TRUE MATURITY by Deborah Melissa Möller Published by Deborah Melissa Möller at Smashwords ©Copyright 2012 – Deborah Melissa Möller Smashwords Edition, License Notes Thank you for downloading this free ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This ebook may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this ebook, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support. All Scripture reference and notes are from the Recovery Version Bible. Cover Design: Melissa Möller Text editors: Ida Nel & Johannes Cilliers & Ellie Landman www.CreateHisImage.co.za AUTHOR’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I want to thank God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son and His Holy Spirit for entrusting me with this task to do the will of the Father. Thank You for calling me before the foundation of the world to help call forth Your precious Bride. Thank you for Your grace and mercy. Thank you for being my God, for being my Father, for being my King, for being my Helper for You inspire and bless me daily. I love You, my Lord! I want to thank those who pray for me daily and always loving me and accepting me for being me. I especially want to thank my family and friends. I want to thank Ida Nel, Johannes Cilliers and Ellie Landman for their help in editing this book. Glory to the Father! Glory to the Son! Glory to the Spirit! These Three are One! TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: MY BODY IS BLINDED BY PRIDE Chapter 2: MY BODY AND HIDDEN THINGS Chapter 3: HUMBLE YOURSELF Chapter 4: SPIRITUAL ABUSE IN MY BODY Chapter 5: THE SONS OF GOD Chapter 6: THE ULTIMATE TEST Chapter 7: FORGIVENESS Chapter 8: I CALL FOR REPENTANCE Chapter 9: PROMISES AND PERSEVERANCE Chapter 10: I AM GETTING MY ARMY READY PRAYER INTRODUCTION The Lord said: “You will be My hand on earth and you will write everything I command you to say, Deborah. As in the days of Jeremiah, the religious ones will stand up against you – those who carry My Name on their lips but do not carry Me in their hearts. They will accuse you, persecute you and say you are false. I will protect you.” “And they will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you, declares Jehovah, to deliver you. And I am now making you today into a fortified city and into an iron pillar and into bronze walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.” (Jer 1:19,18) “I will expose them for their wicked dealings and show the true condition of their hearts. If they repent and turn away from their wickedness, their sinning, their idols, their religious ways, their own teachings, their own words and turn back to Me, I can heal them and show them My loving-kindness. Unless you come to Me like a child, without your religious knowledge, I cannot work with you. Your knowledge makes you self-righteous and this religious knowledge makes you blind. Because you are blind, you are trapped into pride, stubbornness, self-love and self-righteousness. Unless you can surrender all and submit yourself and become like a child and repent of your own sin, I cannot show you My true heart and My truth. My house is trapped in pride and stubbornness, idolizing others and you wonder why I do not speak and reveal. Repent, for My judgment is coming in My house and it’s coming now. Come to Me and test your heart with Me. Come and ask for a clean, new and pure heart, even if you have been walking with Me for a while. For what is in your heart will deceive you if your heart is not purified by Me. True maturity is to be in a childlike walk with Me, with a pure heart. Just simple obedience as a child to a father, with father-child love. True maturity is not religious knowledge”. “For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matt 11:30) “Now is the time to give your heart to Me afresh. Ask Me to create a clean heart in you like My son David did.” “Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your loving kindness; According to the greatness of Your compassions blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and from my sin cleanse me. For I do know my transgressions, and my sin is before me continually. Against You and You alone have I sinned, and I have done what is evil in Your sight. Therefore You are righteous when You speak; You are clear when You judge. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, You delight in truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part You would make known wisdom to me. Purge my sin with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear gladness and joy, that the bones which You have broken may exult. Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from Your presence, and do not take the Spirit of Your holiness away from me. Restore to me the gladness of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit. I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will turn back to You. Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, O God of my salvation; And my tongue will ring forth Your righteousness.” (Psa 51:1-14) “Now is the time to lay all your religious knowledge down and come and repent and come clean before Me, for My judgment is coming in My house. Don’t be a fool. Be wise and ask for a clean heart!” THE JOURNEY On 20 July 2010, the Lord said the following to me: “You are going to write a book about the end-time. It is your creation purpose.” I then sensed the Lord saying that it was not going to be easy, because people would not take it, except for the remnant. The book will be for the remnant, for His Bride. The book will be about the preparation for the King’s return and for those who did not know, to be warned. “This will be a gift for My Bride. It is for those who love Me, for those who are seeking the Truth, who called out ‘Lord, tell us more, only the truth Lord’. The book will be about Jesus. Jesus is the key, Jesus must be your focus and Jesus is your destiny.” All this is recorded in the first book, The Final Call, which started on 22 April 2011 when the Lord instructed me to write down all He says. The second book, The Exodus, which started on 1 July 2011, reveals how the Lord is calling His children out of Egypt (the world) to prepare them for the Promised Land (Millennium). In the third book, My son David, which started on 28 July 2011, the Lord speaks about the heart of the overcomers and obedient ones that will rule and reign with Christ in the Millennium. The book you are holding in your hand, True Maturity, is the fourth book. I am only obedient in doing the will of the Father. In 2009, I started praying that the Lord will show me the absolute truth about Him and the end-time. He is indeed revealing the truth to me. And, as I freely received, I should freely give. Chapter 1 MY BODY IS BLINDED BY PRIDE 22 January 2012 “My child, the condition of My Body is in a pitiful state. They are so blinded by pride, stubbornness and self-love that even they can no longer discern the truth. They are in prison. Large parts of My Body are in prison, held captive by their own desires, dreams and will. How I long for them to turn their faces to Me? For I AM the only Truth, the Way and the Bread of life. How long are they going to try and labour at that which I did not ask of them? Most labour to get their names heard. They labour not for My Name’s sake and for the glory of the Father, but to enlarge their own ministries. I am only interested in your character, My people, not in your ministry. I will heal you, restore you and test you, not so that you can enlarge your ministry, but so that I can enlarge Myself in