Monday, January 14, 2013

God Is At Work!!!!




It is amazing how God can work in our lives. Just a few weeks ago I was in quite the physical and emotional mess. From about, July to October, I started a downward spiral. From October to the end of the year, I was in complete shut down mode.

I gained a lot of weight, shooting up to 308 at my highest point. I was really depressed, always sick and was generally a mess.

I would give more detail but my wife, and I think she is right, says I have to cut back on putting all my stuff out there and being too open. I love her, she is so wise and doesn't even realize it I think.

The Lord gave me a vision back in October, showing me that it was going to be a hard few months, that His Spirit was the only way I would get through, and just to drive forward to the end of the year.

On New Years eve, with the fullness of 2012, and really the last 20 years in some areas concerning my ministry walk, my christian walk, coming to a head, I had every opportunity to just say, "God failed me, 2012 did not come out as prophesied, we didn't receive a harvest, the ground was hard all year, nothing changed, everything seemed to have failed". The hardest part was the temptation to say, "The Word failed me, God failed me".

I was at work, doing a job that does not bless my soul or spirit. I knew there was a great service going on at church, my family was home bringing in the new year without me, and I was in the same place, in a worse place in some ways than the year before. I really didn't want to hear another NYE service of promises anyway. 2012 didn't work out too well.

But!! God showed up. I clicked on a link and saw that CCC (Christian Cultural Center in NYC) was having a live feed. I started to listen. And God showed up some more. I thanked God for getting me through the last three months of pain and trial, and God showed up some more. I gave my attention to The Word as if I was sitting in NYC listening to Pastor Bernard Live, and you guessed it. GOD SHOWED UP SOME MORE!!

By the time the service was over, and what a service it was, I was full of The Spirit! Something Lifted off of me and I was set free from something that was keeping me bound.

The anointing on me was so powerful. For those who don't know what that is, to put it simply, it is the tangible presence/power of God, gods power on earth to accomplish His Will. Like electricity is power in the natural, think of The Anointing as Power in The Spirit.(But NOT spiritual energy, like new agers dabble in. It is Gods presence and Power, it belongs solely to Him and Him alone)

Anyway, it doesn't end there. I then listened to a service from ALCC here in Syracuse. Called Recompense and Reward. I was well prepared by The Spirit of God to receive the promises of God for the coming year. I don't know if I would have been in the place to receive it if I had not been stuck at work, and "forced" to listen to CCC live feed, instead of being at my church for the service.

When I saw what God was doing and what He had done. Something again broke over me on The Spirit.

Do I know why I had to suffer so much up this point, not fully, but I do know, He was in it with me. Have I had struggles since that night, yes, but I do know I am heading out of the valley toward a glorious mountain top. Has the enemies that bound me for all that time tried to reach their dark little fingers into this year and drag me back, oh yeah, but, Gods anointing has freed me, and they have no claim or hook on me anymore.

Oh The Precious Blood Of Jesus!!!!!!

I share this with you because I want you to know that He is a Faithful God. Jesus has been given all authority in heaven and on earth and He really is with you forever, even unto the end of the age. He has not left you. I know some of you are looking around and thinking, you don't know what I am dealing with, you don't know what I have done, you don't know the temptations I deal with every day. You don't know the thoughts I fight, the darkness I feel.

I sure do. And most importantly Jesus does. The Word says He was tempted in EVERY WAY. He is able to understand, help you and SET YOU FREE!! Matter of fact, he has already set you free, if you have accepted Him as Lord and Savior!!! 

My Pastor today, his book, which I highly recommend, is to the right on the sidebar, gave us a "homework" assignment it was to meditate and speak out loud a scripture from Philippians. I leave you with that scripture in a few different version. Make it personal. Say God is at work IN ME.......

I like the first one the best!!!


Philippians 2:13
New Living Translation (NLT)

For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.


Philippians 2:13
New International Version (NIV)

For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.



