the FireCarrier

No longer will you have the sun for light by day, Nor for brightness will the moon give you light; But you will have the Lord for an everlasting light, And your God for your glory. Your sun will no longer set, Nor will your moon wane; For you will have the Lord for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be over. ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭60‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭(NASB1995) Do not hesitate, but come with me. I will direct your pathway. I will show you the way for you to be going. Do not allow fear to be your guide. It will lead you away from your way. It will cause confusion, leading you from my plans for you. Come. Talk with me. Allow me to bring healing so you can hear me clearly.

I was angry because of their sinful greed, so I punished them, hid ⌞from them⌟, and remained angry. But they continued to be sinful. I’ve seen their sinful ways, but I’ll heal them. I’ll guide them and give them rest. I’ll comfort them and their mourners. I’ll create praise on their lips: “Perfect peace to those both far and near.” “I’ll heal them,” says the Lord. ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭57‬:‭17‬-‭19‬ ‭(GW‬‬) Develop a new habit. Listen expectantly to hear from me. Develop into what I already see within you. Keep moving forward. Allow my peace to set upon you.

Turn aside from wrong thinking and anger. Sit with me to be changed in me. I am with you. I am not loud nor pushy. Learn to recognize my gentle prompting. I give you opportunities to practice what you need be doing. I speak forth new life into your situation. It is up to you to recognize me and follow through. Yes, I am with you. I am guiding your way.

Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭51‬:‭1‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Look beyond your fears and look to me. I am there. I am ever present in your journey. Reach out to others as I reach out to you. Speak my truth in love. Point them to me in their journey.

For Jehovah created the heavens and earth and put everything in place, and he made the world to be lived in, not to be an empty chaos. I am Jehovah, he says, and there is no other! I publicly proclaim bold promises; I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner so that no one can know what I mean. And I didn’t tell Israel to ask me for what I didn’t plan to give! No, for I, Jehovah, speak only truth and righteousness. Isaiah 45: 18-19 (TLB) Pay attention in your journey. I am with you. I will provide the directions you will need. I will show you the way for you to be going. Are you ready? Don't be fooled by the lying ways of the enemy. Deception is his ploy. Death is his endgame. Walk with me. I am still the way, the truth and the life.

What have you heard me say to you? Have you written it down so you do not forget it or allow the enemy to steal me away. Speak aloud to the nature about you. It too is my creation. Let my words pour forth to the earth. Believe in me. Depend upon me. I have been with you since the beginning.

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭(NIV)‬‬ Interrupt your routine. Sit where you are now and listen to my voice. Hear me. I am not disappointed, nor am I angry. Allow my presence to sooth your anxieties. Follow my direction. There is no need for fear. Allow me to clear away those self-accusations. Sit with me. Receive my acceptance.

But you are my servant Israel, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham, my dear friend. I have taken you from the ends of the earth and called you from its most distant places. I said to you, You are my servant. I’ve chosen you; I haven’t rejected you.’ Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. Don’t be intimidated; I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with my victorious right hand. ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭8‬-‭10‬ ‭(GW‬‬) I have been with you in the past. I am yet with you. Allow me to reopen my supernatural ways and directions for you. Step forward where I shall show you. Listen, expecting me to guide you.

The Lord spoke to Moses, Tell the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month hold a worship festival. It will be a memorial day, a holy assembly announced by the blowing of rams’ horns. Don’t do any regular work. Bring a sacrifice by fire to the Lord. The Lord spoke to Moses, “In addition, the tenth day of this seventh month is a special day for the payment for sins. There will be a holy assembly. Humble yourselves, and bring the Lord a sacrifice by fire. Don’t do any work that day. It is a special day for the payment for sins. It is a time when you make peace with the Lord your God. Those who do not humble themselves on that day will be excluded from the people. I will kill those who do any work on that day. Don’t do any work. It is a permanent law for generations to come wherever you live. It is a day of rest, a day when you don’t work. Humble yourselves starting on the evening of the ninth day of the month. From that evening to the next, observe the day of rest as a holy day....

Listen to the sounds of morning. Each has its' own song. Each sings out. They call forth what's been given to them. Give thanks. Call out to me knowing I hear you. Know my blessing is upon you.

