An exhortation from Abba!
“When My people say, if God wants something done, He will do it, but they forget that they are My body working in the earth. It is easy to think that you are part of the body of Christ, but many do not truly think about what that means. If I want something done, I need My body to move. If you think of it in the natural, it is easy to understand. I am the Head, you are the body. If you think about doing something but you don't move, it doesn't get done. (1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:23, 30)
“All throughout the scriptures, you can read how I spoke to people, but they had to take action for My will to be accomplished. All were unable to accomplish what I called them to do on their own, but those who sought My counsel, wisdom, understanding, and knowledge were able to do what would have been impossible to accomplish on their own.
“Let's take a quick tour! Abraham and Sarah have more descendants than the stars in the sky even though she had been barren and didn't have Isaac until she was 90 and he was 100 years old! (Genesis 17:17, 21:1-7)
“Moses was told by Me at the burning bush, ‘I have seen the affliction of My people, so I have come down...therefore, I will send you.’” (Exodus 3:7-10)
“Joshua had to be told that Moses was dead and that I would be with him. He had to believe by faith that I would put Jericho into his hands. Israel had to follow My precise instructions on how to be circumcised of the flesh and how they were to march around the city. No one was more surprised than the Israelites when the walls of Jericho collapsed and the Promised Land was given to them!” (Joshua 1:2-3, 5:3, 6:1-5)
“Some fleece Me as Gideon did because they know they are the least and from the least. Gideon even questioned My sovereignty, but when he turned fully and obeyed My command, he saw great and mighty works by My hand upon his.” (Judges 6:12-16, 36-40) “I did not allow the large army to prevail as they would have taken the credit, so I gave him a very small one and used tactics they never would have considered.” (Judges 7:19-23)
“Elijah called out the 450 prophets of Baal, and do you think they would have been defeated by a single man had I not sent him? He had to remind the people that I had given My power and authority to the Israelites, but they had given it to Baal! When Elijah exposed the false prophets, the people fell on their faces and cried out to Me saying, ‘The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!’” (1 Kings 18:2, 36-40)
“That is how the false gods of your day will be defeated; however, My body must stay in step with Me and not give its strength away to opinions that are contrary to My word, ways, and precepts. You cannot love Me and be in agreement with worldly lusts and ideas. You cannot serve God and mammon.” (Matthew 6:24-26)
“Even Mary had to agree to My plan to carry Jesus in her womb. She answered the angel I sent saying, ‘May it be done unto me according to Your word.’” (Luke 1:38)
“I could go on and on and remind you of Nehemiah’s faith to rebuild My city and the opposition he faced doing so. Or how about David being the youngest son and not even considered by his father, Jesse, to be invited to the sacrifice with the prophet Samuel when I sent him to anoint a new king? David was who I had chosen.” (Nehemiah 2:5 ff, 1 Samuel 16:1-13)
“All of My prophets are people no one looked at as being appointed by Me, yet their words do not fall to the ground. They will return to Me as I have sent them. I have called the church, the ekklesia, to be My hands and feet – My body, and I need a body that moves. You will be doing the impossible because I have called you to do greater things if you believe and trust Me when I call you, when I send you, and when I assign you to a task.” (John 14:12)
“Obey Me and do the impossible!”
Abba Father
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Jewels from Judy: The Veil Was Torn In Two from the Top to the Bottom!
Judy A Bauman
Good Friday, April 7, 2023
A Prophetic Word from Abba: The Veil Was Torn In Two from the Top to the Bottom!
“Because I cannot look upon sin, I commanded Moses to build the Tabernacle with specific instructions. The veil between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place (Holy of holies), its length, width, and thickness protected sinful man. Many picture it as a wedding veil, but that is sheer and not at all what the veil was like in the temple. It was thick and coarse and fortified with gold and silver. Only the high priest could go behind the veil into the Holy of holies, and then only once a year to make a sacrifice for the sins of the Jews.
“Herod, of course, could not be seen as anything but greater than Moses and King Solomon, so he made the temple in Jesus's day taller and used weaving machines to be faster. While the veil he had fashioned was not as strong as Solomon's, it was still too strong for any natural force to tear it in two.
“As you have observed, even in the worst disasters, no curtain, even the thinnest of them, will tear from the top to the bottom. That was done by My hand and was more significant than the rocks breaking open and splitting apart.
A tree can split a rock.
A small earthquake can split a rock, but not even a major hurricane can tear a household curtain in two from the top to the bottom. Storms shred them from the bottom up, not the other way around.
