SOMMER FAMILY BLESSING

Welcome to the blog for Linda Sommer.

My Blog will cover three subjects:

WORD FROM THE LORD, FAMILY, and MINISTRY.

WORD FROM THE LORD
Every day I spend time with the Lord in the morning and He speaks to my heart words that are encouraging, exhorting and sometimes rebuking.

At first, I felt not to share these words with others, but then I realized I am just one of His followers. There are many people who need a word daily from the Lord, but they do not have the time to seek Him. This is why I decided to share the words I received from time to time. The messages are in first person as the the Lord relayed them to my spirtual ears.

FAMILY
We have three sons and nine grandchildren. There is something new happening all the time in the Sommer family. I will post some of these events of interest.

MINISTRY
Tom and I have traveled the world. To find out more about our ministry you may consult our webpage -
http://www.voiceofthesword.com/.
I will keep you updated on future speaking enagements and ministry developments.


Wednesday, January 31, 2024

FEELINGS

When the sins of the world were laid upon Me, I was touched with the feelings of every weakness that sin brings. I felt the pain that disease brings.  I felt the bondage that addiction brings.  

I was able to go to the cross with joy because I knew that people could finally be set free from the torment that fear of death brings.  Through My shed blood, people could at last be made righteous and receive eternal life.  

I had to come to earth so that I could experience all the feelings people experience.  Yet, I was without sin. I became sin so that mankind could at last be justified and forgiven. Share this good news with others.

HEBREWS 4:15

Monday, January 29, 2024

BEHIND

My servant Paul prayed for My beloved to be be enriched in every way by Me. 

He also prayed that they would be enriched in utterance and in knowledge and that they would come behind in no gift as they waited for My return.

It is My desire to enrich all of My beloved so that they can share the gospel of My kingdom through the gifts I have given them  Pray that the gifts I have given you will bear much fruit in this harvest time.

1 CORINTHIANS 1:5-7

Sunday, January 28, 2024

HINDER

One of the major tactics of My enemy is to hinder My beloved from doing My will.  This is why I taught My disciples to pray daily, "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."

I know that you always want My will to be done in your life and the lives of those you love.  You can clearly see what My will is as you study My Word.

My will always is that you bear much fruit in My kingdom.  Sometimes you may be hindered by circumstances or direct attack by the enemy.  When this happens, do not lose hope. Trust Me to open a door when one door seems to close.  Trust me to place you where you can bear the most fruit.

1 THESSALONIANS 2:18



Saturday, January 27, 2024

THIRST

On the day I was crucified when I knew all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, I said "I thirst."

I physically was thirsty, but I also was thirsting for My Father's presence. While the sins of the world were being placed upon Me, the perfect sacrifice, I was separated from My Father.

I cried out, "Why have you forsaken Me?" My Father has purer eyes than to behold evil. I felt all the horrors and pain of sin that separates people from knowing My Father.  Pray for many to repent of their sins and come to know Me as their LORD and savior during this great harvest time.

MATTHEW 27:46; JOHN 19:28; MARK 15:34; HABAKKUK 1:13

Friday, January 26, 2024

PRICE

I  wanted to remind you that I bought you, and you are Mine forever.  Yes,  I love you with an everlasting love and you certainly were worth the price I paid.

I was willing to be the perfect sacrifice that My Father required as the price to pay for the sins of the world.

Pray for all those who do not know how precious they are to Me.  Share the gospel of My kingdom with many during this harvest time.

1 CORINTHIANS 6:20

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

DESIRES

Psalm 37:4:  "Delight yourself also in the LORD; and He shall give you the desires of your heart."  When you delight yourself in Me, then your heart will be submitted to Me.

Daily, I want you to offer your heart to Me by delighting yourself in Me through your worship, praise, and thanksgiving.  I want you to tell Me all of your desires, even though I know them already.

When you sincerely want to do My will and love Me with all of your heart, then your desires will agree with the same desires that I want for your life.  

