Posted: 06/13/2012 at 2:44am
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The
Fiery Furnace Olivia Reitz-Long
faithbuildersmins@sbcglobal.net
"Remember
how the Lord your God led you ALL THE WAY in the desert these forty
years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in
your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands." Deut.
8:2
"But
He knoweth the way that I take; when He hath tried me, I shall come
forth as gold." Job 23:10
When
My wilderness people, My faithful ones stood up and said NO and were
determined to go all the way with Christ, you figured correctly that
you would be thrown into the fiery furnace.
However,
the heat has been much hotter than you had ever imagined it would be,
nevertheless, what I did with Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego, I will
also do for those who have allowed the affliction in the furnace.
You
have suffered greatly, as you continue to "do right."
My
Son was the supreme example of suffering wrong in well-doing, for
though He was My Son, yet by His suffering He learned obedience ...
For
the key is Obedience... You have felt the heavy weight of your cross,
and at times you begged for My help, tears flowing for days, even
weeks on end.
You
tried reading the Word, you tried speaking scriptures.
You
felt that I had forsaken you, thinking what did you do to bring such
agony and despair.
For
some of you, your finances have dried up, and you are in severe
financial straits.
For
some, health is an issue, pain being your constant companion, you
need a healing.
You
read the accounts in My word of Job's testing and in the end what I
did for him.
You
read of Joseph, sold by his own brothers and attaining to the heights
of power.
You
have read of Daniel, who had such faith, he "slept" in a
den of ravionness lions.
Of
Esther, who was willing to sacrifice herself for her people.
You
have read about them all, but still your pain is overwhelming.
You
say, yes but those were bible saints, My Beloved, they were men and
women, just like you.
You
have found yourself in a place where you think there is no way out,
there is nothing that 'you' can do ... but AH, MY BELOVED, this is
where I want you, for you will know that it is ONLY "your God"
who is able to deliver you.
But
even in the midst of all this pain, I have been enabling you to begin
to see the world through the loving eyes of Jesus.
My
wilderness people have determined to lay hold of Christ at all cost,
going on with Him and with that decision they placed themselves in
the hands of the Potter.
I
called you into the wilderness, but I also said "There is a
Price!"
And
you have paid a "high" price for the anointing I have for
you.
You
have had to die daily, to your fears, to your control, to religion,
to your reputation, - a multitude of deaths in choosing to be a true
disciple of Mine.
My
chosen vessels going through the crushing by the Potter's hands.
The
clay being molded and remolded.
When
I took you from the wheel and put you on the shelf, everything
"appeared" to go wrong.
You
felt that I wasn't there and you asked "Where are You, Lord?"
So
much about the wilderness, you don't comprehend.
You
feel alone, you once had your family and friends in support of your
decision, now they don't understand.
You
say: "is it me, did I hear wrong, did I make a mistake, did You
really choose me Lord?"
AH,
My children, even the greatest, My Son, had to go through the
wilderness testing.
You
have now learned that it doesn't matter what man may think - or -
have need of his approval, only your relationship with Me is what
matters.
FINALLY...
FINALLY... you say "If I have to stay in this wilderness
forever, I will" for it's only Me that you want or need.
NOW,
BELOVED, NOW, I will take you out of the wilderness.
And
your heart races in excitement and anticipation and you say "Let's
go, I am ready!"
But
to your dismay, you see what's coming next - "the firing."
Now
you are in the "kiln" and you are not alone, for it's here
that the impurities are taken out of My vessels - bitterness,
resentment, anger, jealousy, competition, as the fire continues to
get hotter and hotter.
The
persecutions come - family, friends, job and even the church. But
after you get out of here, you are not finished yet and you wait,
once more, for the final step - "the glazing".
It
is here, you are afraid to step out in anything for fear of judgment.
Now, I begin to poke and prod, do you settle for what you have or do
you want more of Me and to finish the process?
Your
excitement surfaces again. Now the separation begins. I apply the
glaze, and you enter "The White Hot Glory Fire", where "ALL
that Can be stripped WILL be stripped."
It
is here, where the coal will be placed to your lips and I bestow
anointings, healings, giftings and from this whole process of death
comes "resurrection."
A
resurrection to move in the authority that comes from the anointing.
Sending you into the world to reflect My Glory.
What
I have started, I will finish. In the wilderness, you heard My
promises and somehow - and sometimes you wondered how - you stuck it
out, waiting for the manifestation.
For
even at this time, your GOD is still in control though everything
else in your life isn't.
You
have come to realize that you never did have a view of "My plan"
for your life, until I took you into the wilderness - and you now
realize it is not your humanness that will allow you to overcome,
it's My godliness.
While
in the wilderness, you have truly learned how to lean on Jesus, never
to be without hope, love or strength for He has become your strength.
You
know, the truth of My Love, and that I Am a God who is JUST. I AM the
"ultimate power and authority" and you can be positive that
I "WILL" use them.
You
are part of an elite group. While you have been going through the
fiery furnace, you had two choices: you could quit OR you could go on
to Spiritual Maturity.
You
have been noticing the subtle changes that came along the way,
changes in you that you never thought possible. Why?
You
pressed into your God and the people that know their God will be
strong and carry out great exploits.
I
AM a faithful God, and I require you to be faithful and walk humbly
with Your God. Your heart cries out for the injustices you see around
you and in the world.
But
haven't I said that I have overcome the world?
I
AM a God of justice, hating injustice, and I will use you as My
instruments to seek justice and rescue the oppressed and you will be
empowered to do so - reaching out to a hurting, abused and dying
world.
I
say to My wilderness people, My Remnant, My chosen ones - you are
walking out of the furnace, without the smell of smoke upon you, led
by the fourth man.
For
I am more real and more powerful than "any" force on the
face of this earth. And I am with you all the time, 'right' on time.
{"When
God permits His children to go through the furnace, He keeps His
eye on the clock and His hand on the thermostat."
Warren
Wiersbe, bible teacher/preacher.}
My
Brothers and Sisters - "His eye is on the clock"
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