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GOD IS RESTORING HIS CHURCH

I read the book of Amos recently and the Lord has kept drawing my attention back to a few verses, especially to Amos 9:11. I sense the Lord saying that the reformation of His House is in progress.““In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it and restore its former glory. 12And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called to be mine.” The Lord has spoken, and he will do t...

EMPTY VESSELS

I sense the Lord saying, that His Spirit is hovering over the earth like He did in the beginning when the earth was empty and formless. He is hovering over the earth right now, looking everywhere for empty vessels. He is watching His people, His church. He is looking for those who are looking towards heaven and not to the world, those who are empty but ready. He is about to fill these empty vessels with Himself just like He filled Christ with all of Himself.When Jesus came from Heaven into our w...

FIRE IN THE HOUSE

Recently I had a dream, I was living with my family at 556 Gloucester street in Linwood, Christchurch. This house [outside of the dream] was the house I lived in when I was a teenager.In the dream, I was the only one home and I discovered that the house was on fire, and it was quickly advancing and consuming every part of the house. I phoned my husband and told him what was happening and asked him, “Honey, there is a fire in the house, what would you like me to grab?” He said, “Just yourse...

FILL MY SHOES

I woke up this morning hearing the Lord saying to us right now…..”It is time to fill my shoes, to take my place, my significant role. I am calling you now to fulfil the role and function that I modelled when I was here on earth. You are ready now to take my love to the streets, to my people to the world I created. They need to hear your voice, hear your story of love and forgiveness. Share the love of the father, the story of forgiveness and restoration. I say to you now, “Go the time is n...

RETURN TO THE LORD

Hosea 6:1 NLT “Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds.”Do you wonder why it says things like this in the Bible?  When you don't have the context around these words, it would seem like God is not a God of love and yet we know that is not true. But why would God tear us to pieces or injure us? Why would He reject us?God sent the prophet Hosea to tell Israel that He was not pleased with them bec...

TRUE TREASURE

We are all searching for something that will fill our souls with joy, peace and love. We may find it in people, things, or experiences.Matthew 6:21 TPT – For your heart will always pursue what you esteem as your treasure.Without even thinking about it, we have already chosen what we love most purely by giving it our full attention and time. We naturally grow a passion for things or people and if we do not think about what we are doing we can end up valuing something that is not that good for u...

FEELINGS ARE UNRELIABLE

Soon after Michael and I were married we had the normal kind of disagreements any couple can have because of differing opinions. There was one time Mike said to me, “Don’t go by your feelings.” He wasn’t being mean when he said this, and I do not remember what the context of the discussion was, but I do remember how I felt. I was offended that he did not care about my feelings, and he was saying that feelings didn’t matter. Of course, taking offence is a sin and that is the error here,...

DON'T FORGET TO HIDE

Psalms 55:8: I will hurry off to hide in the higher place, into my shelter, safe from the rage storm and tempest. King David had enemies on every side when he wrote this psalm. But he didn’t go and sit in the middle of the storm where he would be directly under fire. David hurried away, he rushed off, he quickly ran to the higher place where he would find shelter and safety. My friend, why do we so often hunker down in the storm and remain in harm’s way rather than running to safety. Sometim...

THIS DRY GRASS IS LIKE MY HEART

I look outside my backyard and see the dry, lifeless grass, yellowed from the sun. The last bit of colour is fading from every blade and when you walk on it, it crunches under your feet. The rose bushes, camellias and maple trees are fighting to survive in the heat that keeps coming day after day. The cloudy days are most welcome for they are a break from the harsh sun and extreme hot conditions.  The dry crunchy dead grass reminds me of my heart, my life. There have been a few years of tur...

GETTING READY FOR THE BIG DAY!

Philippians 1:6 NLT And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. God began working in our lives long ago to draw us near to him and to help us be aware that he greatly desires to have relationship with us. Even though we had gone our own way and we were full of sin, he made a way for us to be right with him.Paul, the author of the book of Philippians, is certain, confident and fu...