I would love to be counted among the blameless.  This knowledge that I continue to sin no matter how hard I try makes it painstakingly transparent, that if I am ever going to be holy it is not going to be of my own doing.  Perhaps there will be a day where I commit no sin, but I have yet to see one and I am not courageous to pluck out that sinful eye.  The one that always gets me is thought.  No matter how well I police my own actions, behaviors and words I still have thoughts that often I am surprised came from my own soul.  This understanding has gone beyond the initial frustration, discomfort and helplessness as I realized these things were beyond me and now turned into surrender and reliance.  The Lord is the only one who can change me, cleanse me, transform me into something that even slightly resembles Him.  Of my own works I will never be Holy.

That is a damning and a freeing thought all at once.  I weep when I see my sin, but I rejoice in the promises of God which say that He is faithful to complete the work He has begun in me.  I wrestle with my salvation in fear and trembling, knowing God is Holy, Righteous and Resolute.  He will do all that He said He will, including turning His face from those whom He never knew.  That moment in history frightens me for all of us.  When Jesus walks away from the self-righteous who thought themselves saved but never truly believed, that will break my heart.  I pray that my tiny mustard seed of faith will let Him look upon me with those eyes of fire and purge me of all unrighteousness, because I don’t about anyone else but I tire of my own ridiculous propensities.  I am simply amazed that He could love a man like me.

I see the churches that are obviously gone astray and I pray that they hear Jesus knocking upon the door of their church and open up the door so that Jesus may come in and sup with them.  I pray that any vestiges of self-righteousness in my own heart not be used to lead even one person away from God.  I pray that together we embrace the Word of God and become doers of that Word not just reviewers.  This is the hour of our calamity or our Collective Grace in Jesus.  May we know ourselves and surrender to the Potter’s Hand.  In Jesus I find my purpose and place in this world and the next.  Amen to God the Father for being Faithful and True.

My dreams do not matter unless they bring me to Your Word.  You have chosen to give me new information about this world.  Somewhat irrelevant, unless I effectively verify and match that new information against the Word, then discern Your intention and direction for showing me.  This is a dangerous world for those willing to take information from disparate providers without verification.  Thinking new information is of God and never combing through Your Word to verify the source is a recipe for eventual disaster.

Jesus answered enemy interrogatory and prompting utilizing scripture, effectively demonstrating to us the method to handle incoming data, inquiry or temptation.  Verifying that the source is “of God” will determine the appropriate secondary action.  Certainly over time, one becomes accustomed to “the small quiet voice of Almighty God”, but that in and of itself is a gift from God.  However in this world, currently chaired by the devil who is by nature a deceiver, it is imperative that we are certain of the source of information before taking action or developing faith relying upon its accuracy.  If it isn’t in the Word, the Lord is not the source.  I am not saying that God may not reveal something new to His children, but what I am saying is that if He does it will be entirely consistent with the Word.  Nothing which contradicts the Word of God is of God.

The original sin involved deception.  Certainly there was a propensity to sin that allowed Adam and Eve to be deceived, but that is separate from the deception itself.  satan will suffer judgment from God for his participation in deceiving God’s children.  I must be forever vigilant in my memory and awareness that satan seeks to deceive us and destroy us, so that I am mindful to demonstrate the Berean attitude toward incoming data.  God wants us to check, verify, discern and act upon Truth not be easily led astray by fad, misinformation, misdirection or deception.  So many people want so desperately to personally hear God’s voice that sometimes they naively approach new information without verification that it came from God.  This is especially important for new believers who may not have a solid level of discernment available but must remain cautionary to even the most mature Christian.  Our vigilance and reliance upon God is our only protection.  We should never allow false pride, or misplaced confidence in our own abilities to allow us to drop our shield or put down pieces of God’s Spiritual Armor.

