Free From Self
Mary Clark
Marianna, Florida
September 27, 2008
Do you want to be free from self? Do you want to walk in all to which you have been called, looking neither to the right nor left, but keeping your eyes fixed on your Beloved, the Author and Finisher of your salvation, to bring you to that place of holiness that lies in knowing Him, knowing Him and the wonders of His grace?
You say, “Yes, Lord, this is exactly what I want!” I tell you, beloved, that you, as you travel this path that I have set before you, will know the wonders of My grace, and be freed totally from those things that entangle your feet, causing you to stumble. The path that I have selected for you is freeing. It brings much pleasure to a heart, but the road of the enemy leads to destruction.
So follow My course even when your mind tells you differently. Listen for My still, small voice, My direction, and then heed My instruction. I will bless your efforts. I will bless you in untold ways and I will free you, enabling you to know the pleasure of My company in a way you never dreamed possible.
Yes, that is what happens when one walks in the freedom that I provide. It is a freedom that delights a heart and enables one to rise above his circumstances into the sweet communion that one can have when he has surrendered his path to the Almighty, the One Who knows best and wants the best for His very own, His child, the object of His divine love!
Eternity Awaits
Mary Clark
September 26, 2008
Eternity awaits one who is submitted to the cause of the Almighty God. Eternity awaits you!
Look forward to all that I have planned for your future, dear one, knowing that your eternal reward is great. It far surpasses anything you could ever imagine.
You said, “Yes, Lord” to Me. You placed your heart in My hands for keeps. I want you to know that you did a good thing. You did a wise thing when you performed this act of trust. Now I am telling you that what awaits you is far more wonderful than anything your could conceive, far more wonderful than any committee could fashion with all its intelligence and know-how.
Look forward to the day when you will know the wonders of My grace from a new vantage point. And know, beloved, above all else, that you are loved and what I have in store for your eternal future far surpasses anything you could ask for or think!
No Higher Privilege
Mary Clark
privilege – honor, pleasure, joy, favor, benefit
September 25, 2008
There is no higher privilege than serving the Almighty God, the One Who looks on you with favor, loving you completely. No! No higher privilege!
Think on these words! I want you to think on the truth that lies in these words!
Supreme In Authority
Mary Clark
September 23, 2008
supreme – highest, best, ultimate, superlative, utmost, absolute, unbeatable, unmatched, top, extreme, greatest, matchless, untouchable
I am supreme in authority, beloved. All power, all dominion, has been given to Me, your Savior. Look to Me for deliverance in all circumstances. I am with you. I will see you through.
The days ahead will be wrought with manifestations of the enemy’s making. Do not despair. Look to Me. Your confidence in Me will see you through. Do not get sidetracked, but keep a single eye on your Beloved. I will never forsake you. I am with you, empowering you all the way. Remember this when adversity strikes, when adversity of the worst kind raises its ugly head. I am with you, beloved. I, the supreme authority in all the universe, will be with you always, beloved, always!
Wild At Heart
Mary Clark
September 22, 2008
I guess one could say that the Almighty One is wild at heart where His beloved is concerned. I am gentle, compassionate, and protective. Feel secure in this knowledge. Know that I look on you with a passionate, protective love, so passionate, so protective, that I would go to any length to save you – even suffer and die, beloved, even suffer and die!
Lily-livered
Mary Clark
September 21, 2008
lily-livered – timid, cowardly, faint-hearted, spineless, nervous
antonym – brave
I want you to know, beloved, that I have equipped you to walk bravely toward your calling. I want you to walk, knowing that I am with you, with you ALL the way. I want none to be timid. I want all standing erect, facing each new day with the knowledge of Who I am to you and who you are to Me.
No lily-livered children are to be in My army. Oh, no sir! I want all standing straight and tall, knowing that you serve the Almighty One, the Creator of the universe. I want none hiding. I want all in place, looking to their future with anticipation in what the Lover of your soul is bringing forth.
No! I want no lily-livered in My army. Look at your motives, beloved. Search your heart. If there be anything in your heart that is not a reflection of the wonder of the Almighty God, I want you to give it to Me. Yes, give to Me those things that cause your knees to wobble and your hands to shake.
We are moving forward, dear one. We are moving forward into a spectacular, new hour. Face it! Face it knowing that I am with you, upholding you, and know, precious one, that I am your strength. My expertise will see you through. Keep your focus. Move forward in the knowledge that you serve the Almighty and there is no trick the enemy can pull out of his hat with which I am not familiar and that I cannot dissipate, dissipate with the breath of My Spirit. No trick at all!
Sufficiency
Mary Clark
September 20, 2008
2 Corinthians 3:4-6 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.
I want to remind you, beloved, that your sufficiency is in Me, always in Me. I died that you might walk in a newness of life that could not be possible without My intervention. I want you to revere this outstanding gift. I gave My life in order for you to stand firm in your calling, knowing that I, and I alone, would supply the wherewithal for you to complete the tasks that I have set before you.
Do not strive to attain something that cannot be attained on your own. I am your God. I am the One Who truly cares about your passage from this life into the next, and I am the One Who will see you through. Rest in this knowledge. Be glad in this sweet knowledge.
Let Me instruct you today, dear one: The fruit on the vine does not strive to be anything other than what it is, fruit on the vine. I want you content to be where I have placed you. I want you content to blossom forth according to the fashion that I foreordained. I don’t want you to try to be anything other than what I have created you to be. Don’t copy any other person’s ministry. Your ministry is your ministry and that other person’s ministry is that person’s ministry. Don’t get yourself worked up thinking that you or your ministry doesn’t count. All work that is done for My kingdom counts, and it counts BIG when all is said and done. So be content to blossom forth from where I have placed you, knowing that I do all things well, according to My will. Rest in this knowledge, dear one. I want you to rest in the knowledge that I and I alone have placed you where you are and I will certainly use you right where you are!
