“Many waters cannot quench love, nor can the floods drown it. If a man would give for love all the wealth of his house, it would be utterly despised. We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she is spoken for? If she is a wall, we will build upon her a battlement of silver; and if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
_ I am a wall, and my breasts like towers; then I became in his eyes as one who found peace.” (Song of Solomon 8: 7-10).
“You who dwell in the gardens, the companions listen for your voice—
Let me hear it! Make haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag
on the mountains of spices.” (Song of Solomon 8:13-14).
Love will save Ishmael! Our love that we show him. And floods – will not be able to put it out. And the rivers of change – will not drown it, the love of the church.
The sister hasn’t obtained fullness. The church of Ishmael is young today – immature. Many Christian teachers “compromise”, do not teach her, there is no good and strong teaching. She is young – “she has no breasts” – she can’t feed. Breasts symbolize maturity – if there’s milk, you can feed the nations.
Today this church is the sister, the church in the world of Ishmael, and this sign distinguishes her – she has no maturity. Lack of maturity is its striking characteristic. She is still a girl, she is not ready for marriage.
Here’s what to pray for. Two things to achieve.
The Word says: “… if she were a wall, then we would build chambers of silver on her.” It is necessary to pray that the church of Ishmael will become a wall on which to build chambers of silver. Today, this wall can not only protect cities, but it can also hold responsibility – the watchtowers.
And the second thing – “if she were a door, then we would enclose her with boards of cedar”! This is the door that the King of glory can enter, the door that can lift up the “heads of the gates,” the door that the nations can enter. “If only she were a door”! It turns out that this little girl, who is not ready to become the wife of Christ, – she must become a door – a clean door – not dirty, not for streams of evil and curse, but which will be enclosed with boards of cedar.
“I am a wall!” says the mature bride. “I will be in his eyes as one who has attained fullness.”
This is a strategic prayer for the church in the world of Ishmael. Pray for it. It’s straight from the Word.
“You who dwell in the gardens! Companions heed your voice, let me hear it too,” asks the church in the world of Ishmael. You who dwell in the gardens – you who are mature – many listen to your voice! Today we have thousands and thousands of Bible schools around the world, but the church can’t hear it and she says, “Let me hear it!” But where are all the teachers? Ishmael is all around – but no one speaks the gospel to them! We use them, but we don’t preach to them. Let’s repent of this.
But she is pleading! She screaming inside: “Companions listen to your voice,” but you rejected us! Let me hear your voice too!”
We talk about anything but Christ. But it’s Christ we should speak of. The goal is to bring people to Jesus. Why is she pleading for a voice? – Because we don’t speak directly about Christ.
The Samaritan woman, who wanted to “drag” Jesus into a religious conversation, said: “But our fathers worshiped on this mountain.” This is very similar to Ishmael – they have their own shrines – wells, mountains. But Jesus replies so that he doesn’t go into this conversation, He doesn’t argue about religion, He doesn’t argue about “mountains”, He tells her that He has the living water, and her heart is dry.
She answers Him, as if thinking to herself: “A handsome young man! “Give me that water!” She began to shift from the level of her sinful heart, “dragging” Him down there. And He tells her to call her husband.
“The woman said in response: “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her: “You have well said that you have no husband, for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.” This is your lover, this is your, as they say today, “young man.” He is not your husband. He is fifth. He doesn’t want to marry you. You have a civil marriage. Jesus didn’t buy into these things. He didn’t allow Himself to be dragged into the religious and sinful plane. He began to speak to her heart.
Today we need to restart it again and release this fire – prophetic preaching.
Today we say that Isaac is the brother of Ishmael. But if we don’t go further than that, we’ll hit a dead end. The Lord said these words: “And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time next year.” (Genesis 17:20-21).
Understand that Ishmael has no covenant. He received an advance of grace and blessing. And when Abraham circumcised Ishmael, the latter did not receive a covenant with God. This was Abraham’s covenant with God. But this was not Ishmael’s covenant with God. Ishmael, as he received circumcision, as the world of Ishmael boasts today, that they are circumcised, that they have a covenant – no! Ishmael received after Abraham. This is a covenant with Abraham, not with Ishmael. The Lord said, “My covenant I will establish with Isaac.”
Where in Scripture did the Lord make a covenant with Isaac? – When Isaac lay down on the firewood and saw his father’s eyes, then the Lord said: “Blessing, I will bless you.” And we see the covenant come into effect.
