tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032357633487825662024-03-19T01:57:21.183-04:00Presence of His Glory [Jude 1:24]And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death. [Rev 12:11]For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.comBlogger336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-33174127163584749472024-03-19T01:56:00.001-04:002024-03-19T01:56:34.481-04:00A Quick Heads Up<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSc8pWkwodFtn4IHgfdWOUxm7w3JnyRGN_J_nszK50Ds6xyy1oP3VIzFH8wGZ7HVYanqyOyU6vlc0Ofnf6EHr9oXtL01rvHxyzVMQC1cu2IS_D3NabMHP8e6gG-iGFD6UyljGLOTtgefg2QkHlFtWe7xMUbdrN7opo_-E_RTuoOSiCDJ0rhUghxmG7Q/s569/Lily%20of%20the%20Valley__photo%20credit--Gardenerstar.com.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="512" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSc8pWkwodFtn4IHgfdWOUxm7w3JnyRGN_J_nszK50Ds6xyy1oP3VIzFH8wGZ7HVYanqyOyU6vlc0Ofnf6EHr9oXtL01rvHxyzVMQC1cu2IS_D3NabMHP8e6gG-iGFD6UyljGLOTtgefg2QkHlFtWe7xMUbdrN7opo_-E_RTuoOSiCDJ0rhUghxmG7Q/w197-h219/Lily%20of%20the%20Valley__photo%20credit--Gardenerstar.com.jpg" width="197" /></a></p><span style="color: #999999;"><p>Just a quick heads up to let readers know that I will be posting the next article by Tuesday evening, March 19, sometime after 6:00<b> EST</b> (<i>Eastern Standard Time</i>). In this fast-moving season of the last of the last days where <b>new</b> <b>news</b> is old by the end of the day (<i>thanks to the internet and multiple social media platforms and outlets</i>), what I will be posting will be <b>old news</b> that has not happened yet.</p><p>(<i>Do you love a good mystery or puzzle? lol</i>) It is actually simpler than it sounds and may earn an eye roll once the reader sees what it is, but we all could use a good smile, yes? - even if it is a lopsided one.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Meanwhile, as the Lord told me over a year or more ago - "<b><i>Look to the skies</i></b>"</span></p><p><b><span style="color: #999999;">Look Up</span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0AJnDvfdIuHQwnkJbJqKvkTHWIHeXxhSGpb3aR4UZWtpyZo4WlUXgMhWbyCn1vqMciVlpYMfHk515pm14aoyRkhAzhoW22Imv-GNIevTT9IkbgvZFy3Z_MXPrzw1WW_db_oPAxLR43KnMyx8VIgrNK_rumWyR22Y0rwzJKJHC5cbNpfdPRBSw0hPlg/s379/look%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="379" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0AJnDvfdIuHQwnkJbJqKvkTHWIHeXxhSGpb3aR4UZWtpyZo4WlUXgMhWbyCn1vqMciVlpYMfHk515pm14aoyRkhAzhoW22Imv-GNIevTT9IkbgvZFy3Z_MXPrzw1WW_db_oPAxLR43KnMyx8VIgrNK_rumWyR22Y0rwzJKJHC5cbNpfdPRBSw0hPlg/w190-h135/look%20up.jpg" width="190" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p>Evidence seems to point to Satan, the prince of the power of the air, with a plan to present one of his major great deceptions, such as an '<i>alien invasion</i>' (<i>demonic onslaught</i>), who will bring forth the earth's 'saviour', which would in reality be the Antichrist, the son of perdition. </p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Many will embrace such an appearance, as they promise world <i>peace and security,</i> which will be allowed because it may be <i>part</i> of the <i>strong <b>delusion</b></i> that God sends to those who would not believe the truth (gospel, Jesus/Yeshua), but would rather believe a lie.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">I say "part" because any alien invasion would be an <b><i>illusion/deception</i></b> covering up who they really are. God would allow it '<i>as part</i>' of what El Shaddai said He would send to those who reject His Son.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">It is just a thought of mine, because scripture clearly speaks of the time when the Wicked (<i>lawless one</i>) is revealed. Yet, a strong warning to those who will listen. (<i>God's people know the following</i>.) Deception should be seared on every 'aliens' forehead because they will actually be demons manifesting themselves, and speaking forth lies.</span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>And then shall that </i><b>Wicked</b><i> be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming:</i></span></p><p><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2 Thess 2:9-12]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">There is talk that these '<i>aliens'</i> will convince people that they are '<i>here to help humankind</i>'. People will be told that humans have made a '<i>mess of everything</i>' and are on a collision course to destroy themselves and the planet, unless we allow them to intervene and help us. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">They may appear at the beginning of the great tribulation [<i>the day of the Lord, Jacob's trouble, God's wrath</i>], or after the rapture - no one can say for certain. We have already been putting up with Satan's wrath (<i>his venomous hatred</i>) since the Garden of Eden, which has steadily worsened since Messiah's ascension.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">However, with the way U.S. government stumbles with its </span><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/us-government-ufo-uap-alien-cover-up/676032/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">UFO coverup</a><span style="color: #999999;">, along with how some Airforce and/or </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/are-5-memorable-moments-congress-ufo-hearing-rcna96476" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Navy commanders</a> <span style="color: #999999;">are now admitting strange sightings of UFOs/UAPs (</span><i style="color: #999999;">Unidentified Aerial Phenomena</i><span style="color: #999999;">), with mainstream media [MSM] wholeheartedly reporting the same, it is a no-brainer that this is all part of the globalist's agenda.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Speculation and conjecture about the <i>'good intentions</i>' of the aliens are plentiful because any information that certain individuals claim to have through <i>'communicating</i>' with an alien or aliens, was gained through 'channeling' (occult). It is not of God, but of the dark side.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">There are documents, reports and articles written that reveal the advanced technologies of the world's governments that the public is not privy to. Only recently (<i>last decade or so</i>) have leaks been more forthcoming as the day of the son of perdition's appearance draws near.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;"><b>The Good News</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5BmaZ0nXPbOzlPeqMMH9T3ULTG2Rh63MT9rt_g1wSlYw6SrkZlV9NS1RkWcOXRevPxzYsThA_e_GpTdcgShu-IQeGXTLOH5rBi2Gz_OxuEB7QT9SCeEnNFwuAs0BAbI4uxmRoI2NoYY5r288Aohh4B-OsRJp-hmLVooKitTH9ZEIyWfy6RA4DYwYFw/s393/rapture-the%20great%20catching%20away.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="393" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5BmaZ0nXPbOzlPeqMMH9T3ULTG2Rh63MT9rt_g1wSlYw6SrkZlV9NS1RkWcOXRevPxzYsThA_e_GpTdcgShu-IQeGXTLOH5rBi2Gz_OxuEB7QT9SCeEnNFwuAs0BAbI4uxmRoI2NoYY5r288Aohh4B-OsRJp-hmLVooKitTH9ZEIyWfy6RA4DYwYFw/w206-h154/rapture-the%20great%20catching%20away.jpg" width="206" /></a></span></div><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:</span></i><p></p><p><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Therefore, comfort one another with these words.</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Thess 4:16-18]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">As we see the signs all around us of the great tribulation about to begin, those of us in Christ who long to be with Him, keep watch - we keep praying. We keep looking to the skies because our redemption draws nigh.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">We look forward to the pre-trib rapture so that we can fully embrace the presence of the Lord because we will be with Him for eternity. Meanwhile, we urge those who do not know Jesus (Yeshua) to think about where you will be after you pass from this world.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Even a child learns of death early, as they see a squished bug or a beautiful flower dies. This life is temporal, but there is such a thing as eternity. God is real; our Creator Jesus (Yeshua to the Israelite) is real. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Jesus is the only way back to a loving, living God. He died in our place upon a rugged cross, shedding His precious blood - for US<i>!</i> He took the death we deserve. He died so that we could live. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">But He was resurrected from the grave, and ascended into heaven. Jesus is the Way back to the heavenly Father. He is the Way we are reconciled back to God, and He is the one who forgives our confessed sins, never to be recalled again.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">He is the Messiah(<i>Anointed One</i>) who is soon returning for His Bride, and for the Body of Christ. </span><span style="color: #999999;">Believe Jesus, believe God raised Him from the dead. Pray to Him, confess your sins and receive forgiveness.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">None of us know the day or the hour that Jesus is returning to catch us all up with Him. Are you willing to take that chance and be left here to go through the great tribulation? I am not trying to use fear to motivate you.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">As a person who was forgiven of many sins, and I do mean many, I speak out of love as one who has been there. I am merely stating facts so that you can make an informed decision. Every person who ever was, and who is now, has missed the mark. We all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Dear soul, I repeat, none of us know the day or hour of our Lord's return. We keep sober and vigilant, and we keep reaching out. Grab the hand of Jesus and open up your heart to Him -- He is the very One you can trust.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">I will fail you. Others will fail you... but Jesus never fails. Choose wisely...</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">in the presence of His glory</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-68853666028164785862024-03-06T23:50:00.320-05:002024-03-09T01:20:44.517-05:00Illusion of the Auspicious Dragon-PRT 1<p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4Z0z-becKrk1pJNOGnmqiYorZdhp2RrCu2FdUFNgFFjqReiL27CIo74QemCCqvlg4Oops1BcyljngkzMox-rtiPJ5OvlwHO-arTqDvrq5H7_a9Sdf_mX3I82iZHgqbvMXuu1gZfJ7mndwpzV2-i-yEflr7nZHO7r_NTGW2lGlQwEBC8R45k9fsviXw/s568/hindrances_interferences.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="568" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4Z0z-becKrk1pJNOGnmqiYorZdhp2RrCu2FdUFNgFFjqReiL27CIo74QemCCqvlg4Oops1BcyljngkzMox-rtiPJ5OvlwHO-arTqDvrq5H7_a9Sdf_mX3I82iZHgqbvMXuu1gZfJ7mndwpzV2-i-yEflr7nZHO7r_NTGW2lGlQwEBC8R45k9fsviXw/w249-h161/hindrances_interferences.jpg" width="249" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<b>Edit:</b> Note added -- March 8.2024-<b>BP</b>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Interference and Hindrances<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Wherefore we
