A WORD FROM THE LORD FOR OFFENSES AGAINST EACH OTHER~

In the night the Holy Spirit awakened me with a song "Open the ears of my heart Lord, open the ears of my heart, I want to hear you".* Immediately, I went into prayer in the Holy Spirit and fell into a deep sleep, as though floating in water. Suddenly I awakened and opened my eyes. I saw only the feet and the hem of our Lord's robe, as the Lord spoke to me:

Have you not read, have you not heard?

This is my final commandment, that you love one another,

even more than yourself,

that you would lay down your life for another?

Have you not read, have you not heard?

My Son, my only beloved Son showed the way.

My Son, my only beloved Son laid down His life for this very purpose.

He came into the world, but was not of this world.

He remained true to himself, and to our Kingdom, yet he walked among you.

You who were filled with sin.

You who were sick and blemished beyond recognition of all which

I created of you in your mothers' wombs.

Yet He love you.

Yet He loved Me.

This is what I want my people to understand.

You must be willing to lay down your lives (see past the wrong

others may do; step on the neck of sin through forgiveness,

and risk it all for the sake of just one, just one)

I do not ask you to change.

I do not ask you to wear a false mask.

I ask you to look to Me and the Kingdom with a heart full of 

hope and joy.

To know that I am with you always.

Put aside your hurts and fears; put aside the sorrow caused by those who knowingly or unknowingly have wounded you.

Lift them to me.

Then lay down you life, and step forth in love.

In this way you will shed the eternal light of my beloved Son into 

the darkness.

By this you will offer up a sacrifice of a sweet smelling aroma.

By this your offering will set the heavens singing.

By this you will soar as you never have, in freedom and peace.

Have you not read, have you not heard?

Do not be easily offended.

Forgive those who might sin against you, as I have forgiven you.

Take up the sword of truth and use it as a staff to lean on when you feel

sick at heart and weary.

I know the plans I have for , and I know the plans I have for those

who have caused you suffering.

Just as I know the plans I have for those you may have hurt,

knowingly or unknowingly.

Do not let the enemy have victory; do not let our house be divided, 

for a house divided against itself will fall.

Have  you not read, have  you not heard?

Rejoice!

I say 'Rejoice!' and count it all good when the enemy comes against you.

Prepare yourself for the day, for the battle before you.

Rejoice!

I say 'Rejoice!' when you are given the opportunity to show the love of the Kingdom, which will confound the enemy.

Rejoice!

I say 'Rejoice!' and count it all good.

 

 

The word of the Lord, again came to me, reminding me that we are not to come to His alter with filthy sacrifice; we must make peace with those who have hurt (offended) us. We must forgive them, through the blood of the Lamb and with the help of the Holy Spirit, or our offering will not be acceptable. 

 

Have you not read, have you not heard?

Don't try to hide sin - even unforgiveness in your heart and think

that I don't see it.

I am the Lord, your Father.

And I see.

And I will not accept an offering covered in sin of pretended forgiveness, 

while darkness lurks in your heart.

"Forgive. Rejoice!"

Then come to me with a heart presented as a burnt offering..

A heart prepared for healing.

 

Scriptures for this prophetic word:

James 1:19-25. 19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does.

James 1:2-5:  2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Genesis 4:1-7: 1 Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man." 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."

Lord, be with us today, to bring to you our whole hearts for worship, praise, service and healing. Bless us, as we run after you. Help us to not stumble. Let us rejoice and be glad in everything, for this is Your will, through Jesus Christ our Lord, concerning everything we do. Amen~

 

May the word of the Lord richly bless you.

Sunny Rowe

Ordained Minister

Miracles in Progress Ministries

Change my heart, O Lord, make it ever new, change my heart, O'Lord. May I be like you. You are the potter, I am the clay, mold me shape me... this is what I pray. Change my heart, O'Lord, make it ever new. Change my heart O'Lord, may I be like you.  [Vineyard]

 

*Open the Eyes of My Heart [Michael W. Smith]