Let Me Consume You
Yolanda Ballard
Florida USA
Bow down and worship Me for I am the King of kings, and I love you and want you as My bride to be ready and willing to even die for me, to give up your life as a sacrifice of praise, holy and set apart unto me.
For this is the day to check your garments to see if they are clean and wrinkle-free, to see if your heart is made pure with the blood of the Lamb, or are you working your way as you say to heaven. For it isn't by works that you are saved but by what I did on the Cross for you. For didn't I say that "it was finished" right before I gave up My spirit unto My Father?
For I want you to know that I shed My blood so that you would be free, and I took the stripes upon My back so that you would be made whole, and I went back to sit at My Father's right hand so I could stand in the gap for your victory. Yes, I made the way clear so that you could enter in to My throne room and that you would meet with Me in My power and glory and be filled with My majesty and grace.
Once again I call you to My side to meet with Me, but what are you doing with your time? Are you being consumed with the lust of the world that takes you away with its vanity and its distractions? What are you going to do in this coming season that is called to be the celebration of My birth?
Are you truly coming to worship Me and what I came to do when I was born on this earth? For I was born that I may die in your place, for even the sins of the whole world. I call you to meditate not only on My birth but on My life that I came to live through you. Are you yielding yourself fully to Me, or do you only say that you are?
For I see your heart and what you consume your time with. I want you to be honest with yourself. Are you just too busy to be with Me, or are you being complacent with what the world is doing at this time?
For I call you to My side to meditate upon My death and resurrection and what I want to do through you if you truly will pick up your cross and follow Me. For this is the time and the hour that I am doing a work of separation. So examine your heart to see what you really want out of this life.
Do you want more of Me so you can reach the lost with My saving grace, or do you want to continue in the way you are going? Are you truly hungry for more of Me, to know Me, to hide My word in your heart for I am the Living Manna, and I have come to sup with you. Will you take the time to bow at My feet and listen to what I have to say?
For I want to bring a change in you, but it will take your yielded ness and your commitment to My working in you. For it will take you saying "yes, Lord!" to all I will ask you to do. For it might take you to leave your loved ones or those who are close to you. It might take you to leave your prize possessions or to step down from your position in ministry so you could come apart from it all so you could just be with Me.
Can you trust Me to supply all your needs, or will you continue to work all those hours over the time that I require of you? For I am longing to be with you this season, this hour, this moment. Come rest your head upon My brow and let Me hold you close. Do you desire that or would you rather run like a wild stallion?
For truly this is the time and hour that I am calling you close to prepare you. Do not become distracted with the lights and the desire to busy yourself with the preparation for the coming hour, the festivities of it all. Isn't it all about Me as you say? If so, come love on Me. Draw close to Me. Be still and know that I am God.
Don't waste your time with that which amounts to nothing. Will it all prepare your heart for what is ahead. Don't be blind to the tragedies of the coming hour as a result of having a life that is far from Me. If you draw close, I will make you ready. If not, you will be left behind and be consumed with all that will consume the world. Come apart and be Mine! Do not be complacent. Love Me, for truly this is the hour to draw near!
A Time For Healing
Yolanda Ballard
Why do you cry when no one is looking and then act like everything is OK when you meet together with the saints? Don't you know that this is the time and the hour to pour out before Me your sacrifice of praise, in the midst of your tears and sorrows, and know that you will be totally accepted by those who love you?
This is the time that I will pour out My grace and enable My people to truly be who I called them to be, but first they must be willing to humble themselves before Me and be cleansed, healed and made whole. Don't act like everything is all right and struggle on your own. That is why I have the bride to meet together so that you all can be lifted up and strengthened and made whole.
Before you come before Me in warfare you must be strong. There can't be any weak areas in your life where the enemy can come in and cause you to be ensnared. Cast all your cares upon Me for I truly care for you. I care if you are hurting that is why I have others who can hold you up and even weep with you if need be. Please don't go off on your own and struggle needlessly.
This is the hour where I will pour My power out upon a strong people who have been made ready in My presence by humbling themselves before Me and reaching out to others. I love you, My people, and I want you to unite together. I want you to take off your masks of having it all together. Yes, it is important to stay in My word and to confess My truth and My promises, but you also must confess when you have a need that I am to fill for you. Do not hide who you are at this point. How are you going to make it to the end if you keep hidden the areas that you need healing in?
I want to prove to you My faithfulness in keeping My word. I want to make Myself real to you. I want to pour My glory out upon you and through you, but first you must show Me your face. You must trust Me by opening up to Me. You must trust My people to help you. You know who My true lambs are. They are the ones who will love you unconditionally and see you the way I see you; through My blood, through My love, and through My words spoken over you.
You are My beloved! You are My bride. You are My overcoming and conquering army. You are strong and you are faithful. Now rejoice and be glad.