I hear the voice of the Lord calling to those who have ears to hear. These are tumultuous days. There is so much fear and distrust (well-founded) among the people of God. There is a famine of the word of God among those who call themselves by the name of Christ. Few and far between are those who have heard the voice of the Lord calling them outside the camp of the clamoring throngs of those seeking a new high experience about which to boast. The masses have been programmed by charismatic soothsayers masquerading as servants of the Most High to seek God for what will benefit them. Seldom does anyone testify of the power of the word of the Lord to transform men and women into sons and daughters of the Living God, in whom the Father's own Spirit dwells. The groanings of travail and frustration from all of Creation have come before the ears of the Great Architect of the Universe crying, "How long, O Father, till Your sons and daughters will rule and reign in Your Kingdom?" Yes, the call is going out among those who have ears to hear the true words of our Lord. But, as certain as the Spirit of the Living God dwells within temples not made with hands, it breathes clear testimony that the first must be dissolved to make way for the latter. The kingdoms of this earth are being dissolved into thin air so the Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, can be established in the entire world. No longer will there be those running to and fro trying to persuade mankind of the grace and mercy of our Father, for the knowledge of the Lord will flood the earth as the waters flood the sea. Every single individual who has breath will know the Lord, and will seek His pleasure only! "Let Your Kingdom come; Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven!" Let us be among those few who have heard the voice of the Good Shepherd and follow Him wherever He goes. The long, dark nights of lying on our face before a Holy God as part of a solemn assembly of those who mourn and repent will give way to the dawn of the bright rays of the Son of God appearing in the clouds to receive His prepared Bride. Let the celebration begin! The time of watching and waiting throughout the dark night of the soul has ended. "Come, Lord Jesus, Your Bride has made herself ready! Our lamps are full of Your holy oil! We are prepared for You!"

It should not be a surprise to those who have spent time in the presence of our eternal King and Bridegroom to feel estranged from the 5 foolish virgins who sought to be forgiven and receive special consideration for having allowed their light to grow cold and dark. You see, the cares of this life and the deceitfulness of riches have choked the precious life from the tender plants of the Kingdom. Only those who have heard the voice of the Lord and walked hand in hand with Him daily were able to receive the true, pure lamp oil of God's own Holy Spirit, which can never be extinguished. To these few souls, the blessed Holy Spirit of God has granted the true light of revelation in the face of Jesus Christ. There has never been a man, woman, boy, or girl who has been left unchanged after having sat in His presence and received the light of the true revelation of Jesus Christ. It is a complete impossibility! This is the call being sounded loud and clear today. The Son of God, our Messiah, is the only door through which we can enter into the presence of the Father. There can be no other way. He has provided for us "a new and living way" into the Holy of Holies. Only through the precious blood of our Savior can we enter into His kingdom. No amount of begging or manipulating of His great power can accomplish in us that which will provide entrance into that blessed rest of our Lord.

"That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all." (Ephesians 1:17-23)

"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." (2Cor 4:6-7)

Yes, there is a call going out across the land... a clear and a certain call to those who will obey and follow the Lamb. It is a call which has stood on the pages of our Bibles for nearly 2000 years. It is the call to those who will cast aside everything else, including their own care for their earthly existence, to gain the approval of their eternal King... "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." (2Cor 6:17-18), and again we hear it sounded clearly in John's Revelation, chapter 18, verse 4. As those stand so often alone and rejected of men, their ears seek for more sounds of the voice of their Heavenly Bridegroom calling them up into the mountain alone; far away from those curiosity seekers who trample the beauty of Creation with their greedy feet. There to see the Lord in His beauty and fullness alone.

Here are some selected Scripture verses from Hebrews, chapter 3 and 4 to further show the simplicity of the Gospel of the Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The key points here are first of all, to hear the voice of the Spirit of God calling us forward to a place of rest and peace in Him where His glory fills our temple. Secondly, our response of obedience to the voice of the Spirit of God is what is expected by God after we have heard His voice calling us toward Him. So, in the simplest terms possible, the key to entering the Kingdom of Heaven is to enter in through the Doorway provided through the atoning sacrifice of Christ’s blood. Read the following verses with a heart which seeks after the True and Living Way into the Holy of Holies:

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus… For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house… But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end… Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness… Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways… So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation… to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief… Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief… Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.


