By Karen Austin, Cornerstone West
The ears of the Bride are being opened to hear. The eyes of the Bride are being opened to see. Coming with the revelation of Jesus in our midst will be a revealing of His Bride and who we truly are. As we get and maintain our focus upon the One who is in our midst, we will begin to receive the revelation of our partnership with Him in this world. A husband and a wife, in the natural, partner with one another to bring forth the family structure. So does His remnant upon the earth bring forth the Father's family structure and operation. Did the Word not say that the husband and wife in the natural are a picture of the Bridegroom and His Bride in the spirit? We, together with our Bridegroom, are to partner to bring forth a revelation of the way of the Cross... the way of the overcomer...the way of walking in His authority and to bring forth His desire upon the earth. We are to be so in love with Him, devoted to Him and function in His ways. We are to demonstrate our love for Him by our actions and our words. He, in turn, pours out His love, healing, protection and dominion upon His beautiful Bride. I say His Bride will operate with a fiery boldness! This is the Kingdom of Heaven established upon the earth.
We are not here by chance. We are here by divine design. We are formed from the pattern of our God! It is now that we must prepare ourselves for the time is drawing near for His appearing! But there is a massive harvest about to come forth first. We, His Bride, must be "over ourselves" ready to pour out His divine nature, character and power to bring deliverance and healing...through our hands..through our words...and through our Holy Spirit directed actions. His desire is for the nations...the people.
Oh, I say that the harvest will be great! I say the hunger for righteousness and holiness will be great! These will be so done with the world and it's ways. There will be such a hunger in them that they will mature speedily in the things of the Lord. They will have determined to turn aside from the attractions this world has to offer for they discovered it was nothing but fools gold!
It is time that we put aside the lusts and distractions of this world and be about our Father's business. It's time we put away our opinions and our preferences of how things should be done, both in the church and in the world. For God is going to do some things in the church that will offend those whose hearts are not close to His...those who desire to hold onto tradition. It's time that we put on the mind of Christ and seek His ways, His purposes and His heart.
As we draw near to Him, close enough to hear the heartbeat of our Lord as John did, we will capture His love for others, we will have His compassion for others. We will be so drawn into the potential of the Lord in us that we will begin to imagine the sick being healed, the lame walking and the oppressed set free. As we begin to dream, we will begin to see the manifestation. I say that the greater works are on the horizon as we become as He is. But know we must have His character and His nature to carry forth all that has been assigned to us. We have entered another season and what was permissive in the past season will not be acceptable in this next season.
Listen well to what the Father is speaking to you. Pay attention to what He is showing you. Dream with Him because I tell you what is coming is above and beyond anything you or I could even imagine!