My original title for this was:

It Is A Great Mercy and Love that speaks, “This Is NOT The End of the Story” to the One that was Severely Disciplined.

I changed the original title at 11:54am on 11/10/24 after revisiting this experience that I had on 11/5/2024. Why did I change the title? Because after reading over this to make sure that there were not any grammatical errors, and after being blessed all over again as I remembered the day it all happened and the overflow that occurred afterwards, then I was reminded of two more things that our Heavenly Father Yahweh said,

and

Yes God has a purpose, and there is a purpose for the fire.

Now let me share how I learned this amazing lesson of the need to appreciate the fire.

So before I share what brought me here, I want to say that I have one of those headbands that have the Bluetooth speakers in it, and it works wonderfully.

I purchased it to compliment the Audible account that I opened so that I could listen to my audiobooks. One of the books that I purchased was the audible New King James Version of the Bible which I listen to going to sleep, and subsequently am awakened to.

With that being said, I went to sleep listening to Matthew, starting at chapter 1, and I was gently awakened to the reading of the Gospel of John. (smiling)

There was a part that I heard which caught my attention and fully awakened me. As I pondered deeply what I was listening to, I began talking to King Jesus about how powerful and GREAT both HE and YHWH FATHER is.

First, let me share what it is that I heard.

John 15:1-8 is where this amazing experience began. Presented is a garden where the vinedresser is pruning both the branch that is producing so that it will produce more and the branch that is not producing so that it can be thrown into the fire. Is this the end of the story for the branch that was thrown into the fire?

John 15:1-8 New King James Version

The True Vine

15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. ² Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. ³ You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. ⁴ Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

⁵ “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. ⁶ If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. ⁷ If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. ⁸ By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

So, this is what was playing in my ear when I was fully awakened. I found myself lying still, thinking deeply about this part in specific:

Now, remember, I want to talk to you about how I was awakened to see such great mercy and love being demonstrated towards us all by our Heavenly Father. But you might say that the verse I just shared doesn’t sound loving or merciful. Instead, you might thing that it seems harsh. I ask you to give me a second to show you how, as I was awakened to this, I began to see the beauty in this verse.

Branches burned in fire – Harsh or Merciful?

While I was thinking about what I was hearing about branches being thrown into the fire to be burned, I found myself reminded of what I read in Zechariah chapter 3 a while back:

Hold on, this entire chapter of Zechariah 3 is so good that I must share it all with you, in its entirety, just in case you haven’t read it before.

WITNESS #1: Zechariah 3:1-10 Zechariah is allowed to see into a courtroom where Joshua the High Priest is covered in filthy rags, Satan is trying to condemn Joshua, and the Angel of the Lord rebukes Satan because Joshua was called a brand that was plucked out of the fire.

Zechariah 3 New King James Version

Vision of the High Priest

3 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him. ² And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?”

³ Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel.

⁴ Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Take away the filthy garments from him.” And to him He said, “See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes.”

⁵ And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.”

So they put a clean turban on his head, and they put the clothes on him. And the Angel of the Lord stood by.

The Coming Branch

⁶ Then the Angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying, ⁷ “Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘If you will walk in My ways,
And if you will keep My command,
Then you shall also judge My house,
And likewise have charge of My courts;
I will give you places to walk
Among these who stand here.

⁸ ‘Hear, O Joshua, the high priest,
You and your companions who sit before you,
For they are a wondrous sign;
For behold, I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH.
⁹ For behold, the stone
That I have laid before Joshua:
Upon the stone are seven eyes.
Behold, I will engrave its inscription,’
Says the Lord of hosts,
‘And I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
¹⁰ In that day,’ says the Lord of hosts,
‘Everyone will invite his neighbor
Under his vine and under his fig tree.’ ”

Now, all of this is standing out to me because of the new book that I am working on writing, and which is soon to be released, entitled “EXPOSED ROOTS”, wherein I go into detail about the significance of men being likened to trees, as well as the significance of fallen trees.

What is funny is that I feel as if I am going to have to add what I am about to share here to the last chapter of my book. Here is why…

It gives hope for the hopeless, for those whose story seemed to have come to its conclusion. It reminds me that this by no means the end of the story. Listen…

When I began to recall how the Lord rebuked Satan (in Zechariah chapter 3), and said regarding Joshua that he was a brand plucked from the fire, it was at this very moment that I found myself speaking to YHWH Father about how powerful HE is, and being overwhelmed by the enormity of it all.

You see, I was also reminded of the burning bush that Moses saw.

