The Door is Open

    During my prayer time today Father spoke to me these words to share with each of you. Your Father loves you more than you know and I hope you will take his words to heart and hear all that He is speaking to us.

     This is what He spoke:


     My beloved, my sweet ones: you are pure in my sight because you are washed in the blood of my son and you are washed by my word and I have bathed you in my light.

     Stop looking at the part of you that is dead and start feeding the part of you that is alive. You are a spirit my beloved and not a body. It’s time to wake up to what spirits do. You should keep the focus on the realm of the spirit and not the earthly realm.

     Put aside all the cares of this world and come to me in spirit and truth. I want you to worship me face to face as I hold you in my arms and show you who you are. Don’t be afraid to step into the unknown. I am everywhere so you can’t go where I’m not.

     Yes it’s a far place from where you came from where you are caught up in the affairs of this life and bogged down by earthly problems. I need you to come above all these things into the realm prepared for you and look at your problems from my throne and not from your place on earth.

     You are always welcome in my presence and I will show you many glorious things as you abandon your life and take up mine. There is more glory beyond your cross. You must know that you are crucified to the world and the world to you. There is nothing in that world that will help you. In the world you have tribulation but in my presence there is fullness of joy. In my arms there is safety and strength.

     So abandon the earthly way of doing things. Come into my secret place where there is safety in my shadow. It’s only those who abide in the secret place that are in my protective glory. Learn to abide in my presence and let my glory surround you.

     You don’t have to live as though you are defeated; learn to live above. You have not come to Mount Sinai, where there is judgment and guilt; you have come to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of God; a city that is happy to have you as a citizen. Your true citizenship is here and not in any nation of the world. Come above and learn to live from this place.

     I have set you with my son in the heavenly realms for a reason. You are to reign over the problems of the world, but you will reign from here while you are there. You can only change the things there with the power that comes from here. You can find all you need in my presence to change any situation on the earth, but there is nothing on earth that can damage heaven.

     I want all of my people to learn to live in the realm above and not to stay entangled in the earth below. You are with me in heavenly places in your spirit so learn that you are a spirit and learn what spirits do. You have an example of this if you look at my beloved son, the first born of many brethren. He walked the earth but lived from heaven. You can learn to do the same and you will greatly affect those around you.

     Where did the fish and loaves he multiplied come from? Where did the miracles he did come from? All these things he pulled from the realm of heaven and brought them to the earth. There is creative power in this realm to create things there.

     It’s so easy to fall back into bad habits and look to the world for your needs but it’s time to look to me for everything you need. Look to me as your supplier and your all.

     That is what I meant by seeking first the kingdom. The kingdom is your source for all things. Never look to others for what you need. Look to me and if I want to use others to bring it to you I will. If I want to rain it down from here I will. If I want you to speak it and create it by my Spirit I will tell you so and you will do it.

     I want to be your all, just as you are my all. Why do you think I paid such a high price to redeem you? Do you not know how much you are loved? Do you not know that heaven and earth were created for you? I don’t need a house or a place to live in. I am self-sufficient. All these things were created for you to enjoy with me. They are a gift of my eternal love for you.

     So turn your eyes toward me as your source and supply. Don’t try to figure out how I’m going to do it. Just trust me. I will bring you everything I want you to have as you learn to trust me and surrender to me. Always look to me and not to the problem. What difference does the problem make? Am I not sufficient to handle anything you could ever need? Could there ever be a problem that would cause me to worry?

     Trust me my beloved. It is my good pleasure to give you all things freely. Don’t worry and don’t wonder, just keep your eyes on me and let me be your Father. Keep your heart in tune with me and when you need something don’t look to the world. Look into heaven and see my vast storehouses of everything you could ever need.

     Soak yourself in my love and let me drive all fear from you. Never consider for a moment that I am angry with you. I dealt with your sin and faults at the cross when you were crucified with my son. You were punished in him and with him for your sins and now you are alive unto me in spirit and the part of you that committed those terrible things was nailed to that cross. You were judged and crucified with my son and now you live with me living in you.

     That is why when you are tempted you can look to that cross and say “no thanks. I am dead to that.” It’s also the reason you can look into heaven and say “this is my home, this is where I live, and this is where all my needs are met. All my needs are met by the glorious riches of this realm where Jesus paid all that was needed to make me welcome here.”

     That is why you can come boldly to the throne of grace when you have a need. You must have great confidence in the blood of your savior. Being bold shows me that you have faith in the sacrifice that I provided. I didn’t say come arrogantly to the throne, I said come boldly. There is a great difference. Those that try to live by the letter become puffed up and arrogant like the Pharisees. Those that live by the Spirit become humble and loving and kind and are full of my glory.

     If a friend gave you a ticket to a ball game you wouldn't stand at the gate and wonder if you were welcome would you? Would you say” I wonder if he paid full price for this ticket?” No you would think of him and give thanks for such a friend and go in boldly to enjoy what your friend had paid for.

     If you won a cruise would you pack sandwiches and a tent and not enjoy the amenities that were given as a gift? Would you just camp on the deck and say we aren't worthy to partake of the bounty that came with the gift.

     Why do you neglect such a great salvation when such a price was paid for you? Why not enjoy all that was given for you? That’s why I gave salvation to you. It’s so we could rejoice together in the abundant grace of my love. All these gifts exist in the heavenly realm and are for you to freely enjoy with me.

     Too many of my children have not come into the heavenly realm because they have more faith in their guilt than they have in the blood of my perfect lamb. It’s time to wake them up and tell them how much they are loved and how much I want to see them in his secret chamber so that I can pour out gifts and blessings on them.

