Premature Wresting
Feb 11th, 2007
Middle English wrasten, wresten, from Old English akin to Old Norse reista to bend and probably to Old English wrigian to turn — more at WRY
1 : to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
2 : to gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor
“ Many are getting impatient for My coming, and trying to pull down heaven as if they could manipulate Me or My intervention. It’s like those who say they are having revival, just by working up the crowd. This is premature wresting, rather than RESTING in ME. I want you to pray. I want you to worship and to press in, but not to get impatient with My way, or My timing. Be assured that I AM COMING and I AM changing My Bride. I will have MY WAY. But I don’t want you to give up or give in to any form of manipulation and control. REST in just doing what each day brings.
Give your heart COMPLETELY to ME. Let Me decide what you do or don’t do. Come to ME, and seek MY FACE, more than My hand beloveds. Just come and BE WITH ME.
COME AWAY WITH ME means to communicate continually with Me. To be in My presence, which you are, as much as you want to, for I am WITH YOU. I AM Emmanuel…the God Who is with you !
Don’t wrestle and strive, and don’t wrest, bending to the will of others who strive.
COME TO ME ! I am doing a profound thing in you as you REST in ME. No time with Me is wasted. You can strive and bring in 30 to your church at a time, or you can WAIT resting in My arms and ministering to me, like the 120 did before Pentacost, and bring in 3000 in a few hours ! Which do you think is more efficient ? They waited for power from on high. How did they wait ? They MINISTERED unto ME.
They didn’t strive and run around and focus on DOING, but they focused on ME, and worshiping ME, praying and meditating on ME and My Word, and sharing with one another.
Then when Pentacost had come, They went out and changed the world. It is such a time beloveds to be content with spending time with ME daily, resting. Only if I tell you to do something, then do it. I am wresting all the striving & religion out of you.
I want you to just be with Me and to know Me. Stay in the Word, in prayer and worship, when you are not working, or doing necessary activities of daily living. REST and receive what I am pouring into you, even when you don’t feel it.”
Priscilla Van Sutphin
Upstream Ministries
