PRESS IN

As I sought the Lord, Jesus reminded me to 'press in'.  He spoke those same words to me yesterday.  So I just talked to Jesus about entering the spirit and the evil spirits tried to distract me, but I obeyed Jesus and continued to press in.  Jesus promises to reward those who seek Him diligently!  I saw myself receive the little red heart of love from Jesus because I really need His Love.  With His Love and a sword in my right hand and a Bible in my left hand, I was able to cut to pieces~to smithereens, the evil spirits! 

Jesus is now telling me that I must continue to fight against this spirit or spirits with nothing less than leaving them with total destruction!  They must not be left hanging around, but rebuked unto cutting to pieces and unable to operate!  Hallelujah!  Even as I write, this message becomes clearer and plainer to me how very important this lesson is.  It must be implemented whenever we have the opportunity and thereby we are also glorifying our God and our King!

Isa. 54:17 --No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

Isa. 59:19--So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.

2 Cor. 10:4-6--For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Heb. 11: 6--But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a reward-er of them that diligently seek him.

James 4:7,8--Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 John 4:1--Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

1 John 4:4--Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

BY THE FAITH OF THE SON OF GOD

By the faith of the Son of God~that is your key~not your faith~not yourself with all it's weaknesses and corrupt and poisoned nature, but My faith.  And it is in My faith that you shall arise and overcome the evil one, and seek My Face, and find me, and do it early and continuously in all things.  Overcome~never stop!  Yea, the evil one is as a roaring lion seeking to devour you and your own loved ones, but I AM greater!  Remember, I AM greater and I have overcome him~that evil, wicked one.  Never give up~never stop discerning and rebuking him IN MY FAITH.

2 Corinthians 5:7–For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Ephes. 2:8-9–For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Heb. 10:38–Now the just shall live by faith.

Phil. 1:29–Unto you it is given to believe in Him.

TRUTH BY SUFFERINGS

While I was seeking the Lord for truth, I saw the word “truth” in blood. The word “truth” was also dripping from the blood. I waited and as I thought on this vision and the meaning of it, the Holy Spirit made me to understand that the truth Jesus came to give us was bought with His Life Blood and Sufferings. We too, must come thru sufferings and trials and sorrows to come to a knowledge of the truth. Only as we receive Jesus’ pure words of truth can we then feed others. We receive the truth which is as sweet as honey and then when we eat it we taste the bitter taste with our sufferings.

Revelation 10:9-10–And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.  And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

THE LESSON OF THE DOVE

In the past when the weather was very pleasant, I placed a bell of seeds underneath our black walnut tree which was close by our house.  There was a dove which had been staying around here everyday in the yard and he approached the bell and was eating for almost two hours undisturbed.  I couldn't help watching him and feeling this wonderful happiness within because this dove was so contented as he was enjoying his food. Finally Lisa, our dog, walked near the bird.  Actually, she crept like she wasn't going to disturb the dove at all and then all of a sudden she scared the bird away.  Then my heart was upset at the dog and sad for the bird even though I knew that Lisa was just following her animal instincts.  This, My Jesus used to teach me a good lesson.  Here is the analogy.

I am the dove eating of the Lord in sweet communion and of His Word, undisturbed.  Along comes an evil spirit to disturb me and scare me away.  Jesus is the Onlooker on this scene, as He sees and knows all things.  His heart becomes angry at the evil spirit and He is sad for me. 

He taught me to be at one with Him by exercising my authority and power daily against the evil spirits.  Then I will be in fellowship with Jesus once again.  Then He won't be sad and I will continue to desire and pursue Him.

BE SET FREE

O My people, My people, know you not that I yearn to set your spirits free?  And how can you have victory over the devil unless your spirits are free and how can you praise and worship Me unless your spirits are set free?  I AM the LIFE and the RESURRECTION.  The Beginning and the End and I came~I come, to set you free!  (at a meeting)

2 Cor. 3:7--Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

John 8:36--If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Rom. 6:18--Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

Gal. 5:1--Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Rom. 8:2--For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

YOU ARE IMPORTANT

...Child, I want to speak.  Take up the pen and write.  I have longed to communicate.  Do not believe the devil when he tells you lies about your unimportance.  All of My children, and I say all, are important.  Otherwise, how could I have died for you and all of My little ones.  What a great sacrifice I have made and yet the tormentor ~ the liar, would choose to lie to My children for he is full, yes, full of darkness, full of hate, full of despair himself and seeks to fill others ~ My children, with his own darkness. 

Seek to be filled with more and more of My Light ~ Me ~ your Beloved, and then you will be filled less and less with his darkness and his lies.  Yea, you are important to Me and so are all of My children.  Rebuke his lies instantly ~ all of them!  Do not listen to them!

Ephesians 6:16--Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

THE SPIRIT OF THE LION

I saw Jesus standing in the center of a circle of dark evil spirits.  Those dark shadows encircled Him and it reminded me of how the mist of darkness is ever ready to show up around me and around God's children~either ready to attack or planning the next strategy, if not in actual attack.  How they hate Jesus and us~for we are the children of God.  They only "love" darkness!  "Slap them down", I heard myself say in righteous indignation.  I, as the onlooker, said this as if it were a command to Jesus, but really it was HIS command IN me.  I was to act in the Word of His authority, in power, with the Spirit of the Lion!  Immediately, without delay, Jesus, with one swift hand, slapped them all down as they encircled Him.  He put them to an open shame and He is our example.  They all lay flat on their backs after Jesus slapped them all down and they stayed down!  This is our inheritance~to have authority over the evil spirits and to command them to be gone from our presence!

Luke 10:19-20--Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Ephes. 6:11-12--Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.  For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.