Veneta Oregon
January 14, 2010
The word of the Lord came to me saying. "Oh hear the word of the Lord. These last years have been a season of My grace and mercy for leaders in My house who are called by My name to change direction and repent of their sins. This coming year 2010 shall be the beginning of My quick and swift judgment against those who refuse to humble themselves before Me. I will further say this has been long in coming and now is. I have been very merciful and with much long suffering. I have given many seasons of My grace for you to repent and change. I have sent My prophets to you time and time again to bring you My warnings. Some have heard and humbled themselves and turned back to Me and My ways. So I now speak to those who have become stubborn and stiff necked. Take heed to what I say now, when you reject those I send to you, you reject Me and you close off your ears to My voice. Now this will be the season of quick and swift judgment on you who reject My voice.
Think not that I do not see what you do in secret. Have I not created the eye? Do I not see? Have I not created the ear? Therefore do I not hear? Have I not also created the mouth? Therefore shall I not speak ? For My leader's shall soon see and feel the strength of the judgment of My hand coming upon your lives. No, this is not the hand of the enemy. Listen, this is My hand. Have I not said, judgment must first start in the house of the Lord? It is written. Read it in My Word.
You who I have called to lead and guide My people have been the ones who have been causing My people to stumble and fall before My face. I have called you to be examples to My people, to walk in humility and in love and uphold My righteousness and hold up My standards in Holiness, purity, and integrity and to protect My sheep from wolves. Now many of you have become wolves feeding on My flock. I will not have it, or put up with you any longer. Know this, not all My leaders shall come under My hand of judgment. Only those who I have time and time again come to by My grace, love, and mercy to change their hearts. Still they choose to resist and go their own way and do their own thing. They say, look Lord, we are building your Church and your kingdom for your glory. I say, no you are not, you are fleecing My people and feeding them only half truth of My word. Giving them only enough to stay alive so you can take them to market to sell for a price to build your house not Mine. Fattening them up on what you give them, not what I have required so they can grow strong and healthy to serve and follow Me. You keep them penned up for your benefit. You chain them to yourself and teach them to follow your voice not Mine. You keep them in the dark so they become blind to My Light and My Ways. And yet you come and stand before Me and say you are leading My sheep to greener pastures. No you are not. You are leading them to be slaughtered for your gain and selfish ways. You wicked, wicked shepherds, repent now of your wicked hearts. Return back to Me.
I say again you are not building My house nor are you taking care of My flocks. You are lifting up your kingdom not Mine and you are exalting your hearts in the eyes of My people. This has become a stench in My nostrils and smoke in My eyes! Now listen to Me, you who have ears to hear, your own pride has blinded your eyes so you cannot see the vision and plan I have set before you to build My Kingdom and build My House to establish My people. You only feel your heart beat not Mine.
Your own pride has caused your ears to be closed to My voice. You no longer hear Me when I speak. You have become dull of hearing. Your continual sin of disobedience and stubbornness has hardened your heart towards My Spirit. Now I counsel you to humble yourself before Me. Now repent! Now! And I will forgive you. If you do not I will remove you quickly and swiftly! My Spirit will begin here then there like the wind. You will see and hear the result. You will not know if you are next in line. So you will see My hand on one leader, as an example to others.
I the Lord would counsel you to humble your heart before Me and repent and turn from you wicked ways. For My Spirit does not bear My sword in vain . And as you cry out I will hear and have mercy on you and forgive and draw back My sword of My judgment. I cannot and will not allow this behavior in My house. I am a jealous God. No heart shall exalt itself and stand between Me and My people. I say again, step down and repent or you will feel the quick and swift judgment of My hand. The choice is yours. The window of My grace is quickly closing. Again I say, repent now or reap My judgment! I mean what I say therefore My Word shall no longer be postponed any more but the words I speak shall be done! You will soon see!
My heart breaks. If you only knew how much I love you and the plans that I have for you. It is not My desire to bring My hand of judgment upon you. I take no pleasure in it at all! Oh hear Me, it is you who brings My hand down upon yourself. It is because of your own disobedience and rebellion. My heart breaks! Again, I cry out to you! Return to Me! I will have much mercy and grace and I will restore you! It is not too late. Return to Me says the Spirit of Grace! He who has ears to hear, hear what My Spirit is saying in this hour, says the Lord of Host.
Sidney Smith
1/12/2010