6-19-2021 The Watchman Part 2

(Revisited)

 

Though I connected it with the church I attend, what Father has called the “Watchman Prophecy” applies to the whole body of Christ.  All the denominations, all the fellowships that fly under the banner of Jesus Christ.

Again, what the Lord said to me is in bold, what I thought or that which helps set the stage is in

regular type.  And, as in part one, I have separated lines out for easier reading. Also, once I’ve

shared the third and final part of the Watchman, I’ll share what Father has given me towards its

overall meaning, that is if you haven’t already started ‘getting the drift’.

On 9-26-2014 Father gave me the second installment of what would turn out to be a three

installment project.  Didn’t know that though until the end of the month.

As I was I was sitting in my living room in the big overstuffed green chair, praying in the

Morning:

      I have more to share.

      OK, Father.

      Remember the watchman?

      Yes, Father.

      Look out there.  What do you see?

      I looked out my front window at the darkened sky and saw several rays of sunlight shooting

across underneath the very dark storm clouds.  I’ve not see the sky that dark since nor do I remember the skies being that dark any time prior to that day.

      I see a world in turmoil.

      And so it is.  What else do you see?

      I see that you have shown us rays of sunshine in the midst of all that darkness.

      Remember Elijah and his loneliness?

      Yes, Lord.

      And what did I say to My servant?

      7000 had not bowed their knees to other gods.

      I have My number. 

      I always have My number of those who truly love Me

      and serve me

      and who will not turn their hearts away from Me towards the world

      so man will still have his beacon, his lighthouse. 

 

      Consider, My son, the gifts I have given man are merely tools to comfort and guide him

      until I return. 

      They are tools to help man come back into My fellowship. 

      They are tools to learn how to live in My love. 

      Seek My Holy Spirit within.  Use those tools well. 

      Don’t quench the Spirit but rather yield to Him so He can work My work through you.

 

      I have an army. 

      I’ve always had an army

      but I want My children to live in My love

      so they can truly be the offspring of their Father. 

      I want the world to see My love so that their hearts might be convicted. 

      I want the world to see My love that their hearts might be ashamed. 

      I want the world to see My love and even though many will wax colder

      some might come into My Kingdom because their hearts have melted. 

      The gifts are good but yet they are only tools

      to express My love to the world. 

      live in My love.

Again here are scriptures Father gave me in support of the prophecy – after the fact, of course 

Gen. 11:13-16             I will establish my covenant with you (Noah) that neither will the flesh be

      cut off due to the flood waters but neither shall the flood waters destroy the earth anymore. 

      This is a token of My covenant … for perpetual generations.  I set my bow in the cloud as a

      token  between you and Me and the earth.  And though the clouds will come, the bow will

      also be seen.  And I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living

      creature that I will no longer bring the flood to destroy the earth.  When I see the bow, I will

      remember My everlasting covenant…

 

      The bow represents God’s covenant with us and if you notice that rays of sunshine will streak

      across the sky beneath those storm clouds as they dissipate paving the way for that colorful

rainbow of promise to appear.  When things seem their darkest, God will show us hope so we can push forward.  That ray of light, that hope is, of course, Hi provision to return into His fellowship and Jesus Christ is the way!

 

 1 Kings 19:4, 14, 18   Elijah fled Jezebel and Ahab who had slain all the prophets in Israel and

      were now after Elijah.

 

      V4             (Elijah) went into the wilderness and sat under a Juniper tree and requested that he

            might die …

      V14           … the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, thrown down your altars, slain your prophets and now as the only one left they seek my life.

      V18           Yet I (God) have left seven thousand in Israel who have neither bowed their knees to Baal nor kissed him.  (the kiss is a sign of affection or commitment)

 

John 15:10                   If you keep My commandments, you shall abide in My love. (‘nuff said?)

 

Matt. 5:14-16              You are the light of the world … let your light shine so before men

 

                        We bear the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world so people might see God’s love and attain eternal Life, fellowship with our Father – forever.

 

1 Corinth. 12:1, 7        I don’t want you ignorant concerning Spiritual gifts … the manifestation of the Spirit is given to everyone to profit everybody.

 

            Everybody has a unique gift or talent and God has given us that gift to build the ‘whole’ body of Christ or, perhaps.  We may be responsible for even just our small portion.  Nonetheless, any gift is used to build the body of Christ!

 

1Thess. 5:19                Don’t quench the Spirit 

            Don’t tell the Holy Ghost ‘no’ but rather yield to Him and follow His lead.

 

Matt. 24:12                 (talking about the last days) … and because sin abounds, the love of many will wax cold.

            Because God has been ‘seared’ from the consciousness of man, some won’t even listen to the ‘life saving’ good news.  But many, who are truly seeking the peace that only God can give, will open their hearts to Him and receive His love.

