THE BLOOD VS THE CRIPS: STOP GETTING CAUGHT IN ENEMY TERRITORY!!

Praise the Lord everybody, Oh taste and see that the Lord He is good! I pray that everyone is enjoying the blessings of God. These are perilous times we live in and the body of Christ needs to come together as one. God has called us out of the world to be a Holy people unto Him.

The word of God states in 1st John 2:15+16    Love, not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life is not of the Father but is of the world.
God has warned us against loving the world or the things of this world. Our problem in the Body of Christ, especially here in the USA is that many "Christians" want to live partly in the Church and partly in the world. They say "we love the Lord" but they turn back to the world first chance they get, some have gone as far as to try and integrate the world into the Church when Gods word clearly states for us to not love the world or the things of the world.

The World belongs to the "Prince of this world" Satan. The world is enemy territory. In California, there are two gangs called the "bloods and the crips." These two gangs hate each other and If one gets caught in their territory he either gets a beat down or is killed. The other day it was shared with me that we Christians are in the same type of situation so to speak. We are under the Blood the blood of Jesus Christ and the World is crippled and blinded by the lies of the devil. We are of the "Blood" and they are the "crips" in this spiritual "gang" fight.

This being said Blood washed Christians need to stop going into "Crips" territory. We can't be a part of a royal Priesthood on one day and in fellowship with the World the next day. God says in His word in 2nd Corinthians 5:14+15  14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

If you are under the blood and your best friends are nonbelievers pray for them and be a witness to them but do not get caught behind enemy lines with them. We are warned in the Bible in 1st Peter 5:8  8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

If you as a man or woman of God keep crossing over into enemy territory, unless you are on a mission from God, you will be devoured by that "lion". The Lord has no need for the double-minded. We who are in Christ have died to our old lives, we are new creatures according to God's word. We can not keep going out for drinks with our old friends or dancing at the club, neither are we to lend our members to prostitutes or our eyes to pornography.

1st Corinthians 15:33 states  33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”(NIV)
Meaning do not be fooled, bad influences will affect those trying to do right before those trying to do right can affect those who do evil. It is time for the Church to forsake this world and to get prepared for the fight of its life as the devil prepares to make his final assault. Don't get caught in enemy territory.

         God Bless You All, Brother Darrell, Speaking Off The Wall

WHITE WASHED TOMBS: A CANCER IN THE BODY OF CHRIST.

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 Praise the lord everybody!! God is great and greatly to be praised! I can't say enough about what God is doing right now in my life right now. Things that He had shown to me in a vision many tears ago are now being fulfilled. This is my season! and I'm glad about it! God has raised me up for such a time as this and what a time it is.

We live in a time where the leaders of the Church are trying to make their churches into a "cottage Industry," places of entertainment and family heirlooms to be passed down from generation to generation. The Churches are filled with false prophets that want big ministries and big titles. They see real men of God serving God in spirit and in truth with signs and wonders following their ministry and they want the same for their own ministries but they are unwilling to do the things those men of God had to do to get that anointing.

I recalled this scripture as God was dealing with me about these things. In Acts chapter 8 verses 9-21  9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

Like Simon these false prophets see themselves as great men of God because they have hypnotized there flocks with the power of their oratory gifts and show business acumen. They try and rub elbows with real men of God so that they can appear to be on the same level and also somehow obtain the "secrete" to their signs and wonders. Try as they might they soon find out that God's anointing can not be obtained through deception or with currency, It must be earned.

Fasting, devotion to prayer and trials and tribulations for the Gospel are the currency needed to receive God's anointing and it's healing and yoke destroying power. You can sound good, look good and even smell good but without the authority giving power of God you are just a "sounding brass,"an empty shell. Jesus called these men "white washed tombs"in Matthew 23:27(NIV)    Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.

   The churches these men Pastor are full of the bones that come from a dead, dry church, killed by the false doctrine and twisted teachings and lifestyles brought forth by it's shepherd. These are the times we live in and God has raised up a remnant of Watchmen such as myself for such a time as this. We must all stand and be Watchmen in these last and evil days.

        God Bless you all, Darrell Darden, Speaking Off The Wall                

SERVING GOD YOUR BEST: NOT JUST MEATLOAF!!

Praise the Lord everybody! I pray everyone is enjoying Gods blessing so far this year. In a year when most of us have been striving to be more obedient and faithful to the Lord than ever before, how many of you like me have already begun struggling to keep yourself on course? I've had a few ups and downs but I am not turning back. I have been called and this is my season. I'm breaking through the ceiling that has been over me keeping me down, I have totally surrendered to God's will for me. It is no longer I who live but it's God living through me.

