I was doodling one day and when I was finished I knew that I had actually drawn something. I knew it was a figure of something in medicine. Later I figured out it was a cell wall. A cell wall is a line of defense. It keeps good things in and bad things out. I began to think on my week. It has been some kind of week. I asked the Lord "how did I get here, how did I get to this place" God told me that it was the music I had been listening to. All week I had been listening to secular music and then I found myself weak. We have to really guard what we let in, in this hour. I had been playing the bible at night and my flesh found a way to be strengthened, it was music. It could be music, food, sex, alcohol...whatever. Flesh does not want to die so whatever it has to do to remain alive it will.
1.What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound ?
2.God forbid . How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein ?
3.Know ye not , that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4.Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5.For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6.Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed , that hence forth we should not serve sin.
7.For he that is dead is freed from sin.
8.Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more;
9. death hath no more dominion over him.
10.For in that he died , he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth , he liveth unto God.
11.Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12.Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14.For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15.What then? shall we sin , because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid .
16. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey ; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?17.But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you .
18.Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
19. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
20.For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
21.What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed ? for the end of those things is death.
22.But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
23.For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
CHOOSE LIFE
I HEARD "A MEASURE OF WHEAT" AND I GOT SO EXCITED BECAUSE I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE SCRIPTURE IN 2 KINGS 7 AND I THOUGHT THE LORD WAS TELLING ME THINGS WERE GOING TO TURN AROUND OVER NIGHT.WHEN I LOOKED FOR THE SCRIPTURE I CAME ACROSS REVELATION 6. I BELIEVE THAT IN THIS NEXT MOVE OF GOD IF WE AS THE BELIEVER ARE FOUND FAITHFUL IN THE HOUR OF VISITATION GOD WILL REWARD BUT...IF WE ARE FOUND UNFAITHFUL THERE WILL BE WEEPING
2 KINGS 7
1. Then Elisha said , Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
2. Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said , Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said , Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 3. And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die ?
4. If we say , We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come , and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive , we shall live ; and if they kill us, we shall but die .
5. And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
6. For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
7. Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
8. And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink , and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again , and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
9. Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace : if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come , that we may go and tell the king's household.
10. So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying , We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied , and asses tied , and the tents as they were.
11. And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
12. And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying , When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
13. And one of his servants answered and said , Let some take , I pray thee, five of the horses that remain , which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed :) and let us send and see .
14. They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying , Go and see .
15. And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste . And the messengers returned , and told the king.
16. And the people went out , and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
17. And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died , as the man of God had said , who spake when the king came down to him.
18. And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying , Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
19. And that lord answered the man of God, and said , Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said , Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
20. And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died .
Revelation 6
1.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 .
2.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.
3.And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say , Come and see .
4.And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat there on to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
5.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
6.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.
7.And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say , Come and see .
8.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.
9.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 :
10.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?
11.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 .
12.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;
13.And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14.And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together ; and every mountain and is land were moved out of their places.
15.And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens 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 that sittet hon the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17For the great day of his wrath is come ; and who shall be able to stand ?
2 KINGS 7
1. Then Elisha said , Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
2. Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said , Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said , Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 3. And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die ?
4. If we say , We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come , and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive , we shall live ; and if they kill us, we shall but die .
5. And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
6. For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
7. Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
8. And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink , and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again , and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
9. Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace : if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come , that we may go and tell the king's household.
10. So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying , We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied , and asses tied , and the tents as they were.
11. And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
12. And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying , When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
13. And one of his servants answered and said , Let some take , I pray thee, five of the horses that remain , which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed :) and let us send and see .
14. They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying , Go and see .
15. And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste . And the messengers returned , and told the king.
16. And the people went out , and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
17. And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died , as the man of God had said , who spake when the king came down to him.
18. And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying , Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
19. And that lord answered the man of God, and said , Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said , Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
20. And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died .
Revelation 6
1.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 .
2.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.
3.And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say , Come and see .
4.And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat there on to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
5.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
6.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.
7.And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say , Come and see .
8.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.
9.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 :
10.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?
11.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 .
12.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;
13.And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14.And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together ; and every mountain and is land were moved out of their places.
15.And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens 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 that sittet hon the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17For the great day of his wrath is come ; and who shall be able to stand ?
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Satiated
Satiated: to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess
Satiety: the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity : surfeit, fullness
I have a Bible CD collection and I recently bought an mp3 player and recorded scripture on it and began to listen to it from time to time. For a while now I have tried to read at least few chapters in various books in the Bible daily. I have been playing my Bible Cds in the DVD player at bedtime and yesterday I received the complete Bible on DVD that I had ordered. I believe we have gotten beyond the point of reading a few chapters of the Bible a day and that being effective. I believe we need to immerse ourselves in scripture; to become satiated with the Word of God in order to be able to stand.
Phillipians 4
1.Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
2. I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.
3.And I intreat thee also, true yoke fellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellow labourers, whose names are in the book of life.
4.Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say , Rejoice .,
5.Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
6. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7.And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8.Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
9.Those things, which ye have both learned , and received , and heard , and seen in me, do : and the God of peace shall be with you
Satiety: the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity : surfeit, fullness
I have a Bible CD collection and I recently bought an mp3 player and recorded scripture on it and began to listen to it from time to time. For a while now I have tried to read at least few chapters in various books in the Bible daily. I have been playing my Bible Cds in the DVD player at bedtime and yesterday I received the complete Bible on DVD that I had ordered. I believe we have gotten beyond the point of reading a few chapters of the Bible a day and that being effective. I believe we need to immerse ourselves in scripture; to become satiated with the Word of God in order to be able to stand.
Phillipians 4
1.Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
2. I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.
3.And I intreat thee also, true yoke fellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellow labourers, whose names are in the book of life.
