Abba God is zeroing in on the heart of His Church once again in this hour. The intent is to rebuild, redeem and resurrect the Church to rise to her full stature.
He is reminding us that Jesus Christ is not only the Chief Cornerstone, but the very foundation on which we are to build. He is not only reminding us of Whom we are to build on, but that what we build and how we build are tremendously important as well.
I believe Abba God wants us to dream with Him and dream big! But He is recalibrating hearts to dream dreams that build His Kingdom and not our own.
The Spirit is relentlessly persistent that our significance be found in the steadfast and astounding revelation that we are beloved sons and daughters of Abba Father.
The deeper this revelation abides in our hearts, the less need we have to build and promote a kingdom that exalts us or someone else over Him.
Abba God is sifting, shaking, recalibrating and realigning His Church to know that our greatest fulfillment and joy comes with deep surrender.
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” (Matthew 16:24-25)
The willingness to lose one’s life for the sake of the Kingdom is the gateway each soul must walk through in order to truly find life.
The enemy tries to derail us in this journey just as He tried to derail Jesus when He was tempted by satan in the wilderness. The enemy offers shortcuts that appeal to the flesh; they are shiny and glitter with self-exaltation.
God lovingly points us toward a different path that says, “Lose your life in order to find it.” In His time in the wilderness, Jesus modeled for us how to respond to the enemy’s attempts to hijack our journey with Him.
Jesus recalled and spoke forth what He knew to be truth spoken from His Father’s mouth. Deeply assured of His Father’s love, He chose to trust instead of seeking immediate gratification.
The orphan spirit will try and cause many to miss the way. Abba Father despises the lies of the orphan spirit and its attempts to separate His children from Him.
That is why I believe we are going to see an increase of encounters and revelation flooding the earth, depositing the love of the Father into orphan hearts in every nation, tribe and tongue.
The orphan spirit is no match for the passionate love that Abba Father and Son have for their rightful family.
Those who have heard Abba Father’s voice echoing in their hearts, “This is My beloved son (or daughter); I am well pleased with you,” will find the grace to choose surrender, because they trust the heart of their Abba Father.
~Prophetess Mary S.
September 2022