The Eye of The Needle

The Eye of The Needle From THE SECRET GATE
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""I remember when I was young and I stood
among the sons of men strong and tall and my
heart was filled with enthusiasm and my life
was given to the purposes of my God. And
upon that day I said unto the Lord, I will do
mighty exploits in the name of my God.
And the Lord came unto me and said, "What
is it, son of man that thou wouldst have?" And
I said, "Lord, if I could only be among those
who play sweetly upon an instrument and who
sing well in the house of the Lord, then I would
I do great things for my God." And the Lord
came unto me and He gave unto me the
desire of my heart.
And He stood me among the sons of men and
He let me play and He let me sing. And I saw
the day when the hearts of men were moved
by that thing which the Lord had given unto
me. And as the hearts of men were moved, I
stood back and I said within myself - now will
I be content for I have been able to move the
hearts of men.
But in my secret hour I bowed my head before
my Lord, and I said, "Lord, Thou hast given
that which I asked for, but tonight my heart is
heavy and I have a longing for something
more." And He came again unto to me in the
night season and He said "Son of man, ask
me again the thing that thou wouldst have of
me."
And I said, "Lord, I see men bowed by burdens
low, I see hearts that are broken - I see
sadness and discouragement - Oh, give me
but the power of the spoken word that I might
speak a word and hearts would be delivered."
And the word of the Lord came unto
me and He said, "Son of Man, I have given
thee the thing that thou hast desired."
And with great joy I marched before the people
of God. And in my youth and my enthusiasm,
I spoke the word and they were delivered.
And I spoke the word and their hearts were
made whole. And I knew it was to bind the
broken hearted - to pour in the oil of joy for
mourning. And while men were praising him
is it thou dost desire?" And in brokenness of
heart I bowed before Him and I said, "God,
only that thing which thou desirest to give unto
me."
And He came unto me and He said, "Come
with me and I will take thee on a journey." And
He took me past my friends and He took me
past those with whom I had contact into the
hourse of the Lord. And He took me into a
desolate place and he caused me to go to a
place alone in the wilderness. And I said,
"Oh, my God, now thou has cut me of from
those I love. What art thou doing unto me?"
And He said, "I take thee to the place that all
men must come to - if their heart's cry is to be
fulfilled." And on a certain hour I bowed
before a gate that is called the eye of the
needle.
And there, before the eye of the needle, I
heard the voice of the Lord say, "Bow low."
And I bowed low. And He said, "No, lower."
And I bowed lower. And He said, "No, yet
lower, thou does not go low enough." And I
went as low as I could go. But I had upon my
back my books of learning. And I had with me
my instruments of music, and I had with me my
gifts and abilities. And He said unto me,
"Thou has too much, thou canst not go through
this gate."
And I said to him, "God, thou hast given me
these books, and thou hast given these abilities."
And He said, "Drop them, or thou dost
not go."
And I dropped them. And I went through a
very small gate that is called the eye of the
needle. And as I went through this gate, I
heard the voice of the Lord say, "Now, rise to
the other side." And as I rose, a very strange
thing had happened to me. For Lo, the gate
that was so small that I must lay aside everything
was so wide that I could not fill it!
And as I stood in the presence of the Lord, I
said, "God, what is this thing that thou hast
done unto me - for my soul is now satisfied.
And He said. "Thou hast come through the
gate of worship - thou hast come through the
gate of worship. Now come up to the circle of
the earth and I will show thee a great mystery.
And I will reveal unto thee the thing which I am
doing among the sons of men.
And I saw a strange thing. I saw my companions
gathered around a very small gate. And
I saw them wringing their hands and crying
and saying one to another, "God has given us
these instruments of war. This sword is my
sword! I will take with me my sword and I will
work with the enemy and I will bring the enemy
up. I can not go through this gate - for if I go
through this gate, I must put down my sword.
I must put down my instruments of war - God
wants me to be a warrior in Israel - therefore
will I not do it!"
And I heard another one say, "Me, lay down
my instruments of music? Lay down all that
God has given to me to go through that silly
little gate? To be nothing other that a bare
man who comes out the other side - stripped
of everything? I can not do this thing. " And I
saw that they stood aside in their pride -
afraid to bow themselves before a very small
gate.
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And then I saw again, as the Lord brought me
closer to the gate, and I saw men bow low -
laying down everything they had. And as they
came through the very wide gate on the other
side - their instruments of music were there,
their swords were there, their books were
there, the power was there.
And the word of the Lord came unto me, "Go
now and tell this people this thing. I have given
unto this people extreme talent and much
ability. I have caused you who are instrumentalists
to play, but I say unto this night - if you
do not come through the very small gate which
is the gate of worship and bow low and lay
before me thine instruments, and thy talents,
and thy abilities, and thy vision, and thy power
- thou shall always be those who will only be
able to minister to the hearts of men and bless
the hearts of men.
But there is a gate open in the church in this
hour which a very small gate and through that
gate only men who are worshippers will go.
And these men will fall on their face before me
and these men will lay their talents before their
God. And these men will say, "God, we will be
worshippers." And through that wide gate
they will come. And as they come through that
wide gate and hear the word of the Lord - they
will arise on the other side - not to minister
unto meen but to minister unto their God.
And I have brought this people together this
night to make unto you a choice. You can
minister unto men and I will cause you to sway
the hearts of men with your talents. Or, you
can go through a very small gate and in
making you worshippers you will minister
unto the King.""

