As you read this below, set aside all your own thoughts, your own conclusions, your own interpretations, and open your heart and allow the Holy Spirit of the Father in heaven to speak to you. We must listen intently right now; now is the time. May His immense blessings of truth be upon you this day! On 24 December 2019, I had a significant dream. I saw a huge cruise liner on the ocean. On each level of the ship people were busy "doing church". They had a ball and enjoyed their time together, all the while feeling safe and secure and comfortable in their “doing church”.
The next moment, I saw a big wave coming and there was no time to warn the people. The wave hit the cruise liner and people tumbled over the railings falling from the back of the boat, screaming. Fear took over in the resulting havoc. There was not much time to get back on the boat before the next wave hit. This time people were flung even further off the boat into the ocean. They screamed in panic, shouted for loved ones and ran around in fear. Some started to swim, but they just did not have the endurance or even the energy or capability to swim in the tumultuous waters. I looked at everything and wept as I asked Jesus who stood with me, "What has just happened?" With tears running over His cheeks, He answered me, "2020 will be a year that will shake the nations. Dangerous things will happen. Great trials and tests will happen all over the world. Those who played church will not be ready. Their spiritual capacity and faith muscles will not be trained for the hour we are facing. They have never learned to walk on the waters. They are not strong in the Lord. They have not learned what it means to be one with Jesus. This is a time of preparation!” You can either learn to walk on the waters, or you can ask Jesus to make the boat stronger so that you can stay safe when the waves come. But that will not be of any help much longer – the waves will hit everyone. You need to be strong in spirit, united with the Spirit, walking in the spirit and bearing the fruits of the Spirit. You need to be anchored in the Lord Jesus with all of your heart. A tree is known by its fruits – and our garden which is our hearts will be known by its fruits. That which is in your heart will spill out when trouble comes. If you are one with Jesus you will still operate in peace and faith in Christ. But, if you have been playing church and find your security in being anchored in your own abilities, finances, positions, titles, comforts and strengths – then your fear levels will rise. You will not be equipped to face the greatest war ever to be faced – FEAR. Jesus is not asking about the size of your church, or how perfect you are. He is looking at the fruits of our hearts. 1 Samuel 16:7b for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. He is looking for a pure heart – for those will see God. Matthew 5:8 Blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, and spiritually prosperous--possessing the happiness produced by the experience of God's favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward conditions) are the pure in heart, for they shall see God! A house divided by itself cannot stand. Matthew 12:25 And knowing their thoughts, He said to them, Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being brought to desolation and laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will last or continue to stand. That is why Jesus wants our hearts healed, undivided and pure so that it can be a landing place for His Kingdom to come to earth. And our hearts will be rooted and grounded in Him. No wave will be able to throw us off track – we will be one with Him. We must remember that it is not the size of the tree that counts. So many people have huge trees with big leaves and many people sit under your shade. But Jesus wants us to bear fruit, not to only have works – but to bear fruits! (Luke 13:6-9). Be transformed – that is a message that the body of Christ don't appreciate. They love the comfort in what they’ve always done. But to have a transformed life is a life that is daily pruned from its dead branches. We have to die to self and our own ideas and ambitions; we have to review the times and our set paths and receive fresh instructions daily. We have to challenge our molds of comfort and tradition. We have to practice what it means to live and move and have our being in Him. This enables us to know His heart, to discern the times and to bring Kingdom on earth. We need to face our fears as we examine our hearts. We need to listen to Holy Spirit’s prompting and purposefully exercise our muscles of faith, hope, trust and love. 2 Timothy 3:1 But know this, in the last days, perilous times will come. Daniel said "Darkness will cover the earth". These are the times we are in. I read this scripture and realized that for the last 15 years Abba Father has trained us, through very difficult trials and tribulations. We had to learn to face the enemy in the lion’s den. We had to face our greatest fears. We had to look at the raw condition and the amount of darkness in our hearts. And in all of this, we had to learn that nothing is greater than His love and nothing can separate us from His love. These faith training years have prepared our hearts for the perilous days that are coming. Fear is the war's name and the whole world will fight it. When fear knocks on the door of your heart – what will you tell him? You have to start to receive healing for your broken heart – because a divided house will not stand. You have to deal with your unresolved issues, unmet needs and unhealed pain. Don't wait until it is too late. Prepare your hearts like never before to see the Glory of the Lord. Strengthen yourself in the Lord, not in yourself and your abilities! Jesus asks of us to become one with Him. To truly live in a love relationship with Jesus Christ. Seek first His Kingdom and righteousness – all the rest will follow. This is a process, but know that Jesus warns us to know the times and seasons that we live in. I thank you for all your love and support. Through your heart, I continue to see His faithfulness and goodness. He is truly a good, good Father who loves His children. Doesn't matter what you face. While it is called today do not harden your hearts – yield to His training program and prepare. Bless you my friend. Retah and family
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Do you yearn to know the our Father and God, Yahuah, and experience Him as He intends, with all He has to offer us? Does your heart crave His presence, direction, and blessings? I am sure most believers will answer this questions with a very bold, YES! I don't know about many of you, but I have struggled to come into His presence off and on for years, and I am so tired and weary of this. I have walked with my Father, through His Son, My Savior, for many, many years now and I still struggle with this from time to time. I wonder how this is possible?!! I wonder why and ask why, "Why Father, is it so hard sometimes to feel you and know you are there, especially when I seek you early and in the quiet, a time reserved just for you?!"
