When God gave me Rhema, He talked to me about wholeness and
freedom for people. Every message was basically a charge or encouragement to
live your best life. In most cases, that required some form of self examination
or honesty. Sometimes, they would be sweet, soothing posts of gentle pushing;
while other times, I would be shocked at what God was giving me to say. At the
heart of it, He was calling you (and ME!) to deliverance from what has held you
bound. Well, today I heard the phrase “clean sweep”. I immediately got nervous
because that phrase just sounds deep, doesn't it? Well, that's because it is!
God isn't playing anymore. He's not playing with you and He's not playing with
me! He has put some pretty clear instructions and assignments on the table and
He is ready for them to be picked up and completed. It's time to get in
position and that old stuff that you keep going back to? Well, it's got to GO!
Time for a clean sweep…
So as I sat down to write, I wondered what scripture He was going to follow that up with. But before I could finish forming the question, He reminded me of a couple key verses and I sat up straight! He's not playing FOR REAL! But before I get to the scripture I need to say this. As I mentioned last week, a lot of times, people generally don't like to admit to needing to be delivered from anything. Church folk are especially guilty of this! It's easier to say that it's for other people than to admit that you struggle with something. I believe that God wouldn't let me move away from this topic because some folk still dismissed what He said last week as “being for somebody else.” Well let me make this really plain! You ready? We all need deliverance from something! I'm so sorry if that hurt your feelings! But if you are still walking around mad at your fellow church member for something they “did” to you 10 years ago or holding onto what your ex-husband did and it's keeping you from moving on? You need deliverance! If you have to be in charge of what's happening in everyone else's life so that it lines up with your plans or no one can tell you anything because you know everything, you need deliverance! If you look in the mirror and can’t celebrate who is looking back at you or you have to downgrade someone else so that you can feel better, you need deliverance. You see, God wants to get into all of the cracks and crevices and get all those things that we won't name or acknowledge. He wants to get the anger, the feelings of rejection, the heartbreak that have held you in place. He wants to free you of the memories of your past, the loss and the grief that kept you from being all that He called you to be. He wants to release you from the jealousy, the fear of failure and the expectations of people that have affected how you live your life. Time for a clean sweep…
As I close, I want to encourage you to walk in
truth this week. Ask God to get out His flashlight and go through your heart.
Ask Him to reveal to you the areas that have kept you stagnant and unmoving.
Ask Him to show you the root of issues instead of just the symptoms. I hear you
asking, why would I want to drag all of that old stuff up? The answer is
actually quite simple. If those things still have the power to stop, hurt, or
control you, they aren't really gone anyway. I will warn you though! As God
begins to deal with your heart and sweep those old things up and out, you must
replace them with the Word! You must fill your spirit with what God says about
you. God is calling you to great things and He doesn't want old things to stop
you from experiencing the new things He has in store for you! Time for a clean
sweep!
Amen…
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