you. For I seek a true Body. A Body that can lay down all the religious and theological doctrines. Can you lay down manmade doctrine? Can you follow and trust only Me, Christ, first born Son of the Father? No man can come to the Father but by Me. We seek true hearted people that can love and simply obey as We ask. Our command is simple: Love Us and obey Us. Then it will go well with you and We will be your God and you will be Our people.” OBEDIENCE VS. DISOBEDIENCE “Disobedience and unfaithfulness will keep you in the desert. Woe to you if you keep others in the desert due to your disobedience and unfaithfulness. Like the twelve spies I sent into the Promised Land, only two trusted in Me and in what I said about Canaan. The other ten were unfaithful because of pride, selfishness and stubbornness. Because of those ten unfaithful spies, all the rest of Israel needed to remain in the desert for an appointed time. But those two, Caleb and Joshua, who obeyed Me and trusted Me, entered into the Promised Land. So shall it be in the last days as well. Only those who trust Me when I speak, and that obey Me in the midst of the giants they see in the land, only those will enter into the Promised Land. The rest will die in the wilderness. Where do you stand? Are you part of the two obedient and faithful spies or are you part of the ten disobedient and unfaithful spies? Repent therefore because judgment is coming to My house and if I find you to be disobedient and unfaithful, you will not enter the Promised land. I will test your heart and innermost being like I tested the Israelites. For when I test you, you too will see who you truly are, for if I test you I can truly see if you will obey Me above all else. All My great heroes of faith, mentioned in My Word, obeyed Me and because of their obedience they are heroes. There are many heroes that are part of My current Body. Many of you will stand between the great heroes of the Bible when you enter the Promised Land in the Millennium. Do you want this privilege – standing between Abraham, Joseph and Rahab? Do you? Obey Me and do as and when I ask of you, for you will receive blessing for this obedience.” GREAT DECEPTION “Do not be deceived, for you are in a time of great deception. Many evil and seducing spirits have entered into churches and have defiled My people. Unless you stay close to Me and ask Me for the absolute truth, you will be deceived and mislead. Come to Me and asked from Me. I will reveal to you the absolute truth about any situation and person if you come to Me and surrender. I will teach you the difference between true and false and good and evil, for the deception is so great that the line between true and false is narrow, very narrow. Unless you ask Me for help, you will be deceived. Even good hearted people of Mine, people within My Body, are currently so deceived about the truth and many lead many others astray because of it. Therefore, prophets, teachers, leaders and shepherds, you need to come and enquire from Me what My council and My true Word is. For you will be held responsible for the words you speak which are not from My mouth. Unless you hear from Me you cannot speak, for people will go astray if you teach, preach and prophecy falsely.” JUDGMENT IS COMING TO MY HOUSE “I say turn back to Me – Christ. Repent, for judgment is coming to My house. If it is found that you did not do as I instructed, you will be enslaved and carried away as in the days of Jeremiah. For I warned My people then – turn back to Me and remove the false and idolatrous things from among you. So I am also warning My current house – repent and remove the idols from among you. Follow Me, for sheep cannot follow sheep. Follow the true Shepherd. If you follow Me, I will make an everlasting covenant with you and you will be My people and I will be your God! Repent and ask from Me a clean heart. The religious games have tested My patience for long enough. I will now separate the darkness from the light and I will remove the lukewarm. Only the hot or cold will remain in My Body.” Chapter 2 MY BODY AND HIDDEN THINGS 24 January 2012 The Lord said: “What do you see Deborah?” I replied: “I see a door that leads to a hidden room, which is underground.” The Lord said: “This is how large parts of My Body operate – either hidden in Me or busy with hidden things. If you are not hidden in Me, you are busy with hidden sinful things which are not part of Me. Nothing is hidden before My eyes. I search the hearts and minds of man and I see and know all things. Everything you do in darkness I will bring to the light and expose. Those in My Body who say with their lips that they serve Me and still do hidden sinful things, I will expose before others, for you will feel My shame and grief that I carry for you while you sin. If you repent I will wash away those hidden and sinful things. You have stretched My patience and you misuse My grace, for the time is now that I will expose your sinful hidden deeds before others in the Body.” DO YOU FEAR ME? “I call for a spotless Bride, no spot, no wrinkle. Do you fear Me so as to lay down you past sinful life? If you surrender to Me I will remove all your sinful things from your house. I grieve over My people, for no fear of Me exists in their hearts. If you do not fear Me, Father Yahweh and Yeshua, you do not understand Me and you do not know Me. I AM your Creator, your Maker. Do you want to contend with Me? Who do you say I AM? I love it when My children who love Me and obey Me and fear Me, wrestle with Me. For those I call ‘My friend’, those I will answer when they ask My council and wisdom. Those I will answer because they fear Me. For if you fear Me, you will respect Me, for you then know who I AM! The Creator of heaven and earth. I breathed life into your nostrils. I gave you life. I gave you a spirit to have fellowship with My Spirit. Come and have fellowship with Me. Just like humans, We also have emotions, for you were created in My image. My heart aches when I see what My Body keeps themselves busy with. It saddens Me that they keep on doing hidden sin and think I will just overlook it because of My grace. I usually don’t act on your sin immediately because in My grace I give you time to repent of this sin. But if you think that I give you grace to keep on sinning I will indeed expose you. Enough is enough. You tried and tested My patience and I will now judge My house for they continue doing abomination in My Name and calling it by My Name. You will be held accountable for everything you said and did in My Name. If you lead people astray because of your own words, your own teaching, your own leading and false words, I will visit you and judge you for your sinful pride before Me. Those who lead My people astray within My Body, struggle with pride, selfishness, self-righteousness and self-love.” “But know this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, not lovers of good, traitors, reckless, blinded with pride, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having an outward form of godliness, though denying its power; from these also turn away. For of these are those who creep into houses and take captive silly women heaped with sins, who are led by various desires and are always learning yet never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth. And in the manner that Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these also oppose the truth; men corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith. But they will not advance farther, for their folly will be completely manifest to