Category: Random Thoughts

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Are We Living the Book of Revelation?

  By Random Thoughts, Resources

This article is an ongoing effort to show a few items that may lend credence to the theory that we are now living the book of Revelation. I intend to update this page as I learn more and have time. I invite you to post correlations that you may be aware of in the comments below. Jesus said to “watch and pray”. I think this means that we need to watch current events and pray that God will reveal to us when those events are fulfilling Biblical prophecy.

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

Revelation 6:1-2
  • The modern terms “toxic” and “toxin” derive from the ancient Greek word for “bow“, toxon per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_poison
  • The name “coronavirus” is derived from Latin corona, meaning “crown” per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus
  • The color white could be associated with hospitals and medical personnel etc.
  • The corona virus, despite its very low death rate, has been used as the excuse for pushing the absolutely toxic mRNA injection.
  • The corona virus “pandemic” has been used as the excuse for governments taking the rights of the people through medical mandates.

And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

Revelation 6:3-4

And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

Revelation 6:5-6
  • A penny represented a day’s wages for one man– enough for one meal of wheat bread, or three meals of barley.

And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Revelation 6:7-8

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

Revelation 6:9-11

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood

Revelation 6:12

The Portal

  By Prayers, Random Thoughts, Testimonies

Yesterday morning I got up early to pray. I have a few prayers I have written posted here on this site. As I was praying “Paul’s Four Prayers” I felt that God gave me a fresh revelation regarding

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: (Col 1:9-14)

so I said out loud what I felt God was showing me, “We live and move and breathe in the Kingdom of God’s dear Son – we are not bound by the limitations of this physical world, but we are overcomers operating in the spirit realm.“

It was so good I just had to share it with someone, so I called my friend Belinda and read her the passage in “Paul’s Four Prayers” and shared what I felt that God had been revealing to me about this passage.

I told her that I imagine a large red circle in front of me as I am standing and praying this part – that the red circle represents the blood of Yahshua (Jesus), which gives us redemption and forgiveness of sins, and as I step through this imaginary red circle that I am being “translated into the Kingdom of His dear Son” where I live and move and have my being and am not bound by the limitations of this physical world.

I explained that I used to always hike around the ranch looking for caves, but one day as I was hiking and looking for caves while praying it hit me that caves are dark and dirty, so I said, “LORD, I don’t want a cave, I want a portal!”

I knew I had found the portal God has provided for us – the blood of Yahshua (Jesus) is our portal! Through the power of His blood we are translated into the Kingdom of God’s dear Son! Through the redemption and forgiveness of sins only made possible by the blood Yahshua shed on that cross 2000 years ago for us!

After I ended the call with Belinda, I finished praying some other written prayers then pulled up “The Book of Mysteries” by Jonathan Cahn, as I usually read it after my prayers. I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the name of my next daily portion – “The Portal”. I knew that was confirmation from God that somehow we were on the right track. Of course, I had to call Belinda and tell her about that, too!

Then I was reminded of years ago when I was at a big camp out for the Feast of Tabernacles. I was sitting with Thurston McCutchen, Clay Mitchell and Eric Blanchard (the “three musketeers”) having an interesting discussion about other dimensions. Eric is a scientist with a lot of electric/magnetic knowledge. Clay told us of a dream that he had, where it seemed like we were in the time of the tribulation and people were chasing us. He said that we had these circles and squares that we would throw on the wall or on the ground and then jump through them into another dimension and the people chasing us couldn’t follow. He said we threw the circles on the wall and the squares were thrown on the ground. Eric was very surprised at Clay’s dream and indicated that it was correct from a dimensional perspective.

There’s only one way to have access to this portal – sincerely ask Yahshua (Jesus) to forgive you of your sins and save you. He has already paid the penalty for your sins, all you have to do is ask Him to forgive you. It’s a simple thing to do, but it changes your life forever!

Here’s hoping I see you on the other side of the portal!