4.Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say , Rejoice .,
5.Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
6. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7.And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8.Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
9.Those things, which ye have both learned , and received , and heard , and seen in me, do : and the God of peace shall be with you
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Transformed: A Made Up Mind
I went to a conference Saturday and one of the speakers was Elder Savage. Elder Savage,delivered a powerful word that seemed tailor made for me. God is beautiful in that he always makes you feel special; it could be a sunset or a red bird and I can't help but say thank you Lord for the sunset etc. It's like he made it just for me. Elder Savage's message was on Obedience; she said to answer the call and quench not the Spirit. The message changed something in me. I heard " I am moving the debris that has stopped up your dam, the devil wants you immobile but I am unstopping your dam, out of your belly will flow and rush rivers of living water".She began to pray and God told me to get up and I was reluctant at first but I am so glad I did. As she prayed for me I saw a vision of myself as a child with my hands over my mouth. Elder Savage said "you are like a locked up dam, you are locked up". I began to wail and then I unconsciously began to cover my mouth. As I sat down I made up my mind to switch. I participated in worship like I haven't for a long time, uninhibited. Pain normally makes me shut down and I had been going through some things but last night I made up my mind to be free. Free to worship, free to praise, free to dance (the dance part is a prophecy right now but it's coming) free to offer my gifts to the body of Christ, free to love without fear, free to touch, hug...whatever(touch had been an issue) free to laugh, clap, shout, or be silent, free to dress up, free to not shrink myself...Free to be ME. Sunday I sang in the choir; I joined Thursday. At first I had to fight my mind; I thought of my imperfections. I questioned myself and I heard God say "just be obedient, I'll work the rest out". It was a huge step to join the choir but God told me it wasn't about me or how I feel. God is coming for his talents. Sunday I sang and felt the urge to retreat, but something in me rose up and said not this time! Reaching my destiny depends on my obedience so today I stand strong and proclaim that "I am an unstopped dam. A mighty River; rushing waters that are being purified as I go."
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Psalm 18
1. I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
2. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised : so shall I be saved from mine enemies .
4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid .
5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about : the snares of death prevented me.
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry camebefore him, even into his ears.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled ; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken , because he was wroth .
8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured : coals were kindled by it.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down : and darkness was under his feet.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly : yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.11 He madedarkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed , hail stones and coals of fire.13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot outlightnings, and discomfited them. 15 Then the channels of waters were seen , and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.17 He delivered me from my strong enemy , and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. 18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. 23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful ; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright ; 26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure ; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward .27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring downhighlooks.28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried : he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. 31 For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up , and thy gentleness hath made me great . 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip . 37 I have pursued mine enemies , and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed . 38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise : they are fallen under my feet.39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies ; that I might destroy them that hate me. 41 They cried , but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not. 42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. 44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. 45 The strangers shall fade away , and be afraid out of their close places.46 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted . 47 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. 48 He delivereth me from mine enemies : yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.50Greatdeliverance giveth he to his king; and shewethmercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Faithful
I went to the beach and the fed the birds today: going to the water always makes me feel close to God. The beauty of his creation makes me long to be closer to him. As I fed the birds I gleaned spiritual lessons. I noticed how hungry the birds were. On a summer day everyone wants to go to the beach and a lot of people feed the birds, but on a cold day birds seem hungrier and the ones that want the bread bad enough come closer; close enough that it is almost like you're looking eye to eye.Even though you may throw the bread out on the water you make sure that you give the bread to the ones that are close. There is a key principle that came to me from watching the birds that I will be careful to put into action...on cold days come even closer to the source.
Matthew 24:45 KJV
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Matthew 24:45 KJV
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Monday, October 24, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Unshakable
I love you with an unshakable love
Though the wind is roaring
Though the storm is raging
My Love for you remains unchanged
My love for you is unshakable
Though my heart is aching
And hope seems to be fading
My love for you remains
It is unshakable
Past my tears
I smile at your beauty
Marveling at myself
My eyes take in the hell
Surrounding me
Frustration and Temptation
Dance in the twilight
Daring to overtake me
And if the quake should overtake me
If the trial should break me
In the pile unscathed
My love would remain unchanged
Past my reasoning
With my being
I love you Lord
Past my mind
Throughout Time
I love you Lord
Though I fall
If I must crawl
I will get to you love
My love is unshakable
Unbreakable
I need you Lord
How I long for a time
When chaos stops
And your hand is in mine
and we dance to the melody of my heart
My heart sings a song to yours
And your praises it pours and pours
I Love you Lord
Hope though fading endures
It only takes a grain
I am Yours
My Love is unshakable
Though the wind is roaring
Though the storm is raging
My Love for you remains unchanged
My love for you is unshakable
Though my heart is aching
And hope seems to be fading
My love for you remains
It is unshakable
Past my tears
I smile at your beauty
Marveling at myself
My eyes take in the hell
Surrounding me
Frustration and Temptation
Dance in the twilight
Daring to overtake me
And if the quake should overtake me
If the trial should break me
In the pile unscathed
My love would remain unchanged
Past my reasoning
With my being
I love you Lord
Past my mind
Throughout Time
I love you Lord
Though I fall
If I must crawl
I will get to you love
My love is unshakable
Unbreakable
I need you Lord
How I long for a time
When chaos stops
And your hand is in mine
and we dance to the melody of my heart
My heart sings a song to yours
And your praises it pours and pours
I Love you Lord
Hope though fading endures
It only takes a grain
I am Yours
My Love is unshakable
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
STAND IN THE HOLY PLACE
ISAIAH 56:7
EVEN THEM WILL I BRING TO MY HOLY MOUNTAIN, AND MAKE THEM JOYFUL IN MY HOUSE OF PRAYER: THEIR BURNT OFFERINGS AND THEIR SACRIFICES SHALL BE ACCEPTED UPON MINE ALTAR: FOR MINE HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLE.
PSALMS 24:3,4,
3.WHO SHALL ASCEND UNTO THE HILL OF THE LORD? AND WHO SHALL STAND IN HIS HOLY PLACE?
4.HE THAT HATH CLEAN HANDS,AND A PURE HEART:WHO HATH NOT LIFT UP HIS SOUL UNTO VANITY,NOR SWORN DECEITFULLY.
The following is an excerpt from a website that I want to share:
Thomas Merton wrote: "Man is not at peace with his fellow man because he is not at peace with himself. And he is not at peace with himself because he is not at peace with God." Only when we are in communion with God will we be in communion with ourselves and our fellowman. This simple formula summarizes Israel's mission of gathering all peoples in right praise to God on Mt. Zion. Although the world is divided in countless ways, Israel's gathering mission is realistic because Christ, the Messiah, is Lord, and all things will be gathered in himself. For this we wait in joyful hope.
EVEN THEM WILL I BRING TO MY HOLY MOUNTAIN, AND MAKE THEM JOYFUL IN MY HOUSE OF PRAYER: THEIR BURNT OFFERINGS AND THEIR SACRIFICES SHALL BE ACCEPTED UPON MINE ALTAR: FOR MINE HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLE.