all, as also the folly of those became. But you have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings, such as befell me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra. Such persecutions I bore, and out of them all the Lord delivered me. And indeed all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you, continue in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from which ones you have learned them and that from a babe you have known the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through the faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.” (2 Tim 3:1-17) IN THEse LAST DAYS “Have I not said in the last days you will see these things? These things are in My house. This is a monstrous thing within My Body. The deception and imprisonment of these people keeps My people hostage within My Body. These people with pride, selfishness and self-righteousness are keeping My people from the truth. My people stop idolizing one another, for if you idolize another you will fall in the trap of listening to people, and you can be deceived. How is your relationship with Me? Can you come to Me and ask what the real situation in your life is? For if you blindly follow and believe people and they mislead you because of their pride, selfishness and self-righteousness, you will be deceived. You will get hurt and then accuse Me and other believers. I warn you now, stop idolizing people, for if you cannot discern the truth from Me, you need to ask Me what the truth is. The enemy operates through people, and those people are all within My Body among My people. Like thorns between the lilies. They are being used by the enemy because they knowingly or unknowingly turned away from My truth. Mostly they are convinced that they are doing the right thing in My Name and they cannot see their own sin and fault. Pride blinds people. Repent from pride and ask Me to give you the mantle of humbleness, for you will surely be deceived in these last days if you do not have the mantle of humbleness. I will forgive you and restore you if you come to Me and repent. Love Me, obey Me, fear Me and humble yourself! For I will speak My judgment over the prideful ones and they will fall. Repent of pride, My people.” Chapter 3 HUMBLE YOURSELF 25 January 2012 “If My people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and turn from their wicked ways, I will heal their land. I will heal them. Turn from your wicked ways My children. There are so many wicked things My people do within My Body. They believe that because they attach My Name to it, and label it in My Name, I approve of it Stop doing things you believe you should do. Do you ever stop and ask Me how I feel and whether it is My perfect will for you, to do what you are doing? So many people erect churches, start things in My Name, but I never called them to do that. All the work you do which I did not call you to do, will amount to nothing and will be in vain. Only if you do and say what you hear Me tell you to say and do, will it produce fruit in My kingdom. What do you choose - to live a life as you plan and think with no lasting fruit in eternity, or will you choose to live a life as I plan and think it for you? For My will and plans for you are greater than you can ever think and if you live in My perfect will, in obedience, your fruit will be eternally blessed. What you sow here on earth will have an everlasting effect in eternity. Ask Me to give you a bird's eye view on My economy, My plan for your life and My kingdom. My people are so blind, for they cannot see past their own plans and dreams. My people are deceived and deceived people do not know that they are being deceived. If you cannot discern Me, you need to humble yourself and ask Me to reveal to you whether you are being deceived. Many people’s thoughts and plans about Me and My kingdom are so small. They do not even know Me. If you walk with Me intimately, you will understand that I ask only from you to be humble like a child, to love Me and obey Me. My command is simple. Love Me, the Lord your God and your neighbors as yourself. If you love Me, you will obey Me.” SPEAK LIFE INTO PEOPLE “My child, I know you have realized that when I speak about someone to you, I only reveal the potential I see in them. I speak what I see, hope and dream for them. I therefore speak life into them. You must do the same. Speak life into the people whom you love, into the people who curse you, speak life into people who wrong you. Learn from Me – this is what I do. Even when My children reject My word daily and grieve Me with their thoughts and actions, I still, in My compassion, speak My love and life into them. Ask Me for the gift of compassion to speak life and hope into others that do you wrong. Learn from Me, for I AM your Teacher. Indeed I AM your Teacher. I also use people to teach you. For in My Body there are many members and to everyone I’ve appointed a different function. Do not despise the small and the humble ones I send to you to teach you. For the very ones you push aside in My Body, I will use to correct you and until you repent from pride towards them, you will be blind in your own sin.” THERE IS NO MALE AND FEMALE BEFORE ME “For those who believe I will only use men to speak and teach My word are deceived. There is no male and female in the spirit before Me. If I choose a female to speak My word, why do you want to be a stumbling block for her? If I found any male or female with clean hands and a pure heart who is obedient to My voice, I will use him or her. It is an abomination in My eyes if you rule My Body under your thumb because you believe I am that way. Therefore, if you oppress any one in My Body, male or female, who hears Me and wants to obey Me, I will judge you, for your actions has a life and death ripple effect on many others. Unless you repent of holding people back from the callings I called out on them, you will have blood on your hands. Ministers, pastors, leaders; you need to humble yourselves before Me and return to Me, the one true God. Stop playing God for My people. I appoint you to herd them, not to lead them on your theological doctrinal path. I will hold you accountable for your actions towards My Body. Take note My Body, I use both male and female to do My ministry. The one is not above the other. If you find that you control, dominate and even manipulate My Body (male and female) with the authority that was given to you, I will surely visit you and hold you accountable. Stop oppressing My people and especially women. You will find that I use many women in the end-time, because they submit to Me in humbleness and they are obedient to what I ask and speak. If you come against My chosen ones I will strike you down. Come to Me for the absolute truth, for My Body is deceived and only I can show you the absolute truth. Ask Me for revelation about the truth and I will give it to you. My Body, if you can overcome the control, intimidation and manipulation (Jezebel) which is rampant in the current church structure, I will give you a scepter to rule and reign with Me.” “But I have something against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, she who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and leads My slaves astray to commit fornication and to eat idol sacrifices. And I gave her time that she might repent, and she is not willing to repent of her fornication. Behold, I cast her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her, into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works; And her children I will kill with death; and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the inward parts and the hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your works. But I say to you - the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this teaching, who have not known the deep things of Satan, as they say -- I put no other burden upon you; Nevertheless what you have hold fast until I come. And he who overcomes and he who keeps My works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations; And he will shepherd them with an iron rod, as vessels of pottery are broken in pieces, as I also have received from My Father; And to him I will give the morning star. