Cross the Jordan - Carry the Ark

RE-POST ** This re-post from over 2.3 yrs ago is for the woman who left a comment on my blog yesterday.  The Lord loves you.  Be strong; He orders our steps and directs us, for our sakes, but always for HIS GLORY.

 CROSS THE JORDAN ~ CARRY THE ARK

April 8, 2009 [04/08/09] 4:14 Am

 Arise!  Go over.  Possess. 

Go over the Jordan and possess the land which God has promised to give you.

 Press toward the mark of the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. [Phil 3:14]

Go over.  Just DO IT!  Come out of your comfort zone. Enter into the ‘promised’ land, willing to face the giants, knowing you shall have victory.

Jordan (Hebrew) - bring down, subdue, take down, descend - Jordan = yarden
We know what OUR Jordan is...

You cannot enter the FULFILLMENT of God's promise to you UNTIL you GO OVER your Jordan. Go over and the Lord Himself will subdue the giants.

subdue - put down by force or authority, hold within limits and control -  crucify, conquer, mortify, keep down, stamp down, quash, overcome

Face your Jordan, cross over.  Face your giants and the Lord will give victory. You must CARRY the ARK [Christ Jesus and the GLORY of God (Yhvh)] with you. You must bow to the Sovereignty of the Most High God. Can you believe God?

Those who did not cross over the Jordan (ENTER His rest) and attain their promises were those who were filled with FEAR and UNBELIEF.

Though the waters are rushing in the Jordan, you will hear the strong, yet gentle voice (still, small voice) guiding you. Remember He who walked upon the waters.  Remember He who extends His hand to you, as you step out in FAITH. Grab His hand, looking into His eyes and all else will flee away.

Stand with HIM!  Look to the cross of LIGHT. See the KING of Light and Glory standing beside (covering) your cross, the cross that YOU must carry, for are you greater than your master, the King and Messiah Christ Jesus (Y’shua)?

You heart will burn within you as you experience His deep mercies, understanding, love and grace.  OBEDIENCE carries the cross; TRUST strengthens you to die to self and FAITH brings the resurrection power.
† Selah

Now, I bring you to the word that the Lord gave me April 8, 2009 4:14 Am

Who has come against you; has flesh [mankind or self] or the enemies of the cross [satan and his minions]?

Shall you be soon shaken or offended? Nay, I say to you, If you have searched your own heart; if you have sought me diligently and allowed My Light to search your heart; if you have turned away from all unrighteousness and iniquity; if you have faithfully RECEIVED My forgiveness and walk in obedience to the commandments that have been given you [both in My written word and by My Spirit on a personal level] - then whom shall you fear?

Seeking Me daily, lifting up others in prayer and walking in love, obeying Me in all that I tell you to do, has its rewards.
For I AM for you [all My children] who walk in obedience, faith and trust!

Do you struggle with thoughts, questions?  'Father, WHY do you allow flesh or satan and his armies to come against me?  Are you somehow displeased with me? Am I truly in your will?’
These are things you may wonder, yet not 'say' to Me. You wrestle with thoughts, endeavoring to take every thought captive and to cast down imaginations.

This, My child, is...
A test of faith
A test of trust
A test of obedience
A test of patience
A test of perseverance
A test of purity

[So I wrote... With my Lord and my God, I shall run.  I shall run as silently as the shadows at the setting of the sun and with the speed of the four strong winds.  As a lizard stays upon a rock, basking in the warm light of the sun, so shall I stay upon the Rock, my God, and let His glory and light fall upon me.
As a fly sticks to flypaper, so shall I cling to the Lord and nothing shall be able to snatch me out of His hand, for the Father has given me into the hand of Y’shua (Jesus)]

(The Lord continued…)
In obedience, misery will flee away powerless as the healing and restoration begins - for surely, it shall come.

It is written:
And he said unto them, Because of your unbelief [little faith]: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Step by step, faith to faith, from glory to glory. You cannot grab the outstretched hand, if you will not let go of that which holds you back. You cannot put your hand to the plow and go forward, if you still desire to go back (backward).

Flee lusts [and appetites of the flesh], fornication, adultery, perversions [both physical and spiritual] - all impurities, for these are not of Me.  All things that lead you away from Me and give satisfaction to the lusts of the flesh are as an idol, a false god. I AM a jealous God.  I will not be mocked by the enemy or by disobedient children.  Selah

(I wrote…He is a righteous King who brings forth grace and mercy, as well as judgment and justice.  Walk before your God in broken humility and repentance. Yes, God is love but He hates sin and everything that is not of Him, for surely it will lead to death and destruction. He is longsuffering, yes, but He is no fool. He arises in His wrath at the vanities, lies, perversions and idol worship – sin, complete defilement and corruption. Yes, He hates the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, for out of these things comes much evil. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that shall he reap.

