JIM GRAYSON

"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."

"I Will Help You"

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!"

"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."