Sifted Like Wheat? - Come to Me

Sifted Like Wheat? – Come to Me

December 21, 2011 – [12.21.12] - 8:58 pm

Come to Me; wait upon Me.  Wait upon Me and I shall instruct you in the way that you should go.  Fear not.  Wars and rumors of wars ─ so it is written, so it is true.  Yet the day fast approaches for you where it shall no longer be a rumor of war, but war itself in nations that have enjoyed peaceful times upon their land.

Many wonder at My silence at times, yet in My silence, you begin to see what I am revealing to you.  Judgment began some time ago, beginning in My own house, yet the harshest judgment upon the nations has not yet unfolded.

Have you not read ‘line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little?  The drunken priests and prophets mocked the words of Isaiah, speaking words of mumble jumble to Isaiah (mocking, nonsensical words).  [Is 28:10]

Yet, Isaiah, My prophet stood his ground, deflecting the mockery with the truth that indeed, I speak to the educated and uneducated, the wise and the foolish, the sinner and the saved alike, line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little.

The prophet that has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.     [Jer 28:23]

Yea, many speak of peace when there is no peace and truly worse times are fast approaching.  Many speak of love, yet only speak the easy things that do not upset the hearer.  Yea, but truth encompasses love and love speaks forth hard things.  

Those who are Mine will speak the harder things to cause the hearts of the people to be pricked.  Yea, but the desire of those who speak such things is two-fold.  The warnings must go forth about that which is coming, as foretold in My word.

Their heart’s motive and passion is to drive people to repentance and to return to their Creator and Savior.  How often do they say to seek Me?  It is in time with Me that you will find rest; you will be refreshed.  Many refuse to hear it.  [Is 28:12]  

Yet, if the willful and disobedient choose to reject My word in a plain and simple way, if foolish rhetoric or gibberish is the response, I shall speak their words back to them.  

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards…! [Is 28:1]  Woe to the priest and prophet who speak fair words and give fair speeches, to win the hearts of people, with truth that is mixed with deception. 

Many seek to gain wealth, and many long for the glory.  They err in vision, they stumble in judgment… filth and vomit, there is no place clean amongst them.       [Is 28:7,8]

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! [Is 5:20]

Where did you see My apostles or disciples drunk, either in the physical or in the spiritual?  Show Me if you can, for others thought them to be drunk because they did not understand what was happening to My people who experienced Pentecost.

Yea, I can choose to speak with (through) stammering lips and another tongue, wherein the wayward shall fall backward and stumble, become broken and ensnared upon My word. [Is 28:11,12]

Selah

How long will you stay in a state of hopelessness?  Have I not revealed to My people to spend time with Me now, whilst there is still time?  Yea, but many are weary, tired of waiting, tired of warnings, tired of all they see and hear.  Yet, have I not said that those who wait upon Me shall rise up with wings as eagles?

Wait upon Me for then shall you run and not be weary; and you shall walk and not faint.  [Is 40:31]  In Me, you will find your resting place; you will be refreshed.  Away from distractions, away from the world’s frenzy… come to Me.

I have heard your prayers for the lost, the oppressed, and the body of Christ.  Soon deliverance, healing and restoration shall manifest.  Yet first, the final stages of cleansing and purification must take place.  

In My silence, you are strengthened, for when you are weak, it is I who will strengthen you as you wait upon Me.

Many feel they have become worse, not better. Others have backslidden.  Yet I ask you, does the dross not come to the surface when silver is refined?  Is gold not purified by fire?  This is not the time to weary.  This is not the time to turn away.  Come to Me and wait upon Me.

Many begin a race and quit when the finish line is in sight, for they did not strengthen themselves enough, for the last, hard stretch.  When all your strength is gone, have I not told you that I shall strengthen you? 

 

Again I say, when you are weak, you are strong. [2Cor 12:10]  I AM He who will strengthen you, as you come to Me; waiting upon Me.

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when you are converted, strengthen thy brethren. [Lk 22:31, 32]

To be sifted as wheat is to be tossed to and fro, shaken violently.  The time of the sifting seems endless.  Many cry out for mercy, not knowing that the end result will leave only the good wheat, the acceptable, fruitful grain – a most necessary process.  The sifting separates the wheat from the stalk, leaving the good wheat.

Stand with Me, for I AM the Lord of the battle and I shall strengthen you to turn the battle at the gate.  For the sifting is the last stage in preparation for harvest.  Turned, tossed and shaken is never pleasurable whilst it is happening (for the wheat).

I shall thresh the heavy chaff from the wheat, to be gathered and burned.  In tossing (winnowing), the light chaff shall be blown away by the wind, and the good grain shall fall to the ground.  Yet, the separating of the wheat will make the wheat worthy and of good use.  

Shall your faith endure?  Will I find faith in the earth when I return?  Lo, I tell you, endure, endure, endure to the end.  Yes, I try the hearts, so that you may see where your faith stands.  I will have pure vessels to work through in the days that are fast approaching.

I have seen your frustration, your hopelessness, your anger, your weariness, but I say to you: Do not give up!  Do you see the finish line ahead?  You have come too far to give up now!  Yes, the sifting must be.  Then shall you go and strengthen your brethren.

Did you not pray to be found worthy and to escape that which is coming?  Did you not pray to do the greater works and to walk in My power, allowing Me to work through a purified vessel?  This is all part of it.  

Rise up now.  I am calling My people to rise up.  Gird your loins and set your face as flint; I shall strengthen your heart and mind, as you spend time with Me.

Do not succumb to the discouragement from daily reports.  Do not concern yourself with My timing, for I shall be right on time.  Yet, if I delay, know that there is a purpose in it.  I do all things well, decently and in order.  

When you trust Me, you will find rest in that trust.  When you obey Me, you will know the peace that passes all understanding, for your confidence will be steadfast, knowing all is in My hands.  This peace is not as the world gives.

Truly that which was foretold is soon upon the nations.  Great chaos; great sorrow, great destruction, disease, war, captivity for many – all of this is fast approaching, yet those who trust and obey need not fear. 

Again I say, rise up and shake off the lies of the adversary.  Do not look around you in dismay or distress over circumstances.  Do as I lead you, for I will speak to you in many ways.  Try every spirit to see if it is of Me.  Stay in My word and get it down deep in your heart.

What is my strength, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life? [Job 6:11]  Many are feeling as Job, discouraged, hopeless, without strength.  I remind you of Job’s outcome.

Pray, for blessed are you that trusts in Me and whose hope is in Me. [Jer 17:7]  For all that is happening and all that is coming, know that I AM a God of justice and judgment.  Know that I AM your hope and your strength.

The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel. [Joel 3:16]

Blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord and whose hope the Lord is [Jer 17:7]

The LORD shall cause your enemies that rise up against you to be smitten before your face: they shall come out against you one way, and flee before you seven ways. [Deu 28:7]

Keep in prayer and spend time with Me.  Be patient in your waiting, for that which I have told you, will soon be upon you.  Trust Me in that which I have revealed to you.  

Although you have wearied in your waiting, and have doubted that you have heard from Me at times, wait I say, awhile longer. 

Though it has seemed a long time, though it seems to tarry, it shall be on time.  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.  [Hab 2:3]

The warnings have resounded across the land for many years and now My people weary.  I say, Wait upon Me; trust and obey.  Stay very close to Me. Read My word.

Therefore wait ye upon Me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for My determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all My fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy. [Zeph 3:8]

That which must come, will come.  Fear not.  Come to Me, wait upon Me and trust.  My beloved spoke, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.  [Songs of Solomon 2:10]

Selah

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