The Seal Upon Your Arm

This morning, the Lord woke me up speaking so much love. He is wanting to break through the fear, the doubt and the shame. Today you will see examples and demonstrations of His hand reaching out to you. I was moved to look up a journal entry and I found a card my husband gave me back in 2000. He had given me the lyrics to a song from Peter Gabriel, Blood of Eden from 1992. I have included the video here for you to listen to. I recommend reading the scriptures below and let the words of Christ's LOVE wash over you- let the song wash over you and even the lyrics! Jesus is pouring out His love over his body- the church- so that they know who they are- We are the Bride- you may feel lonely- you aren't alone! He is calling you to come closer to Him than you have ever experienced before- an intimate closeness. Man or woman, gentile or Jew, slave or free, rich or poor- He is reaching for those who are His passionately and intentionally.

I hear the Father say,

"I am removing every wrong thought, every misconception of how you have been taught to see Me.

I am here every morning waiting for you to rise, already speaking love words to you, speaking life over you. I am here- your Rescuer, to silence the many voices that try to steal you away from Me- I am demolishing the doubt whisperers from out of your presence today. Today you will hear my voice precisely. I am unfolding a garment to place upon you, white without any logos or imprints- pure, and handcrafted from the finest fibers. I am removing from your skin the scars and the searing perceptions of others, I am removing the memory of the shepherds who struck you when you were only a lamb listening for My voice. I am here. No one will mislead you again. No one will threaten you with My words- If I am the living word why would I strike you? I have come to give you life not control that life, or abuse that life. Take my hand and walk with Me.

The days are coming when rumors of wars will become more than mere rumors, but for you, you will slip away into my arms, you will walk in the Garden of Delight of who I am and who you are- the two of us together as One. I understand the courage this will take. I had to leave the comfort of my own mother- I had to tell her it was time to go to the One who could prepare me and instruct me. I am offering you that same invitation. Come to Me. Come to me with the same passion you had when you heard Me whisper your name. We are one and I want to share everything with you. I want you to walk with Me, as One upon this earth. My love surrounds you now so that even the judgment of others cannot get your attention. In this life, you have and will experience relationships, you will learn and have learned from teachers-- I am your teacher and so much more. I will be your life-breath, leading you to take your breath away because of the unfiltered love I have for you. I have removed the idols from the land to get to you. I have removed you from the prisons and captivity of do and do and a little here and a little there- I have and will continue to remove everything to reach you, so passionate am I for you to know Me. I am your only resting place.

Do not tire from this quiet moment in time- it will grow loud once again, louder still, and then the quiet before the storm. Choosing faith over fear in the middle of any battle speaks a louder word. Quiet your thoughts and believe me when I say, you have arrived at the right place at the right time- I am stopping time to get to you.

I am your steady- I am your rock. Stand nowhere else but here at my feet- let My chin rest upon the top of your head as I pull you close. I have you- closer still I in you and you in me- we are one. Be married to Me in thought and deed. You are in your chamber preparing to walk as I walk upon this earth knowing who you are and Whose you are- you knew me as the infant child, now know me and experience Me as the Man, the Lord, the Lover of your soul who roars like a Lion- My Bride to Be- you will walk with Me in all of your radiance for all to see. You will not fear the fire by day nor the pestilence that comes at noon- you will walk in the authority of love. Draw so close, so that when you do walk out of your captivity you will know without any doubt who you are and to Whom you belong. I am changing the rules of engagement, I am demonstrating before the eyes of all that I share my authority with My Beloved. When they question you, you will answer clearly and without compunction. Love is fierce, unmoving and an authority all its own. Love is as strong as death. I am, you are, we are Love.

Romans 5 The Passion Translation (TPT)

Our New Life

5 Our faith in Jesus transfers God’s righteousness to us and he now declares us flawless in his eyes.[a] This means we can now enjoy true and lasting peace[b] with God, all because of what our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, has done for us. 2 Our faith guarantees us permanent access into this marvelous kindness[c] that has given us a perfect relationship with God. What incredible joy bursts forth within us as we keep on celebrating our hope of experiencing God’s glory!

3 But that’s not all! Even in times of trouble, we have a joyful confidence, knowing that our pressures will develop in us patient endurance. 4 And patient endurance will refine our character, and proven character leads us back to hope. 5 And this hope is not a disappointing fantasy,[d] because we can now experience the endless love of God cascading into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who lives in us![e]

6 For when the time was right, the Anointed One came and died to demonstrate his love for sinners who were entirely helpless, weak, and powerless to save themselves.

7 Now, who of us would dare to die for the sake of a wicked person?[f] We can all understand if someone was willing to die for a truly noble person. 8 But Christ proved God’s passionate love for us by dying in our place while we were still lost and ungodly!...

17 Death once held us in its grip, and by the blunder of one man, death reigned as king over humanity. But now, how much more[s]are we held in the grip of grace and continue reigning as kings in life, enjoying our regal freedom through the gift of perfect righteousness[t]in the one and only Jesus, the Messiah!

Song of Songs 8:5-7 The Passion Translation (TPT)

The Bridegroom-King

5 Who is this one? Look at her now! She arises out of her desert, clinging to her beloved. When I awakened you under the apple tree, as you were feasting upon me, I awakened your innermost being with the travail of birth as you longed for more of me. 6 Fasten me upon your heart as a seal of fire forevermore. This living, consuming flame will seal you as my prisoner of love.[a] My passion[b] is stronger than the chains of death and the grave, all consuming as the very flashes of fire from the burning heart of God.[c] Place this fierce, unrelenting fire over your entire being. 7 Rivers of pain and persecution will never extinguish this flame. Endless floods will be unable to quench this raging fire that burns within you. Everything will be consumed. It will stop at nothing as you yield everything to this furious fire until it won’t even seem to you like a sacrifice anymore.

1 Peter 5:14 The Passion Translation (TPT)

14 Greet one another with a kiss of peace.[a]

Peace to all who are in life union with Christ. Amen.