Got Ears? Listen up!

By: Tiara Spivey 

So, this is basically a wake up call from God. We are definitely living in the last days and God is calling us, who He has adopted to be His children, to shine even brighter than before. (And no matter how long we've been saved or how "mature" we feel we are in God...we will always be little children in His eyes.) I'm just going to share what the Holy Spirit gave me to share and pray that we all take heed to what the Spirit is saying to the church.

A few nights ago, I had a dream. I was in this dark place, kind of like a 2013 rendition of Sodom and Gomorrah. As I was discussing scripture with a few of my sisters, I looked up into the sky and saw these red clouds begin to form. They didn't stay long before disappearing, and I obviously was the only one who saw them. I mentioned the clouds as we were driving home and one of the sisters turned to me and said "Judgement". Right at that moment, God woke me up and said "Warn my people judgement is coming."

Of course my first instinct was to pray for God's mercy, but since He knows our thoughts from afar off, He stopped me before I could even begin to pray. He said "How long can I show mercy when there is no one repenting and turning away from sin?".

God has to judge sin or He would make Himself into a liar and God does NOT lie. He's not even talking about the sin in the world, He's talking about the sin right in the church! That's why He said warn MY people.

...but there is Good News!! He also says this about His people: "If My people who are called by name would HUMBLE themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, I'll forgive their sins and heal the land." (I Chronicles 7:14).

Let's look at the surrounding verses so that we can put it in context. II Chronicles 7:12 (NIV) The Lord appeared to him (Solomon) at night and said: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices." God has chosen us to be His temples where He can dwell. That's why Romans 12:1-2 (NIV) says: Therefore I urge you brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices holy and pleasing to God- this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."

II Chronicles 7:13 (NIV): When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among MY people..." Not the world, not our nation, but among God's people...His chosen generation! "...sin always brings judgement in the form of disaster, whereas repentance, obedience, and trust yield peace, victory, and prosperity." (my study bible) And that's where verse 14 comes in.

I Peter 4: 17-18 (NIV): For it is time for judgement to begin with THE FAMILY OF GOD; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? And if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"

The saints place so much emphasis on the sinner part of that scripture that they miss the part about the righteous. That's why we have to constantly work out our own soul's salvation. And what we fail to realize is that if we can get the sin out of our lives and turn to God wholeheartedly and keep His commandments, the land will be healed...the sinners will come!

Let us examine ourselves for "[i]f we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us." (I John 1:8) BUT the very next scripture says: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (I John 1:9) Let me give a friendly reminder...ALL unrighteousness is sin (I John 5:17).

Our land definitely needs healing and we, the saints...God's Chosen, are the ones that can make it happen!

"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying unto the church"