Thursday, September 26, 2024

Discipline or Judgment

I hear the Lord say, "You will either submit to the discipline of the Lord or come under His judgment. I will judge the adultery of my people who secretly sin and are deceived into thinking that they are "safe" because they said a prayer of salvation. Salvation is for those who obey my voice and commands. Your false Prophets, Teachers, Pastors, Apostles, and Evangelists have deluded you. They deceived you into believing that you can disobey without consequences. That you can still partake of the world and all its lusts just like them and be called by My name! I will not tolerate your whoredoms and I won't listen to your excuses. You sin because you want to. You're in lust with this world and would rather have that than Me. Then you complain about your fruitless prayers, your tribulations, and suffering. You brought a curse upon yourself by running greedily after filthy lucre like Balaam, operating in the anger and violence of Cain and the rebellion of Korah. Do you think you will escape judgment because you sit on the pew? No! I am going to clean house! I am coming for a bride that is not in bed with the devil nor eating off his table. I'm coming for a bride who is faithful to me and keeps herself pure. Now is the time repent and give yourself fully to Me." The Lord has spoken.
09/26/24
Jaziz Gutierrez

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Performing For Love

The Lord spoke to me about how demons hide in mindsets. I was talking to a friend and she was telling me how she won't leave a certain denominational church because she believes she won't be able to sustain her walk of holiness outside of their controlling behavior and man made rules.  She believes she has to perform to their standards to be accepted by God. This mindset is works based. Yes, she is being a doer of the Word but her relationship with God is based on performance. God will love me only if I perform well. If I don't perform well he'll reject me. This is a demonic belief system. Paul asks the Galatians and asked, "Who has bewitched you?" Remember witchcraft has more to do with control than anything.  A performance based mindset causes us to believe that God's love is conditional upon performance and it drives us to perfectionism.  When we fail to meet His expectations then we experience feelings of failure, worthlessness, and rejection. For many people it causes so much discouragement and at times rebellion because they feel they can't meet up.  It's an ugly cycle of failed attempts because this mindset breeds pride in our own personal efforts to serve God. We fail to receive his grace for transformation because we are too busy trying to do do better than our last failed attempt. If only we would humble ourselves and admit we can't do this without help! Think of the humility of Jesus to ask someone to help Him with cross. Jesus was the strongest man that ever lived and still needed help! Sometimes grace comes in the form of someone helping you carry your cross. Other times it comes by admitting we need help but either way we need to understand that God loves us and it's not based on performance. It's based on His mercy. Today if you find yourself taking pride in your works or performance, feel stuck in another failed attempt or look down on others please ask God to forgive you and humble your heart so you can receive God's empowering grace to live for Him. Stay humble and you will always be able to sustain your walk with God. Jesus loves you. Jaziz Gutierrez

Monday, September 16, 2024

Evidence of Revival

The evidence of revival on our lives isn't power. It's love. Power is evidence of consecration. Consecration is birthed from a place of love. If you love me...you'll obey me Jesus said. We can only do this by faith and grace. Faith works by love. Grace is God's love empowering us. So where do we get this love? The Holy Spirit. He sheds that love upon our hearts. It all comes from God as a free gift. Our efforts are better spent being in the presence of The Godhead than trying to be "Good" Christians. We can become love when we keep company with the one who is love. Jaziz Gutierrez 

Thursday, September 12, 2024

God is asking for a divorce!



God is asking for a divorce. A divorce from the Jezebel spirit!

Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

The church has tolerated a spirit of Jezebel long enough! 

I hear the Lord say, I will not tolerate Jezebel's seduction, witchcraft, false prophecies, fornication, and idolatry in my house anymore. I want you to divorce this spirit or I will divorce you! Enough of eating off her table! Enough of partnering with seducing spirits! Enough of your whoredoms and idolatry! Enough of your vanity! Enough of your false prophecies and witchcraft! I am lifting up the skirt of Jezebel and seeing who her eunuchs are. Ahab's house will not go unpunished. I am raising up a company of Jehus to clean house. Surely as California burns so will my church be baptized in my fire. I will burn up the chaff in my house, for I am a consuming fire. The judgment and separation must first come to My Houss before I can bring judgment to the world.  

