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Date: Apr 23, 2002


This word is submitted by Joseph Todd (joseph@toddministries.org)


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                            These are the Times!


Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid,
nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. (Joshua
1:9)

These are the times that I am shaking up My church and My people. As in the
days of Abram I am telling My people to get out of their country, from all
that is familiar to them and all that has made them worshippers of idols and
of men so that I may show them a new land, bless them and make them a
blessing to others with the word of their testimony.

These are the times I am judging My house and all hidden things are coming
to light. The sins of the father's father that have passed down from the
third and fourth generations will be exposed. For I demand holiness from
those that lead My people, for is not My house a house of prayer and not a
house of sin, or hypocrisy, or self-exaltation. There is but One who is
exalted.

These are the times that for the testing of their faith so that they may
have endurance and wisdom to help their times of trouble. Those call on Me,
I will deliver them from the snare of the fowler and the fiery furnaces of
affliction. These are spiritual tests so that they may develop character and
be known as sons and daughters. There are too many illegitimate children in
the land.

These are the times when even the elect will be deceived because they have
pursued selfish ambitions and pride has overtaken them. They say, "see and
hear what I have built, see and hear how I have prospered, see how my
sufficiency is sufficient enough for me." They no longer fear Me but only
the imminent loss of all that they have accumulated. They tell others that
it is a work that I told them to begin; yet the truth is not in them, it was
for self.

These are the times when I call all My children to humble themselves and
sit at the feet of their Lord and Savior, because it's all about Him and not
about them. It's never been about them and will always be about Him. Only
when they die to self will He come alive in them. This is the revelation of
the ages.

For brick and mortar doesn't impress Me, nor the size of a church's
membership, but how many members and their pastors sit at the feet of Jesus.
Nor do I look at their outward appearance but what comes out of the
abundance of their heart. Does what they say and do lift up their Lord and
Savior and glorify Me; or is it business as usual and still about self?