Amos 9:9-10
9 “‘For surely I will command,
And will sift the house of Israel among all nations,
As grain is sifted in a sieve;
Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground.
10 All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword,
Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’”
God has given the command, and the Body of Christ has reached a season where many will go through a sifting process of the things they cannot carry to their destiny. As this unfolds, there will be a shaking of everything that does not conform to the Kingdom in their lives so that what remains is their reflection of the image and likeness of the Lord Jesus in them in reverence and godly fear.
Hebrews 12:25-29
“25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, 26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” 27 Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire.”
Also, during this testing process, God's word will wash, purify, and cleanse them from all stubbornness, filth, and idolatry so that they can receive a new heart and a new spirit that will make them receptive to God’s word, learn to discern good from evil, and follow God's decrees and ordinances with obedience.
Ezekiel 36:25-27
25 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.”
This way, God is seeking for them to learn to carry their cross because, like Peter, they have been rejecting it, denying it, and running from it and instead, traded it for the conformity of the world (Mark 14:30). That is why also, like Peter, they will be sifted that they may return to the Lord wholeheartedly.
Luke 22:31-32
31 “And the Lord said, ‘Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.’”
In the past seasons, like in the times of Noah, the Lord had been beckoning them to come inside the ark where they would be carried to their destiny according to His way and His will, but the luring of the world was more enticing and now, the door and windows of the ark have been sealed shut, so the waters of the world and its corruption would not get in.
That is why the Lord, in His grace and mercy is taking many to a process of testing in the wilderness since currently, they lack the authority and anointing to be fully known in the spirit realm. And so, like the foolish virgins, they will knock incessantly, but they will hear the voice of the groom saying, “Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’” (Matthew 25:12).
Fortunately, these are not permanent words for those who will seek with repentance to be restored to their right standing with God and will yield to His process that will turn them from every wicked way and transform them by the renewing of their mind. The Lord Jesus, as the Head, is seeking to bring them to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of Him with His body because in their current state, they cannot testify of the One whom they don’t know.
Ephesians 4:13
13 “till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;”
This will help them reach the measure of the spiritual stature of Jesus. In other words, this process will transform them into mature sons and daughters of God that will be strong in their spirit, which will enable them to discern the things of the spirit according to the righteousness of Jesus. Thus, the fire of the Holy Spirit will burn every carnality and soulish way that causes them to behave according to the ways of the world that made them ineffective to the things of the spirit.
To God alone be all the glory. *
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