This word is submitted by Petru Prinsloo (saip@cis.co.za)

Leave Your Nets, Follow Me
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Saints,

I have heard the wondering of your heart. I have seen your hope. Now I will be coming to answer your prayers. Before I come to meet with you I want you to know that I'll be asking you to leave your nets and follow Me.

Today, by this I am not implying that you leave your current employment, church, ministry, family or such. What I am saying is that you leave behind all those nets you made by your own hand with the rope of the flesh. With these nets - that is, man's ways, thoughts and plans - you cannot snatch the lost from Hades or promote My Kingdom. Frankly, Satan is becoming desperate and is likely to try and catch you with your own nets. Either way, soon, fishing nets will no longer be very effective for Kingdom work.

Follow Me, I'll show you another way. Follow Me and you'll never loose your sense of direction and purpose.

Consider when Pharaoh killed the babes of Israel. Where did I send Moses? Right into Pharaoh's household! Where did I send Esther? Where did I send Daniel? These were chosen to love, obtain knowledge from, lead and counsel those who where the enemies of My people. And this they did from the inside of the enemies' sanctuaries.

So............ Is your job is too 'worldly for you? Stay there, follow Me and take your office and your business for the Kingdom. Is your church too cold or on the wrong path? Stay there, follow Me and allow Me to work through you to bring Her around. Are you the only believer among heathens? Stay there, follow Me and take them for the Kingdom. Is the ministry you're involved in not achieving much? Stay there, follow Me and I'll show you Kingdom ways.

The military call this 'working behind enemy lines'. This is the way I'm leading most. This is the way to follow Me. Yes there is another way: face-to-face and hand-to-hand combat - but few are called and chosen to go that way. (Those that go that way know who you are - stay there for and I and the armies of heaven are fighting for you.)

So decide now that you'll discard your nets and follow Me. We'll meet soon and I'll be giving you that sense of direction and purpose you've been asking for.

Your Commander, Captain & King
Jesus

Following Him
Petru