would have come to you, even I Paul, once again; but Satan </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">hindered</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> us.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Lest Satan
should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">devices</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #e69138;">.</span> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Thes
2:18; 2Cor 2:11]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFzJKQvDDdvJOeqIW1F-E6gKEvZc6gCNF_mcfCqRVrMSs2E1b70r4LbkbCGlu8elLopNOgHEFLZC6vPL0iJFQypy5_jk9ov6f9xkhnF0gbvRpW7mnFuz64X-vTroS9DVYyKys8LLiw9siX6SNDxYZ0cr5LYcLTlPzOlB4RiXONdxOUqcgo0ysq7J7yQ/s344/roadblock--delays.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="165" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFzJKQvDDdvJOeqIW1F-E6gKEvZc6gCNF_mcfCqRVrMSs2E1b70r4LbkbCGlu8elLopNOgHEFLZC6vPL0iJFQypy5_jk9ov6f9xkhnF0gbvRpW7mnFuz64X-vTroS9DVYyKys8LLiw9siX6SNDxYZ0cr5LYcLTlPzOlB4RiXONdxOUqcgo0ysq7J7yQ/w67-h140/roadblock--delays.jpg" width="67" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There seems to be a
noticeable uptick in untimely and undesirable activities happening to many
Christians (<i>self</i>-<i>included</i>) that are interfering with regular
routines or schedules. These are not distractions. It is most certainly
interferences and hindrances.</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">These matters are,
for the most part, non-emergency, yet are significant enough to require
immediate attention. They can be ethical or social issues, but more likely
pertain to business, medical, legal or personal/private matters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">For quite a lengthy
season, my time writing has been delayed or hindered to such a degree that I
seriously inquired of the Lord if it was <b><i>HIS</i></b> will that I stop
writing, or if it was indeed enemy interference causing frustrating, stressful
interruptions, roadblocks and delays. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">Far be it from me to
go against that which my Lord may have appointed to come to an end.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">It
is written that we are not to be anxious about anything, but with thankfulness,
to bring our prayers and petitions to Jehovah-Rohi (</span><i style="color: #999999;">the Lord our Shepherd</i><span style="color: #999999;">).</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[Phil 4:6]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He will answer and establish peace – not as the world
gives, but a deep inner peace that surpasses understanding. Jehovah-Shalom (<i>the
Lord our Peace</i>) delights in fulfilling the promises in His Word. It seems
time has been shortened, and we are witnessing prophecies come alive. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Not About Works <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivPpq2upb789dJqJjdN5MwV8-DrBhuIAjG9J54YWlYMlMPGkABh6DF9mZUC6pkWOAgJk4NS_XH2Nd2I0N6P5h9MP0ZqmZKWxXmptsCQieC454Rznfi1kh8ShTE1qE5YcMl3IrOnUOeU4Qhc3QOUGYL5jaSqHmzBoWrAubrO1IdkWSml4FfWA0X04Lrw/s402/the%20good%20samaritan2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="402" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivPpq2upb789dJqJjdN5MwV8-DrBhuIAjG9J54YWlYMlMPGkABh6DF9mZUC6pkWOAgJk4NS_XH2Nd2I0N6P5h9MP0ZqmZKWxXmptsCQieC454Rznfi1kh8ShTE1qE5YcMl3IrOnUOeU4Qhc3QOUGYL5jaSqHmzBoWrAubrO1IdkWSml4FfWA0X04Lrw/w219-h137/the%20good%20samaritan2.jpg" width="219" /></a></span></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;">This is not about ‘</span><i style="color: #999999;">works’</i><span style="color: #999999;"> because salvation is a
free gift ([</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">…<i>we are saved by </i><b>grace</b><i> through </i><b>faith</b><i>
in Christ Jesus, and not by our own efforts or works.</i></span><i style="color: #999999;"> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eph2:8-9]</span><span style="color: #999999;">). Jesus the
Messiah died in our place, taking upon Himself all the sins of mankind</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[1Pet2:24]</span><span style="color: #999999;">, and enduring the wrath of God Almighty.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The judgement of God fell upon Jesus, He being made a
curse (<i>the law</i>). The weight of every sin alone must have been crushing!
When Moses put the bronze serpent upon a pole, any Israelite that looked upon
it who had been bitten was <b><i>healed</i></b> and <b><i>lived</i></b>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Num
21:9]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The serpent in the Garden of Eden brought a curse upon
Adam (a<i>nd ultimately all of mankind</i>) when he gave into temptation and
disobeyed God. Everything became cursed, man’s fallen nature, the ground, and
later, the curse of the law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">For the longest time I never understood what was meant by
the curse of the law because surely, we are not to be a lawless people, with no
boundaries and no order. I do not know how many years passed before the
knowledge was revealed by the Holy Spirit through Paul’s epistle to the
Galatians. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It had been read several times but somehow the
understanding of it was missed. Yet when the Lord opened my eyes, revelation
shone forth, and several questions were answered at once. Bless the Word of God
– a book for everyone that truly lasts a lifetime and beyond.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">For all who rely on works of the law are </span></i><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">under
a curse</span></b><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">; for it is written, “</span></i><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Cursed</span></b><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"> be
everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the Law, and
do them.” Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for
‘The righteous shall live by </span></i><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">faith</span></b></span><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.’</span> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc; line-height: 107%;">[Gal
3:10-11]</span><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"> <b>ESV</b><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Upon the cross, Messiah became that curse (</span><i style="color: #999999;">which
experts claim the crown of thorns symbolizes</i><span style="color: #999999;">) for the sake of redemption. “</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Cursed
is everyone who is hanged on a tree</i>.</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">”</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Gal3:13] </span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Christ Jesus willingly sacrificed His life (<i>the
spotless </i>(sinless) <i>Passover Lamb of God, taking our place</i>), and was
crucified upon a rugged tree (<i>cross</i>). </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Jn 19:17, 18]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, sealing our
redemption by the pouring out of His precious blood.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQyLgTYX7EGppN9bI1RGZVR3cFfM3ZqzyxAAcyEP6aV28FA2NI4GR0ImfvxPW5XHUJIfGGL-xjAY5GsYg1at_jRRLnjRdLwJqZMz31p8GQ9ypzUh5h8Cl9mpKV-bp2Egs3Wk1cowkBxq_1A5TAcgHs3MeEoWRt1dWoqpPk6FsO7jggJTjraBHqGFYkg/s500/God%20answers%20-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="500" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQyLgTYX7EGppN9bI1RGZVR3cFfM3ZqzyxAAcyEP6aV28FA2NI4GR0ImfvxPW5XHUJIfGGL-xjAY5GsYg1at_jRRLnjRdLwJqZMz31p8GQ9ypzUh5h8Cl9mpKV-bp2Egs3Wk1cowkBxq_1A5TAcgHs3MeEoWRt1dWoqpPk6FsO7jggJTjraBHqGFYkg/w205-h162/God%20answers%20-.jpg" width="205" /></a></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">So, ‘<i>works’</i> do not pay for salvation, nor does it
give us special favour with God at the end of the day. It begins by having <b>faith</b>
to believe who Jesus is and that God raised Him from the dead (<i>resurrection
– by the power of God</i>).</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is written that faith the size of a mustard seed can
move mountains (<i>metaphor</i>) </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Mat 17:20, 21] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Definitely our faith is a <i>gift</i>
given by the <i>grace</i> of God. We must realize that as we offer our gifts
back up to Him through what we do in Jesus’ name that it is all His anyway, our
gracious Creator and Saviour.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We can be ensnared by pride if we are particularly gifted
in something, especially if it brings the approval and praise of people. The
idolization of our own accomplishments or ‘work’ can be subtle. We must do our