Cody’s Miracle

  By Random Thoughts, Testimonies

We were working cattle at our family ranch near Crystal City, Texas. When we worked cattle, it was an “all hands on deck” type of situation, because it was mostly a shoestring operation, meaning we didn’t have money to hire hands. So, it was my Dad, my brother Tony, my son Jess, my daughter Cody and myself. My 13 year old daughter Cody was working the cutting chute that day while the rest of us were pushing the cattle through the working chute. The object of the game was to separate the calves that were old enough to go to the livestock sale from the rest of the cattle. Cody was laying face down on her stomach on a platform about eight feet in the air. She was watching the cattle come down the chute below and in front of her, so that she could swing the cutting chute gate to the left for the big calves or to the right for the cows and smaller calves. Directly underneath Cody was a concrete slab that was very rocky and uneven. Things were going along pretty well that day until this cow with ear tag # 23 came along. If it’s any indication, we called her “Ole Loco”. I don’t know if maybe her calf was already in the pen on the right, or if she was just being her usual loco (crazy) self, but when Cody moved the chute gate to the right so she would go into the pen on the left with the rest of the cows, she stuck her head behind the cutting chute gate and pushed her way into the pen on the right side. She was so big and strong that when she did that, she actually moved the post on the right side of the chute that supported the platform where Cody was lying. She moved it so much that the platform support broke loose and the platform fell down on the end where Cody’s head was. Cody fell too. She fell from about eight feet in the air, head first and landed on the back of her neck right on that rocky, rough concrete! I was afraid at first it had killed her. We all gathered around Cody. She was unconscious for a few minutes and when she came to, she was delirious. She was talking but her words made no sense at all. Dad ran and pulled his white double cab pickup as close to where Cody was lying as he could, then they loaded Cody into the back seat with her head in my lap. While Jess and Tony stayed to finish working the cattle, Dad drove Cody and I to the hospital in Carrizo Springs. Even though I know he drove as fast as he could over those roads, the trip seemed to take forever. Cody kept talking deliriously, but I held her hand with one hand and put my other hand on her forehead and prayed in the Spirit for her all the way to the hospital emergency room. She was transferred to a gurney and then wheeled inside from the emergency room entrance. They began to evaluate her and then took her for x-rays and maybe a CT Scan. Coincidentally, (I don’t believe in coincidences!) my mother was working as a registered nurse at the Dimmit County Hospital that day, and she came to meet us in the emergency room just minutes after we got there. Now, my mom was a real prayer warrior (and I’m sure she still is) and I know she and Dad and Jess and Tony were all lifting up prayers for Cody that day. I knew that blackouts and delirium were both signs of concussion, but we all just kept praying. After what seemed like hours but may not have been that long, they brought Cody back out. The doctor explained that they had checked her over extensively but found NO sign of concussion and no broken bones or internal injuries. The doctor put a neck brace on her before discharging her, just to be on the safe side he said. I thank the good LORD for answering our prayers that day and that He healed my daugher from any and all injuries from falling eight feet, head first and landing on the back of her neck on rough, rocky concrete. Yes, our God does still work miracles!

[KJVA] Psalms 103:2 
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

[KJVA] Psalms 111:4 
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

Prayer for Q

  By Prayers, Random Thoughts, Resources

There is a battle raging beneath our feet…

II Chronicles 7:14

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. [AKJV]

Abba, we pray Your protection, guidance, wisdom, knowledge, understanding, discernment, discretion and blessing on President Trump, Vice-President Pence and each and every one working for righteousness and justice in America and throughout the world. Abba, we pray for freedom for the captives, for healing in the hearts, minds and bodies of those who have been captives, and those working to free the captives. Abba, we pray the captors come to repentance and salvation before they meet You face to face. Abba, we plead the precious Blood of Yahshua over America and the world, and remit all the sins that have taken place on our watch and in times past. Abba, we ask your forgiveness for all of our sins, sins we have committed as well as sins of omission, things that we didn’t do and should have. We ask Your forgiveness for allowing our countries and world to become filled with wickedness because we were too busy to see or care what was happening. Abba, please continue to reveal the truth, open our eyes to see, our hearts to care, and help us to take action to stop the wickedness. Abba, we ask that You purge our countries of evil, and turn our hearts to You! Abba, we ask Your mercy on ourselves and all of our loved ones, but especially the children, Abba!

