LUKE 12 (PART 4): STAKE YOUR CLAIM

And here we are
Luke 12 Part 4,
where Jesus himself
is telling us
that He came
to divide men.

This is the passage
Holy Spirit lead me to
on March 28, 2020
when He gave me the poem, 
“The Wrath of God.”

The Lord said,
“China is the genocide of the pride,
a family unit
under the counterfeit authority of one.”

“Italy is the Land of
“Statutes of Statues” and
“Baptism of the Blind”
where a false God
oversees the walking dead.”

Then I heard God say,
“America is "Division of the Dead,
who possess pride instead of Me.
Divided they fall.
No unity at all.
When they call on my name,
it’s only for their gain,
they have not been slain
in my spirit at all."

The. He declared,
“Hope is found in me alone.”

He said,
“Stop the show.”
“Let my people go.”
“They need to know
that I am alone I am God.”
“They have nothing to gain
by calling on my name
when they do not know who I am.”
“They believe in themselves.
They sit on their shelves -
of self-righteousness."
"When I take them down
they fumbled and fall
because they do not know me at all."
"There is no stickiness in their bones."
"They slither and slide,
and nothing resides in my hands.”
“They will shatter and scatter
for some it won’t matter
they will run like cockroaches
and hide."
"But my beautifully broken
will be my token
and in their hearts I reside.”
“They are the ones
who have claimed
My name.”

Today,
I speak about "Claim My Name."
This is the Word
the Lord has given me
to share this very day.

And even though
I don’t know exactly
what I’m about to say,
I can assure you
that God is always on point,
and He will direct my way.
My job is to listen and obey;
To get up early and pray;
and to open God’s word,
grab my journal,
pen in hand
and write what I hear.
And while some say,
"Do not trust your feelings
or your words
because you may be deceived,"
I can honestly tell you this -
I literally feel
the impending word
coming from His Spirit
and squeezed out of my mouth.

So, once again,
the word for today is CLAIM.
and without further ado,
let me begin.

This is what God says,
Do you claim who I am?”
I ask you again,
“Do you claim who I am?”

You have have been told,
and you have been warned,
now, “Who do you say that I am?”

Do you not see all that I am?
What will you hold when your world
is slipping away?

Will My name
extend from your lips,
and become the hope you hold?

Will your knees be strengthened?
Will you hands grow strong?
Will you spiritual eyes widen
when your physical eyes close?

You must think on this
because you are such stubborn men.
What is to gain, if you have nothing at all?

The time has come to choose.
Will you stay a fool?
Or will you be My beautifully broken?

Do you not know,
there is no grace for the lukewarm?
So pick a side, hot or cold,
for I'm about to spit you out of my mouth.
At least YOU will know where you stand
because I already know the plan.

"You say, "I am rich;
I have acquired wealth
and do not need a thing."
But you do not realize
that you are wretched,
pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
I counsel you to buy
from me gold refined in the fire,
so you can become rich;
and white clothes to wear,
so you can cover your shameful nakedness;
and salve to put on your eyes,
so you can see."
Revelation 3:17-18

There is nothing you can hide;
I created you in your mother’s womb.
I already know the choice you choose,
the question is,
“Do you?”

I have given plenty of time
for you to change your mind
but I cannot lie,
the time has come to divide.

Now perk your ears
and listen to these words,
Luke 12:51-59
were written for this very time.

“Do you think I have come
to bring peace to the earth?
No! I have come to divide
people against each other.
From now on
families will be split apart
three in favor of me,
and two against,
or two in favor,
and three against.”
Luke 12:51-52

“Father will divide against son,
and son against father.
Mother against daughter
and daughter against mother,
and mother in law
against daughter in law,
and daughter in law
against mother in law.”
Luke 12:53

“When you see clouds
beginning to form in the west,
you say, here comes a shower
and you might be right.
When the south wind blows,
you say,
today will be a scorcher,
and it is.
You know how to interpret
the weather signs
of the earth and sky,
but you don’t know how
to interpret the present times."

"Why can’t you decide
for yourself what is right?"

"When you are on your way
to court with your accuser
try to settle the matter
before you get there
otherwise your accuser
may drag you before the judge
and will hand you over
to an officer
who will throw you into prison
and if that happens,
you won’t be free again
until you have paid
the very last penny.”
Luke 12:54-59

So, now that you God is serious,
and that He loves us so much
that He sent His own Son, Jesus
to redeem us, and save us
from eternal death,
Let us talk about this claim
that He speaks of.

A claim is a declaration.
It’s a decree;
It’s a profession of faith
based on what you believe.

Do not think that your words
have no power.
Since you are made in His image,
the mouth has the ability
to empower and to devour.

"Life and death
are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it
will eat its fruit."
Proverbs 18:21

And even before
the words land on your lips,
God already knows
the heart behind it.

“If you have spoken
against the Son of Man,
you can be forgiven.
But if you speak
against the Holy Spirit,
you will never be forgiven,
either in this world,
or the world to come.”
Matthew 12:32

Remember what Jesus said,
“You must give an account
on judgment day
for every idle word you speak.
The words you say
will either acquit you,
or condemn you.”
Matthew 12:36-37

It doesn’t surprise me
that Holy Spirit
is pressing on me
this need to "stake a claim" -
But the "claim"
it is not as you think.

We live in a time
where religious rights
are being threatened.
We live in a time
where spiritual concepts
are being blended.

We live in a time
where men
are made into gods.
We live in a time
where there are many
false teachers and false prophets.

Two years ago,
I heard the Lord say,
“I am wringing out my remnant
for one drop of my blood
covers a multitude of sin.”

Now I see,
that nothing happens
without His warning!

He is squeezing His church!
He is wringing out
the living from the dead,
and all that will be left
is His remnant.

The Lord says,
"It is time
to proclaim what is right
and to put up a fight
in MY NAME."

The Lord says,
"If you see a request for money,
for the proclamation of my word,
then that ministry is about them,
and not about Me.”

The Lord says,
"If you see false testimony
that focuses on
“name it and claim it” prosperity,
then stay away from them,
they were not sent by me."

God says,
"My testimony is this,
I have testified concerning My Son.”

"And the testimony is this,
that God has given us eternal life,
and this life is in His Son.”
1 John 5:7-9

Jesus said,
“I am He who testifies about Myself,
and the Father who sent Me
testifies about Me.”
John 8:18

So as an end
to Luke Chapter 12,
let me summarize
what I have learned:

Hypocrisy is a false religion
pointing the finger at you
instead of looking at the flaws in me.

Rich fools abound these days,
they seek worldly things
instead of desiring
a rich relationship with God.

Jesus is the key
who has already
set the captives free,
but you must believe -
that you will be given
spiritual eyes to see,
and you must be
dressed for service
and keep your lamps burning.
Live as faithful and sensible servants
who are waiting for their master
to return from the wedding feast.

And then today,
Jesus said,
“Do you claim My name?”
This is the ONLY testimony
that you need.
So when you go to
"stake your claim"
make sure that you write down 
MY NAME.
I already know
what you will you choose,
the question is,
"Do you?"

The Lord says,
Believe!
Have faith in Me!
Come and find Me!
Seek Me!  Run to Me! Repent!
Turn around - Taste and See
I AM GOOD!
Stop looking at falsehoods!
Stop making it more difficult than it is!
Jesus - that is it!
Jesus is My name,
it is time to declare it.