best to be watchful, walk humbly and guard against such a thing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yet if we remember Who the source is and the grace
through which those gifts were imparted to us, then we secure a good
perspective. Better the approval of God than man.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">For I say, through the </span></i><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">grace</span></b><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">
given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more
highly than he ought to think</span></i></span><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"> [pride]</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">,<i> but to think
soberly, according as God has </i><b>given</b></span><i style="color: #999999;"> </i><span style="color: #999999;">[gifted]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i> to every man
the measure of </i><b>faith</b><i>.</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 12:3]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Plenty can be found about faith and works in books,
articles, online material, written by some gifted, knowledgeable scholars and
experts. The living God will uphold us according to His Word [<i>promises</i>],
and will not let us be put to shame. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Ps119:116]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> We watch and pray, seeing the
times, and eagerly anticipate the King’s imminent return!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">For better understanding and to help anyone discern if I
am straying from sound doctrine or not, I endeavour to encapsulate my firm
beliefs here. We are instructed to test every spirit to see if it is of God,
because many false prophets have gone out in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I am no prophet, although at times, the Lord has
graciously given me prophetic messages. That is not why I mention the above
scripture, but Jesus was warning the crowd about what to look for in the end
times. When He was asked what people should look for in the days just prior (<i>as
a sign</i>) to His return, Messiah first warned those listening not to let any
man deceive them. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Mat 24:4] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<i>Olivet Discourse</i> or <i>Discourse of End
Times</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Shortly thereafter, He spoke about false prophets
arising, and yet again, He warned of deception.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [v 11]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> A total of three times
Jesus warned of deception in His sermon on the Mount of Olives. For a man who
did not waste words, His warnings need to be heeded. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Deception will be hard to avoid, and trickier to discern
in the last of the last days, especially just prior to the appearance of the
Antichrist, and thereafter. We can pray and the Holy Spirit will faithfully
guide us. Jesus will not leave us, nor forsake us to wing it on our own.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The apostle John echoed Christ’s warning about the false
prophets. He also cautioned brethren not to believe everyone, but to test the
spirits to see if they are of God.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [1Jn 4:1]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> With everything kept in context,
the Word of God is the way to test what is being taught. Pray and ask the Holy
Spirit to lead you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">So, when folks share the gospel, whether online or in
person (<i>no matter how much you like them</i>), what they say about the
gospel and doctrines need to tested by the Word of God…and most importantly,
kept in context. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Guaranteed that most of what they say will be truth
because that is the seduction of Satan. Remember in Eden and in the temptation
of Christ, both times Satan (<i>serpent, ancient dragon</i>), the liar, spoke
the Word of God, but subtly corrupted it by twisting it just enough to change context and original meaning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Seducing Spirits<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zRGFuRBd46Bv2ppqIi6ZLhQ2HGmzIo8dikuNHlRJADumsGx50bR8UvhiLt_AIHcFZkmKsfv_IaBS_YnSywFwYzMGe9R2hjQxNqAO_71uz5J3qlpTpO7lPSU4WxeHSSxmmAs-WKqJM-vGf8HSQQ8K9d6A1KiH100b03Uv-QQGZjUWGjE2WTEtPQ2Zkg/s373/seducing%20spirits2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="373" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zRGFuRBd46Bv2ppqIi6ZLhQ2HGmzIo8dikuNHlRJADumsGx50bR8UvhiLt_AIHcFZkmKsfv_IaBS_YnSywFwYzMGe9R2hjQxNqAO_71uz5J3qlpTpO7lPSU4WxeHSSxmmAs-WKqJM-vGf8HSQQ8K9d6A1KiH100b03Uv-QQGZjUWGjE2WTEtPQ2Zkg/w241-h189/seducing%20spirits2.jpg" width="241" /></a></span></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the
latter times</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i style="font-style: italic;"> (last days) some shall depart from the
faith, giving heed to </i><b style="font-style: italic;">seducing spirits</b><i style="font-style: italic;">, and </i><b style="font-style: italic;">doctrines</b><i style="font-style: italic;">
of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a
hot iron</i></span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Tim4:1, 2]</span></span></p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Please do not take the attitude that because someone says
the above, “test the spirit”, or similar wording, that they must be ‘okay’ or
they would not say it. That would be an unwise conclusion. Ever hear of reverse
psychology? The devil Satan has.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeDHoRZ3-GJtoOo_A7D9uJMZg8zBzYTyMEMfc5tJLlY8dtVdjagaz2wD5yk0aB0hL6-uQEf_kdZzVx_CG25IR8WgIjBiQowexE2TNvODMRPJ54n_m7nuB6kEGdF3TNRFQ7FwK0_0Ee0VImSXoh51lNXa8wvZQ80E5WGeTwMo8-pdIj_L1aOb_Iin_9g/s734/faint%20not-trust%20in%20Y'shua.Jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="600" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeDHoRZ3-GJtoOo_A7D9uJMZg8zBzYTyMEMfc5tJLlY8dtVdjagaz2wD5yk0aB0hL6-uQEf_kdZzVx_CG25IR8WgIjBiQowexE2TNvODMRPJ54n_m7nuB6kEGdF3TNRFQ7FwK0_0Ee0VImSXoh51lNXa8wvZQ80E5WGeTwMo8-pdIj_L1aOb_Iin_9g/w148-h181/faint%20not-trust%20in%20Y'shua.Jesus.jpg" width="148" /></a></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">A trusting or naïve soul could read t<o:p></o:p></span></span>hose words about
testing every spirit, and about false prophets and agree, determining to ‘<i>prayerfully’</i>
check the following things the person says against the written Word of God.</p></span></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Not <i>everyone</i> likes to take notes when they are
listening to sermons or talks, and without those notes, no one can remember all
that is said in a half hour or one hour message. It is easy to become
lackadaisical about checking things out. Those who teach falsehoods or operate
in deception count on that aspect of human nature.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Then the adversary [<i>Satan</i>] whispers: <i>“Wait a
second -- if they were a false prophet or teacher, they wouldn’t tell people to
check them out, would they? Right, so why bother? I’m just going to listen to
what they have to say. They speak a lot of truth, so I’m sure what they say can
be trusted. I’ll check it out later…” </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(Only ‘later’ never come…) <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan will often speak in the first person, thus
convincing a soul that it is their thoughts. It is one of his strategies used
to subdue people psychologically. Many false teachers or wolves in sheep’s
clothing are still in the pulpit, even after being scrutinized and warned
against, for as long as twenty, thirty or forty years. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Woe to such when they stand before a holy and righteous
God. Seducing spirits will persuade some that the way of the gospel is not
truth (<i>all demons are lying spirits</i>). The mind that is numbed by
seduction [<i>a strategy of Satan</i>], can easily be lured into the kingdom of
darkness to seal their destruction. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Remember, Satan came to steal, to kill, and to destroy,
but Christ came that we might have abundant life.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [Jn 10:10]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> The devil can
appear as an angel of light and his ministers as ministers of righteousness.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[2Cor 11:14,15] </span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Only the Word of God can shine the light on the lies of
those seducing spirits, operating through false teachers and wolves in sheep’s
clothing, and expose their false doctrines. When we try every spirit by
searching scriptures, the Holy Spirit helps us to see if it aligns with the
Bible. We need to be cautious about who we allow to indoctrinate us. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">None of us are perfect, and we all make mistakes in our
understanding as we grow and learn in our walk. That is a given (<i>well
understood by all</i>). That is not what is meant. We have to be willing to
receive correction. There is no shame in learning. It is something we do right
up to the day we draw our last breath.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">False teachers who will not receive correction are
knowingly deceptive, whether due to pride, or for the purpose of becoming well
known (<i>perhaps even go down in religious history</i>), status/recognition,
connect with people in power, ambition, monetary gain – pride can be subtle. It
is something we can all be ensnared by, so we must tread carefully.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">These teachers present plenty of truth to draw the people
in, but they tuck false doctrine (<i>teaching</i>) smoothly in with that truth.