Don’t know what is going on? Start here with “The Plan to Save the World” created by Joe M, also known as @StormIsUponUs…

Updates on progress of the plan are posted by various patriots on Twitter, YouTube (often censored), BitChute and probably your favorite social media, too. Some of my favorite posts are from @X22Report, @IPOT1776, @Qanon76, @StormIsUponUs

Take the red pill and learn more here: https://homecongregations.org/resources/the-great-awakening/

A Now Word

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[20] Come, my people, enter you into your chambers, and shut your doors about you: hide yourself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be over. [21] For, behold, the LORD comes out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
(Isaiah 26:20 -21) [AKJV]

I woke up in the middle of the night, unable to go back to sleep. The verse above has been on my mind for several days, ever since President Trump asked us to stay home, but I couldn’t remember where it was or exactly how it went. When I couldn’t go back to sleep, I prayed and asked God to show me where the verse was because it seems so appropriate for this time. God answered my prayer – I found the verse and it goes along perfectly with this video from Perry Stone:

Let us continue to humble ourselves and pray, seeking His face and turning from our wicked ways so that God will hear our prayers, forgive our sins and heal our land!

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (II Chronicles 7:14 [AKJV])

Today is the third day of the global Esther Fast called by Lou Engle:

Let’s humble ourselves and take a stand against the Coronavirus!
Dear Friends,
To take a stand against the destructive spread of the Coronavirus, we are calling the global Church to a three-day Esther Fast, March 18th – March 20th, to humble ourselves, confess our sins and the sins of our nation (Joel 2), and cry out to God for mercy. Then, on the third day, as when Esther went before the king, let us gather together in small or large groups and stand as the Ekklesia before the King of Glory! Let us stretch out His rod of authority out of Zion and rebuke the Coronavirus in united corporate agreement, believing in faith that the storm will abate, stadiums will be filled, and 2020 will go down as the year of the historic advance of evangelism and missions worldwide. Would you join us for this three-day Esther Fast, March 18th – March 20th?!

CoronaVirus Response – Fast and Pray!

  By Prayers, Random Thoughts, Resources

President Trump has declared Sunday, March 15 a National Day of Prayer.

The president tweeted on Friday night, saying:

“It is my great honor to declare Sunday, March 15th as a National Day of Prayer. We are a Country that, throughout our history, has looked to God for protection and strength in times like these…. ….No matter where you may be, I encourage you to turn towards prayer in an act of faith. Together, we will easily PREVAIL!”

Also, Lou Engle is calling us to take a stand against the destructive spread of the Coronavirus, by calling the global Church to a three-day Esther Fast, March 18th – March 20th, to humble ourselves, confess our sins and the sins of our nation (Joel 2), and cry out to God for mercy.

For those who can join, there will be a One Voice Prayer Call at 7PM Central Time on Sunday, March 15th.

Do your part – I’m sure that there are many other opportunites to fast and pray with groups from local to national.

Father God, in the Name of Your precious Son Jesus we come before You, humbling ourselves in prayer, seeking Your face and turning from our wicked ways, asking that You would hear our prayers, forgive our sins and heal us and our lands! Oh, Father, please bring revival to America and the World!

Life Changing Quotations

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There are two quotations that I have come across during my life that have been truly life changing.

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”


– Edmund Burke

“If you were on trial for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?”

– Unknown

These two quotes, taken together, have often spurred me to go the extra mile, to step out, to do a little more, to stand up in the face of opposition. I determined early on to make sure that there would be plenty of evidence to convict me should I ever be accused of being a Christian.

The first quotation I heard more as “evil flourishes when good men do nothing”. Either way, it calls us to action against evil.

From a legal standpoint, assent is the presumption of agreement based on inaction. In other words, if you don’t protest your silence indicates your agreement.

So, you could look on this post as a call to action – to stand up, to vote, to protest those actions that encroach on our God given rights, justice and righteousness – and I’m speaking to myself as much as anyone else that happens to read this.

