Kissed Him Ministries

Category: Sanctification

  • The Threshold of Extraordinary Love

    The Threshold of Extraordinary Love

    Isaiah 60:2-3 says, For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the people. But the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

    We, the body of Christ, are on the brink of the greatest move of God the world has EVER seen! There are pockets of revival starting and stirring all over the world. Now is the time, today is the day for our hearts to be ready and right before God. Revival, lasting revival flows from a place of intimacy. What can’t God do with a devoted lover? The bible says love is as strong as death. (Song of Solomon 8:6) Truly, Love Himself has conquered the grave. He is a consuming fire. His desire for us is unyielding. In Song of Solomon God asks us to set Him as a seal upon our hearts (commitment of love) and a seal upon our arms (commitment of service).  

    Only those who hold the heart of the King will have the character to sustain the anointing He is pouring on His sons and daughters for the end times.

    God’s end time army is His bride.

    She has made herself ready (Revelation 19:7). She is pure, spotless before God. She has a heart only for Him, eyes only for Him. Even in the midst of deepest darkness, she is resolute, steadfast. Her yes means yes (Matthew 5:37). Why? Because she has crossed the threshold of extraordinary love and entered the Kings heart. She has made Him her dwelling place.

    Psalm 27:4-5 says, One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. To gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple. For He will hide me in His shelter in the day of trouble. He will conceal me under the cover of His tent. He will lift me high upon the rock.

    So how do we, as His Bride, get to the threshold of extraordinary love? This is what I will unpack in the coming weeks. 😊

    2 Kings 20:12-18

    12 At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13 And Hezekiah welcomed them, and he showed them all his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. 14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? And from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, from Babylon.” 15 He said, “What have they seen in your house?” And Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.”

    16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord: 17 Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the Lord. 18 And some of your own sons, who will come from you, whom you will father, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” 

    We see here that Hezekiah became vulnerable to strangers. He revealed everything in the kingdom to them because they were friendly. He believed they were safe. But obviously they were not. In the same way, God won’t reveal the deep things of His kingdom to everyone.

    Once, when I was spending time with God. Jesus asked me to turn to this passage of scripture. I read it out loud and then He told me, “It is the same with Me Veronica. This is why I don’t show the deep things within My kingdom to everyone who shows my kindness. There are many who come and go, who settle on the outskirts. Who love and delight because they receive something in return. I desire a Bride that will love Me simply because of who I am.”

    This is why hearts are tested. The refiner’s fire is for gold and silver. Jesus doesn’t want His house, His kingdom to be turned into a den of thieves. There is a secret place reserved for the lovers of God. A place of rest and safety within Him. The fire turns you into treasure, does it not? If you are His, then you are His forever. God will hide you in the shelter of His wings and keep you safe from corruption. He will tether, bind your heart to His through the trials you endure. What can’t He do with a sold out, laid down, surrendered lover? He can trust them, and He will protect them. You are one such treasure. He calls you a treasured possession in all the earth.

    Deuteronomy 7:6 “For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

    Matthew 21:13He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.”

    Malachi 3:2-3 2 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap. 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord

    Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

    There is a secret place reserved for the lovers of God, where they sit and receive the revelation secrets of His promises. Psalm 25:14

  • Your Anointing is Costly

    Your Anointing is Costly

    “One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”  (Luke 7:36-39).

    This woman is a picture of what love looks like. The deep surrendering of the soul at such a great price. She had to face darkness to get to Jesus. She faced shame, persecution, and rejection. When she walked into the Pharisee’s house, she had to literally walk into a room full of religious leaders who would accuse her, remind her of her past, and in so doing, disqualify her to her face, to reach Jesus… let that sink in. 

    But it was a small price for her to pay compared to the amount of overwhelming love she felt for Him, for her King. She was willing to surrender her pride, her shame, and her heart. The oil itself cost a lot of money, a whole year’s wage! But the real anointing wasn’t in the oil, it was in her heart. For the sake of love, she wholeheartedly handed herself over to Jesus no matter the cost.

    No one in that room knew who she truly was but Jesus. She was hidden, like treasure. That is the real cost of the anointing. We fast, we pray and we study our Bibles. We get teachers and mentors and go to Bible colleges but that isn’t where the anointing grows. The anointing comes from a much more costly place. It comes from sanctification, from being set apart and made holy. The anointing will cost you everything. It will cost you your career, your reputation, relationships, and even family members. It will cost you your time as well. Being set apart, sanctified and used for His purposes is costly. Being chosen by God to carry a mantle is a life of sacrifice. Paul called himself a prisoner of the Lord, a bond servant of Christ. He said his chains were in Christ. When he was locked up in prison, he considered himself chained to Jesus, not the Romans… again, let that sink in.

    But the anointing is not without reward. This woman’s love for Jesus compelled her to face her fears in an instant to approach Him. She had to go alone, no one went with her! Imagine loving Jesus so much you would endure through the greatest darkness the world has ever known because your love and desire for Him is so much greater than your fear of persecution, suffering or even death.

    She had one goal, to get to the one her soul loved. The One who freed her from her past, the One who speaks truth. His words burned in her heart I am certain of it. And when she got to Him, she bowed at His feet. Have you ever been in a church service where the presence of God is so strong you bow and weep? I have! I have felt the weight of His love and glory pulling on my heart. It wrecks me. In those moments I can’t understand why He would choose me for such perfect love. It’s so past my understanding, so overwhelming and more beautiful than I have words for.

