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.


Tuesday, September 25, 2012

ENTITLED

Many today believe that they are entitled to certain rights.  Your declaration of independence says that you are entitled to rights, and it lists those rights.  I also have a declaration to make to you today.  My declaration is not one of independence.  Instead, My declaration is one of dependence upon Me.  Some feel that faith in Me is a crutch that gets you through life.  Faith in Me and dependence upon Me entitles you to rights that no government can guarantee.

When you have faith in Me, you are entitled fo My total inheritance.  You are a joint heir with Me.  You are entitled to My My Kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy.  When you trust Me with all of your heart, you will enjoy everything that I am entitled to enjoy. 

I purchased these precious rights of total forgiveness, righteousness, joy, peace, and love with My precious blood.  Thank Me today for granting to you these eternal rights.

ROMANS 8:17

Monday, September 24, 2012

PERMANENT

When something is permanent, it lasts indefinitely without change.  There is nothing permanent in this world.  This earth is constantly changing.  Even the cells in your body change every seven years.  The earth has been spinning in a corruption course ever since mankind chose to disobey My Father.  This is why I have translated you out of this earthly realm into the realm of My Kingdom.  When you accepted Me as your Lord and Savior, you entered the realm of eternal permanency.

I am the never changing God, and My love for you is permanent and unchanging.  My mercy endures forever to every generation.  My forgiveness is permanent.  My righteousness is permanent.  You are the very righteousness of My Father in Me.  This will never change.  You have a permanet position in Me. You are seated with Me in heavenly places far above all principalities and powers and rulers of darkness in this world.  You can rejoice today because you know that My relationship with you is permanent.

PSALM 136; COLOSSIANS 3:3; EPHESIANS 2:6

Sunday, September 23, 2012

INTROSPECTIVE

Many of My beloved spend too much time judging themselves and comparing their spiritual growth with others.  This is not My desire for them.  I long for My beloved to see themselves as I see them.  True humility is seeing yourself as I see you.  I see My beloved dressed in My robes of righteousness, walking My paths of righteousness, and glorifying Me.  Remember when Peter looked at his circumstances and saw that he was sinking into the water, he lost his ability to walk on water.

I want you to walk on water, and this will not happen if you constantly take your eyes off of Me and put them on yourself.  You become like Me as you behold My glory.  This takes time every day.  When you miss those one on one times with Me, you will easily fall into Satan's trap of self-condemnation.  I do not condemn you when you miss your quiet times with Me.  I never condemn you.

If you have missed several mornings spent in My presence, just make it your goal to meet with Me this morning.  Faith only works in the now.  Peter had faith that worked for a little while, but he did not have sustaining faith.  This is why I prayed that his faith fail not.  Through his experience of denying Me, he finally realized that he had to depend totally upon Me to give him sustaining faith.  He finally got this message after Pentecost and from that point on he operated in My faith, not his own.

LUKE 22:32; GALATIANS 2:20 (KJV)

Friday, September 21, 2012

FULFILLED

So many are looking for fulfillment in life.  They search for fulfillment in pleasure, travel, entertainment, success in business, and other ventures.  However, there is only one thing that will give total fulfillment in this life.  That one thing is to glorify Me moment by moment.  You are My glory created to make My presence known to all you meet.

You may ask, "How can I meet this great challenge of glorifying Me moment by moment?"  The answer to that question is that you cannot meet this challenge.  However, as you depend only on Me to be the One Who both gives you the will and the ways to glorify Me, you will be fulfilled and you will fulfill this challenge.

Yield yourself daily to Me.  Ask Me for a fresh anointing daily and stay filled with My Spirit all the day long by speaking to one another in psalms, singing spiritual songs, hymns, giving thank always for all things, making melody in your heart and above all loving others with My love.  When you stay filled with the Spirit, at the end of the day you will say, "This was a fruitful, fulfilling day."

PHILIPPIANS 2:13; EPHESIANS 5:18-19

Thursday, September 20, 2012

SUSTAINER

As you look at nature, you see My perfect design.  The stars make beautiful designs in the heavens.
People throughout history have studied designs to see their scientific significance.  For example, the design of the atom has been studied for years, but scientists have not discovered the invisible substance that sustains the parts of the atom.  I am that substance.  In fact, I am the One Who keeps the earth from going off course. 

When you know that I do hold the whole world in My hands, you should never doubt that I also hold you in My hands.  Right now you may feel like the whole world is falling apart or even that your life is falling apart.  However, I am sustaining you moment by moment.  Without Me you would not be able to take the next breath.  I designed your body to sustain itself.  However, since the Fall, illness can now invade My perfect design.

When I died on the tree, I reversed all curses.  Look to what I did for you when I was crucified, and you will see how I provided sustaining power in every area of your life.   My shed blood is the sustaining power that can give you victory in your life right now.

HEBREWS 4:16

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

ACTIVATED

When you surrender your body to Me as a living sacrifice, your actions will be activated by Me.  Daily offer the members of your body as instruments of My righteousness, peace, joy and love.
Daily pray: "Let the meditations of My heart and the words of My mouth be acceptable in Your sight."  When you meditate on My Word day and night, your mind will be transformed to think like Me.

Yielding yourself to Me daily is the secret to walking in My Spirit. Your physical body cannot move unless your head tells it to move.  So it is with walking in the Spirit.  This is why the full armor of God begins with the Helmet of Salvation.  When you know without a doubt that I have forgiven you of all of your sins, you have liberty then to hear My voice that activates you to walk in the Spirit.  In Me you live and move and have your being.

I am the head of My spiritual body on earth.  I long to activate you and all those who know Me to walk continually in My Spirit.  Surrender your whole being to Me and meditate on My Word this morning and every morning.  When you faithfully do this, I will become your motivation (what moves you) throughout the day.

ACTS 17:28

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

SOUNDS

The sounds in heaven do not compare to the sounds you experience on earth.  The music that is heard in heaven is more beautiful than anything that you have ever experienced.  Sound is so important. 

One of the sounds that is more beautiful to Me than the worship music that surrounds My throne is the sound of your voice.  I love to hear you sing songs to Me every morning.  I want to encourage you to wait for a moment after you sing a song to Me because I want to respond with My own song to you. Try this in the morning during your prayer time and you will be edified and strengthened for the day.

You just celebrated the Feast of Trumpets and the day will come soon when you will hear the sound of the trumpet that will signal My return.  In the meantime, continue to sing to Me and allow Me to sing to you. 

PSALM 150