by Bruce Hehl
Desperate Measures Call for Desperate Times
My brother hates this backwards phrase, but looking around the world today things look and seem completely backwards to us and completely out of sorts. All of us are trying to find our footing in this brand new world we live in. Even our faith and most of our theology is being put to test.
This is not a time to be right but to live right. Our revelation can’t save us. Our Theology cannot save us. Only our relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ can save us. For as it says in The Book of Acts, “In Him we live and move and have our being.”
Everything will be Shaken
We live in a time where everything can and will be shaken. This includes our faith, our theology, our jobs, our homes and families, even our President. If you are focused on flying out of here anytime soon before this gets worse you better rethink your motives. Why should we think America should be any different then the other nations of the world? Many around the world have suffered persecution to the point of death for their faith and belief in The Lord Jesus Christ for centuries.
Just to let you know, my own personal revelation is being tested. The message I preach and believe has been a part of me for almost forty years. Late last fall and early winter my faith and personal relationship with the Lord was put to a test in a way I have never experienced before in my life, to the point of doubting the Lord’s existence. I actually didn’t think this possible, especially after all the miracles I’ve experienced in my life and in the lives of others over almost 50 years of serving the Lord.
I’ve been through a lot in my life. I have been near dead several times. I have had out of the body experiences, I have had dreams, I have had visions, and have even experienced personal encounters with two significant bible characters. All of this means nothing, of course, without a strong personal relationship with Him. Paul tells us, “Tongues will cease, knowledge will vanish, and Prophecy will fail. In the end only Faith, Hope, and Love, will remain.” This is enough to rock any of us who, unbeknownst to us, have put our faith and trust in areas other than Him.
Not about Right and Wrong
I have listened with great interest to many present Bible thinkers, and teachers, who have their own ideas concerning the times we live in–each and every one with a different perspective. So, who is right and who is wrong? I am trying with all my heart to be open and honest in my thinking as never before. When you spend forty years of your life moving in a direction as a horse with blinders on this is not easy.
Religion has always been an enemy of the cross as well as our mind. The enemy’s greatest deception is to lead us away from the truth. After the fall in the garden, the enemy’s deception was to cover the tracks that led back to the Lord by Adam and Eve covering themselves because of being naked. The Lord’s first question to them was, “Adam, where are you?” His second question was, “Who told you you were naked? Notice it was the Lord looking for Adam and not the other way around. Adam was too busy covering over his nakedness. Because of this, the enemy was able to cover up the tracks (through deception) that led back to His Presence!
The Lord will Come after us
The grace and mercy of the Lord towards His People is so above our comprehension and understanding. In this life we will never completely understand! “Because of His great love for us, God who is rich in His mercy made us alive in Christ, though we were dead in our trespasses and sins!” Know this! The Lord is searching for us wherever we may be. No matter what pit or place of darkness we find ourselves. “He is the same today, yesterday, and forever.” His eye is always upon us. So, our job is to find Him and listen to His voice calling us, not through theology, or doctrine. And you can bet the enemy will use every tool in his arsenal to try and cover our tracks that leads us back to finding Him!
Any and all sin can and will blind us from finding the path that leads to His Presence. With all that is going on in this present time of chaos we need to separate ourselves, or sanctify ourselves (The Greek meaning is to set apart or aside from) unto Him. The Body at large needs to come together in unity, (literally glue ourselves together in this hour) separating ourselves from the things of this world and find Him. “Christ in us is the hope of glory!”
Restore our Joy
I receive dozens of posts and messages on messenger telling me who and what the problem is. It doesn’t take rocket science to explain what is going on. This is a time where the enemy is sifting us as wheat. Doctrine, religion, theology, even personal revelation can and will interfere with us finding Him. It doesn’t mean we have to let go of our beliefs. It means it’s time to set them aside and return to our first love! That’s what all faithful Christians have in common. “Lord, restore to us the joy of your salvation!”
