"And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of
the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways..."
(Isaiah 2:3).
"Them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of
prayer..." (Isaiah 56:7).
The message of the Holy Spirit today to all God's people is, "Get back to the
mount—get back into his holy presence." Many are now hearing that call and
making time for prayer and seeking God. Others, however, go about their way,
too busy with kingdom details to climb the holy hill.
Isaiah saw both the glory of an awakened ministry and the tragedy of blind
watchmen, asleep. While some watchmen shake themselves and go back to the mount
of God to hear a fresh word from heaven, others will be lost in endless
activities and self-advancement.
"His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are dumb dogs, they cannot
bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs, which
can never getting enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they
all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter" (Isaiah
56:10-11).
Isaiah said they got that way—self-centered and preoccupied with the works of
their own hands, interested only in what they are doing, spiritually
dead—because they "forsook the Lord and forgot his holy mountain" (see Isaiah
65:11).
Ministers of God, we had better listen to the warning of the prophet Isaiah
when he said, "The Lord [shall] call his servants by another name" (Isaiah
65:15). He will raise up unknown seekers to awaken his church.
The Spirit is raising up an army of "mountain men" who will spend time alone
with God, shut up in his holy presence, hearing his voice, getting new vision,
and returning with joy to deliver "those who wail because of broken spirits"
(see Isaiah 65:13-14).
Oh, yes! They shall return—but with power and dominion.
His refining fire is going to awaken new and godly principles in us. For too
long we have been dead to the godly principles needed to save the church from
chaos. No longer will the Lord be satisfied with a general good in his house;
he now seeks the fire of Christ in the heart.
By David Wilkerson
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
WHERE ARE THE TIMOTHYS?
It was to the Philippian Christians that Paul first introduced the truth, “Let the mind of Christ be in you.” Paul wrote this message to them while he was imprisoned in Rome.
It was from a jail cell that Paul declared he had the mind of Christ, casting aside his reputation to become a servant of Jesus and his church. Now he wrote, “I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state” (Philippians 2:19).
This is the thinking, the outworking, of the mind of Christ. Think about it: Here was a pastor, sitting in jail, yet he wasn’t thinking of his own comfort, his own hard situation. He was concerned only about the spiritual and physical condition of his people. And he told his sheep, “My comfort will come only when I know you’re doing well, in spirit and body. So I’m sending Timothy to check up on you, in my behalf.”
Then Paul makes this alarming statement: “For I have no man like-minded, who will naturally care for your state” (2:20). What a sad statement! As Paul wrote this, the church around him in Rome was growing and being blessed. Clearly, there were godly leaders in the Roman church. But, Paul says, “I have no man who shares with me the mind of Christ.”
Why was this so? “For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s” (2:21). Evidently, there was no leader in Rome with a servant’s heart—no one who had cast aside reputation and become a living sacrifice. Instead, everyone was set on pursuing his own interests. None had the mind of Christ. Paul could trust no one to go to Philippi to be a true servant to that body of believers.
Paul’s words here cannot be softened: “Everybody’s out for himself. These ministers seek only to benefit themselves. That’s why there’s nobody here I can trust to naturally care for your needs and hurts, except Timothy.”
Our prayer should be: “Lord, I don’t want to be focused only on myself in a world that’s spinning out of control. I don’t want to be concerned about my own future. I know you hold my path in your hands. Please, Lord, give me your mind, your thinking, your concerns. I want to have your servant’s heart.” Amen.
It was from a jail cell that Paul declared he had the mind of Christ, casting aside his reputation to become a servant of Jesus and his church. Now he wrote, “I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state” (Philippians 2:19).
This is the thinking, the outworking, of the mind of Christ. Think about it: Here was a pastor, sitting in jail, yet he wasn’t thinking of his own comfort, his own hard situation. He was concerned only about the spiritual and physical condition of his people. And he told his sheep, “My comfort will come only when I know you’re doing well, in spirit and body. So I’m sending Timothy to check up on you, in my behalf.”
Then Paul makes this alarming statement: “For I have no man like-minded, who will naturally care for your state” (2:20). What a sad statement! As Paul wrote this, the church around him in Rome was growing and being blessed. Clearly, there were godly leaders in the Roman church. But, Paul says, “I have no man who shares with me the mind of Christ.”