“America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.”

Alexis de Tocqueville

Unplanned Movie coming to Uvalde!!!

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The "Unplanned" movie is coming to Forum Six Theater in Uvalde, Texas!

HalleluYah! I’m so excited!  The “Unplanned” movie is coming to Uvalde!

“If you only watch one movie in theaters this year, watch this one….”

Purchase tickets directly from Forum Six Theater in Uvalde here:

Forum Six Theater in Uvalde, Texas showing the movie "Unplanned".

This movie could change your life or the life of a loved one!  Let’s show our thanks to the Forum Six Theater in Uvalde for playing this movie.  It will be here for a whole week, so go see it, take friends and family, give tickets away!  Ask your church to announce that its playing here starting March 29th!

Share it on FaceBook, Instagram, SnapChat, all you favorite social media and let’s help everyone see this life changing movie about love, forgiveness and redemption!

Other purchase options include:

By supporting this movie, you are supporting LIFE and also, encouraging our local theater to show Christian movies!

Warfare

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“Worship is the most powerful warfare!” – Sharon Denny, San Antonio Regional Director of Texas Apostolic Prayer Network (TXAPN)

Call His Presence - YouTube

YouTube Playlist

Here is a playlist of a few of my current favorites.  On a prayer call one morning, someone mentioned the song “Rend” by Eddie James.  It sounded intriguing to me, so I looked it up and fell in love with it immediately.  Another song on the same album, though, “Awakening” I feel is God’s call to the church right now.  My grandchildren will attest I love to get in the car and turn it up loud!

So, I encourage you, find some of your favorites on YouTube and turn up the Worship and watch God show up!

You sit as the Holy One. The praises of Israel are your throne.  Psalms 22:3 NCV

 

 

The Source of Power

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It seems there has been a lot of resistance to the so called “New Apostolic Reformation” and the operation of the gifts, sometimes called the “Charismatic Movement.”  Some people even question the source of gifts such as speaking in tongues, alleging that the manifestations are from the devil or demons.  I think this is a dangerous position in light of Jesus’ warning about blasphemy of the Holy Spirit:

Matthew 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.  32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
So, if the gift being displayed IS from God through the Holy Spirit, then the voices defaming those gifts may be guilty of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

The other morning while listening to the Daily Audio Bible I felt like the LORD showed me the answer to this issue.  In Exodus 7, God specifically gave Moses and Aaron the sign of having their rod turn into a serpent to confirm that they were sent by God to speak to Pharaoh.  However, after seeing this sign from God, Pharaoh’s magicians were also able to perform the same sign – they threw down their rods and they also became serpents.  Did Pharaoh’s magicians receive this power and authority from God?  No, the Bible says they did it by enchantments.  But, here’s the important part, Moses and Aaron definitely did receive their power and authority to perform this sign from God.  The Bible specifically says so.  This clearly shows that there were two sources of power that manifested a sign that appeared identical to the watchers.  So, how do we know the source of power enabling someone to speak in tongues or manifest another gift or sign?  It seems simple to me in light of:

Matthew 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?  10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?  11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
If I ask God to give me the gift of speaking in tongues, then by faith I accept that I receive that gift from Him.  I trust Him to give me good things and not evil.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Of course, in all things we should search the scriptures to verify whether something lines up with the Word of God or not.  This is why it is so important for us to read the Bible, so we can discern truth from lies in all that comes before us to be judged.
May God bless you and keep us all in His Way, Truth and Life!

Praise for Answered Prayer – Thank You, Abba!

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My daughter (Cody Rae Esser @maneattractions_bycodyrae) recently moved to Colorado where she has started working in a salon named “Peace. Love. Hair.”. A week or so ago, she called and ask me to pray for new clients for her, since she knows very few people in that area. I remembered years ago my Aunt Sue praying the “Prayer for the Success of a Business” from the “Prayers that Avail Much” book. So, I bought the Kindle commemorative edition of “Prayers that Avail Much” and began to pray the “Prayer for the Success of a Business” for her, myself and others in our family that have businesses.

