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2, Prayer Alert, February 3, 2004
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After sharing this vision
with the church body and giving an altar call, I asked
those who would receive the Sword of the Lord to come forward.
I remember giving a stern warning not to come half-heartedly,
for if they did come, God would surely thrust them through!
I told them that the Holy Spirit would most certainly be
relentless in His endeavor to gain their self-will. It
was very much like the invitation given to Reese Howells,
by the Holy Spirt, in Chapter Five of Reese Howell's Intercessor
(a must read).
Many came forward and
God began cutting deep. The Master Surgeon so precisely
applied the scalpel. This surgery left many screaming for
mercy while others, becoming embittered, walked away from
the Lord, having their faith shaken to the core. But to
those who, by His grace, remained true; to those who humbly
bowed the knee, and yes, to those who, even now open their
hearts by Gods grace, turn, and come through the refiners
fire, having their heart circumcised of any self-strength,
will by the sword of the Lord find grace in the wilderness
to surrender to the higher call of God. "For
by Grace we are saved through faith." (Ephesians
2:8-9) To them God would say, "I
have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have
drawn you with loving kindness. Again I will build you
and you (surely) will be REBUILT!" (Emphasis
mine) (Jeremiah 31:2-4)
God is rebuilding Israel
and His church. This Bride, having come through the wilderness,
having survived the sword, will no longer resemble the
former things - as He promised; "Behold
I will do something new. Will you not be aware of it?" (Isaiah
43:18-19) Everything that can be shaken will be shaken,
and that which remains will be the Lord's accomplishment.
Behold, the Lion of Judah
roars and He is coming in the clouds. We must climb to
higher ground. We must forsake the folly of the self-life
and drag our will, kicking and fighting as it may, to the
cross and the fellowship of His suffering, in order that
we might stand in these last days. We must be a people
of the Word of God! This is of the utmost importance, for
how else will we know God, His character and His ways.
God alone promises to
rebuild our lives. It is the man, woman or child, who survive
the sword of the Lord, that will find the grace to go on
and be rebuilt, having lost their lives for Jesus sake,
they will surely find it!
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