the FireCarrier

When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. He said to them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables, so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.”” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭4:10-12‬ ‭(NET)‬‬ Come and sit with me. Listen for my voice as I whisper direction and encouragement into your future. Sit with me. Shhhh. There is no need for you to explain. Be forgiven and secure in the aura of my smile. I will teach you the lessons you need to know. My love covers over the insecurities. My love brings healing and wholeness. Come and sit with me. Allow me to heal you.

Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.   Simon and his companions searched for him. When they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.”  He replied, “Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do.” So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭1:35-39‬ ‭(NET‬‬)

Therefore if you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, sharing in His resurrection from the dead], keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:1‬ (‭AMP)‬‬ Experience me. Learn to expect me to come and fill you. Ask me into your everyday life and see if I will not show myself. Look about and see my handiwork. Inhale the breath of my Sprit. He will take you into places where you can grow. He will cleanse you from the grime of this world. Come expectantly and receive what I have for you.

But the Lord said to Samuel, Don’t be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16:7‬ ‭(NET‬‬) It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.), because the sun was obscured; and the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two [from top to bottom]. And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit!” Having said this, He breathed His last.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭23:44-46‬ ‭(AMP‬‬) It's time to ask, Where do you stand? Don't use words in giving your answer, but in demonstration. Toss aside the covering of vague answers. Dress in the holiness of my Word and cover yourself with my blood. I am yet looking at your heart.

The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see the branch of an almond tree.” Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am [actively] watching over My word to fulfill it.”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭1:11-12‬ ‭(AMP‬‬) Allow me to teach you beyond what you think you know. I will show you places and people. I will take you into new realms. I will cover you in oil and gold dust, but mostly I will reveal myself to you. Allow my love for people embrace your actions.

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand. The Father and I are one. ‭‭John‬ ‭10:27-30‬ ‭(NET‬‬) Come sit with me. Allow me to bring healing to your heart. Keep your focus upon Me and my ways and not what the enemy broadcasts. Listen for my voice as I guide you into the pathway. I am the way you should go. When needed I will give specific direction, but you will need to listen and respond else the enemy will distract you. Know my voice and respond to my correction.

Gideon said to him, If you really are pleased with me, then give me a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me. ‭‭Judges‬ ‭6:17‬ ‭(NET‬‬) Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise. For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”” 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 (NET)

He also said to them, A lamp isn’t brought to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand? For nothing is hidden except to be revealed, and nothing concealed except to be brought to light. If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen! And he said to them, Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you. For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. ‭‭Mark‬ ‭4:21-25‬ ‭(NET‬‬) Now is not the time to give up. Continue to look for me, expecting me to answer. I will whisper my secrets to you. I will come to you in dreams and visions. I will wrap you in my cloak of protection. Watch for me and I will be found.

Citizens of Zion, rejoice! Be glad because of what the Lord your God has done! For he has given to you the early rains as vindication. He has sent to you the rains – both the early and the late rains as formerly. The threshing floors are full of grain; the vats overflow with fresh wine and olive oil. I will make up for the years that the ‘arbeh-locust consumed your crops – the yeleq-locust, the hasil-locust, and the gazam-locust – my great army that I sent against you. You will have plenty to eat, and your hunger will be fully satisfied; you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has acted wondrously in your behalf. My people will never again be put to shame. You will be convinced that I am in the midst of Israel. I am the Lord your God; there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame. After all of this I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your elderly will have revelatory dreams; your young men will see propheti...

Look up and out the window before you. See my nature as it opens and continues. Release the mess which clouds over you. See if I will not answer. I will swoop in and be your covering. I will yet be your protector and provider. Yes. I stand before you to show you the way. Be open and subtle and you will hear my whispering to you.

The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty, the Lord is robed, he wears strength around his waist. Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved. Your throne has been secure from ancient times; you have always been king. The waves roar, O Lord, the waves roar, the waves roar and crash. Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, Lord sits enthroned in majesty. The rules you set down are completely reliable. Holiness aptly adorns your house, O Lord, forever. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭93:1-5‬ ‭(NET‬‬)

After all this Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of one hundred ten. They buried him in his allotted territory in Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. Israel worshiped the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had experienced firsthand everything the Lord had done for Israel. The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the part of the field that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of money. So it became the inheritance of the tribe of Joseph. Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they buried him in Gibeah in the hill country of Ephraim, where his son Phinehas had been assigned land. ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭24:29-33‬ (‭NET‬‬) It's ok to look back, but do not get caught there. Bury the bones of your past in the past. I am leading you to where you are to be now. I am ever-revealing your d...

Why do you say you don’t hear me and yet I hear you talk with me. Expect me to communicate with you. Speak my voice with confidence. Reflect my ways. I am hoovering over you. Look beyond what you see. I am everywhere you walk each day. I am your covering.

Now obey the Lord and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the Lord. If you have no desire to worship the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord! Joshua 24:14-15 (NET)

Again the next day John was standing there with two of his disciples. Gazing at Jesus as he walked by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”” ‭‭John‬ ‭1:35-36‬ (‭NET‬‬) Recognize me. Apply my ways to your life. Wrap your heart not only in truth, but with my compassion. Let my peace flow from wherever you are travelling. Bring them to me.

But God,  being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are saved! – and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:4-8‬ ‭(NET‬‬)

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 (NET) Don’t be confused, but follow me. Soak in my presence and absorb my ways. Allow me to wash you. My cleansing removes past stains. Be found fruitful in the small things of life. Take the step into something new and see if I am not already there, awaiting you.

Don’t wait. Let there be no hesitation in doing what I speak to you. Reach out. Walk among the waters and bring them to me. Let forgiveness and restoration abound. My Word is true and pure. Be washed in it.

It’s time to set aside the fear the enemy has placed before you. but keep your eyes upon my ways and my Word. Your victory lies with me. Don’t listen to the lies he brings, but stay focused in Me. Devour my word. Let it guide you and become your protection and sword. It’s time to stop being reactive, but follow what I’ve set forth. I tell you again, but fear not the lying ways of my enemy. It’s time to stand firm in me.

The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork. Day after day it speaks out; night after night it reveals his greatness. There is no actual speech or word, nor is its voice literally heard. Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun. Like a bridegroom it emerges from its chamber; like a strong man it enjoys running its course. It emerges from the distant horizon, and goes from one end of the sky to the other; nothing can escape its heat. The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced. The Lord’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord’s commands are pure and give insight for life. The commands to fear the Lord are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy and absolutely just. Psalms 19:1-9 (NET)