As I was coming home this morning (12/20/05) after dropping my children off at school, fellowshipping with the Lord, an urgency arose within my heart. I received this revelation: God is raising up an army, but it’s not like we may have thought before; this army was bloodied and bruised — but determined! This army was an army filled with and motivated (DRIVEN) by LOVE!
This army had seen some battles. And they knew that the battles weren’t going to end any time soon. So, instead of giving up and quitting — they just kept pressing forward!!
You see, the devil knows his time is short and he’s focusing his attention primarily on those who have determined to obey God and fulfill His purpose on this earth.
We must have the mind-set that no matter what comes our way, WE WILL DO THE WILL OF THE FATHER (that’s the “Setting your minds on things above”)! Just because some kind of sickness or disease has come to get you to throw up your hands and quit is no reason or excuse to do so! I know you’re hurting, but I’ve been commissioned to stir you up to press forward: “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works (that’s doing God’s will and the strength to do it; love), not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together (that’s so important; meeting with your own company[family], those of like precious faith, strengthening each other…unto), as the manner of some, but exhorting one another, AND SO MUCH THE MORE AS YOU SEE THE DAY (return of the Lord) APPROACHING!” (Hebrews 10:23-25).
I’m not saying we shouldn’t stand against sickness or anything else the devil throws at us, for: “(we overcome) him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of (our) testimony, AND (WE DO) NOT LOVE (OUR) LIVES TO THE DEATH!” (Revelation 12:11). If the enemy can keep us occupied running around putting out a bunch of fires, we’ll be too busy to do the work of God! He knows his time is short and he’s frantically trying to stop this love-army from advancing…I’d rather split Heaven wide open beaten-up, bloodied and bruised, carrying with me the Master’s reward (souls, lives mended and restored by the power of God) than to split hell wide open having given up and quitting!
Are you with me? Be encouraged, He said He would never leave you nor forsake you! The pain doesn’t change the FACT you are healed by the stripes of Jesus, just don’t focus your attention on it—His grace is sufficient, to resist, yes; but also to endure! It’s almost Supper time, don’t give up now!