Be silent and listen to me, you coastlands. Let the people gain new strength. Let them come near and speak. Let us come together for judgment. “Who has raised up from the east someone to whom the Lord gives victory with every step he takes? Nations are handed over to him. He defeats kings. With his sword he turns them into dust. With his bow he turns them into straw blown by the wind. He chases them, marching by safely on a path his feet have never traveled before. Who has accomplished this? Who has determined the course of history from the beginning? I, the Lord, was there first, and I will be there to the end. I am the one!” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭(GW)

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭7‬-‭10‬ (‭NASB1995‬‬) Look about. I am here with you, now. Sense my moving and direction. Do not Be anxious but walk forward where I go. Reach out. Reach others in my power and  with my authority. Open your eyes and see  what I am about to do.

What can we say that we have discovered about our ancestor Abraham? If Abraham had God’s approval because of something he did, he would have had a reason to brag. But he could not brag to God about it. What does Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and that faith was regarded as the basis of Abraham’s approval by God. ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭(GW‬‬) Don't become jealous of what you see within others. Follow the way I have created for you. You can become sure of what you are to be doing. Follow forward until you hear my correcting you. Reach out to others. Grow in my ways.

In the beginning God created heaven and earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The Spirit of God was hovering over the water. Then God said, “Let there be light!” So there was light. God saw the light was good. So God separated the light from the darkness. God named the light day, and the darkness he named night. There was evening, then morning—the first day. ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭(GW‬‬) Listen to the sounds about you. Hear as the birds call out from above. They do what they created to be doing. Don't become confused by the noise and sounds of the enemy will put before you. Do not choose to listen but instead hear me. Listen and hear me clearly. Feed upon my written word. Allow it to guide you in your walk. Listen. I am speaking to you.

This is what the Lord, who saved Abraham, says about the descendants of Jacob: Jacob will no longer be ashamed. Jacob’s face will no longer turn pale. When they see all their children, the children I made with my hands, they will acknowledge my name as holy. They will treat the Holy One of Jacob as holy. They will stand in terror of the God of Israel. Then those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding, and those who complain will accept instruction. ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭29‬:‭22‬-‭24‬ ‭(GW) Come closer. Hide within the safety of my shadow. Release the tension which grasps at you. Listen and I will fill you with what you need. Share my ways and words with others.

O Lord, you are my God. I will highly honor you; I will praise your name. You have done miraculous things. You have been completely reliable in carrying out your plans from long ago. You have turned cities into ruins, fortified cities into piles of rubble, and foreigners’ palaces into cities that will never be rebuilt. That is why strong people will honor you, and cities ruled by the world’s tyrants will fear you. You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rain, and shade from the heat. (A tyrant’s breath is like a rainstorm against a wall, like heat in a dry land.) You calm the uproar of foreigners. The song of tyrants is silenced like heat that is ⌞reduced⌟ by the shadow of a cloud. ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭25‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭(GW‬‬)

On that day the Lord will use his fierce and powerful sword to punish Leviathan, that slippery snake, Leviathan, that twisting snake. He will kill that monster which lives in the sea. On that day sing about a delightful vineyard. I, the Lord, watch over it. I water it continually. I watch over it day and night so that no one will harm it. I am no longer angry. If only thorns and briars would confront me! I would fight them in battle and set all of them on fire. Or else let them come to me for protection. Let them make peace with me. Yes, let them make peace with me. ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭27‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭(GW) Yes, you are my people. I have covered your shame. I have released my blessing upon you. Walk freely forward in my name. Listen for me as I guide you in our journey. You will grow in my ways. Learn who you are with me. Allow my peace to cover you.

So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭(NIV) Come to the place where you last heard me speak to you. Close your eyes and shutout the distractions. Go back rehash your dream from last night. I was speaking to you, In it are directions for you. Write it out. Follow through with me. Grow in my favor.

What if I had a word for your life? Would you recognize my voice and follow through without fear? If you listen you can hear me speaking to you. Don't ignore me. Listen for my directing. Find me in the written Word and allow me to encourage others through you. Don't run away, but allow me to bring healing. It is time to again be filled with me and wonderous expectation.