The other day I was in my "closet" and the Holy Spirit brought this secular song back to my remembrance. I began to softly sing it to myself. It was by a singer I really liked when I was in the world, a singer known as "Meatloaf" It went something Like this, "oh I would do anything for love, yes I would do anything for love: but I won't do that, no I won't do that!"

God began to deal with me about those words. It seems that a lot of us in the body of Christ give our lives to Christ and declare our love for him every Sunday but refuse to give up certain sinful behaviors that our flesh has become obsessed with. just like the rich young ruler in Matthew 19: 19-22. We say we love Jesus and would even die for Him, just as Peter said but like Peter, we fold in the heat of the moment. when He asks us for the thing most dear to our flesh we sound like Meatloaf singing, "I would do anything for love: but I won't do that!"

Jesus states in John 14:21,   21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.

Jesus is saying those that have His word in their heart and are obedient to it are the ones who truly love Him and to them, He will make himself known. I want God to be made manifest in my life, I want His power to be manifested in my life, Apart from Him I can do nothing. Whatever God has planned for me I know it requires my all, all my attention, all my love, all my strength and all my mind and soul.

We can't be like Meat Loaf when it comes to following Christ. Christ gave all for us, He was obedient unto death. What if He had said like MeatLoaf, "I won't do that!" We would still be in bondage to sin with no way out. We must be willing to give all just as Jesus did.

           God Bless You All, Brother Darrell, Speaking Off The Wall                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

A CRY FROM THE WATCHTOWER!!!

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!! From the days of Elijah till today the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing and only the forceful lay hold to it. The barbarians are at the Gates and the Watchmen are crying out to the body of Christ here in America " WAKE UP! YOUR PERSECUTION DRAWS NIGH!!"
The Lord has put a word in my mouth, a hard word for His people.
I began this message in my last post "The New Babylonians" and like most of my post that God gives me for His people it was not very popular. At times I have been reluctant to write the things I must write but I am called to this Watchman ministry and write I must.
This message is for me and the other Watchman / Preachers out there speaking what doth sayeth the Lord. God gave me this scripture while meditating the other day. Ezekiel 3:4-9
4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.

5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;

6 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.

7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.

8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.

9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

God has set aside a remnant of strong, forceful men of God and He has put a word in our mouths and He has equipped us to deliver that word. Flint is a strong stone that when broken brings forth sharp edged pieces that man has used for centuries to make sharp edged tools and weapons. That is what this remnant of Godly men are, the are tools / weapons used by God to maintain and build His Kingdom. We don't have mega ministries or mega churches. We don't have many people we can call a friend but we Have God and His word and that is enough for us.

We weep over the condition of the Body of Christ and we agonize over our sins and the sins of the people. We are not better than but this is our calling. We are the tip of the spear, the sharp edge of the sword, and we must remain sharp at all times and ready to be used by God at all times. I'd like to leave with the following scripture.
 Matthew 11:12  12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

    God Bless you all, Brother Darrell, Speaking Off The Wall

THE FURY OF THE LORD IS COMING: THE NEW BABYLONIANS!!

Praise the Lord everybody!! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!! I pray you all are enjoying God's blessing. I am preparing myself for His next move in my life. He is cleansing me and has given me a message that is a "hard saying" that is timely but will not be popular amongst those who have been "half stepping" and luke warm in the faith.

The body of Christ in America has been slack in doing it's job in this land and has not allowed itself to be transformed by God's word but has been slowly conforming to this world which is the opposite of what God has asked of us in His word.(Romans 12:1,2)
We have not gone out into the world making Disciples but instead have focused on making "converts" who are weak and malnourished and can not stand against the wiles of the enemy in these last and evil days. They are also poor defenders of the faith, unable to give explanation or reason to those who question them concerning their faith, Because of this the fury of the Lord is coming our way.

The message Given to me starts in JEREMIAH 6:6-13     6 For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
7 As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.

8 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.

10 To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.

12 And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord.

13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

In these scriptures God is using Babylon as a rod of correction against His people because of their disobedience. Today's Babylon has names like, Isis, Al-Qaida and Hamas, and they are bringing the fight to our doorsteps just as Babylon did to Jerusalem and God is allowing it to happen. God speaks against Jerusalem in verses 6 and 7 calling it a "fountain" that spreads it's wickedness as waters, corrupting all who drink from it.