 21  And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

 22  Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.

 23  And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

Revelations 2:21-23

Jaziz Gutierrez 

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Prophetic Warning: Scarcity

 

In a previous video, I shared a vision about the Lord shaking a sleeping bride. This message serves as a continuation of that prophetic vision and exhortation. Tonight, I want to delve into Psalm 106, which lays the foundation for the prophetic word I'm about to share.

Psalm 106 begins:
“Praise ye the Lord! O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good, for His mercy endures forever. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can show forth all His praise? Blessed are they that keep judgment and he that does righteousness at all times. Remember me, O Lord, with the favor that Thou bearest unto Thy people; visit me with Thy salvation, that I may see the good of Thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of Thy nation, that I may glory with Thine inheritance. We have sinned with our fathers; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedly. Our fathers understood not Thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of Thy mercies, but provoked Him at the sea, even at the Red Sea. Nevertheless, He saved them for His name's sake, that He might make His mighty power to be known. He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up, so He led them through the depths as through the wilderness. And He saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. And the waters covered their enemies; there was not one of them left. Then they believed His words; they sang His praise. They soon forgot His works; they waited not for His counsel, but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness and tempted God in the desert. And here is the key verse: ‘And He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.’”

  • The term “leanness” here means scarcity. I keep hearing the Lord say, “Scarcity, scarcity, scarceness, lack is coming.” As the Lord shook the bride three times, He revealed that three things would occur to awaken us. The first is scarceness and lack, which are already beginning but will worsen.

    You might wonder why God would allow this. The answer lies in the fact that we requested leaders who do not fear the Lord or adhere to righteousness. We prioritized other agendas over righteousness, neglecting to stand up for moral values. The virus kept us from gathering and praying, leading to further spiritual complacency.

    Just as the people in the Bible lusted in the wilderness and tempted God, we have similarly failed to trust Him. Because of this, God sent leanness to their souls, and He will do the same for our nation if we do not repent. We must turn to God, stop compromising in the church, and set boundaries for righteousness. We have become so focused on maintaining relationships and being politically correct that we have neglected our duty to stand up for God’s righteousness.

    The fear of man is causing our spiritual backsliding. We are more concerned with being relevant than upholding God’s standards in our homes, schools, and churches. If we do not speak out against the compromise and sin around us, we are failing in our responsibility.

    There is still hope. If we pray and seek God earnestly, He might relent from His judgment, as He did with Nineveh. God is both merciful and just. He cannot simply overlook sin; He must judge it to remain just.

    I urge you to gather your friends and start praying. A wave of judgment is coming. Stand firm on God’s Word, His promises, and in obedience. Prepare your heart and your home. If we are not vigilant, we will be caught unprepared.

    Let’s take a moment to pray together.

    "Lord, we come before You tonight and ask for Your forgiveness. We repent for the compromises we have made, for not standing up for righteousness, and for being silent when we should have spoken out. Forgive us for taking Your blessings for granted. We humble our hearts and commit to putting our house in order, prioritizing our relationship with You over the fear of what others think. Help us to uphold righteousness and make You our highest priority. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

    Thank you for praying and for watching. Click to watch on YouTube

  • Prophetic Word: I'm Going To Shake My Sleeping Bride!



    I recently had a vision where I saw the hand of God shaking a sleeping bride. In this vision, the bride was lying down, deep in slumber. I heard the Lord declare, “I am going to shake My bride three times. She has been asleep for too long. I had sent her to be a watchman on the wall, but while she slept and stayed home from the battle, the enemy advanced, taking more territory. While she cowered in fear, the enemy began to take members of the family into captivity.”

    The Lord is calling us to fight. We must battle to free the prisoners of war and to be liberated from our own captivity. Do you know why the bride wears combat boots? She was designed for battle. She was created to tread on serpents and scorpions, meant to walk all over the enemy because he is cursed to crawl on his belly. Rise up; your time has come. We must fight.

