During the evening and early morning hours of July 12th, I kept hearing the Lord say, “The devil is a Liar!”
Before proceeding, I need to share a little about what was going on just prior to hearing these words, as I believe many of you may be going through similar situations.
At the time the Lord spoke this to me, I had been in great agony of spirit for almost two weeks. God had recently called me to go in a direction that took a drastic turn from the path I knew He had placed me on. My whole being cried out, “NO! Oh, God, please, NO!” But even as I cried out for it not to be so, I knew it was His will.
Reluctantly, I agreed to go in this new direction, but felt as if my heart had died. It seemed I was walking away from all the hopes, dreams, and desires God Himself had placed within my heart. By this time, I’d begun to wonder if they would ever come to pass. Then came the questions, “Had I heard God correctly?”, or “Had I misinterpreted what He told me?”
As days went by, it only got worse. Obstacles began to present themselves as immovable mountains. I quickly became overwhelmed, physically and emotionally exhausted. My cries to God for a word as to why all this was happening were met with silence. I wasn’t hearing anything from Him.
Not hearing from the Lord, I felt I was losing my bearings. Confusion and despair began to envelop me, and I felt darkness begin to settle in around me. Knowing this was an attack from the enemy, I began to cry out all the more to God for help! When I heard the Lord say, “The Devil is a Liar!”, hope began to rise within – even though I was yet to understand what God was specifically referring to.
About a week later, the Lord visited me during the night and repeatedly said, “Come Up Out of Here!”
I got up the next morning feeling very encouraged. The Lord had come down to where I was – at the bottom of a pit – and ordered me to rise up out of it! He rescued me, setting my feet back on solid ground. The darkness receded as He began to shine light upon the situation.
God had begun telling me, “Hold On!” over two months ago. Although I knew it to be a warning, until recently I’d been given no further details. Now I hear these words almost daily, and understand it to be a message for the remnant of God; for it will be those who “Hold On” who become the very Bride of Christ!
Message to the Remnant:
Once you’ve submitted your will to the Father, your life will never be the same! If you’ve given God permission to finish His work in you, permission to remove everything in your life that is not of Him, then buckle up; because this is what is happening – He is answering your prayers!
This is a very hard message, but when Jesus said, “… whoever desires to save his life will lose it..,” He was telling us the truth, meaning exactly what He said. We must be crucified in Christ, allowing Jesus to live in us.
To live a crucified life is to give up our right to call the shots, to decide which “path” we walk. The first thing He told me after rescuing me from the pit was, I didn’t have to understand what was going on around me (Isa. 55:8-9). Dying to self means I am no longer my concern – but His.
As God completes His work in us, the purification process will at times be excruciatingly painful to our flesh. Most of the time, we will not understand what is happening – or why. Dying is NOT EASY (see ‘Are You Ready to Die?’).
It’s during these times the enemy will make his move. To make you doubt the Word, all the promises of God – even the very desires the Lord has placed within your heart, the devil will tell you that you must have misunderstood what God said, or maybe you really didn’t hear Him in the first place. Just as He questioned Adam and Eve, and Jesus Himself, so will he question you!
This tactic is used to distract, disable, and “ground” the most seasoned of Saints. Once we begin to use human reasoning in an attempt to “figure things out,” we are operating in the flesh. Our eyes will be diverted away from God, back onto ourselves and this world!
The Lord has shown me a darkness is coming, such as no one can presently comprehend. The objective of the enemy will be to disorient and confuse the Saints during this time – to take every ounce of hope and expectation away.
Instead of succumbing to human reasoning and the interrogations of the enemy, we must be still while trusting and waiting on the Holy Spirit for direction. The REMNANT must HOLD ON to the things of God, everything the Holy Spirit has taught us!
Brethren, God wants us to be encouraged. He wants us to understand that when darkness closes in, when we cannot make sense of anything around us, or see a way out, His light will arise and pierce through that darkness for His people!
“Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness…” (Ps 112:4)
He is Faithful, and will come for us – at the bottom of a dark pit if necessary. As His light pierces the darkness, He will pull us out and set our feet back on solid ground!
We must hold on – for the devil is a liar! It’s the desires of the wicked that shall perish – NOT the desires of the righteous! (Ps 112:10)
Our eyes have not seen, and it has not even entered our heart, the things God has prepared for us (1 Cor. 2:9). God’s plan for us is BETTER than we have even imagined!
Personal Note:
For lack of space, this article will be continued. The Lord has made clear His people are not ready for what is coming.
Recently, while speaking with a prophet of the Lord, he said, ‘Diana, God told me while I was praying for you yesterday, “I had to wound her deeply to prepare her for what I have called her to do.”
As soon as he told me what God had said to him, the Holy Spirit confirmed saying, “You Must Be Crushed!”
I want to let you know, although this will be a very hard message to share, the Lord showed me what transpires when this is accomplished. What I saw and heard made me scream out in excitement, as tears of joy flowed like a river!
As always, please take this before the Lord for further interpretation and how this may apply to you personally.
Scripture References:
“…the devil…there is no truth in him…for he is a liar…” (John 8:44)
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9)
“Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness…” (Psalm 112:4)
“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but the Lord shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1-2)
“He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.” (Psalm 40:2)
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalms 37:4)
“…The desire of the wicked shall perish.” (Psalms 112:10)
Author: Diana Pulliam
Diana Pulliam has been a Christian since the age of 22, but it wasn’t until 2008, while going through an especially trying time, that she asked God what He intended for her life. She told Him she wanted her life to give Him glory, but didn’t see how it was making any difference at all for His kingdom. She asked Him to not hold anything back, she wanted everything He intended for her, and was willing to do whatever He told her to do.