WITNESS #2: Exodus 3:1-3 Moses encounter with a tree that was burning but was not consumed

Exodus 3:1-3 New International Version

Moses and the Burning Bush

3 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. ² There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. ³ So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up

In this verse, an entire bush was on fire, yet it was not burning. (Keep in mind that Zechariah saw that Joshua was called a brand plucked out of the fire.)

As I laid in bed listening to the Bible, these images were going over and over in my head: 1)branches cut off and thrown in the fire, 2) a brand plucked out of the fire, and 3) a bush on fire, yet not being burned. Finally, I jumped up out of bed, and ran to my computer.

My thought was, “WOW! This is too good, I need to share this now.”

[Three days later, I am still trying to share this, lol. So, many distractions from Tuesday morning, November 5,2024, when I had this experience to now, Friday, November 8, 2024. Just like that I am reminded of the seeds that were sown on various grounds (Matthew chapter 13) and how the various seeds had different experiences in the process of trying to grow. I feel as if the distractions were meant to keep me from sharing this amazing experience. It was meant to cause me to forget about this so that I wouldn’t post it. Funny, how I kept saying, last night, that I got to finish what I was working on, and yet I kept thinking that it was a video that I had not finished. Thankfully I had written enough here to be able to pick up where I left off so I will date the part where I continued writing. And I am ever so grateful that the seed that I heard on Tuesday fell onto good ground. It was not snatched. I was planted and it is growing even now. May God’s Will be done and this good seed bear good fruit.]

The fight to settle my spirit

I didn’t expect to have this experience. Truth of the matter is that I was still lying in bed because I was trying to rest a little longer until it was time for me to get ready to leave out for my physical therapy appointment, but GOD, through the Holy Spirit, had other plans for me. I was quickened. That is how I found myself here sharing what was and is imploding in my thoughts.

Before I knew it, it was time for me to leave out the door. I felt some type of way because “I don’t feel as if I have adequately conveyed what has my spirit man jumping.” My thoughts were captured and I couldn’t just walk away from this putting it off to a later time. But my spirit is doing cartwheels and imploding which was also impeding my ability to share this, and the truth is that I didn’t want to go because I wasn’t ready to let this go. Nevertheless, I had an appointment, and therefore I had to go.

I decided to continue writing from my phone as I rode (on the passenger side) down the street, heading towards Physical Therapy. I was trying to capture every bit of this amazing experience. My spirit was so alive. Every time I experience this I try to document it all. It is crazy weird trying to be still while my insides are imploding. It is crazy trying to even be silent and think when I want to run and scream. Yes, I was full, and yet I have not had a bite to eat, nor anything to drink as of yet.

I even continued to write while I sat waiting to be called to “work it out” physically. Ironically, I realize that this is just what I needed to settle me down so that I could write and share. This was going to be my one hour release where I could pour out enough of the energy that was teaming over within me so that I could begin to share the amazing amazing revelation that was poured in me.

(Yes, I kept writing until I was called.) I couldn’t pause in writing for a second because I didn’t want to forget what was being poured into me as I was now being given my third witness. I at least wanted to jot down some quick notes because the distractions was beginning to take a firm hold on my attention and focus.

• Witness 1: Joshua was a brand snatched out of the fire (Zechariah 3)
• Witness 2: Moses was called by GOD from a burning bush (Exodus 3)
• and now, Witness 3…

Do you remember the three Hebrew boys who were thrown into the fire, yet not burned up. Their story is found in Daniel… (If you said chapter 3, you guessed correctly.)

WITNESS #3: Daniel 3:12-29 and the story of the three Hebrew boys who were thrown in the fire yet not burned

Daniel 3:12-29 New King James Version

¹² There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; these men, O king, have not paid due regard to you. They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up.”

¹³ Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king. ¹⁴ Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up? ¹⁵ Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?”

¹⁶ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. ¹⁷ If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. ¹⁸ But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”

Saved in Fiery Trial

¹⁹ Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. ²⁰ And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace. ²¹ Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. ²² Therefore, because the king’s command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. ²³ And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

²⁴ Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?”

They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.”

²⁵ “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”

Nebuchadnezzar Praises God

²⁶ Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the ^[d]mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here.” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. ²⁷ And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.

²⁸ Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel^[e] and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God! ²⁹ Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.”

Physical therapy is now completed and I can get back to sharing in depth.

Yes, I am including the entire verses from the scripture as I share these stories because it is just too good to overlook, especially when what I am seeing is how far reaching God is when it comes to the people that HE so clearly loves. (Also, be honest as you answer this: If I did not include the chapter, but only showed where it was located, would you have honestly went to look up the information and then took the time to read it? As I mentioned earlier, this information is too amazing to overlook.)

Now, I find myself giggling within because I remember a conversation that I had with my Tutor (the Holy Spirit) last week regarding salt and whether or not salt that loses its flavor can be re-salted.