     So come boldly into my presence my beloved and tell others to come also. The way is paid and the door is open. Have faith in the blood and trust in my Spirit to bring you into my presence. Don’t be afraid, I told you that if you come to me I will never cast you out. You are not only welcome in my home you are missed and we are waiting on you to wake up and fellowship with us in Spirit and truth.

     Don’t forget I purchased you as an act of my love and I adore you and honor you and will always be in love with you. You will always be welcome in my home and in my arms for you are my children, born of my Spirit, and created to receive my love. Will you let go of the world and let me love you?

     I hope you are encouraged by these words.

Until next time,

Grow Rich in His Grace,

I love you all,

michael

For more information please contact us at:

www.michaelottministries.org

The Shaking

Hebrews 12:26

At that time his voice shook the earth, 

but now he has promised, 

“Yet once more I will shake not only the earth 

but also the heavens.” 

This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—

in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.

     I know that lately many of us have been through times of shaking and turmoil. In these times we struggle for answers and I don't know about you but I sometimes cry out to Father and ask him why my world seems to be falling apart. Sometimes it seems like I escape the spin cycle only to find myself in the wringer. Oops, just dated myself didn't I? Those of you who are young won't get that reference but it's okay. We will move on.

     It's time we as a church and a body quit denying that we have problems and face them. The faith message that many of us grew up with won't allow us to admit that we ever have a bad day because it's a negative confession: But I remember a man in scripture who admitted he sometimes had a bad day. Paul the Apostle spoke about a few of his bad days in Second Corinthians Chapter 11 and this is what he said:

But whatever anyone else dares to boast of—

I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that. 

are they Hebrews? So am I. 

Are they Israelites? So am I. 

Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I. 

Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—

I am talking like a madman—with 

far greater labors, 

far more imprisonments, 

with countless beatings, 

and often near death. 

Five times I received at the hands of the Jews

the forty lashes less one. 

Three times I was beaten with rods. 

Once I was stoned. 

Three times I was shipwrecked; 

a night and a day I was adrift at sea; 

on frequent journeys, 

in danger from rivers, 

danger from robbers, 

danger from my own people, 

danger from Gentiles, 

danger in the city, 

danger in the wilderness, 

danger at sea, 

danger from false brothers; 

in toil and hardship, 

through many a sleepless night, 

in hunger and thirst, 

often without food, 

in cold and exposure. 

And, apart from other things, 

there is the daily pressure on me 

of my anxiety for all the churches. 

Who is weak, and I am not weak? 

Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant?

If I must boast, 

I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

     Paul could make the claim that he was just as much in covenant with God than anyone and yet he would rather talk about the things he suffered and not boast of all the things he accomplished.

     It's time we as a church stop acting like we don't have problems and learn to love God and each other regardless of the troubles we face. We have a lot of maturing to do in this area. Especially me.

     So if you are facing difficulties today that doesn't make you faithless: it makes you a candidate to receive the great grace of our Lord Jesus unto salvation. Sometimes it's just our Father shaking the things out of our lives that are not of him and strengthening the things that are unshakable.

     While I was meditating on these things and praying Father's voice came to me and He spoke these words to me:


     My son, speak these words to my beloved ones.


     I know you are in the fire. I know you are in times of trouble and heartache and that your world seems to be shaking. Many of you have been shaken beyond where you thought you could be shaken and are still following me with all your hearts. I have allowed this shaking not as punishment but for strengthening.

     During this shaking many of your false beliefs and those things that were built on sand have crumbled and left you with the bedrock of truth. This truth is: Christ in you the hope of glory.

     All of creation is waiting for the character of my son Jesus to be formed in you. This character is in you because I dwell in you. It is through fire that the unwanted things in your life are burned away and the things that are eternal remain. My strength is made perfect in weakness and I am strong when the part of you that resists me becomes weak.

     Here is the good news. You are going to be strengthened with all might and power by my Spirit. Because you went through the fire and still remain faithful you have been given a crown. This is not a crown to boast about but it is a new authority. Because you have been so faithful with the little I am giving you more.

     Some of you have been fighting unseen enemies and those enemies are about to surrender to your new authority. You don’t have to go in search of this enemy you just need to know that it will be driven out from before you.

     Remember authority is not given to rule over each other or even strangers. It’s given to rule over darkness and over evil. It’s given to establish a fortress of my light and my love in the darkness of the world.

     Any authority or resource given you is given for the purpose of loving others. So rejoice and know it’s my good pleasure to give you the kingdom. It is my kingdom and power and glory and I will bestow the blessing of this kingdom with those who will choose to walk in love.

     Also, many of you have said during this time of testing and shaking that your prayers were useless and that is not so. I hear every whisper and the echoes of your thoughts resound in the heavenly realm. You may be whispering but your whispers are shouts in the realm of heaven. Anyone can shout but those who whisper their prayers are the ones in faith.

     I have not forsaken you. I have allowed you to be shaken to strengthen that which remains. When the shaking is over you will be stronger than ever. You know now that you can trust me in the fire. I knew I could trust you and now you know that you can trust me.

     You may ask why these things must be, and it’s because you are called with a higher calling than you realize. The treasures that are coming your way will require you to be patient and full of my character so that you will not mishandle the outpouring of my Spirit.