PSALMS 24:3,4,
3.WHO SHALL ASCEND UNTO THE HILL OF THE LORD? AND WHO SHALL STAND IN HIS HOLY PLACE?
4.HE THAT HATH CLEAN HANDS,AND A PURE HEART:WHO HATH NOT LIFT UP HIS SOUL UNTO VANITY,NOR SWORN DECEITFULLY.
The following is an excerpt from a website that I want to share:
Thomas Merton wrote: "Man is not at peace with his fellow man because he is not at peace with himself. And he is not at peace with himself because he is not at peace with God." Only when we are in communion with God will we be in communion with ourselves and our fellowman. This simple formula summarizes Israel's mission of gathering all peoples in right praise to God on Mt. Zion. Although the world is divided in countless ways, Israel's gathering mission is realistic because Christ, the Messiah, is Lord, and all things will be gathered in himself. For this we wait in joyful hope.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
THE FAITHFUL SERVANT
Matthew 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down , and cast into the fire.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
PROVISION TO FINISH THE WORK
JOHN 4
32.But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of .
33.Therefore said the disciples one to another , Hath any man brought him ought to eat ?
34.Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
35. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold , I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
36.And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
37.And herein is that saying true , One soweth , and another reapeth .
38.I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour : other men laboured , and ye are entered into their labours.
EZRA 6
7. Let the work of this house of God alone ; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
8. Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forth with expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered .
9.And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it begiven them day by day without fail:
32.But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of .
33.Therefore said the disciples one to another , Hath any man brought him ought to eat ?
34.Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
35. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold , I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
36.And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
37.And herein is that saying true , One soweth , and another reapeth .
38.I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour : other men laboured , and ye are entered into their labours.
EZRA 6
7. Let the work of this house of God alone ; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
8. Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forth with expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered .
9.And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it begiven them day by day without fail:
JOHN 4:35
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold , I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
ISAIAH 58
1.Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
2. Yet they seek me daily , and delight to know my ways, as a nation that didrighteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
3. Wherefore have we fasted , say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge ? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
4. Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
5. Is it such a fast that I have chosen ? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou callthis a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
6. Is not this the fast that I have chosen ? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?.
7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward .
9. Then shalt thou call , and the LORD shall answer ; thou shalt cry , and he shall say , Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
11.And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called , The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in .
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable ; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD
2. Yet they seek me daily , and delight to know my ways, as a nation that didrighteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
3. Wherefore have we fasted , say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge ? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
4. Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
5. Is it such a fast that I have chosen ? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou callthis a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
6. Is not this the fast that I have chosen ? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?.
7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward .
9. Then shalt thou call , and the LORD shall answer ; thou shalt cry , and he shall say , Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
11.And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called , The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in .
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable ; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD
Sunday, September 18, 2011
ARE YOU READY FOR A HARVEST OF GOD'S GLORY?
HAGGAI 2:4-19
4. Yet now be strong , O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong , O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong , all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work : for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:
5. According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
6. For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
7. And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come : and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
8. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
9. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
10. In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying ,
11. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying ,
12. If one bearholy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy ? And the priests answered and said , No.
13. Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean ? And the priests answered and said , It shall be unclean .
14. Then answered Haggai, and said , So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
15. And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:
16. Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the press fat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
17. I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
18.Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider it.
19. Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth : from this day will I bless you.
JOEL 2:23-32
23. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
24. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25. And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten , the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
26. And ye shall eat in plenty , and be satisfied , and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
27. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed .
28. And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy , your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
29 .And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
30. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terribl eday of the LORD come .
32. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered : for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said , and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call .
4. Yet now be strong , O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong , O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong , all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work : for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:
5. According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
6. For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
7. And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come : and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
8. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
9. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
10. In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying ,
11. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying ,
12. If one bearholy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy ? And the priests answered and said , No.
13. Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean ? And the priests answered and said , It shall be unclean .
14. Then answered Haggai, and said , So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
15. And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:
16. Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the press fat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
17. I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
18.Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider it.
19. Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth : from this day will I bless you.
JOEL 2:23-32
23. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
24. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25. And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten , the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
26. And ye shall eat in plenty , and be satisfied , and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
27. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed .
28. And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy , your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
29 .And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
30. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terribl eday of the LORD come .
32. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered : for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said , and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call .
Saturday, September 17, 2011
JOEL CHAPTER 3:9-16
9.Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepar ewar, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near ; let them come up :
10.Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears: let the weak say , I am strong.
11.Assemble yourselves, and come , all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down , O LORD.
12. Let the heathen be wakened , and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
13.Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe : come , get you down ; for the press is full , the fats overflow ; for their wickedness is great.
14.Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
15. The sun and the moon shall be darkened , and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
16. The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake : but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
10.Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears: let the weak say , I am strong.
11.Assemble yourselves, and come , all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down , O LORD.
12. Let the heathen be wakened , and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
13.Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe : come , get you down ; for the press is full , the fats overflow ; for their wickedness is great.
14.Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
15. The sun and the moon shall be darkened , and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
16. The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake : but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
Friday, September 16, 2011
The Hurt Behind the Anger
Tonight I felt really led to go see a fellow church member speak. Today was a hectic day! When I got home my children told me someone called and told me to call them. When I called the person on the line began to say some things that made me very angry. On my way to hear my church member speak;I said I can't go like this; I don't want to be a hindrance so I began to worship. As I began to worship I started to cry and God said "you are hurt...that's the real reason you are angry". I think anger is a symptom of hurt; it is a wall of protection, a way to not be vulnerable. When I got there the speaker was talking about having authority and how we wrestle not with flesh and blood. I'm gonna make it my goal to be vulnerable to God and lay future and pasts hurts and offences at the feet of Jesus. I am gonna give him my brokenness and allow him to heal me. If God heals the hurt there will be no place for anger.
