FIRE BY NIGHT
  
 
                                            "Reflections Upon Reflections" [of The Father's Heart]
  

        ...."You, in Your great compassion, did not forsake them in the wilderness; The pillar of cloud did not leave them by day, to guide them on their way, nor the pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they were to go".... Nehemiah 9:19 NASB



                                                                                                                JANUARY 30TH


                                                          EVERY PERSON IN THIS EARTH IS WALKING IN A "FORM" OF OBEDIENCE


Words of prophecy:
 

*       One cannot stand in "faith" for anyone or anything unless it is My will - and also, that they have a "revelation" of My Will [Word] to affix their faith to! Many of My children exercise a "faith" that is not rooted and grounded in love [a revelation of My will] but rather it is rooted and grounded in their own "self-desire" [through fear and pride]. As it is written, "The way of the righteous is level [smooth] and "the way of the transgressor is hard" - and so, as one exercises a "counterfeit faith" upon the object or objects of their "self-desire", they blame Satan and his forces for the "seeming" turmoil and "obstacles" that spring up before them. They do not realize that, in reality, I am seeking to get them to turn their attention from that self-desire to a "pure" [godly] desire to carry out "My" will - and from that position receive the "necessary revelation" in order that they might affix their faith [love] to it. It is certain that "mental ascension" to "any" aspect of My will for one's life shall cause great turmoil and confusion in their lives and ministries, and there shall be a definite lack of the peace that passes all understanding - and the joy that continually strengthens. Tell My children to hold out for My very "best" in "every" aspect of their lives and ministries. For this is the time of the advent of My Glorious Church - a Church that shall do nothing and say nothing apart from a revelation of My Will [Word].

*       All that I have for you, My beloved ones, awaits only your "perfect" obedience.

 
        ...."Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?"....
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Romans 6:16 NASB
 

          Every person in this earth is walking in a "form" of obedience. If one has not submitted themselves "wholly" to the authority of God and, thus, given His Word [Will] pre-eminence in their life, then it is most certain that they are slaves to sin and fear to some degree. On the other hand, one who has submitted themselves entirely, day in and day out, to the absolute authority of the Father and His Word, shall be found to be "slaves" unto righteousness. If one, through a spirit of idolatry, allows themselves to be deceived into making [heart] "fellowship" with the world and its ways their priority, then, in the deepest fibre of their being, there remains an element of rebellion, and unless there is a deep and abiding repentance forthcoming then God will not be able to use that one in the building up of His Glorious Church in this final hour. If one continually puts themselves in the position to hear the fear-filled lies of Satan then, through the fear that is nurtured [maintained] in them they will come, not to the place of an absolute submission before [dependence upon] God, but rather to the place of an absolute dependence upon themselves - building their security upon the "sand" [their "own" wisdom and understanding] and, thus, preventing the Father and His Word from being their "all in all" [Ephesians 1:17-23].
 
                       EVERY CHILD OF GOD MUST BE "WILLING" TO HEAR THE VOICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THIS LAST HOUR
 
          A bondservant or handmaiden of the Lord can be defined as one who seeks and hears the Word of God at all times - continually measuring that Word "fully" through distinct acts of obedience, led and ordered by the unction and power of the Holy Spirit. Let there be no misunderstanding as to what the Father requires of each of His precious children, and let us remember with reverential fear what Jesus said in John 15:5:
 
          ...."Apart from Me you can do nothing"....

Every child of God must be willing [and, therefore, able] to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit in this last hour for two reasons:
 
1.   so that they might walk in perfect obedience before God - doing and saying nothing apart from Him [Ephesians 4:29].
 
2.   to walk in the fullness of their inheritance in Christ and, thus, experience the "fullness" of God's salvation [His all encompassing provision for deliverance from anything that has its origin in the law of sin and death and the curse - thus enabling them to walk "above" all the schemes of Satan that shall surely be formed against them] [Isaiah 54:14-17].
 
          ...."All those who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus, shall be persecuted"....

                                                                                                                            2 Timothy 3:12 NASB
 
ANY ACTION OR WORD WHICH IS NOT IN PERFECT ALIGNMENT AND AGREEMENT WITH THE REVEALED WORD OF GOD AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS A MISREPRESENTATION OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND OF GOD THE FATHER
 
          Let me again repeat, that ANY word or action that is not in perfect alignment and agreement with the "revealed" Word of God and the Spirit of God [Who is the Spirit of Love], is a misrepresentation of the Lord Jesus Christ and of God the Father. Somewhere along the line, no matter how good it "looks" or sounds, presently, that word or action will come back to somehow distort the image [true character and nature] of the Father and Jesus. So we must NEVER discount even the smallest acts of disobedience as unimportant before the Father but, rather, let us humble ourselves and submit ourselves before Him in the "inner chamber" on a daily basis - thus, allowing the Holy Spirit to do the deepest work of the Cross in us continually. It is the Father's deep heart-desire to bring each one of us to the place wherein there is no ground for fear to operate within us [1 John 4:18]. As the Father's love is continually shed abroad in our hearts [Romans 5:5], THEN any ground for rebellion, for selfishness or any desire to do anything apart from Him [His Will] shall be consumed, and our every word and our every deed - and even our very presence - shall boldly proclaim the spiritual reality: "it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me"!


        ...."I have been crucified with Christ [in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (by adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in) the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me"....

                                                                                                                                                                                                       Galatians 2:20 The Amplified Translation

        ...."For in Him [Christ] we live and move and have our being"....

                                                                                     Acts 17:28 The Amplified Translation