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Death
of Our Beloved Dog, October 26, 2015
Well,
dear Family, today is kind of a
sad occasion for us. We lost
our beloved dog, Bruno. He was
very, very sick yesterday before he
passed this morning –that’s
kind of why I didn’t get
around to posting a message
yesterday.
The
Lord bless you, Family, and thanks
for your prayers, because I know
you have been praying for us –I
can feel it. We really appreciate
it.
When
I came into prayer...actually I was
having a hard time Getting
into prayer, I couldn’t get into
prayer at all last night, because
I could feel what was coming.
It’s funny, because I’d asked the
Lord about if he was going to
recover and I got “Joy” in
the Bible Promises. I thought, ‘Well,
that sounds good.’ I
realized that the Lord was talking
about the Rapture and that we would
see Bruno again. That was hard
–really hard. Anyway,
it’s been hard for me to get
into prayer. Getting quiet and calm
brings me closer to the pain.
Deep, deep pain. But after several
attempts and some 'nesting' behavior…
running around doing laundry and other
busy work, I was finally able to
enter into His rest.
Jesus
was there immediately, holding me and
resting my head over His heart.
I was waiting for a message for
you all, because I didn’t want
to disappoint you two days in a
row.
He
said, "I want to speak to
you about 'death.'
"THERE
IS A TIME AND A SEASON FOR
EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING. DEATH OF
THE BODY DOES NOT SEPARATE YOU
FROM YOUR LOVED ONE. FOR IN THE
SPIRIT YOU ARE STILL VERY CONNECTED.
“My
Love, I want you to understand that
nothing you suffer is in vain.
There is an appointed time for
all creatures. This was his time
and now you need to let go.
I know your heart is bursting
in pain, but understand in the
economy of salvation there is much
merit in your suffering. There are
those who are benefiting from your
pain.
“Oh,
this is so overlooked by My People.
REALLY, MY PEOPLE, IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU DO THAT DOES NOT A HAVE
A PURPOSE? DO YOU REALLY
BELIEVE THAT SUFFERING IS IN VAIN?
DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT I
WASTE EVEN ONE TEAR FROM YOUR
EYE? DOES THAT SOUND LIKE MY
CHARACTER?
“NO,
IT DOESN'T, BECAUSE IT IS NOT.
DOES NOT YOUR LIFE AND EVERYTHING
IN IT HAVE SIGNIFICANCE TO ME?
I TELL YOU IT DOES. I
AM NOT SOME STERILE GOD THAT
SAYS, "OK YOUR DOG IS DEAD,
GET OVER IT." OR "HER
DOG IS DEAD, SHE'LL SEE HIM
AGAIN THOUGH." AND LET IT GO
AT THAT.
“No,
I hurt with you and as you
offer that pain to Me, I turn
it into opportunities and movements
of grace to call others into My
Kingdom. Nothing is accomplished
without suffering and sacrifice. Nothing.
Consider Jim Elliot and his
companions (the book Gates of
Splendor).
“The
natives killed the men, and the
wives went back to those very
same people who killed their
husbands, and brought them the
Gospel. Five men died, and a
whole tribe came to Me and is
still to this day bearing fruit
even around the world. Do you
understand? I use the suffering of
others, be it sickness, death or
martyrdom. The blood of the martyrs
is the seed of the church, and
conversion follows on the heels of
it.
“When
I said take up your cross and
follow Me, did I say also, ‘OK,
you carried it, now lay it down
and keep going?’ No,
I expect you to follow Me even
unto death. Yes, this is a big
offering but nothing else will do.
A complete and total relinquishing of your
life is what I call you to,
Beloved.
“And
then, just as I abolished the barrier
between men and God, and wrought
salvation for all, you by your
sacrifice fuel the spreading of the
Gospel-‐even the bending of hardened
hearts that will not come to Me
until they are dying. Some souls
are very stubborn and hardened against
Me, but I hold out hope for
the end, those last moments when
perhaps they will see themselves as
I see them, and feel the love
that I have for themand repent.
“Although
not all are given this opportunity,
it is not something to be
presumed upon by anyone. There
are many that did not receive
this final opportunity because I had
visited them over and over again
and each time they pushed Me
away. They chose evil over good.
“What
I want to say is that much
has been accomplished by the sacrifice
of your dog. You all suffered, I
collected every tear and applied it
to the most wretched of souls to
bring them to their senses.
Yes, I waste nothing. Life is
precious, when I give it and
when I take it. It is precious.
“Yet
as you can see he is in
Heaven with Me, barking, wagging his
tail and telling you you're coming
home soon. A little while after he
passed I'd close my eyes and he
would be plainly before me barking
his head off and wagging his tail and
talking to me, like he loves to
do.
Ezekiel
saw Bruno with a hammer in his
mouth, running up to Jesus, who was working
putting finishing touches on my
dwelling.
"Oh
Death, where is your sting?
“You
see and you know, you will be
together again soon. Bruno did
his job, and you are finishing
yours, because I am coming for
you. You will all be reunited, and
what a joyous occasion that will
be!
“I
know My Love, I know your heart
is heavy. This will pass. And I
have used this as a fast
offering of great magnitude. Even though
it didn't require your martyrdom, it
was a martyrdom of sorts, a
white martyrdom. Pick up your
cross and follow Me... right down
to the end.
“I
waste nothing.”
Source:
Heart Dwellers
