Daughters of Z

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

     Today I would like to come from a place in my heart, the scripture says that, "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life." (Pro. 13:12) Here is a verse that I struggle with when I read it and I have tried to make it more than what it means, but even in our language of today, I believe we get this.  All of us have experienced this at one time or another in our lives, you have prayed for something in your life and believed with all of your heart for it to happen and it doesn't come.  It may have been for healing in your body, salvation for a loved one, financial prosperity, deliverance for you or a loved one, I could go on, but I know you understand.  Let us see if the Old Testament of the Bible means what we think it means.  Hope in the Strong's Concordance means; expectation.  Let's see what it means in the Webster's Dictionary; "to want something to happen or be true and think that it could happen or be true, to desire with expectation of obtainment.  I think I could easily say that all of us have an anticipation in our hearts that when we pray or ask our Father for something that we expect to obtain it.  That is easy to understand.  All of us hope.  Then what does deferred mean?  Deferred means to be drawn out, to be postponed, to be prolonged, to drag or continue on; that is the Strong's definition.  Let us look into our Webster's dictionary.  Deferred means withheld for or until a stated time, to put off, to delay, to postpone until a later time.  Maketh or make is still the same too in both definition, it means to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone;to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering, to lay out or construct.  So in any language to have our hope, [our expectation, our wanting something to happen and be true], even our believing for it, when it is deferred, [or, put off, prolonged, dragged on, or withheld until further notice] can make [cause, form, shape, lay out or construct] our hearts to be sick.  That brings me to the word sick, I skipped heart because we all know what that means, but I will throw it in here, so that we have the complete picture; heart means our inner being, our will, emotions or our feelings, our thought, our passions, and our mind.  This part of us becomes sick.  Sick means to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry.  As Christians, even the most powerful one has experienced this in their walk with God, so don't feel that you are not worth the blood that was shed for you.  The wisest man that ever lived was instructed by our Father, God to place this right in our Bible.  It can and does happen, even if some never tell you about their times.  But, I have lived long enough to know if I keep my eyes on the thing that I was expecting to happen, that has been deferred, for whatever reason, I will get weaker and weaker.  So we all must learn to shift our hope and focus on something other than the desired thing, when we become weak, grieved, or tired.  David knew what to do and it is placed in scripture for us by them.  I will close with these two verses.

     "For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God."  "And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee" 

     "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God."  "For thou art my hope, O Lord God thou art my trust from my youth."  "Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word". (Ps. 38:15; 39:7; 42:5; 71:5: 119:81) Let us follow his example, let us put our expectation, our hope in God and in His Word, shift our focus from the desired thing or what we want to obtain and place our hope on the greatest desire, our Father, then we will have the Tree of life!

 

Love,

 

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear, Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

     Our Father says that "his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue." (2 Peter 1:3) We are more than we appear to be, and we must stretch our spiritual muscles and grow up to be all that the Father desires us to be. "Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 3:18) 

     Here is a prophetic word that was given to us this past Sunday. Selah!

     I have given you the keys to the Kingdom, that you might walk free all the time.  Yes, I have given to you the keys of the Kingdom, so that little by little, more and more as you increase, as you grow, you become mature and wiser and understand the usage of these keys.   Opening up doors you have never known before, opening up doors you have never seen before. The keys you possess will open up revelation. Opening up your eyes to see things, opening your ears to hear things you have never seen before,  and it will set you free, yes it will.  It will set you free, yes free from the  lure and trappings of this world. The revelation that awaits you will deliver you from the things of this world and every generational weakness that you have dealt with, and you will walk free,  yes you will.  It will be the most freedom that you have ever experienced, freer than you ever thought you would be.  You will walk free says the Lord.  The more that you mature, grow in Me, the more you will be able to use the keys. Mature in Me, do not stay infantile in your attitudes and emotions, repeating the same cycle. Use the keys of wisdom that you have, do My Word and as you do more will be given to you. You will benefit your whole self, spirit, soul, and body. Yes breaking free to walk in the depth that I have given you access to, but you determine how fast you grow and you determine what you can see and hear in the realms of our Kingdom. The door that the key you have in your hand has already opened to you fresh and new attitudes and deeper things, walk them all the way through, grow and mature, and keys will be added for deeper insight into all that I have kept for you, not from you. The keys are for you to walk free now in this world. Take the keys in My Word and mature, learn of Me, and you will walk in godliness, righteousness, love, faith, meekness, patience, yes, you will reflect My glory to this world!