Why was this so? “For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s” (2:21). Evidently, there was no leader in Rome with a servant’s heart—no one who had cast aside reputation and become a living sacrifice. Instead, everyone was set on pursuing his own interests. None had the mind of Christ. Paul could trust no one to go to Philippi to be a true servant to that body of believers.
Paul’s words here cannot be softened: “Everybody’s out for himself. These ministers seek only to benefit themselves. That’s why there’s nobody here I can trust to naturally care for your needs and hurts, except Timothy.”
Our prayer should be: “Lord, I don’t want to be focused only on myself in a world that’s spinning out of control. I don’t want to be concerned about my own future. I know you hold my path in your hands. Please, Lord, give me your mind, your thinking, your concerns. I want to have your servant’s heart.” Amen.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
DEALING WITH THE FINAL BATTLE
I am concerned for the body of Christ. As I look into God's word and ponder on the coming Tribulation and Second Coming of Christ, which is just around the corner, I become concerned at what I see.
Multitudes are not ready to meet the coming persecution that must baptize the church with fire, and make her ready for the return of Christ. You may say; "I am ready, I have been saved for years", are you? Do you truly believe the arrogance that it takes to say such a thing? Then, if you truly are, I applaud your victory in freeing yourself from the besetting sin, the thing that you had in your life that kept you in continual rebellion against God's word and his Holy Spirit.
Now, I hear some readers replying in their mind,"I didn't say that, we all sin daily", do you? If you are, then stop it! NOW! You can walk in victory over ALL sin day to day! The benefit of Christ is these promises:
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. (MATTHEW 5:48)
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh (SIN), but after the Spirit. (ROMANS 8:1)
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.(JOHN 8:36)
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? (ROMANS 6:1-2)
And finally the big one:
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. (ROMANS 6:12)
Why would God give us these promises that we could walk free from the chains of lust, addiction, pornography, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, Hatred if it were not true? There has been a devilish lie preached in our churches the last one hundred years by ministers of the gospel, telling us we sin every day, and we can't help it. DON'T BELIEVE THE LIE! Yes, the Bible speaks of if we sin, we have an advocate with the father- Christ- but God gave us that in the event of all our efforts to not sin, we fail. He never intended that to be used as an excuse to keep on doing that little sin no one sees you do, that thing you know is wrong but you just can't stop.
God sees what you are doing, every time you do it.
But I come today with a message of hope, not condemnation. We are about to enter the end, this time as we know it is winding down to the return of Christ to this earth. But before we hear the trumpets, we must feel the fire. Before we see him in the sky, we must, the church, go thru a time of persecution and testing such as the world has never seen, nor ever will. And, it is God's love and grace that will allow us this chance to go thru it! You see, no sin, no disobedience will enter into God's heaven. Saved or unsaved, it doesn't matter. In fact, if you have been saved, you really have no excuse when you stand before God with unrepentant, non-turned away from sins and rebellion. We must be made perfect, freed from sin and bondage, without spot or blemish, to make it in. (Read Luke 12:37-47)
I beg you today reader, their is power in the presence of God, power to be free from that thing you think you never will. Power from bondage to the "big sins" as well as things like loneliness, depression, suicide, fear, failure, hopelessness. All it takes is you, making the first step, coming to God, completely honest, and laying them at his feet. Don't leave his presence until you feel the touch from your father, and KNOW you are free. Do it now, to wait till the time of persecution may be to late. You taking action now makes the difference in making it to the promised land, or dying in the wilderness. Your eternal soul depends on it.
Multitudes are not ready to meet the coming persecution that must baptize the church with fire, and make her ready for the return of Christ. You may say; "I am ready, I have been saved for years", are you? Do you truly believe the arrogance that it takes to say such a thing? Then, if you truly are, I applaud your victory in freeing yourself from the besetting sin, the thing that you had in your life that kept you in continual rebellion against God's word and his Holy Spirit.
Now, I hear some readers replying in their mind,"I didn't say that, we all sin daily", do you? If you are, then stop it! NOW! You can walk in victory over ALL sin day to day! The benefit of Christ is these promises:
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. (MATTHEW 5:48)
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh (SIN), but after the Spirit. (ROMANS 8:1)
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.(JOHN 8:36)
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? (ROMANS 6:1-2)
And finally the big one:
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. (ROMANS 6:12)
Why would God give us these promises that we could walk free from the chains of lust, addiction, pornography, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, Hatred if it were not true? There has been a devilish lie preached in our churches the last one hundred years by ministers of the gospel, telling us we sin every day, and we can't help it. DON'T BELIEVE THE LIE! Yes, the Bible speaks of if we sin, we have an advocate with the father- Christ- but God gave us that in the event of all our efforts to not sin, we fail. He never intended that to be used as an excuse to keep on doing that little sin no one sees you do, that thing you know is wrong but you just can't stop.