In my discussions with brothers and sisters, I find that we all go through this to an extent -- although, some of us more than others. In my recent pleading with Yahuah about this, He reminded me of something. But first, let's start with what we already know! We know that we cannot come to the Father, except through the Son... through His completed work on the stake (tree/cross), His shed blood, and His perfect, righteous garments. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 1 Peter 2:24 As one of my precious sisters shared with me a short while back... Yahusha (Jesus) cleanses us, literally washes us, and then clothes us in His righteous robes to prepare us to come into the presence of the Father. We are to go to the Father with total faith in the completed work of Yahusha, knowing there is no other way! I love going through this washing and robing experience in my mind and spirit before I approach the throne of the Father; it's a beautiful experience to recount every time! But admittedly, even after going through this, I have still struggled to get there -- into the presence of love where a righteous Father awaits to hear us and answer us. As I struggle, I have to ask myself, "What type of Father do I see Yahuah to be? Is He waiting just to chastise me, or is He waiting to take me on His lap and teach me and guide me and direct me, all in a love that surpasses all human understanding??" I have to ask this sometimes, because I find myself going to Him expecting rejection or continued chastisement; I have to check myself regularly that I am not placing my own doubts and thoughts upon Him! We must go to Him KNOWING that He is who He says He is. and without allowing our own skewed misconceptions to thwart His unmovable character! This will affect our time in His presence! When we can truly and consistently see Him for who He is and not what we "think" Him to be, we have conquered the first step! (These are the very things with which I encourage myself!!) We must prepare ourselves and our minds to go into His presence, remembering what His word says about Him. It is not a light thing to enter into His courts!! But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 11:6 And finally and so importantly (at least it was for me), we must go to Him completely as His child -- a child -- a child with a pure heart, untainted by our past lives and the world's experiences! And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3 Come to Him… Just as a child would come to his daddy… With not one preconceived idea, belief, or thought, With no thoughts or influences of your sinful past, the disappointments or failures of past relationships, or the things you have been taught by religion or the world, With only a broken and contrite heart, fully submitted and ready to be filled with His ways, His knowledge, and His understanding. Come to Him… Just as a child would do with his parents… Fully captivated and fully trusting, knowing that He loves you, will protect you, will answer you, and will teach you (and yes, sometimes though chastisement), Believing every word that He has left written for you… every single word without doubt, Believing He will answer, and you will find Him and begin to know Him more and more. When I put on the righteous robes of my Savior Yahusha through repentance and fear (reverential fear), and when I place myself in a childlike state before my Father, only believing what His very word says about Him, I set the stage to enter into His presence! I may have to battle a few demons along the way, and some that have been haunting me for a long time, but I battle nonetheless, pressing in until I enter!!! And how do I battle... casting out every thing that goes against the knowledge of the Father and with thanksgiving and praise! Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Psalm 100:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;), casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ... 2 Corinthians 2:4-5 This presence of our Father is OURS! It is ours to have at any time and at any place. The sooner we learn to come as a child, applying all the knowledge He has given us in communing with Him, and we learn to do this consistently and confidently, the more prepared we will be for what is coming! A dreadful time is coming when the world will look as if He has left us for good and that His presence is nowhere to be found. It will be at this time that we must know how to enter in, in any circumstance and in any place! We must know the secret place of His presence, protection, provision, and love - and we must know how to get there and stay there! I am working on this now in my own walk; it is ever before me to attain and to conquer! As I work through this with all persistence and endurance, in His strength and wisdom, I know that He is faithful to bring it to pass! I believe Him!! Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ... Philippians 1:6 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Romans 15:13 Oh better is one day in His presence than anything else in the world!! Praise the name of Yahuah, the faithful, faithful Father! For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalm 84:10 |
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