A Very Personal Word

Me: Good morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for this new day. Thank you for every blessing you have poured upon us, and for your loving kindness. I love you Lord.

Lord: Good morning son. Welcome to the club this morning and thank you for walking with us this morning. We love these times spent with you, and the conversations we have. Please keep sharing with us and we will continue to share with you.

I know you are struggling with some of the passages you are reading in the Bible, but as I said before, hang in there and do not worry too much about what you think it means. Just absorb it and hold it for a time when you will need it and I will make it meaningful. You see, my word was given in many different circumstances, and through many different people. Although every word is inspired, not every word is relevant to you at this moment in time. When it is needed I will open it for you. In the meantime it is food for your spirit and an extra layer of defence against the flaming darts of the evil one.

The words of Jeremiah, and the words of Ezekiel, which you are reading at this time, are particularly pertinent for the world today. For my wrath is against those who do evil things and live godless lives, following the evil ways of the devil. Stand aside from these evil deeds and have nothing to do with them. Focus upon Jesus who is your saviour and listen to me as I speak to you.

My work for you at this time is gathering in the harvest! Throughout your ministry you have been in a ploughing and sowing situation. The land you have ploughed has been hard like rock, and the roots of evil that have had to be dug up have been deep rooted, but you remained at the task until it was done, and have sown a seed which will itself take root, and in the years to come flourish. This time, since you moved, has been an important time in your ministry. I have given it to you to recover, rest, and be refreshed.  What lies ahead is a time of gathering in, a harvest.

As you use this time of rest, draw near to me and drink of the water of life I give you. Feed on the word I speak to you. Grow strong in the strength I give you, for what is needed of you in the months ahead does not need human strength and endurance, but the strength that only I can give.

Many years ago now, your sister received a vision from me. It was of you, standing on a hill, with your hands in the air, powerful for the Lord. The road you have travelled has not been an easy one, and the task to which I call you, will not be easy, but if you stay close to me, and use the power I give you, then together we will complete the task, and gather into my kingdom those whom I am saving.

I give you a new name, "Benaiah!" Do not be afraid, for no one shall be able to stand before you. My Word shall be a two-edged sword in your hand, and my Spirit shall go before you, cleaving a way through into the lion's den. There you must rescue those who are enslaved by sin, and in the power of the Evil One.

Use a part of your time with me each day to keep the channel between us clean and open, so that my Spirit can flow freely at all times. Listen to my commands to you and act upon them.

Me: Lord, I really don't see myself as a fighter, more as a plodder!

Lord: That's right son, you are a plodder! You set out to do something and you stick at it until it is done. But you are also a soldier prepared to do battle. The name your mother gave you is Martin. Martin means 'warlike'. St Martin was a Roman soldier and a great man, who found that the battle against sin was a battle worth fighting.

Remember, as you go where I send you, that those who you are going to rescue, are my beloved children. Allow my love to flow through you and bring them gently home. I love you, and I love them.

Word for Today

Me: Good morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for this fresh new day. Help me Lord to stay close to you today and to be in the centre of your will. I love you Lord.

Lord: Good morning Martin. Welcome to the club this morning and thank you for joining us on our walk. Stay close to me this day and I will keep you in the centre of my will. I love you.

About the blog Martin, I want you to continue publishing each day I give you something. No, it's right you don't know who sees it, or will see it in future. That is for me to decide! Just be faithful and publish what I give you. No word of mine falls on barren land. Every seed I sow takes root and come to life. Sometimes it takes a lifetime for it to flower! In others the seed takes root quickly, and the plant grows tall and straight. But the growth of my seed is not the responsibility of the sower; that is my part. It's up to me.

I want my whole church to realise that no proclamation of my truth ever falls on deaf ears. Yes, there are those who pass it over or who turn their backs, but always there is someone who takes the word away with them, and ponders it and feeds on it. When you are weak and you feel you have failed, is the moment I am strong, and where success is found. Do not be discouraged. Hold fast and keep proclaiming.

At this time I am drawing in those whom I have called, those to whom the word was delivered some time ago. Though it appears nothing happened, I have been working on that seed and giving it growth. Be prepared for those on the fringes of the kingdom to suddenly come alive, and break into a run that will bring them straight into the arms of Jesus! Rejoice with them and be glad.

Those who harvest this time, will gather in those who they did not sow. Others will reap a harvest from those you have sown. Rejoice that you have had your part in their salvation, whether sowing or reaping. The important thing is that the harvest is full!

When Paul wrote his letters to the various churches, he wanted them to be read to the whole church and to be shared among the congregations, but he had no idea that they would be continually read down 2000 years! The same is true of the blog and the books I give you; they are not just for today's readership, but for all who I direct to find and read them. My words are eternal, spoken outside of time. Remember that, as you write them down.

Be encouraged and build each other up in faith and boldness. Move forward like a mighty army and claim the land back for me. Open up communication lines, that my word for today may be heard and read in every corner of the world. I love you.