Kent Horvind once said that false doctrines are 98% good food and 2% poison,
but it is the 2% that kills. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I never followed his teaching, but someone lent me a tape
of one of his conferences, back in the mid-to-late 90s, before I was committed
to Jesus. For whatever reason, the only thing I recall from the tape is that
saying. It describes deception in a keen, understandable way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Simple Faith <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQkQwVnIRJ00sfARiLC06S8bJCtsjOqWPdP0umjZQAtPLetESH925UVQkMvhfL8HHE540aka5o-1uBaWUjhqZty1pmQgovc78MV8SEcqZ9mmNt-LSGQ3yapjriaobSTIC7b0f_IK_HSwy-OuE4lUa0UQsart7wW6O4opF-UOZYFgNPAR56sNDu2pqRA/s465/submitting%20to%20God.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="465" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQkQwVnIRJ00sfARiLC06S8bJCtsjOqWPdP0umjZQAtPLetESH925UVQkMvhfL8HHE540aka5o-1uBaWUjhqZty1pmQgovc78MV8SEcqZ9mmNt-LSGQ3yapjriaobSTIC7b0f_IK_HSwy-OuE4lUa0UQsart7wW6O4opF-UOZYFgNPAR56sNDu2pqRA/w197-h192/submitting%20to%20God.jpg" width="197" /></a></span></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Therefore, in case someone <b><i>has</i></b> been taught
that works are necessary to obtain salvation, I share my understanding. People
need to know that the ‘<i>works’</i> doctrine is false, and taught in a ‘<i>spirit
of error’</i>. Works do <b><i>NOT</i></b> save us, or give us special favour in
God’s presence.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Should Christ have suffered such cruelty, or death on a
rugged cross at all, if our works were the means by which our salvation was
accomplished? Perish the thought! However, faith does <i>produce</i> works;
they flow together. The apostle James explains it quite well, and reveals that
works are the ‘<i>fruit’</i> of faith. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jam 2:18-26]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">But someone will say,</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> “<i>You
have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith </i><b>WITHOUT</b><i> your
works, and I will show you my faith </i><b>BY</b><i> my works</i></span><span style="color: #999999;">.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [vs 18]</span><span style="color: #999999;">
(Emphasis mine) </span><b style="color: #999999;">NKJV</b><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">For as the body without the spirit is dead,
so </span></i><u style="text-underline: double;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">faith without works</span></u><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"> is
dead also.</span></i></span><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs26]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">God’s wisdom is something to behold, the way He gives
each of us in the Body of Christ a part, something to do to further His
kingdom, distributing His gifts amongst us, so that He can be glorified through
Jesus the Messiah. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">So many in the Body of Christ seem to be competing with
each other, but Abba disapproves of such. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“<i>Let us not become conceited,
provoking one another, envying one another.”</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gal 5:26] </span><b style="color: #999999;">ESV</b><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He also is against people stealing prophetic words from
each other. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Jer23:30] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">No member is to outshine another because as ONE united,
the glory of God’s light covers the world through the body of Christ, for Jesus
is the Head. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Col 1:18-19]</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“So then let us pursue what makes for peace and
for mutual upbuilding.”</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 14:19]</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> <b>ESV</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Do the eyes compete with the ears, or the nose with the
mouth? Does the hand steal the shoes to wear as they proudly compete with the
feet by doing handstands? Do we not realize how each part is important; each part
is meant to move in sync with each other. The true Body works together, as led
by the Head (<i>Jesus/Yeshua</i>). Amen<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">All that said to bring understanding about where I stand
in my faith, and with my writing. The purpose of transparency is not only for
accountability, but to be an example as scripture advises us to be, and by
telling us that those who went before us were examples for us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">Now these things happened to them as an </span></i><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">example</span></b><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">,
but they were written down for our instruction</span></i></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">
</span><span style="color: #999999;">[warning]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, <i>on whom the end of the ages has come.</i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [1Cor 10:11]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><b style="color: #999999;">ESV</b><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Most importantly and foremost, my writing is to point the
way to Messiah (<i>the Christ</i>), who is the way, the truth and the life, and
the <b>ONLY</b> way back to the living God (<i>the heavenly Father</i>). </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn
14:6]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We all have been gifted by God through the Holy Spirit,
and we seek the best ways to utilize our gifts to share the good news of the
gospel, and to bring glory to God by sharing the good news of salvation through
Jesus Christ, forgiveness of sins, reconciliation back to God, and the coming
restoration of this broken, corrupted world. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 5:10; Rev 21:1]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">So again, I was praying to the Lord about whether it was
His will that I stop writing, or was it truly hindrances and interruptions from
the enemy halting me. As an average person, and one in a crowd of eight billion
people, I realize that my writing has no significant impact on the world…but
even if I can make a small dent that will turn some to (<i>or back to, as in
prodigals</i>) Jesus, then it is all worth it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, like the little drummer boy, I would like to
give my gift back to the Giver by honoring Him in loving Him first, and others
second. As stated before, we all have a part as members of the same Body, in
sync.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Behind the
Scenes<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBKrg74BDrSUhRJucUE-sPD6q0A51rxhK5o9b5nUyFxw_nUecNMspIaHUv-l6IHH2u9Nwe_xlZ0Om_Hfi7ef5opJJ-h-aHaL8MkaUIz9vPNdpsvDThTyGBhDcd_1iPRTY5P2_6ZWuS4TecD_QIYNMyY0ayVtqzu67fvqeZ-Qd4rH1Z69tHk6UYxDQpw/s350/power-authority_GodsWord_Spirit-Truth%20-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="350" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBKrg74BDrSUhRJucUE-sPD6q0A51rxhK5o9b5nUyFxw_nUecNMspIaHUv-l6IHH2u9Nwe_xlZ0Om_Hfi7ef5opJJ-h-aHaL8MkaUIz9vPNdpsvDThTyGBhDcd_1iPRTY5P2_6ZWuS4TecD_QIYNMyY0ayVtqzu67fvqeZ-Qd4rH1Z69tHk6UYxDQpw/w172-h143/power-authority_GodsWord_Spirit-Truth%20-1.jpg" width="172" /></a></span></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">As can be seen over
the years in my writing, no glorification is given to the adversary, but
balance is always the <i>intended</i> goal. Often stated is that it has been
noticed that there are people who see Satan or a demon in everything, even
blaming personal sins on the devil.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is not just
comedians, or actors in sitcoms that glibly state, “<i>The devil made me do it</i>!”