    Many of us might wonder why it seems the enemy has advanced so much. There's a scripture that says, “While men slept, the enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat.” We’ve been sleeping in a spiritual sense by neglecting prayer. We see full attendance at church meetings and potlucks, but prayer meetings are often poorly attended. Didn’t Jesus instruct the disciples to “watch and pray”? He warned them that without prayer, they wouldn’t be prepared for their trials. They were unready because they didn’t pray, they weren’t vigilant; they were asleep.

    I saw the hand of the Lord shaking the sleeping bride three times. This shaking is coming, and it will wake us all up. We cannot let the kingdom of darkness keep advancing in our personal lives without doing anything about it. Some might think their personal sins don’t affect anyone else, but that’s not true. Your personal sin impacts the entire body of Christ. If you don’t address your sin, you weaken us all.

    I hate to be blunt, but we are all connected like a chain. If you’re the weakest link, we are all affected. Look at the story of Achan in Joshua chapter 7. The nation of Israel lost a battle because Achan was hiding forbidden things in his tent. Many of us are hiding forbidden things in the tent of our lives, trying to be secretive. However, the enemy knows when we compromise; he sees us as easy targets. Your compromise affects the entire body of Christ, not just yourself.

    Each individual’s walk with God impacts the corporate and national levels. Revival starts with one person. Will you be that person? Will you be the bride who wears her combat boots even to bed? God wants a bride that is always ready. If you spend hours in front of a TV and are complacent, you won’t be prepared. Unity is crucial in these times. Pentecost came because of the unity in prayer of the early church. The Holy Spirit came with fire on a strategic day when everyone was gathered.

    God wants to position and armor us. He wants to teach us how to fight the good fight of faith. Please don’t be discouraged or weary. In due season, you will reap if you don’t lose heart. We need to build spiritual faith muscles and trust that God will get us through, no matter what happens in the world. We must be led by Jesus, our Captain, and break free from apathy.

    There is a book titled This Day We Fight by Francis Frangipane that I plan to read. We need to overcome apathy because it’s destroying us as a church. It’s making us complacent and unwilling to rise up and fight. For those weary soldiers listening, don’t get distracted. Evaluate whether God is speaking to you through this message. Our distractions, such as constantly scrolling through social media, hinder our ability to hear God’s voice.

    The Lord spoke to me years ago, saying that our survival would depend on hearing His voice. How can we hear Him if we’re constantly distracted? The Holy Spirit wants to be the only voice we hear, but how can He do that if we’re overwhelmed by other voices? The Bible says, “My sheep hear My voice.” If we can’t focus on a 10-minute message, how will we hear God in our daily lives?

    We mustn’t treat God as our personal servant with a to-do list. We are His servants. We need to spend time turning everything off and asking Him what He wants to say. What is He speaking to His bride in this hour? He wants us to wake up. I saw the hand of the Lord shaking the bride three times, and something is going to shake us up and wake us up. This is not because He dislikes us, but because He wants us to arise as the warriors He’s called us to be.

    Amen. Thank you for watching. To Watch On YouTube: Click Here

    Saturday, July 27, 2024

    Love Decides

    The question isn't whether God loves sinners. The real question is do we love him?
    Love will judge whether we truly love God or not. "For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly." Romans 5:6 The real question is whether we love pleasure, sin and darkness more than God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:19 

    Love will judge all of our works. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.  3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2-3 

    Love will judge our obedience. “If you love Me, keep My commandments." John 14:15 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.  5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. 1 John 2:4 

    Love measures whether we are in darkness or not. "He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.  11 But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes." 1 John 2:10-11  
    Love is everything!
     Jaziz Gutierrez

    Wednesday, July 24, 2024

    The Father That is Never Absent

    I hear the Lord say, I am the Father that is never absent. Willing and able to help you. Your doubt of my love keeps you from receiving all that I have for you. As long as you feel like an undeserving and rejected child you will not have faith. Faith works by love. Your mistrust of me is evident by how you live. You live as if I am not coming back. You think that I do not see and will not do anything for you. Yet so many times I have been there for you even when you had turned from me. So many times you could have died but you are still here. The question isn't if I love you. Do you love me? Do you trust me? Do you trust me is having faith. I know other people have let you down but I Am not other people. Give me your hand and stop looking at the storm. Look at Me. Allow me to pull you up and out. Give this to Me. It's not about your worthiness, it's about my goodness. Just ask. I'm waiting. 
    Love Jesus ❤️ 
    Jaziz Gutierrez 07/24/24