Philippians 2:13
Amplified Bible (AMP)

 [Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while [a]effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and [b]delight.







Tuesday, January 8, 2013

You Can't Tell Me!

A song for those struggling with depression!



You cant cause me, to run today
You can't cause me, to quit today

You can't keep me, in bed today
You can't tell me, nothin' matters anyway

Because I got The Spirit, of The Lord
I've got The Spirit, of The Lord

You cant stop me, in my walk today
You can't tell me, to run away

You can't force me, to frown and cry
You won't tell me, that I should just die

Because I got The Spirit, of The Lord
I've got The Spirit, of The Lord

Because I got The Spirit, of The Lord
I've got The Spirit, of The Lord

I will stand up, and allow my soul to release
I will face the world, with His Joy and PEACE

I will walk with Him, through the heat of pain
I will call for him ,and He will send me His rain

Because I got The Spirit, of The Lord
I've got The Spirit, of The Lord

Because I got The Spirit, of The Lord
I've got The Spirit, of The Lord

You cant cause me, to run today
You can't cause me, to quit today

You can't keep me, in bed today
You can't tell me, nothin' matters anyway

Because I got The Spirit, of The Lord
I've got The Spirit, of The Lord.....

Monday, January 7, 2013

Every Stronghold Broken!!!



Is it possible to have love and fellowship all around us, and still feel like we have been rejected or left out? It can if we do not allow The Holy Spirit into that stronghold of the soul and mind. We can be surrounded by opportunity to love and be loved, to serve and yes be served, and never see it or enjoy it.


So many leave a place God has ordained them to be, because although they let God bring them so far, they stopped when it came to this one place, a place where closeness and intimacy is. A place where we can cry with a brother or sister. Where we can be transparent with a leader that is offering an open ear.


How much of what we feel to be others judging and/or rejecting us, is, really just our own unhealed feelings telling us that. Or if there is a real friction, how much of that is because we refuse to submit and change? Even if for a time we have to agree to disagree, isn't that what true submission is? Does not The Word say iron sharpens iron?


I am going to change here and say "I", so I can deal with myself, in the hopes of encouraging you.

Am I zealous to a fault, where I speak, write or act without thought for how those younger in The Lord will see it, or comprehend it? Do I take a stand that says "I know what The Lord has told me", yet do not consider how The Leaders above me will have to explain my actions or words?? Or how what I say may effect Gods plan for them and me together?


Am I so wrapped up in how I sense in my heart how the Church should be in the nation, that I forget that what I do and say may just be taking public shots at the church I serve in locally?


Someone said to me today something like "closeness can be scary". Indeed it can be. Submission for so many of us can be even scarier, especially if we feel like we have had to protect and defend ourselves all our lives. Releasing control can be hard and scary.


Relationship, deep relationship, real relationship, so many of us have avoided. Oh we smile, give a high five, chat about work, so many of us never build beyond that. So, when we do begin to draw closer and open up  we find out that, closeness can cause friction. We find out people are human. Instead of letting iron sharpen iron and pressing on with building relationships (building anything takes time, sweat, and sometimes tears). We fall back.


Sometimes we fall back into silence and seclusion. Sometimes just into the shallow, high five, small talk, email relationships we had before. Sometimes, and this is where the heart of this article is shooting at, we reject others, we reject the process, we reject the building plan, we reject everything around us that is crying out for our portion of love and relationship.


Please don't let the enemy stop you now. Not now. Not after all you have been through. Not after all God has done for you and through you. God has placed, somewhere around you,,people who are meant to be lifelong friends, some, not all, very close friends that are so important to your life and, guess what, theirs.


Will you see stuff that stirs those old hurt feelings and make you uncomfortable? Yes of course. Just do the work of the ministry of love and reconciliation and don't give it your attention. Love on people. Join the group that feeds the poor, join that ministry that pulls on your heart, show up for fellowship events,  and be there. Take good advice, if there is something about you that keeps tripping you up and others,well come on now, let it go already, you will be okay. If it is God He will bring it back in a way that doesn't trip you or others...