Ephesians 6:12
For for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Psalm 34:18
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a brokenheart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit
Ephesians 6:12
For for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Psalm 34:18
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a brokenheart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Psalm 93
1. The LORD reigneth , he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished , that it cannot be moved .
2. Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
3. The floods have lifted up , O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
4. The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
5. Thy testimonies are very sure : holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever
2. Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
3. The floods have lifted up , O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
4. The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
5. Thy testimonies are very sure : holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever
Monday, September 12, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
The Word of the Lord/Rekindling the Fire
Yesterday my cousin and I were talking about reading the bible. She said that she is reading the bible everyday now. I told her that I had start back reading the bible daily too and I was so grateful because God was bringing back my love for the scripture. I told her how I liked the way Jesus talked, that it was different from everyone else...I tried to remember something he (Jesus) said but I couldn't at the time but tonight while studying I found it! Jesus said "I Say Unto You" alot when he spoke. I am finding little things like that and they are rekindling the fire within me. When I first started reading the bible God use to speak to me through scripture. He would tell me a scripture and it would answer a question that I had; I would dream scriptures; and the bible was exciting to me. Somewhere in there I lost that zeal and I read the bible because I knew I needed to. That has began to change lately; I am enjoying reading the bible again. Today in church my pastor spoke on the importance of reading God's word. God put it in my heart to read the words of Jesus so I will be studying Matthew,Luke,Mark and John. Tonight I read about the Baptism of Jesus and how the heavens were opened at the time of his baptism. Jesus told John "Suffer it to be so now: for this becometh us to fulfull all righteousness" that statement is so profound and can be applied to so many areas of our lives.
Matthew 3:13-17
13.Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14.But John forbad him, saying , I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15.And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16.And Jesus, when he was baptized , went up straightway out of the water: and, lo , the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17.And lo a voice from heaven, saying , This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased .
Mark 1:9-11
9.And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
10.And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened , and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
11.And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased .
Luke 3:21-22
21.Now when all the people were baptized , it came to pass , that Jesus also being baptized , and praying , the heaven was opened ,
22.And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said , Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased .
Matthew 3:13-17
13.Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14.But John forbad him, saying , I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15.And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16.And Jesus, when he was baptized , went up straightway out of the water: and, lo , the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17.And lo a voice from heaven, saying , This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased .
Mark 1:9-11
9.And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
10.And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened , and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
11.And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased .
Luke 3:21-22
21.Now when all the people were baptized , it came to pass , that Jesus also being baptized , and praying , the heaven was opened ,
22.And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said , Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased .
Random Acts of Kindness
Today I went to the prayer garden of a local church to pray; upon leaving God impressed upon me to leave two dollars in a specific place. When I did God told me that in the last days that is how his people will survive (obedience and each other). I have always wanted to have enough money to be able to store survival items around the world...one day I will. But what I can do right here, right now is be obedient when God prompts me to do something in the life of someone and as a offering of my love for God I can bless his people. I can bless strangers and the people in my life through random acts of kindness and purposeful acts of kindness. Have you ever done something seemingly small for someone and witnessed how they were brought to tears? We never know what our brothers and sisters in Christ,family,loved ones or even our children might be going through and something small might make a world of difference because it is saying I think enough about you to impart something into your life...it may just be a word of exhortation, whatever. Yesterday I saw a program and it talked about how Jewish children excelled and it attributed thier success to the blessings that thier parents spoke over them. I went online and tried to look some up but couldn't find any then I remembered how a visitor came to our church and touched on exhorting one another and I said to myself; you know your children speak from your heart and spirit. I gathered my children before bed and we spoke blessings into each others lives; it was beautiful. I'm going to try to do this as often as I can; it is a great way to stregthen each other and to let each other know that your thoughts concerning one another are good.
Colossians 3
1. If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3.For ye are dead , and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4.When Christ, who is our life, shall appear , then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5.Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6.For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
7.In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8.But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth
9.Lie not one to another , seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
10.And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
11.Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved , bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13.Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14.And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15.And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16.Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17.And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Colossians 3
1. If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3.For ye are dead , and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4.When Christ, who is our life, shall appear , then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5.Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6.For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
7.In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8.But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth
9.Lie not one to another , seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
10.And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
11.Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved , bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13.Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14.And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15.And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16.Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17.And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
A New Season
A change has taken place. I don't know the details but I feel like something is different. I feel as if there has been a release. ISAIAH 43
1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
3. For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour : I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
4. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable , and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
5.Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
6. I will say to the north, Give up ; and to the south, Keep not back : bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
7. Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
8. Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
9. Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled : who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified : or let them hear , and say , It is truth.
10. Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen : that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed , neither shall there be after me.
11 .I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour .
12.I have declared , and have saved , and I have shewed , when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Matthew 24
27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be
Friday, August 19, 2011
THIS IS THE GENERATION OF THEM THAT SEEK THY FACE
When I was around thirteen years old I was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy, which is the partial paralysis of the facial nerves.It causes the right side of my face to droop slightly and my smile to be crooked. I will be thirty-four this October. For almost twenty one years I have prayed for deliverance. When I was in my twenties one day my boyfriend and I were talking and he began to tell me that I acted crazy when I got mad and began to crack jokes about my Bell's Palsy; it had been over ten years by then so it really didn't phase me too much but what he said later stopped me in my tracks...He said "You look like a man when you get mad". I was committing fornication with this man but I was no stranger to God or spiritual things. I knew instantly that this Bell's Palsy was a spirit. I went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror and called it out. I said "I know you are there"; It was so bold that it showed itself to me. I later tried to cast it out but nothing happened. Time passed and I came into the knowledge that it was unforgiveness and bitterness but it stayed and is still here till this day. I have fasted; I have prayed; I have had others pray for me etc. and I am still not delivered. Earlier this week I believe God gave me the key to my deliverance. I heard "Fourth Generation and music" while I slept. I happened to be reading Perry Stones "Purging Your House, Pruning Your Family tree" (great book by the way). So I know that this Bell's Palsey's root is a Generational Curse. A few years ago I found out my grandmother was involved in Masonry. She was a Bishop. I don't know if she ever denounced the spirit or what but I found some papers in one of her bibles about her membership in the Mayan Order and my mouth hit the floor. My husband told me that his mom was a mason and his pastor was too (I was a member of his church at one time). I became involved with a so called church that was led by a false prophet before meeting my husband. I later left and God broke this false prophets' hold off me through a Godly Pastor. I still always had the feeling that something wasn't right after that. I thought it was the false prophet (warlock) that I had come into contact with. It seemed that nothing went the way it was supposed to; like I had this dark cloud over my head or something. I mentioned the fact that I thought the false prophet was working against me and those I told would say I gave him to much credit and I did but I knew something was wrong...the something I now know is a generational curse. My father was diagnosed with Bell's Palsey a few years before his death. I wrote him a letter telling him what it was and he never spoke about the letter. The Grandmother that was a member of the Mayan Order had a stroke and was paralized (my facial nerves are partially paralized) until her death.God revealed to me a while back that the false prophet got his power from masonry. This spirit tries to attach itself to me any way it can. My grandmother that is still living told me about a man that would come pass one of my relatives house every day and ask where is princess (me)at...she told me he made me a glass stool (I believe it was a pedestal). It seemed so off to me; I started asking questions like who was he, was he a friend of yours and the answers were I don't know and no. God told me more than once that I could heal myself. God also told me to take up my bed and walk. I think I can now. I know the root so now I can denounce it. I have known since I was a little girl to plead the Blood of Jesus; so I must Plead the blood of Jesus. A leader recently said change your confession so I must confess blessings over me and my family. I must also worship every chance I get. I must make sure that curses are broken and my family does what is right and pleasing in the sight of the Lord.
