I spoke at my mother's church last Sunday. It was the first time she wasn't there when I ministered. She moved to another location. She's in her mansion just over the hill top, in that bright land where we'll never grow old.
Her new address is 'Glory Hallelujah' along the streets of gold. And she hasn't stopped dancing since she left here. And she doesn't want to come back. I can hear her saying, "Make sure you get up here. This place is something else. I can't describe it. You'll have to come see it for yourself."
I know now what my mother experienced a split second before she left this world. She got a glimpse of heaven and it took her breath away.
Blessings,
Bill Yount
www.billyount.com
Diamonds In The Rough Are Rising In Demand In The Jewelry Market and In God's Kingdom.
I read an article published by The Wall Street Journal with the title,
"'Rough' diamonds -- some looking more like gravel than gems -- edge
into the jewelry market." Here are some excerpts taken from that
article, "A new look in diamond jewelry is on the rise...Known as rough
diamonds, these are the stones in their natural state, before they've
been cut with the facets that give diamonds the sparkle, brilliance and
clarity they are known for...Luxury consumers are maturing "beyond the
'look at me' phase."
As I
read this article I sensed the Father saying, "I'll buy that. Many of My
people have hindered My glory from moving throughout the earth. They
have become enamored with perfection, waiting to be cut just perfectly
before they think the world will see Me in them. Many have become like
diamonds waiting to be cut and polished until no earthly resemblance is
left in them. Many then get stranded inside of My house thinking if they
go into the world, something earthly could stain and cause My shine to
fade."
"But now, I am releasing My glory into the earth as I
release My diamonds in the rough. Many of these vessels who seem more
'earthy' than others will begin to shine even brighter as My glory
pierces through these cracked and seemingly broken vessels. The defects
in some earthen vessels will actually give way to more of My glory
shining through them."
The most valuable fine cut diamonds in the
world can only be seen in museums under lock and key and can never be
touched by human hands. Diamonds in the "rough" can turn up anywhere and
can be touched by anyone. Be careful who you think has a lot of earth
left in them after they are redeemed...there may be a larger diamond
under all that earth!
2 Corinthians 4:7, "If you only look at us,
you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message
around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That's to
prevent anyone from confusing God's incomparable power with us. As it
is, there's not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we're
not much to look at..." ( Message Bible )
Bill Yount
www.billyount.com