PSALM 37:7


Tuesday, January 23, 2024

HONESTY

My servant Paul exhorted Timothy to pray for all those in authority, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all goodness and honesty.

Deception is blanketing the whole world now.  Satan, who is the father of lies, has taken advantage of a lack of prayer by the church for those in authority.

Begin to daily lift up those in authority in your government, in your churches, and in your cities. When you diligently pray for those in authority, goodness and honesty can be restored to your nation and to the world.

1 TIMOTHY 2:2

Monday, January 22, 2024

DIVIDED

I said that every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.  

One of the major tactics of My enemy is to divide and conquer.  The fruit of the spirit of anti-Christ is division.  You see clearly this tactic as nations are divided against nations and there is division in families and governments.

Bind the spirit of the anti-Christ and curse its fruit of division in your nation, the world., and families. Loose My Holy Spirit Who can heal every division. Make sure also that your on heart is never divided.

MATTHEW 12:25 


Sunday, January 21, 2024

COLD

My disciples asked Me what would be the sign of the end of the world. I told My disciples that one of the signs would be that in the last days the love of many will wax cold because iniquity will abound. I was speaking of the day that you live in right now.

Many years ago, I told you that I was opening the flood gates.  I said there would be a flood of evil and a flood of good.  Since that time, you have seen the darkness of evil invading the world.

Iniquity is lawlessness. Iniquity is abounding in your nation and all over the world now.  You are seeing lawlessness even in your government. Pray for My body on earth to co-labor with Me to fight this evil.

MATTHEW 24:12

Saturday, January 20, 2024

DEFENSE

 I am your defense against the enemy of your soul.  I am able to defend the gates to your mind (the ear gate, eye gate, and mouth gate.  Those gates are where My enemy wants to enter.

Satan cannot read your mind.  However, he can give you ungodly thoughts, vain imaginations, and ungodly words to say.  These are fiery darts he sends you daily to tempt you.

I want you to lift the shield of faith daily because that shield is able to quench every fiery dart Satan sends you. You lift that shield of faith every time you speak My Word out loud.  That is how I overcame the temptations that Satan sent Me, and I always stand ready to defend you with My Word.

EPHESIANS 6:16


Friday, January 19, 2024

CLEAN

When you are honest with Me and confess your sins to Me, I am faithful to forgive your sins and to cleanse you from all unrighteousness. I stand willing always to cleanse you because I want you to have a clean heart that is free from the ungodly influences of this world.

Your culture today is cluttered with unclean, immoral things that you can view and hear.  This is why I want you always to guard the eye gate and ear gate of your mind.  Be careful to watch worthy things.

Also tune your spiritual ears to hear My voice.  Be careful about the music you hear and the deceiving voices that come via the media.  When your heart is clean, you can receive the good seed of My Word and it will bare much fruit.

1 JOHN 1:6-9; LUKE 8:15

Thursday, January 18, 2024

SIGHT

I was able to give sight to the blind.  You walk by faith and not by sight, but I can also give you insight to understand My Word and faith visions and dreams that will help you make progress in your spiritual walk.

As you read My Word, you will discover how many times I gave dreams and visions to people. I gave dreams to kings that prevented them from sinning against me.  I gave visions and dreams to the early prophets in My Word.

Be open to receiving faith visions that will help you persevere in hard times.  Also, pray daily for Me to open the eyes of your understanding so that you can receive revelation knowledge from My Word.

HEBREWS 11:1

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

IMPORTANT

When I gave My teaching on the mountain, I shared what is the most important thing in life. There are many things that are important in life.  However, you need to remember that I am life itself.  Without Me, you would not have a life.

Many people in your culture today are seeking their own pleasure, promotion, status, fame, and money.  I called those things mammon. None of these things are of eternal value.

You are of eternal value to Me.  I created you to be a light shining in this dark world.  It is only as you value your relationship with Me more than the things of this world that you will be a shining light.

