Note: This is a continuation if you will, of the last message, ‘What Is Truth?’ There are moves of the enemy against the Body of Christ, and ministries in particular; and breaking it down further, ministries that God has chosen to reveal signs and wonders through. Just as the media’s reports of world and political events are so often false or inaccurate, so it is with media reports against ministries. This is what has prompted the release of these messages through Ruben. The Father is calling us to come up higher. Not be ensnared in all the discussions, becoming disappointed and discouraged, distracted and weary, and speaking negative words into the atmosphere; judging by what we hear or read. As it was spoken in the first message, we are to have the mind of Christ. This verse came to me (Judy) as I was writing this introduction:
“....And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. He will delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by appearance nor make a decision based on hearsay. He will give justice to the poor and make fair decisions for the exploited. The earth will shake at the force of his word, and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked. He will wear righteousness like a belt and truth like an undergarment.” Isaiah 11:2-5 NLT
I believe this is the mind of Christ, and we are filled with the same Spirit and must learn to walk this way in the midst of persecution, false accusations, and even when we hear of mistakes and failures in the Body. If we do this, God will take care of the rest. And one final verse: “He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8 NKJV)
Also, Ruben asked me to include the link to this song for everyone to listen to, maybe more than once, before proceeding to read. The song is ‘Sometimes Hallelujah,’ because, sometimes we forget......
For The Journey and Ruben,
Judy
Ruben: We must have a clear mind. And it all has to do with the mind of Christ. It is time we step into the atmosphere of the mind of Christ. It was spoken: “if you believe what you heard and you sense it in your spirit, you let it go. Why? That’s a start, that’s where we begin pressing in as warriors. Something happened, okay. Let’s move on. But we move on in PRAISE. We move on in WORSHIP. Because there is something else that The Father is bring in. So, we have to be ready for that and not be worrying about he said, she said. Because that’s how rumors start. That’s how the tongue speaks deadly. That’s how we get confused. That’s how we freak out and we speak out of turn—we speak out of turn! So someone, somehow, has to start to bring refreshing, whether others understand it or not. Someone has to be bold and say, ‘I don’t have anything to say about that, there’s nothing to talk about, but I will talk to you about praising The Father.’ Let’s get out of the lukewarm and get into worship! Let’s get out of gossiping and offer up praise, how about that?
Let our minds start tapping into the mind of Christ. We do not have the ability or the right to pass judgement. That’s what the enemy wants us to do. But The Father says, ”I Am that I Am. I will pass judgement. I have it under control.” So therefore we rejoice! We rejoice because it’s another day, another day of life! We rejoice because of what’s coming ahead! We don’t know what it is yet, but we thank The Father regardless! Thank You Father! By so doing we are not in the center of being a busy body and making things worse. Humans have the mentality that they have to talk about it! Instead of talking about it, why not praise about it? Give praise and worship to The Father! Take that disappointment, that hurt, that trial into WORSHIP!
So you change the subject and you change the atmosphere. Someone has to start. Someone has to honor The Father. Someone has to stand up and be a warrior! Someone has to take the mantle! Because Yeshua says, “Did I die for this? So My people can gossip and be discouraged, run away from trials? So when things get heavy, or you don’t understand why, is this what you’re supposed to do? But there is honor in worship and praise! When will it ever stop? When will I have warriors to stand up and call My name? Does My Word have any effect? Do My people just like to read, and that’s it? Is it because they’re tired or bored so they read just to read? Or do they read because they want to learn? I will teach them! I will show them! I will guide them! I will feed them life!
“So I say to My people, there’s a shift coming. And as the Wind blows, the Wind of My Father’s breath, from the east to the west, north to south, it will be released in a mighty way and The Holy Spirit will take over because the Apostolic is coming! Do not blame yourself for your mistakes. Do not blame yourself because you didn’t do this or you didn’t do that, for the enemy would want you to accuse yourself. Call My Name! Call My Name! So be strong. In these trials you must be strong! These are trials that you must be strong to go through because of persecution! Persecution is yet to come! Flesh! Blood! What you go through is just a taste. So Call My Name! Shout My Name to the highest heights! Because there’s only One Name!”