It is pretty safe to say that there is no new Word to be delivered to mankind.  We already have every piece of information we are ever going to need embedded in the Living Word of God.  Most revelation is not new information but rather a revealing of Truth already incumbent to the Bible into which God provides new clarity of understanding.  Especially in these last days we are understanding segments of the Bible that were either shrouded in mystery to original believers or have simply become relevant because of the current circumstances in the world.  Frankly some things just didn’t make sense to old testament believers because they were intended to “unfold” at some distant point in their future.  Though the Author of the Bible knew exactly what everything meant, the scribes tasked with putting it down on parchment most certainly wondered about the mysteries they encountered.  We have blessedly been chosen to be alive during a period of time when all is rapidly being revealed to our waiting eyes.  This is great blessing to see the unfolding of God’s Holy Word and should not be taken lightly.

I hear and obey but I also hear promptings, temptations and sirens meant to turn me from God’s Word.  If I do not develop the spiritual understanding, ask for discernment and wisdom to only follow truth it is inevitable that I will eventual follow false doctrine or direction.  I ask that the Lord protect our minds with the helmet of salvation and the Mind of Christ so that the thoughts, tempting and enemy deceptions take none of us captive.  I also however, pray that believers armor themselves against deception by practicing the policy of verifying the origin of each relevant thought.  Trust in God alone, not on your own understanding.  Praise Him for His grand protection of our minds, hearts and faith.  Thank you Father in Jesus’ Name.

Still not listening.  Go on about your merriment, festivities, eating and drinking as in the time of Noah.  Make believe that nothing is wrong, take for granted that tomorrow you will have that same old job you’re not proud of, that the lights will come on with the flick of switch and that you won’t have to bargain or even battle for subsistence items.  Take for granted your ability to freely worship,without persecution the God you neglect.  Flee not from fear, but out of wisdom to the Sovereign protection of Almighty God through belief in Jesus, repentance and surrender.  Don’t sit around humming a song from your past hoping that everything will stay the same because if you haven’t realized, it has already changed.

If you truly believe in Jesus, then you should answer that call to your knees or that yearning to learn about The Word or that Spirit Filled Whisper to proclaim the Good New of Christ to everyone you know.  Don’t believe that this world has any place you can find shelter, comfort or rest, because as the Bible states, no one will escape the Wrath to Come but those who hide themselves in God through Christ.  Now is not the time to ponder, but the time to act on the mustard seed of faith you have been granted through the Grace of God.  Do not sit and hope that things will turn around or revert to some imaginary idyllic past because time is marching on toward a confrontation between God’s Righteous Will and the rebellious spirit of those who would serve sin.  Do not for a moment believe that you have a lengthy window by which to make up your mind, because sooner than you think that window will be shut and never reopen.

We keep searching or asking for that one individual who will make a common sense argument and stand up to the powers that be rescuing us from our just desserts.  That man will come and those who are blinded by his charm will follow him never fully comprehending that he is gifted to be the man of perdition, hero to a fallen world, searching for idyllic salvation.  Do not be blinded by this false doctrine of hope where none may be found, death will be sent in the guise of a peaceful thespian, but he will be more wretched then imagination.  Embrace an abundant life with the Lord Jesus, the Christ of God, who took away the sins of the world and redeemed us to a Holy God for eternity.  He is Hope Eternal, Righteousness, Truth, Wrath and Judgment.  Do not find yourself on the receiving end of His Fiery gaze or recipient of the Double Edged Sword coming from His Mouth.  Be on the side of Glory not against it.

My Brothers, prepare your hearts and then demonstrate your Love for God and your families by doing what must be done for the Kingdom of God, then leave the rest to Almighty.  This is His plan, He has told us what is soon to happen and what He expects of us.  Shall we now cower in fear when He told us to be of good courage and know that He is God?  Shall we find our own plan of rescue from the wrath to come, searching in folly for something that will never exist and worse yet condemn each of us to tragedy beyond reason?  Shall we bundle up and run?  If that, where too, when even the mountains shall fall upon those hiding from the Lamb of God and His wrath.  Come to Jesus and find Peace and Rest.  He is the only shelter in the coming storm.  Do not be afraid, be wise and cry out to God for mercy, shelter and protection for those whom you love.  Repent of inaction, pride and fear and find relief in the Peace of God.  Be ready, be vigilant, be with God in the Holy name of Jesus Christ the King.