“Jesus was sacrificed during Passover which is celebrated yearly by the Hebrews to commemorate the Lord freeing them from the Egyptians. The timing of His crucifixion is yet more evidence that Jesus was the fulfilled Lamb of God.
“Jesus's blood tore open the veil of My presence because His blood was pure and spotless. He is the Lamb who was slain for the salvation of mankind, and this only needed to happen once and for all time. He is now and forever the High Priest of My people, and now all may come boldly to My throne of grace and receive mercy in time of need. Remember, Jesus talked about being the Door for the sheep, and ALL going through Him would be saved! His sacrifice fulfilled My promise to Abraham that in his seed, ALL nations of the earth would be blessed because he obeyed My voice.
“Isaac symbolized Jesus in that he was Abraham's only begotten son with Sarah. Because of her barrenness, she was the woman God chose to fulfill this miraculous promise.
It wasn't humanly possible for Sarah to become pregnant.
It wasn't humanly possible for Mary, a virgin, to become pregnant.
It wasn't possible for that thick, long veil to be completely split in two from its fortified top to the bottom!
“I Am the Lord, and there is no other. Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God and there is no other.
“The blood and the water that flowed from His pierced side cleanses and opens My heart to forgive all who come through Him. These three testify: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and they are in agreement.”
Matthew 27:45-54, Mark 15:22-38, Luke 23:44-47, John 19:28-30, Exodus 12, 26:1-14, 36:1-2, 8-9, 35-36, Luke 1:8-11, Hebrews 3:1, 4:14-16, John 14:6, 20, 23, 15: Rev 5:9-10, Eph 2:19-22, John 2:13-21, John 10:9, Genesis 22:15-18, 1 John 5:6-8
A sweet word from the Lord this morning: My Love is Eternal!
My love can never be extinguished. It is eternal! It is holy. It is righteous and pure. Let Me show you My glory anew. Let Me into the throne of your heart. The cares of this world do not need to weigh you down, My beloved.
Trust Me to take care of the things you are unable to deal with and let Me guide you through even that which you do know.
I always have a better way, and if you seek Me, I will show you.
The Lord asked me a question in the secret place that I had been asking Him, “Do you know why I speak to you apart from instruction and leading others into knowledge and wisdom of My Kingdom?”
I answered, “Only You know.”
“I choose to! Just like I choose to love you even when you were/are in sin. I never intend to leave you there. My why is to keep you from harm. My why is to lead you in all righteousness. My why is because I love you and want the very best outcome for you. When you stray from My best, you deviate from My word, and in doing so, you allow the enemy a doorway that he ought not have. Remember, My Son was tempted in all ways but sinned not. He is your example. He is the Standard. He is the Word made flesh. Hate the things We hate and love the things We love. Shake off your own opinion and preconceived ideas of who I Am because man rarely portrays Me as I truly am I Am love, and why I speak to you is from My heart of love for you. I want you to be part of the creative process and fulfill what I've called you to do.”
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“AND THE NATIONS OF THOSE WHO ARE SAVED SHALL WALK IN ITS LIGHT,
AND THE KINGS OF THE EARTH BRING THEIR GLORY AND HONOR INTO IT.” REVELATION 21:24
THE DAZZLING LIGHT
While journaling, I suddenly see myself standing near a bend of the River. Everything is so electrically dazzling that the brilliance of this scene would blind my natural eyes! Each ripple in the water acts to magnify and reflect beams of light like the facets of a diamond, and though I see this with spiritual eyes, I have to allow them to adjust to the brightness. As I do, I sing aloud:
You are Beautiful, Marvelous, Excellent, Radiant
I am astounded by Your brilliance
The One who is Faithful and True are You
The One who is Faithful and True – are You
It sounds like many voices join me in singing, although I don’t see anyone. The Holy Spirit reveals these are His saints from all over the world worshipping God in spirit and truth. Looking at the River, I ponder how each light reflecting off the water represents individuals in Christ who carry His light. They are in the flow of the River – the flow of what God is saying and doing. These saints will go where He sends them because they love Jesus more than their own lives. I see the Lord tenderly caring for each light and testify that they represent those who carry God’s glory. They bring the Light of the World to the nations. They flow in the will of God, and they flow with the Word of God. They are able to rest in the current of the River, knowing He is the One who carries them.
