Sermons in Heart Chambers

King of the Living, You are Alive. 

"For the Word of God is living and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart." -Hebrews 4:12

Yesterday morning, over a cup of coffee, I dialogued with the Living God. This is a radical departure from the narrative of earthly wisdom, for the human mind is atheistic at best.

But Jesus is no Imaginary Friend. 

(though having not seen Him, you love Him...
1 Peter 1:6)

In feverishly looking backwards at a trail of brokenness, we find only a vacuum. In gazing forwards and upwards at Him, our eyes are brightened. Holy is His Name.

"If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:1-3

I began to ask the Lord for His thoughts.
I spoke to Him of my questions. I waited upon Him.
He began to speak to me of the Spirit of Elijah and the call of God upon my life.

He spoke to me of this:

“ All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the LORD endures forever.”- 1 Peter 1:24-25

He led me to this:

"And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take the Kingdom by force." -Matthew 11:12

This little power-packed verse. It is almost like Elijah who thought he was the only prophet left, and God told him, that He had a remnant of 4,000. For the saints of God, the struggle and experience is common to all. It is not about the obstacles, but in zeal, it is about our REACH and our RESPONSE. How bad do we want the Kingdom? If we get knocked down, will we get back up?

He then began to open up to me passages from Isaiah 40, Malachi 2, 3 & 4, all of Matthew 11, Ruth 4:4, and others.

He told me, as priests, we must consider our actions in light of the Fame of God. Prioritizing His Name.

“And now, O priests, this commandment is for you. If you will not hear, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to My name,” says the LORD of hosts... -Malachi 2: 1-2

He told me to trumpet the vapidity and brevity of human life, and to consider the Creator God. Who is from Everlasting. (Isaiah 40.) This is our message: The knowledge of the Holy. Amen.

He said, all who wait upon Him, are strong. (Is. 40)

He said to me; "Melissa: I am Your Father and Your Husband. Your Kinsman Redeemer. (Ruth 4:4) And you are my priest, a forerunner in the spirit of Elijah. So honor the instruction of the Word, give honor where honor is due. Seek peace in the inward place, not wrought up with worry. It is the unfailing beauty of a peaceful heart that I am weaving in you. Lay hold of my promises, once again. You are my favored child, and my heart is towards you, always. Consider Me."  Amen.

"Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves..." 1 Peter 3;3-5

All of this over a cup of coffee. Sermons in the chambers of my heart.