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.

The Lord’s Glory is my conquest.  Seeing His name revered, exalted, lifted up and honored through all that I think, say and do is my greatest achievement.  I am after all living proof of His Glory, created from the beginning to do good works to His pleasure.  The moments at which I have forgotten this identity I have distanced from the Lord to depend upon my own capacity.  I just want to be your son Lord, to do those things as Spirit guides, directs and encourages.  Let me not look to the wind for the billow in my sails, may they instead be filled by the Breath of God, speeding me to my righteous destination.

This Christian life is hard even when we isolate ourselves into small units of believers for the sin comes with us into our midst, as we are all sinners.  Let us not forget that fact.  Some of the most egregious acts and atrocity have occurred in those believer groups that have try to sequester themselves from this world.  For this was not God’s intent.  We must venture through this world as Ambassadors for Christ, maintaining our demeanor and comporting ourselves in a Godly manner resisting sin and the devil through life in Jesus.  You see God loves these people and He needs us to go to them in love and truth so that they too may know the Love of the Father through Jesus Christ the Son.  That is my purpose, to love even the least of these to whom He has given precious life.  A short span of time through which they may get to know their eternal King and choose their own path to eternity.  If I may reach but one and that person chooses Jesus then I have overcome this world just as Jesus has done.

Praise God.  Thank you Jesus for the chance to do so.

If your Father asked you to clean your room and you ignored him or refused do you believe that he would then want to give you the tickets to the big game he had been keeping in reserve for reward?  If he warned you not to hang around with certain people, be in at a certain hour or cautioned you against the use of drugs or alcohol and you continued to violate his wishes, do you truly believe he would allow you to go on that trip for which you needed his permission?  If you showed little interest in doing simple things he asked of you and spent even less time trying to build a relationship with your Father do you actually consider that he would be enthusiastic about sharing his wisdom, knowledge and treasures with you?  Seriously, if your earthly Father would keep distant from you what then do you believe would be the reaction of a Holy Father in Heaven?

The Lord has not asked us to do the work He prepared for us, He has commanded us.  He has also told us that He disciplines those whom He loves.  What then can we be thinking when we expect God to come closer in relationship, tell us His will for our entire future or share greater blessings with us?

The Lord has shared some greater vision with His Daughters and Sons who have been obedient to His Word.  He stretches us and if we show Him our mustard seed of faith, being obedient even in the smallest things, He comes closer to us and opens up our eyes to the mysteries confounding humanity.  We must learn to demonstrate our belief in His promises, our love for Him, reverence and willingness to abide by His direction before He will give us greater tasks.  Most of the immature Christians I know are the first to ask God to show them His will for their lives, yet they are unwilling to repent, pray, study, attend church, tithe or disciple.  How ludicrous to believe that our Father in Heaven would be such a push over.  I have news for those unwilling to keep His commands, He is not a pushover like many human Fathers.  Do what He commanded because He commanded it and because you are so grateful that He cared enough to pull you out of your miserable circumstances, when you cried out to Him for assistance.  Yes I will be patient with you in your growing relationship with God, but please do not take Him for a fool, the ramifications of such behavior are eternal.

Please write His Word upon your heart.  Be obedient in the small things and I promise that He will come closer to you as you seek Him.  The Bible says “without faith it is impossible to please God.”  How then do we expect to please Him if we will not even show the faith in the fact that He is the Sovereign Creator of the Universe.  Hold tight to your mustard seed, read His inerrant Word and do what it says to do, then and only then should you cry out to Him to show you His Will for your life.  In this great big world it is the small things that matter.  Praise Almighty God in all His Glory.  In the eternal name of Jesus.

Jesus lives.  What a statement.  A living God, who having experienced our pain, joy, love and ills of life now resides in all of us changing, supporting and empowering us to make it through trials to triumph.  When you consider your burdens what does that relationship do for you?  Are you constantly worried, sleeping poorly, malnourished and disgruntled over the things you are currently facing or does the knowledge that Christ Lives in you bring you an inexplicable peace?  Which is it?  As in most principles of the Bible there are only two sides, unlike this vacillating world with its movable lines of tolerance and morality there is no middle ground.  You either trust in and put your hope in Christ or you trust something else whether that be yourself, luck, chance or some other form of support.

If you do not believe and know that Christ is your sustaining hope and put your reliance on the immovable promises of God then you really should have that talk with yourself about salvation.  If you know about Christ but do not have a relationship with Him that sustains you in good times and bad then you really should have a conversation with Him about coming into your life.  If you find yourself relying on your own abilities to make it passed the next obstacle or dilemma, then you really should have a conversation with God about repentance for the sin of unbelief.  Either what the Bible says about Christ is true or it isn’t.  If it is true then we are commanded to rely upon Him always and cast our cares and concerns upon Him being sustained by His Divine Promises.  Again there is no middle ground.  Sure, all of us go through sanctification, trials, testing, stretching and discipline meant to strengthen our faith.  There will always be moments when you have to reach out to God in prayer and question to replace your upset with peace, but that should not be the norm.  At some point we have to turn our knowledge into belief and our belief in faith.

God is what He said that He is and He shall never change.  Doesn’t that give you a Hopeful foundation upon which to build your house?  Tie your boat to the cornerstone, the immovable anchor of Jesus Christ the King.  Then and only then will you find the sustaining hope to assure that you shall not be moved.

http://www.wnd.com/2014/01/pagan-christianity-doesnt-fool-anyone-anymore/  Find out for yourself.

The enemy wants me concerned about what we are going to do to defend this country from the forked tongue of tyranny.  By all means the powers and principalities of the air would like us wound up, worried, harried, harangued and at each others doorstep, pointing fingers and drawing battle lines.  This is the stirring of the pot to take the attention from the only hope to which our focus may be directed, the Lord Jesus.  Whether seated at the right hand of the Father or sleeping in the bottom of the boat, there is no sea deserved of my attention while Jesus is near.  This world is winding down, certainly there will be years, seven to be exact, of tribulation but they only serve to signal His return for establishment of Kingdom and peace.  There is no sense or purpose in concerning our hearts with nations that have turned their backs to the Lord for they shall not recover through the travails and plans of men.  America will only prosper again if she turns her heart back to God in humility and repentance.  Israel did not listen though the Prophets of God forewarned, nor will America it appears.  Judgment comes swiftly in its permanence and precision.

I prefer to look upon the heart of God, wondering what it will be like to live without sin, pain, derision and death.  How grand a thought, never having to be concerned for our children, knowing them safe from molestation, innocent as their growth was intended.  How precious the thought of men working toward common thread, determined to aid those around them with purpose, never considering self-service for an instant.  I willfully consider freedom from temptation and impervious bodies to the effects of decay or time.  No sick people, no frail bodies, no hungry, starved, persecuted or downcast Brothers.  I dream of a family that transcends all boundaries, inclusive in truth, love and care.  These are the things which captivate my mind.  Fixing this nation is beyond my abilities or concern, except in petition to the God who made us.  For He may yet determine to preserve this once obedient country, but it shall not be done without our earnest prayer.  God help us in this our greatest hour of need.  Turn hearts back to You.  And if they do not have a change of heart then we know for truth that Your return is near.  Praise God in the name of Jesus through the Holy Spirit our Guide.