Go out in Tears, But Return with Joy

Me: Good morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for allowing me to join you on that fantastic walk in the stillness of this Bank Holiday Monday. I love you Lord.

Lord: Good morning Martin. Welcome to the club this morning and thank you for your company.

I love all whom I have made. There has never been anyone made that I have not loved as a father loves his child. I long to bless all my children, but alas, for some, the blessing slips off, as they resist me and walk the other way. Every day my heart is broken again, as I watch those I love walking the path of disobedience. Until you understand the lengths I went to in order to bring you to me, you cannot fully understand the lengths I go to, to save the foulest and most persistent sinner. Because of the path they follow they shall eat the fruits of their sin and die in a bath of riches, which others will take from them, leaving them naked, to return to the dust from which I took them. In a generation they will be forgotten by men and their lives will be as though they had never been.

Blessed are those who walk close to me and live in the fear of the Lord their God. My blessing rests upon them and upon all the fruits of their labour. Blessings and riches are being stored up for you in the Kingdom of God. Your life is like a vine, full of fruit, and your children are like new shoots growing strong in the light of my love. All that you build with me will stand for ever, and as you stand guard over others, I will stand with you. I give strength to those who toil, and sleep to the weary, and those who fear me are never put to shame.

I want to give you a new slant on the harvest, for I am sending labourers into the harvest fields, who are filled with tears. These are tears for the lost and the dying, for those who have turned their back upon Me. They go out weeping. But because of their faithfulness to me, I shall cause them to return with singing and dancing for the seeds they have sown, even that which fell on poor soil, has germinated and they carry in the sheaves with them. Many will be gathered in who were once thought lost, because of the faithfulness of those who fear me.

Rise early and sow the seeds of my love. Gather in those I give to you and return in joy as the barns of the kingdom of Heaven are filled to the brim. For I will bless those whom I will bless, and I will save those whom I will save and my love and bounty shall be seen in all the earth. I will turn your tears into laughing and your sorrows into joy.

Jesus: 

My blessing I give to you.
Peace is my gift to you.
Your tears are turned to joy,
and your sorrows into laughter.
My healing rests upon you.
Your pain will be remembered no more.
For I have loved you with an everlasting love,
and I have prepared for you a place,
near to the heart of My Father,
because I love you.

Me: Thank you Lord, I love you.

The Harvest is Ready

A time is coming, and is near at hand when my spirit will sweep not just through this land, but through the whole world. The harvest is near and I am even now employing labourers for the harvest field. I require those who will devote their hearts to me and listen to my voice. I require those who will faithfully do the things I command them. I am not interested in denominational ties, or race, or colour. I purpose to bring into my kingdom those who call themselves Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, and all the other religions of the world. Indeed even atheists, Communists and those opposed to religion will meet with my son Jesus and be attracted to Him. Any who call upon the name of Jesus for help will be able to receive full salvation through Him. Jesus is the key to the revival that is to come. No one can come to  God except through Him. Do not be distracted by teaching that calls upon saints or angels. It is my beloved son Jesus, who has brought salvation, through the Cross. All who turn to Him will be saved. Those who need healing will find healing through the blessed name of Jesus and his name alone.

    Hold onto My Word, which points to Jesus, both Old and New Testaments. Remember also that I made man to worship me, and I love to hear the praises of my people. I join in their praises and love them. I ride on their songs and music as if on the wings of an Eagle.

    Satan cowers and shrinks back into the dark when my people praise me with all their hearts. Many of my people are held in bondage by him because they have forgotten their first love and have neglected to praise me. Set my people free, and bind up Satan, for he is a defeated foe. His end was secured by Jesus on the Cross, and the very least in the Kingdom of Heaven can banish him from their presence by calling on the blessed name of Jesus. His work is to chain up, to deceive, and to tell lies. Go forth and destroy the works of Satan with the whole truth of Jesus.

    I am raising up in this generation prophets, pastors, evangelists and teachers. Each of them needs to be covered in prayer and supported in every way, so that they may fulfil the ministry I have called them to. That support will no longer come from establishments and religious organisations, who can cut them off with out a thought or a prayer. It must come from the faithful who are listening to my voice and following my lead.

    I need every group throughout the world, who faithfully meet together, to pray, be they a house group or a congregation of the faithful. I need them to concentrate their prayers on supporting the new generation of Christian leaders I am raising up and sending out. Let them seek me, and I will guide their prayers.

    Foremost amongst your teaching must be teaching on how to hear my voice, how to read my word, and how to pray. You must encourage worship through music. However I want you to stay away from 'methods, formulas and mindless ritual'. I am real and I want our relationship to be real.

