“I Am Removing the Waste Places !”
January 5th, 2011
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Tonight I was praying with Bev and I had just been watching the flooding in Australia on the BBC news before calling her.  But I got the above words from the LORD.  And the other night when she called me she had a word for California about all the rain we got [ 6 months worth in 6 days ] as God washing the land and redeeming the land washing away the filth.

When I saw the first photos of the floods in Australia I saw people walking in the waters that I knew must have crocodiles in them because it’s on the east coast in Queensland.  And I thought, man I wouldn’t want to be walking in those waters !  Tonight they emphasized that there were poisonous snakes in the waters, and crocs !  YIKES.  And the impression came again of God redeeming the land.  In areas where there is that type of infestation of poisonous snakes and such there is a commensurate spiritual infestation.

So we are praying for one another, and God speaks that word and I knew it was for the WORLD, not just our lands, re California and Australia, etc.
And I remembered once again the dream I had of Jesus coming into a huge house [church] at a time with lots of snow on the ground, looking like winter.

Waiting on the LORD for what He might want to say…
  
Isa 51:3-5 NIV
The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her,thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
4 "Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: The law will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations. 5 My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations.

Psalm 107 NIV
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say this — those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. a  4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, 9 for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10 Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains, 11 for they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. 12 So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains. 15 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. 18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
20 He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. 21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men. 22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.

23 Others went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. 24 They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful deeds in the deep.  25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. 26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
in their peril their courage melted away. 27 They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their wits' end. 28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. 29 He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.  30 They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. 31 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men. 32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders. 33 He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground, 34 and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. 35 He turned the desert into pools of water
and the parched ground into flowing springs; 36 there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.

37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; 38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,and he did not let their herds diminish. 39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; 40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. 41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. 42 The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths. 43 Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the Lord. A song. A psalm of David.
    
Jer 17:5-6
5 This is what the Lord says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord. 6 He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. 7 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. 8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."
  
Isa 62:1-4  NKJV    Assurance of Zion's Salvation
62 For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lamp that burns. 2 The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the Lord will name.
3 You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the Lord, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God. 4 You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate;
But you shall be called Hephzibah,* and your land Beulah;* For the Lord delights in you, And your land shall be married.

The still small voice:
“ The set time has come, and My heart is towards My precious jewels. I am going to lift you up for all the world to see beloveds !  They will no longer mock on My holy mountain!  My glory will shine brightly upon My own, and they will be made like stars in the heavens to shine, shine, shine upon this earth and to destroy the strongholds of wickedness.
I WILL manifest My glory and sanctify My temple with My glory. You are that temple beloveds. You are the temple of the Holy Spirit and you will radiate My light and My love and power to the world!  There will be no excuse for anyone to reject ME, for all will see you! You will not be ABLE to hide your light under a basket any longer!


For I AM the FATHER OF LIGHTS!  And I have promised that My light shall be seen on you in a time of great darkness filling the earth, and deep darkness the people. [Is 60]  I have a wonderful plan for you and My heart is determined to humiliate the plans of the wicked one!  I told you it would be as in the days of Noah. Did I not pour out blessing on Him, and save his family ?  Did I not let him know what to do, and how to do it ? Did I not keep them safe while the whole world was destroyed ? Then why do you doubt My ABILITY and DESIRE to KEEP you in the midst of the turmoil now coming to the earth ?  Have I ever given you what you really deserve ? For I have given you MUCH GRACE and GREATER GRACE is coming to those who truly believe!  For I AM LORD, and there is no other. I will show Myself strong on behalf of all who will not deny My name and for the sake of the elect who are called in My name !

So be at peace. STAY YOUR MIND ON ME, and you will have the peace you need to endure and overcome all that has come against you. YOU MUST STAND STRONG IN FAITH !  I AM TRUSTWORTHY ! 
I AM EL GIBOR !
I AM EL RACCHUM, THE COMPASSIONATE GOD WHO LOVES YOU ! 
Just as a loving Father or mother would do anything for their child, so MY HEART is also towards you !  Do you withhold your love because your child has made mistakes or gone headstrong their own way at times ? Yes there are dysfunctional parents who may do that, but I am a GOOD FATHER, WHO gives good gifts to My children !  I am LOVE. If I gave you what you deserved, then I wouldn’t have to give much at all in this world.

But MY GRACE is sufficient even for the most weary and desolate of saints! I am not easily worn out as you are at tolerating the mistakes and impatience in others. I AM FORBEARANCE!  I am going to pour out a TSUNAMI of MY GRACE & LOVE like no other time in history !  I have not called you to condemnation, but to be grace-bearers, and to set the example of what UNCONDITIONAL LOVE should be to the WORLD !

How will they know unless they have a preacher?  Many of you I will now equip by My grace and glory to go forth. BE STILL and wait on ME before rushing forth in your own plans. It is only MY PLAN that will be implemented in this hour!  It is MY WILL ALONE that will bring FREEDOM!  So indulge MY EXTREME DESIRE FOR INTIMACY right now and seek MY FACE. Don’t seek me only for what you can get, or what you can get for someone else.

How do you think your husband would feel if he realized you only loved him for providing for you ?  If you didn’t appreciate him for WHO HE IS? He wants you to KNOW HIM and to be in intimacy with him!  He’s not just a ticket to an easier life.  I feel the same beloveds!  If all you care about is yourself, how do you think I feel when I never grow tired of your company and just wanting to BE with you ?

COME, let us reason together. Come and be not afraid. I know what has kept us apart at times.  It is not a surprise to ME! I am not a harsh taskmaster, so come now while you can.  For soon it is too late, and if your lamp is not full of oil, you will not have much to give, compared to others!”