Love Ya BROTHER OR SISTER!! LETS MAKE 2013 THE YEAR OF RECOMPENSE AND REWARD!!!! Lets allow GOD TO PAY back the devil for all those terrible feelings that have been tripping us up! Every stronghold broken!! None Left for the flesh or enemy to use!

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

This Is The Year!!!!



This is The Year, of Recompense and Reward!
This is The Year, of The Spirit and The Sword!
 


This is The Year, of His Living and Powerful Word!
This is The Year, of The Glory of The Lord!


This is The Year, of Recompense and Reward!
This is The Year, of The Spirit and The Sword!


 This is The Year, for the Healing of Our Pain!
This is The Year, that The Healer will rule and reign!



This is The Year, of Recompense and Reward!
This is The Year, of The Spirit and The Sword!



This is The Year, that The Lord will Reveal His Power!
This is The Year, of The Church's finest Hour!


This is The Year, of Recompense and Reward!
This is The Year, of The Spirit and The Sword!



This is The Year, YOU WILL see your enemies DESTROYED!!!
This IS HIS YEAR, SO REJOICE, REJOICE AND BE OVERJOYED!




Friday, December 28, 2012

Real Faith Can Cry Out!




Don't let anyone ever tell you that you are whining, complaining or failing in faith when you find yourself continually crying out to The Lord!!!

You are in good company with many great men of God! Including the one that God said was the Apple of His Eye!

Just stay close to Him and end with a declaration of His Faithfulness!!




Psalm 13

For the choir director: A psalm of David.

O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever?
How long will you look the other way?

How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul,
with sorrow in my heart every day?
How long will my enemy have the upper hand?

Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!
Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.

Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!”
Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall.

But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.

I will sing to the Lord
because he is good to me.

 
 

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

God So Loved!!! And Still Does




Isaiah 14:12-15



How you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!

For you have said in your heart:
I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’

Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the lowest depths of the Pit.




The very first challenge to Gods Power, Authority, Sovereignty and Love. Lucifer who was once Gods anointed Cherub somehow steps out of his place and begins to think he is the source of his own life and glorious appearance. Pride rises up and Lucifer challenges the very throne of The Almighty. Lucifer also leads others into rebellion who also suffer the same fate as he. Isn’t that what he did in The Garden, and isn’t that what he is still doing today? Lucifer, now Satan, has been pushing and prodding mankind since the beginning to follow in his footsteps of rebellion and pride.

When The Lord instructs us to worship Him and declare that He is good and His mercy endures forever, He isn’t doing that out of a sense of need for Himself. When He commanded the children of Israel to continually reverence and lift up His Name, He wasn’t doing it because He needs anything or is lacking anything in some way. We hold fast to His Word that declares that He is Good, He is Love, He is caring, He is ALIVE, because it is The Truth.

The enemy never stops trying to tell the world and even the church that God is not fair, that He doesn’t care, that He is the one that kills steals and destroys. Satan is the cause of all pain and hurt, sickness and death in the world. Fallen man in his sin, lust and steals, kills and destroys and they then ask why does God let this happen.

Of all the assignments Satan has sent out, I believe this is the chief one, to point the finger of blame at God and challenge His Throne of Grace and Love. We will combat this assignment with The Word of TRUTH, concerning our Gods Love! Praise Jesus!





Deuteronomy 7:6-9


“For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.

The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because the LORD loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

“Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;



Isn’t is awesome to know that God chose us. After all, we are the seed of Abraham in Christ. The blessings, the covenant that God made with Abraham, He made to us through Christ Jesus! And what does verse 8 say?: but because the LORD loves you.