     In this fire I have found that I could trust you with earthly things and now I give you heavenly things. The days of great glory will sweep the earth and I need sons and daughters who have submitted themselves to my fire and allowed me to take all selfishness and greediness out of them. You are those people. All of you had many chances to quit and turn back but you stood your ground and I marvel at your faith.

     So here is your assignment. Stand fast in this liberty and don’t go back the way of religion. Build all you build upon the Rock which is Christ. If you will build something then build it upon the foundation of Christ and it will remain.

     Don’t just build another program. Build a place of worship and a place of presence. People have heard enough sermons and words. What they need is an encounter with me. Wherever you meet make it holy and let my Spirit dictate the order and the times and all things will work for you.

     Where my Spirit is there is liberty so if you create space and time for my Spirit then all who come will be set free of their bondage to darkness. One moment in my presence will do more than a year of teaching.

     I am so happy with you my children and I am excited about the things I have planned for you. Long ago before you were on this earth I ordained great things for you to see and walk in.

     I have saved the best for last. Before the regeneration of this world there will be amazing sights in the earth. There will be cities born in a day and nations being born again in a moment. There will be limitless power available to the humble and grace will be poured out on grace to accomplish my will in the earth.

     Signs will appear in heaven and earth and you will be seen as fire and the light within you will shine like the noonday sun. You will be transformed and transfigured like Jesus was and people will marvel at the great miracles that will be done by your hands.

     Just as I said in the scriptures those that are born of my Spirit will be like the wind. No one will know where you came from or where you are going. Many of you will be unrecognizable because of the change. You will be the sign and the wonder as your youth is restored and your health springs forth and you run out to proclaim the good news as calves from the stall.

     It will be a day of great joy and even the tribulation in this world will not affect you but you will affect it. You will be the city set on a hill and the candles put on a stand. You are my lamps and I will trim your wicks and you will not run out of oil.

     This will be the most glorious of days ever seen on the earth. You will look back at these days of shaking and rejoice for you will know that it was in this moment of weakness that I made you strong.

     So rejoice my children and be glad for your day is coming. Those who resisted you won’t resist you much longer. They will give in to the Spirit of Wisdom that I put upon you and will be no match for the heavenly power that flows from you. Be happy and know that just as this shaking came upon you so will my refreshing presence come upon you and restore you.

     I have sustained you and held you and covered you and kept you from being destroyed and I am your reward. I have kept your tears in my hands so that I may give you reward for each one. You will be rewarded in that day for every evil that was brought against you in this age. Your suffering will turn to joy and there will be no more sorrow.

     

     I hope you are encouraged by these words.

Until next time,

Grow Rich in His Grace,

I love you all,

michael

For more information please contact us at:

www.michaelottministries.org

Encouragement From Father

     I was preparing for a meeting last weekend at  Holy Reign Ministries  While I was in prayer Father's voice came to me and spoke to me some things to share with them. He also told me to post these things to encourage all who read them. 

     Thanks to all of you who take time to read this blog.I pray for you daily. I am honored and humbled that you would take time to do so. Thanks again and now to Father's words.

     My son, speak to my loved ones and tell them these words:

     My beloved, my precious ones: Do you feel the joy in my heart because you are mine? Do you know why I purchased you with the blood of my son Jesus? It’s because you are a treasure to me beyond words that you could understand even if I spoke them to you. It will take an unending eternity just to begin to show you what things I have for you. I will lavish my love upon you for the ages and ages and you will be forever learning of the love I have for you.

     Don’t judge my love for you by the troubles you have in this life. Don’t let circumstances tell you that my love for you is small because you have troubles. In the ages to come the troubles you have here will be rewarded for eternity. I know you suffer many things that are not right and those things you will learn to overcome.

     I told you in scripture that in this life you would have tribulation but be of good cheer. You will overcome by the blood of the lamb; by the word of your testimony and learning not to love your own lives but learning to love being mine.

     This word of your testimony is not what you testify to: It is the testimony written of you in the book of heaven. It’s what was written about you in the book of life before the world existed. Your life is the story I wrote long before you found yourself on this place called earth.

     Yes I knew you before you were framed in your mother’s womb. You were my plan for the ages past. I knew when you would be here and what you would accomplish while you were here and I wrote your story in the books of heaven before you were born here. You are my precious treasure and you were called and chosen in Christ before there was an earth.

     The reason I am saying this is so you can learn to rest in me. What I have written for you will be accomplished if you will surrender to my plan and let me write upon your heart what is written in the books about you in heaven. Most of my children today don’t understand their destiny and they get off course by not coming to me and letting my will be done. Many resist my will and try to find comfort in this world instead of finding comfort in fulfilling their destiny.

     When you come to me to worship me in the quiet time I reconcile what is written on the scrolls of heaven with what is happening in your life. Think of it this way, Jonah could have just gone to Nineveh but instead by resisting my plan he wound up going through many unnecessary troubles. But remember, even though he resisted I still rescued him.

     You are mine and even if you find yourself off course you can call and I will rescue you. Don’t wait another day: Call me and watch what I do for you. This is why many of my children feel out of place is because they have resisted my plan and set out to copy someone else’s plan.

     Come to me and let me write my will and my plan upon your hearts and upon your minds. Soften your hearts for me and let me write upon your heart with my soft words and not have to use my finger. The reason I wrote the commandments to Israel upon the tables of stone is because the stone was softer than their hard hearts. I tried to speak to them in love but they refused to hear my soft kind words so I had to write upon the earth instead of upon their hearts.