MATTHEW 6:33

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

QUIET

So often I had to go into the mountains and find a quiet place to talk to My Father.  It was during those times that I heard His voice clearly.  I usually went early before dawn because otherwise the crowds would be surrounding Me.

You live in a culture now that is very dark and many of the voices you hear are deceptive voices from My enemy.  The only way you can avoid being deceived is to abide in Me, My Word, and My love daily.

Begin your day tomorrow by spending time in My presence.  I have much I want to share with you.  However, if you do not have that quiet time with Me, you will not be able to hear My voice clearly.

MARK 1:35

Monday, January 15, 2024

CORRECTION

 A compass is very helpful to direct ta person who has lost his way. You are experiencing in your nation a generation that has lost its moral compass.

Children have not been taught to fear Me.  They have not been taught that My Word was given to them for instruction in righteousness.  They do not know that the words in the Bible were given to help them find their purpose and their direction in life.

Pray for a turning back to My Word in your nation.  Pray that people in these desperate times of darkness in your nation will turn to My Word for correction, inspiration, and reproof.

2 TIMOTHY 3:16

Saturday, January 13, 2024

CONSTANT

My servant Paul had many young men that he mentored.  There were certain principles in God's Word that Paul constantly reminded these young men to emphasize when they taught others.

Paul told Titus to constantly remind those he taught to be sure to maintain good works.  This is a reminder to all believers today.

So much darkness is everywhere all over the world. It is vital that every believer let their light so shine before people so that they will see your good works and glorify My Father in heaven.  I also remind you that you are My workmanship created to do My works on earth.

TITUS 3:8; MATTHEW 5:16; EPHESIANS 2:10

Friday, January 12, 2024

FIGHT

It is so easy to forget that when you believed and received Me as your LORD and savior that you also signed up to be in My Army. Before you knew Me and My Word, you were no threat to My enemy.

The only way to win any war is to be a skilled warrior who knows the strategies of the enemy.  Paul warned the churches not to be ignorant of Satan's devices. One of his devices is to keep us in a state of bitterness and resentment.  

Whenever we are unwilling to forgive all those who have hurt and wronged us, we will be vulnerable to all the attacks of the enemy. Pray that you will always be quick to forgive.

2 CORINTHIANS 2:11

Thursday, January 11, 2024

ARROWS

Even though so many children in your country and all over the world have not been taught to fear Me, there is hope for this generation of young people.

It is not too late to teach the children to fear Me ( to stand in awe of Me with a heart that is willing to obey Me)

I still see this generation as arrows in My mighty hands to be sent out to nations with the truths of My gospel.  Begin to pray for the youths of this generation to be taught of the LORD.

PSALM 127

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

REPEAT

You and all My beloved need to be careful about repeating things that they have heard.  It is so easy to think that you have heard something correctly when you have not.

Repeating something negative about someone, even if it is true, is gossip.  Solomon wrote this exhortation to his sons: "He who covers a transgression seeks love; but he who repeats a matter separates very friends (Proverbs 17:9).

You always heard your mother say to you and your siblings, "If you have nothing good to say, then do not say anything."  Whenever you pass on a negative report about a person, then those who hear this report will see this person from a bad light.  Remember the one who keeps his mouth keeps his soul from troubles.

PROVERBS 17:9, 21:23

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

HINDER

There are many reasons that we are hindered from carrying out our plans.  One of the reasons is that My  Holy Spirit knows what is ahead and we are hindered from moving forward because dangers are ahead.

My servant Paul was delayed and hindered from going various places because the timing was not right. You forget that there is no time or space with Me, but I always seek to put you in the right place at the right time so that you can fulfill My will.

Satan also can hinder us. This happened to Paul on several occasions. However, I have given you the keys of the kingdom to bind demonic powers. Do not allow hindrances to discourage you.

1 THESSALONIANS 2:18

Monday, January 8, 2024

SIMPLE

In this age of technology, it is difficult to keep up with what is new.  When I lived on earth, things were very simple.  I had no place to lay My head, and I trusted My Father to take care of Me..