Is it a distraction when you are redirected down an alternate route where even more nuggets are shared?

The world will tell us, “NO!”

But what does GOD say?

(Funny how when I asked that question, I was talking about whether or not salt can be resalted, and not about the redirection I just found myself on. But, it didnt get past me that it seemed like a fitting answer. lol)

So the question asked is can salt be re salted if it loses its savor? Many times King Jesus would ask His disciples a question and it would go over their heads. (Case in point: When King Jesus told them to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees.) What would my answer be to the question asked?

Can Salt that Lose Its Savor be Resalted?

So, basically in all of the responses that I read regarding salt, what was exposed is that what causes salt to lose its saltiness (or savor) is when it has been contaminated by something else. That is what the world presents as an answer. But…

In spite of what the world says, my answer is now “Yes!” salt can be re-salted. (I am asked to explain my answer. So here is my explanation.)

First, I defer back to Ezekiel’s experience of being asked, “Can these dry bones live again?” after being shown a valley of dry bones. (Ezekiel 37)

Ezekiel didn’t initially know the answer because of what his physical eyes were showing him. He deferred back to God who asked him the question. God proceeded to tell Ezekiel what to do (and say) thus showing Ezekiel that it was possible when following the instructions of the Creator.

How was this impossibility possible? It is possible because nothing is impossible for God.

So, yes, salt can be re-salted, but God has to do it, and/or tell us what to do so that what is impossible for and to man can become possible with God.

Therefore, it’s not hard for me to believe that this can be done because salt would not exist if it wasn’t for GOD having created it to begin with. I think our problem is that we are always trying to understand things from our own perspective instead of looking to the Creator of all to show us.

I remember when talking with my Tutor regarding the salt and the question came up of “How, then, salt can be re-salted?”

My answer was, and still is, “Through fire.”

Jesus said that the salt would be thrown out to be trampled under foot. (Matthew 5:13)

Now that I think about it, I just recently shared something on my YouTube channel wherein I was talking about the trampling of salt.

The trampling is a metaphor for the trials we go through as discipline to get us back on track.

So, the salt would be thrown out to be trampled under foot, and we are told that we are the salt of the earth. (Matthew 5:13-14) Therefore, if we lose our saltiness, we will be thrown out to be trampled underfoot, and God’s Word tells us that “Obedience is learned. How?

There are many scripture that tell us over and over that men are not responding (Jeremiah 8:1-6; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Revelation 9:20,21; 16:9,11) even after being disciplined for their disobedience. (Leviticus 26)

Yet, there are also many scriptures that remind us that God disciplines those whom HE loves. (Proverbs 3:11-12; Hebrews 12:5-12)

2 Peter 3:9 tells us that it is not God’s desire that anyone lose their lives, but that they all attain to repentance, and Ezekiel 18:32 tells us that God takes no delight in the death of anyone.

These are good to know because generation after generation after generation of humankind has proven to be hardheaded and stiff-necked, rebellious and disobedient. Yet, in all of our unfaithfulness, GOD has proven to remain steadfast in love and faithfulness. GOD continues to reach for us, just like a loving parent. After all, HE is our Heavenly Father.

And there is nothing impossible for GOD. Thus, we are told that obedience is learned through the things suffered. (Hebrews 5:8)

2 Timothy 2:19 tells us that God knows who are HIS. Psalm 103:14 reminds us that God knows our makeup. HE knows us better than we know ourselves. God described HIS people as being hard-headed and stiff-necked

Here is where all of the distractions stopped me a second time from when I was initially writing and where, on 11/8/2024, I am picking up to FINISH this that was started.

There is a purpose in the FIRE.

Back on track with what initially brought me here last Tuesday, and that was the fact that I was shown

• a branch thrown in the fire (John 15:1-8),
• a brand plucked out of the fire (Zechariah 3:1-5),
• an entire tree not burned (Exodus 3:1-6),
• men described as trees walking (Mark 8:22-26),
• and three young men thrown into the fire, kept in the fire, and pulled out of the fire with no stench of fire on them (Daniel 3:19-30).
• and the re-salting of salt…

WHEW!

I learned a long time ago that delays are not denials, and I believe the delay was necessary because I was so overwhelmed, and it was pouring into me so fast, all that I was seeing. It was overwhelming. LOL But now while I still feel the fire from last Tuesday, it is more the aftermath or the residuals. So now I am in a better position to share.

Share what?

God’s great mercy, love and faithfulness.

You see, there is a purpose in the fire. Malachi chapter 3 speaks of how Jesus sits as a refiner’s fire and a launderer’s soap. There was a purpose for that. He was cleaning us up. He is getting us ready for His return.