Matt 6:33“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Matthew 6:33 ( NASB )
33“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.


Praising God, shakes off the cares of this world, to rise above our circumstances, this leads into worship, were our soulish nature is left behind, we see who HE is and what He has done . This is where healing starts,
As we press on into the Glory realm, where visions and things of the future are revealed. This is the place that we fallout under the power, but need to stand and walk in the Glory habitation, decree those things that are seen.
As we press on, and on we come to the veil and we go beyond the veil, we can have no sin or self to be behind the veil, We minister to the Lord and talk with Him about the things of the Kingdom of God, beloved can I share with you these thing from behind the veil.

2010 New & Improved JEZEBEL:

2010
New & Improved JEZEBEL:
TO ALL
Pastors! Leaders!

There is a spirit loose that seeks to monopolize your time, your energy and your resources. This spirit manifests itself as helpless and needy. But once it draws you in, it is the furthest thing from helpless or needy. Instead it is strong-willed, stubborn, unrepentant, controlling and manipulative. It's Jezebel...new and improved for the 20th century church.

A few facts about Jezebel:

* Married Ahab king of Israel (1 Kings 16:31)
* FAITHFUL idol worshiper (1 Kings 16:31)
* Enemy of God and His prophets (1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 19:1-2)
* Murderer and master manipulator (1 Kings 22:6-15)
* Unwilling to repent (Revelations 2:20)

This manifestation of Jezebel comes to you hurt and wounded and seeks your counsel and wisdom. They say they desire deliverance; they say they want healing. Oh if this were only true! In Revelations chapter two, the word declares that Jezebel calls herself a prophetess; this is what she calls herself and not what Holy Spirit has declared. So Jezie comes with a self-proclaimed title and a seat in the church.

What this new and improved manifestation of Jezie wants is YOU. She wants your time, she wants your anointing, she wants your attention all of the time. She wants to distract you from the work you were called to do.

The moment you start to pour, you'll discover that the issues are many and deep. There is layer after layer, each more offensive and putrid than the next. You'll pray, you'll minister and eventually the word repent will surface. But that word is rejected. Instead Jezie will continue her tirade of a past deemed unfair and you realize there is no end to the drama. Before you know it; you're spent. Jezie got what she wanted. You. She tied you up and now you're consumed.

Jezie has no regard for your calling. She only seeks to monopolize your time with God, family and the body of Christ. She'll drain you of your resources spiritually and naturally. Ministering to Jezie is equivalent to taking the talent Holy Spirit placed in you and burying it in dry, infertile ground. You'll never see fruit because Jezie is unwilling to repent. She wants to stop the move of God in the earth; she's sent to stop the advancement of the Kingdom through you. Healing is not her goal. Wholeness is not her desire.