Two weeks later, during her quiet time with the Lord, she heard the Holy Spirit say, “Clean your house and write.” The last few years, He has given her dreams and visions about the times in which we live. In 2011, she started the blog The Mighty Hand of God as a place to write whatever the Lord inspires.
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The ointment poured out in worship on the feet of Jesus came from spikenard which was crushed and mixed with olive oil. You are that alabaster vessel through whom the light shines dimly. But when you are broken, the fragrance you carry within will fill the whole house.
Four weeks ago I suffered an injury that brought me to a standstill physically. The pain was excruciating – so much that I cried out to the Lord to save me from hell, that place of eternal torment – the difference was, I had hope that I’d be better in six weeks – the soul in hell will be tormented forever without hope of relief. Then, a few nights ago, I helped a stranger tow his broken down motor home – took three hours – but I found i was sharing the gospel with even more passion as I was acutely aware of the eternal torment awaiting this man. And another thing, while I was laid up, I reminded Yahovah what He said to me thirty years ago about something I was to do in the End Times – and now here I was immobilized (implying “Don’t You need me healed?”). And He said to me, “I don’t need you to do this [to get this accomplished; you need Me.]” My job is to keep myself unstained by the world. I’m gonna keep ready for this particular end time mission, but He’s the Conductor.
Savage,
Thank you for sharing this awesome testimony!
The man came by my house yesterday and have me gas money. As we were parting, he humbly asked, “Could we meet again? If like to talk with you more about spiritual stuff.”. I invit
Savage,
This made my day! God is so good to give us these beautiful glimpses of what He is up to. As someone just reinforced to me – Our Pain Has a Purpose!
Great word. Diana,
Thank you for the warning. I am deeply concerned if Trump signs a deal to divide the land of Israel. Our government will probably follow like lemmings over the cliff.
God bless you and keep you
Phil- Australia
Dear Phil, i too am concerned that the UK will be one of those lemmings as Jerusalem has the USA in the middle of it JER USA LEM…! showing that the USA is the Country that will be behind the split. GOD Bless You X
UK politicians I write to on Israel issues always talk of our government support for the two state solution.So when there is a call to pray for the nation, I remember God’s word to Jeremiah telling him not to pray, because judgement is already set against that nation.Jeremiah 7v16.
Diana
Great message!
I was in Sri Lanka 2 weeks ago to share a message from the Lord with local churches. I prayed for 2 months prior asking the Lord for what he wanted for his church. I woke one morning to Get Ready Get Ready. Not audible from the Lord but just in my spirit. I prayed on this for confirmation and the next day a friend sent out a message and in the middle of the message she said we need to GetReady GetReady. The message is about the coming testing of our faith so that we can be perfected, established, strengthen and settled. It is like God’s boot camp. When we complete it we will be able to watch over Gods flock and be an example. We are called to serve and we need to develop our spiritual muscle of Faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God.
God Bless!
Amen, Bill! I pray the flock heed the call to “Get Ready!” This is indeed the time for final training – and staying at the Ready!
Thank you for the encouragement!
Thank you so much for sharing this.
Your journey sounds so familiar to my journey; yet, I believe that they are different. I am so thankful for your willingness to share this word. I have been crying out to the Lord to come rescue me and others who may find themselves in the pit. Years ago the Lord had given me a visual of being in a deep dark pit. Ir was so incredibly dark that I fought to climb up the sides of this pit to get out. As I drew the picture I kept saying, Lord, where are you? Finally, after a long while, I went back to the picture and the Lord told me (as I’m looking at the picture)to turn around. I had drawn a person in this deep dark pit, so as I imagined this “person” turning around the Lord showed me two things: first, there was an open door; second, as I saw the light come through the door I noticed that where the enemy thought to keep me trapped in this extremely dark pit, the light revealed that I had been covered by His blood the whole time. A short chorus came forth [verses like a poem, too, but I’ll just share the chorus] goes like this – I will trust. I will trust. Though the way seems so uncertain I will trust. I will not be afraid for He’s my strength and song, and with joy I will draw from Him. This brings me great comfort, but I know that when it flows out of my soul to sing, I sing knowing that I need to “HOLD ON!” I am getting too lengthy, and to share my journey (which has been intense) would go for several pages, I am extremely grateful that the Lord had you to help me… Read more »
Gale,
Yes, even at the bottom of the pit, we remain covered in His Blood! We can totally trust Him in the darkest of storms, when we have no ideal what’s going on or for how long.
God bless you, Gale!
Thank You Diana, this may be the best lesson you have shared to date.
I’m reminded of the scripture: (2 Cor. 4:7-10) “But we have this treasure in clay jars to show that its extraordinary power comes from God and not from us. In every way we’re troubled but not crushed, frustrated but not in despair, persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed. We are always carrying around the death of Jesus in our bodies, so that the life of Jesus may be clearly shown in our bodies.”
Are not grapes crushed and then the wine flows?
Great point Jerry.
Jerry,
You got it!
Isaiah 53:5 He was crushed for our iniquities…
Sorry, I didn’t get the song out nor had a chance to proof to make sure it made sense, so here it goes before it decides to leave without my knowledge. The song is called, Your Ways Are Higher Than My Ways. There is a line that says there are mountains that I want You to move, but You want me to climb…this is so where I am. I’m weary of the climb. But, I do know that He has a higher purpose in mind when He says, “CLIMB”. Diana, thank you again for this timely word for me. Blessings.