    Bless one another, as I have blessed you. Do not think that a blessing is the private domain of priests. Everyone should bless one another and be a blessing to those around them, for in doing this they are copying the Godhead. We live as a close family unit and have a perfect relationship of love. That love is a source of blessing to us and to those we touch. We would that all men and women that we have created in our image, would live in this state of pure love and harmony. Jesus taught his disciples to "Love one another as He has loved them". That is what I still require of all my children, that love abounds amongst them.

Raise a Banner for Christ

2010
Friday, 29 January
04:59:13

Me: Good Morning Lord. Thank you for waking me this morning and for giving us this new day. I praise you Lord, for being you, and thank you for making man in your image. I Love you Lord.

Time of praise based on Psalms 133 to 137

Lord: Good morning son, welcome to the 5 o'clock club, Thank you for your praise.

I want to talk to you about mission today. The biggest problem with the word Mission is that it has been applied by so many, to mean something it isn't. The Mission of the Church is to proclaim Jesus Christ and Him crucified. It is about speaking the Good News so that all who hear it are left in no doubts about the destructive nature of sin and man's need to repent before me, and receive the forgiveness I am offering. It's about leading the repentant sinner to Jesus, and He will do the rest. Missions are making that possible. Mission is not about bums on seats, or about 'growing the church'. Mission is about Jesus and Salvation. As soon as the focus is moved from Jesus, the power goes out and it becomes no more than an average event. Churches do not need a mission statement. You have one already in the creeds of the Church, which have stood the test of time. Mission is caught from me. When I place a yearning to see souls saved and brought into my Kingdom, the seeds of Mission are sown in your hearts. It begins in prayer, as you build your relationship with me and my Son Jesus. As that relationship grows, so the yearning for souls grows, because that is the yearning of my heart. You must never 'move on' from prayer. Prayer is the bedrock of your relationship with me. Yes, it is where you start, but it is also where it ends, and at every stage. Always pray, even when I am doing other things with you. Prayer is the footings of your building. Footings firmly planted in the Rock that is Jesus.

The walls must rise next from the firm foundations. The walls are the Word of God which provide you with everything you need in a hostile environment. The Word protects you from the attacks of Satan, by bouncing the arrows of the Evil One right back at him. When the devil attacked Jesus in the desert, he used my Word as a shield and a sword. Soak up my word and make it a part of who you are. Let my words be on your lips day and night. Meditate on my Word.

When the walls have risen strong and tall, firm on the rock that cannot be moved, then I give confidence. Confidence, not in your own strength or the might of your arm, but confidence in Jesus and His work of salvation, bought at the price of his life on the Cross. Confidence in my word to you, that stands and remains, long after the pronouncements of the 'wise' have been shown up for what they are, the babblings of the ignorant.

Place a banner on your ramparts, that all may see, the Cross of Jesus lifted high. Proclaiming to all peoples that this is a temple of God's Holy Spirit, a place where Jesus is honoured and proclaimed. The banner will attract two sorts of people. Those who are seeking me. They will see your light shining in the dark place they are, and like a moth, will be drawn to the light. Open the doors to all who come seeking me, feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, bind up the broken and give my rest to those who are weary. Let your tower of strength in Jesus become a tower of refuge and healing. The second type of person attracted to the banner, are the scoffers, who come to ridicule and jeer. They are far too 'wise' in their own eyes, to venture too close, and will throw stones at the walls, from afar. They will see no invitation in the open door, nor will they hinder or distract those who are seeking me for their eyes, are focused on Jesus. Do not waste time on the scoffers and those who throw stones at the Word of God; leave them to me! Open wide the gates to those who seek me, and you will have plenty to do, and much to praise me for. My barns are now ready for the harvest to be gathered in. Pray the Lord of the harvest to send labourer into his fields. Let them sing as they work. Let them shout for joy. Let them dance on their journey, as they bring in the sheaves. The halls of heaven always ring with constant praise, but now on earth, even the very foundations of the earth, will shake with the sound of a great shout, as the people I am calling, respond and turn to me.

When Jesus came to earth, and was born in Bethlehem, the impression is that he was unexpected, that his own people, the Jews, had stopped looking for him, but this was not the case. The flame of hope was always alight, and I had raised up those who would respond when he came. Simple folk like the shepherds, wise men like the Magi, and holy men and women like Simeon and Anna. When Jesus comes again, he will come unannounced, but will not be unexpected or unlooked for. Keep awake and always watchful. Read the signs, and be ready for the great shout of praise when he appears.

Lift High The Cross Hymn

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
Till all the world adore His sacred Name.

Led on their way by this triumphant sign,
The hosts of God in conquering ranks combine.

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
Till all the world adore His sacred Name.

Each newborn servant of the Crucified
Bears on the brow the seal of Him Who died.

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
Till all the world adore His sacred Name.

O Lord, once lifted on the glorious tree,
As Thou hast promised, draw the world to Thee.

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
Till all the world adore His sacred Name.

So shall our song of triumph ever be:
Praise to the Crucified for victory.

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
Till all the world adore His sacred Name.