It Is Graciously Granted Unto You

Rhonda Baim

Indiana, USA

The Lord has had me studying Philippians for quite awhile. He put into my hands this amazing commentary back in 1988 and He has had me use it more often than not - but He has never permitted me to use it for studying the book of Philippians until THIS YEAR (2006) and more specifically December 12th, 2006. Meaning I've had this amazing work in my possession for 18 years but it is God's perfect timing that He has asked me to use it NOW for this particular season and purpose. He is also having me type the entire commentary and send it to my co-laborers, because it describes THE LIFE we are to live in HIM and it reflects our LOOKING LIKE HIM upon death to self... phenomenal! (If you would like to read it when it's finished being typed, if you feel that you have His HIGH CALLING upon your life, let me know).

Today He is asking me to share something very specific....I am receiving so many emails from people needing edification and encouragement for THIS SPECIFIC HOUR, those who are under much opposition from the enemy. That which the Lord has me always speak on His behalf is

"BE ENCOURAGED AND BE OF GOOD CHEER - for truly it is AN HONOR TO FELLOWSHIP IN CHRIST'S SUFFERING...in that MANY ARE CALLED, very few ANSWER THAT CALL...to drink of His cup, to partake of His cross, to die to self so that He is then able to rule and reign through you - no more self - only CHRIST"!!!

The Body is truly in need of a serious paradigm shift in thinking...it should never be about that which you are going through for truly NOTHING IS AS IT APPEARS IN THE NATURAL. If you are in His perfect will, if you are daily walking in obedience to that which He has called for you to do, then you are not suffering just to suffer, you are SUFFERING FOR HIS GLORY. You are being molded and fashioned into HIS LIKENESS!

If this describes you (already) OR if this is YOUR heart's desire...this should greatly encourage you....

"For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;" ---Philippians 1:29

For unto you = to you who are striving and struggling

It is given = IT IS GRACIOUSLY GRANTED (AN HONOR!!!)

In behalf of Christ = FOR HIS SAKE

Not ONLY to believe on Him, BUT ALSO to SUFFER FOR HIS SAKE!

Beloved, the Christian privileges are:

1) to believe on Him, and,
2) TO SUFFER FOR HIM

(and always IN THAT ORDER)!!!

God confers upon us ("to bestow") THE HIGH HONOR OF SUFFERING WITH CHRIST AND FOR CHRIST!

II Timothy 2:12
"If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us"

II Timothy 3:12 "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution"

Christ suffered to PROVIDE OUR SALVATION!

GOD CROWNS THOSE BELIEVING IN HIS SON WITH THE SUFFERING FOR HIS SON!

SUFFERING - IS - A - CROWN - FOR - HIS - GLORY!!!

Matthew 5:11-12:
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake, Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you"

Yes, a GLORIOUS REWARD awaits all who suffer. But if you are truly dead to self, the suffering does not matter, and the reward does not matter - it is but for Christ Jesus that we live and move and have our being - and truly any suffering that brings Him glory is the reward in and of itself! It is the SUFFERING FOR CHRIST THAT IS THE BLESSING!!!

II Corinthians 4:17
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Therefore COUNT IT ALL JOY!

Partake GLADLY OF HIS CUP OF SUFFERING!

I pray that many will come to long to be ones who are ONLY AFTER HIS heart and nothing else, for truly it is a high calling indeed...

I pray that you will answer His call ...He is waiting for you...

Romans 8:17-18
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

1 Peter 4:12-19
12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.
16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

Proverbs 11:31
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

II Corinthians 4:7-18
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
11 For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Who has ears let him hear what the Spirit saith...

In His Unfailing Love,
His Messenger
December 18-19, 2006
2:22 A.M (18th) to 8:42 P.M.(19th)

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When More Is Really Less

Rhonda Baim

One of the headlines tonight read, "BUSH BACKS HIKE IN U.S. MINIMUM WAGE"

Brethren, do you really know what these sorts of cost of living increases DO to the needy person? For example, for 2007 Social Security is releasing a 3.3 percent increase to all beneficiaries. Ok, on the surface that sounds lovely. But if you receive food stamps and public housing and other government assistance just to survive (because of the HARDNESS OF THE HEARTS OF THE CHURCH TO TAKE CARE OF (REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY) the WIDOWS AND THE ORPHANS AS GOD SO COMMANDED IN HIS WORD), a 3.3 percent INCREASE in cash money will make your food stamp allotment DECREASE and will cause your rent portion to INCREASE!

