"I am raising it up ... a vanguard ... a frontline ... a forerunner group.
It will consist of seasoned -and brand new- soldiers of My Cross. My saints-in-training have been put through their steps, have gone through extensive preparation for this work.
They will be *advance* troops ... a pre-cursor to what will ensue....what will follow (them).
This vanguard (frontline ) will be heard before they are seen.
They will move stealthily in advance of Me.
They will be attuned to My very whisper(s) ... and they will hearken (listen attentively) to My orders.
We will work as a team...as a common unit....as an anointed, moving vessel.
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This newly-established grouping will be a powerful one ... one made strong by (their) weaknesses.
For, you see, I use those whom the world (and the church) has rejected.
I will work through broken, torn, maimed vessels.
These are My potter's jewels ... My most valued fragments of life-force.
My very tears have dropped upon them.
They bear the scars of My healings, coming through devastating circumstances.
These fragile-yet-strong disciples have indeed *paid the price* of following the Saviour.
They have not followed the crowd(s) ... they have chosen the hard way, the difficult path(s).
They did not relax and bask in luxury, or fanciful comfort.
These have suffered long and wide ... over decades (sometimes) and years upon years of hurt, pain, loneliness, sicknesses never-ending, losses, merciless abuses, and many dangerous routes.
Their lives have been ripped apart, torn wide open, shredded to bits and pieces.
They have been dragged through the mire, nearly drowned in despair (many-a-time) ... and have had their security pulled right out from under them, time and again.
These are my star warriors ... and my fledgling scouts.
I know their hearts ... I've tried them ... tested them consistantly ... took them through their *paces* many times ... I see how they respond.
I know those who are Mine ... many 'say' they are of Me ... yet I never knew them.
These are confident (that) I am in their midst ... yet I do not know them.
{Do I *know* you ... dear reader? }
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Yes, many, many will say *Lord, Lord!*... and will presume to be with Me in the eternal ...YET I never *met* them in their lifetimes. They are strangers to Me, as it were.
I know those humble ones -- those shattered souls ... those empty shells of humans ... THESE I know!
The proud I turn away(from) ... My eyes pass over the arrogant ...
I am not concerned with pride, selfish hearts, nor vanity.
I look to the contrite, broken ones ... those who indeed suffered ... in raw emotion and in cutting, brutal, physical affliction ...
many for endless hours, months, years, decades.
Yes, many still suffer and cry to Me every second of your day.
Their cries do not go unnoticed.
I will make things right in due time.
The pain, the sorrow, the turmoil, the vexation, the evil ...
will one day be no more.
It will be in the far past ... away, gone, banished for ever.
There will be a day of vindication, of defense ... for those who suffer.
I AM YOUR DEFENSE ...
Man's help is limited ...
I ... I, alone...am your rescue ... your redeemer ... your Friend.
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My vanguard will be free ... it will be blanketed by My presence, My love, My power.
I will be in the very midst ... the *eye* of this Holy storm troopers. We will forge our way ... gathering in places of My choosing ... areas not (always) known to man ... and not conducive to travel ... etc.
It will be as I see fit in My decisions.
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Don't let your heart be troubled
... neither let it be afraid.
I am with you, even unto the end.
I am in charge of time ... of history as you know it.
It will be a mighty work ... as a machine ... as a generator of power.
We will know one another in the spiritual sense ... we will know how the others have (also) suffered and lived by patience.
The waiting will be well worth every tear, every pain, every insult ... every rejection (or) abandonment.
Those who are first now, shall one day be the last ...
the ones in the back.
Have I not told you (that) if you "humble yourself in My sight, I will lift you up"?
That is what is happening.
I see those with true mercy and compassion ... they are dear to My heart.
I will reward ... I will lead them to green pastures ... I will be in their midst.
My presence will be apparent.
Keep a watch, and a listening ear - for My signs, My cues, My signals ... My *hints*.
I will lead you.
Great is our journey."
~~ from 1/29/13 @ about 6:56am