God made His covenant with you long before you ever took your first breath on this earth. He was faithful to keep it, from century to century, millennium to millennium and from generation to generation. He chose you, He made covenant with you, He loved you, and in the fullness of time, He redeemed you. The Love of God is not the emotion that man operates from most of the time. The Love of God is covenant, it is faithfulness, it is loyalty, it is devotion to your well being. He is Love, to deny His Love for you, would be to deny Himself. Praise be to Jesus and The Father of our LORD Jesus Christ!




John 3:14-17(Amplified)



And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must [so it is necessary that] the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross], In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him, trusts Him, and relies on Him] may not perish, but have eternal life and [actually] live forever!

For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.
For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on) the world, but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him.



If there was ever a doubt about The Love of God, it is settled right here. God so greatly LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE. What did He give? A half offering, a small gift? No, He gave all He could possibly give. God Himself became man and gave His very own life for the world. I don’t think our human minds can grasp the value of what God did for us in Jesus.

He literally could not have given anymore than what He gave. He not only gave His only begotten son, whom He greatly loved, beyond any human comprehension. He not only laid His life down in “martyrdom” like many saints have. He laid down His very essence. The eternally Holy Son became a curse, became sin, suffered spiritual death for mankind. Jesus,when He walked the earth demonstrated Gods Love for man, by healing all who were oppressed by the Devil.

Always remember there is no separating supernatural healing and deliverance and The Love of God. Every time The Lord heals and delivers through you, you are demonstrating The Love of God and showing the enemy to be a liar.







Saturday, December 22, 2012

The World is Standing At Eternity's Door!






Stand Strong! Stand Firm!
His Promises, and Favor, can not be earned!


The World is standing at eternity's door!
The World is standing at eternity's door!


Be Silent, and Know, that He is The LORD!
He shall fulfill His Word!!!!!!    


The World is standing at eternity's door!
The World is standing at eternity's door!


He soon will move His Mighty Hand
And bring ,His People, into a New Land!


The World is standing at eternity's door!
The World is standing at eternity's door!


He soon will shout, through the voice of  Thunder
And the enemies kingdom will fall to plunder!


Soon there will be time no more!
The World is standing at eternity's door!

Soon there will be time no more!
The World is standing at eternity's door!

Soon there will be time no more!
The World is standing at eternity's door!








Monday, December 17, 2012

The Lord of Hosts is Able!



There is a war coming to our streets. Christian Men must understand the scripture that says "we do not battle against flesh and blood....."  in the days ahead.
My spirit is disturbed by what I see. The trickery of the enemy has set up the majority of Christian men,especially in The South, and our inner cities, to fail the coming test and trial.

Gods answer to the darkness IS NOT a Militia, not a Gang. It is not a Gun. It is not wrapping yourself in The Flag and 2 Amendment Rights!

His answer is The Church, Prayer! The Sword of The Spirit,The Armor of God, and The Word of God!!!


I say this by The Spirit of God. You man, need to fully understand this and not allow fear,pride and the flesh to cause you to be swept up in something that plays right into the enemies hand. More to come as The Lord wills.



Ephesians 6:12-13
New King James Version (NKJV)

12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,[a] against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.



Psalm 20:6-8
New King James Version (NKJV)

Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses;
But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
They have bowed down and fallen;
But we have risen and stand upright.



Isaiah 31:1
New King James Version (NKJV)

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,
And rely on horses,
Who trust in chariots because they are many,
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
Nor seek the Lord!

Friday, December 7, 2012

The Transformed Life by John R. Carter


 

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

The Lord Of Hosts!

Jesus came to DESTROY, not put up with, not live side by side with, not tolerate! But to destroy, undo, unravel,decimate the works of The Enemy!!!! And He delegated, and commissioned us to do the same with His same Power and Authority!!!


    Acts 10:37-38 New King James Version (NKJV)

37 that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.



1 John 3:8
New King James Version (NKJV)

8 He who sins(PRACTICES SIN) is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.




Wednesday, November 28, 2012

March On!!





March On, Faithful Soldier
March On, Mighty Ones
March through, this Muddy Valley
For The Kingdom, Of Gods Son!