  "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" (Matt. 16:19).

 "But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness." (1 Tim. 6:11)

  "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby" (1 Peter 2:2):

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

     God delights in us! He desires to show us what a Father looks like and how He responds to His children.  Here is the heart of our Daddy.  Every day I Am calling you, I Am calling you to come closer, every day I Am calling you to dig just a little deeper.  See, I have kept for you treasures unknown, things yet unseen by man's eyes, all I ask is that you begin to covet the secret place, covet this presence and I will begin to give unto you hidden wisdom, those secret things, those riches that I have laid aside just for you.  That is what I have done, that is what a good Father does, he always has an inheritance laid up for his children and I Am more than you have ever begin to understand.  In My words there are treasures, but I have laid up for you even in this world, treasures unknown by man, secret things.  And all I ask is that you begin to desire Me more than your necessary food and in that you will find complete fulfillment, you will not thirst, you will not hunger, not for the elements of this world, nor for the things beyond today.  You will know that I Am all that you ever need and “I Am” have provided everything that you could even think of and far more than you ever thought of.  I am faithful to you, a faithful Father.  Think on that, I Am your daddy and I have kept aside for you treasures untold, seek the secret place.  Seek to find me there, you will discover,wisdom, knowledge and insight beyond your ability but not beyond Mine.  I Am waiting for you to step in and walk them out in this world so that this world may know a God that is faithful and trustworthy and dependable no matter what.  I Am your Daddy and I want you to seek Me

     Here is a prophetic song that was sung to us by the Spirit!

     Always My children, always My own, you’re always My children, you’re always My own.  I will never leave you, I will never leave you, you’re always My children, you’re always My own.  Even when you close your eyes at night and you think you went to sleep on your own, it is because I Am always singing over you a song of love and peace.  Every day you wake up I sing a song to salute your life.   I will always love you, I will always love you, for you will always be My very own children. I will never leave you, never leave you alone, I will never forsake you or turn my back on you.  You must always know and understand you are never alone, never, never alone no matter what you hear or feel.  I will always love you, always be there for you, for I am your Father.  I am your Abba, I am your Father, I am your God, I will never leave you.

     "For [the Spirit which] you have now received [is] not a spirit of slavery to put you once more in bondage to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption [the Spirit producing sonship] in [the bliss of] which we cry, Abba (Father)! Father!" (Rom. 8:15)

     "And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father." (Gal. 4:6)

     "Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;" (Pro. 8:30)

 

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

 

    There is a lot of teaching about the grace of God going on, some is a little twisted, just enough to lead some astray.  God has always helped me to understand that His grace is sufficient or enough to meet the need of any situation that I may face in my walk with Him.  One of the most powerful definitions of His grace is found in the Strong's Concordance of the "Greek" word, "grace", it says; the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps them, strengthens them, and increases them in faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues.  That is the power and ability of God upon our inability enabling us to do the Word of God.  It reminds me of the verse that says; "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." (Phil. 4:13) Thank God, that we have His grace on our lives, or we would be slaves to sin.  Here is a prophetic word that was given to us in one of our services.

     My grace is sufficient and what I Am saying to you is that I have given you all power, all authority and it lies within My grace.  It is sufficient for everything that comes in your life.  It is sufficient for the good times to carry you through so that you never forget your God.  It is sufficient for the difficult and the tough times to hold you high so that you do not succumb to the trials and the tests of this world, but always rise above.  It is sufficient to keep you no matter what you are going through, it is sufficient to keep your heart soft and tender and easy to be directed by My Spirit.  It is sufficient enough to keep your mind stayed upon Me.  The grace that I have given you is sufficient, it is My power and ability that I give to My people, My children so that you can walk and live and demonstrate this life as Kingdom children, as the holy children of the most high God and everything that you do and everything that you say is in demonstration of the power of your Father.  For you are my representatives, you are the one who represents My Kingdom, and so I have anointed you with enough grace to carry you through no matter what you face.  The grace of God, the grace of your father, My grace is sufficient for your life.