God sees what you are doing, every time you do it.
But I come today with a message of hope, not condemnation. We are about to enter the end, this time as we know it is winding down to the return of Christ to this earth. But before we hear the trumpets, we must feel the fire. Before we see him in the sky, we must, the church, go thru a time of persecution and testing such as the world has never seen, nor ever will. And, it is God's love and grace that will allow us this chance to go thru it! You see, no sin, no disobedience will enter into God's heaven. Saved or unsaved, it doesn't matter. In fact, if you have been saved, you really have no excuse when you stand before God with unrepentant, non-turned away from sins and rebellion. We must be made perfect, freed from sin and bondage, without spot or blemish, to make it in. (Read Luke 12:37-47)
I beg you today reader, their is power in the presence of God, power to be free from that thing you think you never will. Power from bondage to the "big sins" as well as things like loneliness, depression, suicide, fear, failure, hopelessness. All it takes is you, making the first step, coming to God, completely honest, and laying them at his feet. Don't leave his presence until you feel the touch from your father, and KNOW you are free. Do it now, to wait till the time of persecution may be to late. You taking action now makes the difference in making it to the promised land, or dying in the wilderness. Your eternal soul depends on it.
Monday, May 10, 2010
THE LAST OUTPOURING
I know some will not receive what I am about to say, yet many will. I do not
believe we have yet seen the glory and fullness of the outpouring of the Holy
Spirit as prophesied by Joel. What we have seen are just a few sprinkles! Yes,
we have had a worldwide charismatic renewal and love has brought many together.
It has been an experience shared worldwide, yet it is just a foretaste.
God will permit nothing to hinder what he plans to do. The enemy is in for a
surprise. Just as it appears the church will be inundated by a satanic flood,
the Spirit will raise up a standard. Understand what that standard is, and you
will understand what God is about to do. The standard is a holy people, pure,
undefiled, delivered from the corruption that is in the world. That standard is
a new breed of sanctified Christians, who will shine forth as lights in the
midst of a wicked and perverse generation. It will not be just a renewal of
love and praise, but a restoration of holiness unto the Lord!
There will still be shouting and praise, but it will be the shout of victory
over sin and compromise, fulfilling the purpose of the last outpouring: "That
all who call on his name shall be delivered..." (Joel 2:32). Delivered from
what? From sin! From the spirit of the world!
We will not have had the fullness of the Spirit's outpouring until baptized
people separate themselves completely from the world. We must emphasize
separation and purity of heart. The purpose of the Spirit's coming is to
sanctify and prepare a people for the Lord's return, a people without spot or
wrinkle.
When the fullness of the Spirit's outpouring comes upon all flesh, conviction
for sin will be everywhere. "He will convict the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment” (John 16:8). That is the outpouring of the
Holy Spirit!
Tragically, too many speak with tongues, but then live like the devil. Sin was
never uprooted and all they received was an experience of ecstasy. God blessed
them just enough to call them into a deeper life of holiness and submission,
but they stopped and went about saying, "I’ve got the Holy Ghost."
Oh, there is so much more! I thank God for the privilege of praying in an
unknown tongue; it is my way of releasing all the pent-up praises to God in a
communication beyond my understanding. But you can speak with the tongues of
men and even angels, and without charity, you have received nothing. But I say
it goes even deeper. You are not truly baptized with the Holy Spirit until
every hidden part of your soul has been exposed—and every sin confessed and
forsaken.
By David Wilkerson
believe we have yet seen the glory and fullness of the outpouring of the Holy
Spirit as prophesied by Joel. What we have seen are just a few sprinkles! Yes,
we have had a worldwide charismatic renewal and love has brought many together.
It has been an experience shared worldwide, yet it is just a foretaste.
