Those who look to Me will see that there is a sharp two-edged sword in my mouth. It is My Word that I AM speaking to you who are My people. My Word is living and powerful and sharp enough to separate and divide the soul from the spirit. My Word discerns between your thoughts and the motives of your heart.
The purpose of My Word to you in this season is to reveal the hidden motives of your heart. Your thoughts are not My thoughts. My ways are not your ways. Man looks at the outward things, but I look at the heart. Doing the “right” thing in the eyes of man, but for the wrong reason will ultimately be just as futile as doing the wrong thing. Self-seeking and envy are at the root of many so called “good” works. These works are dead works that stem from a religious spirit of performance. This brings confusion into things rather than clarity and builds a kingdom that will not stand the storms that are coming. Only those things that are born out of intimacy with Me by the Holy Spirit produce works that last, having the essence of My nature and eternal life in them.
This severing work is not the painful incision of a scalpel, but rather, the swift and liberating slicing of My sword to the things that have kept you bound up, tethered to an earthly evaluation of things. Where My Spirit is the motivator of your heart there is true freedom. This freedom will cause you to rise up to My perspective, thoughts, and ways. From My perspective there is clarity, strength to stand the storms, and lasting Kingdom fruit.
Revelation1:16; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Samuel 16:7; James 2:14