When your legs, begin to falter
And your soul, grows tired and weary
Stand Up, In The Spirit!
And declare, The VICTORY!!

AND THEN

March On, Faithful Soldier
March On, Mighty Ones
March through, this Muddy Valley
For The Kingdom, Of Gods Son!

When your head, begins to drop down
And you lose sight, of Your Kings Face
Lift up, your eyes, and FOCUS!
For The LORDS help, will soon come!

AND THEN

March On, Faithful Soldier
March On, Mighty Ones
March through, this Muddy Valley
For The Kingdom, Of Gods Son!

He is Faithful. Who has called you
And He is leading you, by His Hand!
He is able, and more than willing!
To bring you, to The Promised Land!

SO

March On, Faithful Soldier
March On, Mighty Ones
March through, this Muddy Valley
For The Kingdom, Of Gods Son!

(repeat)



Tuesday, November 6, 2012

The Puzzle






There are times in prayer that everything The Lord is showing me is like pieces of a Puzzle. This happens to me quite a few times a year. Some puzzle have less pieces and come together more quickly, some have many complex pieces and take longer.

Now naturally, I hate doing puzzles. I do not have the patience for them, and I can already see the picture on the box, so what is the point. :)

"Prayer Puzzles", terrible phrase for it, are much like natural puzzles. It takes focus, patience and trust in The Lord to keep pressing in until He brings it all together. Unlike natural puzzles though, there is no box to look at the end result.

You can see it coming together, but sometimes it is not fully what you were thinking. At times the finished product is a wonderful picture, and other times I have been praying and interceding for something that is not so wonderful.

I felt led to post this, because I am looking at one of the most powerful,complex puzzles I have had in a long time. Some parts are really good, some seem to have darkness covering them, confusion and chaos.

But, I know The Lord is working all these puzzles pieces together and creating the intended outcome for His People and His Church. Both Locally and In The NATIONS!!!


Keep Praying!!!

Keep Seeking!!

He Is Faithful  He Is Mighty!!

He Is LORD OF ALL!!    




     

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Let The King Of Glory Come In!!





Pain is interesting. There are days I will never forget because of pain. There are things I will never do again, by the grace of God, because of pain. There are struggles I have with trust, still, because of pain. I still feel anger at times because of pain.


But, I am also stronger than many people, because of pain. I understand, what many others do not, because of pain. I can have compassion, and empathy, for those who others cast off, because of pain. I believe I can walk where others can't, tread where others cant, fight where others can't, all in part, because of the pain I have been through and dealt with.


God causes all things to work together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His Purposes!


Will you allow Him to turn your pain into victory for yourself and countless others?? It starts with you allowing Him in. Lowering the walls, opening the gates, and allowing The King of Glory to touch,heal and love you!  

When the perspective you have of your past changes: The Vision of your Call and Destiny clears up.





Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Storm





“The tree on the mountain takes whatever the weather brings. If it has any choice at all, it is in putting down roots as deeply as possible."

Corrie Ten Boom



Early this morning The Lord began to speak to me about standing in prayer even during the storm. When I saw that the hurricane did not weaken but actually strengthen after what I felt was a powerful anointed prayer yesterday, I began to ask why. He stopped me before I could and reminded me that we are not to be moved by what we feel or see.




He spoke to me about this for some time, I think to make sure I got it. I came away with a different mindset. Those who are called to prayer and intercession must not be moved by what they feel or see. We must be able to stay strong in faith, stay focused on God and fervent in prayer even during the storms that arise. Even during the storms that we tell to move, yet instead move right over us, or those we are interceding for.

Protection in the storm for Gods people and The Church. Guidance in the darkness for Gods people and The Church. Angelic guards during the worst of storms for Gods People and The Church.


I was reminded of Paul on the ship. The crew did not listen to the warning and sailed anyway. Yet even during the storm when all hope was lost, God spoke to Paul through an Angel, the cargo they wanted to get delivered so badly would be lost, yet lives would be saved.