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Rev 2:20-29) “For surely I gave her time to repent, but this Jezebel spirit in church structures keeps My people in bondage and My people cannot walk into their God-ordained destiny because of pride. Repent My people, for pride comes from behind and you cannot see it, and it blinds you to your own faults. When last did you bow your knees and humble yourselves before Me? I listen and take heed of someone with a broken heart. In brokenness and humbleness you will be close to My heart. For if in pride you think you have made it, YOU have made it. Only in Me you will make it! Humble yourself and come to Me so I can remove the veil from your eyes that blinds you! Only I can show you your true condition. Be wise and humble yourself.” “A man's pride will bring him low, but he who is of a lowly spirit will obtain honor.” (Prov 29:23) Chapter 4 SPIRITUAL ABUSE IN MY BODY 26 January 2012 “My child, I want to speak about spiritual abuse in My Body. My Body's biggest bondage and setback from walking in Oneness, is spiritual pride – those who have had a long walk as Christians, but stopped obeying My voice somewhere along the road. They are just going through the motions of belonging to a religion. Daily you need to lay down your life and follow Me. Daily you need to make a choice to surrender to Me and love Me and obey Me. Many in My Body do not even know Me. I am a religion to them, and they just follow others blindly. Sheep cannot follow sheep. I AM the only true Shepherd. I AM the Truth, the Way and the Light. Why is it that My Body will rather hear from another on what I want to speak into their lives? So many run after prophets to get a word from Me – why not come and hear from Me directly? Do you make time to come and sit at My feet? Come to Me, come and sit quietly and wait upon Me.” “Those who wait on Jehovah will renew their strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles; They will run and will not faint; They will walk and will not became weary.” (Isa 40:31) “Many who have followed Me for many years have turned from their one true Love.” “But I have one thing against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore where you have fallen from and repent and do the first works; but if not, I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place, unless you repent. But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.” (Rev 2: 4-7) “Turn back to Me, for I should be your first Love. When last did you embrace Me as a Father? I AM your perfect Father. If you come to Me, I will put you into My heart and I will be more to you than your earthly father could ever be. Come, My child and run into Me. Be My child, and I will be your Father. I love you so much more, more than you earthly mother ever could. For if you make Me your Father and your God, I will surround you and protect you and love you and lead you and teach you and bless you far more than you can think or pray.” MY OVERCOMERS “I want a kingdom of priests and kings and My true children, those who accept Me as Father (Yahweh) will be priests and kings in My kingdom. You are already being prepared to rule and reign with Me. Those children of Mine that love Me and obey Me, will be called My sons. And those sons that can overcome the systems will be called overcomers. My overcomers will rule and reign with Me.” “And he who overcomes and he who keeps My works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations; And he will shepherd them with an iron rod, as vessels of pottery are broken in pieces, as I also have received from My Father; And to him I will give the morning star.” (Rev 2:26-28) “For My overcomers will be priests and kings. My child, many of these overcomers are being trained to rule and reign with Me as we speak. Your life on earth is not given to you just to have a life to live. If you allow Me to shape you and mold you into My likeness and according to My perfect will, you will already from within your circumstances be undergoing training to rule and reign. Some training and testing is heavy, but blessed are you if you go through tests and trials to test, shape and build character into you. Remember the life of Joseph - he was tested and shaped by his own brothers and family and was falsely accused. All this was necessary to shape him to rule and reign in Egypt. Joseph kept his heart pure towards Me in the midst of great suffering. Therefore My sons, if I allow the testing and training that you find so painful to shape you, persevere, run the race and keep your heart pure towards Me. I test everyone in the way they treat their spouse, father, mother and children. If you can treat your spouse as you will treat Me, then you are faithful in the little and I can give you much. If you mistreat or abuse your wife or husband, you will not be given any authority in the Millennium. I look at the small actions. I test you in your own house. If you cannot treat your house as My house, you will not qualify to be in true authority in My house. For many of My precious children are abused in their homes and in church by an authority figure. They abuse My people because of pride, selfishness and self-love. This is a sickness in My church and this sickness starts at home. Satan had the exact same problem – pride, selfishness and self-love. This is a great sin before Me.” DAVID VS. SAUL “Saul struggled with this. The biggest problem in My Body is the Saul-syndrome. These cannot even discern Me and do My will. Once they were little in their own eyes and I promoted them, but they did not follow Me with their heart. The Sauls have pride, selfishness and self-love. The Sauls struggle to bow their knee and be humble before Me. Unless the Sauls of today who stand in authority in families and in My church, repent, I will send an evil spirit to them. I will expose the Sauls to everyone. David had many faults, but he could bow his knees, and he could repent of his faults. David knew he had faults, yet he was a real man who showed true maturity by humbling himself. Those in My Body today are either Saul or David. Either you have pride or you are humble. When last did you come before Me and bow your knees and ask My forgiveness for your pride? Saul did not see his own pride. You will walk down the same road as Saul unless you repent of pride. Your pride also harms those around you, for you abuse My precious people because of your pride. The sin of pride hides all other sin such as selfishness, self-love, being controlling and being manipulative. Come to Me like David did and ask for a clean heart and contrite spirit. Lay down your knowledge and your understanding and come and drink from Me, the Tree of life. I will give you rest. Come and eat only from the Tree of life. Protect your heart and be humble before Me! I am about to shake the prideful Sauls and expose them. Do you want to be exposed for your pride? Repent and return to Me and humble yourself. Do you want to be called My son David or do you want to be known as the fallen, prideful Saul? It is your choice - be wise in your free-will!” Chapter 5 THE SONS OF GOD 29 January 2012 “Today I want to talk about the sons of God. It is true that from this year on many of My sons will manifest on earth. Those that allow Me to mold them into My Son Yeshua’s image, they will be called My sons. My true sons will obey My voice like My Son Jesus.  