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR GOD’S LIGHT-CARRIERS
I ask the Lord if He might speak a word of encouragement to His Light-Carriers. The Father immediately declares, “Tell those who carry My light, My love, My hope, My peace, My righteousness, and My Word that they must stay in the middle of where I am flowing. If they don’t, a spiritual eddy will entrap them. Eddies run contrary to the flow of the River and represent living contrary to My will. It takes a huge amount of effort to free oneself from an eddy once entrapped. This is where debris is seen swirling about in the backward current. This symbolizes the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches. Such things capture and defile many.
“My Light-Carriers must stay in the midst of the flow of My River. If they do, they will shine with the light of My glory and continually be My Light-Bearers. They must also rest in Me and allow Me to carry them to the fulfillment of their destinies. There are individual and corporate destinies, and they work hand-in-hand. I say again, ‘Arise, shine for your light has come. The glory of the Lord rises upon you and appears around you. Nations will come to your light and kings to the brightness of your rising.’” ~End Encounter
REFLECTIONS:
It always amazes me when the Lord gives me a word when I specifically ask for one! However, it’s much more likely that the Holy Spirit has been waiting for me to be ready and willing to receive the word to share with the Church, not the other way around. Since God has called us to be lights to the world, it’s His desire we reflect His will and ways to those around us. It’s been said, “Preach the Gospel, and if need be, use words.” Being a Light-Carrier, a Light-Bearer, is about how we live our daily lives, not merely what we espouse.
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Sitting with the Lord in the secret place, I was thinking about the first time Jesus revealed Himself to me in what I refer to as the River Visions. I was thinking about how I saw Him dancing very erratically and how I wrestled with that before gaining an understanding of what He was communicating through it. Suddenly, I hear clearly in my spirit that message anew!
The Lord stated, “I want out-of-the-box! People put Me in there in their minds, but the truth is, that is a delusion. I am not boxed! In fact, when people do this, they are actually putting themselves in a box. When people limit My power, authority, majesty, strength, wisdom, counsel, knowledge, and understanding they are limiting themselves. I am not limited!”
“Watch as I wake up the masses and see how they respond. Some will be like the son who returned from eating with the pigs. Some in the church will be bitter like the older brother. Some will turn away disgusted as they did when I told them My body was bread, manna from heaven, and my blood was drink.
“However, many will turn to Me with great joy, song, and celebration. There is a sound coming that is going to shake the earth. My sheep will follow Me, knowing I have the words to eternal life. Remember it is the thief who comes to steal, kill, and destroy; I came to give life and that in abundance. Step out of the box and see the glory of the KING of kings and the LORD of Lords!”
Your King
I say, “Amen, selah!”
Personal note: Thank you all for your support and prayers for The Father’s Love Int’l Ministries, Inc. in 2022. I pray you each can say of 2022 that you grew in Christ and are pressing into Him for 2023. I pray you will thrive in the knowledge of Him who brought you out of darkness and into His marvelous light. Amen!
If you want to read more about the River Visions, I have them chronicled in two books, Jewels from the River, and Jewels from the Harvest. Both are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart. They are also available for download in Kindle, Nook, & iBook. The vision I refer to is in Jewels from the River pages 41-49.
In the Father’s Love,
Rev. Judy A Bauman
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A word of exhortation from the Father: I Am God and There Is No Other!
“My church (ekklesia) has gotten used to warm fuzzy words because I am a God who loves, forgives, gives grace, and shows mercy; however, it does not mean I am going to turn a blind eye to blatant disobedience.
“You must take out the fluff and remember My will. Temper your sword with My truth. Do not allow the metal of your blade to have mixture that will make you weak and brittle. My Word is powerful and sharp and shall cut between bone and marrow, so do not think the mixture is going to settle well with Me.
“I Am God and there is no other! Who can compare to My power, My glory, My honor, My riches, My authority? There is none! Do not be deceived. The days you live in are not just evil, they are exceptionally evil. Do not look to the right or to the left, or hoard for your protection, for I am your Protector and Provision. Seek Me early and you will find Me and you will hear My directives.”
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Deuteronomy 32:3-4
For I proclaim the name of the Lord:
Ascribe greatness to our God.
He is the Rock, His work is perfect;
For all His ways are justice,
A God of truth and without injustice;
Righteous and upright is He
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A Message from the Father’s Love International Ministries
Dear friends,
It is my hope that you are well and thriving in the light of God’s love for you. This can be a beautiful time, but it can also be difficult for many. Know that you are not alone. The One who created you will never leave nor forsake you.
