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.

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!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

THIS IS GOD'S CITY

The spark that will ignite revival has been released. Kingdom reign will be ushered in. Churches in the region will catch on fire and demonstrate the love of God and the power of God and signs and wanders. People across America will come hungry and will carry the fire to their city and it will spread like wildfire across America.

Open the Floodgates of Heaven....Let It Rain!

Malachi 3:10
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].

The Great Commision

Friday night and Saturday morning I went with my church to hand out flyers about an event we are having. It awakened the desire in me to evangelize; I heard others voice the same thing. Some years ago I would go out on rainy nights and hand out umbrellas, bibles, etc. It always amazed me how many people you would see walking in the rain. Later on a friend of mine started to go with me but we eventually stopped going. I can think back on the faces of the people that were witnessed to; the looks of total surprise that someone would just give them something. On Friday night, when I went with my church to hand out flyers there was a group of people outside of a gay club with signs. I looked hoping the message was God loves you and a call to come to Jesus and not one of condemnation which tends to push people further from God instead of closer. The clock is ticking we need to be drawing as many people as we can to Christ and we must draw them by love.

Luke 4:18 KJV
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted , to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised

Lord Prepare Me

I have been drawn to pictures of sanctuaries lately. I received a book titled "The Tabernacle Shadows of the Messiah, Sacrifices Services, and Priesthood". I will tell you more about the book later. I am reminded of the scripture in Matthew 18:20.
Matthew 18
20. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
My church is getting ready to build and that could be it but I think there is more to it.

Seventy Times Seven

I was upset with a loved one this week. I have the gift of prophecy so not only did I catch the looks they gave me and their attitude being different towards me but I knew that they had been talking about me (bad). I also watched the results (things going wrong for them). I did not say anything and I found myself getting angry and I knew that I had to let go of the offense. I prayed and God eased it some but I have more praying to do. I sometimes have trouble letting things go. Before I got saved if you crossed me, it was so over. People would come to me after we had fallen out and I would look at them like they were aliens. Thank God For Deliverance. Life is too short and souls are too precious; I refuse to give the devil something to work with.
Matthew Chpt. 18
21 Then came Peter to him, and said , Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

Expectation...An Expected End

I broke my fast today around 11:00PM with a cup of coffee. I have my bottle of Pepto Bismol ready! I know you are supposed to break a fast slowly but I always break it with a burger or steak! Today I sat in the Chapel of the Hospital that my grandmother had surgery at praying and crying out to the Lord. When I was done I knew it was okay. God said for you I have kept her, go back now and they will tell you it is well. How loving is Our God. I thought about this fast and the sickness my grandmother went through. Not only did God bring her out but this morning before surgery my seventy year old grandmother told me she had accepted Christ and prayed the "Sinner's Prayer". During this fast God gave me the wisdom to talk to her about the importance of accepting Christ as her Lord and personal savior. Before she would always say things like "I pray" etc. I wrote down the "Sinner's Prayer" and gave it to her and led by the Holy Spirit; I slowly sowed into her the importance of giving herself to Christ. What the devil meant for evil God meant for good.

Revelation 21:6 KJV And he said unto me, It is done . I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Reign Jesus Reign

There will be an outpouring of God's Spirit, There will be an abundance of rain,The Lord's presence will flood the nations. See with new eyes.

Psalm 23

1.The LORD is my shepherd;I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies : thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever

Take No Thought For Tomorrow

Matthew 6:34
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof

The Bible instructs us to take no thought for tomorrow. We should'nt be worrying about tomorrow we should be focusing on eternity. The word of the Lord is Yea and Amen. If he spoke it. It will surely come to pass. Today you can be in the valley and tomorrow on the hill of the Lord with a cup that is overflowing. From lean to plenty.

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. 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.

How Bad Do You Want It?

I don't think I have ever been this hungry!I am on the first day of a three day water fast. I have fasted before but this time it is hard. I asked God why this fast was harder and he told me there was a lot depending on it and I am close. I then asked him why things seemed like they were harder for me and he said it was because the devil did not want me to reach my destiny, and I was like but you're God! Why don't you make him stop? Why do I always have to fight so hard? He said because it makes you stronger. Well there's not much left for me to say or ask. If I want it (whatever it may be), I'm going to have to fight for it.

Luke 12
42 And the Lord said , Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing . 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath . 45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming ; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink , and to be drunken ; 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware , and will cut him in sunder , and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given , of him shall be much required : and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.