     It was the same when Jesus walked the earth in flesh. There were Pharisees whose hard hearts would not be written upon and then there were the men on the road to Emmaus whose hearts burned within them while Jesus spoke to them. The condition of your heart will make it much easier for you to receive my words.

     Once your hearts are completely surrendered to me then you will find out that you love my kingdom and love what is in the heavenly realm much more than you do the world. Jesus said “my kingdom is not of this world.” He was able to take the earth by force had he chosen to, and others were willing to make him king by force, but he chose my plan over the pleasures of this world.

     You will find as you set your hearts upon me and upon heaven then heaven will become more real to you than the ground you stand on and you will be changed. You will not be in love with the things you see on earth but will become part of the church that is in heaven and earth and you will be shown plainly what is happening in the heavenly realm.

     You will be like Jesus only doing what you see me doing. You will see me doing great and mighty wonders and will bring them from the heavenly realm into the earthly realm and will begin to change the earth into what it should be. You will fill the earth with the worship you see and hear in heaven and the earth will submit and bow to my kingdom. You will never take the world using worldly ways. You can only conquer it using heavenly means.

     Remember in your hearts that mercy triumphs over judgment. Most of my church wants me to judge the world when they should be on their faces begging for my mercy for the earth. It’s a heart change that is needed.

     My heart has never been to judge but has been set on saving. Isn't it amazing the church wants me to judge everyone’s wayward children except their own? They expect me to pour out wrath upon the world but protect them even though they are completely attached to and fully rely on the system they are asking me to destroy. Please my beloved; learn to pray for mercy and not judgment. This is my heart. I want all to be saved and I am grieved when even one is lost.

     Now for some personal instructions: Some of you are weary and thinking of just giving up. You wonder “what’s the use?” Nothing seems to change. All things remain the same. This is because you are still looking at the world and not at heaven.

     Each time you pray things change in the heavenly realm. Angels are dispatched, mercy is released and my name receives glory. Each time you worship it is recorded and played over and over in heaven. You don’t realize that you are part of something bigger than your world. You must learn to see the church in heaven and the church on earth as one. I told you in the book of Ephesians through my beloved Paul that I am gathering all things together into one. Things on earth, things in heaven all into one and that one is Christ.

     Are you tired of the church services on earth? Come to heaven and worship here. I told you that when you give thanksgiving you enter my gates and when you praise you are brought right into my very court. The door is open just as it was to John. He was in the Spirit and the door was open. Anytime you are in the Spirit the door is open. Worship brings you into my realm. Come through the open door.

     Start seeing where your spirit really is when you do these things. In your spirit you are already in the heavenly realm with me and if you will watch while you pray and worship it will be revealed to you. This is why Jesus said to watch and pray. When you pray there is always something to watch. Things are happening. Your eyes will begin to open and you will hear the saints of heaven singing with you and will watch the angels dance as you give thanks.

     This really happens and just because you have never seen it doesn't mean it’s not real. As you begin to see in these realms your excitement will return and you will be like children playing in a new playground. This will bring me much joy to see you excited and full of the joy of my presence.

     You know that feeling you get when you give your children a gift and they can’t put it down but are so excited they are overcome with joy? It’s the same way I feel when you rejoice in the gifts of my Spirit. Humble yourselves as little children and learn of me all over again. This will take away the weariness and will change your mind about giving up.

     For others of you it’s time to let go of some things. You will never have a future in me if you can’t let go of your past in the world. Yes you made some mistakes. So what? When you fail one test in school does that mean you will fail all tests in the future? No, absolutely not. Remember tests and trials are not for your punishment but are a measure of where you are spiritually. Just as in school a test tells you what level you are on and what areas need to be strengthened.

     Tests and trials are part of your basic training for the next age. I told you that you will rule and reign with me and it takes training to be one who rules in love. To rule and reign means there is something that needs ruling and reigning over. Many of the things about the world to come have been hidden but will be revealed in their time. Just trust me when I tell you that your life and all the things you go through have to do with training you for your eternal purpose.

     When you look at your life on earth as boot camp it will make perfect sense to you. You will no longer be discouraged by troubles but will look for solutions and not for problems. You will go from a mindset that says “why is this happening to me?” and will go to a mindset of OK we have a problem, what is the solution and how to I apply it? Everything will change as you learn to see things differently.

     There are others of you who will feel this resonate in your hearts when you hear it. You know you are exactly where I put you doing exactly what I gave you to do. Don’t change a thing. Keep the vision I gave you before you every day and don’t go left or right but keep moving forward. Just because you are taking baby steps doesn't mean you are not moving forward. A small step in the right direction is better than no step at all.

     Remember that I bring people together for purposes and just because something is taking longer than you thought doesn't mean you are doing wrong. It could be the others I have called to help you are running late for their assignment. You know who you are so keep moving and rejoice because the vision I gave you will come to pass.

     To just a few of you: It’s time to give me those cares and worries and let me be the Lord of your life. You can’t fix all that is broken and you are broken up inside because you struggle to help those you love. Give them to me. Put them into my hands by prayer and leave them in my hands. I have great plans for them and I love them more than you do. My promise to you is for you and your entire house and I will not break my word to you. Heaven and earth will go up in smoke before I allow my promise to you to be broken. Nothing is difficult for me. No matter what you see just trust me and I will get them where they need to be. I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I am into saving generations of families and not just you.

     I am your exceeding great reward. And you are the reward that Jesus bought for me. You give him glory because he saved you and made you my children. I give him glory because he saved you and made you my children. That’s why I spoke of him and told him “Your throne O God is forever established in heaven!” I am so pleased that he brought you into my family. How I rejoice to know that you are mine. I love you throughout all eternity and how I wish that your hearts could feel what I feel when I see you. Rejoice and again I say rejoice! You are my beloved and I am yours.