     "By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." (Rom. 5:2)

     "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." (1 Corin. 15:10)

     "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:  (2 Corin. 9:8)

  

Love,

 

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

     During a time of worship, these words were given.  Our prayer is that it ministers and encourages you to step into a deeper walk with the Father.

     Chains were broken, chains began to fall off, even now, right now because of your worship, your heartfelt, sincere worship.  Those who worship Me from their heart, chains are beginning to break and fall off.  Doors that were closed are now opening wide and if you would only have eyes to see and ears.  Far too many times your busyness and going about your own cares and your own business of living have kept you steps away from your answer.  I Am calling you aside to open your ears and eyes to your Beloved to see what I want to reveal to you.  In this season and in this time, for those who would pull away, pull aside to listen, and to open their ears to hear and be attentive to My voice and to be attentive to My word, you will see doors opening for you, with words of wisdom that will give you needed instructions that will put you over.  For in order for you to walk through them you have to see them with your spirit eyes, and as you do says the Lord, nothing will hold you back.  There will be others, yes there are others who refuse to listen, who keep their ears closed to My voice and closed to My word and those same doors will stay closed to them.  But at the same time you will walk through and you will walk through freely, you will walk through boldly and you will take what rightfully belongs to you.  This is the season of restoration to my people, it is not based on what you see or feel or even what you hear, it is based on the Spirit of the living God, and My living promise to you.  And I am decreeing and declaring to you that this is your harvest time, this is your season of rejoicing as you bring in the sheaves because you have sowed and it is time to reap.  And some of you are reaping in fields that you did not plant, and that you did not sow because others have abandoned those fields, because doubt and unbelief entered into their hearts and I have turned them over to the faithful ones.  So get ready, says the Lord, with arms open wide for I Am about to bestow upon you, it is the token of My affection and My greatness that I give to My children who are faithfully following Me.  Get ready, says the Lord, this is your harvest time.  

     "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." (Ps. 126:6)

     "Thus the saying "One sows and another reaps" is true.  I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.” (John 4:37-38)

     "I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name." (Rev. 3:8)

 

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

     This prophecy was given to our church, a couple of weeks ago.  We are reminded to keep our eyes stayed on the Father.
     It is like Job and his wife, I blessed Job in spite of the things that she said and did, in spite of her doubt and unbelief.  I blessed him because he stood and so I will bless you in spite of those who are with you. Those who are connected with you who have been a hindrance, who have been pulling you down and used by the enemy to try to keep you from attaining all that I have for you.  I will bless you in spite of, says the Lord.  Because I am faithful to the sower, I am faithful to him that puts his seed in the ground, his seed of My Word in his heart, his seed of his finances into My kingdom, his seed of joy, his seed of peace, his seed shall return to him multiplied many fold, says the Lord.  So you get ready, you stay ready. Do not give that much power to another man, do not  allow another man to hold your blessing from you, because you are hesitant  to do what I have called you to do.  You do it,  because you love and obey Me. You do it right their in the midst, because I Am for you, says the Lord.  I will honor you says the Lord.  I will see to it that you will grow stronger and you will go forth in power, and ability shall be yours like never before.  Do not let another person hold back your blessing because you may have been looking to man and not unto Me, for I am faithful to do exactly what I said I would.  I Am not man and I do not lie.  I never lie to you, I keep My word, I keep the truth and my truth is on your side and I Am for you not against you.  So stand ready in your obedience to receive My best , spirit, soul, and body.

