The Sensitive Heart

The Sensitive Heart

12-29-08

Yesterday I was talking to a friend after church. We were discussing prophecy, which I had given during the service. I shared that I just “told” the words to the congregation, which seemed different to when the Lord prophesies through me. Yet they were none-the-less the Lord’s words. This morning I asked the Lord what gift or spirit (there is a spirit of prophecy and wisdom and revelation) is being used when I “tell” His words, and this was His answer;

“You ask what spirit is in operation when you ‘tell’ a prophecy rather than prophesy. It is the same spirit of prophecy that you hear when I ‘tell ‘you a thing. Add to that the spirit of wisdom as I share how a person should behave towards that which I said, and you have an accurate description of what transpired yesterday in church.

A person must be sensitive to the movement of My Holy Spirit first in order to prophesy. In the beginning a person who prophesies is dependent on a ‘feeling’ given by My Holy Spirit as I move on him. As this man or woman gains sensitivity to Me, the ‘feeling’ diminishes and disappears. So the heart that is truly united with Mine will grow in sensitivity to Me, My soft whispers, My purposes and My joys. This heart will come to know what I dislike, and why I sometimes choose chastisement and judgment, and at other times, mercy and grace. The sensitive heart is of great treasure to Me because it desires Me, to know Me.

The enemy comes against the spirit of prophecy to defeat the power of the word, but more importantly to his purposes, to cause the Christian to doubt his relationship with Me and My relationship with him. Upon doubt the deceiver builds lies about My intentions, defiling My character to the believer until he blames Me for his confusion. If this scene were played out between a man and his wife it would be plain to see that a troublemaker was trying to defile one partner’s love for the other. But this scene is daily played out in the unseen realm of the spirit.
Those victorious in faith will encourage the person who is floundering in their attempts to hear Me. But the defeated will discourage them, causing the defeat of many. How powerful a word is which causes men to stand in faith, believing in Me. And yet, words are also the weapons in satan’s hands. Let a man not doubt in his heart that I am good and love him, or he will lose many battles. Necessary, very necessary is the shield of faith. For if a man is pierced through his heart by his enemy, with what strength can he wield the sword of the word and spirit? If his faith dies can he stand on his preparation of the gospel of peace? Will not his head hit the ground, though it be covered with the helmet of salvation? And though his loins be covered around with truth, how will that strengthen him on the day he completely doubts, having cast off faith in Me? Is it the breastplate of righteousness which will quench the fiery darts of the enemy? No, it is the shield of faith. For even the righteousness a man does will eventually be laid aside by the one who questions My intentions to the point of blaming Me. Then he will lose his battle. But the man who repels satan’s accusations by his faith in Me will have full use of the word and the Spirit; his sword. He will stand in the day of evil and not be defeated. This man will be more than a conqueror. How did the victorious man begin? He had a heart that grew in sensitivity to My Spirit, a heart that desired to know Me and believed I was good. It is a heart that caused all doubt and confusion to submit to his love of Me and My love of him. And this sensitive heart is the heart that I treasure. It is the heart of My bride.” Amen.