You ask what strengthens me.  You wish to know by which authority I can say emphatically that we should dedicate ourselves in obedience to God’s Will.  You try to find episode of fault so that I may be proclaimed hypocrite and subsequently freely ignored.  Even if you find this avenue of escape and are released from the overwhelming pull to service that being around me places upon your life.  Do you believe this will in any way lessen, diminish or invalidate the Absolute Truth of God’s Word, the mystery of His Church or the Glorious Whisper of the Holy Spirit’s Voice in your cranium?  I speak to you of God because He first did the work in me and now I am obliged to speak the Truth of His Plan into your life.

You look to reason for justification, I rely on the Truth in promises from God.  We must surrender to His plan not because it is some fashionable exercise or morally mandated recipe for sanctity, but because He said it is thus.  You wish to find the loophole in His commands, I wish to write them upon my heart and simply obey.  Yet in your carefully designed existence you remain unfulfilled no matter how many bullet points of your self-actualization strategy are marked off.  You find in denial nothing to support your argument so you are forced to attack the messenger in hopes of invalidating the message.  This is the reason for the death of God’s prophets, as the message is insurmountable the remaining recourse is to silence the proclaiming voice.  What then do you do with God’s Voice, God’s Word and God’s House?  How shall you dispel the messenger when He is Eternal, Almighty, Sovereign?  The awful truth of the matter is God did come and say these things and we killed Him rather than obey.

My generation is wicked, but also loved by God.  This world is filled to the brim with unrighteousness, yet its people are meant for Glory, as vessels filled with the Waters of Life.  We have become a stiff necked people, yet we may all at once bow to the authority of God and bend, flexibly to kiss the Earth at His Feet.  This situation is not hopeless, rather filled with the untapped potential of God’s Sovereign Majesty and Power.  You say why and I say faith.

We should go to church because that is where our Brothers and Sister come to worship Him.  So that we may give them encouragement to do those things which He has prescribed before the forming of the Earth.  So that we may raise our voices in holy grumblings of prayer and song that our combined harmonies may please the Ears of God.  So that our spirits may be refreshed, our hearts warmed and our bellies filled with the abundance of Gods Food.  We should want to go to church because this is where our families reside, rededicating themselves to service, surrender and kinship.  We cannot resolve to rely on a foundation of promises that we have not learned, understood and accepted.  We must gather with other saints so that we may better know the Father who bore us, after all it is all about relationship, a relationship of Love.  They are molded in His likeness, therefore to know them is become closer to the Almighty.

You say, you play, you sway and dance with disaster on the well trodden way.  You know, it is so, you forgo Truth and abundance for tickets to the status quo show.   You grumble, mumble and fumble the ball as you run to the opponents end zone.  Your only victory will be found in Christ Jesus the King and His intentions for your life in this world and the next.

http://www.wnd.com/2014/02/arab-cleric-israel-belongs-to-the-jews/?cat_orig=faith  Man that took some courage.

Thank you for the open doors Lord.  These blessed opportunities to shine and gather abundance for my family are clearly by Your Hand.  My life is a documentary of Your intervention in the life of an undeserved sinner, redeemed then transformed into something unrecognizable from its origin.  I know this is Your Work as even those around me are amazed at the lack of coincidence with regard to Your Hand of Blessing upon my life.  I am truly thankful for the opportunity to be used in such a fashion and I am in awe for the blessings I have in-meritoriously received.

Father give me courage to reach for that fruit higher in the tree.  Plant in me the unquenchable desire to speak the Gospel into every opportunity or to every ear and heart that comes within recognition of my voice.  I see its benefits to those around me and I am overwhelmed by Your Grace and affect upon the marrow of their Spirits.  Let me not forgo even the smallest or slightest opportunity to share the Love of Christ and to be ever mindful of the price of slumber in ministry.  I pray for vigilance in my heart and that of my fellow disciples.

