From the Abundance

Photo Credit: South Valley Church It's not often that the Lord speaks to me during prayer and tells me to share what he has spoken but today as I stood in praise and worship He spoke very clearly and impressed upon my heart to share His words. "For I am overcome with grief says the Lord.  Weeping will endure for more than the night but I will come in the night and deliver my people.  Woe I say unto them who do not hear.  Time is drawing near for the Son of Man's return.  Take up your cross NOW.. follow me me NOW.. For I am with you.  Until the end of the age will I cry unto thee... Seek me and you will find my face.. Hear me and I will answer.  Come to me and I will heal. Seek me for I am nigh.. SEEK ME, FIND ME." After speaking these words He took me back to Abraham's intercession for the city of Sodom and showed me how he kept coming back on their behalf.  This is what we need to do.  I read the story again when the Lord had finished speaking and

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:12 This is what I keep having to remind myself every time I see an unarmed person of color killed in the news.  It's completely out of control and I feel so many things all at once.  I'm saddened that for a certain group of policemen, black and brown lives don't matter, I am sickened by people that feel their privilege gives them the right to take another life carelessly and without remorse or punishment,  I'm angry at the abuse of power and position, outraged at the media and their ridiculous shaming of the deceased, beyond disgusted at the blatant and subtle racism that is devouring our country, deeply concerned for our future generations of black/brown babies, and ashamed that many with platform do not use it for what matters.  I don't speak much on these things p