The knowledge I want you to seek is not knowledge of the new.  It is knowledge of what is eternal.  My Word is eternal, and My Holy Spirit is able to give you simple interpretations of My Word.

My servant David wrote this, "The entrance of Your words give light; it gives understanding to the simple. Simply trust My Holy Spirit to give you wisdom, revelation knowledge, and understanding we you daily read My Word.

PSALM 119:130


Sunday, January 7, 2024

NEWNESS

When you look at this new year, it is a time of hope that this year will be better than the last year.  I know your prayer is that you will not miss out on the new opportunities I will give you this year.

You pray daily to Me this prayer, "LORD, do not let me miss any divine appointments that you have for me today.  Then you are usually surprised when I open the door to you for those appointments.

Each day is a new day.  When you were baptized, these words were spoken over you, "You are now buried with Jesus by baptism into His death, and like Christ, you are raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father so that you can now walk in newness of life."  Walk in the newness I have for you day by day.

ROMANS 6:4

Saturday, January 6, 2024

CARES

So many of my beloved are praying for breakthroughs and that is good, but sometimes if praying for breakthroughs in your life is a constant prayer, praying that way can keep you from seeing what is at hand.

Faith works in the now.  In order for breakthroughs to happen in your life, you must focus on Me and My power, not what you want to see happen.  I want you to give your cares to Me daily, and thank Me.

Yes, thank Me because I have promised that you will find rest for your soul when you do this.  Release each day to Me and live in the moment.  Thank Me that I have your cares and that I care for You.

MATTHEW 11:28-30; 1 PETER 5:6-7


Friday, January 5, 2024

DELAY

I taught a parable about how an evil servant felt his master was going to delay his return, so he started beating his fellow servants and began to eat and drink with the drunken.  This seems to be what is happening in the world right now.

Many believe that they have plenty of time before I return, so they begin to do evil things.  Others do not even believe that I will return.  People now are calling evil good and good evil.

No one knows the hour I will return.  This is why it is important that you be ready and that you also ready others for My return.  Look for opportunities to share My good news so that they will be ready.

MATTHEW 24:48-51

Thursday, January 4, 2024

FRAMED

I framed the worlds by My Word.  I am framing My body on earth right now. I am putting the living stones together and fitly framing them into a building.  

Just as the Father of the bridegroom saw to it that the home for his son's future bride was excellent, My Father is preparing His house to be ready for My bride.  Only He knows when His Son will return to get His bride.

You can rest assured that what My Father is preparing for His bride is greater than anything you could imagine. My Father is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us. I am strengthening and empowering My bride to be ready to meet Me.

HEBREWS 11:3; EPHESIANS 2:21

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

RENEW

When a piece of furniture is renewed, it may become more beautiful and more useful than ever before.  I am renewing My body on Earth.  I am sending My Holy Spirit to refresh you and others because the battle against evil seems to be unending.

As you stay in My Word by meditating, memorizing, reading, hearing, and obeying My Word, you will be refreshed by My Holy Spirit.  He will lead you to the promises that declare complete victory.

Meditate on these promises today: "Nay in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him Who loves us (Romans 8:37).  "Now thanks be to God, Who always causes us to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest the savor of His knowledge by us in every place (2 Corinthians 2:14)."

ROMANS 8:37; 2 CORINTHIANS 2:14

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

CONCEIVED

I am present at every conception.  I am life, and life on earth begins at conception.  I am the LIGHT Who lights every man or woman who comes into the world.

I have a wonderful plan for every person born on this earth.  However, many will not choose My LIGHT, but instead will choose to walk in darkness. 

When people choose to walk in darkness, something else is born.  It is called sin. When lust is conceived, it will always give birth to sin. Pray for those who have chosen darkness to choose My LIGHT.

1 JOHN 1:9;  JAMES 1:15