    Prophetic Word: You can't do it own your own

    I hear the Lord say, I want your life. All of you. Will you let go of everything that is keeping you from Me? Will you walk with Me though none go with you? Will you stop using other people as an excuse as to why you won't surrender completely to Me? Will you stop looking around to see if others will join you on the cross I have called you to die on? Will you carry it, my son and daughter? Give that broken heart to me so I can heal it. Give me your broken life so I can fix it. If you try to do it on your own, you will fail. You were never meant to fix things on your own. I am Savior, you are not. Come to me as a child with all that is broken in your life so I can help you.

    Love Jesus

    Sunday, July 21, 2024

    I Am Not Pleased With The Lack of Love


    I hear the Lord say, I am not pleased with the lack of love I see in my church. The pointing of the finger, the accusations, the judgmental attitude, the slandering tongue, verbal and emotional abuse of one another. You make excuses for mistreating people with the idea that they deserve it. Your pride and entitlement are a stench before me. I am nauseous over how you use people for gain and greed. You serve with Me with the secret agenda to be seen. Your constant need for attention has led you to worship the admiration of others. You have placed yourself on the throne. You have become the judge, jury, and trial; sentencing or condemning those I died for. You sit on the throne so you can be worshipped above Me. Why do you ignore my voice when I tell that you are doing wrong? Why do you say you love me and hate me with your life? You take any excuse to justify your sin and rebellion. You are lord of your life and not Me. You do not love nor fear Me. You are a lover of pleasure rather than a lover of God. You have taken advantage of my love and goodness. Do you think you can trample all over my courts and I will continue to allow it? No! I am the righteous judge and everyone will pay for the penalty of their wicked ways unless they are covered by the blood of my Son. Making a casual apology will not be enough. Provide now evidence of your repentance by turning from your wicked ways and walking in love. Your life should look like my son's life. Love, humility, and obedience should be the mark of your life. I don't expect perfection. I want to see love. These two commandments I give you Love me with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength. Love others as yourself for this is what is most important to me.

    Father God
    Transcribed by Jaziz Gutierrez

    Saturday, May 4, 2024

    How Child Sex Predators Groom Children

    How Child Sex Predators Groom Children For Molestation:

    Note the following things:
    1. They groom their victims online: or in person
    2. They pursue their victims and exploit their vulnerabilities
    3. They desensitize their victims by bringing up inappropriate sexual topics.
    4. They show their victims pornography
    5. They make unwanted advances or sexual contact
    6. They expose themselves by showing their private parts
    7. They convince you to keep things secret
    8. They make their behavior seem natural by desensitizing their victims.

    Are you a predator? If you do any of the above then the answer is yes. If you tolerate any of the above then you are a facilitator of child sex predators. The music and film industries are full of them. Any time you expose your child to partial nudity you are desensitizing or grooming your child to become a victim. Whenever you allow access to your child to social media platforms you are putting them at risk. This and other social media platforms are facilitators of sexual deviants and predators.
    We normally think of predators as men but women can be predators too. It is unacceptable for you to expose yourself either publically or online in the presence of others. I don't care if you are at a parade celebrating your sexual orientation! You are contributing to a deeper problem. You are literally grooming children by showing up in public areas by exposing your chest, bottom, and crotch to children. You are desensitizing children by normalizing inappropriate sexual behavior. Anyone who does that should be arrested. If you struggle with this get help immediately!
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    Saturday, March 2, 2024

    Triage - Prophetic Insight




    I heard the word “Triage.” This was in January of 2024. When I enquired of the Lord what this meant He gave me the example of a hospital setting where people come to get medical attention. The term “triage” comes from the French word for “sort.” In the hospital setting, it’s the process by which patients are assessed and prioritized based on the type and urgency of their conditions. It is determining if someone is sick or not sick and how quickly they need to be seen.