Please consider the truth and the simplicity of this message. In Luke 11:52, Jesus chastised the religious leaders of His day who were the experts on the letter of the Law. He told them that they were hiding the key to the Kingdom of God from the people who were sincerely seeking the Lord. Not only did they themselves refuse to believe the Word which they had seen, but to those who were seeking God, they even stood in their way and made it as difficult as possible for those to find the reality of God and peace with Him. Religious leaders have practiced control techniques of their congregants for centuries. Even many modern day denominational structures treat the laity as those who are too simple minded to be able to read the Word of God on their own and to hear the voice of God clearly for themselves. In order to “protect” the flock from error, the leaders handle the Word of God for the people and only dish out bite-sized morsels every seven days or so, which fit in to their own intended theme from time to time. The resultant dependency on the strong leader assures that the flock will not step too far outside the ever shifting boundaries of the “mother ship”. The membership becomes apathetic and weak in their day to day walk with the Lord. They can no longer discern the leading of the Good Shepherd without the constant contact with the church leaders. They can not receive the life and breath of the Lord for their daily peace and guidance without prostrating themselves before the church leaders and “receive a word” from them. As you read these words, I leave you this challenge; prove that which I speak from my heart. Ask those whom you know frequent the door of the local Assemblies once a week, and have them attest to how much time they spend each day reading the Word of the Lord and prayer on their own. Better yet, pick an active local Assembly near you, park in their parking lot while people are filing in to the regularly scheduled meeting, and look for yourself to see how many are carrying their own Bible with them. How pathetically weak the masses have become; mindlessly and effortlessly following the crowds to the sounds of pleasant music and entertaining activity. When trouble comes in front of our path, we panic and become overwhelmed with fear and worry. We run to the preacher only to find they are too busy to be able to bring relief on a moment’s notice. Or worse yet, they are gone on vacation for the week that we really need help. This spirit of control over the laity and the manipulation of the masses, has plagued the Assembly of Christ’s Believers for centuries. In fact, the “Doctrine of the Nicolaitans” was present shortly after the establishment of the first century Church. In the Revelation of John the Apostle, we hear the words of Christ, as the Head of His Church, proclaim His personal hatred for this evil and subversive practice of the newly formed groups of Believers. When a “commoner” testifies of having heard the voice of the Lord personally, immediately, there is apprehension and “concern” expressed for the potential of false doctrine being propagated. That person is immediately ostracized and identified as someone who could subvert the system or challenge the authority structure. What paranoia and evil thinking! Christ Himself declared, “I am the Good Shepherd and I know My sheep. My sheep hear My voice and they follow Me.” Let us be numbered as those sheep who hear only the voice of the Good Shepherd and follow Him daily.

In the spiritual realm we are under constant observation by loved ones long departed and carry a concern for our spiritual growth. Angelic watchers are able to observe our progress in the Christian walk. Certainly, the Spirit of God is very aware of our sincerity in seeking after the righteousness of Christ. We develop a reputation in the spiritual realm as either one who embraces truth as it comes to us, or as one who rejects the light of the truth. Every time we reject the call of God, our ears become a little more closed and our heart becomes a little more hardened. But when we embrace truth as it comes to us, our spiritual senses which allow us to see and hear spiritually become more sensitive, and our heart becomes more like the heart of Christ. This is the process of our progress in the Christian life. We become known as those who tend to “draw back” and refuse to act in faith on the Word we have received, or, we become known as those “who come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in the time of need.” As long as we carry doubt and unbelief in our heart concerning the light of truth which has been shined into our heart, we will not press forward toward the prize of the high call of God in Christ Jesus. One word from the Savior to our heart will calm all our fears and give us courage to step forward boldly and confidently with full assurance of faith. Truly, this is the transformation of the mind which we so need in this day. As we have our mind and our heart transformed by the power of the Spirit of God, we become carriers of a greater and greater degree of the treasure of God's glory in our spiritual being.