Friday morning 6:30 am August 3, 2007

This is the time when the church must get back to intimacy with their Savior. She has fallen asleep to the TRUE things of the Spirit and has allowed the enemy to wash over her scales that are blinding her to the heart of God, not all reading this may identify with this but there are some who can search their own hearts and know the contents thereof.

We are living in a time where the season of the Lord is about to manifest through a people, strong and mighty, but only those who have ears to hear and eyes to see will hear the drum beat of the Lords heart! The message back in Sept from the Lord to me was “My church is drunk in the night” that message still has not changed the Lord is still saying “Awake”( Isaiah 52) Arise church and muster yourselves to the battle line and know the war you are in has already been won!! Glory to God!! We have the victory through Christ Jesus!! He has done it all!! Complete! Finished! Over! We are the conquerors.

The world we live in has engulfed us Christians that today you cannot even tell the world from the Christian, that is sad, are we not shinning lights for Him, are we not a city set on a hill that cannot be hid? Are we the salt of the earth? The fragrance of Christ? If we go on like this, without the manifested character working in us we will never be different, it is our choice to be different, to be Christ like. I know what I am talking about, to crucify the flesh HURTS!!! To deny yourself the love of things hurts, Oh I am not saying I am perfect or have arrived but I have chosen to give my desires, my will, my RIGHT to be right, over, to the Master over to the Potter, and to let Him mold me the way he sees fit, It may hurt but in the long run he knows what is best. Dying to self is painful but when it has its way Oh what splendid fruit is does produce!!! To get there starts with a willing heart, a heart crying out to change me, a crying out of have your way Lord no matter what, a waiting a the feet of Jesus much like Mary who saw fit to pour out expensive perfume on the Masters feet, she understood the walk he would walk, she understood that is was his choice to go the cross for her shame and sin, Oh glory to God! Do you see the reality in that; Mary had a revelation in the truth of intimacy. She so loved her Master that the price of expensive perfume did not matter to her, she had succumb to the reality of her love for Him, and that is all that mattered to her, That is priceless. John 12:1-7 In Mark 14:3 says she poured it on his head, that meaning she knew the crown of thorns he was about wear and that for our transgressions and sicknesses he was pierced, she knew the reality in that therefore she saw fit to lavish upon him the worship that was due, there was no price in the perfume as she would have  gave all for the Master, she was willing to lay her life down for Him, material things did not matter to her all she wanted was More of Jesus more of his presence, She had tapped into that realm of intimacy that  the others knew nothing about, Their response was… anger, they had the audacity to say she was wasting it, that amazes me the very disciples that were with Jesus said she was wasting it!( Matt 26:8),How can our worship be a waste of time in a service? Or in our lives? To me that is far more important than any other event as it invites His presence to dwell with us and it changes the atmosphere, He said himself I inhabit the praises of my people, maybe there are people looking at your life and saying what a waste , why is she or he so caught in the lifestyle of extravagance in living for the King, or maybe as you are so mad for the King in your worship that there are those on the side looking on at you and judging you. WHO CARES!!!!!

You know Mary in  the book of John represents a part of the church, I did an article on Lazarus a while back ,(some of you may of read it)   Mary’s  name means to be filthy, to rebel, she is that part of the church that has recognized the cleansing power of his death the shedding of his blood, she is the part of the church that has grasped on to the reality of how He has cleansed her , she is the part that is not religious but recognizes her shame and sin and rebellion , and is so thankful for the cleansing power of the cross. She has built a relationship of intimacy with her King. she was the first to be at the resurrection,( Luke 24: 10 and Matt 28:1) She will be that part of the church that will move and have her being in the Power of the resurrection, she is the Third day church arising in this hour!! She is the part that will truly worship and lavish upon the Lord all her heart for His heart!! Glory to God!! Do you want to be like her, so extravagant for the King? Not caring if it costs you your life or the things here? Or even your time? Yes it takes time to sit at the feet of the Master and learn of Him and whisper praises into his heart, He is waiting, yes he is waiting for the once stained bride to lay aside all her cares and concerns in this life and give him the time that is due to the King, we have gotten so caught up in tradition only to leave him outside the door and knock(rev 3:20) That was speaking to the church you know , he is knocking at the door of our hearts as individuals and corporately , but we have not let Him in, and if we have it is only for a small drink, but he says he wants to sup with us , that means to feast , usually in the evening, that sounds like a long time to me, but we have grieved him with our agenda, with our traditions, of what we thing is right. Religious? Yes for he is not looking for how many people we can get into our services or how well we conducted ourselves in our services, or how padded the chairs are, nor if the worship leader will lead us right, because if you are having a n intimate relationship with the Master, if you know what it is to sit at his feet, then you can tap into his presence anywhere, because he is all that matters, getting lost in Him.  All he wants is fellowship, intimacy, and union, togetherness, loving on Him with all our hearts and all our minds and all our souls. As a believer my heart constantly aches to see the church recognize this type of lifestyle, I long to see the day when the church is so enamored with the King, I know there will and is people who are much like Mary, and I believe there is coming a gathering of Mary’s everywhere that will lead the way, that will set an example and not care what anyone thinks of them but they will follow the Lamb whatsoever he goes, this is the church triumphant!! The church decked in her white garments, fine linen, a bride who is subjected to her husband in love.

 In His service Michele Wilcocks