Stand Up And Shake Thyself
Today as I was sitting in my living room, I heard the Lord say, “Stand up, and shake thyself.”As I pondered this statement, the Lord spoke the following to me: “It is time to arise from the ashes in which you have been sitting. It is time to shake off the despair and the uncertainty that has shaken your faith in Me. It is time to take an account of your heart and to see that I have been faithful to thee. Then you are to arise, and renew your strength and take your place beside Me.”
“Why would you sit in the dust of what was? Why would you cleave to that which has been long dead? Why would you mourn over that which brought no life to you? It is time that you arise and shake thyself, and to take an account of where you are. It is long past dawn, and you must come up higher and take your place in the race.”
“I have brought to death all that was to pass away in this day. There can be no other position for you, as I have determined that you would live, and that you would live your life in me. The death process is complete, as I have told you. But you must arise now, and shake thyself thoroughly. Dislodge all that causes you to return in your mind to what was. Reject and cast aside every desire to dwell in the false security of the past.”
“Recognize that it is I that has brought the separation. It is I that has brought you to a place of choosing. Choose you this day, to either live or to entirely pass away. Shake thyself, and stand firm in your faith in Me. It is time that you plant yourself, that you determine that you will fulfill your destiny. Time has changed, and you are no longer restrained. I have loosed you from your bonds. Why would you remain in that which now has no hold?”
“Look, and see, that truly I have wrought a very deep victory. A victory that even as you hear My Voice, you still do not fully see. But know, that I have made you free. I have purged you thoroughly. I have removed all that bound you to the bonds of death, so shake off your apathy and follow Me! Get up, and move as I direct you to and you shall see the fruits of My labors come to thee!”
“Step out in your faith. Step out on My Word that I have given to you. Act upon that which is stirring within your spirit, for you know My Voice and you clearly hear it. Activate the seeds of My Word that are rooted within, and see my Harvest within you fully begin. I have planned for a harvest within your being, and as you break forth, then you shall see the harvest spread out also before thee!”
“For years I have spoken to you. For years I have planted within you. For years I have cultivated and sown much into you. I have labored meticulously over you, and would I not also complete that which is intended to come forth and to bear fruit? Oh yes! I am coming forth out of you! I have matured within you over the years, as you have learned to walk with Me in the midst of continual trial and calamity. But now, now, I am emerging through you! Stand up, shake thyself, and arise new! You will fulfill the purpose that I have for you!”
“Care not for the things that lie in the land that you shall stand in on this day. For all that you see shall surely pass away. You were created for a greater day. You were created to stand with Me, and to usher in the captives into my Liberty. You must arise to your call, and you must forsake all. That which I have prepared for you shall not be withheld nor be lost. All that you need is already written and cannot be taken away. It is reserved for this day. The day that you arise, and let death pass away. The day that gives birth to the Vessels of Great Worth.”
“Great shaking accompanies great awakening. Great awakening accompanies great destiny. Great destiny accompanies all that shall put their trust fully in Me, and who step out of the shadows of obscurity. My Light shall be seen. I have made you clean. Stir up your faith, and break away! Nothing shall remain of the old in this day. Rejoice, and know that I have answered you, and have given you this day, the day when you shall fully break away, and when you shall inherit that for which I did fully pay. I have made the way. Arise this day! I will show you what to do, as you step it out My way!”
Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. 3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
- ESV: 1 Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake yourself from the dust and arise; be seated, O Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. 3 For thus says the LORD: "You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money."
- AMP: 1 AWAKE, AWAKE, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for henceforth there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake yourself from the dust; arise, sit [erect in a dignified place], O Jerusalem; loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion. 3 For thus says the Lord: You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.
Susan O’Marra 05-09-11
