"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matt. 6:19-21
"O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I will build you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with sapphires. I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones." Isaiah 54:11-12
"The blacksmith takes a tool and works with it in the coals; he shapes an idol with hammers, he forges it with the might of his arm. He gets hungry and loses his strength; he drinks no water and grows faint. The carpenter measures with a line and makes an outline with a marker; he roughs it out with chisels and marks it with compasses. He shapes it in the form of man, of man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine." Is. 44:12-13
"I AM God and a thing not made out of stone. There are places where men have fashioned things made out of wood or stone--birds and other images have been made into a thing of worship. Great care and thought have gone into these things. And yet, they sit on a shelf and are "life-less." Many people have various things like this. "
(The Lord showed me a scene, a picture of different types of cars and trucks. He then showed me a home tucked away in the woods somewhere. Then I saw a beautiful ring with a huge diamond on it, and various types of clothing, and women's hats and apparel from the 1920's and 30's.)
Then He said again:
"What is it you give your time to, my people?" What do you devote all of your energies to? What is your prized possession? Are not any of these things, things that are transitory? Some of them do not last a lifetime, or even a few years. You may not pray to them or worship them, but most of your time is devoted to them. "
(Again, the Lord showed me a scene, and this time it was of jewelry, but it was of a different kind and type. There was a beautiful pearl necklace with a brooch on the end of it which was set before me, and then I saw a faceted emerald stone which was cut into several sides and it glistened and shone. Then there was a gold, perhaps a beryl-type of stone, beautiful in appearance, and lastly, a ruby.)
"I have riches and things untold in my storehouse. I have wisdom and gifts to give unto mankind. They shine with a radiance which far outweighs this earth. The things I give will last and will not fade. And they are not to be worshiped, but to give glory back unto Me. In my storehouse are many beautiful stones and gifts. They are "jewels" of my Spirit. And they are not to be set upon a shelf where dust would collect upon them.
"Look into your hearts, oh people, and tell Me... what is your prized possession. Is it something which moth or rust could destroy? Seek the treasures which are above this earth. For there, they shine and glisten with a glory which exceeds anything on this earth."
Stephen Hanson
The Ocean
Stephen Hanson
THE OCEAN
Dec. 14, 1999
"My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my
verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer." Ps. 45:1
"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost." Isaiah 55:1
"The Lord has given unto me the tongue of a ready rider."
"From the lips of babes I ordain praise." I would infuse my servants with my very words, would say the Lord. My speech will bring the proud down, and cause them to see my word. "
(The Lord was showing me an ocean scene, and I watched as the sea waves came in towards me, rolling ever so gently, with one wave after another. Then an occasional one would be lifted-up higher than others, and its spray would fall upon the shore. Then as I continued to watch, the water which fell upon the sand from this spray, turned into jewels, like diamonds.)
"I have an entire reservoir, an entire ocean of my words. From time immortal I have poured forth my speech, and it has rolled ever onward. But the ocean is incomparable to my boundless love. From time immortal, I created this world and everything in it.
I placed in man a Spirit, a place inside of him, which would seek after Me. And in some, the ocean spray has instilled in them, my word. From since time began, my word has "rolled forth." It has come forth in undulating waves. "
"But there are still others who do not hear the sound of the ocean."
(This time He showed me a barren landscape which was devoid of any vegetation or water. It was a place of craggy cliffs and was dark altogether in appearance.)
"Here, people have gone far
from my ocean. They do not feel the spray of it as it hits the shoreline.
They are not nourished by the springs. They do not realize that I could
give them "living waters." And this ocean which has been here since before
time began, will pour forth its speech. The Spirit of the Lord was moving
upon the waters...and now it is moving upon the waters of your souls. It
is coming to fill-up every vessel. I say, come to the waters. Come and
eat. Come and eat without price. Let my word add fatness to your souls.
For my word is indeed, food and drink. Gaze out into the ocean of my love,
and see Me there, waiting for you. "
Stephen Hanson
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