JIM GRAYSON
Lexington, Kentucky
A
Freshening Wind
"Forgive Yourself"
April 26, 2008
"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar
and there remember that your brother has something against you,
leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be
reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift."
Matthew 5:23- NIV
"This is a time of pruning and growth. I AM the Master of MY Vineyard and I
see all there is to see in your life. I know where your heart lies with
Me. I cannot be fooled into thinking you are somewhere when you're not. My
Heart lies with you, My Beloved, and I want you to grow in My ways but with
some of you, there is something holding you back. I have spoken of your
past before, telling you to leave it behind, as My Word says. Yesterday,
depending on what it holds, has the ability to cripple your walk with Me and
neither of us wants that, do we?
I know many of you have learned to accept My forgiveness for the wrong in
your past; many of you have also learned to thwart the enemy's efforts to
put condemnation on you. One area still remains with some, though- although
you have accepted My forgiveness and now give a deaf ear to the enemy's
condemnation, you have found areas in your past where you simply have not
forgiven yourself. You know who you are and you know this is true. Listen,
My Beloved, this self-unforgiveness is as crippling as refusing to forgive
others who have wronged you.
My Son Jesus said if you desired to give a gift at My altar and remembered
someone had something against you, to leave the gift in front of the altar
and then be reconciled with the one who holds something against you, then
come back and gift your gift. He said this because I Am unable to accept
your offering or gift if you do not do all you can to live at peace with
others; this includes yourself, although I know some of you have never
thought of it in that way.
The Gift of My Dear Son's Blood is so precious. It cannot be blunted
because you refuse to accept My Word and ultimately and finally forgive
yourself for the pain and hurts of the past. You must do this, little one.
You cannot move into the future I have for you if you refuse to forgive
yourself, if you keep hating yourself for what you did in the past. Yes, I
know you keep seeing mental images of the pain you caused but in MY Book, it
is as if nothing ever happened. It has been washed away by the Blood of the
Lamb Who takes away the sin of the world. Allow that same Blood to wash
away the pain you bear in your heart toward yourself, the hatred you often
feel, and then let Me take your hand, which is precious to Me, Beloved, and
lead you into the place I have for you in this time on this earth.
The fields are white for harvest, Beloved. You have work to do. Forgive
yourself and, after this time, never go back to those thoughts again. If
the enemy brings them to mind, immediately give them to Me and I will send
them where they belong- the Sea of Forgetfulness. You will be so much more
free and happy when you do this, and I will be able to give you the gifts
of My Spirit I want you to have," says the Lord, "and we will see this thing
done to it's completion, you and I."
April 22, 2008
"For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says
to you, Do not fear;
I will help you."
Isaiah 41:13 (NIV)
"The time has come where I
AM moving you from your place of comfort into My place of special
blessing for you, but it will be so different it will bring fear to many
of you. You have heard the term, 'Flying by the seat of one's pants,'
or, 'Working without a safety net,' and most assuredly, that is what you
will be doing but I say to you, My Little Ones, I Am your safety net,
so trust in Me, rather than i the worldly system upon which you have
been taught to depend.
See, I AM breaking the old wineskins, throwing them away, for you will
need a new wineskin for this new wine, and what a wine it will be! You
have no idea what I have in store for My Faithful Ones; you have not
dreamed of the places I Am going to take you, of the works I will have
you do. One cannot remain in the same mind, and heart, set you were in
and still move with Me. I AM God and I never change yet I Am always
moving, as you can see in My Word and through the history of the Body of
Christ. Trust Me, Beloved, and I will help you during this crucial time
in your life. Be ready and willing to step out when you feel My urging
and when you do, lives will be changed and the lost will come to Me, and
drink of My Living Water, which you, My Little Ones, have shown them the
way to drink.
I AM taking lives which were, at one time, shipwrecked, and making them
something of beauty, something of great value. Allow Me to be your
Great Potter; let me throw you on My wheel and redesign you and when I
AM finsihed, you will be delighted with My results. You have dreamed of
being used by Me. I say to you, Beloved, that dream was placed in your
heart of hearts by Me and it will come true. Simply trust Me
and allow Me to help you in this time and all will be more than well for
you- it will be a time which will bring you tears of joy. You have
already seen some of those tears when you and I are in communion
together; now watch as they become times of even greater refreshing and
joy!"
"Ask!"
April 4, 2008
"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish,
and it will be given you."
John 15:7- NIV
"Beloved, occasionally I find I must teach you the most
basic wisdom of My Word, for many of you have sat, or are sitting, under
teachers who, themselves, need to be taught, and have come to believe
much that is either a heresy of My Word or is simply an 'honest'
mistake. I want you to walk in the power and humility in which My Son
walked. He told you that was true at the Last Supper when He said those
who believed in Him would do the works He did, and even greater works,
for He was going Home to be with Me. When Jesus left your earth and
ascended to Heaven, I intended for the power He carried to continue on
the earth, which is the power of the Holy Spirit flowing through those
who are wholly submitted to Me. For a time, it did but then the enemy
drew a veil across the eyes of My children, called 'denominations' and
in doing so, fractured the unity I desired for you and your brothers and
sisters in Jesus. Paul rebuked those who said, 'I am of Apollos' or 'I
am of Paul', for he said they were mere messengers doing their work and
that it was I Who made things happen. In spite of this, others came
along later and made up names for what they believed, like 'Baptist',
'Methodist' and 'Pentecostal', doing away with that with which they were
uncomfortable, including the Gifts of My Holy Spirit and My power to
keep My children within My family, rather than seeing them come to Me
then be lost again forever. It hurts Me when I see how much of My Word
is discarded by those who think they are wise when all along, I meant
for My Word to set men free.
