'THE BRIDE MAKES HERSELF READY!' Faith Marie Baczko
- Global Prophetic Voice
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Recently, I was invited to speak on Mother’s Day, where the Spirit of the Lord moved powerfully. I released a message concerning the birthing of the Seed of Elohim: the dreams of God entrusted to His saints.
These sacred seeds sown by God into the hearts of His apostolic people, appointed to bring them forth for such a time as this require a deeper level of consecration. They are part of His present unfolding plan and are of significant importance to God.
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The Lord is purging and pruning everything the enemy could use to sabotage His will from coming forth to birth His Plan. In the days that followed that event, God began to show me that He intends to manifest through a consecrated people, and that even seemingly small, personal compromises can derail a great, transcendent ministry.
The Sound of Wedding Bells
During that meeting, the Lord gave me a word to release, He said, “Tell the Church: husbands are coming.” I saw that a multitude of weddings would take place across the Earth. The sound of wedding bells was echoing across nations. This message was about natural unions but also a prophetic picture of the soon-coming Bridegroom, to a holy habitation—sanctuaries set apart for His Glory. The trumpet is sounding: The Bride must make herself ready!
Confronting Complacency
The Lord then began to deal with me. That night, I fell into a familiar trap of overeating. I then opened a devotional and was arrested by a quote from Elisabeth Elliot: “If the Lord is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all!” Deep conviction came over me as I had been crying out to God for healing in my body, plagued by health issues that were hindering my service to Him. Yet I had compromised in areas I knew He was addressing. I was fully aware that I was consecrated and set apart for an important work. I prayed and repented again.
A Greater Responsibility
Maturity involves being accountable for the choices we make, especially when we know better. The Lord was highlighting a point I believe He wanted addressed in the Body at large. Health issues can derail our call and mandate. Isaac sold his birthright for a bowl of stew! God’s power and glory cannot manifest when there is compromise with sin. That night, I opened a book to a very convicting passage. The chapter was regarding the issue of Ananias and Saphira’s sinning in the Presence of the Holy Spirit in the most significant move of God in history thus far:
“You do not have an adequate motive for dealing with particular points of unholiness unless you see this matter in its greater setting. If it is merely personal, you may or may not feel it is worth addressing. But look! The whole course of God's eternal counsel is coming our way! The mighty purpose of God is to be realized through us—and that purpose can be arrested because of one unresolved matter. A great and far-reaching ministry may be set aside if we persist in what God has already spoken about, but we refuse to deal with it.” (T. Austin Sparks)
This statement shook me! The thought of the possibility of derailing God’s purposes because of my flesh was devastating. The fear of the Lord gripped me. Could the mission be sabotaged because of my complacency? When God’s House is built according to His Pattern, when it is purged and fashioned after Christ in the fullness of His stature, then and only then will the Rivers of living water begin to flow in power and strength to affect nations. This was not a word of condemnation, but rather, it was about destiny and inheritance!
Communion, Repentance, and Fire
The following morning, I had communion with the Lord and entered a time of deep repentance. I wept before the Father, asking His forgiveness for treating lightly the priceless gift of His Son, so I could be free. I repented to Jesus, who paid the ultimate price for the very sin I was entertaining. I repented to the Holy Spirit, who had been so patient, so faithful, and had worked such deep transformation in my life, only to grieve Him by compromise.
I recognized that my love for Him had to become greater than my love for the flesh! The surpassing greatness of His love, full of grace and truth, combined with the fear of the Lord, moved me to decide to make significant changes.
I understood that this is what it meant for the Bride to make herself ready—get rid of all compromise! The Bridegroom is now preparing to enter sanctuaries—places that have been prepared for Him. He is coming to dwell among us, and He is coming in as Lord of all! The fear of the Lord prepares the way in our Hearts for a Holy God to show up, that we may move out to prepare His way. The Holy Spirit told Rees Howells: “Two wills cannot dwell in the same body! God began a deep purging in his life in preparation for the Holy Spirit coming in and taking over his life and ministry.
In the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 7, the nation was preparing for consummation and inheritance. God warned them about intermarrying with the other nations, and coming into agreement with their idols, as He is a Jealous God! He declared that if they were faithful and obedient, He would drive out the enemy before them.
"For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.” Deuteronomy 7:6
A Wedding Dress
God continued to speak to me about His Bride and the Wedding; He reminded me of the wedding He had given me! At the time, I was a single mother and could not afford a wedding. The Lord said to me, “I am your Father, and the Father pays for the wedding. Have a great wedding!” I also couldn’t afford a wedding gown. During a conversation with my sister in Dallas, she mentioned that the lace for her wedding gown came from Jerusalem.
I immediately knew this was a sign and an answer from God, as our Ministry is rooted in revelations of God's unfolding plan through Israel.
The dress was found in a chest at another sister’s home in Florida and was stained orange with rust. A terrible sight! I cleaned it, and it was transformed into pristine white. There were still many rust spots, but as I was a fashion designer, I knew how to cut around them. The ruined lace was transformed into a beautiful gown.
The day of the Wedding came; I walked down the aisle to the song “Shout to the Lord!” The anointing was tangible. We had communion, and the priestly blessing was sung over us by a Jewish Leader in Hebrew. There wasn’t a dry eye in the room.
And yes, God paid for everything!
Wedding Bells Ringing
In this season of Wedding bells ringing and the Bride being prepared, the Lord reminded me that the spots in our wedding garment must be removed. We are now shifting from a Boot Camp to a Bridal Paradigm, however, this Bride wears army boots. After the consecration and the coming consummation, this Bride, without spot or wrinkle, will march out to war with the King by her side!
Let the fear of the Lord come upon you—for it is the beginning of wisdom and will move you to repentance for compromise with the things of the world, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life. I am sensing the holy trembling of Esther in her approach to the King’s chambers. God has invested much in us for this notable hour, and He is counting on our obedience. There is no need to fear lack as we step out to fulfill our assignments, for the Father will provide!
God is about to declare “Married” over many places that have paid the price to prepare for Him! He is declaring “Married” over His people; “Married” over land and territory.
A prepared people are coming to a time of Holy consummation. The Bridegroom comes to you! To His prepared habitation, to defend His Bride chosen to reign with Him. Let the Bride make herself ready! Let holy trembling return to the Church, as we approach the Holy of Holies—the chambers of the King!
“Also your people shall all be righteous; They shall inherit the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified. A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation. I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time." Isaiah 60:21-22
Shout to the Lord! (Darlene Zschech)
Shout to the Lord, all the earth, let us singPower and majesty, praise to the King;Mountains bow down, and the seas will roarat the sound of Your name.I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand,Nothing compares to the promise I have in You.
Faith Marie Baczko
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