Leaders don't be fooled by the shroud of meekness and helplessness! This manifestation pulls at your heart because you truly don't want to see God's people wounded. You desire they walk in healing and wholeness.

Holy Spirit once showed me myself bent over in a corner trying to console this loud, whiny, obnoxious thing. It would not be consoled! The more I tried to help, the louder it became. Holy Spirit slowly stood me straight up and I turned around with a strong awareness that there was something else I needed to tend too. And it wasn't the loud, whiny thing in the corner demanding my attention. It was a distraction. The real work, the greater work was elsewhere and I needed to focus on that.

So today I offer this prayer on your behalf.

I pray that when this manifestation of Jezebel calls your phone, walks in your church, sends you a friend request that alarms, bells and whistles go off in your spirit! I pray that you walk in wisdom and hear God clearly and proceed only as He leads. I pray you see and discern on greater levels! And if you're caught in Jezie's web I pray for your immediate release right now in Jesus' name!

There's work to do man and woman of God.

Don't get thrown by Jezie's new manifestation.

It's something old wrapped in something not so new.

Be blessed,

IN HIS LOVE THE HOLY GHOST..........
Amen Amen, been dealing with this sucker for three years, it will jump from person to person surrounding you. People who have open doors in their lives, most times people don't even know they are being used to get to you.
Cut it off, at the root, give it an assignment to do, if it does not do it, walk on and cut it off. No telephone, email nothing until it does what u told it to do.
Obedience is only way to defeat it

EARTHQUAKE in THE CHURCH - a Word

EARTHQUAKE in THE CHURCH - a Word
-by Phil Buck.

January 27, 2010 - Prayer time for the Church, at our home.

I heard a word in my mind saying, There’s coming an earthquake of the magnitude 7.0 that was experienced in Haiti, only it is coming to the Church. I have sent many warnings down through the portals of time, that this day was coming, and now is here, even at the door. The earthquake will start from outside the Church, and then will permeate the Church from within. Prepare, prepare, there will be destruction as would never have been imagined.

The rubble of the buildings of man will crumble to the ground. The teachings of man will have come full circle. There will be people that have bought into the man system and will be destroyed in the rubble of the collapse, some spiritually and others both spiritually and physically. For they have believed a lie and will suffer the consequences of their doing.

Of those that have escaped, I see a long line extending beyond my vision to see. They are the walking wounded from all religious persuasions, that were not caught up totally in the man-centered religious system of beliefs. But being exposed to the system has left its mark in various forms on each one.

I see this line in my minds eye, people lined up at the entrance to a white tent. This is where they are coming to receive life spiritual life from inside the tent. Those inside the tent are like doctors and nurses, ministering to the wounded, hurting spirits of each one. As they help them heal, with the proper perspective and focus of the gifts they have to offer, then they are sent from the tent whole and ready to minister to others as they were ministered to.

"Now behold the ones on the inside of the tent, before they stepped inside the tent they had nothing to offer in and of themselves, but as they stepped in they received the power to work the works for which I have call them to. This is a special people that have closed themselves up with me. Yes, and some have been in preparation all their lives for this time and this mission".

"I want you to see those in the tent, for they are those that have given everything to Me. These are they that this day I’m calling my people to come out of the religious systems of man and into the marvelous light of my Son Jesus. Will you be counted as numbered among those in the tent? Or will you be one of the many in the long line?"

"Come away with me this day and give your all to me for the line is long and is now just beginning to form. They need your gifts, your love & your sacrifice of service. Will you be there for them?
Or will you be among them?"

-Phil Buck,
Indiana, USA.

Raised the Standard of the Kingdom of God

The Lord has called me to raised the Standard of the KINGDOM of GOD,

He is putting forth the Clarion call for 10,000 sons of God and 10,000 daughters of God to come forth an rally to the standard of the LORD; for the Army of the LORD ( Joel 2: 1-17)has been decreed by I AM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MQWL07MVKQ

Our banner over us is KINGDOM OF GOD

Psalms 110:1 ( NASB ) 1 The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”2 The LORD will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”3 Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power; In holy array, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.