Because of His obedience to Me to die for your sins, to give you My Spirit and give you eternal life, many, many will be blessed. Your obedience to Me has such a ripple effect on others’ lives that you cannot even begin to understand the importance of obeying Me. Your obedience can save many lives and they will thank you in eternity for your obedient heart towards Me. The ultimate qualifying test to be one of My sons is obedience. For the sons of God will do and say what the Father does and says. Many are My children, but to be one of My sons (and daughters), you will be transformed to the image of Christ and be obedient to the Father. No matter the cost. This comes at a high price, but the reward is eternal. To walk with Me, like Christ walked with Me, is to have a simple day-to-day walk with Me. I AM your Father and you need to be in a relationship with Me for Me to speak to you and for you to have fellowship with Me. I want to be your Father, to teach and reveal many things to you.  Come to Me and ask that I reveal My true heart towards you.  I want to reveal My love to you. Ask Me to show you My love for you.  I love you with an everlasting love.  I knitted you together in your mother’s womb and I had you in mind when I planned creation. I knew you before I laid the foundation of the world. I knew you, because you are Mine and I chose you. You did not choose Me.” TWO CHOICES “Today you stand in front of two choices again – the Tree of life and the Tree of knowledge of good and evil. You will stand in front of these two trees every day. I give you the gift of free-will. My perfect will is that you choose the Tree of life, which is good and which represents Me.  You can also choose The Tree of knowledge which represents your Egypt life. I give you a choice in which you can use your free-will, because to love is a choice. If you love Me you will obey Me. If you love Me you will realize that I only plan to give you My promises. By choosing My perfect will, you will be blessed and your fruit will last forever. If you use wisdom, you will choose to walk in My perfect will. If you lack wisdom, ask it of Me.  Not choosing My perfect will and plan is to walk in stubbornness, pride and selfishness.” OBEDIENCE VS. DISOBEDIENCE “The choice Adam and Eve made in the garden to disobey Me and eat the fruit of the forbidden tree, because of the gift of free-will which I gave to them, resulted in many, many lives being infiltrated with sin. I gave them the gift of free-will to choose My perfect will or not. Choosing to do My perfect will is obedience to Me. Where Adam and Eve chose to disobey Me, My Son Yeshua (Jesus) came and obeyed Me, choosing My perfect will. His obedience broke the curse of sin on mankind.  Can you see the devastating effect of disobedience versus the eternal fruit of obedience? If you have wisdom you will obey Me. Your reward will be eternal. Be molded in My Son’s image. Be humble, obey My voice and love Me like Christ loved Me.  For I loved you first. If you are not for Me you are against Me. I AM the Tree of life. Do you choose Me today? Knowledge will puff you up and make you proud. Remain teachable to Me.  The parable of the rich young man is about knowledge, religious knowledge. That rich young man was supposed to give up his knowledge because that was what made him rich. Because of this knowledge he could not be filled with My simple truth. You need to become a child, so I can fill you with fresh and true revelation of who I AM. Lay down your knowledge of Me and ask for a clean heart and childlike faith. For if you cannot lay down your knowledge, you are blinded by sin. My sons, you are about to be awakened by Me, for the whole earth awaits the manifestation of My sons. I will give you authority and you will speak with fire in your mouth like My Son Christ. Stay humble and be obedient. I will protect you and guide you and I will be your Father and I will love you like I love My Son Yeshua!” Chapter 6 THE ULTIMATE TEST 30 January 2012 The Lord said: “What do you see Deborah?” I replied: “I see coals burning in fire.” The Lord said: “I am busy testing My people.  The coals are My people in the fire. The fire is hot, therefore know that if you find yourself in uncomfortable circumstances, you are in the coals of the fire, being tested to see what is inside of you. It will hurt and you will cry out to Me and I will give you My peace in this testing time. If you overcome this coal-in-the-fire test, I will give you authority. You will have this authority because you overcame yourself and the situation and kept your heart pure.  This coal test is not like a silver or gold or bronze test. It is merely a coal fire, which will burn to ashes. This test will determine if you will love Me and fear Me above all else, even if you see nothing coming from your test or your circumstances. I am keeping My eye on My children, those who allow Me to mold them into My image. Ask Me for perseverance and grace to get you through this test.  For this is the ultimate test you need to face. Will you still love Me and fear Me even if the circumstances that you currently have are approved by Me?  Like My servant Job, his ultimate test was to see if he can still love Me after all I allowed. This kind of test, if you overcome the obstacle, will bear fruit forever and I will restore double to you like I did for My servant Job.” THE OVERCOMERS ARE MY STRONG ONES “I want to bless you, My people, but in order to bless you, I need to test you, because My blessing comes with authority. If your character is not tested you cannot carry authority. As you overcome, your character is shaped in My image, because I overcame the world. I can bless you if you overcome. The overcomers are My strong ones. The ones who love Me and fear Me above all else. Those that pass this test of loving and fearing Me, even if nothing will come of it, those ones will soar with Me like eagles - because they’ve waited on Me. Blessed are you if you go through all trials and tests.  If you are not sure what I am busy with in your life, ask Me. I will reveal to you what I am doing in and through you.  I will speak through My Word.  Ask Me for a hunger for My Word. I will speak to you through My Word like you have never experienced before, for I AM God and I speak through My Word – I AM the Word. I will touch you to receive My Truth if you ask it of Me with a humble heart. I will teach you to listen to My still small voice. I live inside of you.  I am near you.  I know your every thought. Ask Me and you shall receive.  Ask Me for grace that you can persevere in this test.” ETERNAL COVENANT WITH ME “If you asked Me for something big or great to do in your life, you will need to pass this test. In overcoming this test, an eternal covenant will be formed with Me. Abraham passed this test with Isaac. He loved and feared Me despite his circumstances, even in this midst of losing the son that I had promised him and then asked him to give up again. This type of test is the ultimate test – it shows if you still love and fear Me. I will test your heart. Abraham passed and I sealed the covenant I made with him. Then I blessed him and his offspring forever.  