At the beginning of 2020 the Lord’s Word to me was, “we are in the midst of a paradigm shift in the Kingdom of Heaven. Also, the days of Eli are over and the Lord is establishing a new order of authority in the Body of Christ!” It’s the time of Samuel who was the last judge of Israel. When Samuel showed up, righteousness and order was restored. All the people acknowledged the fact that he was ordained as a prophet because the Word of the Lord was with him, “and not one of his words fell to the ground.”
Fear of the Lord
Samuel brought back the fear of the Lord unto the people. He ruled as a priest and a judge until the Lord established a king to rule over them. Remember, the first king was man made and what the people wanted. The King the Lord wanted was a man after His own heart. In all reality God Himself wanted to be their King. Israel wanted to be like the other nations so the Lord relented and gave them what they wanted.
Samuel warned and said the first thing that will happen is he will start the war factories, building weapons, and making men into soldiers, as well as taking men into his service to serve him. I guess the pillar of fire and the cloud weren’t enough. We still pray for a king to lead us and protect us. In all these years we haven’t come very far. Have we?
I love our President. I believe with all my heart the Lord has placed him as our leader. But remember, this is still a man made order and not a permanent one. We can pray and ask the Lord to give him wisdom and discernment, and I believe He will.
Saul can’t Hold on Forever
For a time Saul was able to keep the enemies of Israel at bay, but only for a time. Saul in time grew impatient (through the deception of the enemy) and began to count on his own strength and wisdom to lead rather than follow the Lord’s leading. Saul’s final chapter didn’t end very well. The same will happen again.
I believe the Lord showed me from the beginning that our President will serve two terms in office. What happens after his second term is over?
Kids, we need to learn from history. It’s time to take our eyes off of a man, a doctrine, a prophecy, or a religion, and return to our first love which is Jesus Christ. I believe in the prophetic. I’ve spent most of my walk with the Lord there. I believe in visions. I believe in revelation knowledge. But in the end none of this will save us.
Desperate Measures Call for Desperate Times
I believe our President was placed in office to prepare us and give us time to repent and prepare us for the days ahead. Eight years is not a long time for preparation, especially when we spend this time trying to work out our future, our doctrine, our revelation, rather than just to listen and hear His voice calling our name out loud. He is saying, “Where are you? I’ve never left. I am still here! Clear away the deception and just follow by voice! I will lead you back to the garden of My Presence!!” Don’t clothe yourself with the deceptions of the enemy (theories, doctrines, prophecies, dreams, and so forth.) that flood not only your mind but also the minds of weaker members of the Body of Christ at large.
I believe in all these things of course, but first and foremost we must listen to His Voice that reveals the path that leads us back to His Presence that we might serve Him and Him alone. Does this make sense?
The Shepherd has been struck and each and all of us has gone our own way. WE NEED UNITY! FIRST LOVE UNITY! He says, “Return to me and I will return to you. I will restore creation. I will restore you. I will restore your homes, your families, and make your calling and election sure!” In part the final words of Jesus to His Followers were, “I GO TO THE FATHER. THAT WHERE I AM YOU MAY BE WITH ME ALSO!!”
Are we there Yet?
When I was a boy and on a long trip I would say to my parents, “are we there yet?” Their response was, “not yet.” So my brother and I would struggle and wrestle around in the backseat growing tired and hungry and even needing to stop to pee or stretch our legs a bit. All this did was lengthen the journey and frustrate our parents to the point of wanting to throw us out of the car. (or stop at the Shake Shop personal joke)
Remember, the Bridegroom was a long time in coming. So, let us now take this time to find the the sound of His Voice that leads us back to him. Drop everything that now hinders us from hearing clearly the sound of His Voice. (He is calling us aside and apart unto him) And give ourselves to Him and Him alone. I believe when we do we will begin to hear only one voice rising up among us. A sound voice. A clarion voice. A voice that will make complete sense among the entire Body of Christ at large. When this begins to happen, (baby, baby,) the enemy is in BIG trouble.
“THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD ARE BECOME THE KINGDOMS OF OUR LORD AND OF HIS CHRIST AND HE SHALL REIGN FOREVER AND FOREVER!!! The Kingdom is now at hand.
I pray we earnestly and in faith begin to do this in and for His Name alone.