My Son Jesus told you if you lived in Me, and My Words in you, you could
ask for what you wished and I would do it. He told the disciples at the
Last Supper four times that they should ask for what they wanted, and He
would do it, so long as they believed. My Word says you received not
because you ask not, or you ask so as to consume it on your lust. If
your are truly submitted to Me and My Will for you, you are not going to
ask for material things in which to glorify yourself but for those
things which I have already placed in your heart of hearts to receive.
Many false teachers have turned this into the so-called 'prosperity
doctrine' and it is an abomination to Me. I see mere men trying to
cheat My trusting children out of their money just to build up their own
ministries, rather than to build up My Kingdom. One does not need
expensive cars to get around in the world. One need not live in
mansions if I Am preparing a place even better than that here for you.
How can you ask someone to give you money when you know you are not
going to use it for My purposes? You bring a reproach on My Gospel of
Peace! Repent, or I will remove you from your position and your life
will have been a failure before Me. Do not let the deceitfulness of
riches destroy you. Again, I say, repent!
Now, to you who are truly submitted to Me and My Will for you: do you
know how much I truly love you? Think of what I have done for you just
since the first of this year? Then think of the Unspeakable Gift I gave
you through My Beloved Son Jesus on the Cross of Calvary. Think on
that, meditate on it and know it is My Will to bless you and make you
happy, not with riches but with what you need, and enough to bless
others, too. Ask, My Beloved, and believe in your heart that I will do
what you ask, so long as your heart does not condemn you in that for
which you have asked. Ask, so your joy may be full. Ask, so you may
bless others, too. Ask, so My Kingdom is made to progress across the
world. The time is short and the fields are white unto harvest," says
the Lord.
Again, I say, ask!"
"My Timing For You"
April 2, 2008
"There are many of My
Children who are awaiting something in their life or the life of someone
they love. They are awaiting a movement from Me and the wait has worn you
down, some to the point the fiery darts from the enemy have taken their
toll, causing your faith to slide away. Know this: I AM the Author and
Finisher of your faith, not you, so do not listen to the lies of the enemy
when he says I will no longer keep My Promise to you because you've become
tired and your faith is not where it was in the past. The path I have laid
out for you is one of many ups and downs, with so many places to stumble you
wouldn't make it at all, had I not kept My Hand on you. Little One, My Hand
is always on you. It always will be.
I know you are very tired right now. The enemy tells you there is no way
for Me to do what I said I would do after all this time. Let me tell you
something; remember the man at the Beautiful Gate in Acts 3? He was born
crippled. All his life he watched others walk normally. As a child, he
watched as other children ran and played while he sat inside his house,
looking out the window. Circumstances in his life went downhill from there,
for as an adult, there was no one to truly care for him so his few friends
carried him daily to the Beautiful Gate to beg. I tell you truly, My Son
Jesus walked past him several times while He was on the earth. You may
wonder why He did not heal him then; it wasn't yet time...his day had not
yet come.
Day after day, people walked by this poor man, some giving him some money as
others held their noses and made sport of him. His hopes had long been gone
when Peter and John began to occasionally give him money at the daily hour
of prayer. He no longer even looked up at those who gave him alms. He
merely thanked them quietly, his eyes on their shadows on the ground. His
life was a blur of pain and disappointment, of the sameness of every day, of
wishing he was not a part of the world and wondering why he had been born at
all. Again, his time had not yet come; neither has yours.
Then came the day when Peter and John made their way to the Temple to pray.
Peter saw the man ahead and asked John if he had the money bag with him, the
same bag Judas used to pilfer when he was entrusted with it. John felt his
belt and told Peter he had neglected to bring it. It was I Who clouded his
mind that day, to make sure Peter had nothing of the material world to give
the crippled man. That, My Beloved, was when My Spirit spoke to Peter and
said, "I have something else, something better, to give the man today. Do
as I urge you to do..." When Peter and John approached the man, they
stopped and when Peter saw the man was looking down, he said, "Look at us."
The man raised his eyes to meet Peter's. He blinked at the sunlight behind
Peter's head when Peter smiled, filled with My Holy Spirit and said, "I have
no silver or gold to give you today but I will give you what I have. In the
Name of Jesus of Nazareth, rise up and walk," and then, taking the man by
his hand, Peter pulled him to his feet and instantly, his crippled ankles
were made straight and strong. It was his time...MY time for him. For the
first time in his life, he was standing on his feet, unaided. Instantly, he
began to walk and leap and cry out, singing tearful praises to Me.
I tell you this, My Beloved, to show you I often wait a while to bring "your
time" to you. Some say this is not true but they talk of what they wish was
true, not what is true from My Word. More often than not, I will ask you to
wait for Me to bring your miracle to you but I promise you, I will make the
wait worth your while. You will see. Your time IS coming, Beloved. Your
day IS on it's way. Soon, in My timing, you will here something which will
tell you absolutely that your long wait is finally, joyfully over.
Rest in Me, My Beloved. Wait for Me," says the Lord, "and I will bring that
wonderful day to you when everything I have placed in your heart will come
to pass."
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