Vision Of The Jeweled Stairs
Susan Cummings
12-22-07
During the worship on Friday night, I had a very great experience that I feel the whole Body will be encouraged by and will benefit from. I will share it below.
I saw myself standing in a scene that was in the heavenlies. I was worshipping the Lord and suddenly I saw in front of me beautiful jewels. They ranged in size from just a grain, very small, to huge boulder size. They were each a different color and were perfectly cut and faceted, like diamonds.
The smallest one, the grain size, was first. Then they lined up in a row from the smallest to the greatest, into a perfect structure of steps or stairs. I then saw myself stepping onto the grain size jewel. I was worshipping the Lord as I stepped up the next jewel and kept climbing the jewels, one by one.
The more I stepped upwards, the lighter I felt, and the easier it was to climb. The higher I went, the more worship poured out of me, and the force of that worship was awesome. I felt like my whole being was on fire with love for Him.
I then began to be aware of others in the scene also around me. I looked around and saw multitudes of people also climbing similar jewels like mine, arranging from the least of sizes to the greatest of sizes. They were also worshipping and going upwards. Some people were just beginning and some were higher than others, but all were climbing.
I then saw that I was coming to the top of the jewels. The largest stone in front of me seemed to go on forever. I then realized it was the crystal floor before the Throne. I walked onto the crystal floor with some of the others who were already there, or who were stepping onto it with me. We stood worshipping the Lord together, before the Throne.
The Lord then spoke, "The degree that you give yourself to Me, is the degree that you will stand before Me and the degree that you will behold Me. I desire that all of My People would see Me and also stand before Me."
I looked back down to the others who were still climbing up their jewels. They were determined to make it to the top. I saw them rising higher and as they did, each one reached down and began to take hold of their bodies and they began to rend them and shed themselves, kind of like a snake will shed it’s skin, and the more they shed of themselves, the higher they were able to climb.
I then thought to myself, "They are shedding themselves to gain Christ."
As I looked back towards the Throne, I saw the most brilliant and beautiful pillar of the most purest light radiating before the Throne.
The Lord smiled, and said, "This is the Stature and the Measure that I have for My Bride, she will be radiating gloriously before Me, and be by My side."
-End of the Experience
-Susan Cummings
12-22-07
You Cannot Resist My Spirit
Susan Cummings
You cannot resist My Spirit and still walk in unity with Me. There can be no striving between us. To the degree that you strive, it is also the degree that you have become separated from Me. What you hold onto, will eventually draw you away from Me. You cannot keep anything unto yourself and continue to see clearly and to hear My Voice, as it will eventually entice you to empower yourself above My Will. The human self-life will desire to live above and apart from My Life and to be in control and to walk in it’s own lusts.
You must surrender your entire will and your path to Me daily, in order for My Spirit to be joined to you and for you to be in the true place of agreement that you desire. You must cease from your own labors and return to My Yoke which is the true place of rest, and then you will walk with Me in My Strength and not in yours. There can be no dependence upon your plans and upon your own thoughts. What I have intended for you to become, cannot be found within your wisdom nor within your own abilities to achieve. What you will become is found only in Me, for you are to become as I am.
When you continually resist My Spirit, the Grace to change is then abandoned and left for your own works instead which causes you to stumble in your heart and then you fall further into chaos in your emotions. To the degree that you don’t keep your word is also the degree that deception is in your heart. When you tell Me that you give yourself to Me, and then you withdraw yourself from Me to go your own way, then you are really only deceiving yourself and not Me. I see the truth within you. I know that truly you do not want to die to your life to fully embrace Mine.
But this must change, for you cannot resist Me one day and then embrace Me the next. It cannot be both, for only one decision must rule your heart. Either I will live, and guide you, and be your head, or you will guide yourself and be your own head. I am bringing you into a position of true oneness with Me, but you must choose to fully give yourself to Me and to walk with Me for the whole Journey. I want all of you. I want you to know My Peace, My Rest, My Joy, and My Life. But it comes when and as you allow My Spirit to flow throughout your entire being, and to change you, My way.
The things I do want you to resist are the temptations that you allow to distract you and to draw you away from Me. I want you to resist the tendency that you have of making decisions without inquiring of Me. I want you to resist the thoughts that you allow to torment you and to belittle you into thinking that I cannot bring you through this season. I want you to resist the enemy and give him no place, or time of day. You cannot think upon Me and listen to him at the same time. I want you to spend more time with Me, and less time thinking upon your problems. I want you to reach out to others and take your eyes off of yourself. I want you to walk with Me and to know that I am able to utterly save, heal, and deliver you from all that oppresses you. I want you to trust Me.
Take My Hand. Let us agree together, and come and see what I have prepared for you just ahead.
-Susan Cummings
12-18-07