4 The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”

5 The Lord is at Your right hand; He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath.6 He will judge among the nations, He will fill them with corpses, He will shatter the chief men over a broad country.

sons and daughters of the most Holy ONE of Israel,

WAR has been declared by I AM ON THE RELIGIONS AND KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD, KINGDOM of God is at hand, and it is time to Stand to take the Land, the Nations shall come to the LORD.

That every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of lords and King of kings.

Let the sons and daughters of the LORD come forth to DECLARE Let the kingdoms of this world, become the KINGDOMS OF OUR CHRIST."
Thy KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN

OTHERS MAY: You CANNOT

OTHERS MAY: You CANNOT

-by G.D. Watson.

If God has called you to be really like Jesus He will draw you into a life of crucifixion and humility, and put upon you such demands of obedience, that you will not be able to follow other people, or measure yourself by other Christians, and in many ways He will seem to let other people do things which He will not let you do.

Other Christians and ministers, who seem very religious and useful, may push themselves, pull wires, and work schemes to carry out their plans, but you cannot do it, and if you attempt it, you will meet with such failure and rebuke from the Lord as to make you sorely penitent.

Others may boast of themselves, of their work, of their successes, of their writings, but the Holy Spirit will not allow you to do any such thing, and if you begin it, He will lead you into some deep mortification that will make you despise yourself and all your good works.

Others may be allowed to succeed in making money, or may have a legacy left to them, but it is likely God will keep you poor, because He wants you to have something far better than gold, namely, a helpless dependence upon Him, that He may have the privilege of supplying your needs day by day out of an unseen treasury.

The Lord may let others be honored and put forward, and keep you hidden in obscurity, because He wants to produce some choice fragrant fruit for His coming glory, which can only be produced in the shade. He may let others be great, but keep you small. He may let others do a work for Him and get the credit for it, but He will make you work and toil on without knowing how much you are doing; and then to make your work still more precious He may let others get credit for the work which you have done, and thus make YOUR REWARD TEN TIMES GREATER when JESUS COMES.

The Holy Spirit will put a strict watch over you, with a jealous love, and will rebuke you for little words and feelings or for wasting your time, which other Christians never feel distressed over. So make up your mind that God is an Infinitely Sovereign Being, and has a right to do as He pleases with His own. He may not explain to you a thousand things which puzzle your reason in His dealings with you, but if you absolutely sell yourself to be His love slave, He will wrap you up in Jealous Love, and bestow upon you many blessings which come only to those who are in the inner circle.

Settle it forever, then that you are to DEAL DIRECTLY WITH the HOLY SPIRIT, and that He is to have the privilege of tying your tongue, or chaining your hand, or closing your eyes, in ways that He does not seem to use with others. Now, when you are so possessed with the living God that you are, in your secret heart, pleased and delighted over this PECULIAR, PERSONAL, PRIVATE, JEALOUS GUARDIANSHIP and MANAGEMENT OF the HOLY SPIRIT OVER YOUR LIFE, then you will have found the vestibule of Heaven.

-G.D.Watson (1845-1924).

JUDGMENT IS COMING to THE PULPITS of AMERICA -Cindy deVille. (June 8, 2008).

Preface: This is a very intense word and I will not make any excuses for the Spirit of God or attempt to manage Him. I will tell you though that this word came from the depths of God's heart. I felt the same zeal and love that I believe drove Jesus to cleanse the temple. His presence was very heavy upon me as I wrote this...

Judgment Is Coming to the Pulpits of America

"The zeal for My house has consumed Me says the Spirit of God!

The love for My people has overtaken Me!

Therefore I will begin, I will begin, I will begin says the Spirit of God.

I will begin now to cleanse My house, I will call out and I will bring judgment, I will enter in and begin in the pulpits of America! The fear of Me shall hit the five-fold ministry, it will cause many to shudder as I utter My judgments.

The five-fold ministry shall see My judgments.

Those who presume to speak for Me with hidden sin, they will see judgment come to them, swiftly and suddenly!

Those who think they can live in sin, be My mouthpiece and stand in My Holy place with the mask of deception on their face, they shall see My swift judgments! It shall be like an earthquake, and everything shall shake!

Everything shall shake. For I will have My way!

This is a day when I will not tolerate their sin anymore!