PSALMS 24
1 The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up , ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in .
8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up , ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in .
10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah
PSALMS 24
1 The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up , ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in .
8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up , ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in .
10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
LAZARUS COME FORTH!
Earlier this week I heard "Lazarus Come Forth" and during bible study I heard "Take Up Thy Bed and Walk and the Pool of Bethesda". I asked the Lord what it meant and he impressed upon my heart that in this season the believer can walk out of death. My pastor said in church tonight that it was Jubilee. At the time of Jubilee the Israelites were released from debt at that time and I said hmmm? So one could gather that since the wages of sin are death, what God is saying is that the redemptive work of the cross was the price Christ paid for our sins...debt paid!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
DECREE RELEASE
Revelation 14:2 KJVAnd I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
Friday, August 12, 2011
TRUST IN THE LORD ALL YE SAINTS!
I HAVE BEEN MEDITATING ON SOMETHING I HEARD IN CHURCH; WHAT I HEARD WAS SUNG IN WORSHIP AND THEN LATER CONFIRMED...GOD IS FAITHFUL. ABOUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I WENT TO A CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH A FRIEND OF MINE AND WHEN SHE PICKED ME UP SHE GAVE ME AN ANGEL AND SAID THE HOSTESS HAD TOLD EVERYONE TO BRING AN ANGEL. LATER ON DURING THE PARTY THE HOSTESS HELD A DRAWING AND WE WERE TO EXCHANGE ANGELS WITH THE PERSON WHOSE NAME WE DREW.SHE TOLD US THERE WAS A SPECIAL PIECE OF PAPER IN THE DRAWING AND THE PERSON WHO DREW IT WOULD GET AN ANGEL FROM A GUEST PLUS AN ANGEL SHE HAD PURCHASED CALLED FAITH. I SAID WITHIN MYSELF LORD I WANT THE FAITH ANGEL AND WHEN IT WAS MY TURN TO DRAW,I DREW IT. DRAWING THE FAITH ANGEL MEANT SO MUCH TO ME. MY FORMER PASTOR ASKED ONE DAY WHAT WE WANTED FROM GOD AND WHEN IT WAS MY TURN TO ANSWER FROM SOMEWHERE DOWN WITHIN ME I SAID MOUNTAIN MOVING FAITH. THERE IS A GIFT OF FAITH BUT I HAVE COME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A TYPE OF FAITH THAT COMES SIMPLY FROM TRUSTING GOD. GOD HAS TOLD ME TO TRUST HIM SO MANY TIMES. I HAVE ISSUES WITH TRUST AND I DON'T LIKE TO FEEL VUNERABLE BUT MY HEARTS DESIRE IS TO BE PLEASING UNTO THE LORD AND I KNOW THAT HE DESIRES ME TO TRUST HIM. DO YOU TRUST THE LORD? I HAVE GONE THROUGH A LOT IN LIFE BUT GOD HAS ALWAYS KEPT ME. EVEN IN THE BAD TIMES I CAN LOOK BACK AND SEE HIS HAND...HE WAS ALWAYS THERE; ALWAYS WATCHING OVER ME; ALWAYS COMFORTING ME. HE IS MY LOVE AND SINCE ALL RELATIONSHIPS NEED TRUST I AM COMMITTING TO TEARING DOWN THE WALLS I HAVE ERRECTED TO PROTECT MYSELF. GOD WILL ALWAYS PROTECT ME. HE HAS TOLD ME IN THE PAST TO FOCUS ON HIS LOVE SO I KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT I AM AGAINST; NO MATTER THE INTENTIONS OF ANYONE; I CAN HAVE FAITH THAT THE CREATER OF ALL LOVES ME AND HIS PLANS CONCERNING ME ARE GOOD. I AM GOING TO LOVE FREELY NOW; I AM GOING TO TRUST.
Psalms 40:
1. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2. 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.,br> 4.Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5.Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done , and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered .
6.Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire ; mine ears hast thou opened : burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required .
7. Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of the book it is written of me,
8. I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
9. I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest .
10. I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
Psalms 40:
1. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2. 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.,br> 4.Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5.Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done , and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered .
6.Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire ; mine ears hast thou opened : burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required .
7. Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of the book it is written of me,
8. I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
9. I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest .
10. I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
Monday, August 8, 2011
DOUBLE PORTION
Today I heard Gilgal. As I began to study I asked the Lord what are you trying to tell me and he said testing. I began to look and I read Joshua Chapter 5
1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over , that their heart melted , neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
2 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumciseagain the children of Israel the second time.
3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise : All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
5Now all the people that came out were circumcised : but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised .
6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed , because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
7 And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised : for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
8 And it came to pass, when they had donecircumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole .
9 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is calledGilgal unto this day.
10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
12 And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked , and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
14 And he said , Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come . And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship , and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
15 And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
Chapter 5 talked about the reproach of Israel being rolled away and it also mentions that all the people that were men of war that had come out of Egypt and disobeyed God had died. So Gilgal is a place of separtation...the wheat from the chaff.Gilgal was a place of newness...instead of manna raining down from heaven they began to eat the fruit of the land.
In 2nd Kings Elisha tested Elijah by telling him to stay behind but Elisha would not leave Elijah's side. The son's of the prophets kept reminding Elijah that Elisha would be taken away from him that day but Elijah held on and kept following and received a reward for his faithfulness.
2 Kings 2
1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said , Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace .
4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said , As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered , Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace .
6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry , I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said , As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on .
7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went , and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together , and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over , that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said , I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
10 And he said , Thou hast asked a hard thing : nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
11 And it came to pass, as they still went on , and talked , that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried , My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back , and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said , Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over .
15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said , The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men ; let them go , we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up , and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said , Ye shall not send .