One thing I do to remind myself of the greatness of God is to write as many names of His as I can think of and read them out loud. I have a special journal that I’ve worked on for years for that purpose. Every time I find a name of God’s in Scripture, I write it in there. I encourage you to do the same because every name of His tells us something about His holy attributes. They tell us who He really is. He is so amazing! I also have a section to write the names He calls us. Yes, we need reminding of who we are in Him. If you do this too, I believe it will encourage you and help you to see yourself the way He sees you. It is too easy to have other people’s opinions, and even our own thoughts negate how special we are to Him.
God is our Father, Shepherd, Friend, Savior, Deliverer, Healer, Ever-present help in times of trouble, the Lion of Judah, our Counselor, the KING of kings and LORD of lords… and the list goes on and on! Wow!
I do hope that you take the time to celebrate Jesus and the miracles surrounding His birth and share what you know about Him and His love and forgiveness with others. It is a season where that message can be heard by those who seek the truth. When we seek the truth, God will help us find it. When we find Truth, we find JESUS!!! Hallelujah!!!
If you want to know more about the One who came to rescue you, please let me know and I will help you to navigate the Scriptures.
I pray a very Merry Christmas, a blessed and Happy Hanukkah,
While I am not a politician or political activist, I do have strong viewpoints about certain topics, and those lessons have often come at a high price. This one is no exception. Sharing this testimony is difficult, but I know there are others who have had similar and even more difficult testimonies than I have. There are some that are in the valley of decision right now, and I hope that my story will help.
When I was 15, a Planned Parenthood (PP) opened in the small town where I was raised. My best friend, who was already sexually active, convinced me that I too should go and get birth control ‘just in case.’ To me, one of the great things about PP was that under-age girls could get free medical treatment and prescriptions and go there without their parent’s consent or knowledge.
During my first visit to PP, they had me watch a video about Planning a Pregnancy and Starting a Family. To my recollection, it was mainly about ways to avoid an unwanted pregnancy that would ruin my life, career, body, etc… This was of particular interest to me and why I was there. A close family member had gotten pregnant at 17 and married before her baby was born. As much as I loved that baby, I did NOT want to find myself in that situation. After a quick medical exam, I was prescribed a 28-day contraceptive which was taken for three weeks and then off for a week. The director at PP reassured me that if any of the birth-control methods failed, there was a foolproof method to end the pregnancy with an abortion. This also seemed logical to me at the time because we were taught by PP that it was not really a baby until the second trimester. After the exam, they gave me the lowest dose birth-control pill saying they did not want to chance the pill raising my blood pressure. I took that for nine years and when I stopped taking it to start a family, I thought it would take six months to a year to get the effects of the chemicals out of my system. Surprisingly, I found myself pregnant after six weeks!
I called PP and let them know I was pregnant and wanted to get my records sent to my Obstetrician (OB doctor). The voice on the other end asked if I wanted to schedule an abortion. I politely declined stating that this was a “planned pregnancy” and I just needed all my medical records (for the past 9 years) sent to my OB doctor. The person sounded confused and asked me again if I wanted to schedule an abortion. Understanding their position, I said, “No, I took Planned Parenthood’s advice, and this is a PLANNED pregnancy! I am calling to get my medical records sent to my OB doctor.” I was flabbergasted when asked a third time if I wanted to schedule an abortion! The person on the other end of the phone seemed to be going in circles, so I just hung up and shook my head. At that point, I became very upset. I thought that was the very LAST option, but it was presented as the first choice before keeping the baby! This was when I began to see what kind of misleading advice I had actually gotten from them. I had always told people they didn’t know the good PP did, but my eyes were opened, and the tangled web of deceit begin to unravel.
I honestly thought they were looking out for my health; however, I recently learned from the testimony of a former PP director, Abby Johnson, that they purposely gave that low dosage because it was often ineffectual. The woman taking it would have a greater chance of getting pregnant, and when she did, they would encourage her to get an abortion. Abby Johnson reported that abortions were, and still are, Planned Parenthood’s big money maker. Abortion on demand has been packaged as “a women’s health” issue, and Democrats claim that women’s health is now at risk because Roe vs Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court. But is it?
Because many are at complete odds with each other, people are not hearing what the other side is saying. Many who are pro-choice don’t realize that decision by the Supreme Court did not make it illegal but turned the matter over to each state to decide. Some are calling it a “constitutional right” but abortion was not legal in the US until 1973. The Constitution was written in 1787 and the Bill of Rights in 1791, so what is really going on with all this?
It seems to me that women’s health is being used like pawns on a chessboard.
One thing I have noticed is that pro-life people are now being called anti-abortionists. So instead of being known for what they support, they are known for what they are against. This is a very subtle thing, but it makes those who value the life of the baby at odds or even enemies of those who are pro-abortion. They are being painted as “extreme.” This is not how it really is for those who want to save the lives of unwanted babies. The list of women whose hearts are shattered by the experience is long. The list of couples hoping to adopt is long too!