 

1 Corinth. 7:13-16       (paraphrased) If a man or woman is married to an unbeliever and if it pleases the unbeliever to stay with the believer, stay together and don’t leave for how do you know that the Lord might use you to bring that unbelieving spouse into the kingdom of God?

            The situation is not exact but the principle still works:  I would not suggest remaining in a violent, abusive situation (for personal safety sake) but when we live our lives for Christ before those around us, how do we know that we aren’t God’s intended vehicle for drawing any others into His kingdom?           

 

Matt. 27:54                 Now, when the centurion and those who were with him, watching Jesus (on the cross), saw the earthquake and those things that were done feared greatly saying “Truly, this was the Son of God.

            Even the gentiles saw the signs and confessed.

           

Luke 13:17                  (Jesus had just healed the woman afflicted by a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years.  The rulers of the synagogue rebuked Him for healing on the Sabbath (don’t work on the sabbath).  Jesus responded reminding them that they would rescue an animal in trouble on the Sabbath so why shouldn’t a person be healed on the same.

            And when He had said these things His adversaries were ashamed …

 

Matt. 24:12                 (speaking of the end times Jesus says)  and because iniquity shall abound,

            the love of many shall wax cold.

            Yes, I said this twice – so listen up!

 

James 5:20                   … he who converts the sinner from the error of his ways saves a soul from death and hides a multitude of sins …

 

We truly cannot convert anyone to God, but by sharing Jesus with another person might be just the thing that other person needs to give his heart to Jesus.

 

Ephesians 4:12-16       (gifts are given) … for the perfecting of the saints, the work of the ministry, the edifying of the body of Christ … unity of faith … knowledge of the Son of God … to a perfect man, to the measure to the stature of the fullness of Christ … increase the body to the edifying of itself in love.

 

            True love builds the body of Christ (and others) up, helping us to conform to His image (LOVE)

Father gives us courage and strength to continue in His works.  To live in His will and pursue His word (Jesus IS the Word of God [John 1:1-14]). 

Again, all this is to build His body (he church) and to learn how to live in and share His love. 

Amen

 

 

6-5-2021   Watchman revisited

(Orig. posted 10-16-2015)

                        The watchman watches

Here it is the last of May 2021.  I said to Father that with five days to go I have no clue what to do for this weekend’s post.  DoYou have a bible passage or perhaps even an ‘old post?  I was struggling.  I found myself going to my “Homecoming” folder and I found myself clicking on the ‘2015’ posts.  My eyes dropped (almost) immediately to the three posts on the watchman.  Father?  “It is time to repost this – all three installments.”  

I said “You’ve got it.”  So here is the first (with some additional comments) of the three posts.

Father gave me the prophecy of the Watchman over three separate days in September 2014.  It

was crazy because I experienced three things I had never experienced before, at least not in this

way; the prophecy itself, my physical reactions to the prophecy and knowing that this indeed was from the Lord and that He wanted me to share it (again).  I’ll talk a little more about this with the explanation once I’ve shared the full prophecy and what I’ve done to share it.  What the Lord actually said will be in bold amidst my comments which help understand what was going on during the time of reception.

Father gave me the first segment on 9/24/2014.  At the time, I didn’t realize that there would be

More but by the end of the month He had given me all three installments.  Instead of writing

paragraphs, I’ve separated lines out for easier reading.

The watchman stands watch.  For what does the watchman watch?  For danger that approaches the city to cry out to the people so they can prepare for battle. 

Up on the ramparts we look out over the land. 

What do you see? 

The enemy encamped all around and about. 

What do you feel? 

We are lost.  There are too many. 

Look again beyond the enemy and what do you see? 

I see a host far greater than the enemy poised to do battle. 

And what do you feel? 

Encouraged because we now far outnumber our foe.

My children.  Did I not send Gideon with just a handful to set the enemy to flight? 

Did I not send Elijah, alone, against the prophets of Baal? 

Gideon, with his candles and Elijah by fire all overcame seemingly impossible obstacles, yet by My hand did I not give them victory? 

Put your complete trust in Me and as with the walls of Jericho watch the walls crumble. 

Watch the enemy become confused and flee. 

Watch My glory humble those who resist Me. 

I make a way where there seems to be nothing. 

I overcome many with a few. 

Those who glorify My Name will taste the fullness of victory. 

Put your hand to the plow and begin to plow and hang on as I work My work for My glory. 

The season is nigh, even at the door for many things to be manifested. 

My children, are you ready?  Prepare your hearts.  Prepare your souls. 

Don My armor and prepare to step out.

