The Sovereignty of God

The Sovereignty of God
11-6-08

This morning during my quiet time the Lord brought to my ears a teaching we have been hearing through various ministries. It is a teaching of having the right thinking so that the believer would have faith for miracles. Subtle though this is, it is a departure from God’s sovereignty, and He spoke of this to me in the following prophecy. Please read it through to the end. Thank you.
“One of the Church’s greatest offenses is that they have not regarded My sovereignty. I will do mighty and great works in this time, but not because Man thinks it or trains for it. My great works do not come by the mind of Man, neither do I consult with him for his timing. I am not on a leash, held by the hand of the Church. They who lord it over their Lord will not be in My Bride. When I reward men for the works they do, these who usurp Me will be astounded. When they account of their works I will say “I knew you not.” For just as a husband knows his bride’s heart, so does My Spirit know the heart of My Bride. Those who tire of waiting, who run off ahead of Me have become big in their own eyes and mistake their confidence for faith. As a small child who thinks he can do anything, so are these men. And as a small child needs instruction and correction, so I send My voice into the churches. Make yourselves ready. Submit to the sovereignty of your God. I will not disappoint you. But if you harden your hearts in this time of waiting know that your great swelling words will not be accounted to you as faith.
It is a time of waiting, of drying up, and of trial. The Church will find herself in the wilderness, by My choosing. But I will not neglect her. I will nourish My own. Comfort one another with the Word of My presence and strengthen each other with My Words of Truth. Subtle, subtle are the lies of the deceiver. But love of the truth will keep My Bride. She will have the fitting answer to the liar when he challenges her with “Has God said?” She will answer him “Yes, God has said.” As My Son replied to satan in the wilderness, so My Bride will reply to deceiving spirits in the wilderness. For all must learn to stand on the truth of My Word before they can be kept by the power of My name. It will not just be the angels who cry “Just and Holy are You, O God,” but those who live on the earth. It is the testimony of people that will defeat the evil one, and this testimony lived in Jesus as He walked the earth. Does My Church have His Testimony in them? Do they love and stand on My Word?” Do they uphold the Character of My Name? Then they are made ready and are kept by My power. As My Son entered His ministry in power after leaving the wilderness, so will the Church.” Even so, come Lord Jesus!