Do you also want this blessing, this promise over your life? Choose to love Me and fear Me above your circumstances.  If you love Me, you will obey Me and you will fear Me. I keep everything in the palm of My hand.  Love Me, obey Me – then you will be My people and I will be your God! I will then protect you in the coming danger and I will remember you in the day when you cry out to Me for help and protection. I will help and protect those that love and fear Me, for you put your trust in Me and did not rely on some idol.  I AM the one true God, Yahweh. If you are not for Me, you are against Me. I will choose those that chose Me! Do you choose to walk with Me closely? Do you choose to love and trust Me? If you choose to learn about Me and My character you will find that I AM for you, not against you and My plan is to bring you hope.” “For I know the thoughts that I think about you, declares Jehovah, thoughts of peace and not for evil, to give you a latter end and a hope.” (Jer 29:11) “It is a hope you will only find in Me. Without Me you have nothing. Like with Adam and Eve I can warn you, but you still have a choice – do you choose Me to be your Tree of life and trust that I speak the truth to you?  You can accept or reject My Word. Choose wisely, for you will be sowing eternally.” Chapter 7 FORGIVENESS 2 February 2012 The Lord said: “What do you see Deborah?” I replied: “I see cut up meat, Lord.” The Lord said: “That is the condition of My people. Lifeless! Many within My Body have used spiritual abuse to kill My people.  Many have blamed Me and still carry much anger, bitterness and unforgiveness towards Me and others.  I AM God and I am not effected by people's anger, bitterness and unforgiveness. But if you hold on to the anger, bitterness and unforgiveness about what others did to you, you allow yourself to die.  You are dead to yourself, to others and to Me.  Choose to forgive those people and set them free so that your healing can start.  When you forgive you become alive again.  Because you forgive, I also forgive you and I will heal you. Forgiveness does not make a wrong right, it just sets you and others free. I will deal righteously with that situation for I AM righteous and I can see people’s hearts and inner most areas. If you choose to forgive, ask Me to also remove bitterness from you, for bitterness is an evil root that can cause much damage. Come and make yourself clean before Me. Come and ask forgiveness for the fact that you hang onto an unjust offense for too long. Come to Me so that I can heal and restore you. Many from My Body have deep cuts in their hearts caused by much unrighteousness and manipulative control. I will deal with those that abuse My people and I will expose them to the Body unless they repent.  For the main sin behind this abuse being afflicted on My people, is pride.  Because of pride, they are stubborn, stiff-necked, and self-righteous. Repent, because My judgment is coming to My house and if I find pride, you will be uncovered by Me. Your time to repent is now. When was the last time you came before Me and asked Me to show you what is hidden within you? When last did you ask Me to clean your heart and renew a right spirit within you? Surrender your life to Me. This should be done daily. It is easy to follow a lie. It is easy to be deceived. But if you humble yourself before Me, walk with Me daily, honor Me by being obedient to Me, I will show you the truth and the lie. I will shine the light in darkness and I will see that you will not be deceived.” TRUTH VS. DECEPTION “The time you are living in, is the end-time and I have warned that many will be deceived.  You will be deceived if you follow after people. If you follow after Me, seeking Me first, I will protect you from deception. For deception is what deception is.  Those that are deceived do not know they are being deceived because they are deceived. Ask Me if you are deceived in any area of your life.  If you ask Me the truth, to reveal the truth about yourself, I will show you if you are being deceived.  For you can believe in something and be deceived by that very same thing because you were taught that it is true. The truth as you know it – who taught you that it is the truth?  Start thinking out of the box, My people, and start asking yourself and Me why do we do what we are doing and call it religion or Christianity? If you found the truth in My Word, then it is truth, but many things within My Body are man-made doctrines and I never asked for things to be taught based on a system. A system keeps My people in prison.  Man-made doctrines in My house have caused people to get hurt, to never grow or walk with Me. In a system there are many levels, which is an abomination to Me. Not one is above the other in My Body. I AM the only Head.  The rest is My Body.  I will give responsibility and authority as I see fit, but that does not mean that you are above another within My Body.  Therefore if you think you are better or greater than others you must repent of pride. For I will use the humble ones to show that you are in the wrong.” CAN YOU ADMIT YOUR FAULTS AND SINS? “The safest place to be in My Body is having a humble position towards Me and others. If you repent, I will not shame you, but you will learn from Me deep secrets of kingdom life and you will walk with wisdom. Because to admit that you are wrong, is being wise and I will acknowledge you and restore you, because I am looking for a character that can admit that you are human and that you are not perfect and that you need Me. Without Me you will stumble and fall.  Can you admit your faults and sins? You will rise up stronger than before if you can come and ask for forgiveness, so that I can cleanse you and heal you. If you struggle to submit under My sovereignty, you will surely fall, for only the sin of pride keeps you from surrendering yourself to Me. Can you lay down your life, dreams and hopes before Me? Can you stop doing your own concept of what you perceive is My will and listen to hear what is My perfect will and plan for you?  Do you have the character to accept what I deem good to give you? My thoughts are above your thoughts.  I know everything from beginning to end.  Can you trust Me when I ask you to be obedient to a task? Can you accept that My plan is to do you good and bring you hope? Answer Me truthfully and then I'll give you the desires of your heart.” Chapter 8 I CALL FOR REPENTANCE 7 February 2012 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture, declares Jehovah. Therefore thus says Jehovah the God of Israel concerning the shepherds who shepherd My people, you have scattered My flock and driven them away and have not visited them; I will visit upon you the evil of your deeds, declares Jehovah. Then I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their pasture; and they will be fruitful and multiply. And I will raise up shepherds over them who will shepherd them, and they will no longer fear or be dismayed, nor will any be missing, declares Jehovah. Indeed, days are coming, declares Jehovah, when I will raise up to David a righteous Shoot; And He will reign as King and act prudently and will execute justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; And this is His name by which He will be called, Jehovah our righteousness. Therefore indeed, days are coming, declares Jehovah, when they will no longer say, as Jehovah lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; But, as Jehovah lives, who brought up and led back the seed of the house of Israel out of the land of the north and out of all the lands where I had driven them, that they might dwell in their own land. Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; All my bones fail. I have become like a man who is drunk, even like a mighty man who is overcome by wine, because of Jehovah and because of the words of His holiness. For the land is full of adulterers; For the land mourns because of the curse. The pastures of the wilderness are dried up, and the course they run is evil, and their might is not right. For both the prophet and the priest are profane; Even in My house I have found their wickedness, declares Jehovah. Therefore their way will become like slippery paths for them; In the darkness they will be driven and will fall in it; For I will bring evil on them in the year of their punishment, declares Jehovah. And in the prophets of Samaria I have seen an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray. And yet in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: The committing of adultery and walking in falsehood; And they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that none turn from their wickedness. All of them have become to Me like Sodom and her inhabitants like Gomorrah. Therefore thus says Jehovah of hosts concerning the prophets: I will feed them with wormwood and give them poisonous water to drink, for profaneness has gone forth from the prophets of Jerusalem into all the land. Thus says Jehovah of hosts, do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you; They are leading you to vanity; They speak a vision of their own heart, not out of the mouth of Jehovah. They say continually to those who despise Me, Jehovah has spoken, you will have peace; And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, they say, evil will not come upon you. For who has stood in the council of Jehovah, that he should perceive and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and listened? Look, the storm wind of Jehovah! Wrath has gone forth, even a whirling tempest; It will whirl down on the head of the wicked. The anger of Jehovah will not turn back until He has executed and until He has accomplished the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will understand it clearly. I did not send the prophets, but they ran forth; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in My council and had caused My people to hear My words, they would have turned them from their evil way and from the evil of their deeds. Am I a God who is near, declares Jehovah, and not a God who is far off? Can a man hide himself in secret places, so that I will not see him? Declares Jehovah. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? Declares Jehovah. I have heard what the prophets say, who prophesy falsehood in My name, saying, I have dreamed; I have dreamed. How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy falsehood and who are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, who think to cause My people to forget My name with their dreams which they tell, each one to his neighbour, even as their fathers forgot My name because of Baal? The prophet who has a dream, let him tell the dream; and he with whom is My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What is the straw to the grain? Declares Jehovah. Is not My word thus — like fire, declares Jehovah, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? Therefore indeed, I am against the prophets, declares Jehovah, who steal My words, each one from his neighbour. Indeed, I am against the prophets, declares Jehovah, who use their tongues and declare, He has declared. Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams, declares Jehovah, and who tell them and lead My people astray by their lies and by their recklessness, although I did not send them or command them; neither do they profit this people at all, declares Jehovah.” (Jer 23:1-32) “You have heard My words.  These words will burn through My house until the clean have been separated from the unclean.  Unless you come and humble yourself to Me and be cleaned by Me, I will give you over to your enemy and you will be driven away into Babylon-captivity. My people, I AM still the same – yesterday, today and tomorrow. My people will be taken captive into the hands of Babylon as in the days of Jeremiah. I call for repentance and to turn back to Me. Remove your idols and repent! For your stubbornness and stiff-neckedness will cause you to be taken captive. I AM serious. I am now busy cleaning My house. I sent many prophets to warn My house of the judgment that is coming. It is indeed coming. If I find you with an uncircumcised heart, I will spit you out of My mouth for you have broken your covenant with Me.  I will mourn over you, but My judgment is just – I gave you many, many opportunities to come and circumcise your heart. A circumcised heart is a heart where pride does not exist. It is the final call to surrender, submit and humble yourself. It is for your own good, because without Me you can do nothing.  I want a relationship with you – as a friend to a friend.  I can be a Friend to you, for I know what is good for you. Many things you do not understand, but in the Millennium things will be much clearer and you will understand why I ask you to lay down things.  I AM God and your Creator. Come closer and seek My heart!” Chapter 9 PROMISES AND PERSEVERANCE 9 February 2012 “My child, I want to heal your wounds – those wounds inflicted by broken promises. Many of your wounds are battle scars.  You got those wounds by My hands. You perceived My promises to be broken because what I said, did not come to pass. What happened with regards to your promises is that I tested you.  In being tested you are on a battlefield and you get hurt there.  I also got hurt on My testing ground – giving My life on the cross for you.  I got hurt, but I completed the test and because I completed the test many, many people can be blessed because of My obedience to the Father.  I persevered and completed the test.  I was tested by the Father and likewise you will also be tested by the Father if you received a promise from Him.  You will be tested and it can be painful.  But if you persevere in the trials, you will overcome and you will receive your crown and your promise.  I will then heal those wounds and bind up your heart for I will give you new oil and new wine.  You will know that I AM for you and not against you.” “And they will be My people, and I will be their God; And I will give them one heart and one way, to fear Me all the days, for their own good and for the good of their children after them. And I will make an eternal covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put My fear into their hearts, so that they will not turn away from Me. And I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness with all My heart and with all My soul. For thus says Jehovah, Just as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promised them.” (Jer 32:38-42) “Know this – you will get tested according to the measure of your promise.  Ask Me to help you so that you learn to persevere, because you are going to need it in the end-time.  PERSEVERANCE!” PREPARE FOR THE BRIDEGROOM “Those that will rule and reign with Me in the Millennium will be greatly tested in this age.  Stand your ground, call on My Name, be obedient and move when I tell you to.  