Do you remember that story I told you about the little boy that was taking the bucket with holes in it to and from the water? You may not think the Word is doing anything for you and that you do not understand what you are reading, but if you are reading it, it is cleansing you of the things that keep you from Jesus—the things of the world. It is healing your soul and preparing your soul to submit to your spirit. It heals your spirit and strengthens your spirit man. It is a great way to learn that it is not about you, it is about God and Jesus in everything and in every way.

One time I was in prayer with my dear friend Bonnie and during this prayer time, the Lord took me up to heaven and showed me certain things in heaven. When we were finished with my tour He said, “I want to show you something for Bonnie and I want you to tell her what you see.” He took me to this room where Bonnie was sitting. He left me, walked over and said, “Good morning Bonnie. I brought you here so I could teach you My Word.” Bonnie was so excited and asked, “Lord what are You going to teach me?” He said, “I am going to teach you today and a lot in the days ahead, so we are going to start…” Then He told her where he would start, and then taught her.

I stood in the doorway watching Him teach Bonnie from His Word. When He was finished, He came back to me and said, “I want you to tell Bonnie that this is what I have in store for her—a personal tutoring time for her with Me to learn My Word, if she will press in.” God wants to be our teacher and make these scriptures life to us. 

I love this. And He said to them:

Now, can we be honest with each other? If you do not have a divine love for the Word of God deep in your heart, you really wonder about its value. At times it even probably seems empty to you. It almost seems like a trifle to you. What value is it anyway? What does it have to do with my life today? 47 For it is not an empty and worthless trifle for you; it is your [very] life. By it you shall live long in the land which you are going over the Jordan to possess.

What is your life? The Word. Is it bread or meat? It is the Word. Is it having a house to live in or a reputation? It is the Word. We have it all wrong. It is not about getting information from your computer on this or that, or things in the world. It is the Word. That is your life and it must become your life. How do I do this Jesus? It is in My Word, search it out. How do I become more like you Jesus? It is in My Word, search it out. How do I figure out this and that? It is in My Word, search it out.

When the angel of the Lord spoke to me about these days twenty years ago, He said they would be treacherous. These words were not spoken by a human being who does not like to suffer. The word “treacherous” was used by an angelic ambassador and I can promise you that they only say what the Father says they can say. When we are in a treacherous time and the days become so, do you think you will know how to maneuver your way through that easily? I can promise you that you will not know how. It is going to be different than anything an American has ever known before. 

If you were in New Orleans before Katrina, did you ever think, I wonder what the Lord says about this? Or, I wonder what the Word says? How would you survive after this? If so, then shame on you. It is no empty trifle—it is your life and when Katrina hit, all the answers you needed to make it through in strength is right here, in the Word. The answers to direct your path and your feet, to be made into the image of God through great hardships—it is right here and you did not even think about it. What we have got to come to as Christians is realizing that God has put one of the most vital tools of the Kingdom in our hand.

Now, let me tell you something else. This is coming straight from the throne of God, I saw it in a vision. The Kingdom of God is going to be revealed in such a way as never before in the history of man. It will be unprecedented, and if your life is not this Word then you are not going to know, understand, recognize or know how to walk in it when it comes. He has not been able to prepare you for its arrival and to be strong enough to walk in it.