God will permit nothing to hinder what he plans to do. The enemy is in for a
surprise. Just as it appears the church will be inundated by a satanic flood,
the Spirit will raise up a standard. Understand what that standard is, and you
will understand what God is about to do. The standard is a holy people, pure,
undefiled, delivered from the corruption that is in the world. That standard is
a new breed of sanctified Christians, who will shine forth as lights in the
midst of a wicked and perverse generation. It will not be just a renewal of
love and praise, but a restoration of holiness unto the Lord!
There will still be shouting and praise, but it will be the shout of victory
over sin and compromise, fulfilling the purpose of the last outpouring: "That
all who call on his name shall be delivered..." (Joel 2:32). Delivered from
what? From sin! From the spirit of the world!
We will not have had the fullness of the Spirit's outpouring until baptized
people separate themselves completely from the world. We must emphasize
separation and purity of heart. The purpose of the Spirit's coming is to
sanctify and prepare a people for the Lord's return, a people without spot or
wrinkle.
When the fullness of the Spirit's outpouring comes upon all flesh, conviction
for sin will be everywhere. "He will convict the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment” (John 16:8). That is the outpouring of the
Holy Spirit!
Tragically, too many speak with tongues, but then live like the devil. Sin was
never uprooted and all they received was an experience of ecstasy. God blessed
them just enough to call them into a deeper life of holiness and submission,
but they stopped and went about saying, "I’ve got the Holy Ghost."
Oh, there is so much more! I thank God for the privilege of praying in an
unknown tongue; it is my way of releasing all the pent-up praises to God in a
communication beyond my understanding. But you can speak with the tongues of
men and even angels, and without charity, you have received nothing. But I say
it goes even deeper. You are not truly baptized with the Holy Spirit until
every hidden part of your soul has been exposed—and every sin confessed and
forsaken.
By David Wilkerson
Monday, April 26, 2010
THE FINAL HOUR
And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
(Mark 15:36)
We here at Watchmen of the Wall Ministries have calling out to you for many months of the coming storms. We have been showing you, by the scriptures and by the spirit of the Lord, the sign of the times and of the soon coming return of our Saviour and king, Jesus Christ. I dare say, reader, that you are without excuse on what is going on in the world and in the church regarding what is happening right now, if you have been following our warnings.
We have been warning you of the signs happening to the world. The coming rash of earthquakes, the rise of demons and evil activity, the soon coming famine for food and necessities and eventual destruction and judgment of this wicked world (read Matthew 24). We also have been warning you of the coming judgment to the church, something the Bible plainly says would happen before anything else; "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?" (1 Peter 4:17).
Truly, God must judge a system that has turned from what was in the beginning, "what can I do to serve you Lord?"- to a system that preaches and teaches the same poison the prodigal son fell prey to; "And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living." (Luke15:12). A system that says I want what God has for me now!, notice all the times that selfish little word "me" keeps popping up here. This trap the orgainized church has fallen into of the selfish, self-centered "it's all about me" gospel has caused us to become powerless and ineffective to a world lost and racing toward Hell and will be judged.
But I am here today to speak, not of the sirens and trumpets to blast at the world, not the shaking and persecution coming to the church, but of the final test you, dear reader will face. And, no matter who you are or what part you may play in these end times, this one test all must face and I hope you will listen to me as I make this as short and to the point as I can, your life depends on it!
There came a point in the life of Jesus, in the final hours on the Cross, when all forsook him. From the disciple who loved him and laid his head on his breast, to the gallant, cheast beating Peter, who with self determination cried; "Thou all forsake you, I will never do it!", to the huge crowds of people who worshipped him as King. Everyone, even his mother, though standing near by, did nothing but watch. And just when that type horrible lonliness was crushing down on him, the worst possible feeling of left for dead that could ever be came crashing in our dear saviour, when he felt God the father turn his back to him, leaving him TOTALLY alone; "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46)
What will be your greatest test will not be the shaking of the world, nor the shaking of the church, for all these things a person can weather when he or she can rely on friends and family and ministers to find strength and encouragement. Your greatest test will come, when there is no one around, no one to call, no one to run too. And I warn you here and now, it will feel as though even God has left you for dead. How do I weather this you may ask? The same way Jesus did, of course! For though he cried aloud in his flesh,"where are you God?" under the weight of the curse, in his heart he had a promise! And he carried this promise with him to the Cross. We find it in John 16:32, "Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me".