You know Father that there are desperate times upon us, but let us not lose heart for these are also the joyous times of harvest promised in Your Good Word.  The season is ripe for the gathering of saints in preparation for Your Glorious Appearing.  Let us have clear sight into the window of opportunity and allow us precision in our dissemination and division of Your Word to the lost and the living.  Let us stay free of the paralyzing effects of fear and depression for all is as it is laying the groundwork for Your Divine Intervention in humanity.  Let us see the Kingdom thriving, Christ as Living and the Gospel’s eternity.  Arm us with hope as our guide and Your Word as our sword to face a crumbling humanity and a brazen powers and principalities as they act out the last days of their authority upon the earth.  Father grant us peace in the midst of coming calamity.  Let us see beyond the strife to the rising Glory of Your Dominion and Grace.  Give us sight to eternity so that the present moment’s purpose is crystalline in its importance and opportunity.

So Sorry Lord, for my part in the disintegration of reliance upon your Word.  I have not done my job each time the opportunity was presented and because of this people have gone uninformed and others may have become susceptible to false doctrine.  Why did I not love You and Your children sufficiently?  What is this self-service that I would see anything more important then the work for which I was uniquely created?  Where are my precious moments spent delighting in Your Word?  I know that time to be the most peaceful and pleasant of my life yet I find any other distraction more pressing upon my interest.  What is this dichotomy in belief that I could treat Your Grace with such irreverence?

Forgive me Lord and forgive this nation for our extended transgressions, lead us from our trespasses into right relationship.  How long Lord must our hearts be empty but for the nagging pain of missing righteousness?  A pain so deep that it pounds even in our restless sleep.  Father, my enemies are not the target of my anger but rather the demons that drive our disobedience.  Father save us from the unseen realm of powers and principalities, wake our minds and eyes from slumber to diligence.  We have gone so far from You that we no longer see the depth of our dilemma.  Arouse our passion to follow Your Will.  Re-light the fire placed in our hearts at creation in a quest to find You, Serve You and stay with You.  Lord, my Good Shepherd, so many sheep wander aimlessly in the dangerous pastures of ill gotten gain.  Return us to the quiet waters, the wind swept meadow where Your Rod and Staff protect us from all harm, even that which we have fostered.  Let us wander from You No More.

Christ is King, Father send Your Spirit to kindle the Holy Fire among us, returning our hearts to their rightful place at the footsteps of Your Throne.  Bless Your Holy Name Lord God through my belief in Jesus I cry out to You for Mercy.

What sadness drives us to our knees seeking forgiveness for the sins of our Fathers and asking God’s intervention to rescue a people group?  How bad does life have to get before we are driven to our faces before God asking forgiveness and rescue?  We have all been there, some for extended periods throughout life, that moment when we are crippled in our own devices, realizing with permanence that only the Lord can shelter us.  What drives a man to that point of surrender where his only Hope is in God?  Is that something that we can consciously manufacture or do we require the bitter promptings and pain of life’s quandary?  How many times when we are in those dire moments do we reflect upon the promises of God knowing fully that rescue shall certainly come?

I look at the story of Nehemiah and how he bitterly wept regarding Jerusalem’s state of destruction.  He didn’t beg God for assistance without first understanding, admitting and repenting of the sins of his people which caused that devastation.  You see the sin was disbelieving God’s Sovereign Authority. God had warned them that this discipline would come, they refused to listen, voluntarily bringing God’s Hand upon their nation.  Nehemiah, conscious of their national sin, knew the only way to escape God’s judgment was through prayer and contrition.  But his prayer demonstrated something more, a hope born from the dismay and realization that a believer has disobeyed or offended God.  If the punishment provokes wisdom and wisdom leads to understanding and understanding to repentance and subsequent dependence on God, then dismay is a wonderfully perfect mechanism for building relationship with God?