It makes ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE to say "We (your government) realize that it's hard to live on what we give you each month, what with things in the world being so expensive...so HERE! let us, your benevolent government, bless you so that maybe you can buy a little something extra for yourself like a pair of shoes with your 3.3 increase (about $20.00 for most folks IF THAT) - but hey, because you've had an INCREASE IN INCOME, tsk tsk tsk, you're going to have to forfeit eating (oh and by the way your rent will go up $30.00 or higher)."

It happens that a $20.00 increase in benefits COSTS more than $50.00 in other areas...but they don't TELL YOU THAT PART...(that people typically end up WORSE OFF THAN THEY WERE BEFORE!!!)(and THEN there's the true facts that most grocery stores have increased EVERY FOOD ITEM on their shelves by 30 cents per item (meaning for every three items you're paying $1.00 more) - PLUS heating costs, gasoline hikes (our local gas jumped yet again)...etc etc etc).

To hand $20.00 to the poor and starving is NICE in theory, but the COST is GREAT and more often than not, outweighs any (supposed) benefit....

So - imagine what raising the minimum wage from $5.50 per hour to $7.50 per hour will do...people who get public housing: the portion they will have to pay will skyrocket and they'll probably lose their place to live. If they are a single parent family who work full time but need food stamps, housing and Medicaid for their children, their food stamps will also decrease to next to nothing because of added income...and so on and so forth for each government program they need to survive.

The fact that the COST OF LIVING HAS INCREASED SO DRASTICALLY has NO IMPACT UPON THESE AGENCIES - when you are getting more cash (whether $20.00 a month or $2.00 more per hour every time you work) all they calculate is your added income - NEED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING. And if you could barely get by on $5.50/hour before - $7.50/hour could really devastate a family.

To be TRULY BENEFICIAL these programs NEED TO CONSIDER TRUE COST of living. If citizens need more money to live, HOW DOES IT THEN HELP THEM for you TAKE AWAY THEIR HOMES AND FOOD? This is a vicious cycle and I PRAY TO ALMIGHTY GOD that He moves SO PROFOUNDLY UPON HIS CHURCH to start HELPING PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT AND ALL OF THE TIME that things will be DIFFERENT. If the church provided for all of the need in this country alone, THERE WOULD BE NO NEED! How do you justify your mansions, your fancy cars, your mega-churches with movie theaters and shopping malls inside - BILLIONS of dollars are in the hands of so-called Christians...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH GOD'S MONEY????

And He KNEW THE HUMAN HEART! He said THE POOR YOU WILL HAVE WITH YOU ALWAYS....WHY??? BECAUSE of the greed in the hearts of man, most damnably in the hearts of His very own.

IS IT ANY SURPRISE THAT THE VERY FIRST RECORDED SIN OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH (AS REPORTED IN THE BOOK OF ACTS) WAS ABOUT MONEY (LYING ABOUT MONEY)?!?!

The Lord gave me an extensive word that was birthed from a prophetic dream in 2004 - He has yet to permit me release it...

He has informed me that THIS IS THE HOUR - 2007 is the year for this word to be released...and that the biggest wrinkle in the gown of His Bride is her STINKING GREED over what they deem to be "THEIR MONEY".

PER THE LORD I am releasing this early here (there will be more on the prophetic link soon for 2007):

"MY FAITHFUL REMNANT (AND ALL WHO CLAIM TO BE MY OWN) NEED TO HEAR ME IN THIS HOUR AND PERMIT ME TO DIRECT ALL OF THEIR GIVING OF MY MONEY - ALL 100 PERCENT - TO THAT (THOSE) PLACE(S) WHERE I TELL YOU TO GIVE IT (AND NOT WHERE YOU THINK OR HOW YOU THINK OR WHAT YOU THINK OR WHEN YOU THINK)...FOR TRULY I SAY UNTO YOU...IF YOU DO NOT HEED MY WORDS IN THIS AREA OF MONEY AND GIVING YOU WILL LOSE ALL THAT YOU THINK IS YOURS - AND YOU SHALL NO LONGER BE BLESSED IN THE AREA OF FINANCES. VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, YOU WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO NEGLECT ME AND MY PURPOSES IN THIS HOUR FOR I WILL JUDGE YOUR ABILITY TO STEWARD MY MONEY BY YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BE OBEDIENT TO MY PERFECT WILL. THOSE WHO ARE FAITHFUL SHALL RECEIVE...THOSE WHO REMAIN HARDENED IN THEIR HEARTS IN THIS HOUR SHALL LOSE EVEN THAT WHICH THEY (THOUGHT THEY) HAD."