Speak to Ishmael about it. Preach Christ to him. Because this covenant reached its apogee on the cross of Calvary through the shed Blood of Christ. And remember that, despite the fact that there could be different tricks – starting from mandrakes and lunar calendars – nothing helped Sarah get pregnant, but only after Abraham was circumcised, Sarah conceived.
We can do so many things with an uncircumcised heart and there is no fruit. Only after Abraham was circumcised did Sarah become pregnant immediately. This was the key. We need a circumcised heart. Remember this: uncircumcised Abraham could not beget Isaac.
We need to get back to the power of God. We need to go back and work miracles. Remember that the Lord said: “…but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you shall be My witnesses…” (Acts 1:8). Did the Lord give the baptism of the Holy Spirit so that we would “be clever in the logic of the gospel”? Why are we given the power of the Holy Spirit? So that we can find ways to convince a person through the intellect, the mind? Why do we need the power of the Spirit? – So that we can prophesy to a person, show miracles and resurrect the dead! Lay hands, anoint with oil, heal the sick, prophesy to them that “you’ve had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband.”
Carry God’s power! Why did we receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit? We need strength to evangelize.
The Lord gave us this power for evangelism, we cannot hide it, we cannot hold it – it is with us. We need to raise the culture of the power of the Spirit, prayer for healing and miracles, we need to raise the prophetic culture so that we, as we take the Gospel to people, can trust in the power of God that now it will be manifested. Demonstrate that power, don’t argue with people about religion, we shouldn’t argue, we should preach in the power of God. And the power of God is manifested in revelation, in power, and in abundance of fruit.
The Lord calls forth the past among the nations. “For thus says the Lord of hosts: once more (it is a little while), I will shake heaven and earth, sea and dry land …” (Haggai 2: 6). The earth is shaking, the climate is changing before our eyes, the heaven is shaking, the Angelic forces are changing. And He will also shake all nations – “and I will shake all nations, and the Desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts” (Haggai 2: 7).
It turns out that He is the “Desire”, it turns out they desire Him in the depths of their hearts! Remember this when you carry the gospel – those to whom you speak about God desire Him. He will fill the house with glory! “The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine, says the Lord of hosts” (Haggai 2:8). Don’t look like you don’t have money! His is all the money – when you go, He will provide for you. If you put the gospel ahead of everything, He will.
“The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts; and in this place I will give peace, says the Lord of hosts” (Haggai 2:9).
Revelation
“Heavy downpour, which brought streams of dirty water. These torrents hit some of the houses of the brothers and sisters.”
Be careful with the Internet. Be careful with your habits. You may be getting muddy rain and your homes are under mud today.
“A heavy downpour brought streams of dirty water. These streams hit some of the houses of the brothers and sisters. Some houses survived because the foundation of the house was strong and regular, some even had double foundations, and some houses were moved because the foundation was not quite strong.
Several houses were completely destroyed, as these houses had no foundation at all. The streams still continued to flow”
Everything is falling apart in your life, you know it. Some brothers and sisters are falling apart and they can’t even stand up to it. There is destruction and you cannot do anything because there is no foundation. You need to repent, purify yourself, restore your life and bring worthy fruit of repentance, stand on the foundation.
“The streams continued to flow. Sometimes strongly, sometimes – slowly. And the houses were still tested for strength, as was their foundation”.
“The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; so he shall open, and no one shall shut; and he shall shut, and no one shall open” (Isaiah 22:22).
We have been given the keys of David. Use the keys. It’s the power of the Holy Spirit, it’s fearlessness. Go and preach Christ! There is no need to speak about anything unless it leads to Christ. Speak about Christ fearlessly. Then the “offence of the Cross” would cease. Why were the Apostles killed? – For Christ – because they centered their preaching on Christ. Because of this, they all died a martyr’s death. If we stop speaking about Christ, we will deny Him. Let’s not deny the Lord! Let’s preach Christ and especially to the sons of Ishmael.
Do not live in your cities according to the flesh, because you will die. But if by the Spirit you put to death deeds of the flesh, you will live. Live in spirit! Beloved, this is the only way, which the Lord will accept!
“Companions heed your voice – let me hear it as well!”
Let those who await today hear the Voice! Give them this Voice! The Voice of the Lord on the Cross of Calvary. Voice that speak of the forgiveness of sins, of the eternal salvation in Jesus, our beloved Messiah!