That is how God sees America today, a polluted fountain spreading it's ever loosening morals all over the world, and His Church has gone from being a guiding light for the nation to being a co conspirator in it's apostasy. This message is not from me, but is given to me from God by His holy spirit. I know most will dismiss this message but I beg you to take heed because our "Babylon" is coming. I will leave you to contemplate these things and I will continue the message in my next post.

    God Bless you all, Brother Darrell, Speaking Off The Wall

THE GOD FEARING MAN

Praise the Lord everybody!! He alone is worthy to be praised!! I pray everyone is enjoying a blessed start to their new year. My wife and I are expecting great things in our walk with God this year. We plan on focusing in on Him and let the rest be added on to us.

The other day I was thinking about a phrase I haven't heard in a long long time here in America. There was a time when a person was describing someone that he respected as an upstanding citizen He would be referred to as a "God-fearing" man, code for "this is a man you can trust."
 You heard that term a lot in this country back when It was considered to be a "God-fearing, Christian" country. The word of God states in Psalm 111:10  10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

The fact that there were men considered to be "God-fearing" all  over this country at one time and the fact that the fear of God is only the "beginning of wisdom" according to Gods word speaks volumes as to the state of America then and now. There was a time when we knew as a country that it was God that was the hope of this nation and that in all things we were to look to Him for wisdom on how to deal with the situation. Now we reverence man more than God, How another man feels is more important than how God feels. We go out of our way to not offend each other and rail on about "political correctness" but we offend God every day with our behavior.

The fear of God is an important attribute for a man of God to have, it brings with it Gods favor, Job 1:6-8 states   6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

God is looking for men who will fear Him enough that they will reject all evil and avoid the practice of it, men that He can wave in Satan's face when the accuser of the brethren comes around. Such were many of the men who shaped and established this Country, they prospered and the country prospered because they feared the Lord, this is the beginning of wisdom, the first building block, the cornerstone of obtaining and building wisdom.

Where are the God-fearing men of this world? That is a question we all have to ask ourselves when we look in our mirrors every morning because that's where it starts, it starts with us.

  God bless you all, Brother Darrell, Speaking Off The Wall

FAITH HAS A FAMILY!: WHO KNEW?!!

Praise the Lord everybody!! and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!! Like I said in my last post I am looking forward to the coming year, I want more Jesus, 24/7.

I want to share something different with you all to start the year off.
This is a short story about a fictional young boy who is the lead character in a children's book I'm working on, I hope you enjoy it and feel free to leave comments here or on my new face book page, Brother Darrell "speaking OFF the WALL"      


                      FAITH HAD A FAMILY: WHO KNEW?

I remember the first time my mom took me to church. I was about six years old and I was completely fascinated by all the people, the sounds and the colors. People were shouting and singing and then a man in a bright colored robe got up and started shouting at us, for a long time and then went around knocking people out. I remember asking my mom “why is that man in the bath robe knocking people out?” she said “boy, Pastor Richie is not knocking anybody out, it’s God knocking them out in the Spirit.” I thought to myself that can’t be, God is strong and powerful He’d probably kill somebody! Then I looked at the people lying on the floor to see if they were moving. Some had smiles on their face and some were shaking and saying “thank you Jesus!”

Another thing I noticed is that everybody went around calling each other brother and sister so and so and there was a lot of hugging and handshaking going on. I asked “mom! Are we related to all these people?” She said “boy if you don’t hush your mouth while we’re in church, Yes! Yes we are related, we are children of the most high God, we are the family of faith” After that she gave me one of those looks that said “don’t bother me again if you want to live.”

 I just sat there marveling at the number of sisters and brothers I had that I never knew about. From that day forward I looked forward to going to church and hanging out with my new family. They taught me how to sing and praise the Lord. Family members from other churches came and visited us and sometimes we visited them. We had a lot of fun.

 Then one day the man in the robe, the one my mom called “pasta Richie” put some “grease” on my forehead and then hit me so hard up side my head I almost fell over backwards. I said “mom! that ain't no spirit! I knew he was knocking people out!”

 Church was becoming my second home, but one thing still bothered me so I asked my mom, “Mom we’ve been coming hear for about a year, when am I gonna meet Faith?” Mom just looked at me and laughed and said “when you get older you’ll see that faith has been here all along, now hush your mouth.” I just scratched my head.

I hope you all enjoyed this story, I will be sprinkling them in throughout the year, again feel free to leave comments here or on my Face Book page,  Brother Darrell "speaking OFF the wall",

           God bless you all, Brother Darrell, Speaking Off The Wall