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Divided Relationships

Welcome Daughters of Zion!

Luke 12:56, “Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?”

Today I am going to talk about division amongst your loved ones as regards to discerning the times. There are some you who are fairly new to the Bible; there are some of you have recently detached yourself from “church” or have been detached for years. There are some of you who read, study, pray and worship regularly either in solitude or with a small group of like minds.

Much praise and blessings to either category you fall into! Have you noticed that there has been somewhat a strain within your house, friends or loved ones when it comes to the Word? If so, these are the times that we are currently living in exactly as Christ told us.

Luke 12:52-53, “For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.”

Matthew 10:34-35, “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I am not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.”

As we re-read the above scriptures we can pretty much gather that Christ is not talking about mother and daughter arguing over makeup, attire or borrowed shoes. What Christ is referring to is division when it comes to those who are in the Word and those who are not in the Word.

If the first thought that you have in the morning is on Christ and the Most High; or the first actions that you partake in are songs of praise, prayer, or meditation on the Word then Christ is separating you from this wicked world one day at time.

There are some who may wake up thanking the Most High for this day knowing that each day that passes is a day closer to His return! Rejoice and welcome the Spirit of the Most High. Allow the Spirit to dwell in your heart throughout the day.

The Most High is coming back for a remnant. He is not coming back for the entire population. The Most High created the world for many people but He only created heaven for a few. Therefore, if a friend or loved one has an issue with you being in the Word and studying—let them have their issue.

Never give in and change how you think and feel about Christ and the Most High. If they are rejecting you, they are rejecting Christ as well. John 15:18-19, “If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.”

Remember, Satan is very subtle, wise and cunning and will use people to get the Most High’s children off track. Each person that you encounter enters your presence with a spirit. It may be a spirit of jealousy, envy, strife, love, joy, etc. It is up to you to discern the spirit. Not make judgments about the person but use proper discernment while testing the spirit.

I John 4:1, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God:..”

Nobody wants to believe that they are being used by Satan to get to you. However, we can find plenty of scriptures on the subject that say otherwise. Again, test the spirit. Accepting the Bible as is means speaking in authority as Christ did. Rebuke the spirit that is in your friend or loved one as soon as you have properly discerned it.

This doesn’t mean that you go around rebuking everybody or everything as you see some in Christ do. You may have to separate yourself from the presence of certain people, cut the meeting short or cut the conversation short. Always use discernment. The last thing you want to do is argue with the enemy on their territory; use discernment always backing it up with the Word.

Christ is getting us ready for His place of safety during the tribulation and the kingdom to follow. He is also getting some of us ready to go through tribulation and to overcome by the blood of the Lamb. I know the majority of us do not want to go through the tribulation; however, there are some individuals who honestly believe that is their destiny and they are in the Word daily, preparing for that time.

Daughters of Zion, we are awake and are not asleep as others are asleep; therefore, we can discern the times. Once the Holy Spirit has pressed upon your heart the importance of your mission in any manner, you will know exactly what to do and with the help of the Holy Spirit he will guide you into when and how.

Don’t let anyone take your crown. If they make statements such as, “You’re living in a box,” or “You are hiding behind the Bible,” or “You are using the Bible as a clutch.” Let them have their say and rejoice that Christ has chosen you so that no man can deliver you out of his hand!

We’re striving to be the church of Philadelphia, striving to overcome this world and the things of this world. For we know that there is a new and better that awaits us!

Revelation 3:7, 8, 11, “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.”

May the Lord bless you and keep you!