In the Garden of Eden, Adam defended his actions by blaming God and his wife. </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;">“<i>The
woman that You gave me, handed me of the tree, and I did eat</i>.”</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Gen3:12] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Eve
countered by blaming Satan. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“<i>The serpent beguiled </i></span><span style="color: #999999;">(deceived) </span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">me and I
did eat.” </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gen 3:13]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Blaming Satan is
nothing new. The devil can tempt us, but we alone are responsible for our
choices. Others, if they are not blaming the devil, put the blame on God,
saying He is not a God of love or He would not allow what He allows. But if He
interfered every time, they would blame Him for taking away their ‘<i>free
will’</i>, or <i>power to choose</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">On the flip side of
the coin are the many people globally who do not believe in a devil, demons, or
spiritual warfare. To them, the devil is a figment in the imagination of
Christians, the disillusioned, the paranoid, the ignorant, or superstitious
people.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is written in the
Word that mankind has an unseen enemy; however, there are also countless
Christians who downplay the notion of Satan’s activity in people’s lives. They
consider heartaches, tragedies, and cataclysms part of being in this world, a
normal part of life, which it often can be.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, they do not
consider that much of what happens is a direct result of sins and/or demonic
influence, as well as spiritual warfare from enemies of the cross, whether
physical or spiritual. The raging hatred Satan has for God and mankind is
lethal. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He is the prince of
darkness, the ruler or ‘god’ of this world (<i>ruling over unbelievers, the
unsaved).</i> He is not Sovereign, but God has allowed him to operate within
boundaries. One day we will fully understand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan is the prince
of the power of the air </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Eph 2:2],</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> who has legions in his armies who carry out
his demands. Demons can possess unsaved people. Believers can be heavily
oppressed if there is an open door or a chink [<i>weakness</i>] in the armour (<i>a
legal way in, such as when one sins</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The balance in
understanding the reality of spiritual warfare comes by searching the Word of
God. Truth soothes the mind, piercing through the fog of confusion, the fog of
war. We know that Satan (<i>aka Lucifer</i>) was once a beautiful, holy angel, the
anointed cherubim that covered the throne of God, until the sin of pride overtook
and deceived him – and he rebelled, taking along with him one-third of the
then-holy angels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Jesus is our Advocate
before the accuser of the brethren. El Shaddai (<i>Almighty God</i>) knew of
Satan’s plot when the serpent deceived the woman. After Adam sinned, Jehovah
warned the serpent that He would put enmity (hostility) between the woman’s
seed and the serpent’s seed, and one would come who would bruise the serpent’s
head, but the serpent would bruise his heel. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gen 3:15]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">When a beloved sister
in Christ accidentally led me to a plagiarist (<i>my friend did not realize the
wrong done, but instead thought to encourage me with </i><b><u>confirmation</u></b><i>
for something I had written</i>). I would have quit after seeing the <b>depth</b>
and <b>reach</b> of the damage done over a short season (<i>1.5 – 2 years
perhaps</i>? - <i>although the gleaning occurred throughout my entire archive</i>),
had it not been for the Lord whose lead is ever consistent and dependable. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It was imperative to
seek God’s will and wisdom on the matter through prayer and fasting, in order
to ascertain whether it was Him winding down the couple of decades of my wee
part in spreading the good news of the way back to God, or whether it was the
adversary targeting me, determined to bring me down, to dash my hope against
the rocks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<b>Side note:</b><a name="_Hlk159878061"> <i>Being elderly</i> (70 on next birthday), <i>most
people tend to think I have been a Christian for numerous decades; however, the
sad truth is that although I ‘</i><b>believed’</b><i> in God and Jesus</i> (as
does the devil and his evil demons [Jam 2:19]),<i> since the age of five or
six, when in the orphanage, it was not until Jan 2005 </i>(age 50, heading for
51) <i>that I <b>committed</b> to my King and Lord</i>. <i>Howbeit, full <b>submission</b>
came later.)</i></a><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Commit</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: to carry out or perpetrate; perform, to pledge or
dedicate, to bind, devote<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Submit</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> [<i>submission</i>]: to yield; to give way to someone
or something that one can no longer resist; full surrender after resistance or
conflict to the will or control of another – a repentant sinner vowing to <i>submit</i>
to the will of God<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: (<i>for full description</i>) – </span><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitulate"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Merriam-Webster.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJDgMPZgFtGWggmrSXgieyfg5UFy54ls5PTouH4DPkD0dhqQnG-6oxHnGd6sVd3eOuQ760WuRvv6S96E0HU5BHxw6q5y7BjCIeuM0sPsFnSS74LeQzV9cOsm7kH2vU3LBqz3KGsMlpdJBpJN4_ghDafGe8TmnIIS7hw9MhUJtpRaiH4dA1SuerW9-Xg/s454/naval%20blockade2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="454" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJDgMPZgFtGWggmrSXgieyfg5UFy54ls5PTouH4DPkD0dhqQnG-6oxHnGd6sVd3eOuQ760WuRvv6S96E0HU5BHxw6q5y7BjCIeuM0sPsFnSS74LeQzV9cOsm7kH2vU3LBqz3KGsMlpdJBpJN4_ghDafGe8TmnIIS7hw9MhUJtpRaiH4dA1SuerW9-Xg/w258-h159/naval%20blockade2.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d;"><b>naval blockade</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Hindrances are not
distractions. They are blockades, matters that cannot be avoided. More often
than not, the hindrances are ‘oddly’ (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">often, but not always</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">) linked to
things we have been praying about, or involve matters of unavoidable importance
such as family, friends, business matters, work, health – an exhaustive list of
things.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The good news is that
pressing matters such as the ones these hindrances present tend to draw us
closer to the Lord; at least, it does me. It causes me to firstly realize my
earnest, at times, desperate need of the Lord’s intervention, yet more.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I do not speak of a
need with impure motives for selfish desires</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [Jam 4:3],</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> or a need that arises
merely in times of trouble, or a season of hindrances (<i>whether sudden or
slow-building</i>). But rather, a need for Him and His wise counsel and
guidance in all things in this life. A healthy part of having an intimate
relationship with our Creator.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Secondly, it stirs up
an attitude of <b>gratitude</b>. With a healthy fear of the Lord, my heart is
filled with <b>thanksgiving</b> and appreciation simply for the fact that we
can boldly, yet reverently, spiritually approach the throne of the living God,
pure and holy as He is, through our prayers. All because of Jesus. Glory!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Holy Spirit leads
us. What a privilege, what an honour! And I learned all this (<i>and continue
learning</i>) through the Word of God, the Spirit, through listening to others,
and during times of suffering. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">Although He</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;"> [Jesus] </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">was a Son, He learned obedience through
what He suffered.</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Heb5:8]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><b style="color: #999999;">ESV</b><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Knowing that it is
all because of Jesus/Yeshua and what He accomplished upon the cross, willingly
offering up His life as the sacrificial, spotless (<i>sinless</i>) Passover
Lamb of God, to take away the sins of the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">And with His
resurrection, the power and the glory of God is revealed to all mankind, but to
those who turn away from their sins, confessing Messiah Jesus as Lord, and
believe that God raised Him from the dead, the same can be reconciled back to
the holy, heavenly Father. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 10:9]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">A Repentant
Heart and Overcoming<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I never knew the love
of a father, or any male in this life; I only knew lust. The father of my
children eventually married me, but he did not love me. It took me a long time
to admit it. I often stated:<i> “Bad love is better than no love” </i>– but we
all know that bad love is not love at all. Did Satan deceive me, or did I
deceive myself? It was a combination of both; Satan works with the flesh,
tempting us, but the final decision is ours alone. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We have to take
responsibility for our sins because the day comes when we are held accountable.
That is why we disciples/followers of Jesus must keep a repentant heart
throughout our walk. It is not a one-time thing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Although we strive to
keep on top of every thought, word, and deed, we cannot, and we can still miss
the mark. Our fallen nature is corrupted. Picking up the cross daily to crucify
our fleshly desires, the sinful/carnal nature, is something we discipline
ourselves to do. But when we least expect it, we hear flesh boast, “<b><i>I’m
back-kk!</i></b>”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We start again with
repentance with godly sorrow. This fallen nature is relentless, and strong. But
we overcome Satan (<i>and our flesh</i>) by the blood of the Lamb and the WORD
of our testimony, and love NOT our life unto death. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev 12:12] </span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Keep a clean slate
between you and the Lord with a repentant heart, like king David. God already
knows, but He wants us to see where we stand, but also to see the work He is
doing in us – love for each other and good fruit do bear witness. We sometimes
miss the obvious.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Throughout life’s
journey, even saved, we can still miss the mark, but as we mature, we do all to
avoid sin and overcome temptation. It is ongoing process, as long as we are in
these vessels of clay. The Creator is merciful because He knows our frailties,
our weaknesses, but He will not excuse sin, especially presumptuous or willful
sins.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">For He knows our
frame: He remembers that we are dust</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Ps 103:4] </span><b style="color: #999999;">NKJV<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Rebellion Is as
the Sin of Witchcraft<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDPBESjMhcl43cAp-ELhZQhiWKLvaHARZUxELQVuqWfTyEwygffKJuO47zXY5nvodblx0hgzwFWpUTyAQDXv5R_odqef5ZeBD7zf3NmNwU9m8uXiPqBZVyrUjU5FO-b49XbNflm7pajcDyP7jJ-1tifaln0_em5KcXNVJQeCdOIKpMaRipWP1mS5vbg/s626/wheel%20of%20the%20year-pagan-witchcraft-summer%20solstice2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="626" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDPBESjMhcl43cAp-ELhZQhiWKLvaHARZUxELQVuqWfTyEwygffKJuO47zXY5nvodblx0hgzwFWpUTyAQDXv5R_odqef5ZeBD7zf3NmNwU9m8uXiPqBZVyrUjU5FO-b49XbNflm7pajcDyP7jJ-1tifaln0_em5KcXNVJQeCdOIKpMaRipWP1mS5vbg/w121-h117/wheel%20of%20the%20year-pagan-witchcraft-summer%20solstice2023.jpg" width="121" /></a></span></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">After the first year,