Keep this in mind, also: Your all-sufficient God has made a way for you to prosper, prosper in every area of your life. Keep this in mind. Do not look longingly at what others possess in the way of worldly goods. Look at Me, and look to Me to supply all of your needs and maintain you in that place of rich discovery that comes with serving the Almighty God. You will see that some will have more worldly goods than you possess. That will always be. Be content with what you have, knowing that I do know what is best for you and I will give accordingly.
One last instruction: The most pronounced hour is coming, is surely on the way as I speak, when you will see and walk in the glory of your God with a gentle ease that you never knew existed. When this occurs, do not cease in thanking Me and keeping your focus on Me. It is imperative that you regard Me during this time of wonder. Do not, I say, DO NOT get your eyes on yourself or any other person. Remember: I am your God. I am in control and I am directing this hour. I am directing this hour and supplying all that one needs to advance in this hour. Keep this in mind, beloved. You will need to keep this wonderful truth in mind.
So there you have it! I am the all-sufficient One supplying My beloved with all that is needed for the coming hour. I want you to walk holy before Me knowing that I am with you, guiding, instructing, and empowering you by My Spirit. Never forget this fact, beloved. You need to never forget this truth!
Living Color
Mary Clark
September 18, 2008
In a vision, I saw a colorful explosion of fireworks, and then I heard the words, living color. Here is what the Lord has to say about the living color that He is bringing to your vicinity.
Get ready for an explosion of bright lights, bright colorful lights, beloved. For your God is doing an extraordinary job of bringing forth His will, His bright shining will, in the lives of His beloved children.
I am a God with a purpose. I want you to know that My purpose is one that will get the whole world’s attention. Know that I delight in bringing this hour. I delight in blessing My dear children. I delight in seeing you glow, glow with the excitement that this hour brings. So know that My will is to shine forth My will in the coming hour. My will is to see you strong and full of promise as this glorious hour unfolds, and My will is to bring many, and I mean MANY into My fold, My fold of love and delight.
I am your God, beloved. I have singled you out for the coming hour as My representative, to show forth My glory, and to show forth the wonder of My love. Get ready to demonstrate My goodness to those whom I put in your path. Get ready to shine forth the glory of your God with pure pleasure, pure pleasure in Whom I am to you, and pure pleasure in what I am revealing to the world.
Look on the wonder of the living God. See the vast array of wonder that I am presenting to you, and know, beloved, that the hour of wonder is upon you. It is upon you, and your God is demonstrating His goodness to mankind in ways that cannot be described. Look on the colorful display that I am presenting and marvel at My goodness to you, for surely the hour that you have long been expecting has finally arrived, it has arrived and you may stand in the glow of My glory, knowing that I singled you out to be a participant in this hour, this hour of dazzling delight!
The Irregular-looking Mousetrap
Mary Clark
September 17, 2008
In a vision, I saw a mousetrap. It was situated on a floor, by a baseboard. It was not shaped in the usual rectangle, but it had a rounded end on one side. Why did You show this to me, Lord?
I want you to know that the enemy has many devices to woo you out of My camp and into his. He uses contraptions that may look a bit different, but really they are the same old contraptions, the same old schemes, that he has had since ages past. He does nothing original. All of his schemes are just take-offs of the same old things he has used in the past, trying to lure My beloved away from Me, My plans, My arms of love.
Be aware of this. See him and his ways for what they are. Don’t let him dupe you. Don’t fall for his lures. They will not bring peace and contentment. They will only bring dissatisfaction to your heart. Lack of peace is not something any of My dear children should put up with. I have made My peace available to you around the clock. So pay him no mind. Turn away from his devices, his schemes, and stay in the design of My will. He may change his lures a little to fit a situation, but beloved, they create the same old discontentment in a heart, the same old lack of peace and joy in the hearts of My very own delight.
He wants to lure you away from Me. I want you to stay in the peace and safety of My arms of love. Don’t let him accomplish his goal. See his deception for what it is. Turn away. Seek after Me. Turn to Me, and know the joy and heartfelt peace that only I can supply, that only I delight in giving to one of My own, one of My own special creation!
Pleasure Seekers
Mary Clark
September 16, 2008
In this world filled with pleasure seekers, I find many who are interested in seeking after My heart. I see many intent on the purposes that I have laid before them. This pleases Me greatly. It is not that I do not want My precious ones to enjoy their time on earth. It is just that I wish for My children to accomplish those things that I have set before them.
Pleasure seekers, those who seek only their own pleasure, giving no thought to others, are another matter. They will never find heart fulfillment if they seek only to please themselves. They will never know divine bliss if they seek after their own pleasure, giving no thought at all to others.
I want you to know, beloved, that it is My desire to see you blessed. It is My desire to move you along life’s way without a hitch. It is not My desire for you to be somber. It is My desire for you to smile, make merry, and know the true value of your God’s love for you. Bear this in mind when others tell you differently. I want you to enjoy your life on earth. I gave My life that you might have abundant life today, tomorrow, and for all eternity. So enjoy this hour. Enjoy what I am bringing to the forefront of your lives, and enjoy your eternal future with the One Who gave His all that you might walk in true happiness, true happiness of your whole being. That Is why I gave My life, beloved; for you to know true heart peace and satisfaction now and forever - now and for all eternity!