Deeper and
yet Deeper Still
by Mary Lindow
It
will be an era like none other. The
setting forth of a new and fresh openness to God's supreme directions. A shaking off of youthful folly and petty
"scrapping" over who imparts the greatest message or anointing.
As
the Lord continues to shake out and stir up the dross in the life of each
believer there will be a corresponding stirring again to deep repentance. Believers will come out of their groggy
existence and begin to allow the deep purging and removal of fleshy perceptions
about whom God has blessed and whom God might use for his glory, and for His
purposes.
Instead
of well planned out speaking rosters for heavily and slickly advertised
conference invitations, there will continue to be spontaneous and Divinely
orchestrated gatherings throughout all nations.
It
has already begun in several unannounced convocations. It is being lit and ignited by the very hand
of a Sovereign and brilliantly strategic God.
Gatherings
large and small, in halls, homes, and barns, have become a focus of God's
heart. He indeed has an agenda. It is to call the bride, His beloved, the one
He lavishly spent all of his life's blood upon, to rise up from her slumber and
be shaken and stirred to see that He is beckoning her deeper and yet deeper
still......to enter into a place of profound grace, mercy, and safety.
As
the cry of repentance from dead works, and foolish masterminding of plans and
programs that only led the bride into morbid obesity, is stirred in the hearts
of those ailing and sickened by the results of such overindulgence, deeper and
deeper still will the Spirit of God draw his people into a communion of body,
spirit, and soul, with his plan and purpose.
Those
that wait upon the Lord in their gatherings, in their brokenness, in their
humility, will begin to experience a hush of holiness falling upon their gatherings.
The hovering presence of the pleasure of God will invade and permeate the
hearts of those who have come simply to fellowship in the power of His word and
the presence of His Holiness.
The Weight of His Glory
This
is not to be confused with what has been termed "The Anointing" or "The Holy
Spirit Falling Upon God's People."
Not
a whisper, not a sound, not a song, nor a shout will be needed. I have been in meetings the past year, while
on ministry assignments or as an attendee where believers who chose to enter
into repentance and allowed the "Dross work" of God to have full access to
every corner of their souls, where without warning or fanfare, weightiness invaded
the room, the conference, or the meeting halls.
It
was as if a drenching tangible mass of warmth and comfort wrapped itself around
every human being present. It mattered
not whether they were youthful or stooped over in the aging of their bodies.
The
weight of the very glory and magnificence of the Supreme Being, The Sovereign
One was unmistakable. Complicit
stillness and sweetness flowed into and out of every soul present. All who were
sitting or standing in this weight of glory did not need anyone to tell them
the phenomenon that transcended man's orchestration was happening.
It
did not last 5 minutes, 10 minutes, for 15 minutes. It came in waves and
beckoned with the mercy fragrance that only The Still Small Voice can infuse a
room with.
It
seems that the more willing the hearts of those in these gatherings who would
simply sit in the weight of this glorious silence, the richer and deeper the
peace became.
And
then again, the Sweet song of the Lord would begin to sing out over the people
and the people would begin to sing out the sweet song of repentance and
devotion unto the Lord. It transcended ethnic backgrounds, national or
international expressions, and human languages.
Deeper
and yet deeper still His presence, His glory, His weightiness would hover.
In
one such meeting the waiting in His glory, in His presence, waiting upon Him,
lasted for 45 minutes. No one wanted to leave, and no one had any personal
formats, styles, preferences or agenda.
"Be
still!" the Lord said. "Be still and
know." "That I am God!"
Heart Wrenching Repentance
"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that
times of refreshing may come from the Lord. Acts 3:19
There
have been voices in the body of Christ crying out that she must repent for her
sluggishness, smugness, and presumption. These voices will be amplified and
multiplied throughout the year. There
will be required by the Lord, a setting apart in the heart of every believer.
The
call to separate the coarse and dry husks of chaff, suffocating the grain of
their lives, which was meant to be made into the bread of life so that others
may taste of true and sweet communion with the living God.
Deeper
and deeper still will the call to shake off slumber, to once and for all lay
down the sins and arrogance that so the easily traps and ensnares the life of
the bride.
The
life of each believer will be tested and the dross, the presumption, and entitlement
will be refined away in the lives of those who count themselves as servants of
Christ, not simply fans of Christ.
The Greater the Surrender,
the Greater the Increase of His Glory
As
each member of the body of Christ willingly steps in to the full scan of the
Holy Spirit's convicting radiance, a fresh awakening of the empowering courage and
strength of Christ as the glorious bridegroom will be brought to the forefront.
He
will be the central focus and no longer will the bride lag behind in adolescent
drudgery and laziness.
Wave
upon wave of adoration will be lifted up as a love sacrifice to the Beloved
One. And the weight of His glory will shake and rock religious agendas until
they crumble and strip off the need for the noise and glitter that has cluttered
and stifled the rightful honor due unto the King of glory.
When
with deliberate consideration, the weight of God's glory is given full access
to flow as it begins to invade and permeate, be prepared for unbelievers who
may be simply walking by a home gathering, a fellowship service, or a
conference, to be drawn into your gatherings as if wooed or summoned by a
fragrance or sound that they have had move them to go and seek out where it was
coming from. The Lord shall draw them and show them of His might, His presence,
and you shall lead them to Him…… And they shall find salvation.
Insight and Warning
Many
are indeed standing in a difficult place, not knowing where to turn or what to
do, and will fall headlong into further disaster if they do not awaken from the
hardness of heart and spiritual presumption that have become companions and
corrupt habits.
Today
you have heard His heart; you have heard His voice, Harden not your heart, and
instead quickly heed His voice.
Allow
the shaking; willingly permit any condescension, elitism, control, manipulation,
cowardly blame shifting, hateful speech, competition, anger, and vengeful and
revengeful thoughts, to be once and for all purged out of your soul!
Jump
headlong into folly, or fall into the hands of the living breathing God.
"Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil,
unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God." Hebrews
3:12
Mary Lindow
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