There will be storms coming soon.
There will be shipwrecks coming soon.

But in Gods divine providence, He has already figured it all in and has a plan to bring Glory to His name and fulfill His Plan on earth, just like He did with Paul after the shipwreck, it opened up that place to The Gospel and for God to display His Power and Glory in The NAME OF JESUS!



“The tree on the mountain takes whatever the weather brings. If it has any choice at all, it is in putting down roots as deeply as possible."

Corrie Ten Boom

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Let The Blinders Be Removed









We Command The Blinders To Be Removed!
Let Him see The Creator of The Creation
Let Him See The Architect of The Order
Let Him See The Source of All Life
Let Him See What He Is Truly Looking For
Let Him See What He Is Truly Seeking!
Let Him See His Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ!!!!!!!

Whisper To Him
Speak To Him
Embrace Him
Save Him

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Authority!!!!!









The Authority and The Power of The Gospel is something we must have in these last days. The Love of Christ is key, however without The Authority and Power of The Victorious Risen King, there are people and places we will not be able to reach.


Like The Centurion, there are people and people groups that may be saved by The Love of Christ, but they will only be drawn by His Authority and Power.



They May Mock 2








 

Throughout History The Lord has delivered His People
From The Judgement That Comes upon The World!




However He has also requires obedience from His People
Even among persecution and mocking!!!






Thursday, October 11, 2012

They May Mock Now.....


                                                           We have Overcome! 

                         By The BLOOD of The LAMB and The WORD Of Our Testimony!!!







They may Mock Now
But come The Day!!
Every Knee shall Bow!!
Every Tongue Shall Confess!!
Jesus IS LORD!!!!

         Will YOU be doing so with JOY or Eternal Regret?






Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Revelation 6

New King James Version (NKJV)



First Seal: The Conqueror

 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals;[a] and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.



Second Seal: Conflict on Earth

3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.”[b] 4 Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.



Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth

5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart[c] of wheat for a denarius,[d] and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”



Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth

7 When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” 8 So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.



Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs

9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.



Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances

12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold,[e] there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon[f] became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders,[g] the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”



Saturday, September 22, 2012

The Detour






For many this sign is before you, or in your near future. When you see it, put the pedal to the metal and get on with Gods Plans and Purposes for your LIFE!!

And Praise His Holy Name, with Thanksgiving, for all you learned on "The Detour"!!!!



Tuesday, September 18, 2012

So That it Might be Fulfilled!!!



These lives are temporary. A blink of an eye. The trouble you see in the world was foretold to us by Jesus. If you are hung up on, and troubled by politics, you have lost sight of The Word and are not fully understanding that a good portion of The Word speaks of a time of great trouble. It shouldn't bother you one bit who wins the next election, no matter who it is.

We are entering a short period of time, that event after event will be seen as the events of the former rain were seen, even the horrible events, even the troubling events were described as.."So that the scripture might be fulfilled".

Think about this, when Herod, filled with evil, ordered all the male children 2 years and under to be killed, The Word says that it fulfilled scripture.


Judas betraying Jesus...so that the scripture might be fulfilled.
The destruction of Jerusalem..so that the scripture might be fulfilled.
Jesus being beaten beyond human recognition..so that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Many in the church today can't handle somebody saying, that if this candidate wins or that candidate wins, it was Gods will for them to win.

There are prophetic words about this time we are living in, and they to will be fulfilled.
The world economy will collapse, so that the scripture might be fulfilled.
Men hearts will grow darker and darker, so that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Billions will die from disease,disaster, wild animals, starvation and evils that are yet to be revealed, that can only be described as the veil between the spirit and the natural being penetrated to allow demons access to man....So that the scripture might be fulfilled.

No not because God is horrible for those non-believers who may be reading this.(That subject is a different post)

Now, in the view of all that, how silly should we feel about the stuff we complain about and fight about. How short sighted are we when politics cause such trouble in the church?

