Itching Ears

Priscilla Van Sutphin

 

Dec. 4th, 2002 0424 hrs

2 Tim 4:1-5 NKJV

1 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom:
2 Preach the word ! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;
4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

For many days now, my ears have been itching and I couldn't understand this. They'd never done this before. Sometimes in the summer when I got real hot...but it is cool weather now. So tonight I asked the Lord if this was a sign as this is something He has done in the past...

That is, He would do something for a sign for the church...and I would be looking for what did I do...when He was trying to teach me something and to get me to intercede...or look to Him. So He said, look up itching ears in the bible...

One of the most disheartening things about doing ministry overseas is coming home to the lukewarm church and the worldliness here in California. So from time to time, I'm saying Lord, show me who is ready here when I go out. Send towards me those who WANT to be healed...those who want GOD.....but haven't known how to connect. I don't want to stand and argue with somebody...I just don't have the mind for that...I'm too slow to figure things out.....I just want to see Your power. I want to speak the truth and see YOU DO SOMETHING. Because here, the crowds seem to not even think about God.

I am and have been praying for awakening here for the 18 years I've been saved. And this is the only scripture...so what did YOU want to say Lord about the itching ears..?

"Many are already to the point of not wanting to hear anything about God. The days have come when men will not endure sound teaching...because they have formed Me into the image THEY want. Aberrance is more common than sound doctrine. Everyone wants to add their opinion instead of MINE. They won't even come to ME to find out what I think. Many just don't have time for ME anymore. They are too busy, or too complacent or apathetic to the needs that surround them. Or they are too overwhelmed with it all, that they just ignore it, instead of coming to Me to find out what I WANT.

John 5:38-45 NKJV
38 But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.
39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
41 I do not receive honor from men.
42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.
43 I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.
44 How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?

You honor one another, but ME you do not have time for. You sing 7 songs on Sunday...but worship in Spirit and truth does not exist in the manner it needs to be. I AM ALMIGHTY GOD...THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH...yet some think that when they come together to worship, that I can stand outside the door. They don't want me interfering in their order. For others it's a social amenity.

Yet, I came so that men could have LIFE and life abundantly. How will they have it if you do not let the Lord of Life into your meetings...because you have your own agendas and your OWN order ?

Blind guides are filling up the pulpits, in pretense many who attend the meetings, think that they fulfill some obligation to ME by showing up...then the rest of the week...I am a byword, ...assigned to the closet like a neglected child.

I AM THE LORD OF GLORY. I WILL HAVE MY WAY IN MY CHURCH AND IN THE WORLD. GREAT DARKNESS IS COMING...yet many go on blithely, as if this is just another day....BUSINESS AS USUAL. Noah would be in familiar company.

So I admonish you to NOW come and buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich ; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

For unless you come to Me and find your hope and life in Me...the burden of your own sin will destroy you when My glory comes. Do not neglect your own need. Don't look to the right or left...look to ME for all you need. Come away with Me My beloved for the darkness is increasing, but I will make those who love me to shine like the stars in the heavens...and MANY will come to the brightness of My glory ! My glory will be SEEN upon you, and you will rejoice and be full of JOY for all I will do in you, if you will be come to ME."

" But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."

An ambassador gets his instructions from the top man, the president. You too must get your instructions from the top man...I Am that top man...I am the Omnipotent God and you must come to ME for directions to fulfill your ministry in the earth. You all are called to disciple others...some 10 fold, some 30, some 50, some 100's, some 1000's and ten thousands. So come and let us have sweet fellowship together and I will tell you all you need to know...I will train your hands for war. I will teach you all you need to know. Do not get distracted by all the fear and stirrings of war...FIX YOUR EYES ON ME.