“The Upbraiding”
June 22, 2008
Via Priscilla Van Sutphin
Upbraid: Middle English upbreyden, from Old English ūpbregdan, probably from ūp up + bregdan to snatch, move suddenly — more at BRAID
1 : to criticize severely : find fault with 2 : to reproach severely : scold vehemently synonyms see SCOLD
I heard this word “upbraiding and looked it up…and waited to hear what Father may say.
Matt 11:16-21 KJV
16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. 20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. 23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Mark 16:14-16 KJV
14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
“Just as rock rubs against rock and causes fire and abrasion, I am allowing those circumstances in your lives to rub against the strongholds of the enemy in your souls.
Many of you have only healed superficially from life-long painful memories, and have strongholds of the enemy still on your soul, because the church has not healed, or you have not YIELDED to the work. So now I am upgrading the rubbing. Just like a diamond is chiseled to make a beautiful form, I am chiseling at the rough edges in your personality and rubbing against all that would HINDER you from moving in the fullness of what I want for you.
My heart is NEVER to destroy, but to upbraid, to move you from where you are to a higher level of functioning. Some of you are getting frustrated, and it’s because I am dealing with THAT stronghold in your life ! Frustration is not a fruit of the Spirit believe it or not ! It is fruit of perfectionism and performance. Just as impatience and intolerance are. So I am tap, tap, tapping on the things that trigger a reaction in you to point out the need for MORE FRUIT in your life.
I am frustrating the enemy also in doing this. I want you FREE to be who I made you to be. I WANT you to receive the fullness of MY LOVE FOR YOU. This only comes through revelation and experience of that love. I AM pouring out MANIFEST LOVE that leads to repentance. It doesn’t always take a walking stick to beat someone into repentance. I caused people to repent by healing and delivering them ! How many times in My Word do you see me healing, and loving people by delivering them. Remember the man who came to Me and his son was throwing himself into the fire, and he was having seizures. Did I stop and preach for him to repent? Or did I DELIVER his son? He was desperate. The desperate soul is very responsive to LOVE. The hardened soul on the other hand may need to be beaten with TRUTH or circumstance to lead him to repent. But either way it only comes by the POWER & GRACE of MY HOLY SPIRIT. I ALONE KNOW WHAT IT TAKES FOR THAT PERSON TO REPENT.
SO ASK ME WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO PRAY !
ACTS OF LOVE CAUSE PEOPLE TO REPENT. SO STOP YOUR RELIGIOUS BRAYING BEFORE I COME AND UPBRAID THAT WHICH IS IN YOU THAT CRITICIZES AND ACCUSES YOUR BROTHER OR SISTER! I am not telling you to NOT tell the truth in love. It is loving to tell people the TRUTH when they are caught in delusion. A good FATHER also corrects his children. The person who is resistant to receiving the truth is likely carrying a spirit of rejection. They feel condemned and are oversensitive when they hear the TRUTH, and then resist your words. That is not your fault. It is their issue when they cannot receive godly correction. Too many are worrying and carrying condemnation because of the error of being “politically correct” or because they are caught in the web of unsanctified mercy, trying to be everything to everyone.
I tell you not one word is spoken which I have not ordained somehow to either test the heart or mind, or to cause strength to build against injustice. BELOVEDS I CAME TO DEMONSTRATE THE LOVE OF MY FATHER. MY FATHER IS FORBEARING TOWARDS MANKIND. MY FATHER IS PATIENT AND KIND, EVEN TO THOSE UNDESERVING OF HIS MERCY & GRACE. SO YOU ALSO NEED TO BE PATIENT TOWARDS EACH OTHER TO HEAL AND GET DELIVERANCE, SO THAT YOU MAY MATURE INTO THE PERSON I HAVE DESIGNED YOU TO BE. EVERYONE GETS TIRED OF FORBEARING BECAUSE YOU ARE HUMAN. BUT I NEVER GET TIRED. I GIVE MUCH GRACE TO THOSE WHO ARE IGNORANT AND I KNOW WHAT IS IN THE HEART OF A MAN, TO KNOW HOW TO REACH HIM, OR HER.
Do NOT grow weary in doing good beloveds. The war has only begun. The fighting will get more fierce. CLING TO ME for you cannot survive without My love, joy, peace, and grace in the days ahead. PRAY for one another that you all maybe HEALED and DELIVERED. When you see the pain or wrong spirit in the life of another, then PRAY for them as if imprisoned in their world. Yes, I said imprisoned. For if anyone is under the influence of the enemy, they are in a prison. Pray in FAITH, and the prayer of FAITH will save many a soul.
In this hour, I am bringing an UPBRAIDING to those who have RESISTED My Most Holy Spirit’s wooing to healing and deliverance. I will RESIST those who resist ME.
I will scold those who have been rebellious. But do NOT assume that My upbraiding is something I GLOAT over ! For it gives me no pleasure to have to scold My children or spank them, and bring hard correction to them. Just as it is hard in the natural for a parent, it is not without emotion that I have to correct My children!
Humble yourselves before ME, and I will lift you up!
KNOW that MY LOVE is not cut off from those who REPENT from their ways and wish to change, no matter what sin they committed or how long they sinned. IF they are truly repentant, I will forgive. Watch that you do not gloat over the corrections that come. But align yourself with MY HEART, and PRAY. For the MIGHTY FEAR OF THE LORD will enter My house again. I will have a HOLY and SPOTLESS BRIDE ! FOR I AM LOVE, and MY LOVE for you endures FOREVER ! It is from everlasting to EVERLASTING! It does not give me any pleasure to have to send a soul to hell. Do not judge what you do not KNOW. I LOVE YOU BELOVEDS, and you must learn to love as I LOVE. "