     Love one another as I have loved you my children. Rejoice over each other as I rejoice over you. Fret not over this world or the problems of it. Keep your eyes toward me and know that I am your deliverer!

     

     I hope you are encouraged by these words.

Until next time,

Grow Rich in His Grace,

I love you all,

michael

For more information please contact us at:

Michael Ott Ministries

Be of Good Cheer

John 16:33

These things I have spoken unto you, 

that in me ye might have peace. 

In the world ye shall have tribulation: 

but be of good cheer;

I have overcome the world.

     I talk to many Christians and one thing they all have in common is problems. Over the past years those who say they carry the faith message have put down those who have problems and portrayed them as having little faith. Just the opposite is true. Those who have problems have great faith and those who tell you they don’t have problems are not telling the truth.


     I get the honor of helping many Christians who think they are deserted because they have problems and think that maybe they are being punished by God for their mistakes. Many are about to give up because they don’t understand the real truth of the gospel. Many who should be helping them are condemning them for not having the faith to solve their problems. We all have problems and there is one answer for all of us: His name is Jesus.


     Jesus said in the verse above that we would have tribulation in this world but to be of good cheer for he has overcome the world. There is confusion and chaos in the world and that is where the problem lies. Jesus said that “in me” you might have peace. There is only one place in this world to find peace and that is in the arms of your savior. So while the world continues in darkness we have a sure shelter: A hiding place from the storm. We have an eternal place of safety and that place is Jesus.


     Proverbs 18:10 says: The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.


     Now if the righteous never have problems why would they need to seek safety in a strong tower?

Psalm 34: 17-19 says it this way:

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.


Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

     Yes we have problems but we have a God who delivers us. There is another thing to consider. It’s time we understand that our kingdom is not of this world. We have an everlasting kingdom that is coming and being established on this planet and when it’s in its fullness then all things will change. Until then we will face problems and persecution and difficulties but we can be of good cheer for Jesus overcame the world. We can overcome too as long as we stay in him and not in the world. We can cheer up even when things are dark because we know that we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.


     We do not look for peace in the world but in the eyes of the Prince of Peace. It’s in him that we find our hope and peace and comfort. Why would Jesus tell us that he was sending the Holy Spirit and called him the comforter? Why would his name be Comforter if we didn't need comforting?


     So relax my brothers and sisters and rest in him. Father knows we are in a dark world. He put us here to be the light in the darkness. A candle has but one job and that is to burn brightly. Light does not stare into darkness and worry. Light shines and darkness flees. All the darkness in the world cannot put out the smallest candle. The smallest candle can bring light into the darkest hell. So let’s find our peace in him and stop looking at the darkness. Start looking into the eyes of the one who loved you so much that he gave his life for you.


     If you are in tribulation and despair please call on your savior. He will deliver you if you will just ask him to. There is only one name in all of heaven and earth by which your salvation will come. His name is Jesus.


     Don’t forget: Problems are temporary: Jesus is eternal!


     I hope you are encouraged by these words. If you need prayer or if we can help in any way please contact us by the web address listed below.


Until next time,

Grow Rich in His Grace,

I love you all,

michael



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A Message from The Shepherd to the Lambs

John Chapter Ten:

1: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold,but climbeth up some other way,the same is a thief and a robber. 

2: But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 

3: To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: 

and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

4: And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

5: And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

 6: This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

7: Then said Jesus unto them again, verily, verily, I say unto you,

 I am the door of the sheep. 

8: All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 

9: I am the door: by me if any man enters in, he shall be saved, 

and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

     As I was studying these scriptures today I was thinking of all the wounded sheep that I have met lately. I am overwhelmed by all the people who are hurting because those they thought were shepherds only wanted their fleece. 

     There are so many wounded and damaged and hurting. I grieved in my heart and was weeping as their faces came before me and I was overcome with compassion for them and cried out “Lord, your sheep are wandering as if they have no shepherd and the wolves are chasing them and terrifying them. What shall we do? How will we fix this? What will become of them if nothing changes soon? Will there be a flock left when the day of wolves is over?”

     As I was grieving his wonderful voice came to me and he told me to write down the following words and deliver them to his beloved sheep.

     My beloved, do not fear: I know my sheep are hurting. I have grieved for them and cried for them and called to them. I have been waiting for those I called to be under shepherds to arise and care for them. But these under shepherds are wandering just like the sheep for the same reason: They don’t hear my voice.

     Didn’t you just read that my sheep hear my voice and I call them by name? How many of those who are called to be under shepherds even know the names of the flock they were trusted with. They don’t call them by name. They don’t know the personalities of their sheep and know which are fragile and which are rebellious by nature and they don’t take time to love the flock they were given.

     I tell you these things because these days are coming to an end. My sheep are hearing my voice and they are coming out of the churches and organizations that trap them. They will be free and they will learn that they are my beloved. They will lie down in the green grass of my grace and drink still, cool water and know they are safe and loved. They will hear the voice of their shepherd singing to them in the night and know they can rest because their shepherd never slumbers. 

      I will drive away the wolves and bears and give them the safety they long for if they will only learn to hear my voice.

     This is where my sheep went astray. They decided they didn’t need to hear my voice because their pastor hears my voice and he can listen for them. This is fatal error. I said I call my sheep by name. I expect each of them to learn my voice and know of my love. I am calling to each of them and will go into the barren wilderness called life and bring them back into my fold. If only they will listen with their hearts and hear the love song being sung to them.