Turn away - turn away - turn away from that which will kill you - from that which REBELS against a holy Creator and Lord. Confess to an understanding King who will then show you undeserved mercies and great grace.

He IS faithful and true, mighty and strong, just and holy. Come, stop this rebellion. Let go of pride. Let go of fear. Let go of unbelief. For without faith, it is impossible to please Him.  How dare we defy our Creator - the Great Spirit Chief, whose thoughts are far above ours; He whose ways are higher than the highest heavens?

Come. Come before the door of the Ark closes - the strait gate. The men of old carried the sacred Ark just as today we must carry our cross. Inside the Ark was the very presence of the most High God (His GLORY), just as our cross bears the very presence of our Savior and Messiah, Christ Jesus.  Enter in - enter in - enter in whilst there is still time. Must He listen to your cries and screams, as the waters of His judgment come and pass over you?

Have you not understood longsuffering? Have you not searched the breadth, height, and depth of His great love? There is no searching of His understanding. He knows that we cannot comprehend His vastness. All He asks is that you seek Him, turn from all evil and unrighteousness. He will answer you when you WAIT upon Him.

It really comes down to.  Have faith to simply trust and obey.

You will not be able to say that no one told you. If you are reading this, [author included] you are being told now. He has many voices that He uses to speak His word, but His Spirit alone is what the POWER in the spoken word is.  HIS very WORD… His word is living and it is Spirit. Christ is the word which came in the flesh, and yes, even into your crucified flesh as you die to self. He reigns upon the throne of your soul and heart, within your flesh.

For as many streaks of lightening crease across the sky, so shall His judgment go forth in the light of all power and glory.   You know not where it goes; neither can you take a hold of it and subdue it. You cannot control the power of it. For His voice is as many thunders that resound deeply throughout all of His creation - as a roar that makes all flesh melt and tremble at its authority and power. Yea, God is God and there is no other.

Yhvh, Yhwh, Yah, Jah, Jehovah, El Shaddai, El Elyon - call Him as you will.

 He knows who He is and who you are calling out to, for He sees the heart. In Revelation, it says Jesus will return with a name written upon Him that no man knows but He Himself. That should hush the religious tongues, but it doesn't... not yet, but one day soon, it will. Yes, He knows who He is. I AM that I AM. I AM that I AM. Unsearchable...

Bow before His holy magnificence; bow humbly, bow deeply. Wait there - wait in that humble position with fear and trembling, and I tell you, He WILL lift you up. You will look into His flaming eyes and behold the beauty of His holiness and no flesh - no flesh - no flesh shall glory in His pure love - all-powerful holiness, breath-taking purity. Yea, no flesh shall glory in His magnificent presence.

NOW is the time ~! Take your stand and make your calling and election sure. Let His all-powerful, flaming light that shines upon all darkness, all unrighteousness, consume you and burn out all impurity, every spot, every blemish, for He WILL have a holy people. Christ WILL have a holy BRIDE [the BODY of Christ]

No, your flesh will NOT like it. It will cry out with great resistance. Silence your flesh with your spirit man that rises up to bow down before a holy King and Creator, in obedience. You shall never be ashamed or confounded, for truly those who wait upon the Lord shall RISE UP with wings as eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Be still and know that I am God. I WILL be exalted among the heathen. I WILL be exalted above all the earth. Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the Faithful and True God, which keeps covenant and shows grace and mercy to them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations, and forever.

Cross your Jordan. Carry the Ark [your cross that is surrounded, hidden in HIS glory]...

(The Lord speaks… )

My holy presence shall be with you.  Pick up your cross, die to self, cross your Jordan.

Or shall it be said to you this way?

Enter into the ark, for the door soon closes and great judgment such as the world has never seen before, nor shall ever see again, soon begins...

If you do not know Me, then you shall either fear this, laugh at this or shun (ignore, reject) it...
If you know Me, you will have peace for you will walk in obedient faith, trusting in your King and Lord God to protect you and to guide you in all things.

The steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord, and he delights in his way.

Come.  The waters are troubled; the swelling Jordan awaits.  Fear not.  Come. The door to the Ark is closing.

When thou pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walk through the fire, thou shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.   [Is 43:2]

for HIS glory†

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