NO MORE, NO MORE says the Spirit of the Lord!

For I am coming to My temple and with a great roar!

I will bring fear back to My house again and I will confront and remove the sin that many in the pulpit are living in!

And some shall be examples as Ananais and Saphira.

All that can be shaken will be shaken.

For I will have a Holy people, a Holy nation.

I will have a Glorious Church and I will remove everything and everyone standing in My way. For this is a new day!

You say mercy, mercy, grace, grace

and you think that will erase the hidden sin you continue to live and revel in!

I will have it no more! Your words are nothing to Me, it is your actions that I see! You have trampled on My grace and made a mockery of My mercy and you have taught My people the same and now My name is shamed! Now My people think that I am OK with sin, You have opened the door and let it into My sanctuary, into My Holy place, You have made My house one of disgrace.

You have defiled My house and defiled My people! The sin is destroying My people, destroying My Church and destroying your nation!

I am done with you, and I will have it no more!

No more mercy and no more grace, for you come near to Me with your words but your heart is far, far from Me.

Do you not know that I see everything?

You cannot fool or deceive Me as you do My people, For I AM the God of all truth and I will deal with you!

For I AM a Holy God and My sanctuary shall be holy, and I WILL HAVE A HOLY PEOPLE that they might bear My Glory!

They shall be holy unto Me, therefore I must remove the unclean things!

I will raise up and I will bring down!

I will remove apostle, prophet, pastor, teacher, evangelist from the pulpit, those in the five-fold ministry who are defiling My house and defiling My people. I will have it NO MORE, NO MORE, says the Spirit of the Lord.

My judgment is coming to the pulpits of America.

I will judge, I will cleanse, I will purify!

I have seen in secret and I will reward you openly!

I will expose your sin.

You have fooled My people but you have not fooled Me says the Spirit of God, for I see all things! I see what you have done behind closed doors and I say to you, I WILL HAVE IT NO MORE! For judgment has opened the door and is coming in.

These are not mere words that I speak to you, but watch Me, says the Spirit of God, I will perform My word, and you will know the fear of Me again. For I am the Lord of Glory and this is not as before, this is not as before, this is not as before!!! I am coming to deal with the sin in the pulpits of America, I am coming in to deal with you! I will have it no more, no more says the Spirit of the Lord!

For I am warning you says the Spirit of God, do not step up to the pulpit with hidden sin in your life, for you may not live to see another day for I will have My Church, My way, says the Spirit of Grace.

This is not a game, this is not a game!

All the earth shall know My name!

I am not playing games!"

THE HARNESS of THE LORD

THE HARNESS of THE LORD

-by Bill Britton.

There is a terrific operation of the Spirit going on today to bring

the Sons of God into an absolute confinement to the perfect will of God.

This is the Day of His perfection, the day in which He is preparing the

channel through which He shall pour forth His Glory for all the world to

see. This channel is His Body in the earth, that glorious company of

people who are being conformed through much tribulation and fiery

tests to the image of the Son of God... The weapons of their warfare

are not carnal, natural weapons, but they are mighty weapons,

mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. These are

those who shall "be strong and do exploits."

But before God can commit this great and tremendous ministry into

their hands, they must submit themselves to the discipline of the Lord,

letting Him truly be the Lord of their entire lives. We have long since

dealt with the question of open sin, but now God is dealing with the

inward rebellion of our own wills. Some good Christians are not now

being so dealt with, for they are not in this Firstfruits Company, but

nevertheless there is a real dealing of God going on within those

who are called into the High Calling of God. This is a very real thing,

and is the work of the Refiner's Fire. To those who are going through

it, some of its aspects are horrible, but very necessary, and the end

result thereof is glorious as we are brought into absolute and complete

submission to the will of our Lord.

