, calamity comes yet millions continue in rebellion and disobedience to Me. Danger approaches. Do you see, do you hear? The mighty advance against the redeemed of the LORD to bring confusion and doubt drawing them further and further away from truth. My children have been given all they need to be victorious in battle, but many will perish for lack of knowledge. 

Children declare My goodness. Do not conform to the debauchery of your nation. Cleave to Me, desire to follow your God, regardless of the cost; follow Where I lead you. 

'Be not dismayed whate'er betide, God will take care of you! Beneath His wings of love abide, God will take care of you! God will take care of you, Through every day o'er all the way; He will take care of you; God will take care of you...'lyrics by: Civilla D. Martin, 1866-1945

You have no need to fear." (In my spirit I then heard, "marshals ride, lock down") followed by...

"Trouble on every side, but you are sheltered in the arms of God. Safe and secure, move ahead. Did I not say 'take up your cross and follow Me?' 

Reflect and reconsider. Reconsider the cost of the cross."

"However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." Romans 10:16-17

"Thus says the LORD, "Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind and makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from the LORD." Jeremiah 17:5

"In God, whose word I praise, in God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?" Psalm 56:4

"And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, if any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. and whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, saying, this man began to build, and was not able to finish. Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple." Luke 14:25-33

"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people (Proverbs 14:34). My people, you have sinned.  Yes, My people called by My Name ' Christian' have sinned grievously. You have built ivory towers and palatial palaces to the gods of mammon and religion; all to the glory of man. My Word has become a hindrance, a stumbling stone on the path you desire to walk.

Examine yourself My child, watch, wait and pray. The testing of your faith will bring purity and cleansing. No test is welcomed, yet all are necessary that strength may come for the journey ahead.

Grow in My grace. Watch, wait and pray." 

"For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 1 Timothy 6:10

"Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, and, a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.”They stumble because they disobey the message..." 1 Peter 2:7-8

"There is coming great days of persecution for the redeemed of the LORD. Your prayers will be answered soon. Are you prepared to suffer? Will you withstand and remain strong in faith? Soon faith will be tested. Soon My children will know what it means to 'take up your cross and follow Me.'

Are you ready?"  

(I ask how I/we could prepare for persecution?). "You prepare as you surrender all. Total commitment to Me. Know Me as I AM, have faith to believe I AM Who I AM and that I WILL take care of My own. Do not cling to this world, willingly suffer for Christ. Surrender, suffer and serve.

Many, many treasures await those that belong to Me. Let My goodness, mercy and love come forth as you minister to others. Even in the midst of catastrophe, there is hope. Remember to keep an eternal perspective."

"But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:20-21

"Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it." Proverbs 15:16

"...Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." Psalm 23:6

"My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26