Those of the flesh honor and respect flesh. 

 Those of the Spirit honor and respect the Holy Spirit. 

 It cannot be otherwise. 

 The fleshly, carnal mind is at war with the spiritual mind

 and cannot understand it.

 Try as you might but a conversation with an unredeemed mind

 will frustrate you no end.

 I'm not saying don't try,

 just don't wonder why

 they can't grasp or know

 what the Holy Spirit spoke.

 If they aren't seeking truth -

 if they don't choose

 O God to fall in love with You,

 Your seed will die before it takes root.

I've seen it time and again 

 in the minds and hearts of men -

 a stubborn pride in their thoughts and ways 

 instead of humbly bowing low

 before the Ancient of Days.

They lean unto their own understanding 

 ignoring or reasoning away all the Lord's commanded 

To find someone who

 truly desires to

 learn of You

Of Lord

 would be

 for me

 a great reward

 Oh weary one, remember what I said -

 I've counted every hair upon your head;

 and if I know you in such detail, 

 if I've seen you rise and I've seen you fail,

 if I see a small sparrow fall to the ground and die,

 will I not notice you much more, oh apple of My eye?

Will I not care for you with more zeal,

 than I care for the lilies of the field?

I will clothe your nakedness, 

 for this I do confess -

 You are beautiful My child!

I cannot love you less

 than any other in My vast creation. 

You are My crowning joy,

 My eternal celebration!

I will wipe every tear from your eye

 as you join Me in the sky

  together we'll fly

    where pain and sorrow 

      cannot

        draw

          nigh.

 No matter the struggle,  no matter the price,

 I'm gonna follow You for the rest of my life.

Wherever You lead, that's where I'll go

 no other path will I know 

Hardships and trials 

 are but for a little while 

Nothing compares to

 what You went through 

If I could, if You will,

 I'll gladly give myself to be killed

My heart, my tongue 

 belong to You, my Holy One

Take my life and use it Lord

 for Your eternal glory

No matter the struggle,  no matter the cost,

 use me to touch the lost

And rescue Your people from Babylon 

 that You would not lose a single soul You've won,

Oh God of everyone!

 One cannot see and understand the things God is showing me about His people,  the condition they're in, without weeping for them, without being heart-broken. One must cling to the light on the horizon -  that sliver of light, heralding the dawn of a new day. One must believe on behalf of those in unbelief; or whose understanding is darkened. We must intercede on their behalf,  praying for Truth to be (accepted when) revealed, revealed in love for them, not wrath. We must pray for mercy AND Judgment at the same time! For some will not respond to mercy and gentleness  - only fearful Judgements; but whether they wake up from a shrill alarm or a gentle touch and whisper to their heart, the point is that they wake up.

Truth hurts. As we gaze upon Jesus on the Cross,  we see, the Truth hurts for you and I. We too must hurt on behalf of others  - bearing the wounds they inflict upon us with love and forgiveness,  yet we must not allow the deception they walk in to entrap us too. We must not remain in bondage with them once our eyes have been opened  unless God places us there for the sole purpose of destroying the jail that holds us captive.  We must "come out and be ye seperate" from the religion so many churches are practicing.   We must come apart to a desert place, to the wilderness, as Jesus did, as Paul and Moses and so many others have done, to be alone with our Father's Spirit, to be led by and fed by Him personally, taught by Him, personally.  Yes He will send us Ravens - saints with bread in their mouths - the Word of Life, Jesus, our Manna from Heaven, but most joyfully,  we will be fed by eveey word that proceeds out of the mouth of God to us personally  - Spirit to spirit, heart to heart, in daily sweet communion. 

Then, when we're free of the residue of the insidious influence of Babylon  in our souls - when we've unlearned that whore's ways and thoughts and replaced them with God's,  when we no longer follow and submit to flesh (men) but God (Spirit) alone, we can leave the wilderness, the Chrysalis of His Spirit, for our hearts belong to Him fully and completely. We've forsaken all worldly cares, lusts and desires. In the wilderness there is no TV, no possessions or nice houses. We live in tents so to speak so we can move with Him at a moment's notice.  We're not attached to material things,  or anything else this world craves. We must learn to humbly recognize and receive what God is teaching us - though it contradicts what we've been taught by men.  Amen.

                                                                          Selah.

 From Ezra - a prophetic picture of our spiritual reality as God's people today. 

May God's house be built now

 in the place where they offer sacrifices

And let the foundation thereof be strongly laid,

 for the place where they sacrifice, 

I've known this from the start

 is His Holy of Holies - our very own hearts.

And the foundation of His house today

is the Apostles and Prophets He's raised.

Now when God's house is built

with the anointing on His Apostles and Prophets, 

no devil on earth or in Hell can stop it,

For the eye of our God is upon our labor of love

I bid the wise-hearted come, filled with faith enough

to put everyone in his place, and place them in God's house.

and prosper through the words of the prophets, 

without any doubts.

Whatever is commanded by The God of Heaven -

let it be diligently done

to cleanse God's house of the Pharisee's leaven.

By the good hand of our God upon us,

He'll bring us men of understanding 

to discern and teach us to do all that He's commanding.

No more blind leading the blind into a pit,

rather we'll learn to soar

as Eagle's above the fray

where our Mighty God sits

No more will the holy seed

mingle with the profane 

and the spirits that have fallen

for the land we're called to possess

is filled with filthiness -

abominations from one end to the other

and uncleaness.

We won't seek their peace or their wealth 

for they'll lead us to Hell,

rather we'll cast out all spirits that fell

May the great rain come again soon

for all You say to us, Lord, that we will do.

Deliver us from evil, both within and without us,

please don't take another step without us.

We must build Your house Your way -

by Your blueprint or not at all

for unless we build upon Christ our Rock,

Our house will surely fall,

Our house will surely fall.

                    Labor of Love

The work God's called us to do -

every act in the lives of me and you

are ordained and commissioned by God above 

and well each one of us knows - our God is love

Yes, our very lives are a labor of love,

each day a gift from God above. 

So the least any of us can do

is love each other the way God loves me and you.

Without love prophecy is vain.

Without love we dishonor His Name.

Without love we cause sorrow and pain.

Love is the reason He came.

So love must be our reason to go

in obedience to all He has shown

to make His great heart of love known...

And when they crucify the ones called to die

the love on their lips will be a witness

of God's Spirit and this truth -

Father forgive them for how they've treated You