It was in a minister's conference and convention in Tulsa, Oklahoma

that God gave me a vision which I want to share with you concerning

this harnessing of our own wills. There were more than 30 ministers

present in this particular Thursday morning service, and God, the

Father of spirits, was present to deal with His sons, to correct and

discipline them in absolute obedience to His will. there was such

a stern dealing in the Spirit that no one could go to the pulpit and

minister. There was a reluctance among the ministers to say

anything except that which was directly ordered by the Spirit. And

as those men of God sat there in the awesome presence of Almighty

God, some of them having many years of ministry, some missionaries,

all of them capable of getting up and preaching a powerful sermon,

I was impressed by the way they responded to the discipline of the

Spirit. And in the midst of this terrific dealing of God with our spirits,

the

Holy Ghost gave me this vision.

I SAW the KING'S CARRIAGE

On a dirt road in the middle of a wide field stood a beautiful carriage,

something on the order of a stagecoach, but all edged in gold, and

with beautiful carvings. It was pulled by six large chestnut horses,

two in the lead, two in the middle and two in the rear. But they were

not moving, they were not pulling the carriage, and I wondered why.

Then I saw the driver underneath the carriage, on the ground on his

back, just behind the last two horses' heels. He was working on

something between the front wheels on the carriage. I thought, "My,

he is in a dangerous place; for if one of those horses kicked or

stepped back, they would kill him, or if they decided to go forward,

or got frightened somehow, they would pull the carriage right over

him." But he didn't seem afraid, for he knew that the horses were

disciplined and would not move until he told them to move. The

horses were not stomping their feet nor acting restless, and though

there were bells on their feet, the bells were not tinkling. There were

pom-poms on their harness, over their heads, but the pom-poms

were not moving. They were simply standing still and waiting for

the voice of the Master.

THERE WERE TWO YOUNG COLTS in THE FIELD

As I watched the harnessed horses, I noticed two young colts

coming out of the open field, and they approached the carriage and

seemed to say to the horses: "Come and play with us, we have

many fine games, we will race with you, come catch us." And with

that the colts kicked up their heels, flicked their tails and raced

across the open field. But when they looked back and saw the

horses were not following, they were puzzled.

They knew nothing of the harness, and could not understand why

the horses did not want to play. So they called to them: "Why do

you not race with us? Are you tired? Are you to weak? Do you not

have strength to run? You are much too solemn, you need more joy

in life." But the horses answered not a word, nor did they stomp

their feet or toss their heads. But they stood, quiet and still, waiting

for the voice of the Master.

Again the colts called to them: "Why do you stand in the hot sun?

Come over here in the shade of this nice tree. See how green the

grass is? You must be hungry, come and feed with us, it is so

green and so good. You look thirsty, come drink of one of our many

streams of cool clear water." But the horses answered them not

so much as a glance, but stood still, waiting for the command to

go forward with the King.

COLTS IN the MASTER'S CORRAL

And then the scene changed, and I saw lariat nooses fall around the

necks of the two colts. They were led off to the Master's corral for

training and discipline. How sad they were as the lovely green fields

disappeared, and they were put into the confinement of the Corral

with its brown dirt and high fence. The colts ran from fence to fence,

seeking freedom, but found that they were confined to this place

of training. And then the trainer began to work on them, with His

whip and His bridle. What a death for those who had been all their

lives accustomed to such a freedom! They could not understand

for this torture, this terrible discipline. What crime had they done

to deserve this? Little did they know of the responsibility that was

to be theirs when they had submitted to the discipline, learned to

perfectly obey the Master, and finished their training. All they knew

was that this processing was the most horrible thing they had ever known.

SUBMISSION and REBELLION

One of the colts rebelled under training, and said, "This is not

for me. I like my freedom, my green hills, my flowing streams of fresh

water. I will not take any more of this confinement, this terrible

training." So he found a way out, jumped the fence and ran happily

back to the meadows of grass. I was astonished that the Master let

him go, and went not after him. But He devoted His attention to the

remaining colt.

This colt, though he had the same opportunity to escape, decided

to submit his own will, and learn the ways of the Master. This

training got harder than ever, but he was rapidly learning more and

more how to obey the slightest wish of the Master, and to respond

to even the quietness of His voice. And I saw that had there been

no training, no testing, there would have been neither submission

nor rebellion from either of the colts. For in the field they did not

have the choice to rebel or submit. they were sinless in their

innocence. But when brought to the place of testing and training

and discipline, then was made manifest the obedience of one and

the rebellion of the other. And though it seemed safer not to come

to the place of discipline because of the risk of being found

rebellious, yet I saw that without this there could be no sharing of

His glory, no sonship.