Jesus is LORD! All authority in Heaven and Earth HAS BEEN GIVEN UNTO HIM!! Lets start acting like it. Me included. Lets start acting like we really believe that He has given us His Authority to use on Earth to knock down the gates of hell and reveal The Kingdom of HEAVEN TO the world.

Jesus will return very soon. He will remove all that offends. Oh there is so much in that one statement. He will remove all that offends. Oh How wonderful that day will be for those who Know Him and have accepted His free gift of salvation.   But Oh how horrible, how terrible, how terrifying it will be for those who have rejected His Grace and chose to openly offend Him without repentance.

 I will end on a note of Hope and Glory. Even as The World grows dark and unimaginable fear and shaking comes to The Earth and the nations of the world. A great light will arise of The Church. His Power and Glory will shine as a beacon to all those who want to come out of the darkness, so they to can receive the free gift of Salvation. God would have all men come to repentance, so He will provide cities of refuge, cities of light.    


You can carry the Glory of God with you into the darkness and lead people out that are grasping for The Lord and crying out for mercy and salvation. You can be His feet and hands. You can be His voice. You can bring His presence, that makes the earth bow down before you (HIM) into the places that the enemy is holding his captives.   Do you want to be His Vessel of Grace as the Floods of Judgement come upon The Earth?

 JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!
 JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!
 JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!







Tuesday, September 11, 2012

It Is Time



This  post was going to be on The Dangers of Being Spiritually Unfocused. However, it seems some things have taken a turn in The Spirit. So, frankly, I have a strong sense in my heart that there is really no time to be lazy or unfocused about what God has called us to do.

So I say to all that read this. Today is the day to turn and repent. Today is the day to recommit to His Plan for your life. Today is the day to die to self and allow Him to live through you.


The clash that is coming will be played out both in the natural and in the spiritual. As nation rises against nation and ethnic group against ethnic group: So to will those bound and controlled by a religious spirit rise up against those filled and led by The Holy Spirit.




Saturday, September 8, 2012

The Importance of Spiritual Focus



The importance of Spiritual Focus can not be overstated in these days of trouble on the earth.
Christians must make a decision, a real decision, to purposefully focus their heart, mind and spirit on The Lord.

The world, and even sometimes the occult, has tainted and perverted the idea of Spiritual Power coming from the spirit of man. However spiritual focus and power are very real and I would say required by The Lord in order to fulfill The Great Commission.

Jesus on several occasions linked The Power of The Holy Spirit and the Power of Faith in a person, both believer and potential believer, with fulfilling His purpose and plan on The Earth. (See Matt 15:18/Matt9:29/Mark 16/2 Timothy 1:5/1 Peter 5:9/Rev 2:13-19)

There are many ,many more verses that that make it abundantly clear that, Our Faith/Your Faith, is the key to all that God does through us and in us on this earth. (See ACTS 1:8)

The people of God in the Old Testament were reminded to lift up the name of God continually. They were commanded to declare That God is Good and His Mercy Endures Forever. They did not have The Holy Spirit living in them to be their Comforter and Stand By.

They did not have Him reminding them who they were, who God is, and how He had a plan and a purpose for them. They needed The Prophets to remind them, they needed ritual and traditions to remind them.

They didn't have rivers of living water flowing through them to refresh them, like we do. They didn't have a Living Faith, renewed and refreshed daily by The Holy Spirit of Jehovah!

We have all these things yet we still need set our focus, especially in the days ahead.

Listen my friend. God has deposited in you something greater than any of us can imagine. Even if your circumstances are hard and all the "prosperity" that The Western Church has over emphasized has not come into manifestation, that does not weaken, or lessen, The Power and Ability The Lord has placed within His Children. 

However our faith will make the difference between whether or not we access it.

The intensity of the focus of our Faith in His Word, applied to specific situations that He has laid upon our hearts, will determine the level at which HE receives Glory to His Name.