I was so excited when she called me a couple of days ago to tell me what has happened. One of the stylists in the salon found out she is pregnant and has decided to become a stay at home mom. The owner of the salon said that they would divide her clients between Cody and another girl who started work at Peace. Love. Hair. the same day.

HalleluYah! God is so good! Only He can work things out like this – a win, win, win situation for all involved! Thank You, Abba, for hearing and answering our prayers!

Why I Don’t Go to Church in December

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Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen… For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go….there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. (taken from Jer 10:1-6 KJV)

Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God. When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
(Deu 12:28-32 KJV)

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber. And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain. Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations. And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about. And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up. Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth. He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD’S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them. (Eze 8:1-18 KJV)

And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: (Rev 9:20 KJV)

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are MY FEASTS.
(Lev 23:1-2 KJV)

So, why should we celebrate pagan holidays to the LORD, when He gave us HIS HOLY-DAYS – holidays???  Personally, I just have a real problem going in to praise and worship the ONE TRUE GOD when that green idol is on the front stage…

How It All Got Started

Long before the advent of Christianity, plants and trees that remained green all year had a special meaning for people in the winter. Just as people today decorate their homes during the festive season with pine, spruce, and fir trees, ancient peoples hung evergreen boughs over their doors and windows. In many countries it was believed that evergreens would keep away witches, ghosts, evil spirits, and illness.

In the Northern hemisphere, the shortest day and longest night of the year falls on December 21 or December 22 and is called the winter solstice. Many ancient people believed that the sun was a god and that winter came every year because the sun god had become sick and weak. They celebrated the solstice because it meant that at last the sun god would begin to get well. Evergreen boughs reminded them of all the green plants that would grow again when the sun god was strong and summer would return.

The ancient Egyptians worshipped a god called Ra, who had the head of a hawk and wore the sun as a blazing disk in his crown. At the solstice, when Ra began to recover from the illness, the Egyptians filled their homes with green palm rushes which symbolized for them the triumph of life over death.

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 There is loads of information on the internet about the pagan history of the tree and Christmas… do your own research and see what you come up with!
Blessings to all as sweet Holy Spirit leads us into all truth!

Inspiration for Prayer!

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Dear Friends,I was reading this morning in the book “Unlocking the Miraculous Through Faith and Prayer” by Daniel Kolenda. I was really inspired by this section:

The year was 1919. My great grandfather had immigrated to America eleven years earlier and settled in the city of Pigeon, Michigan, where he pastored a German church that had grown from small meetings in his rural home. Growing up, I often heard the story of Matis Nagi, whose testimony had left an indelible impression on the minds of all who knew him. His wife was a faithful member of my grandfather’s congregation, but darkness lived in the heart of Matis that set him at odds with God and the church which he hated passionately.

From time to time, a strange power would come over him and he would be driven to do bizarre things. He was known to throw himself down from the loft of his barn headfirst without harm. It was apparent to everyone that demonic activity was at work in his life, and many times the church leaders warned him to no avail. My Uncle John said that he had told Matis, “The way you have chosen will lead you to destruction. You are in danger of being possessed by the devil fully. Stop this and humble yourself before God so you can receive help.” But he would not listen.

One evening after an argument, in a fit of rage, Matis gave himself over to the power that had been influencing him for so long. All the events to follow would be completely blocked from his memory, as the demonic power possessed him completely.

Mrs. Nagi had gone to the city to shop and when she returned at dusk on her horse-drawn wagon, she could see the silhouette of her husband standing on the porch in the shadows holding an axe in his hands. As she drew closer, a feeling of uneasiness came over her. Something was not right. Her anxiety turned to terror when she saw that her husband was covered in blood and his eyes were hollow and empty. She immediately rode away to the house of my grandfather.

“Come quickly,” she pleaded. When Matis saw my grandfather and the elders of the church approaching the house, he began to cry out in fear. He was mumbling cryptic phrases about how he saw them as being covered in red and could not come near them. And then in a moment, he ran away and disappeared into the forest. Together Mrs. Nagi and the elders entered the house where they made the grizzly discovery. Matis had brutally murdered his mother and three children in cold blood.