my ex and I began a common law relationship. That platonic first year had
nothing to do with morals. He was in jail. Over the course of the first five
years that we knew each other, we only lived together two years; yet even that
time was fragmented. Six or seven months was the longest we cohabitated at any
one time without a breakup.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The first time Jesus
(<i>Yeshua</i>) appeared to me (<i>29</i>) wholly in person, was when I was
beaten beyond recognition, several years before marriage. I could not see the
details of His face due to the light of His countenance, but I knew it was Jesus.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Lord gently and
quietly revealed to me that the man was not meant to be my husband. I was not
to marry him. God knew things about him that I would never have stood for, lust
or no lust, but He did not give me any details. I was filled with unbelief, not
faith or trust.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">After he had brutally
beaten me, my then-ex-boyfriend had fled to another province to avoid being
arrested. It had been later in the following day that the Lord appeared to me
in my bedroom. Shame and disgrace fell upon me like a blanket when Jesus
revealed His plan for me in the matter – I hastily gasped, “<i>O Lord, no</i>…”
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Immediate rejection of His will!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Messiah extended
undeserved grace to me, as if to grant me time to reconsider my choice. He
noticeably hesitated for a minute, flashing choppily in my spiritual eyes like
Alka-Seltzer dissolving in water, giving me room to change my mind and repent…
before He finally disappeared. I had no fear of the Lord then. My heart was
cold, my neck was stiff.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[<b>NOTE: </b><i>Surprise revelation! For decades, I did not understand why the Lord 'flashed in and out, like Alka-Seltzer dissolving in water' meant. In other testimonies, I had never heard of the Lord's presence as a 'flashing' or 'dissolving', as if endeavouring to stay in our dimension before 'disappearing'.</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i>The Holy Spirit revealed to me that in that time, after having rejected the Lord to go after idolatry with the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, I was going blind, spiritually. </i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i>When He 'disappeared', full blindness had taken over. Was I spiritually dead, or was I comatose? Spiritually blind, and my sins separated me from Jesus. My wilderness journey had begun, all because of my choice. I had to own it, as I was responsible for my decision. I would be held accountable and would die in my sins...unless I repented</i>. (end note) - <b>BP-Mar8.2024</b>]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkY2Bn4v2ZpPjQPL2p_RF_FyeZoJNaG6uFowIk_-RBwtdkoXz1it9BpfNXcrWHAGZ3jUOX9xW0028lfdzxQs0_cVgeWbq2af0sOogPxD2QfuF11xOQYtBTsRUNWwGPIRzBahG3AcNtoqEgwQcaPJkvGHnMUZLPm_SaJGsCZrPKcsNZGCqNXP23z2Tjw/s346/to%20be%20spiritually%20blinded%20by%20sin%20is%20worse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="346" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkY2Bn4v2ZpPjQPL2p_RF_FyeZoJNaG6uFowIk_-RBwtdkoXz1it9BpfNXcrWHAGZ3jUOX9xW0028lfdzxQs0_cVgeWbq2af0sOogPxD2QfuF11xOQYtBTsRUNWwGPIRzBahG3AcNtoqEgwQcaPJkvGHnMUZLPm_SaJGsCZrPKcsNZGCqNXP23z2Tjw/w159-h133/to%20be%20spiritually%20blinded%20by%20sin%20is%20worse.jpg" width="159" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #f6b26b;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #f6b26b;">The fool has said in his heart, There is no
God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that
does good. God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if
there were any that did understand, that did seek God. Everyone of them is
gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that does good, no,
not one.</span></i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #999999;"> </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 53:1-3]</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #999999;"> <b>NKJV</b></span></p></span></i></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">My covering lay
crumpled upon the floor – no robe of righteousness or joy of salvation came
upon me that day. Rebellion reigned and darkness surrounded me. Deception
blinded me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">For rebellion</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> [is as] </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness</span></i><span style="color: #999999;">
</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">[is as] <i>iniquity</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> (wickedness, immoral conduct)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>and idolatry. Because
you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has rejected you from</i> [<i>being
king</i>].</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Sam15:23] </span><b style="color: #999999;">KJV</b><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">When Saul was
anointed king over Israel, he rebelled and disobeyed a specific command of God,
spoken through the prophet Samuel. He was to utterly destroy every single
Amalekite, from the king to all the people from young to old, as well as all of
their livestock, for the people were devilishly wicked. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Saul was to take no
spoil or plunder from the battle, having absolutely no part in their
possessions or great evil. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Sam 15:3]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> The Amalekites were descendants of Esau.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And Timna was
concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she gave birth to Amalek: these were the
sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gen
36:12]</span><i style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Israel’s king kept
the best sheep and oxen to sacrifice to God. But worse yet, he also spared the
life of the corrupt king Ahab. Saul lost his favour with God – his pride,
rebellion and disobedience separated him from the One who chose him to be king
in the first place. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Saul’s carnal nature
ruled. He was more concerned about the favour of people than the approval of
God. He had no fear of the Lord, and disobeyed God’s instructions through
Samuel. The prophet rebuked Saul, informing him that God would speak no more to
him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Shortly after that
time, a young lad named David, a shepherd boy and the youngest amongst seven
brothers, was anointed to take Saul’s place as king, but it would be many years
before it came to pass. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Sam 5:4]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Folly and
Destruction of Lust and Pride<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">God is no respecter
of persons when it comes to salvation, </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">not willing that any should perish,
but that all should come to repentance.</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Pet 3:9] </span><span style="color: #999999;">Yet sadly, not all will
come.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">Have I any pleasure
in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord God, and not rather that he
should turn from his way and live?</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Ezek 18:23] </span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Creator never
forces anyone. He will woo; He has creative ways to reach out to people, no
matter how ‘<i>good’</i>, or how ‘<i>bad’</i> one thinks they are. His grace
gives us all the freedom to choose. We must acknowledge that we are sinners in
need of Jesus, and that God raised (<i>resurrected</i>) Jesus/Yeshua up from
the grave (<i>tomb</i>). The stone was rolled away. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He ascended into
heaven, and is soon returning for those who are saved, born-again,
Spirit-filled children of light and salt; children of obedience. The Bible
explains things that are coming upon the world – judgment, the wrath of the
devil (<i>Satan</i>), and then the wrath of God (<i>the two are NOT to be
confused, but likely will be.)</i> We cannot take our next breath or even the
next day for granted. It is not ours unless the good Lord grants it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Back then, to my
shame and to my folly, I fell into sin – not just into rebellion, which the
living God likens to witchcraft, but also into idolatry, an abomination, by
choosing a person [<i>the created</i>] over God Almighty [<i>the Creator</i>].
It was then that the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life was
embraced, and my heart waxed cold. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">A prodigal, about to
squander all the inheritance on promiscuous and wasteful living, or the
proverbial black sheep, which is symbolic of a rebel (<i>rebellion</i>), symbolically
a disgrace and outcast, the one of no value in the flock? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">TRIVIA</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: Black wool cannot be dyed; therefore, the black
sheep was labeled ‘<i>worthless’</i> or ‘<i>of no value’, ‘rejected’.</i>
According to a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_sheep"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Wikipedia</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> snippet, the wool was “<i>commercially undesirable</i>” in the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries since it could not be coloured.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">Even the
righteousness of God</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> [<i>which
is</i>] <i>by</i> <b>faith</b> <i>of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them
that believe: for there is</i> <b>no difference</b>: <i>For</i> <b>all have
sinned</b>, <i>and</i> <b>come short</b> </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">of the glory of God.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom
3:22-23]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Season of
Consequences<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2P51R1Y8Z0qY_gZ-R18ZsUNRm4IRqJHMrSM1rRN4R6aPiju5E7IyDZ49PQ8lVxBYRO6tGRGddEg8CQoUp2Jx5hArteALAtxbAvB9zkGEjWIYl9zQzxdG-zTFKz_RsG8u9qhvVQJ1RPAW89j51mxTo8u6qTplMiQDXOGKPY776XrHGPjkhRJDuVxJwSw/s398/training%20wheels%20off.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="398" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2P51R1Y8Z0qY_gZ-R18ZsUNRm4IRqJHMrSM1rRN4R6aPiju5E7IyDZ49PQ8lVxBYRO6tGRGddEg8CQoUp2Jx5hArteALAtxbAvB9zkGEjWIYl9zQzxdG-zTFKz_RsG8u9qhvVQJ1RPAW89j51mxTo8u6qTplMiQDXOGKPY776XrHGPjkhRJDuVxJwSw/w169-h102/training%20wheels%20off.jpg" width="169" /></a></span></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Little did I know
then that it would be seven unstable, fleeting years before the Lord allowed my
world to come crashing down around me so that He could draw me back to Himself
with a spirit of repentance.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Seven years was
ordained as my season of suffering, <i>reaping</i> the brutal consequences for
my choices, and intense battles as the adversary, the world, and flesh were
allowed to wreak havoc in my life. Sin brings suffering to everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">As difficult as it
may be for some to understand, those turbulent years were allowed by God
because it was what was necessary to humble me and to bring me to the end of
myself, and to the confession of sins, and repentance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Over 30 years ago,
the man divorced me after five years (<i>we only lived together about a year
and a bit out of the five-year union of marriage</i>). He had been living with
another woman. Infidelity [<i>fornication</i>] had always been a key issue
within the entire relationship, even before marriage – but the power of lust is
strong, selfish and blinding.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The consequences that
I harvested from my many sins nearly destroyed me, but even worse, it affected
three innocent children. The first child had been born out of wedlock, nearly
three years before marriage. The next two were born within the marriage, but
each pregnancy happened after a lengthy breakup. It was a toxic, abusive,
unhealthy marriage. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Lord tried to
spare me before marriage, and before any child was born, but I had no fear of God
back then, nor did I understand that He is Sovereign and all-powerful (<i>omnipotent</i>).
