Personal Prophecy Alert – What Are the Signs of Your Times (Personally)?

WARNING:  Personal Prophecy Alert – What Are the Signs of Your Times (Personally)?
by py thomas
October 19, 2013

All men shall fear, And shall declare the work of God; For they shall wisely consider His doing.
(Psalm  64:9)

² They do not consider in their hearts
That I remember all their wickedness;
Now their own deeds have surrounded them;
They are before My face.
(Hosea 7:2)

While some of us see the signs of the last days in events and those around you, have you considered your own personal spiritual condition?  Can you discern the signs of your own personal time?  I’ve seen so many “prophecy alert” videos, newsletters, etc., to last me a lifetime.  However, wisdom says, we need to have prophecy alert about what our personal spiritual conditions truly are. 

For instance, have you sincerely fasted and prayed with the sole focus to seek YHVH (G-d) to show you who you really are and really are not; and not just stopping there, but come into agreement with what He says?   Or do you fast and pray for a breakthrough(s) that are seasoned down with the hope of blessings that make your life easier, or someone else’s life easier so it’s no longer a personal burden to you?  Hmmmm.

Yeshua reminds each us in His Sermon on the Mount recorded in the Book of Matthew:

² For the way you judge others is how you will be judged — the measure with which you measure out will be used to measure to you. ³ Why do you see the splinter in your brother’s eye but not notice the log in your own eye? ⁴ How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the splinter out of your eye,’ when you have the log in your own eye? ⁵ You hypocrite! First, take the log out of your own eye; then you will see clearly, so that you can remove the splinter from your brother’s eye! (Matthew 7:2-5)

This passage alone should cause each of us to slow down in our finger pointing, and our spirits to become quiet and broken before our Holy G-D, YHVH.  Selah.  And after contemplating what Yeshua warns us about, to move to the next step…consider our ways before Him (present company (me) included).

We cry out to YHVH for many things, but have we ever cried out for this?  Trust me; this is where truth dismantles all faulty rationalizations and vain arguments that have tried to exalt itself over the truth of YHVH’s Word and His righteous requirements of us.

Some of us say we love YHVH, but have stuff in our hearts against our mothers, fathers, or both.  If you do, today would be an excellent day to ask YHVH first for forgiveness, and then His help to get this matter strengthened out.

The Word of YHVH will either testify against you, or provide you with the testimonies of YHVH on how He forgave, healed and delivered you from yourself and sin.  The testimonies of YHVH  include when one takes ownership of their sins (including the secret ones), and surrendered for correction.  The correction will require supernatural surgery - open heart surgery so that His right spirit could be renewed in you; and sustained by Yeshua’s blood transfusion to clean out your old tainted blood to be replaced by His pure blood.

I would venture to say that just because you can see all that is wrong with others and the world, does not mean that you have it together as much as you may want to believe.  And, YHVH’s long-suffering mercy has been the delay in sending Yeshua back to give many of us the opportunity to get rid of those spots, wrinkles and blemishes that will prevent us from being numbered as part of the bride of the Messiah.

²⁷ that He (Yeshua) might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. (Ephesians 5:27)

Want a Long Life, Why?  Over the years I’ve gone back and forth in my mind as to whether or not I would want to live a long life.  It occurred to me that long life has both a good side to it, and a not so good side to it depending on how it’s lived, what one knows/believes about YHVH’s Word; and how they apply His Word. 

For example, on average, it takes a son or daughter in the covenant of salvation years, if not a lifetime to come to maturity in Yeshua.  Given that perspective, I would say desiring a long life for that purpose is a good one.  But on the other side of the fence, to desire a long life just for the sake of having one without the desire to be perfected in Yeshua, is not a good idea (more of those vain imaginings that try and exalt themselves over the knowledge and truth of Yeshua).  To live a long life for self and never coming to the full knowledge and surrender to Yeshua will not be a favorable position for one to be in on Judgment Day.

I shudder to think or even try and imagine how ELOHIM will deal with those who choose to do nothing or very little with the covenant of salvation they’ve entered into, and lived in out in lawlessness – apart from YHVH’s requirements for righteous/believing in Him living (the Torah).  Yeshua gave us insight about how business will be dealt with in the Kingdom of Heaven in the parable about the talents (see Matthew 25:14-30).

In this account we see a servant (employee) of a  master (employer)  where he did nothing with the one talent given to him by his master, but buried his one talent in the ground instead of trying to build, increase and/or improve upon it.  The servant’s excuses for not doing anything included that he “knew” his master “to be a hard man…and was afraid…”  Clearly the servant wasn’t afraid enough to try and do better.  His actions clearly did not line up with what came out his mouth when he had to give an account to his master.  The master rightly pointed out the faulty rationalizations that the servant tried to present for the course of action he chose (or lack thereof); which was that although the servant knew what was right to do, he yet refused to do it; and, he was just plain lazy.  Thus, the reason Yeshua said this servant was described by his master as  wicked and lazy.  He not only had the one talent given to him taken awy and given to another who already had 10 talents, his end was horrible.
 

²⁴ “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. ²⁵ And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

²⁶ “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. ²⁷ So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. ²⁸ Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

²⁹ ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. ³⁰ And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ (Matthew 25:24-30)

 

 So, are you as ready as you think you should be to meet your Creator, ELOHIM?  Or perhaps you’re now considering that you need some time to come to the place of confession, asking for forgiveness and starting over again, or at the point of your shortcoming(s). 

Albeit for some, this is difficult to hear, but if you are hearing, yet lack the courage to go through this process of sanctification, then pray and ask YHVH to provide you with courage and fortitude to face the truth about your life, and the commitment to invite the Holy Spirit to guide and direct you in the teaching and application of the whole counsel of YHVH’s Word in your life, that you might be found well-pleasing in His sight.

I did and continue to do so.  I’ve found it is a needful thing to do each day YHVH has provided me with the breath of life and His new mercies I awaken to each morning.  I now adhere to the sign that reads, “Proceed with Caution.” 
 Selah and receive YHVH’s swisdom He gives freely to all who asks and learn of the only true shalom (peace) we can have, that which surpasses all human understanding, and can only come from YHVH.