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Date: Feb 27, 2006

This word is submitted by Teresa Seputis (ts@godspeak.org)

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                          Soiled And Dirty

Child of Mine, I have formed you to be fully alive in Me, to know the full
extent of My joy and the full measure of My peace.  I never put you here to
simply exist or to "get by" or "survive." I have given you an important job
to do with Me in My kingdom, I have given you a destiny and a purpose.  I
have placed My call upon you and I have allowed you to see what I am doing,
that you might participate in it with Me. I have even granted you kingdom
authority and power, and I have endowed you with many good gifts.

My plans for you are good; do not fear them for they will bring you much
joy and satisfaction.  I have explicitly created you for the destiny that
I have carefully chosen for you, you are well suited to it. It will fit you
like a glove and you will find fulfillment in doing precisely what I have
created you to do.

Child, the enemy of your soul would have you think that you are flawed and
that you have been disqualified from the destiny that I have so carefully
selected for you.  He wants to discourage you and he hopes to persuade you
to give up.  But child, he is simply a liar and the father of lies, and the
truth is not in him.  You must not believe the terrible things that he says
to you about yourself, for He is trying to keep you from reaching your full
potential in Me, so you won't perform the destiny that I have created you
for.

Yes, there are times when you get soiled and dirty. There are times when
you require the cleansing flow of My Son's blood, shed so freely on Calvary
on your behalf.  There are times when you are stubborn and rebellious, and
yes, there are even times when you deserve a spanking.  But once you have
been adopted into My family, you never stop being My child.  I do not throw
you away because you slip and I do not discard you when you fail.  That
is not My way and it has never been My way.  I am faithful. I will not turn
My back on you.

When you have failed or fallen short and then you run back to Me, I receive
you with open arms.  I do not reject you, instead I strengthen you and I
transform you.  I will help you grow more and more into the image of My Own
dear Son, and I will work My glory in your life. That has always been My
intention.  I did not make a mistake when I chose you. Child, I live in all
times at once and I fully knew you before you came to Me. I knew everything
you would do, everything you would think, everything you would say, and I
still loved you.  Knowing everything about you, I have chosen you and you
are Mine.  So what is it that you can possibly do that will disqualify you
for the good density that I have for you?

Think of a child who goes out to play on the first day after many rains.
His mother dresses him in clean clothes and sends him out.  But as he
plays, he gets muddy.  Does the mother disown him when he comes home with his
clothes dirty and his face soiled?  Of course not!  And neither will I disown
you! I will do what any good parent does when you come to Me soiled and dirty
with your failures and shortcomings.  I will strip the filth off of you as
the mother strips away the dirty cloths and throws them in the wash.  Then I
will bathe you and give you a good scrubbing to wash away all of the dirt.

That is what My Son, Jesus, has accomplished for you on Calvary.  Sin and
filth no longer separate you from Me.  Shame and failure no longer rule
over you, for you have been adopted into My family and I have given you
an inheritance.

Yes, there will be times when I must chastise you as loving father corrects
his dear son. That is not to push you away or to reject you. No! If I
discipline you, it is only to turn you away from the thing that caused you
to fail, so that you might run back to Me and receive My embrace.   I know
you and I know your shortcomings, you are never going to surprise Me by
them. I am not going to push you away when you fall short.

Yes, you will fall short. You will fail from time to time, it is part of
the growth process. When that happens, do not listen to the lies of the
enemy and do not disqualify yourself.  Instead, run quickly back to Me and
allow Me to cleanse you of all unrighteousness.  Allow Me to restore you and
to thrust you back into the center of your destiny.  I have called you and I
have chosen you. I am not going to throw you away when you fall short.  I am
going to work within you to transform you and to empower you to walk in the
full measure of My victory.

Do not disqualify yourself, child of Mine, for I have not disqualified you.