The Lord spoke to my heart and said that this is not just for Wellspring of Life Family Worship Center.  He has been preparing many children for this time and the time is near, nearer than we might think.  In case you’re confused this doesn’t mean the ‘rapture’.  It does mean taking a deliberate stand for and in Jesus with our very beings.  It is time to walk the walk, talk the talk, put up the ‘good’ fight.  To do all that which God has been telling us to do, individually and collectively.  Don’t fear the closed doors.  Take the knob and turn it, the door will open for our Father has ordained it.  (The italics here weren’t part of the prophecy, per se, but were His words to me as encouragement to the Wellspring fellowship.  We are just a part of a larger force God is preparing and we need to be prepared (all of us) by living our fullest in, through and for Jesus.  Father has prepared the way for us, all we have to do is be obedient to His Word by putting our faith into action!

From the end of September 2014 through first of January 2015 Father started giving me an understanding of the Watchman and He has tweaked it all throughout this year (2015 & since).   At Wellspring, we take turns leading our bible study and I had a turn in mid-October (2014) where we did a study based on the Watchman, not the prophecy but the scripture in Ezekiel chapter 33.  Since that time, Father has continued to give me scriptural support for the Watchman which I didn’t have at the initial time He gave me this word.

Ezekiel chapter 33 speaks of the Watchman and just what does a watchman do?

He stands watch over the land ready to sound the alarm when danger approaches. 

If he sounds the alarm and the people listen to the call, they prepare to defend themselves and are saved. 

If he doesn’t sound the alarm and the people fall to the enemy, their blood is on the hand of the watchman.

If he sounds the alarm and the people don’t listen, the watchman is guiltless because he gave the alarm but the people suffer at the hands of the enemy at their own expense because they didn’t listen.  Again, though, when they do listen they are saved. 

Understand, for us, the enemy is Satan.  When the watchman sees the enemy creeping into the church he sounds the alarm.  “Wake up brothers!  You’re slipping away from our Lord!  Get back on track!”  

2 Kings chapter 6 tells how Elisha was telling the Israelites everything the Syrian king was doing (as revealed by the Spirit) so there could be no ‘surprise’ attacks.  The Syrians discovered Elisha was staying in Dothan so they surrounded the city during the night.  Elisha’s servant arose in the morning and seeing that the city was surrounded ran and told Elisha.  Elisha returned to the city walls with his servant, asked the Lord to open the servant’s eyes and then asked his servant to look again.  The young man then saw that behind the Syrian army the mountain was filled with fiery horses and chariots.  God’s army of angels!

God is ready to fight with us and for us!

Judges chapter 7 relates the story of Gideon.  The Midianite and the Amalekite armies stood around Israel.  God trimmed the Israelite army down to a mere 300 men.  When Gideon went up against the opposing armies in the night they lit their candles, sounded the trumpets and shouted a great shout. In the confusion, many of the enemy slew each other and the remaining fled.

When we take a stand, God will set the powers of darkness to flight.  That is ‘get out of Dodge’!  That is get out of our lives and/or the workings of God’s church.

1 Kings chapter 18 relays how Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to see who served the true God.  Each set up an altar, each piled wood upon the altar with a sacrifice.  The prophets called upon Baal to ignite the wood on their altar but nothing happened.  Elijah then also drenched his wood with water then asked God (Yaweh) to ignite the altar.  God answered Elijah’s request and not only burned up the sacrifice and the wood but God dried up the water used to drench the rocks of the altar and the ground around it.

Not only were the prophets of Baal utterly embarrassed but Baal was exposed as a ‘do nothing’ god.

The prophecy also mentions the walls of Jericho.  Joshua chapter 6 tells how the Israelites overcame this city.  The Israelites surrounded Jericho, marched around it for seven days and on the seventh day they gave a great shout and sounded their trumpets – and the walls came tumbling down - literally.  Israel marched in and took over a previously impregnable city with very little resistance.

Yes we do have to do our part!

In this first segment of the Watchman, Father helps us understand our task at hand (duties of a watchman).  He then reminds us how He overcame His enemies in each of these situations and then He encourages us to put our hands to the plow, start doing what He has told us to do glorifying Him then watch Him bring the victory.  All we have to do is be obedient to what He gives us, then watch His bringing ‘home’ the victory.  Keep in mind,, though, God often works His works through people and the natural world around us to accomplish His will.  

He asks us if we are ready, then to prepare our hearts (make sure we are right with Him) prepare our souls (stand in His Word) and then don His armor (live in His protection) as we prepare to do battle with the enemy.

The last paragraph isn’t prophecy, but it is.  Wellspring is the church I attend and Father says He has prepared many hearts, many people for this time.  It’s not just our (Wellspring’s) fight but there are others throughout this nation, throughout this world whom He has been preparing for this time and for this task. We need to take a stand in and for Jesus, living for Him, doing His will.

Father says don’t be afraid for He has ordained the doors to open for us.  All we have to do is step out in faith, turn those door knobs and walk through the doorways,  That is put what He has given us into action.  Whatsoever we do, we do for the glory of God for He is with us.

Amen

I will present the 2^nd (of 3) installment in two weeks.

God bless.