     The reason you are grieving my beloved is because you feel my passion for them. You know how that in your own life you have been a wandering sheep and how you have cried to me from the wilderness and were rescued. You know how they feel because you also have been betrayed by those that you loved and respected. It’s not an uncommon thing. I was rejected also and all who choose to follow me will be rejected by the world.

     The world is not your pasture. Heaven is your pasture and the heavenly realm is available to you as you just read when I told you that I am the door to the sheep and you can come in an out and find pasture. The peace and the green pastures you are looking for are not in this world. You must learn to come to me and find your rest in me as I have found rest in my Father.

     I am the shepherd of the sheep and there is no other! Any person calling himself a shepherd and not leading you directly to my voice is a thief and a robber. It they teach you to follow any other voice then they are not sent from me. All who are sent by me will not seek their own but will seek what is mine and bring it unto me.

     Teach my sheep to hear my voice. If you love my sheep then feed them my truth and my peace and my love. They have been lied to and are having problems hearing me because they are listening for a condemnation speech and not for a love song. They are tuned into the wrong station. Tell them how to change the channel. It’s time they know my mercy and love and know the tenderness of my heart toward them.

     So my son, my brother, my beloved: share these words with those who will listen and teach them to hear my love song. My voice will lead them away from churches and organizations that are feeding on their flesh.

     In your deepest heart you have never imagined just how much glory and peace I have prepared for all my sheep. Tell them I love them my beloved: Tell them I love them and if they don’t believe it tell them again. They are precious to me and will soon all be together resting with me in the joy prepared for us by our Father.

 I love you my beloved and don't forget to tell them I love them.

     

I hope you are encouraged by these words.

Until next time,

Grow Rich in His Grace,

I love you all,

michael

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Learning to Rule in the Age of Glory

     While praying and preparing for a meeting this last weekend our Father spoke to me and told me to write down the following words. I hope you are encouraged to hear them just as I was. I love hearing his voice and I am excited for the days ahead. We are about to see the world changed by His Love and His Glory. All glory and praise to him forever and ever.


     My son, my beloved write down the following words and deliver them to my people:

     My children, my lovely ones: You are my called and my chosen and my beloved. I have purposed you in my heart before the foundation of the world. You are the living examples of my glory. You are the lights I set in the darkness and the cities I set on the hill. My glory resides within you and is about to arise upon you. It will shine brighter than the sun and everyone who sees you will know that you are mine and your lives will reflect the light of the dawn of heaven. There are things that are about to take place in your lives that you have never imagined.

     Many of you are setting out to do the works of the early church. This is not what I want done. Did I not say that the church was built on the foundation of the apostles and all these are built on the foundation which is Christ? When you build a house does the roof look like the foundation? Are you building a foundation when it's time to put the roof on?

     It’s time for my children to understand that you are being transformed into the image of the risen Lord and not the earthly Jesus who walked in flesh. You are being transformed into the image of the Lord of Glory who sits on the throne and rules from rest. I told you that as He is so are you in this world. Not as he was.

     It’s time to look into the heavenly realm to see who you are. Don’t look back you won’t find yourself in the past. Don’t look at the present for your state is changing constantly. Instead I want you to look into the face of your savior and be changed into the image of glory that resides in his face and then you will be changed into who I want you to be.

     Remember in scripture I told you that the purpose of the apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers and evangelists were for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry? It’s time for the day of perfection when all of my children reflect the glory of the age to come and not the glory of the earthly age. You are seated with me in heavenly places far above all principality and dominion. As you concentrate on who you are in Christ, in heaven, then you will be changed into that image.

     Some of you I've spoken these things to before but I say them again until you understand just who you really are. You were saved by my grace and adopted into my family and are being trained by my Spirit to be rulers. You are Kings and Priests unto me. You rule from your throne in heaven and act as a priest upon the earth helping others and serving them until they come through the adoption process.

     You must learn of your position as a king in heaven to be effective as a priest on earth. Is Jesus the King of Kings? He has the power and the ability to rule without any help but he chose each of you to have a part in the kingdom because of the love we have for you. You are our delight and to see you take your place and begin to rule over the darkness of the world brings us great joy.

     The church must begin to see salvation as adoption and not just as a rescue from hell. I adopted you because I love you and have loved you from eternity and throughout eternity. There will be no end to my goodness towards you and my mercy to you is everlasting. It has always been my plan for you to be in our family and to rule and reign with us.

     Many of you have fallen into the snare of the enemy who has told you that your past failures have disqualified you from being my sons and daughters and kings and priests. Why would you believe such a silly thing? Is not the blood of Jesus stronger than sin? Has sin become so powerful that it can cancel the sacrifice? Was not the blood of my son enough? I am not encouraging you to sin. I am encouraging you to wake to righteousness and never sin again. You will learn who you are and you will reign over sin and not fall to it.

     What I am saying is this: The only reason the enemy tempts you is so he can accuse you later of misconduct and make you think that because you fell you were cut out of the family. He tries to make you feel unworthy so that you will separate yourself from me. Think about your family. If you have a good child and a bad child which child is yours? Both are. There are consequences for misconduct but being cut out of the family is not one of them.

     Nothing can separate you from my love and only you can terminate yourself from the family. I will never leave you or forsake you. Even when you are unfaithful I remain faithful because I can’t deny that you are mine. You are flesh of my flesh and bone of my bone and washed in the blood of my son and you are born again into my image and my likeness and are filled with my Spirit. You are mine.

