PIMPLES AND SPOTS:  TO BE LOVINGLY WASHED AND COVERED 5/08/11

PIX:  I was wheeling an empty shopping cart in Costco.

HEARD:  Urged not to be ashamed sweetheart.  Laundromat.

5/23/11 EYE GLANCE DIVINE TIMING:  Wayne just finished telling me how he has been comforted by the sound of laundry cycles ever since he was a little boy.  It makes him sleepy and he likes to take naps to the sounds.  I told him that in college, I used to roll up in fresh clothes from the dryer and take a nap in their warmth.  No sooner did we mention this, then I glanced up at the word Laundromat.

PIMPLES:  I bought a bag of Hershies chocolates and although I am only eating 3 a day, (due to having to keep my sugar intake at a minimum) I now have a pimple on the end of my nose.  (smile)  I must say it is rather RED and I am going to Wallmart to try and find some pimple cream with tint added to it, so I wont look like a clown.

SPOTS:  When I get out any kind of cleaner that comes in a squirt bottle, my toddler grandkids come running!  Recently we got 3 towels and scrubbed all the spots off their little sister's highchair.  They rapidly became experts at discovering all the spots and we squirted and rubbed until the spots were gone.  It was such fun and we actually got something accomplished in the process!

This reminded me of a precious story that Heidi Baker shared on God TV.

HEIDI BAKER EXPERIENCE:  SEEING HIS BRIDE AS HE SEES HER

http://irismin.org/

Heidi Baker was at a conference and after a wonderful time in worship, they brought a long line of apostles to the stage and they all were wearing blue t-shirts.  She could hardly believe this.  (This reminded me of old conversations I once had about the apostle clubs.)  She was thinking of the apostles she personally knew that had been persecuted and martyred and the lives they had lived.  About the time she was having these thoughts, they said, "And now we are going to have Heidi Baker come up and pray for these."  She wanted to hide behind the silk plants and ignored them.  But they called her again and she didnt know what to do; she had nothing to say.  Finally she came up to them and knelt down on the floor before their feet and began to sob. 

She heard the Father say, "Heidi, do you see My apostles?" 

Heidi could hardly believe what she was hearing.  "Apostles, Lord???" 

And then she saw a bride.  The bride was about 13 years old with pimples all over her face and wobbling in high heals.  Her hair was in a bun with the hair sticking straight out in all directions.  She was in her dress but she was too skinny and the dress was too big for her.  Then she heard the Father say, "Heidi, do you see My lovely bride that I AM preparing for My Son?"  And she saw Jesus coming towards His bride and He was overflowing with love and radiant joy.  She moved towards Him and with every step she began to walk straighter and grow to fill out her dress.  He was telling her how awesome and beautiful she was, with many adjectives and she was becoming more radiant with each step.

As I heard Heidi share this the Lord reminded me of the times when He said how beautiful I am to Him, and described me with such loving Words.  He has told me I am blameless - pouring and lavishing a torrent of His heart through Words of loving affirmation, encouragement and comfort.  I know I am not blameless, spotless or beautiful... but I KNOW HIS LOVE!  I know that His love COVERS all my spots and blemishes of my motives, words, and deeds. 

1 Peter 4:8 NKJV

And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins."

I also know that the more I feed on His Word, I see Who He is.  And when I see Him, He shines the mirror of His glory back at me and I become like Him.  The more He loves me, the more I am washed with the water of His Word and become like Him.  The whole experience is a love story, to be so lovingly washed by Him.

Song 4:7, 9  NKJV

You are all fair, my love, and there is no spot in you.... You have ravished my heart, My sister, my spouse;

Eph 5:25-27

Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

2 Peter 3:14-15

Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;

Rev 3:4-5

You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.  He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

Rev 19:7-8

Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready." And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

Last month I defiled my conscience.  To other people, the choice I made would not have been sin or even an issue.  But I made a choice in doubt that it would please the Lord, and the Lord clearly told me afterward that whatsoever is not of faith is sin. 

Rom 14:23

But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.

He said I had gambled with my conscience.  I made a splat on my white garment.  I hope it was not my wedding gown.

Wayne RHEMA 5/6/2011  PLAYING GAMES

Saw: I saw a large cloud and inside of this cloud I could see a huge area that was filled with light and movement but was hard to see through the cloud. Some how I knew that people were gambling in this area. I asked the Lord what was this was and He said "It is My church". He then said "My church is playing games."

SANDY COMMENT:  The light from the cloud was the Lord shining His truth upon what needed to be manifest that was not aligned with His Word.

For several days the Lord lovingly washed me with strong Words of admonition and correction, and yet each and every Word was with so much LOVE, I simply melted and kept melting.  I have never felt so loved and forgiven in all my life as in those terrible days of correction.  When we truly understand how vulnerable our faith is, how fragile our conscience is in walking intimately with Him, we not only walk in the fear of the Lord, but we do everything we can to walk worthy of His calling. 

RHEMA 5/28/11  WALK WORTHY

HEARD:  May you always walk worthy of such a thing.  To walk worthy of your calling.   Fellowship.  To keep our lives without fault.  Before the throne room.

Col 1:9-11 NKJV

...that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

1 Thess 2:11-12

... as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children, that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

Rev 3:4-5

You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. 

Eph 4:1-4

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Today I am off to go shopping for some pimple cream.  It has been years since I have bought such a thing and I am interested to know what they have available.  One thing for sure, I want something with tint added to it to take my red nose down a few levels...  When I apply it, I will fondly remember that Jesus' blood, so lovingly shed for me COVERS ALL MY SINS.  He is going to make my nose white as snow.  :o)