Becky Porter
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March 18, 2013
Wolves In Sheep's
Clothing
By Becky Porter
Many Christians have been hurt by pastors and leaders in the
body of Christ. Sometimes those wounds are so deep, it has "crippled" and "paralyzed" them, hindering them from going forward in the things of the Lord,
even altering the way they view God because they do not understand why He
allowed them to get hurt by one of His own shepherds. God deeply desires
His people to be completely free, unhindered, unfettered and able to live their
lives for Him, and He wants them to know His great love for them!
Saw: I see an animal that has been caught in a
poacher's trap and it is struggling to get free.
Interpretation: The animal was innocently and
happily traversing the forest and doing what it was created to do, unaware that
danger lurked nearby. On its journey, the animal became hungry and that
is when it stumbled upon the metal trap. The poacher had very cleverly
disguised the trap, using leaves and twigs from the forest floor to make it
undetectable, and displaying delectable bait on the trap that the animal could
not resist. The poacher has many years of experience at trapping animals
such as this one and he knows just what kind of bait to use to draw the
animal. The poacher recognizes the value of this kind of animal, and he
has a plan for selfish gain - sometimes he even traps the animals as a type of
cat and mouse game, just simply because he can!
The animal has now become ensnared and is struggling to free
itself, but the more it struggles to get free, the deeper the jagged jaws of
the metal trap dig into its flesh, inflicting more pain than the animal can
bear! Finally, utterly exhausted and having used every last bit of
energy, the animal now lies panting and out of breath, feeling hopeless and
fearing it will never get free!
Suddenly, a very kindhearted stranger appears out of nowhere
and approaches the animal, and bending down, he very gently opens the jaws of
the trap and releases the animal. The animal is ecstatic to be free, but
as it tries to take its first step it collapses in pain - its leg has been
broken and the flesh around the wound has become infected and it is bleeding
and swollen. If the animal were left alone it would surely die, because
even though it has now been set free, it cannot walk and it cannot feed itself,
and it would either die of starvation, or be eaten by another animal.
Before it can resume a normal and healthy life again, its wounds need to be
tended to. The stranger realizes all of this, and he gently picks up the
animal and takes it home and tends to its wounds and feeds it. The
healing process takes place over a period of time, and the animal flourishes
under the care of the stranger. One day, the animal gets up and walks
around without any help or support from the stranger, and it is clear that the
animal is now strong enough to be released back into the wild. The day
the stranger lets the animal go is one of mixed emotion, both for the stranger,
as well as the animal, because during the time of healing, the two had bonded
and become very close, but both know that their time together has come to an
end and their paths are now diverging. As the stranger sets the animal on
the ground, it looks up into the stranger's face, as if to say "thank you", and
then turns around and scampers off into the forest as fast as it can go,
extremely happy to be back in its natural habit, doing what God created it to
do! The animal is now much wiser after its experience and it has learned
its lesson, and never again will it get caught in a trap!
I hear the Lord saying: There are many wolves
in sheep's clothing that have ensnared My people, and it grieves My heart
deeply. Some of these are My shepherds that desire to serve Me, but there
is an unregenerate part of their hearts that they have not yet surrendered to Me,
and there is still a very fleshly side of them that wants for their own
gain. They use their position of authority, anointing, gifting and
charisma to draw people to themselves instead of to Me, and they desire their
own voice to be heard instead of Mine. The unsuspecting are drawn to the
anointing they see on the lives of these individuals, and they feel a very deep
level of trust for them because they know they are one that has been called by
Me, and they feel they are safe with them, never suspecting them to be capable
of any wrong doing. Usually the wolves continue to camouflage their true
nature/character/identity/motives for a season, all the while making sure their
victims are securely ensnared and have wholeheartedly bought into their belief
system and whatever it is they are trying to "sell" or convince them of.
Unbeknownst to the victims, the wolves are actually operating in a form of
witchcraft, for to use manipulation, control, domination, shame or intimidation
to try and change a person's opinion or to try to force them to do something
they don't want to do is actually a form of witchcraft.