I see a nation and a people that I love.  They have a kindness and sensitivity and care that only comes from a kinship with the Almighty God.  This nation has forgotten themselves, being caught up in and tossed about by the frivolous pursuits of humanity, in ignorance ignoring the stark message of the Prophets, foretelling God’s Hand of Discipline.  That nation is our beloved United States, which began as a God fearing experiment and has turned into a self serving melee of aggrandizement for which we must certainly be corrected.  I see that “Shining City on a Hill” to which Reagan referred but I see it as burned, smoldering, charred by the flames of our enemies siege cannons, walls broken and strewn, people displaced in various forms of servitude.  We have not heeded the warnings and will certainly be shamed for our transgressions.  We know this to be true because we have hope in the promises of God and fully understand that He has never long allowed disobedience from His Children.  I abhor the shattered silence of her depression and chastisement, but I understand what will be born of its corrective discipline.  Perhaps there will be one single man who will cry out to God for succor, repenting of our national sins and expecting/depending fully upon the Grace of God for deliverance.

My earthly Father once said to me, “Son, I love you but if there is a hard way or an easy way to learn something you will always choose the hard path.”  He was right, but I also understand the hope tied to his statement of instruction.  He hoped and I believe that he has received the answer to his prayers in that now I have matured to the point where I will sometimes hear the voice of wisdom and have no need for discipline.  I pray that for this nation and each of us as Spirit filled believers, that we learn to distinguish the voice of the Father and obey his direction so that discipline becomes unnecessary.  I do not see us making that decision as a nation and regretfully this shall certainly lead to our eventual demise.  But I have hope that the Lord shall deliver us from the discipline created by our own disobedience when we have finally fallen to our knees in the hope of dismay.

Because you weary of the fight is not convincing reason to give in to temptation.  Watch as the media and those who have been turned over to their decadent minds, as promised in Romans 1, preach that capitulation, blending, tolerance and “live and let live” philosophy is the only way to national unity and freedom.  This is an abject falsehood.  Having a solid moral compass derived from obedience to God’s Word leads to right living and the eventual benefits and observation of God’s Blessings.  This seemingly overwhelming tide threatening to consume all before it is a sham as it spreads festering wounds throughout humanity.   Sin never was and never shall be the answer to man’s dilemma.  My advice is turn to God or else this world will twist and eventually consume you.  In God you will find the courage, strength, wisdom and shelter to withstand this onslaught of humanity.

Is it going to become increasingly more difficult to live a Godly life as this world turns its face to darkness?  Absolutely.  But this is also promised as the reward for the Overcomer in the Bible.  We are to hold on until the end.  If anything we should derive joy from the apparent rapid disintegration of a quest for holiness throughout mankind, for this signals the imminent return of Christ Jesus for judgment and rule.  HOLD ON, to that which you know to be true.  To the penalty of death is a hard statement to swallow.  But think for a moment on this, death comes to everyone, whether you fear it or not it will eventually call your name.  You can either face it without fear, in joy at the prospect of spending eternity with God and those whom you love or you can give in to this worldly life’s reign over your spirit and try to get every ounce of pleasure from this life arriving at the moment of your death in the knowledge that it truly is the end.  In my view, a short life spent in absolute sensory fulfillment, that eventually leads to separation from God for eternity, is no life at all.  We must be willing to comprehend the difference between short-term gratification of happiness versus the Eternal Joy of God.

The sirens of this world call insistently beckoning each believer to throw down the armor of God and embrace the wicked traits of humankind.  Whether you rely on historical argument or prophetic prediction, remember that sin’s lifespan is limited, and that Glory and Grace shall reign for ever and ever.  Seek and love God with all your heart, mind, spirit and strength keeping all that is holy forever set in your consciousness and the wicked things of this world shall wash away from memory.  Then you may lead others to the Cross where they too will have an audience with Christ Jesus and be given the choice of life eternal.  Do not lose heart, be of good courage, continue the fight and know that the Lord is your God.  Come soon Lord and please find us doing the work that you prepared for us to do.