Ask Me to sharpen your discernment, for you need to be in step with Me as we enter into the final stages of the end-time. Don't be a fool about the time you are living in – be wise and ask Me for My truth and I will reveal My heart to you. Many will remember that I sent many prophets to warn them, to prepare for the Bridegroom.  But you did not listen.  Woe to you if you condemn and ignore the council of My wise servants.  You will surely be put to shame at the end if you do not listen to and obey My council. Many are called but few are chosen. So shall it be when the Bridegroom opens the wedding doors for His Bride.  Only those will be chosen who have made themselves ready for Him.  My Bride, you need to come before Me and clean yourself from sin with repentance and then turn from your wicked ways. You need to wait on Me daily and desire to hear My voice.  Read My Word and eat My Word. If you eat My Word and wait on Me, I will fill you with oil and you will be known as one of the five wise virgin's. My recovering church knows how to eat My Word.  By eating My Word you get the sword in your mouth. Learn this from them – start eating My Word, so that you get filled with oil.  Then come and wait in silence and lie before My feet, so that I can heal you and restore you and fill you with oil. My Bride, if you do not desire Me daily or reverently fear Me, ask Me to put into your heart a desire and fear of Me.  Come My Bride, the time of our union is drawing closer. Do you know your Bridegroom?  For I desire for you to call out to Me and I will answer you.  My Bride, I am about to remove the old mantle from you and give you a new mantle of authority.  This year I will anoint My Bride.  Those who have asked and those who have prepared, I will anoint and seal off.” THANK YOU MY BRIDE “Thank you My Bride for loving Me.  Thank you that you trust Me both in the valleys and on the mountains for I AM always with you.  Thank you that I can be you Maker, your Husband and that you adore Me without even seeing Me. I will dress you and give you many treasures, like they were given to Rebecca.  She accepted Isaac‘s hand in marriage without ever seeing him. As Isaac loved Rebecca, so I also love you and more. Take courage My Bride and be strong.  I will give you My promises as I have commanded and My covenant with you will be everlasting and My loving-kindness towards you will be everlasting.  I love you My Bride.  Just a little while then we will be one and married!” Chapter 10 I AM GETTING MY ARMY READY 12 February 2012 “There has been many visions and word regarding My army, the army I am preparing to go into battle with Me.  I am the Commander of this army. There are indeed different regiments in this army.  If your regiment is not in unity, in Oneness with Me and the Body, your regiment is weak. If there is no obedience and no fear of My Name, your regiment is weak.  If you compromise My Word which was written and is still being spoken, and you ‘water it down’, your regiment is weak. As you grow to honor Me above yourself, as you grow to obey My voice, as you grow to walk in Oneness with Me, you will be growing into My perfect army. This group – My fearless, obedient, non-compromising and undivided army – is the group I will be using for My purpose now in the end-time. This group will be called My sons.  This group will have allowed Me to transform them into the image of My Son. Because the depth of the battle will be great, I can only use those who have laid down their lives to the call of obedience according to My perfect will. My true sons will obey Me like My Son Yeshua (Jesus) obeyed Me. Those that choose to do the perfect will of the Father will be eternally blessed and you will be like a son to Me, like My Son Jesus. You will be welcomed and honored, for nothing is more valuable to Me than child-like obedience to Me, the Father, and your confidence in Me that I know what is best for you. If you choose to do My perfect will, My eyes see you and your face is continually before Me.  I will protect you under My shadow and no sword or famine or pestilence will befall you. I will raise you up and your name will be engraved in the palms of My hands and on My Heart as that of My Son.  Choose only My perfect will, then follow Me and do as I ask. Radical obedience is required in My call to qualify as one of My sons. Be like a child – a child is uncomplicated and repents wrongdoing.  Repent therefore, My child – every day.  Don't hold unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment towards others and towards Me. Let go, set free and come and ask forgiveness so that I can make you free in Me.” COME AND HUMBLE YOURSELF “I want to lead you step by step. I want to teach and train you like I taught and trained My Son Yeshua. Let Me be your Father. Your perfect Father!  Come and humble yourselves, My children, for My judgment is now coming to My house. Those that repent of pride, sin and stubbornness will be saved from exposure. Those that do not want to repent will be exposed within the Body.  You will stand naked and you will be ashamed. I am serious about what I am about to do.  Listen to My voice for judgment is coming! To those that repent and persevere through My testing and keep their hearts pure towards Me, I will give authority and a scepter and you will rule and reign with Me. Those given this authority will serve the people like I’ve served the people.  You will speak to them the truth from the Father, as you hear the Father speak. For the sons will hear the Father speak and will be obedient to His voice.  I am about to set the platform and raise the bar.  Do you want to receive True Maturity and be called My son?  Be like a child and obey My voice. Have faith in Me and trust Me.” “For I know the thoughts that I think about you, declares Jehovah, thoughts of peace and not for evil, to give you a latter end and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you; And you will seek Me and find Me if you search for Me with all your heart; And I will be found by you, declares Jehovah.”(Jer 29:11-14) MANTLE OF HUMILITY “Ask Me to remove the blindness you have regarding your own sin and ask Me to show you how I see you. In order to receive the mantle of being one of My sons, you need the mantle of humility first. Repent of pride so that I can give you the mantle of humility. Humility is necessary before you can receive the authority of a son. What you choose today will determine your destiny forever! Choose wisely. The price is high but the reward is eternal!” PRAYER Creator God and Eternal Father I acknowledge You as my Lord! Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, I praise and worship You. I believe You died on the cross of Calvary for my sin. I believe You rose from the dead and are seated at the right hand of the Father. You redeemed me with Your blood and I am Yours. I want to live for You alone and I want to be ready when You come again to take me to You. I stand guilty before You, Father and others for my sinful way of living and my faulty actions. I confess my sins and shortcomings. As Your child I now come to You with a contrite heart asking for forgiveness. Wash me in the blood of the Lamb, and I shall be whiter than snow and no sin shall longer count against me. I thank You. I forgive every person that has ever wronged me in any way. Protect me against the evil one. Holy Spirit, show me any hindrances in my life that will stand in the way of fulfilling the Father’s will in my life. Arouse in me a willing spirit and equip me, o Lord, with obedience at all times to obey the call of Your voice. Use me in Your Kingdom and grant me Your grace. AMEN.