INTO the HARNESS

Finally this period of training was over. Was he now rewarded with

His freedom, and sent back to the fields? Oh no. But a greater

confinement than ever now took place, as a harness dropped about

his shoulders. Now he found there was not even the freedom to run

about the small corral, for in the harness he could only move

where and when his Master spoke. And unless the Master spoke,

he stood still

.

The scene changed, and I saw the other colt standing on the side

of a hill, nibbling at some grass. Then across the fields, down the

road came the Kings carriage, drawn by six horses. With amazement

he saw that in the lead, on the right side, was his brother colt, now

made strong and mature on the good corn in the Master's stable.

He saw the lovely pom-poms shaking in the wind, noticed the

glittering gold bordered harness about his brothers, heard the

beautiful tinkling of the bells on his feet. And envy came into his

heart. Thus he complained to himself: "Why has my brother been

so honored, and I am neglected? they have not put bells on MY

feet, nor pom-poms on MY head. the master has not given ME the

wonderful responsibility of pulling His carriage, nor put about ME

the gold harness.

Why have they chosen my brother instead of me?" And by the

Spirit the answer came back to me as I watched. "Because one

submitted to the will and discipline of the Master, and one rebelled,

thus has one been chosen and the other set aside."

A FAMINE in THE LAND

Then I saw a great drought sweep across the countryside, and the

green grass became dead, dry, brown and brittle. The little streams

of water dried up, stopped flowing, and there was only a small muddy

puddle here and there. I saw the little colt (I was amazed that it never

seemed to grow or mature) as he ran here and there, across the

fields looking for fresh streams and green pastures, finding none.

Still he ran, seemingly in circles, always looking for something to

feed his famished spirit. But there was a famine in the land, and

the rich green pastures and flowing streams of yesterday were not

to be had. And one day the colt stood on the hillside on weak and

wobbly legs, wondering where to go next to find food, and how to

get strength to go. It seemed like there was no use, for good food

and flowing streams were a thing of the past, and all the efforts to

find more only taxed his waning strength. Suddenly he saw the

King's carriage coming down the road, pulled by six great horses.

And he saw his brother, fat and strong, muscles rippling, sleek

and beautiful with much grooming. His heart was amazed and

perplexed, and he cried out: "My brother, where do you find the

food to keep you strong and fat in these days of famine? I have run

everywhere in my freedom, searching for food, and I find none.

Where do you, in your awful confinement, find food in this time of

drought? Tell me, please, for I must know!" And then the answer

came back from a voice filled with victory and praise: "In my

Master's House, there is a secret place in the confining limitations

of His stables where He feeds me by His own hand, and His granaries

never run empty, and His well never runs dry." And with this the

Lord made me to know that in the day when people are weak and

famished in their spirits - in the time of spiritual famine, that those

who have lost their own wills, and have come into the secret place

of the Most High, into the utter confinement of His perfect will,

shall have plenty of the corn of Heaven, and never ending flow of

fresh streams of revelation by His Spirit. Thus the vision ended.

INTERPRETATION of THE VISION

"Write the vision and make it plain upon tables, that he may run

that readeth it." (Hab.2:2). "Harness the horses: and get up, ye

horseman." (Jer.46:4). I am sure that many of you who can hear

what the Spirit saith to the Church, have already seen what God

was showing in the vision. But let me make it plain. Being born into

the Family of God, feeding in the green pastures and drinking of the

many streams of the unfolding revelation of His purpose is fine and

wonderful. but it is not enough. While we were children, young and

undisciplined, limited only by the outer fence of the Law and ran

around the limits of the pastures (that kept us from getting into the

dark pastures of poison weeds), He was content to watch us develop

into young manhood, spiritually speaking. But the time came to

those who fed in His pastures, and drank from His streams, when

they were to be brought into the discipline or "child training" for the

purpose of making them mature sons. Many of the children today

cannot understand why some of those who have put on the harness

of God cannot get excited by many religious games and the playful

antics of the immature. They wonder why the disciplined ones run

not after every new revelation or feed on every opportunity to engage

in seemingly "good and profitable" religious activities. They wonder

why some will not race with them in their frantic effort to build great

works and great and notable ministries. They cannot understand

the simple fact that this company of saints is waiting for the voice

of the Master, and they do not hear God in all this outward activity.