I am not talking about mountain moving faith. That is a generalization that has been overused to the point it has lost its punch. I am talking about specific, focused, laser like faith that makes impossible tasks: possible, that causes impassable barricades to be demolished, and impenetrable walls of protection to be erected around churches and believers.

What is it that God has put on your heart continually that you have put off to "someday"?

What is it that Your LORD has poked you about and tugged at your faith for, that you have not dared to believe for or speak out?

What really bothers you that you know bothers God? But, because no one else seems to be addressing it, you haven't pressed through in prayer to get direction or see change in it?

I have a few things. Some I have not pressed in on. Some I have let go, because of what seems to be a lack of success, in using my faith, to receive for myself and my family.

Disappointment has taken many strong ones down.

I will share something that The Lord will not let me drop. I know with all my heart that The Lord wants to demonstrate His Dominion through His Church and His People. I know He wants to demonstrate His Omnipresence and His Omnipotence through His People and His Church. I know it. I have faith that He wants to, that He will need to, in order to fulfill His Plan in these last days.

I am talking about translations like with Philip. I am talking about signs and wonders, not just healing. Closed nations swept with The Gospel with no Martyrs, Christians walking through the midst of their attackers, not being seen. Would be killers blinded and confused. Armies turning on themselves. The most broken minds and souls renewed, restored and refreshed with wisdom.

There are more than sufficient examples in The Word ,both Old and New Testament, to give us an arsenal of promises to believe for in these troubling times.

Both in The Old and the New Testament people were raised from the dead.

Jesus gave us two examples so that we would have no excuse to say, that isn't possible. The Madman of the Gadarenes and Lazareth. We can have faith that God will heal even the most broken body. Lazareth was dead for days, his body already rotting, yet Jesus looked up to Heaven gave glory to God and Lazareth was restored to wholeness.

We can believe for the most broken body to be healed, even unto the most crippled, even unto death. But it will not just happen, we must have focused, real faith for it.

The man with the Legion is an example of The All Powerful Authority of Jesus. No matter what demonic or mentally ill challenge is set before us in ministering Gods Love and Grace, we have no excuse to think for a moment that it is not possible. There is no mental illness that can not be destroyed. There is no demonic possession that can not be driven out and there is no filth or brokenness of man, that can not be restored and made perfectly clean and whole!!!!!!

Oh, but it will take your faith, partnering with The Holy Spirit in you. And a determination that God will do what He says He will do!

Will you be called to walk in all these things. I don't know, probably not. But you know that there are things God has prepared you for. You know there are things that The Holy Spirit keeps laying on your heart. You know there are impossible situations that He has drawn your attention, to over and over.

They may not seem to be on such a grand scale as taking the nations, but if He is trying to get you to fully operate in faith, and APPLY that faith continually, in that area He keeps showing you, then it may be, scratch that,  IT IS a key component to Him getting His Word, His Power and His Name into that situation.

I pray that The Holy Spirit will open the eyes of your understanding, and mine, so that we can fully operate in, and apply our Faith so that His Power can be released!!

May His Will can be done, so that His NAME will receive glory on Earth as it is in Heaven!!



Thursday, August 30, 2012

History/Future

This hymn by Arthur Cleveland Coxe from 1839, has been strong in my spirit. I can sense the great displeasure of The Lord with The Kings and Rulers of The Earth.

I believe in my heart that this hymn WAS Historical and IS
Prophetic.





O where are kings and empires now
Of old, that went and came?
But Lord, thy Church is praying yet,
A thousand years the same.

We mark her goodly battlements
And her foundations strong;
We hear, within, the solemn voice
Of her unending song.

For not like kingdoms of the world
Thy holy Church, O God,
Though earthquake shocks are threatening her,
And tempests are abroad.

Unshaken as eternal hills,
immovable she stands,
A mountain that shall fill the earth,
A house not made by hands.

Arthur Cleveland Coxe, 1839