A Forge

At 2:37 am on October 28, 2024, I was awakened by the words “A Forge”.  I quickly got up to write these words and as I was walking, I heard more, “A Forge is coming, press through.”

While waiting for more interpretation of what the Lord was saying, I heard in my Spirit, “When does a light get the brightest?  In the dark.”

I received nothing more and I did not want to rely on my emotions, for I knew better.  I was leaning into what my spirit sensed, but was it negativity, a caution?  It is human nature to go there first, so I remained prayerful.  But no, I felt the Lord was strengthening me for the next step.  So, with His loving kindness and peace, I could lie back down to sleep.

That morning as I woke, I wanted to reference the word forge.

• As a noun the word forge refers to a blacksmith’s workshop.
• As a verb, one meaning is to make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it.

Similar words for this definition are hammer out, beat into shape.

• Another meaning as a verb is to create (a relationship or new conditions).
• Synonyms: build, build up, construct, form, develop, create, craft, achieve, devise, generate, grind out.

While searching for the meaning of the word forge, I saw this question, “What does forging mean in life?”  The answer was “consciously choosing to do good, to create beauty and abundance for the ones you care about, and to become a better person every day.”¹

That is a beautiful way to look at the way we are to live the Christian life,

all wrapped with sincerity and integrity.

Depending on what season of your life you are presently in, is what definition will speak to you.  God works this way to keep us growing in our spiritual walk.

• You may feel like you are on the potter’s wheel, being put in the fiery furnace for purification.
• You may be in a new season, a new beginning where He has placed you and created something new.
• In either of these options, you will be fine. Hang on, trust Him every step of the way, He has got you.  Therefore, continue to “press through”.

My concern however was reading a definition in the Webster’s Dictionary 1828, relating to counterfeit.

• To make falsely; to falsify; to counterfeit; to make in the likeness of something else; as, to forge coin; to forge a bill of exchange or a receipt.

Although I know this definition relates to forgery, I relate the word counterfeit to the Anti-Christ in these last of the last days and how he plans to counterfeit Jesus Christ our Savior.

That is the devil’s plan and that is why the Word of God tells us multiple times to “Take Heed, Watch, and Pray” so that we are not deceived in these last days.

1 Peter 5:8 – Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

So, may we take heed to the warning, watch, pray, and give God glory

for all that has been done and will do!

Revelation 19:7 – Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.

MADE HERSELF READY

Did you read that?  We (the Bride of Christ, the Church) must prepare ourselves!  That means we cannot just sit and WAIT for His return without any action on our part.

What do we do to make ourselves ready for the marriage of the Lamb?  What is this verse saying?

• We could get philosophical here, but simply put we live like Jesus
• We keep our lamps filled with oil (Matthew 25)
• We follow His mandate He gave us.

Jesus spoke the Great Commission before He ascended to Heaven in Mark 16:15-18 – ¹⁵ And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. ¹⁶ He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; ¹⁸ they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

In Matthew 22, we read the Parable of the Wedding Feast.  A King arranged a marriage for his son and sent his servants to invite people to the prepared feast.  What captured my attention was seeing that the king had sent out invitations three times before anyone came.  It shows God is in relentless pursuit of all people, inviting us to participate and celebrate in the Kingdom of God.  He desires that no one perishes!

His Mercy is enduring today!

We are commissioned to ensure that those around us are given their invitation to the marriage supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:9).  We know the hour is late, so what are we doing about it?

• We need to prepare ourselves to meet our Redeemer when we hear the trumpet blow or God calls us home.
• We need to make ourselves ready to be the bright light He intends us to be in this evil and dark world we are living in today. We need to stay strong in the power of His might.
• We need to “consciously choose to do good, to create beauty and abundance for the ones we care about, and to become a better person every day.”
• We must tell our friends and loved ones about Jesus, the only way to Heaven!

Revelation 9:9 – Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.”

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I believe there is a shaking coming my friend, to see who is truly found in Christ and who is playing games.  The following scriptures have come to my mind and heart as I finish this blog:

• Isaiah 55:9 – “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
• Luke 22:31-32 – Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial – ³¹ And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. ³² But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”

• 1 Peter 4:17 – For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?

I recently heard a Pastor say that the reason why judgement must begin in the house of the Lord is so that the church will once again become powerful.  My, what a statement!  Yes, Lord, Yes!  The world needs to see Your miracle working power again!

If it was not going to be hard or inconvenient, God would not need to say, “Press through”.  May we bind together and lean into where our help comes from:

JESUS!

Mercy Lord, Mercy!

May We Forge Forward In Faith!

 

Stay close to Jesus, He is praying for you!  Read Psalms 91 to remain in peace.  Lean into HIS voice and be ready to obey.  Time is of the essence.

Hebrews 10:25 – not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Matthew 13:36-43 – The Parable of the Wheat and Tares Explained – ³⁶ Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.” ³⁷ He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. ³⁸ The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. ³⁹ The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. ⁴⁰ Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. ⁴¹ The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, ⁴² and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³ Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

Another example is found in Matthew 25 regarding sheep and goats.

I am praying many blessings upon you as you search the heart of God!

 

 

 

Notes:

Photo credit to Becky Harvey

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