I was on the well-traveled broad road leading to the lake of fire. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev 21:8]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Twenty-one</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (<b><i>21</i></b>) years of heart-breaking trials,
intensifying fiery furnaces, forceful, violent shakings, all included in the
judgment of my season of consequences. A <b><i>great</i></b> <b><i>shaking</i></b>,
just as Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) had revealed to me in a dream in 1999, with a
song called “<b><i>Sifted Like Wheat</i></b>” – the ups and downs, tossed ‘to
and fro’, shaken violently, a separating. Rattled by the shaking, nothing made
sense in those turbulent days.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Here is some amazing
trivia – only Jesus! Everything God does is done decently and in order! Going
to bible study, I searched out the meaning of the number 21 in the Hebrew and
Greek. I rebelled against a loving, righteous, living God, but instead of a golden
calf, I chose an unsaved man (<i>who wanted nothing to do with God or Jesus</i>)
– idolatry.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That day my bondage and
captivity were secured, blindly and foolishly walking away from God’s begotten
Son, and into the kingdom of darkness, ruled by a cruel taskmaster, Satan. My
long wilderness journey began, with no one to blame but myself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">TRIVIA</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: “<i>The meaning of number 21 in the Bible is that it
represents great wickedness of </i><b>rebellion</b><i> and </i><b>sin</b><i>.
After the children of Israel left Egyptian bondage, they had twenty-one major </i><b>rebellious</b><i>
events as they wandered the wilderness.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">13, which
symbolizes depravity and sinfulness, and 21 are closely related. What
twenty-one symbolizes is an outgrowth of thirteen. Adding thirteen (sinfulness)
and eight (symbolizing a new beginning) gives us twenty-one or a number that
represents beginning a new level or effort that is sinful and </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">disobedient</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> against God.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">On the last day
of God’s seven-day spring festival, day 21 of the month of Nisan, the Eternal
carried out His last judgment against the Egyptians. He drowned Pharaoh and his
entire army in the Red Sea as they were pursuing the Israelites in order to
make them salves </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">[sic]<i>
again.”</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: </span><a href="https://www.biblestudy.org/bibleref/meaning-of-numbers-in-bible/21.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">biblestudy.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<b>NOTE:</b> <i>I
highlighted</i> ‘rebellion, rebellious, sin, disobedient’ <i>because they
describe some of what I was guilty of in the vision of Jesus/Yeshua. They are
not highlighted in the original, source article.</i> <b>BP</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Offering Up
Thanksgiving for Mercy and Forgiveness<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfN2lkYTSyxxcvVKC69wWQ9prpURVSaJh4L8YaxgPmLgXw-hl4S2r5B-MxXvWAQV-NbAXg358O8Y-PU2YUsjLnlnaSS9EgS2GjnLU1cH3GGt4PJ_xVazBoO-LK7zNGMCjwjy154Y6s7U_4Z4CtibJYCxkcbxwGBvE4GvkBvuSknzeF4HZOhc4CiFFfmw/s243/anoint%20me%20for%20your%20service%20Holy%20King%20Yeshua-Jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="228" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfN2lkYTSyxxcvVKC69wWQ9prpURVSaJh4L8YaxgPmLgXw-hl4S2r5B-MxXvWAQV-NbAXg358O8Y-PU2YUsjLnlnaSS9EgS2GjnLU1cH3GGt4PJ_xVazBoO-LK7zNGMCjwjy154Y6s7U_4Z4CtibJYCxkcbxwGBvE4GvkBvuSknzeF4HZOhc4CiFFfmw/w148-h158/anoint%20me%20for%20your%20service%20Holy%20King%20Yeshua-Jesus.jpg" width="148" /></a></span></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Thanksgiving goes to
You Lord for undeserved mercy, grace and forgiveness. Thank You that all who
call upon You can be saved and receive the same, for You are no respecter of
persons. Thank You Yeshua for what You accomplished on the cross – and for spilling
Your blood which cleanses us. Thank You Father for the resurrection of Your
Son, the Messiah.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Thank You that we
become a new creation, filled with Your Holy Spirit once we are born-again. And
thank You for teaching us that unless we forgive, we will not be forgiven.
Thank You for taking all my sins upon Yourself on that cross.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is Your Holy
Spirit, Father that finally brought me to the place, years ago now, to forgive
my ex-husband. His sins were not mine, and mine were not his, but sin is sin,
and we both fell short of Your glory. There are no stones in my hand, Yeshua –
You showed the way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It has been over 30
years now, Lord and I do not know where he is, or even if he is dead or alive,
but I thank You for working on my heart so that I understood that the past is
dead and gone. My own sins under the blood of the Lamb. I pray Lord that You consider
wiping out from the book of records in heaven any sin my ex did to me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I do not know how it
works, Father, but if it is possible, I ask this – but as for any other sins he
committed aside from me remains between You and him, and I have no right to ask
removal for sins against others. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I speak only of the
ones done against me – it is Your doing that put that kind of love in my heart,
for this flesh is incapable of it without You. For all of this, I offer up
thanksgiving, for You truly ARE good, and Your MERCY does indeed endure forever.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">My heart bows before
You. You are El Shaddai, Almighty God, my shield and buckler, my Rock and
refuge, my King and Lord. You are exalted on high Jesus – and You name is
lifted high above every other name! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Hallelujah…thank You
for teaching and guiding all Your people, Yeshua, to the glory of God. Amen <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Brethren, if you are
hanging on to a past injury or offense, let it go and forgive. Shackles will
fall off spiritually, thus, freeing you from a prison of misery. It does not
mean you accept or approve of the sin against you, but you release it into God’s
competent hands. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Thank Yeshua/Jesus
for a way out of the torment that comes from bitterness. Unforgiveness is a
portal – an open door for the enemy to waltz in and wreak havoc, pushing you
along the path that leads to destruction. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The bitterness hurts
only you, not the offender. The thief robs you of any good testimony as you
wallow in self-pity and heaviness. Satan rubs his hands in delight. Stop the
adversary by turning things all around by the act of forgiveness. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEZzhX0XP7QDx2BMBqoHYLXBWFb_FERonJsfqa0PHE6laHqSF7XXlqImkrbosYKMAwsaYHp_peLLDKDbB79BESw-zb5IDwEGSx4t_3QWhlQH_9UvRo8rxsdC1e4iNHdOZ45vNBP6-I2ria-MCDMH17E7JJIi8P-IYJVoP1jbSpop17EuWE0MGAK9-iQ/s485/crowns%20at%20Yeshua's%20feet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="485" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEZzhX0XP7QDx2BMBqoHYLXBWFb_FERonJsfqa0PHE6laHqSF7XXlqImkrbosYKMAwsaYHp_peLLDKDbB79BESw-zb5IDwEGSx4t_3QWhlQH_9UvRo8rxsdC1e4iNHdOZ45vNBP6-I2ria-MCDMH17E7JJIi8P-IYJVoP1jbSpop17EuWE0MGAK9-iQ/w172-h151/crowns%20at%20Yeshua's%20feet.jpg" width="172" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Trust God to take
care of it. You may never know how, why or when, but you can be sure that the
offender will stand before a holy, righteous God. We all will. Let us go before
the majestic King with crowns to lay at His nail-pierced feet, where He sits upon
His throne.</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Not domineering
over those in your charge, but being </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">examples</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd appears,
you will receive the unfading </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">crown of glory</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><span style="color: #999999;">
</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Pet5:3-4]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><b style="color: #999999;">ESV</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQxdCnFSJk9BbGjFBgm-FbfhBjNZCtCHAZS7DSltsH6S3S6UizwEHNmub9e3GFzS2OnwRemDhTv4j3FHOQR5fmITuGEZx1JMUSKAsZdOEUJz3IPZcSnXlX8av1t0-6znhTyoarmkmjVa7uSEkXcpWIBjvftHd7RfbdiL-9re_zlib3UcZFEgc93B_Ng/s445/be%20an%20example-pray%20for%20one%20another.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="445" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQxdCnFSJk9BbGjFBgm-FbfhBjNZCtCHAZS7DSltsH6S3S6UizwEHNmub9e3GFzS2OnwRemDhTv4j3FHOQR5fmITuGEZx1JMUSKAsZdOEUJz3IPZcSnXlX8av1t0-6znhTyoarmkmjVa7uSEkXcpWIBjvftHd7RfbdiL-9re_zlib3UcZFEgc93B_Ng/w218-h124/be%20an%20example-pray%20for%20one%20another.jpg" width="218" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">Blessed is the
man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test, he will
receive the</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>crown of
life</b>, <i>which God has promised to those who love Him.</i></span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jam 1:12]</span></span></p></span></i></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Add hot coals to the
head of Satan by praying that person come to repentance and be delivered and
saved. Then, may El Shaddai (<i>God Almighty</i>) bring swift and deep inner
healing to you, and bless you mightily. In Jesus’ name I pray for those who
need this.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The blood-stained
banner of </span><b style="color: #999999;">VICTORY</b><span style="color: #999999;"> always is waving above the Warrior King, the Lion of
the tribe of Judah.</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>No, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through Him that loved us.</i></span><i style="color: #999999;"> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 9:37]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Romans 8:28
Proves True<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This is the first
verse I ever memorized – now I understand why. God works behind the scenes more
than we realize…Sovereignly, invisibly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">For we know that</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>all</b> <i>things</i> <b>work together</b> <i>for</i>
good,</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> to those who love God, and are the called according to His purpose.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom
8:28]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That verse is not
saying that everything is good; it is stating that God will take all that
happens and ‘<b><i>work</i></b><i> it together’ </i>so that He is glorified
through His Son Jesus, and to those who love Him – those called according to
His purpose (<i>His will, His blueprint</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Consider the story of
Joseph, the second youngest of Jacob’s twelve sons, who was sold by his
hateful, envious brothers for twenty pieces of silver to a caravan of
Ishmaelite traders heading for Egypt. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Thirteen years of
slavery, falsely accused of attempted rape, shackled – years of great hardship.
