“SHEPHERD’S ROD”

"THE LIVING WORD"

MAY IT BE EVER SO
THE PROPHETS WILL SURELY BE TESTED
ALONG WITH THE
APOSTLES, PASTORS, TEACHERS, EVANGELISTS
I WILL SIFT THROUGH AND DEFAME THOSE NOT OF MY BLOOD
NOT RESIDENT IN MY HEART
NOT ABIDING IN ME

I WILL USE THE WORD
MY LIVING WORD
TO BRING FORTH THEIR DEMISE
BUT NEVER DOUBT
THE TREACHERY OF THOSE
WHO ARE OF THE EVIL ONE
THEY SPIN AND TWIST MY WORDS
TO BRING THEMSELVES FAVOR
TO WIN THE APPROVAL OF MAN

DO YOU FOLLOW THESE?

YOU MUST TEST THE SPIRITS
YOU MUST COME BEFORE ME AND ASK ME
TO GIVE YOU HEAVENLY, DIVINE DISCERNMENT
YOU MUST KNOW THAT I WILL BRING FORTH
THE TRUTH
IF THE PEOPLE
WILL BUT QUESTION

MANY A SHEEP FOLLOW BLINDLY
MANY A SHEEP REST IN THE WORDS OF ANOTHER
WHILE THEY ARE BEING DEVOURED
YOU SLEEP WHEN YOU SHOULD BE ON YOUR KNEES
ASKING ME FOR BREAD
FOR TRUTH
FOR DISCERNMENT

THE WORDS ARE SPOKEN
FROM MY HEART
THE PEOPLE LISTEN
ADMONISH
ACCUSE
CONDEMN
REBUKE
SLANDER
REMOVE
THE TRUE PROPHET

THERE ARE VERY, VERY FEW PROPHETS
WHO SPEAK MY PURE WORDS
AND THOSE WHO DO
OFTEN WILL NOT BE FOUND IN YOUR CHURCHES
UPON YOUR PODIUMS
WRITING POPULAR NEWSLETTERS
OR DISPLAYED
IN POMPOUS BULLETINS

NO, THE TRUE PROPHETS
RESIDE WHERE THE WORDS COME CLEARLY
THE PEOPLE NO LONGER PRESENT TO CONDEMN
THE AVENUE AVAILABLE TO PRAY THROUGH THE DECREES
AND THE WORLD IS CHANGED

MANY WARNINGS NEVER SPOKEN
MANY LIVES NOT SAVED

WHY?

THE TRUE PROPHET IS NOT YET HEARD
NOT WELCOMED
IN
YOUR CHURCHES
YOUR HOMES
YOUR LIVES

PRAY
THAT I WILL OPEN YOUR EYES TO SEE
YOUR EARS TO HEAR
TO WELCOME THE ONES
WHO COULD SAVE THIS COUNTRY
FROM SUCH
OVERWHELMING DEFEAT
AND DESTRUCTION
PRAY LONG
PRAY HARD
THAT I WILL NOT SEND MY TRUE PROPHETS
AWAY FROM THIS LAND
FOR EVEN UNTO THIS DAY
MUCH IS FALSELY PROPHESIED OF MY FAVOR
OVER THE LAND
BUT THE TRUTH IS
I HAVE TURNED MY FACE
I HAVE REMOVED MY PROTECTION
I HAVE PACKED MY BAGS
AND AM HEADED AWAY
UNTIL
YOU
ARE
TRULY READY TO LISTEN
REPENT
and
OBEY
~

LORD OF THE PROPHETS



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