The news of the grizzly act spread like wildfire through the small farming community, which was gripped by terror. Farmers would accompany their wives to the barns to milk the cows and would not go into the fields to work for fear of the deranged demoniac that lurked in the woods.

Sometime later, the police finally apprehended Matis and took him to the jail, but he was so violent and uncontrollable that he had to be isolated in a cell by himself. Inside the jail, he tore all his clothes off and sat naked. He shouted terribly in his sleep and had to be prevented from killing himself.

The judge determined that he was so thoroughly insane that he was not fit to stand trial, so he was committed to an insane asylum a hundred miles away in Pontiac, Michigan.

The doctor sent word to Mrs. Nagi that her husband was incurably sick and that his condition was worsening each day. He feared that her husband would soon die and said that she should come immediately.

It was a very trying time for the believers in my grandfather’s church, and when my Uncle John arrived at the memorial service, he was met by Mrs. Nagi who said, “How sad it is that I have been robbed of my beloved children – the saddest of all is that my husband has become the prey of Satan and Satan is the victor.”

“No, Sister Nagi,” he said, “ Satan is not the victor! This seeming victory is only temporary. There is no doubt that the grandma who loved the Savior is now safe with Him. The same applies to the little children. And concerning your husband, there is hope to wrestle him from the power of Satan through prayer and faith. This we will do in the name of Jesus.”

The congregation shook themselves out of their despair and set themselves to pray. My Uncle John later wrote, “We all fell on our knees and prayed with fevor to God that He might destroy all attempts of Satan that even this tragedy will turn to triumph and that He also might deliver the possessed one from the power of Satan. Heaven seemed to open up for us. We were filled with a holy joy and with courage of faith so that we commanded the demonic spirits to disappear and to leave the possessed one in the name of Jesus. I remember very well how I was filled with a Holy Spirit given assurance of faith, and I shouted to the praying belivers, ‘Brothers and Sisters, it is finished! God has listened to our prayer. We can proclaim by faith that the possessed one is delivered.’”

It was my Uncle John who went to visit Matis in the asylum. Upon arrival, he was escorted to the office of the head physician, Dr. Christian. The doctor was silent for awhile and then he said, “I do not understand this case. Three days ago I wrote a letter to the wife of this man and explained to her that according to our tests her husband was incurably sick and probably would not live much longer. Yesterday morning a change took place, and it is so radical that his condition seems to be completely normal. Well, whatever this is,” he said, “it seems that a miracle has happened here.”

Dr. Christian rang the bell for a guard who escorted Uncle John to the visiting room. After a few minutes, Matis was ushered in. When he saw Uncle John, he rushed up to him, “Please tell me what has happened!” he begged, “I cannot believe what these people have told me!” The previous day, when Matis had suddenly and instantly come to his senses, he had no recollection of any of the events that had transpired. As Uncle John told him the whole story, Matis broke down and sobbed, overwhelmed with grief. He had loved his children very much and had been especially close to his dear elderly mother. “O Lord, have mercy on me… a sinner!” he cried. “I am the worst man who exists!”

It’s difficult to see how a story like this could have a happy ending, but God in His incredible mercy has a way of bringing triumph out of even the worst of tragedies. Matis had been used by Satan as a tool of destruction, and he would live with the unimaginable pain of this knowledge for the rest of his life. But through the power of prayer, Jesus broke the chains off of his mind like the demoniac of Gadara and set this captive free. Through the miraculous deliverance, something had changed in Matis’ spirit. He repented of his rebellion, surrendered to Jesus Christ, and became a true child of God. Not only was he delivered of demonic possession, but he was saved and filled with the Holy Spirit.

The doctors found this dramatic recovery so unbelievable that they were compelled to keep him in the asylum for more than a year under careful observation before giving him a clean bill of health. He was released and lived the rest of his days with his family as a faithful follower of Jesus – a changed man.