So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.” He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” So they said to him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?” He answered them, “I told you already and you did not listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?” ‭‭John‬ ‭9‬:‭24‬-‭27‬ (‭NASB1995‬‬) Don't sit on the runway. It is time for you to take off. Remove the obstacles and move forward. Fly where I show you to fly. Reach those I bring to you for healing. Speak the peace I have given to you. Share wholeness. Allow them to see the Jesus within your life.

Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,  for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow  of your wings until the disaster has passed. I cry out to God Most High, to God, who vindicates me. He sends from heaven and saves me,  rebuking those who hotly pursue me— God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.  I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows,  whose tongues are sharp swords. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;  let your glory be over all the earth. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭57‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭(NIV‬‬)

Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.” And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down. Again the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” “My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭3‬:‭4‬-‭10‬ ‭(NIV) Come to the places where I can meet with you. If you liste...

A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord— and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist. ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭11‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Are you prepared? Are you ready? I have a mantle for you. My covering is now. Are you ready to walk with me in my pathway? Follow where I will have you go. Be courageous in my spirit of gentleness. My spirit will lead you. Walk forward without fear. My son is your example. Go with hi...

Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger. My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me. Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me. I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. I would flee far away and stay in the desert; I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭55‬:‭1‬-‭8‬ ‭(NIV) ‬‬

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭55‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Don't give up. Persevere in what I have shown you. Reach toward the goal, believing my word is true. Feed upon the word as you can share my heart.

I looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne of lapis lazuli above the vault that was over the heads of the cherubim. The Lord said to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in. Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court. Then the glory of the Lord rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the Lord. ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Don't allow the seeds of the enemy to sprout in you. He wishes to kill and steal your joy. I am the way. Come follow what I have. Be like my sheep. Learn my voice and follow. Grow strong in me.

He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so. They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them. The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away, he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha. ‭‭Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭6‬-‭10‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Toss aside your waste and those failures from the past. This is now. This is your time to walk with my freedom. Don't be looking back, but look ahead with me. Go forward. I will lead your way. I will illuminate your pathway.

Come, let’s consider your options, says the Lord. “Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool. If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land. But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword. Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭1‬:‭18‬-‭20‬ ‭(NET) Walk the pathway I have created for you. Listen for my voice directing and encouraging as you move forward. I will provide what you need. Do not walk in fear, but be filled with me. Be  ready to be poured out in my service. I am the  pathway of truth. Walk forward in my grace.

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Don't ignore your dreams. Write them down so you do not forget them. Learn that I am speaking to you, giving directions for living. I am announcing my ways for your life.

After that you will come to the Hill of God where there are Philistine garrisons. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place prophesying. They will be preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres. The Spirit of the Lord will control you, you will prophesy with them, and you will be transformed into a different person. When these signs have happened to you, do whatever your circumstances require because God is with you. ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭10‬:‭5‬-‭7‬ ‭(HCSB) Turn away from the nose and distractions which try to keep you from me. If you listen you can hear my voice speaking to you. Come to the other side and fulfill those things which I have placed within you to accomplish. Feed them my word, as you heal the sick and raise the dead. Speak my word to them.

After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus. ‭‭Mark‬ ‭9‬:‭2‬-‭4‬ (‭NIV) I do not play hide and seek. I am there with you constantly. It is up to you‬‬. Do you wish to find me? or are you satisfied to call upon me when you think you need me? Follow what my word tells you. Allow me to speak through it. Practice what you sense I am speaking to you. Yes, I am there too.

Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” ‭‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭7‬-‭11‬ ‭NIV Are you listening? You need to quiet your internal noise if you expect to hear me. Put aside the mindless chatter and fill yourself with my written word. Feed upon it. I have not changed. I am your gate I am your shepherd.

This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ” John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭3‬:‭3‬-‭6‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Don't walk away. Draw closer and ask for forgiveness. Become what I see Wash yourself in my Word. It is truth. Allow it to feed you what is needed.

The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” ‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭19‬:‭11‬-‭14‬ (‭NIV‬‬) Do not be distracted by the voices who whisper behind your back. They are but accusers. They want your attention. They wi...

Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.’ ‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭(CSBA‬‬) Do not become discouraged, but take the way I have shown you. I will redirect you if you walk off course. You are to be dependent upon me. Allow my Word to work within you. Your dependence upon me will become your strength. Walk in my truth.