    I imagine this is what she felt while she wept at his feet and gave Him her whole heart. The translation in the Greek suggests she was weeping like rain. Her tears came from deep within her soul. She became vulnerable before Jesus, she emptied herself. Deeply humbled by His love, she poured the very best of all she had at His feet. The alabaster oil was very expensive, but her tears, more so.

    Her tears were costly only to her and to Jesus though. He understood her. She was seen by Him. And He completely accepted her for who she was. He brought forth her identity because of this.

    God is building an army of end time warriors who have paid a heavy price for the anointing they now carry. They have walked the rugged road through wind, rain, sleet, high mountain ranges, and the deepest valleys! They walked through fire, and they have done it in hiddenness, and in silence, often being misunderstood, lonely and left with deep longing. They have suffered at the hand of God. Their trials have been so hard they questioned God’s love for them at times. They have felt cut off from the body of Christ. But they never gave up. These warriors have stayed the course, determined to walk as closely with Jesus as possible because they have never known a love like His. They have been very weary yet repeatedly refreshed by God’s love. In the secret place they have known Jesus. He has come out of hiding and revealed His heart to them, giving them love and purifying their hearts. They have been given revelation knowledge and downloads from heaven. These end time anointed vessels of honor have paid a costly price for their anointing and now they wait on God to release them. They are pure before God and have oil in their lamps.

    I believe we are in a season of the hidden ones coming forth. No longer will you be a message tucked away in a bottle. But the word that burns in you will come forth. Like Jesus resurrecting Lazarus from the dead, He is resurrecting the revelation He put in you. It is time to preach Jesus. You have been given a paint brush anointed with that costly oil, and it is time to paint a picture of the One your soul loves. It’s time to reveal Jesus as the Bridegroom King.

    If this message is for you then say this prayer with me…

    Father, prepare me, search my heart and my mind and reveal Yourself to me. I want to know You and I want to represent You rightly in this world. Help me paint a perfect picture of Jesus as the Bridegroom King. I want to partner with You to wake up and prepare Your Bride. I want Jesus to have His inheritance. I have set Your love, King Jesus as a seal upon my heart. My life is Yours. Do what You want with it. You are everything to me. Use my life for Your pleasure and Your glory. You are the One whom my soul loves. Give your life to me so that I can give it to others. I am your servant… In Jesus’ name, amen.

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  • The Beauty Standard of God

    The Beauty Standard of God

    In the book of Esther, Esther was one of many women taken through a process for a year to become beautiful. This process included six months of oil and six months of perfume. The women would then get to spend one night with the King. This King wanted the women to look beautiful, feel nice for touching, and to smell good. The Bible says the King found Esther the most pleasing. She had more grace and more favor with him than all the other women, and he fell in love with her. He married Esther and made her queen.

    We as followers of Jesus go through the same sort of process during our lifetime. The Holy Spirit metaphorically can be compared to the King’s Eunuch. He devotes His life to us, to prepare us to meet Jesus. He is our oil and perfume. He is the One who makes us look beautiful, feel nice and smell good to the King.

    Jesus spoke to me once about beauty. I was in my car, going to pick up my children from school, just thinking about Him. I was thinking about how much I love Him and how beautiful He is, when His presence flooded into my car in a special way. He began to show me what He saw, how beautiful I am to Him. It was like that of a husband taking great pride in His wife’s beauty. He was showing me that He knows He is responsible for that beauty. In the same way, Jesus recognizes that His love for her, the Bride of Christ – the way He has treated her and the gifts He has given to her have been special to her. Who He is and how He has loved her has formed the beauty within her. She carries that beauty with so much grace and fortitude. He has given her life. She in turn touches the world around her with the life she has been given.

    Yes! He showed me all that and it was so beautiful! My heart became mush. But what is it that makes us so beautiful to Him? What is the beauty standard of God? The short answer is that we live this life in pursuit of Him, which causes us to become like Him. What He really wants to see is Himself in us.

    Have you ever met an old married couple that looks like they can be brother and sister? It’s like they are two halves of a whole. They can finish each other’s sandwiches (just kidding). Very often, they begin to think alike and find they were thinking the same thing at the same time. They dress alike, they know just by looking how each other is feeling. They know each other’s likes and dislikes and they make room for each other.  They have lived their lives for each other for so long that they are one. I believe walking with Jesus is similar. We become increasingly molded to His image over time and we start to look like Him.

    Jesus is pleased by our beauty within. A beauty that is outwardly reflected to the world around us. The Bible calls praise a garment and wisdom a beautiful crown. Faith in Him and believing He is who He says He is pleasing to Him. I would even say brokenness is a beauty mark because when we are weak, then He can become strong in us. The greater our need for Him, the more He will give us of Himself. Jesus is gentle and humble, quick to forgive. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, gentleness, and self-control. This is what Jesus longs to produce in us because this is the beauty standard of God.

    This is one of my favorite scriptures.

    Song of Solomon 6:10 says, “Who is she who looks forth as the morning, Fair as the moon, Clear as the sun, Awesome as an army of banners?”

    This scripture is poetic and prophetic. From a prophetic perspective this is King Jesus making a statement about His Bride.

    Who is she who looks forth as the morning, this is a picture of His bride walking in the way of righteousness and bringing hope to others.

    Fair as the moon, is a picture of her reflecting the light of Jesus (because the moon doesn’t have its own light).

    Clear as the son, is a picture of God’s glory surrounding her.

    Awesome as an army of banners, is a picture of Her leading God’s people to victory.

    Esther 2:12-18, 2 Corinthains 2:15, Isaiah 61:3, Proverbs 4:8, Hebrews 11:6, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Matthew 11:28-30, 1John 1:9, Galatians 5:22-23, Proverbs 4:18, Zechariah 2:5