17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed , he said , Send . They sent therefore fifty men; and they soughtthree days, but found him not.
18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth : but the water is naught, and the ground barren .
20 And he said , Bring me a new cruse, and putsalt therein. And they brought it to him.
21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said , Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake .
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Double
I love to dream about being in church. Dreams that I have about being in church cause me to wake up happy and charged as if I had really been in a good church service. Last night I had two dreams about being in church. In the first dream I was in church and you could see directly into heaven; over our heads there were angels and other winged creatures flying and I saw heaven...there were waterfalls etc. It was so beautiful. In the other dream I had I was in church and the pastor was preaching and his message was the same message that God had given me the day before through scripture...It was Ezekiel chapter one.
EZEKIEL CHAPTER 1:
1. NOW IT CAME TO PASS IN THE THIRTIETH YEAR, IN THE FOURTH MONTH, IN THE FIFTH DAY OF THE MONTH, AS I WAS AMONG THE CAPTIVES BY THE RIVER OF CHEBAR THAT THE HEAVENS WERE OPENED, AND I SAW VISIONS OF GOD.
2. IN THE FIFTH DAY OF THE MONTH, WHICH WAS THE FIFTH YEAR OF KING JEHOIACHIN’S CAPTIVITY,
3. 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.
4. 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 COLOR OF AMBER, OUT OF THE MIDST OF THE FIRE.
5. 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.
6. AND EVERY ONE HAD FOUR FACES, AND EVERYONE HAD FOUR WINGS.
7. 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 COLOR OF BURNISHED BRASS.
8. AND THEY HAD THE HANDS OF A MAN UNDER THEIR WINGS ON THEIR FOUR SIDES; AND THEY FOUR HAD THEIR FACES AND THEIR WINGS.
9. THEIR WINGS WERE JOINED ONE TO ANOTHER; THEY TURNED NOT WHEN THEY WENT; THEY WENT EVERY ONE STRAIGHT FORWARD.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. AND THEY WENT EVERY ONE STRAIGHT FORWARD: WHITHER THE SPIRIT WAS TO GO, THEY WENT: AND THEY TURNED NOT WHEN THEY WENT.
13. 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 LIGHTENING.
14. AND THE LIVING CREATURES RAN AND RETURNED AS THE APPEARANCE OF A FLASH OF LIGHTENING.
15. NOW AS I BEHELD THE LIVING CREATURES, BEHOLD ONE WHEEL UPON THE EARTH BY THE LIVING CREATURES, WITH FOUR FACES.
16. THE APPEARANCE OF THE WHEELS AND THEIR WORK WAS LIKE UNTO THE COLOR OF A BERYL: AND THEY FOUR HAD ONE LIKENESS: THEIR APPEARANCE AND THEIR WORK WAS AS IT WERE A WHEEL IN THE MIDDLE OF A WHEEL.
17. WHEN THEY WENT, THEY WENT UPON THEIR FOUR SIDES: AND THEY TURNED NOT WHEN THEY WENT.
18. AS FOR THEIR RINGS, THEY WERE SO HIGH THAT THEY WERE DREADFUL: AND THEIR RINGS WERE FULL OF EYES ROUND ABOUT THEM FOUR.
19. 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.
20. WHITHERSOVER 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.
21. 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.
22. AND THE LIKENESS OF THE FIRMAMENT UPON THE HEADS OF THE LIVING CREATURE WAS AS THE COLOR OF THE TERRIBLE CRYSTAL, STRETCHED FORTH OVER THEIR HEADS ABOVE. 23. 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 DID, THEIR BODIES.
24. 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 A HOST: WHEN THEY STOOD , THEY LET DOWN THEIR WINGS.
25. AND THERE WAS A VOICE FROM THE FIRMAMENT THAT WAS OVER THEIR HEADS, WHEN THEY STOOD, AND HAD LET DOWN THEIR WINGS.
26. 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.
27. AND I SAW AS THE COLOR 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.
28. 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 SPOKE.
EZEKIEL CHAPTER 2
1. AND HE SAID UNTO ME, SON OF MAN, STAND UPON THY FEET, AND I WILL SPEAK UNTO THEE.
2. AND THE SPIRIT ENTERED INTO ME WHEN HE SPAKE UNTO ME, AND SET ME UPON MY FEET, THAT I HEARD HIM THAT SPAKE UNTO ME.
EZEKIEL CHAPTER 1:
1. NOW IT CAME TO PASS IN THE THIRTIETH YEAR, IN THE FOURTH MONTH, IN THE FIFTH DAY OF THE MONTH, AS I WAS AMONG THE CAPTIVES BY THE RIVER OF CHEBAR THAT THE HEAVENS WERE OPENED, AND I SAW VISIONS OF GOD.
2. IN THE FIFTH DAY OF THE MONTH, WHICH WAS THE FIFTH YEAR OF KING JEHOIACHIN’S CAPTIVITY,
3. 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.
4. 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 COLOR OF AMBER, OUT OF THE MIDST OF THE FIRE.
5. 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.
6. AND EVERY ONE HAD FOUR FACES, AND EVERYONE HAD FOUR WINGS.
7. 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 COLOR OF BURNISHED BRASS.
8. AND THEY HAD THE HANDS OF A MAN UNDER THEIR WINGS ON THEIR FOUR SIDES; AND THEY FOUR HAD THEIR FACES AND THEIR WINGS.
9. THEIR WINGS WERE JOINED ONE TO ANOTHER; THEY TURNED NOT WHEN THEY WENT; THEY WENT EVERY ONE STRAIGHT FORWARD.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. AND THEY WENT EVERY ONE STRAIGHT FORWARD: WHITHER THE SPIRIT WAS TO GO, THEY WENT: AND THEY TURNED NOT WHEN THEY WENT.
13. 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 LIGHTENING.
14. AND THE LIVING CREATURES RAN AND RETURNED AS THE APPEARANCE OF A FLASH OF LIGHTENING.
15. NOW AS I BEHELD THE LIVING CREATURES, BEHOLD ONE WHEEL UPON THE EARTH BY THE LIVING CREATURES, WITH FOUR FACES.
16. THE APPEARANCE OF THE WHEELS AND THEIR WORK WAS LIKE UNTO THE COLOR OF A BERYL: AND THEY FOUR HAD ONE LIKENESS: THEIR APPEARANCE AND THEIR WORK WAS AS IT WERE A WHEEL IN THE MIDDLE OF A WHEEL.
