EVERYONE WILL CARRY A SWORD

Word from the Lord through Kathleen Gabrielle

13 Oct 1997 08:07:58 -0700

Beloved Sons & Daughters -

The day has come. The day has come to pick up your armor and weapons and take your position which was assigned to you before you were ever born.

In this army everyone wars.
In My army everyone battles.
In My army everyone carries a sword.

There are no desk jobs in My army - there are no draft-dodgers. Those who chose to stay behind will lose their lives trying to save them. For the enemy does not take prisoners. In My army everyone will carry a sword. True, each man's sword will be different and unique. Each handle will be uniquely shaped to fit only the hand of the person for whom it was fashioned. Attempting to use someone else's sword will bring you to disaster. It will be too heavy or too long or too short - with it you will not be able to fight well. If a fellow warrior drops their sword then return it to them - even if they refuse to pick it up themselves. Do not attempt to use their sword in place of yours. And do not be jealous of anyone's sword. Use the sword I have fashioned only for you. And do not lose it, reject it, despise it or go anywhere without it.

Everyone in MY army must be a warrior. You may be a cook part of the time. But you must, in your heart, be a warrior all of the time. You may be a singer in the courts part of the time, but you are a warrior all of the time. You may be a shepherd in the fields part of the time, but you are now a warrior all of the time.

Now is the time to carry your sword with you all of the time. There was a time when you only needed your weapon for hunting. But now your very life depends on your having your sword with you at all times. And I am not just talking about carrying My Word with you - your sword, MY sword is more unique than that. This sword is a unique weapon placed within you by My Spirit with which you can war.

Do not be deceived - there are no swords which are meant to be passive. No one has been given a sword to decorate a wall or lay on a table. All swords are given for one reason - to fight, to war, to destroy, to kill. But not to destroy life, but to destroy death (the enemy) posing as life.

Stop waiting!
Stop waiting for the enemy to break through the walls!
Stop waiting for the enemy to strike the first blow!

Stop waiting for the enemy to get close enough to kill you in your sleep!

Now is the time to pick up your sword - carry it in your hand instead of hanging it in a sheath. You cannot "draw your sword" fast enough if you let it hang from your belt.

To refuse to take up arms now is to choose death - and not a death to Me but a death away from Me. I love you and I do not want to see you destroyed by your own foolishness or ignorance or laziness.

Everyone must fight!
Everyone must carry and use their sword!
This day is a call to arms!
Warriors arise!
Warriors take up your weapons!
I will lead you into battle!

Your Sovereign Lord and the One Who Leads You into Battle
--
The Tribe of Benjamin
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