They will move in their time, when the Master speaks. But not before,

though many temptations come from the playful colts. And the colts

cannot understand why those who seemingly appear to have great

abilities and strength are not putting it to good use. "Get the

carriage on the road," they say, but the disciplined ones, those in

God's harness, know better than to move before they hear the voice

of the Master. They will move in His time, with purpose and great

responsibility.

And the Lord made me to know that there were many whom He

had brought into training who had rebelled against the discipline,

the chastising of the Father. They could not be trusted with the

great responsibility of mature sonship, so He let them go back to

their freedom, back to their religious activities and revelations and

gifts. They are still His people, still feeding in His pastures, but He

has set them aside from the great purposes for this end of the age.

So they revel in their freedom, feeling that they were the Chosen

Ones with the many streams of living water, not knowing that they

have been set aside as unfit for His great work in this end of the age.

He showed me that through the chastising seems grievous for the

time, and the discipline hard to endure, yet the result with all the

glory of sonship is worth it all, and the glory to follow far exceeds the

suffering we endure. And though some lose even their lives in this

training, yet they will share alike in the glory of His eternal purposes.

So faint not saints of God, for it is the Lord that doth bring thee into

confinement, and not thine enemy. It is for thy good, and for His

glory, so endure all things with praises and thanksgiving that He

hath counted thee worthy to share His glory! Fear thou not the

whip in His hand, for it is not to punish thee, but to correct and

train thee, that thou mightest come into submission to His will,

and be found in His likeness in that hour. Rejoice thou in thy trials,

in all thy tribulations, and glory thou in His cross, and in the

confining limitations of His harness, for He hath chosen thee and

He hath taken upon Himself the responsibility of keeping thee

strong and well fed. So lean thou upon Him, and trust not in thine

own ability and thine own understanding. So shalt thou be fed, and

His hand shall be upon thee, and His glory shall overshadow thee

and shall flow through thee as it goes forth to cover the earth.

Glory to God! Bless the Lord, He's wonderful! Let Him be Lord of

your life, friends, and complain not at that which He bringeth to

pass in your life.

PLENTY in THE TIME of FAMINE

For in the hour when famine sweeps the land, He shall feed by His

own hand those who are submitted to His perfect will, and who

dwell in the secret place of the Most High. When terror stalks the

land, those in His harness shall not be afraid, for they shall feel

His bit and bridle and know the guidance of His Spirit. When others

are weak and frail and fearful, there shall be those who shall be

strong in the power of His might, and shall lack for no good thing.

In the hour when the traditions of the religious systems have proven

false, and their streams have dried up, then His Chosen Ones shall

speak forth with the true Word of the Lord. So rejoice, sons of God,

that you have been chosen by His grace for this great work in this last

hour.

The fence which kept the colts in their own meadows and their own

pastures mean nothing to the team in the harness, for the gates

open to them, and they go forth pulling the King's carriage into

many strange and wonderful places. They do not stop to eat the

poison weeds of sin, for they feed only in the Master's stables.

These fields they trample under their feet as they go forth on the

King's business. And so to those who are brought into absolute

subjection to His will, there is no law. For they move in the Grace

of God, led only by His Spirit where all things are lawful but not all

things are expedient. This is a dangerous realm for the undisciplined,

and many have perished in sin as they leaped over the fence without

His harness and His bridle. Some have thought themselves as

being completely harnessed and submissive to Him, only to find

that in some avenue of their lives there dwelled rebellion and self-

will. Let us wait before Him until He puts His noose around us and

draws us to His place of training. And let us learn of the dealings

of God and the movings of His Spirit until at last we feel His harness

drop about us, and hear His voice guiding us. Then there is safety

from the traps and pitfalls of sin, and then we shall abide in His

House forever!

-SOURCE: 'The Church in Action',

PO Box 707,

Springfield, MO. 65801