I've had a strong, heavy impression on my soul lately about Babylon - buying and selling. It disgusts me. It's so far from God's heart - it's pathetic. It divides people into rich and poor, into the haves and have nots. I hate everything about Babylon - the exaltation and glorification of man - of flesh - of desires and lusts for pleasures, for self.
Jesus was combating Babylon when he said take no thought for what you will eat or wear. In fact, there's not a single example in Scripture of Jesus going shopping - or buying a thing. He testified he owned no home or property. On earth. His home was where his heart was - in Heaven. On earth, he came against the merchants - representing buying and selling - in the Temple. We are HIS temple - therefore, if our hearts are set on things, possessions - on buying and selling - he will be angry with us too. When the new believers came to Christ in the Book of Acts, he led them to sell their land and their homes, and possessions - to detache themselves from earthly attachments - from land and homes - this is true freedom from Babylon - when we set our hearts and minds on things above!
Is ir coincidence that Judas betrayed God for money? Oh Lord, how many have betrayed You for money?! Oh saint, how many in Babylon today have, through covetuosness with feigned words made merchandise of you? Their judgment lingers not and their damnation slumbers not. It is nigh. It is high time God judged them. And He is. He is exposing them even now - those who lust after money and all this world lusts after.
COME OUT AND BE YE SEPARATE SAYS THE LORD. HAVE NO PART WITH HER WHORISH WAYS. DELIVER YOUR SOUL FROM ETERNAL DAMNATION. COME WITH ME, LET ME CLEANSE YOU AND CONVERT YOU - THAT YOU WILL NO LONGER SERVE SELF BUT ME. YES I WILL SACRIFICE YOU BUT IT IS FOR YOUR ETERNAL GOOD. ARE YOU NOT TOO PRECIOUS TO ME TO LOSE? AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TOGETHER? LET ME HAVE THE REIGNS OF YOUR HEART! LET ME TEACH YOU MY WAYS - NOT BABYLON'S. STOP FOCUSING ON YOU, ON YOUR FLESH. I MADE IT TO DIE, TO PERISH, SO I CAN GIVE YOU ANOTHER BODY I'VE PREPARED FOR YOU - ETERNAL FLESH, PERFECT FLESH, DESIGNED FOR A HEART AND SOUL FREE OF SELFISH LUSTS AND DESIRES - DESIRE FOR PERVERSIONS - THIS BODY I'VE PREPARED FOR YOU TO INHABIT FOREVER IS WONDROUS! YOU'LL LOVE IT! ALL I MAKE IS BEAUTIFUL AND BEYOND YOUR ABILITY TO IMAGINE! OH THE DELIGHTS THAT AWAIT YOU, MY CHILD! SO DON'T FOCUS ON THIS LIFE, THIS FLESH YOU'REDWELLING IN - IT IS A PALE FLICKER OF A SMALL CANDLE SOON TO BE SNUFFED OUT - IT IS NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT WILL BE - FOR THOSE WHO LOVE ME AND WHO OBEY MY CALL - WHO FULFILL MY PURPOSE FOR THEM IN THIS PRESENT AGE - WHICH IS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT ME SO THEY MAY EMULATE ME - THIS PLEASES MY FATHER WHO IS HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE HIS NAME.
GIVE EACH MOMENT TO ME AND I WILL REDEEM THEM AND MAKE THEM PEARLS IN THE VESSEL OF CLAY YOU CALL YOUR LIFE. CAST NOT YOUR PEARLS BEFORE SWINE! I WILL SHOW YOU WHEN AND WHERE TO SHINE YOUR LIGHT BEFORE MEN. GIVE ME YOUR TONGUE.
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