     I know many of you struggle but you will overcome these things and learn to reign. Don’t let your struggles make you forget who you are and how much you are loved. The reason I gave examples in scriptures of those who fell and were restored was to show you my love and my grace. Only Jesus walked blameless in the earth. 

     I am not giving you license to sin. I’m giving you freedom from sin. I’m telling you that if you have sinned repent and get over it and don’t let the enemy stop you from being transformed into the image of Jesus. So you made some mistakes. So did Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, and Solomon, all the prophets, all the apostles and everyone who ever wore flesh with the exception of Jesus.

     If everyone who ever made a mistake was disqualified then there would be no church. Those of you who have made mistakes dust yourself off and get up and get back on track. Don’t let your adversary keep you pinned to the mat. Get up and loot his kingdom. Religion keeps telling you that you are sinners and you keep believing it and keep sinning. What if they taught you that you are righteous and holy and blameless in my sight and you began to believe that? What would happen to sin then?

     You are my glorious ones on whom the end of an age is coming. Not the end of the world but the end of the age. As I have told some of you before there is a change of time upon the earth. You are transforming from the age of grace into the age of glory. The age of glory will be to grace as grace was to the age of the law and much more. It will be greater than the Promised Land was to the slavery of Egypt. Open your eyes my children and see my glory being poured out into the earth.

     Many of you are about to learn how to tap into the limitless supply of my Spirit. You will learn how to release great signs and wonders into the earth because I promised that it would be the sons and daughters who prophesy and do all these great things. Each of you is qualified if you are my son or daughter.

     If you are born again into my family then you are qualified to pour glory out of my Spirit within you into the realm of the physical world. The reason it hasn't worked in the past is because the church keeps trying to build a foundation when they should be putting on the roof.

     Even the natural world teaches you that things change. There was a time when crops were picked by hand and loads were hauled by beasts but those days are gone. There were rules in the age of the law and there are rules that govern the age of grace but the rules of the age of glory are different.

     Here are a few examples. The earth will be filled with the knowledge of my glory as the water covers the sea. This is not a maybe. It will be so. It is a written rule and it shall come to pass. Here is another rule: The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made you free from the law of sin and death. You don’t have to sin and you don’t have to die.

     You will come to an understanding of running your race and not dying until you win. A good sportsman will wait around after he has run his race and cheer for those still running. Maybe even greet them at the finish line? 

     Think about this. Did not even the apostle Paul say it was better for him to stay than go? He stayed until he was ready to go. If there were legions of angels waiting to rescue Jesus then do you not think in this age of glory there is even more power available? My people will stop hiding from the world and start ruling over the darkness in it. They will no longer be held in bondage to the fear of death.

     Think about when my beloved Stephen was martyred. He looked into heaven and saw Jesus standing at my right hand. Why was Jesus standing? He was waiting on Stephen to tell him what he wanted. If Stephen had asked for rescue then Jesus was on the way. He instead chose to be martyred. He knew the reward for laying down his life was greater than the reward of staying. 

     So don’t be afraid of the world. It’s time to awake unto who you are and not be affected by the world. It’s time to rule over sin and death as a king and serve the people as a priest. This is who you are. 

     When I said they overcame by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony and loved not their lives to the death this is what I meant. There will come a time in each of your lives when the heavenly realm will become so real that your life in this heavenly realm will be more valuable to you than the life you life on earth. Your heart will be set on heaven and you will no longer love your life on earth. This is another rule of the age of glory. There are many more rules to this age and they are not laws against you but rules that are written in your favor.

     Many of you have recently begun to have dreams and visions and this is the awakening that is happening to you. Don’t worry if you don’t understand them all at once. When you first started learning to read and write you didn't understand every word you read but you kept reading. It’s the same in the age of glory. You will learn in time as you experience these things how to interpret them.

     Some of you are having experiences that seem to be more than dreams. This is your mind becoming conscious of what happens in the spirit realm. Your minds have been set on the earthly realm and have lost focus on the spirit. Your spirit is always in the heavenly realm and there is where the real you resides. Your minds are starting to see what your spirit sees at all times. Don’t be alarmed, you are awakening into a different realm than that which you have known.

     Think of it this way. When Jesus healed the blind man who had never seen before, did he know how to see or did he have to learn? Did he immediately understand everything he saw? If you had been deaf your whole life and suddenly you were healed would you instantly understand all that you heard? Would you run to music or away from it because it was loud? 

    This is what some of you are experiencing but many of you are afraid because you have never been this way before. Religion tells you to run from it because it’s different from the past. I’m telling you to embrace what I am showing you until you understand it. The Pharisees told the people to ignore Jesus because they didn't understand his teaching. It was different than anything they knew. Religion blinds peoples minds and they can't see truth.

     Don’t be afraid my children you are awakening into the realm of heaven where you already sit with me in heavenly places and rule over principalities and powers.The only reason you have had to wrestle with them is because you were blind. They could see you but you could not see them. As your mind is renewed and you can see what your spirit sees then you will no longer be afraid of these things and will rule over them.

     For example: Any creature is more fearful in the dark than the light. Once the light is on many of them are just bugs and small creatures that use the power of darkness to frighten you. They are no match for you my children. You are filled with my might and power and glory and you will walk in these things when you are fully awake.