    In a church setting it is also assessing, and prioritizing the urgency and level of care people are going to need when they come into the church. Why this is important, it is because the Lord wants his ecclesia (His remnant) to be ready for the End Time Harvest. Even now the Lord is raising End Time Harvesters but wants His people to be trained in various areas to help those who will be coming in. This mandate is only for those who are willing to lay down their life for the sheep. I hear the Lord say, “The Celebrity Gospel is over and the Lord is going to raise the Mother Theresa’s of the Street.”

    The areas that will require training will be: Mental Health that will require Deliverance, Abuse that will require inner healing, Domestic Violence, Addiction, Marriages/Families and people coming out of the LGBTQ community. I hear the Lord say, “Crisis.” There is going to be a huge crisis emerging and we will need to be ready. The Lord has been already speaking to many of you to prepare so don’t delay. Preparations must be made. Kingdom finances need to be spent for harvest as well as time and resources. Kingdom managers and entrepreneurs are being raised up to finance the End Time Harvest. Please don’t delay your ideas and put them into place. Do not be like the unwise servant who hid their talents because they were afraid of things not being good enough for the Master.

    “The servant given one thousand said, ‘Master, I know you have high standards and hate careless ways, that you demand the best and make no allowances for error. I was afraid I might disappoint you, so I found a good hiding place and secured your money. Here it is, safe and sound down to the last cent.’

    26-27 “The master was furious. ‘That’s a terrible way to live! It’s criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest the sum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest.

    28-30 “‘Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this “play-it-safe” who won’t go out on a limb. Throw him out into utter darkness.’ Matthew 25:24-30 MSG


    There is no condemnation here but please understand that we will give an account for the stewardship of everything that has been given to us. This is the point of this parable. Pay close attention to Matthew chapters 24 and 25 as well as Joel chapters 2 and 3 we will be living out of these chapters. There is a rapid acceleration and many of you will feel it as the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of darkness vet for souls. Many will wake up and realize that they have been apostasy and will return. Some will allow disappointment with the sin in the church to cause their hearts to grow cold. Don’t let that be you. Some will awaken to their true purpose and destiny! They will become the Esthers and Josephs of our modern time; garnering the favor of our King and storing up grain for the Kingdom!

    I hear the Lord say, “I’m going to expose the warlock and witches in my church! I’m throwing them out and all the hirelings with them. Don’t feel sorry for those I expose. You keep your eyes on Me and continue to listen to the Spirit of Truth even if it hurts you to hear it!”


    Lastly,

    I heard the Lord say, “The drought is over.” He gave me this scripture out of Joel.

    Be glad then, you children of Zion,

    And rejoice in the Lord your God;

    For He has given you the former rain faithfully,

    And He will cause the rain to come down for you—

    The former rain,

    And the latter rain in the first month.

    The threshing floors shall be full of wheat,

    And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. Joel 2:23-24


    The Latter Rain is here. Let us get ready for harvest! I am speaking to my Nehemiah’s now, “Pick up your hammer and sickle. It’s time for apostolic building and equipping. It is time to fill my Ark! Come on, preachers of righteousness don’t retreat upon their insults nor be dismayed at their delusions. You keep your eyes fixed on Me. Get out of their social media mud pools."


    "Those of you who insist on tearing down my Kingdom with your words will be marked and have no part of what I am about to do. I don’t tear people down, I remind them of who they are so they can live up to their identity in me. Many of you miss the point of the gospel. I came to seek and save which is lost. I leave the 99 for the one. I forgive 70 x 7. I did not come into the world to condemn the world. Am I slack? No. I am not willing that anyone should perish. I am also not a pushover God that will allow you to insult the Spirit of Grace. It is more important that you know my heart than for you to know the scriptures or my laws. The Pharisees knew the scriptures but couldn’t even recognize Me when I sat with them and could not properly interpret my words because their hearts were full of pride and they only had head knowledge. Learn from this. I desire that you would know mercy. I desire that you would have My heart above church attendance, scripture knowledge, repetitious prayers, and even evangelistic efforts. Without my love, your achievements will amount to nothing more than a facade of godliness or religious practices, lacking the essence of who I truly am. Eternal life is found in knowing Me, I Am Love.