Uncle John recalled that more than 20 years later when passing through Detroit, he was preaching in a particular church and the believers were asked to testify of what the Lord had done in their lives. A little elderly man stood up and said, “If anyone has a reason to praise the Lord it is me.” It was Matis, now old and grey. He had lived many years with the regret of his past, but he was overflowing with thankfulness to the God who had shown him such incredible mercy.

With tears streaming down his face, he began to quote, “Psa 40:2-3 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. (3) And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.


After reading this story, I began to think about what if they had prayed before Matis had committed the atrocities. Surely God would still have answered their fervent prayers!

I want to pray for our loved ones (and ourselves) for breaking of any addictions that the enemy is using in our lives to keep us from the perfect will of God. Let us pray fervently this personalized verse that Matis confessed:

(Psa 40:2-3) LORD, please bring us up also out of this horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set our feet upon that Rock, and establish our goings. Please put a new song in our mouths, even praise unto You, LORD, that many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in You, LORD!

Here is our assurance of God’s answer to our prayers:

1Jn 5:14-16 And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He hears us: (15) And if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him. (16) If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

 

Challange to Athiests

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I woke up about 3 am this morning with this scenario going around in my head: talking to an atheist and saying, “Do you really not believe that God exists, or do you just not want to admit that He has the Authority to say what is right and wrong?”  The atheist strongly restates that there is no God and I reply, “OK, if there is no God, then I challenge you to say these words, ‘God if You really exist, please reveal Yourself to me‘.”  The atheist protests and I continue, “Well, if there really is no God, then saying that is just dead words in the air, nothing will happen.”  Further protests from the atheist.  I reply, “Your reluctance to say that phrase belies your statements that you don’t believe God exists, and leads me to think that you are afraid to challenge this God whom you don’t believe exists.”

Then this song from Newsboys – God’s Not Dead – keeps going around in my head.  HalleluYah!  We serve the One, True, Living God!

My Mom Was A Prayer Warrior

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(and probably still is!)

I want to share a song with you.  The name of it is “Prayer Warrior” and it is sung by the Prices.  I don’t remember the ladies first names, and I can’t find it anywhere online, so I am posting it here so that it can bless you as it has me.

 

Prayer Warrior from http://shakinthefoundation.blogspot.com/2012/07/call-of-prayer-warrior.html

Prayer Warrior from http://shakinthefoundation.blogspot.com/2012/07/call-of-prayer-warrior.html

I remember many times when my mother was on this earth and I would get up in the morning to find her with her Bible in her lap praying.  The “Prayer Warrior” song touched me so much because of her!  When I was younger and in rebellion, I didn’t realize what I was spared because of her prayers.  I realize a little now.  I will know more in heaven.  The first time I heard the song above, I cried my eyes out.  It was about her.  She was my prayer warrior.  She stood in the gap for me and many others.

Now, as I attempt to take up the mantle that she has passed on to me, I am humbled by the godly heritage that God has blessed me with.  She was so faithful!  I miss her so much and I am so looking forward to seeing her again in heaven!

Please help, me, Abba Father, to be faithful in prayer like my mother!

My Impression of the Throne

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Years ago, I think it was about 2008, I was in my closet at the ranch in South Texas. Listening to a audio by Patricia King about the “Throne Zone” had inspired me to start a study in the Word of God about the Throne of God.  As I was reading the scriptures and meditating on them I had a mental picture of this star sapphire, but unlike the picture here instead of a star it was a cross, and the cross was made up of two galaxies, one vertical and one horizontal, similar to the ones here, but they were each spinning.  At the intersection of the cross, Yahshua sat on a fiery throne wearing a white robe.  I felt the spinning galaxy-cross was an eternal memorial to the death of Yahshua on the cross to save us.  (See Exo 24:10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. and Eze 10:1 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. )

Galaxy

Galaxy

Blue Star Sapphire Stone

Blue Star Sapphire Stone
Horizontal Spinning Galaxy
Horizontal Spinning Galaxy

Bible Passages on Heaven and the Throne

 Revelation 4 & 5

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.  (Rev 4:1-11)

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.  (Rev 5:1-14)

Isaiah 6:1-8

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.  (Isa 6:1-8)

Daniel 7

I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.  (Dan 7:9-10)

Exodus 24

Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.  (Exo 24:9-10)

Ezekiel

The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went. As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four. And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies. And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings. And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.  (Eze 1:3-28)

Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.  (Eze 10:1)

 

References to Thrones in the Bible

Moreover the king [Solomon] made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.  (1Ki 10:18-20)

1Ki 22:19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

 1Ch 17:12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his [Yahshua’s] throne for ever.