     So be prepared to learn to see. I will teach you what all these things mean and it is my great pleasure to give you the kingdom. Do you remember what Jesus told you to pray? Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory? The kingdom comes with the power and glory and the age of the kingdom is the age of the glory.

     The kingdom was and is and is to come. The kingdom rules in the heavenly realm and soon it will consume the earthly realm like fire consumes stubble. You are my fires and my lights and the portals that I will pour my glory through. I told you that I would pour out of my Spirit on all flesh and you are the portals that I will pour through, for you are the containers of my glory.

Most important: Don’t forget my children: Love one another as I have loved you. Be patient and kind with each other considering your own weaknesses, and remember each of you has days that you struggle through. This will change shortly when you are all fully awake.

     Rest in my love and my peace my beloved. Let the peace in your heart destroy the storm that rages outside. My peace I give unto you. Just take your eyes off the world and look at me. I am the truth and all that you see in the world is just a distraction to make you take your eyes off me.

     I love you my children with an everlasting love and know that I have an eternity of kindness awaiting each of you. Be bold and courageous and don’t let anything divide you from me or each other. I am with you always and forever. 

     Awake my children and behold the glory of your Father is being revealed in you. Arise and shine for your light has come. Be not afraid my beloved. I hold you in my hand and my heart.

     I hope you are encouraged by these words.

Until next time,

Grow Rich in His Grace,

I love you all,

michael

For more information please visit our website at:

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Come To Me

     While praying today Father gave me these words and asked me to share them with you. He said these words are to be read with your heart and not just your eyes. He loves us so much. I hope you enjoy.
    

     Come to me my beloved. Don’t waste time in worry and doubt. You know that your heart hears my voice calling you away. You can hear me calling and calling and whispering to you of my love. You know if you will set aside some time for me then your day will get better. Don’t put it off one more moment.

     If you only really understood how much I value the time you spend with me. The time with your heart and your mind focused on nothing but me. It’s in these times that all that I have placed within you is activated. There are seeds that I planted within you that get watered and get showered by my light when you stand in the secret place with your heart open to me.

     My eyes are always on you but sometimes your eyes wander and stare at your problems until they become larger than me. This by definition is doubt. Faith sees me as the answer to any question. I know you have concerns and cares and I know that life can become wearisome. I know these things and the answer is always to come away with me and let us reason together. Let me show you the answer to your problems. I have all you need and there will never be a time when I am not ready to give you the answer to anything you need. We both have only one need. You need me and I need you.

     This is the very reason that you were created. I had all things and was self-sufficient but did not have you to share it with. Think on my love for just a moment. Do you think you would exist if I didn't need you? As time goes by you will see how important each of my children are to my eternal plan. Our destinies are linked together by love. What good is a universe without children to share it with? What good is eternity if I had to spend it without you?

     I share these things with you because I want you to know my heart for you. You are not just another one of the things I created that dwells in the universe that I created. You are the reason I created the universe and all the ages to come. There is no end to my love and that is why there is no end to eternity.

     I want you to know how much I love you and how important you are to me. Would I have paid such a terrible price for you if you were not worth it? As you see how valuable you are to me your whole heart will change and you will see my needs and not your own. You will see that I need your time and your attention and your heart. We can only have a covenant of love if we are truly in love with each other.

     So bring me your problems and I’ll bring you mine. I know you have physical and spiritual needs and I have all the answers you need. I just need one thing. I need you to think about what I need. I want you to think about how much I love you and want every thought and moment to be shared with me.

     I will teach you how to accomplish all you need to do with your hands while your heart is set on me. You are my beloved and I want to be your beloved. I want you to think of me as often as I think of you. I am taking you to a place of intimacy with me that others won’t find because they won’t surrender that much of themselves to me. I want this with all my children but most don’t have time for Dad. Will you give your day to me? Will you give every second of your day to me? Can I really be your all in all? Will you make me your habitation as I have made you mine?

     I know your wants and desires and want to bring you all the things you have dreamed of and more. This will happen as you surrender to me all things that you are holding back. There is a realm of provision that few walk in although it has always been available to all who will become one with me. It’s the answer that all are looking for. I had all things and was not complete without you. You were lovingly created in my image and even if you possessed all things you would not be happy without me. I am all you are looking for and more, even if you don’t realize it.

     So many of my children go from place to place and ministry to ministry looking for something their hearts are starving for and they never realize that they are hungry for the relationship that is missing in their lives. I am patient and wait daily while they search here and there and walk right past me. I am the one your heart is craving so why not give your heart what it wants?

     I love you and I gave all I had so that we could have this relationship of one: Me in you, you in me, heaven in earth and earth in heaven. Gathering all things into one has been my plan throughout the ages.

     My child do you know how deeply I love you and want you to hide yourself in me? I dwell in your heart by faith and you can dwell in me the same way. So put aside your problems and cares and focus on my love for you and your love for me. Let’s become one heart, one mind and one body, and all the things that trouble you will fall way as you are washed in the glory of my love.

     Stop thinking about what you can do for me and start thinking about who you are to me. When you find out who you are then what you do will take care of itself. Think about Jesus. When I spoke from heaven and told him that he was my beloved son and that I was pleased with him it changed everything. All the miracles, signs, wonders and acts of faith were done out of that relationship of love.

     So today do you hear me say it with all my heart? Do you hear me say you are my beloved and I am well pleased with you? So come to me knowing how important you are to me and fall in love again. Let’s begin a new life as one. I love you my children.

Until next time,

I hope you are encouraged by these words.

Grow Rich in His Grace,

I love you all,

michael

For more information please visit our website at:

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