Anthony Levatino, a former abortion doctor, who has estimated aborting over 1200 babies in his career, has testified that what they remove from the uterus of the pregnant woman is indeed a human child and every doctor performing them knows this because they have to account for all the body parts removed. If they don’t, the woman’s life really is at risk. So why do they try to convince us that it isn’t a human child? If women really thought about what was happening to their child, they would most likely not go through with an abortion.
We need to take a long look at how abortion really supports women’s health. Is the number of women raped or pregnant by incest that great a number, or is this a smoke-and-mirrors tactic? I have listened carefully, and I don’t hear anyone that is pro-life who will put into law that abortion will be illegal in those rare cases and in the case of the mother’s life being at risk.
While the practice has been done for centuries, it was a very rare thing to have occur, yet since 1973, over 63 MILLION abortions have been performed in the USA. Who was behind this movement here? In 1921, Margret Sanger established the American Birth Control League, which would eventually become Planned Parenthood. In her publications and letters, she made it clear she hated people of color and advocated eugenics using birth control with the ultimate goal of eliminating ‘unwanted’ people. This money-making machine purposely places its facilities in low-income, minority neighborhoods. If you look at who has won Planned Parenthood’s yearly Margret Sanger Award, you will see a pattern of politicians you do not want to trust or vote for if you love the diversity of life we enjoy in the USA.
In closing, I will tell you that I have known a number of women who have had an abortion, and they all have had a difficult time coming to terms with killing their own child. It is a painful and emotional thing. Abby Johnson reports that no emotional support, counsel, or even discussion on what to expect is ever given a woman prior to the abortion. Many really didn’t know what to expect and it has been a lonely road. I respect those who were once in the abortion industry, like Johnson and Levatino, that now advocate for life and are helping others traumatized by abortion. After learning just how deeply nefarious PP is, I am so thankful for the bravery of these activists. If you or anyone you know needs counsel on how to recover from having or giving an abortion, please go to https://abbyj.com/
“Fellowship is important, or I would not have set up My church (ekklesia) the way I have. It is the Living Stones, which I have hewn, that must come together to form the building. I dwell in each of you to a determined measure, but in and of yourselves I can only fill you up so much. However, when you all come together the filling in each one of you is combined. This is the fullness that you sense in the corporate setting – the fullness of joy, the fullness of My Spirit. The fruits of My Spirit are all there and the joy that comes from that will strengthen and empower you.
“Where the leaven of the Pharisees has overtaken My church, you will not have this joy. The joy of those who walk in My Spirit will be full of glory – it is the joy unspeakable. There are also places in My body full of the leaven of Herod. It is a worldly yeast that has worked its way in and puffed up the whole congregation. Both the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod puff up and make those who partake of it haughty. Pride is always the root! So beware of this when searching out a body of Christ where you can be connected and attached.
“My ekklesia will be built and it will be built to My specifications. If My specifications are not followed exactly, then I will tear down that building and begin again. My foundation is always the same – Jesus is the foundation. He is the Christ and the Only One worthy to open the scrolls. To Him be given the glory or the building will crumble. The words of man must all pass through His eyes of fire. What is left standing will remain.
“The church will take on a new look in the coming days. It will not be people coming week in and week out to do their ‘time’ for God, but it will be Living Stones being fitted together by the Hand of the Master Builder Himself.
“Did Jesus tell His disciples that He was going to make a place for them? Do you not know yet, do you not see that you are the temple of the Living God? Have I not placed My Spirit in you? Are not all My promises, ‘Yes’ in Christ Jesus? Is it now possible for you to say together in one voice, ‘Amen’ to the glory of your Father? Seek My promises for the Body of Christ and know that I have spoken, ‘Yes’ to them all. You who are called by My name say, ‘Amen!’ Then you will see My glory coming into the Living Stones, and you will see a new and glorious ekklesia (body of Christ) arise.
“This is not for another time. This is for now.”
Lovingly,
Abba Father
Scriptures:
Hebrews 10:22-25; Psalms 127:1; John 14:2, 21-23; John 15:4; Mark 8:15; Luke 6:46-49; Luke 11:37-54; Luke 12:1-3; Luke 13:20-21; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20;2 Corinthians 1:20-22; 1 John 1:3-9
Originally given Dec 28, 2007, revised for clarity Sept 8, 2022 (For such a time as this.)
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