Put on Your Beautiful Garments!
The LORD spoke this to my heart upon waking, “Put on your beautiful garments, you who love righteousness!”
I could see and feel a vision picture of Him extending His hand to me, as He instantly clothed me in His Righteousness.
His face animated with the infectious, strong JOY that He carries.
All at once I was in a Royal Gown made of a substance of beautiful, thick light. The LORD Jesus was magnificent in an old fashioned white European military jacket with gold buttons.
I could hardly wait to wash my face and grab a glass of water and return to the blessed morning invitation to commune with His heart.
Even now as I’m writing, the joy, peace and adoration is still lingering so thickly, filling my heart with the JOY of His presence, as a Tula beautiful rays of sunshine outside break through the gloom and fog that has sought to contain the valley.
“You have made known to me the ways of life; You will enrapture me [diffusing my soul with joy] with and in Your presence.” Acts 2:28 AMPC
As I first drew open the corner of the window shade early this morning, immediately my heart thoughts went to the precious scripture in Isaiah 60,
“Who are these who fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?” Isaiah 60:8
Wrap our hearts in Your love.
My prayer:
In loving adoration we come Lord…
For just awhile…
We place aside the heavy matters and cares
of the natural realm.
We draw close
and seek…
the nearness,
warmth, and light
of Your Presence
and Love.
ahhh…
So often we clamber to know the lofty words that You would speak to the nations on matters great and wide.
But here… today… precious Jesus… We want to draw near… to give you first place in our hearts… to lean in and listen… in the quiet of Your peace…
He will supply. He opened our time together speaking to my heart:
“As you journey My little lamb, My precious turtle-dove remember that I AM always near.
Keep Me at the forefront of your heart in all of your ways.
As you do this, you will be able to clearly see Me reaching to you in every circumstance, throughout each trial…”
I could then see Him reaching through a thick, hazy fog with a silver platter in His hand covered in a rich, deep blue velvet….
My heart can hear His message to me: “I will always supply you with everything that is needed to sustain you.”
Intimacy and Authority
Don’t let the sweetness of this encounter fool you… as to the seriousness of its pursuit.
It is within this intimacy that we receive authority to rule… in the midst of our enemies.
It is within this intimacy that we are given …. charge to His Courts…
It is within this intimacy that we experience …. the fullness of our life in Him.
Charge of His Courts
I had a beautiful encounter over the phone later this morning with another leader a continent away.
I could see in a vision, the stunning garments that The LORD had clothed her in as she came with me to a time of Communion in The LORD; a full gown of rich, deep, burnished golds, a bodice of fabric that shimmered between deep blue and violet, overlaid with that same deep, gold stitching, forming a diamond pattern.
In the encounter vision, we were getting ready to light the fires of incense that are just before the Holy of Holies.
As we prayed for each other before taking the Communion, I could see that we were lightly dusting off each other with a gentle breath, and a whisk of the hand, just lightly flicking away any dust particles.
This “dust” representing the cares and concerns, or negative words that were trying to settle on our garments.
We prayed a blessing over each other, and then entered into deep Communion prayers of love, gratitude, and thanksgiving to our Lord.
Coming out of the Communion prayers, The LORD showed me another flash vision of Himself seated in the middle of a long white table with brilliant light just behind Him, and I could see that we turned into ruby jewels beside Him.
“Then those who feared The LORD talked often one to another; and The LORD listened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him of those who reverenced and worshipfully feared The LORD and who thought on His name. And they shall be Mine, says The LORD of hosts, in that day when I publicly recognize and openly declare them to be My jewels (My special possession, My peculiar treasure). And I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him. Then shall you return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who does not serve Him.” Malachi 3:16-18 AMPC
From there He spoke a deep blessing to my precious friend and fellow leader, increasing her authority as He called her to rule in the specific courts that He has called her to in this Hour.
ahhh… I’m always so astonished!
He blesses us with so many treasures in His Presence!
Keep Yourself in the Love of God….
Keep Yourself in the Love of God
Pursue His heart Beloved…
Above all else seek to live from that place.
Peace, Rest, and Blessed Assurance…
“The person who has My commands and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I [too] will love him and will show (reveal, manifest) Myself to him. [I will let Myself be clearly seen by him and make Myself real to him.]” John 14:21 AMPC
I am hearing the soft refrain from one of my beloved mentor’s favorite choruses
“Learning to lean on Jesus…
Finding more Grace than I ever knew…
learning to lean on Jesus…”
~ Shelley M Ed
Shelley M Ed/ LifeSetMinistries: Ordained Minister CMA/ working with Leaders and Ministry Houses: US/CAN/INT. Leadership development, counselling, and oversight.
“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom…. Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning” Luke 12:32;35.
Beautiful word sister, so thankful for His love that sustains us each and every day!
Thank you Jason! Yes! He is so very REAL and PRESENT to His children…if we would just press into His heart and drink deeply from His Word!
Every blessing of His heart!