 1Ch 22:10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I [will be] his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

 2Ch 9:8 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, [to be] king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays: And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.  (2Ch 9:17-19)

 2Ch 23:20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

 Jb 26:9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it.

 Jb 36:7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings [are they] on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

Ps 9:4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

 Ps 45:6 . Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre.

 Ps 89:14 Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

 Ps 89:36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

 Ps 97:2 Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.

Ps 103:19 . The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

Ps 132:12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

The Fire of God’s Love!

  By Random Thoughts

Wow!  I just watched an awesome video this morning, so I’m going to share it with you!

One really neat thing about this video, to me, is that it is an explanation and confirmation from God of my post on April 2.  I now understand that the “golden river” that I saw flowing was a river of the Fire of God’s Love!  If you watch the video above, Patricia talks about the Man of Fire (Jesus/Yahshua) in Daniel 7 and how a river of fire flowed from Him, and how we can also have that river of fire flowing from us!  Whoohoo!  Thank You, Father!  That was just what I needed this morning!  All praise and glory be to our Father and God.  HalleluYah!  I pray this blesses you as it has me!

Dan 7:9-10a I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.  A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him….

By the way, Patricia has lots of awesome videos, audios and other resources posted at XPmedia.com.

Patricia King

Patricia King of XP Media

Why So Dry?

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Why No Rain?

Why No Rain?

This was in my daily Bible reading this morning:

And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full. Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; And then the LORD’S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.  (Deu 11:13-17)

Notice that if we are deceived into worshipping other gods, God will shut up heaven and not give us rain.

Satan / Lucifer / the devil is a liar and one of his main tactics is deception.  Think about it – if he just said, “Hey, all you people, just come follow me and let’s all go into the lake of fire together!”  he probably wouldn’t have many takers.  But he doesn’t do that, he deceives people into following him instead of God.

Pro 26:2  As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

The Bible says that the curse does not come without cause, and no rain is definitely part of the curse.  So, if we are experiencing lack of rain, which is part of the curse, then we need to find the cause.

Have we been deceived into worshipping other gods, and is God not giving us rain because of that?

 

 

Let the Glory of the LORD be Over All the Earth!

  By Random Thoughts

I awoke and looked at the clock – it was 3:33 am.  I had been dreaming about walking in the pasture and seeing pendant flags and banners in bright rainbow colors with “HalleluYah” written across them in bold black letters.  The pendant flags and banners were tied to mesquite and other trees and undulating in the light breeze.  Bright rainbow colored flags proclaiming praise to Yahweh, the LORD, the Creator of the Universe and the Owner of all the earth and everything in it!  HalleluYah means “Praise you Yahweh”.

HalleluYah!  I’m going to make some and see this dream come true!

Another thing that has been on my mind – gate posts. God told the children of Israel to write His commandments on their door posts and on their gates.   He also told them to take the blood of the Passover Lamb and sprinkle it on their posts.  So, the blood of the Passover Lamb was sprinkled over the laws of Moses.  Since Jesus is the “Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world”, and we have all sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God by breaking His commandments, then these posts were a perfect picture of the salvation available to us through Jesus’ blood poured out for us on the cross of Calvary.  HalleluYah!     Check out the verses below for confirmation:

And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full. Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; And then the LORD’S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you. Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:   (Deu 11:13-20)

Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
(Exo 12:21-23)

John 1:29  The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

1 John 3:4  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Isn’t God GOOD?   Thank you, Abba, for Your mercy on us!