    Jaziz Gutierrez

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    Triage Video

    Sunday, January 21, 2024

    Stop People Pleasing Pastor


    Making people feel good should never come before sharing truth! Jesus did not come to this earth to make people feel good about themselves. He called all men to deny self, pick up the cross and follow Him! If you don't let people know the outcome and consequence of their behavior or sin then you have fallen into political correctness. Jesus did not give motivational speeches he called all men to repent. Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, Acts 17:30 It's time to stop overlooking sin in the church. Your sinner's prayer will not save you from hell if you are STILL living in sin. You cannot be in willful disobedience to God and still claim you are a Christian. 

    Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. 1 John 3:7-9 The greatest deception in the American church is that you can still go to heaven and live like a sinner. NO! It does not matter if you are the most anointed, gifted, Charismatic, Pentecostal on the face of the earth. You will not enter heaven if you are lying, stealing, being drunkard, in adultery, pornography, fornication, and etc. You get the picture. It will not matter to God what you have done for Him. For He will declare in that day, "I NEVER KNEW YOU!" Matthew 7:21-23 I'd rather feel bad so I can get into heaven than have someone placating me with their political correctness. The real GOOD NEWS is if you repent, God will forgive you but you must stop sinning. He told the woman caught in adultery, "Go and sin no more!" If you are in sin right now, get on your knees, confess it and ask for God's mercy. Find someone to be accountable to. Enjoy the presence of God again as the Holy Spirit comes to do a work from the inside out. Amen! If you need prayer message me. LOVE WARNS!
    Jaziz Gutierrez 
    #nomorepeoplepleasing

    Friday, January 12, 2024

    The Problem With A Religious Spirit

    The problem with a religious spirit is it feels justified on how they come across. Even though they damage people’s hearts, they feel they are “doing God’s work” as they oppress, condemn and treat others with unloving contempt. 
    Contempt is the feeling that a person is beneath you, is not worth your consideration, is worthless, or deserving your rejection or abandonment. 
    This spirit makes you see people through the lens of people's faults and failures. Instead of seeing them through the finished work of the cross. It will quickly make judgments,  get offended, and write people off, slandering them behind their backs instead of praying. It is divisive. A religious spirit loves to argue about doctrine, works through accusation, operates in fear, performance, is suspicious, demands obedience to religious tradition, seeks to control the operation of the Holy Spirit, and will think they are doing God a favor by casting other Christians in prisons of religious judgment. It will not receive correction because it believes their doctrine trumps anything you have to say. It won't think twice about slaying you on the altar of religious doctrine and leave you there wounded until you die. This spirit killed Jesus. It is still killing Jesus. It kills Jesus in others as it destroys other people's reputations and destroys them by putting out the fire in their lives. It says it believes in God but doubts His love and will show no mercy to anyone. Not even to themselves! It protects itself by pointing the finger back at others and is often angry at everyone for their sinfulness. It is self righteous meaning their righteousness comes from "good deeds" instead of what Jesus did on the cross. It is an infection that Jesus called, "the leaven of the pharisees" and warned us not to contaminated with it. Yet many of us are because our sin nature naturally wants to feel better about itself at the expense of others. It boosts our ego to think we are better than others. It distracts us from our character defects and preoccupies us with other people's problems instead of dealing with our own. Pride, fear, and unbelief are the source of a religious spirit. We must practice radical humility to get free from it. We must lay down our weapons and realize we are on the same team. We must foster healthy unity instead division and contempt. Pracice love instead of accusation.  Practice mercy instead of judgment.  Get free from by repenting right now and asking God for a humble and teachable heart. A heart that loves mercy and sees others through the lens of the cross. 
    Jaziz Gutierrez

    Monday, January 1, 2024

    The Disciplines of Battle



    I hear the Lord say I am bringing discipline to my church in 2024. The discipline of prayer and fasting. The discipline of waiting on me. The discipline of hearing my voice and obeying it. A holy and reverent fear is returning to my bride. Warriors are not born they are made. Out of the tempest and fire, I will raise my remnant army. They will be armored up and not afraid of their enemy. They will be skilled warriors ready for battle. Not only will the dry bones live they will advance the Kingdom for their reigning King! They will boldly proclaim the Kingdom and bring many out of captivity! 
    I know, LORD, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me. Psalm 119:74
    Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable. 67 Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.
    Psalm 119:66-67