This word is submitted by Dennis Drewlo (river_of_life@netzero.net)
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THE BRIDE IS AT A CROSSROADS
My Bride, you are at a crossroads. The decisions you make will have great consequences in the days, months, and years ahead. I place before you life and death, blessing and cursing, mercy and judgment - now you must choose.
Do not be swayed by the opinions of others or take counsel from the ungodly. Do not take counsel at the stocks. Get your orders from above. I am raising up an army who will stand on the side of righteousness.
My desire is to pour Myself out to you, My Bride, but you must be in a position to receive. I am looking for those who have humble hearts. I am looking for people who will be on their knees before Me. My desire is to pour myself out to a unified Bride and not a harem, for the Bride and the Bridegroom cannot walk together unless they are in agreement.
I have called you, My Bride, to walk by faith and not by feelings and emotions, for they will be deceptive to her. Do not believe all that you hear in the days and months ahead, but test the spirits to see where they are coming from.
My Bride, I am asking for your eyes. Give me your eyes. Do not look to the left, to the right, or behind you. I am asking for your ears. Give Me your ears. Do not be swayed by the opinions of man. Follow the cloud, and not the crowd. In the days ahead there will be many voices trying to lead you into off the mark. I have called you to hearken to the Good Shepherd, and not the voice of a stranger. Do not be swayed by what "looks good". Do not give your eyes to that which is unholy. Set your affections on the things that are above, not on things that are below. Do not forsake your birthright for a morsel of meat.
I have called My Bride to walk the narrow path, for wide is the way of destruction. I am looking for a Bride with tunnel vision, looking ahead and up, not to the left, right or behind.
Come to the Throne, My Bride. I desire to make a great exchange with you: beauty for ashes, blessing for cursing, the Garment of Praise for the Spirit of heaviness. If you will give Me all of you, I will give you all that I have for you.
I ask you to be a people of faith. You have not, because you ask not. Bring before Me, your desires, your hopes, and dreams, and I will purify them. Bring Me your hearts, and I will put them through the threshing floor.
My Bride, the veil has been rent. You can either be on one side or the other. My desire is to pull you through. My desire is for you to go all the way into the Holy of Holies.
Arise, My Bride, and come up where you belong. Do not stay where you are. Launch out into the deep. You must make the choice.
There are people waiting for you to make the choice. There are people whose destinies depend upon the choices that you will make. There are souls at stake. The Groaning Creation awaits your decision.
There is a war to be won. I am not seeking for a Bride to fight with. I am seeking a Bride to fight along side of. Do not grow weary. The battle is mine, but the victory is yours. Those of you who see it through will get the reward. You must choose: the thrill of victory, or the agony of defeat.
You, My children, were born for this hour. There is a divine plan that I have, and everyone has a part to play. I am calling you to take your place on the Wall. You are about to receive your marching orders.
The Cross is at the crossroads, My Bride. I am asking you to lay your desires at the foot of the Cross. Give Me your stoney hear and I will give you hearts of flesh. Give me your hopes and dreams, and I will show you the dream that I have for you. Come to the altar.
My Bride, you know My voice. Though there will be voices that seek to imitate My voice, but I ask My Bride to recognize the difference between the voice of Her Bridegroom and not the voice of a stranger.
I am awaiting your decision. I stand with open arms, waiting to receive you, waiting for you to receive your inheritance. Come, and I will give you what you have longed for, My precious Bride.