I have so many studies that I have shared on YouTube where I went into detail breaking down the significance of Jesus as a Refiner’s Fire. (I will only share one link of the many videos [over 14] in the Malachi chapter 3 studies.)

The purpose of the fire is to reveal impurities that need to be removed and skimmed away. What is so amazing is that God is doing this for us. Jesus paid our debts for us, paid in full, causing those who receive this great act of mercy and love to be debt free.

Why would HE do this for us?

That question takes me to this amazing verse that I stumbled across in my personal studies a while ago – Isaiah 57: 14-21.

In those verses we are told clearly why it is that God was angry with us [“for the iniquity of his covetousness”], and that in His anger He reached out to strike us. We are also told that though God was angry, and even though HE reached out to discipline us, we did not respond to the discipline. We just kept getting worse, and worse, and worse.

Leviticus 26:14-31 went into detail about the discipline showing us that God gave chance after chance after chance for us to turn around from our wicked ways.

The book of Revelation, beginning with chapter 6 and the opening (one by one) of the seven seals, shows us that from the seals, to the trumpets, to the outpouring of the bowls of God’s wrath, God was and is steadily trying to show the greatness of his mercy towards us. (Revelation 9:20-21; 16:9,11)

Listen, I’m not going to drag this out further. I am already very late in sharing this post from when I first started it. It is now the end of 11/9/2024 moving into early 11/10/2024.

What I am trying to share is that God, our Heavenly Father, has been reaching for all of us. His love for us is very apparent throughout the word of God. His desire is that we reach back. We don’t have to be perfect to reach back. We can’t do that (be perfect), which is why King Jesus came to earth. He had to do for us what we could not do or be. He set the example and left blood stained footprints for us to follow in.

We are being encouraged to choose life. Choose King Jesus because He is the life. We are surrounded by lies in this world, various shades of untruths. But we are encouraged to choose King Jesus who is the truth. With the presentation of lies is the false idea that there are many paths that lead to success and a good life. but that is also incorrect. Choose King Jesus because HE is the Way. He told us that He came that we might have abundant life. (John 10:1-10)

Everything around us in this world is blaring like an alarm telling us that time is running out. That is correct. Yet we are being lulled into thinking that we have time. That is incorrect. Many are going to get caught after the time has run out and that is not what God wants. This does not have to be a repeat of what happened in Noah’s day. Nevertheless, King Jesus tells us that it will be. (Matthew 24:37-39; Luke 17:26-27) It is important that we choose, and choose wisely.

In this world, we are being programmed to choose incorrectly. We are being programmed to choose between the many shades of gray. We are being programmed to choose the lesser of two evils. We are being distracted away from knowing how to identify what our true choice is.

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 tells us to choose life, not death. God’s Word has been trying to teach us to choose King Jesus. God’s Word has been trying to tell us this even in telling us to not turn to the left or to the right. ( Proverbs 4:27; Deuteronomy 5:32) But we are being programmed to do just the opposite of what God is telling us to do.

Nevertheless, God does not stop reaching for us. So we are told in Isaiah 30:21

This is what we need to know …

King Jesus is the answer to every issue that we face in this life and in this world. HE is the only solution to every problem known to man. As long as we continue to try to fix it on our own and provide our own solution, we are really only putting band-aids on situations that need the skillful hands of the True Surgeon and Healer. We are only bumping our heads. We are only making matters worse.

I found it amazing to be shown the branch thrown in the fire, and then to be reminded of God’s love for us all. I am blown away by being shown regarding those who were allowed to go through the fire, that they were being kept in it also. Then to be allowed to see a tree burning in fire but not being burnt up. It didn’t get past me that I had been spending a lot of time looking at the references in scripture to men being like trees for my upcoming book, and it prepared me for what I received in the writing of this.

Wow, King Jesus. For now I see the Church of Smyrna

King Jesus was and is preparing us. Telling us that we have need of endurance (Hebrews 10:36) and telling us to count it all JOY when we go through various trials (James 1:2-4). Why? Because the fire has a purpose and that purpose is not to harm us but to correct us.

All I can see, in all of this, is how much God truly does love each and every last one of us – in spite of us.

Our Heavenly Father is relentless when it comes to reaching for us and calling to us to come into a place of safety. He even allows us to experience the consequences of our rejecting HIM while HE continues to reach for us even in the storm.

What hinders us from being able to reciprocate true Love? What keeps us from receiving the Love that has so clearly been shown and expressed towards us all?

What has us so bound that we cannot reach out to accept truth? Lets talk about it. The Lord wants us to talk about this with Him.

HE is still reaching for us.

Will you reach back?