     "A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent." (Pro. 28:20)

    "So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it."  (Is.55:11)

    "That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:" (Heb. 6:18)

 

Love,

 

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

     I desire to be an instrument led by My Father in all that I say and do, as I know that you do too.  There is a "word" that was given that I know it is the right time to share it.  Some prophetic words  that God gave to us a while ago, Father warned us to be "discerning" about what we hear or go after.  A message that was close to truth but was intermingled with lies.  "The priests shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the common or profane, and cause them to distinguish between the unclean and the clean." (Eze. 44:23)  That should be the calling of all of the priests of God today.  But at the same time the people of God have a responsibility also; "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (2 Tim. 2:15)  I approach this "fearing God", and not man. "Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth..." (Jer. 15:19)

     A friend of mine shared a "prophetic dream", it was a canister that was placed in a great body of water and then it burst open and polluted the body of water.  Here is the simple interpretation that the Father spoke to me;

     The canister is a contaminate and it is a '"message" that will go forth from those who have been My ministers.  This "message" will contaminate and pollute My Body and weaken them, causing many to fall because it will be a little truth mixed with lies from the wicked one who is the one that planted the canister.  This is why I warned My children to operate from a place of discernment when it comes to gathering to yourself "teachers" because you are itching for something new.  Yes, there will always be a desire for more of Me, which I have given to you, but I also told you truth is line upon line.  My Word that I give to you is easily understood, it takes a great deception to twist My truth and cause My little ones to believe a lie.  Stay on target with My Word right now.  It will not fail you, study to show yourself approved, so that you are not found to be ashamed!  Now hear My heart, those who have followed Me from a pure heart and have been led astray by this canister of deception and polluted lies, I will save and preserve.  Some will be preserved in a way that I have used over and over again in my Word to preserve their souls from hell.  Those of you who have not developed itching ears will be kept to keep My children on the straight and narrow pathway that leads to Me and the Kingdom.  Stay true to My word and My teachings and cooperate with precious Holy Spirit, for He will lead you and guide you into all truth.  Keep your eyes on Me, I Am the Way and the Truth.  Do not let impurities pollute your heart, eyes, or ears from My Truth!  You who are led by My Spirit will recognize the canister of contaminate, do not swallow it into your heart.  I will save you and keep you against that day.

     "For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear." (2 Tim. 4:3) 

     "But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come." (John 16:13)

     "And this is why I am suffering as I do. Still I am not ashamed, for I know (perceive, have knowledge of, and am acquainted with) Him Whom I have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on), and I am [positively] persuaded that He is able to guard and keep that which has been entrusted to me and which I have committed [to Him] until that day. (2 Tim. 1:12)

 

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good Afternoon,

     I desire for you to find out there, out there in the world where you live, My peace.  Not just in the sanctuary in the midst where all of my children lift up their hands and worship Me in peace, away from the overpowering voices of the enemy,  but you must take the power of My peace out there where the enemy is attacking, out there where the enemy is telling you that you cannot have this peace.  Know this, that the only way you’re going to live here under My shadow where peace dwells, is you must practice it by doing it every day.  This secret place,  and it is a place that I have provided for My children, you must find it daily.  You must find your way to the secret place because from here it is where you win every battle.  From here is where the enemy must bow his knee to every word that you speak in agreement with My Word.  From here it is where, when you decree a thing it will happen, not from the place of fear, not in the midst of anxiety, but here in the secret place where My peace abides.  It is where you are not rushed or hurried, where the enemy can not push you into doing and saying things that otherwise you would never do from the secret place of peace.  This is where and how you do battle from the secret place.  This is where you win and you ascribe to knowing Me more clearer, from this secret place.  And so I say to you, make it your aim and your goal to seek Me daily, to find this secret place where you hear Me so clearly.  Where you can sense My presence so strongly where you know that I will never leave you nor forsake you, where you understand secret things and hear in this peace.  So I say to you, when you leave this place do not forget this moment.  See, it is the moments you live day by day that causes you to rise up and be bold and be strong and stand against the forces of the wicked one.  So I Am saying to you, find this place, do not abandon this secret place, keep it in your heart and then go after it every day.  For here you will be successful and you will prosper in everything that you put your hands to.  There is nothing that the enemy can say or do that will withstand the secret place of my power of peace.  This is where I have designed for you to abide.

     "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." (John 14:27)

     "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." (Ps. 91:1)

     "Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them." (Ps. 119:165)

 

Love,

Pastor D.