A wolf's true nature is always revealed in time, and then
much deep wounding and confusion occur for My people, for they have great
difficulty believing what they can see with their own eyes and hear with their
own ears because it does not line up with the image they had of that person,
for they had placed them on a pedestal and made them an idol and believed them
to be someone who was beyond reproach.
The behavior of these wolves in sheep's clothing should not
be, and it deeply grieves My heart and it kindles My anger. I will deal
with them according to their sins - vengeance is Mine - I will settle accounts
with the abusers and I will recompense the victims. When one of My own
shepherds is the abuser, they will be held even more accountable because of the
position of authority I entrusted to them over My people.
I will turn what was darkness into My marvelous light.
What the enemy meant for evil, I will turn and use it for the good of the
victim, and for the good of many! When one of My own has been deceived by
a wolf in sheep's clothing, there is a very special gift and anointing that I
give to them - I give them double for their trouble! For all of the pain
and heartache they had to endure, they will have more than their fair share of
My good gifts, My harvest, and My abundance! Others in the body of Christ
sometimes look at My people who have been endowed with rich and beautiful
gifts, and sometimes they covet those gifts and think it is not fair that
someone has something they do not, but they have no idea what those people had
to endure to receive all that they now possess.
I know you do not understand why I took you on some of the
paths you have traveled, and at times you felt the pain was more than you could
bear, but know that you are better and wiser after the experiences, and much
has been imparted to you in the midst of the struggles, for as you have
struggled and then overcome each adversity, I have given you an Overcomer's
anointing. This anointing will break yokes of bondage off of people in a
life changing way in areas of their lives where they have become deeply
ensnared and entangled and cannot get free! You are not the same person
you were before the experiences, for you are now MUCH stronger and MUCH
wiser! You have a very strong level of wisdom/understanding/discernment,
and it came at a GREAT cost to you - you suffered greatly to receive it, but
those who endure get the crown of life! You have chosen well - you have
chosen the less traveled path, and you will find many rich treasures along this
path! You will travel far and wide and share your life experiences on
your journey, and many will be healed, delivered, and set free and loosed from
bondage that they have struggled with for a lifetime! Everything you went
through will be well worth it when you receive the prize I AM going to give
you, for not only will it change your life, but it will also change the lives
of MANY! I AM opening the door for you now, run through that door and
into My waiting arms! Together, we will walk hand in hand, and together
we will walk into My long awaited Promised Land!
Quickened Prophetic Song: Whom the Son sets
free is free indeed - you are free! Don't you know that you're free, that
you're free indeed? You are free! The prison door is standing open,
so come on out - come on out! Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.
You are free! You are free! You are free!
Matthew 7:15 NKJV
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 AMP
But understand this, that in the last days will come (set
in) perilous times of great stress and trouble [hard to deal with and hard to
bear]. For people will be lovers of self and [utterly] self-centered,
lovers of money and aroused by an inordinate [greedy] desire for wealth, proud
and arrogant and contemptuous boasters. They will be abusive (blasphemous,
scoffing), disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane. [They
will be] without natural [human] affection (callous and inhuman), relentless
(admitting of no truce or appeasement); [they will be] slanderers (false
accusers, troublemakers), intemperate and loose in morals and conduct,
uncontrolled and fierce, haters of good. [They will be] treacherous
[betrayers], rash, [and] inflated with self-conceit. [They will be] lovers of
sensual pleasures and vain amusements more than and rather than lovers of God.
For [although] they hold a form of piety (true religion), they deny and
reject and are strangers to the power of it [their conduct belies the
genuineness of their profession]. Avoid [all] such people [turn away from
them].
James 1:12 NKJV
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he
has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has
promised to those who love Him.
Becky Porter
lovetoencourage@yahoo.com
Edited by Becky Porter on 03/27/2013 at 8:01pm
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