17. WHEN THEY WENT, THEY WENT UPON THEIR FOUR SIDES: AND THEY TURNED NOT WHEN THEY WENT.
18. AS FOR THEIR RINGS, THEY WERE SO HIGH THAT THEY WERE DREADFUL: AND THEIR RINGS WERE FULL OF EYES ROUND ABOUT THEM FOUR.
19. 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.
20. WHITHERSOVER 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.
21. 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.
22. AND THE LIKENESS OF THE FIRMAMENT UPON THE HEADS OF THE LIVING CREATURE WAS AS THE COLOR OF THE TERRIBLE CRYSTAL, STRETCHED FORTH OVER THEIR HEADS ABOVE. 23. 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 DID, THEIR BODIES.
24. 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 A HOST: WHEN THEY STOOD , THEY LET DOWN THEIR WINGS.
25. AND THERE WAS A VOICE FROM THE FIRMAMENT THAT WAS OVER THEIR HEADS, WHEN THEY STOOD, AND HAD LET DOWN THEIR WINGS.
26. 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.
27. AND I SAW AS THE COLOR 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.
28. 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 SPOKE.
EZEKIEL CHAPTER 2
1. AND HE SAID UNTO ME, SON OF MAN, STAND UPON THY FEET, AND I WILL SPEAK UNTO THEE.
2. AND THE SPIRIT ENTERED INTO ME WHEN HE SPAKE UNTO ME, AND SET ME UPON MY FEET, THAT I HEARD HIM THAT SPAKE UNTO ME.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Driver's Seat
I had a dream last night that I had a top of the line mack truck. It was beautiful, but I did not know how to drive it. I walked around asking people to help me to learn how to drive it but no one paid me any attention. Before I knew it my truck started driving itself. I got on a trolley with a guy to try to chase it and I began to ask him questions about driving a mack truck. After I woke up the dream kept replaying in my mind. The dream is how I feel sometimes. God has given me so much...giftings, ideas. I normally just write the ideas down. I use my giftings as therapy (its sad but true). I write because writing calms me, I sing because singing and worshiping is something I do without even thinking about it. Now God wants to use my giftings and he wants them to use them quickly.It is a little intimidating. I wrote a book now he wants me to move towards publishing.Last night in church God told me to start recording.God also told me to step into his whirlwind. I don't know how to feel but however I feel I know I must be obedient and I know that I won't get to where I want to be without being obedient. Last night in church was so different. God told me to stand up. I didn't at first but then I did. He told me to sing but he wanted me to sing when it was quiet. I did not want to hear my voice alone I wanted to blend in with everyone else singing so I was disobedient. God told me if I sang he would do something but I didn't until it was comfortable to me (with everyone else). My pastor began to ask if anyone had heard from God. God asked me if I would be obedient and I said within myself "I didn't Hear" and God answered, "If you say it, it will happen". He wanted me only to begin speaking but I could not bring myself to do it. Afterwards I was torn. I want to do what God wants me to but I know it will be completely new and different. Change can be uncomfortable but I know for certain that change must and will come.A Prophesy went forth and it is so true of this hour:
Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth ; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
If I...If we are to move out of the wilderness we must embrace the knew the unknown the hidden.
Monday, July 25, 2011
1 KINGS CHAPTER 18
1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying , Go , shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive , that we lose not all the beasts.
6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab wentone way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said , Art thou that my lord Elijah?
8 And he answered him, I am: go , tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
9 And he said , What have I sinned , that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said , He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
11 And now thou sayest , Go , tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.
13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
14 And now thou sayest , Go , tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
15 And Elijah said , As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand , I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17 And it came to pass, when Ahab sawElijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
18 And he answered , I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
19 Now therefore send , and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said , How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces , and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:
24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said , It is well spoken.
25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying , O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered . And they leaped upon the altar which was made .
27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said , Cry aloud : for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked .
28 And they cried aloud , and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them
. 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past , and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer , nor any that regarded.
30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down .
31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying , Israel shall be thy name:
32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
33 And he put the wood in order , and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said , Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
34 And he said , Do it the second time . And they did it the second time . And he said , Do it the third time . And they did it the third time . 35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near , and said , LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
37.Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
38. Then the fire of the LORD fell , and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said , The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape . And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
41. And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up , eat and drink ; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink . And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up , and looked , and said , There is nothing. And he said , Go again seven times.
44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said , Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said , Go up , say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down , that the rain stop thee not.
45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode , and went to Jezreel.
46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive , that we lose not all the beasts.
6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab wentone way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said , Art thou that my lord Elijah?
8 And he answered him, I am: go , tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
9 And he said , What have I sinned , that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said , He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
11 And now thou sayest , Go , tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.
13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
14 And now thou sayest , Go , tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
15 And Elijah said , As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand , I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17 And it came to pass, when Ahab sawElijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
18 And he answered , I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
19 Now therefore send , and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said , How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces , and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:
24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said , It is well spoken.
25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying , O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered . And they leaped upon the altar which was made .
27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said , Cry aloud : for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked .
28 And they cried aloud , and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them
. 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past , and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer , nor any that regarded.
30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down .
31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying , Israel shall be thy name:
32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
33 And he put the wood in order , and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said , Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
34 And he said , Do it the second time . And they did it the second time . And he said , Do it the third time . And they did it the third time . 35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near , and said , LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
37.Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
38. Then the fire of the LORD fell , and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said , The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape . And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
41. And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up , eat and drink ; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink . And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up , and looked , and said , There is nothing. And he said , Go again seven times.
44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said , Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said , Go up , say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down , that the rain stop thee not.
45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode , and went to Jezreel.
46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
7/21/2011
This morning I heard Zerubabbel and later I began to study. What I have found so far is very interesting.Ezra returned with a remnant from Babylon and God stirred the spirit of King Cyrus and King Cyrus made a proclamation that the God of heaven had charged him to build him a house in Jerusalem.Adversaries attempt to join the building of the temple but Ezra refuses and then Ezra is met with opposition and the building of the temple is put on hold. Haggai and Zechariah prophesy to the people and the building resumes this reminds me of Malachi Chapter 3 7. Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said , Wherein shall we return ?
8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say , Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.,br>9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10.Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
11. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
So often we get consumed with the cares of our own lives and forget the weightier matters. The bible says that the elders weeped when they saw the foundation laid
Ezra 3:12 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the firsthouse, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
Haggai 2:1-9
1 In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying ,
2.Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying ,
3 Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
4. Yet now be strong , O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong , O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong , all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work : for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:
5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remainethamong you: fear ye not.
