HIGHWAY TO HOLINESS

A WORD THROUGH CATHERINE BROWN, SCOTLAND

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 From: Catherine Brown, Scotland To write to Catherine, send email to: CBrownds1@aol.com

THE HIGHWAY TO HOLINESS

While worshipping at a recent prayer breakfast, we were seeking the Lord and repenting of disunity within the Body of Christ. The Lord showed me the following in a vision :

I saw that the Lord's army had assembled and many people had gathered, each with a sponge or flannel in one hand and water to wash with in the other, but the water was cloudy and looked impure. I saw the Lord's army walk out to meet the lost, offering to wash their feet. But their words were falling on deaf ears - it was as if they were mouthing words that had no actual sound to them - such was the insignificance of their impact on the hearers, who turned away, totally ignoring all efforts of the believer to wash their feet.

Perplexed, I asked the Lord what was wrong and He directed me to look at the feet of the believers. I looked down and was horrified to see that every single person's feet were completely filthy. Each believer was bare foot - not one of them had a pair of shoes to wear. This was not just surface dirt, but dirt that was engrained in! It was a dirt that had obviously taken many years to accumulate. The Lord's army was oblivious to the unclean state of its own feet, but was trying to offer to wash those of unbelievers, who were clearly able to see the filthy condition of the feet of the Lord's army. The Lord was weeping great rolling tears at the condition of His children's feet, and their blindness to it.

I saw a road appear before the Lord's army, and I recognized this as the highway to Holiness. It was stony, uneven ground and badly lit. I saw those who were walking on it were able to see one step at a time, by the glow from their hearts - this glow was the holy Presence of Jesus that lit their way as they walked along. Those who walked upon this road were shod with shoes, their gospel peace.

The Lord spoke and said "My children, I have shown you by example how to love one another and how to serve one another. You must come to a place of genuine and heartfelt humility, where you will offer to wash each other's feet. You must be clean before Me, before you can minister to the lost, for they are able to see the worldliness and unforgiveness within My Body, far easier than My Bride is able to. They see disunity and discord, they see unforgiveness and petty jealousy and in seeing these things they want no part of Me. Repent and release forgiveness and blessing before your Father and unto one another, and as you reflect the unity of the Godhead, My Spirit will bring cleansing and a fresh wave of revival. Seek after the way of Holiness, you who will pay the price, and great will be the glory of the Son. Prisoners will be delivered from darkness if you will put aside your differences, and obey My great commandments, put on the meekness of Christ and clothed in Him, hidden in Him, as bond-servants of Christ, go and release the captives. When your hearts and hands are clean before me, then you will be shod to reach a dying world." Amen

Catherine Brown 17.4.99