I ask you, when this time of testing comes, and it will come to you, will you enter it with a promise to God, or will you end up believing the lies of your flesh. Will you believe the poison that Satan will bring, "your alone, finished, washed up! you have no one and no help and you will die!". Let me give you something that will help you win in this time of testing, and it is this:
IT IS NOT THE PROMISE FROM GOD THAT WILL SUSTAIN YOU, IT IS THE PROMISE YOU MAKE TO GOD THAT IS THE THING THAT WILL CARRY YOU THROUGH.
Think about it, the three hebrew boys made a promise to God right there at the furnace, "He is able to deliver us-but if not we will not bow oh king", Paul made a promise facing the choping block, "I am persuaded he is able to keep that which I have commited to him against that day". These and many others made a promise and made up there minds to follow God and his promises before the time came. Dear reader, it is time, now, before the final hour comes becuase then it will be to late. Where do you stand? Get ready and check yourself now, the final hour is approaching, do you have what it takes to stand?
(Mark 15:36)
We here at Watchmen of the Wall Ministries have calling out to you for many months of the coming storms. We have been showing you, by the scriptures and by the spirit of the Lord, the sign of the times and of the soon coming return of our Saviour and king, Jesus Christ. I dare say, reader, that you are without excuse on what is going on in the world and in the church regarding what is happening right now, if you have been following our warnings.
We have been warning you of the signs happening to the world. The coming rash of earthquakes, the rise of demons and evil activity, the soon coming famine for food and necessities and eventual destruction and judgment of this wicked world (read Matthew 24). We also have been warning you of the coming judgment to the church, something the Bible plainly says would happen before anything else; "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?" (1 Peter 4:17).
Truly, God must judge a system that has turned from what was in the beginning, "what can I do to serve you Lord?"- to a system that preaches and teaches the same poison the prodigal son fell prey to; "And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living." (Luke15:12). A system that says I want what God has for me now!, notice all the times that selfish little word "me" keeps popping up here. This trap the orgainized church has fallen into of the selfish, self-centered "it's all about me" gospel has caused us to become powerless and ineffective to a world lost and racing toward Hell and will be judged.
But I am here today to speak, not of the sirens and trumpets to blast at the world, not the shaking and persecution coming to the church, but of the final test you, dear reader will face. And, no matter who you are or what part you may play in these end times, this one test all must face and I hope you will listen to me as I make this as short and to the point as I can, your life depends on it!
There came a point in the life of Jesus, in the final hours on the Cross, when all forsook him. From the disciple who loved him and laid his head on his breast, to the gallant, cheast beating Peter, who with self determination cried; "Thou all forsake you, I will never do it!", to the huge crowds of people who worshipped him as King. Everyone, even his mother, though standing near by, did nothing but watch. And just when that type horrible lonliness was crushing down on him, the worst possible feeling of left for dead that could ever be came crashing in our dear saviour, when he felt God the father turn his back to him, leaving him TOTALLY alone; "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46)
What will be your greatest test will not be the shaking of the world, nor the shaking of the church, for all these things a person can weather when he or she can rely on friends and family and ministers to find strength and encouragement. Your greatest test will come, when there is no one around, no one to call, no one to run too. And I warn you here and now, it will feel as though even God has left you for dead. How do I weather this you may ask? The same way Jesus did, of course! For though he cried aloud in his flesh,"where are you God?" under the weight of the curse, in his heart he had a promise! And he carried this promise with him to the Cross. We find it in John 16:32, "Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me".
I ask you, when this time of testing comes, and it will come to you, will you enter it with a promise to God, or will you end up believing the lies of your flesh. Will you believe the poison that Satan will bring, "your alone, finished, washed up! you have no one and no help and you will die!". Let me give you something that will help you win in this time of testing, and it is this:
IT IS NOT THE PROMISE FROM GOD THAT WILL SUSTAIN YOU, IT IS THE PROMISE YOU MAKE TO GOD THAT IS THE THING THAT WILL CARRY YOU THROUGH.
Think about it, the three hebrew boys made a promise to God right there at the furnace, "He is able to deliver us-but if not we will not bow oh king", Paul made a promise facing the choping block, "I am persuaded he is able to keep that which I have commited to him against that day". These and many others made a promise and made up there minds to follow God and his promises before the time came. Dear reader, it is time, now, before the final hour comes becuase then it will be to late. Where do you stand? Get ready and check yourself now, the final hour is approaching, do you have what it takes to stand?
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