6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come : and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
9. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
Haggai again prophesies about the uncleanliness of the nation. At one point Ezra goes on a fast and cries and weeps because of the transgressions of the people
Ezra 10:
9.Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
10 And Ezra the priest stood up , and said unto them, Ye have transgressed , and have takenstrange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
11 Now therefore makeconfession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
12 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do .
13.But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to standwithout, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.
14. Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand , and let all them which have takenstrange wives in our cities come at appointedtimes, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.
It also reminds me of a scripture I read on Sunday.
Ezekiel 33:1-16
1. Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying ,
2.Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land takea man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman :
3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
4. Then whosoeverheareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning ; if the sword come , and take him away , his blood shall be upon his own head.
5. He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning ; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
6. But if the watchmansee the sword come , and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned ; if the sword come , and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman'shand.
7. So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
8. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surelydie ; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
9. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
10. Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak , saying , If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live ?
11.Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live : turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die , O house of Israel?
12.Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth .
13. When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surelylive ; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commitiniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered ; but for his iniquity that he hath committed , he shall die for it.
14 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surelydie ; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
15. If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surelylive , he shall not die .
16. None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live .
God is calling his people to lay the foundations for the latter rain and we must be holy if we are not to be consumed by his glory
Hosea 6
1.Come , and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn , and he will heal us; he hath smitten , and he will bind us up .
2. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up , and we shall live in his sight.
3 Then shall we know , if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
4. O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the earlydew it goeth away .
5. Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth .
6. For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
7. But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
8.Gilead is a city of them that workiniquity, and is polluted with blood.
9. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent : for they commitlewdness.
10.I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
FURIOUS LOVE: MOVIE REVIEW
A while ago I found out about a movie called Furious Love. I looked up various clips on the internet and I finally purchased it last week. This movie is an excellent example of what it is going to take to bring in the great end time harvest of souls...love. If you haven't seen it get it!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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Friday, July 1, 2011
Don't Faint It is Almost Time to Reap
I had a dream a while ago and in the dream me and some people were at the shore of the beach and God told us to prophesy and as we did diamonds began to wash up on the shore.Sunday in church I saw an abundance of diamonds and I heard the Lord say I am turning it around for your good. Later in the service a leader said "God is turning it around." I also heard "It is laid before you all you have to do is gather; no toil; no sweat; just gather". Some years ago I was going through a storm in my life and it happened to be after a hurricane had hit the city I live in. I use to park by the water (which was much higher because of all the rain) and pray. After I prayed I would ask God to show me a sign that he had heard me...the sign was a fish jumping out of the water. Today I felt led to go to the beach. God gave me specific instructions. I was to go to three different areas of the beach. The first area was crowded...I prayed and read the bible and God told me to wash in the water and then move to the next area. The next area was less crowded and there were a lot of shells on the sand. I only had to bend down and pick them up. I looked up and I saw dolphins jumping in the water and God said "I have always been here, I have always heard you." I went to the third area and sat on a sand dune and prayed and prophesied then I went down closer to the water and read a short passage of the bible and prayed and then washed in the water again. I feel like we are at the edge of something great. I know it is hard. I know some days you may be discouraged but hold on It is almost time to reap and the harvest will be great.
Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Monday, June 27, 2011
FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS
I felt led to read the book of Esther today. Last week I got a letter about helping Israel and it really quickened my spirit. Inside the letter was a scripture that God has been giving me over and over "I Will Bless Those That Bless You". As I read the book of Esther the picture became clearer. We need to be praying for and supporting Israel and praying for America. America needs to come to Israel's defense not join those against her. I also felt the need to study military terms. I think that I need to begin to use them in warfare. This is definately not a time to retreat it is a time to seek God for strategy and then ambush.
Friday, June 17, 2011
HIDDEN MANNA
I went by the water today and began to pray and study. I stopped at hidden manna. I don't know exactly what God is going to reveal but I believe that God is going to unearth some hidden things.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
A CALL TO WORSHIP
My alarm sounds like church bells ringing. This morning after turning it off I continued to hear bells ringing and it is not the first time. I decided to find out what the "Ringing of Bells" signifies.Zecheriah Chapter 14 verse 20 talks about the DAY OF THE LORD
20 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
In ExodusChapter 28 the bible talks about how Aaron went in before the Lord to minister and how the bells on the hem of the robe ringing was how people knew he wasn't dead. This was talked about in church but I now see the seriousness and urgency of what God is saying. He is saying the Day of the Lord is Near;Come in to the arc him who will; But Beware you must be holy to enter into the presence of a holy God.
Exodus 28
33.And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:
34.A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
35.And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
36.And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
HEBREWS 10
1.For the law having a shadow of good things to come , and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers there unto perfect.
2. For then would they not have ceased to be offered?because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
3.But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
4.For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5.Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith , Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure
. 7. Then said I , Lo , I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8.Above when he said , Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9.Then said he , Lo , I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11.And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering often times the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12.But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;13 From hence forth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified .
15.Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before ,
16. This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17.And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
19.Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say , his flesh;
21.And having an high priest over the house of God;
22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised ;)
24.And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25. Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching .
26. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27.But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28.He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29. Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye , shall he be thought worthy , who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified , an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30.For we know him that hath said , Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense , saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
31. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32.But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated , ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
33.Partly , whilst ye were made a gazing stock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used .
34.For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods , knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
35.Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
36.For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
37.For yet a little while , and he that shall come will come , and will not tarry.
38.Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back , my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
39.But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
2. For then would they not have ceased to be offered?because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
3.But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
4.For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5.Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith , Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure
. 7. Then said I , Lo , I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8.Above when he said , Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9.Then said he , Lo , I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11.And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering often times the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12.But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;13 From hence forth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified .
15.Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before ,
16. This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17.And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
19.Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say , his flesh;
21.And having an high priest over the house of God;
22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised ;)
24.And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25. Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching .
26. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27.But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28.He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29. Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye , shall he be thought worthy , who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified , an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30.For we know him that hath said , Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense , saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
31. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32.But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated , ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
33.Partly , whilst ye were made a gazing stock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used .
34.For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods , knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
35.Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
36.For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
37.For yet a little while , and he that shall come will come , and will not tarry.
38.Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back , my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
39.But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
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