The loudest voices are those desperately attempting to convince themselves and those around them that the signs, symbols, circumstances and indicators don’t mean what they clearly project.  Everyone is crying out complaining, bemoaning the economy, politics, moral or chaotic global backdrop, but they completely deny that this has anything to do with the world’s approaching appointment with God’s imminent judgment.  Sure they will buy each “best selling” pastor or rabbi’s book cataloging the intrigue, phenomena and mysticism, but then they immediately dispute what they’ve heard by not crying out to God for forgiveness, succor and shelter from the storm these tomes predict.  How odd this reluctance to wisdom.

True Christians should be clearly being called to dedication, devotion and persistent prayer.  If any Christian is not receiving these promptings then they perhaps have quenched the Holy Spirit’s Voice and should repent, surrender and pray to hear the small, quiet voice of God giving direction in preparedness for the paramount preceedings to Glory’s Return.  The triumphant appearing of the Lord Jesus is not far off.  Don’t ask me when it will happen because none of us knows and if anyone says that they do you label them heretic and run for the shelter of Almighty God.  This I do know the signs are inescapable, the seasonal change is clearly, upon us.  Denial is the fool’s armor, providing no protection and even less comfort.

There will be no savior but Christ.  There will be a man who claims to be Messiah, using slight of hand, magic and a promised peace through worldly wealth as his mantra to draw in the masses.  Those in denial about Christ will be waiting for this man of perdition, hoping to preserve all the treasures of this world for their own edification.  Christians will do the opposite, secure in their knowledge that this world already has been overcome and that no man can rescue us from the tribulation, war and pestilence promised humanity.  God alone has provided escape through repentance, surrender and belief in the Work of the Lord on that rugged Cross.  There is no life in the denial of Christ only eternal separation from God.  There is no truth but what each man knows about the absolute Sovereignty of Almighty God.  There is no escaping judgment except through belief in Jesus.  The crisis of denial, deception and misdirection is upon us.  Pray to Almighty God that we be kept safe from the potency of the powerful propaganda pushed upon us.  Jesus is Lord of Lords for ever and ever Amen.

The only viable explanation for why the Lord made every single person on this planet with differing DNA is twofold; 1, so that he would be able to reconstitute each of us after we expire for the purpose of judgment and afterlife, 2, so that each individual is given a particular set of talents/assets for one specific Purpose to which no other person would be uniquely capable.

These are the thoughts to which Christianity commits us, deeper things, higher things, Godly things.  It is in our nature to figure things out.  I believe that this is the longing which God has placed in our heart so that each person has the innate desire to search for God.  Every man wants answers, thirsts for reason, seeks understanding because this is what God most wants for each of us, that this yearning will bring us face to face with a perfect Creator through the truth of Jesus, the Cross and resurrection.  This is the entire foundation of the Bible, this unique quest of mankind to discover our Father and then choose to either befriend Him, obey Him and follow Him or deny His rightful place in each of our lives.  All complexity is reduced to the simple fact that God loves us and left a guidebook on how to build the most important relationship possible.

What does that yearning in your heart say to you each waking day.  Is it akin to loneliness for which there is no satisfaction through worldly relation?  Is it a scientific quest for proof of concept, leading down the mathematical pursuit of empirical reasoning and testing?  Or is it a feeling of loss or unfulfillment, that aching void which leads you to discover God as the only answer and His eternal purpose for each life as the only resolution?  Whatever facet the motivation they all lead to one conclusion, God placed this yearning in each of us, uniquely designed to lead back or forward to the same destination, a meeting, an opportunity to know the God who made us.

I do not deserve the honor of being His vessel.  It breaks my heart that the Lord would use such an imperfect, cracked and unclean cup to deliver the pure waters and food of Life that sustains us.  Forgive me Father and thank you for seeing what I cannot.  Jesus comes, Jesus Lives, Jesus Reigns in our hearts and soon shall occupy the throne of David as God promised.