Who has ears to hear what the Spirit saith...

As The Lord Speaks

Via His Messenger

11:52 PM 12-20-2006

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Tribulation Dream:

Rhonda Baim

I have never ever dreamed of this - not ever. I was shaken and actually woke up with tears streaming down my face:

It was the Tribulation. I was in a huge old house with many many old doors and windows, easily accessible. I was alone. All of a sudden I knew that something was different - I looked out the window and there was a pile of zombies - just piled up out there, huge pile, one on top of the other. One by one they began to separate and stand. They were in a daze at first but they all headed straight toward the house. I ran around locking all doors and windows, but they pulled off the screens and started entering one by one, through any opening they made. Other Christians started running toward the house (they had to push through the maze of zombies). The zombies were those who did not know Jesus and in their hearts did not want to know Jesus. Most were easily rebuked when I said "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus by the blood of Jesus Christ". When some wouldn't leave and I put my hand(s) on them to let God's power hit them, their skin peeled off onto my palm and fingertips. Others who wanted Christ, I would lay hands on them and they would be as if electrocuted and would fall to their knees sobbing (and genuinely getting saved). People started helping me get the zombies out - it was early in the Tribulation so I was able to somewhat reason with them, telling them their leader was coming and that he would take care of them, that if they didn't want Jesus we had nothing for them here. Some were belligerent and not easily persuaded, some even chewed on the arms and exposed flesh of their fellow zombies (eating their flesh). Those who were still stubborn, He once again had me put my hand on them - and again their skin would peel off (in the area of my hand) from His fire and power but they would leave. They said "What is our leader's name?" My response "His name is antichrist". They went off mumbling..." Oh... antichrist..."

The saved and newly saved joined me - there was a 'famous' male leader/preacher who came to us and he was waiting outside by what seemed to be a cellar - and we all joined to pray and rejoice and come up with a battle plan. At this moment I became aware of not knowing where my son and my daughter were - the Lord said "They are doing the same thing you are doing for My Glory, just in another location." Also the saints that were already saints before the zombies appeared were all dressed in white. After this the phone rang and I woke up crying for those who were lost. 12-21-2006 (woke up at 12:21 P.M. when the phone rang) (NOTE FROM HIS MESSENGER: As I was fixing a spelling error and the Lord showed me that I had this dream at 12:21 on 12-21 - WOW!)

I RECEIVED THE INTERPRETATION FROM MY CO-LABORER LILLIAN:

Rhonda what an awesome revelation! I read your dream and then went about my chores for this day. As I was riding along in my car, the Spirit of the Lord began to speak to my spirit regarding the "Devouring!" The Spirit began to say that "a Greater Devouring and Consuming" is coming upon the land! People will began to devour each other more and many will be consumed because iniquity is abounding, the love of many is waxing colder and colder, many are very offended (at the least little thing), evil seducers (false prophets, false teachers, many who are yielding to the works of their flesh and saying lord, lord but their hearts are "FAR" from Him) are waxing worse and worse, greed, and insatiable appetites in many things, such as fame, money, sex, recognition, and to be "more" than anyone else! These things are prevalent because what these people are seeking can only be fulfilled by a "relationship" with "Jesus" which is "scarcely being told!" They are being encouraged to have relationships with "everything" and "everyone" else and a "compromised" but not a "PURE" relationship with Jesus!

The peeling of the zombies skin (which are people who choose/have not a relationship with Jesus, because they are "dead" men walking) is told of in the word of God. Job's friend(?) Bildad in the 18th chapter of Job in his assault on Job, talked about the "misery (and destruction) of the wicked!" In verse 13, he states that "the firstborn of death (some other affliction) shall devour his strength." In other words, some condition (physical or spiritual) that has in itself a more than ordinary resemblance of death itself (such as: cancer and existing without God) will cause the skin to peel off in the area of the Hand of Salvation when it is not received!

Also, God had warned us (the Saints of God) in His word to take "HEED" to the very same thing! Galatians 5:15!

Love and Prayers,

Lillian

Who hath ears to hear what the Spirit saith...

His Messenger

December 21, 2006

12:21 P.M.

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