Yet, the Lord worked it all together for good when Joseph was chosen to oversee
the stockpiling of grains for a future famine. He was placed in a position of
such power and authority that he was second only to Pharaoh in all of Egypt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Hit by the
desperation of famine, Jacob had no choice but to send his sons to Egypt in
order to buy food to survive. One thing led to another, but eventually,
Joseph’s identity was revealed to his brothers. They <b>repented</b> with godly
sorrow, and Joseph <b><i>forgave</i></b> them all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yet another
victorious story to the credit of the living God of Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The verse reveals to
us that God is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [Rev 22:13]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">
He knows the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is to come </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is
46:9] </span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He is in the past,
present, and future all at once. Yes, it is hard to get one’s mind around it –
nevertheless, it is truth. It reveals His goodness, in that we love Him because
He first loved us. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">In this is love,
not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the
propitiation for our sins</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><span style="color: #999999;">
</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 4:19]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But the hidden beauty
was that each shaking, every fire, all the turbulence was bringing me step by
trepid step closer to the Lord, until the day came where with brokenness and a
contrite heart filled with godly sorrow and true humility, I repented of my
evil ways. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Throughout the years
that I was lost in the wilderness, I had an unhealthy fear of the Lord. I
believe in God and Jesus, but I did not know them. I only knew of them. Many
years later, after my idolatrous rejection of Christ, I realized my pitiful,
sinful state and desperately cried out to God to save me, to help me…if it was
not too late. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Tears flowed until
all were completely drained. As I lay there in sweat, tears and snot, the Lord
comforted me. No, He did not appear to me where I could see Him with my
spiritual eyes, but I was keenly aware of His peaceful and glorious presence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It was not too late.
The crushing weight of my burden, all my sins up to that point, were lifted
from me by the merciful Redeemer. And tsk! Be that as it may, it still took a
further 11 years before a total and full commitment to a magnificent, living
God occurred. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">What a waste of years
on my part. What a hard-headed, stubborn fool, but it is all behind me now.
Forgiven, covered over by the precious blood of Jesus the Christ. Thank You
Lord for understanding because even I do not understand what took me so long.
Your wisdom and love are humbling.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">No one will ever
convince me that God does not pursue the unlovable, the rebellious, the worst
sinners, or the least of the least. No one can persuade me that He is not
longsuffering (<i>patient</i>), merciful, gracious and compassionate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It took me a long
time to forgive myself for everything I was guilty of. Even the ability to
truly forgive myself was accomplished by the counsel and divine help of the
Holy Spirit. I am confident that it is only by the grace and mercy of Yeshua
that I am even able to share testimony about the faithfulness, love and care of
the risen Christ! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That piece of
testimony was shared to let any unsaved reader who may stumble across this
article know that the Messiah is no respecter of persons when it comes to
salvation. What Jesus did for me, He will do for any lost soul. Repentance
wrapped in godly sorrow – the Lord is close to a broken and contrite heart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Heavy Burdens
Lifted<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="574" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFecMsvqouID_NsK_pydhtJvxW7O6ZtW3FNOfpe0elgVMiLCFm5M1gr87DGGNo8LKDIDNNzOo6dBsa5RQtUHAE4cUMUH9MHPYtXrRq_jKgFRT-YvIxWyy9mOvh5DfVvJigwOkfIxcYbsg-tGzohxN0naSSstXihsGmvSC6UXHU6izzNpRPI7kvKKX2Q/w208-h143/Houston-we%20have%20lift-off-worlds%20weight-knocksU%20off%20feet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="208" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; text-align: center;">the weight of </span><b style="color: #6aa84f; text-align: center;">sins </b><span style="color: #6aa84f; text-align: center;">overburdens you</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #6aa84f; text-align: center;">Houston, we have lift-off...</b></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The weight of our
sins will knock us off ou</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">r feet. Jesus took all our sins upon Himself when His
compassion for us led Him to willingly be crucified upon the cross in our
place. He died, yet rose again -victoriously! He beckons us:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">Come to Me, all
who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you
and learn from Me, for </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">I AM<i>
gentle and lowly in heart </i></span><span style="color: #999999;">[humble] </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>and you will find </i><b>rest</b><i>
for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light</i>.</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 11:28-30]
</span><b style="color: #999999;">ESV</b><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">If we confess
our </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">sins</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, He is faithful and just to </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">forgive</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> us our sins and to </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">cleanse</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> us from all unrighteousness</span><span style="color: #999999;">.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn1:9] </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>He will turn again; He will have
compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities, and You will cast all their
sins into the depths of the sea.</i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Micah 7:19]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Jesus’ precious blood
washes us and cleanses us from all unrighteousness; He forgives our sins up to
the day we repent, and remembers them no more. All of heaven rejoices.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Likewise, I say
to you, there is </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">joy</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner
who </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">repents</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #6fa8dc; line-height: 107%;">. </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Lk
15:10]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Evidence of Good
Fruit<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMbgBvd14FMBDzM3JHINJ6xEy4Za2m-3Juxoa96e0sn4wXl-aezFWHiJKrkWjhfq85iaJV8IvKDhn9NvelH2EaaLqkAUL6hDWR9Ty1G_QxhNdcdgNc-npChCAzXHORnYP3FV-bPHHXxu3zqLUgUSY3IdNSIZP3OYm_HRIIAGNra_UO3yGg1LGfhePow/s446/good%20fruit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="446" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMbgBvd14FMBDzM3JHINJ6xEy4Za2m-3Juxoa96e0sn4wXl-aezFWHiJKrkWjhfq85iaJV8IvKDhn9NvelH2EaaLqkAUL6hDWR9Ty1G_QxhNdcdgNc-npChCAzXHORnYP3FV-bPHHXxu3zqLUgUSY3IdNSIZP3OYm_HRIIAGNra_UO3yGg1LGfhePow/w185-h138/good%20fruit.jpg" width="185" /></a></span></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">My fear of the Lord
now is healthy and genuine; He truly is my first love – in every way, but that
does not mean I am flawless, or that I have ‘arrived’. I live in a body of
dust, clay – corrupted with a fallen nature, but as we all are instructed to
do, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">Therefore, my
beloved, as you have always <b>obeyed</b>, not as in my presence only, but now
much more in my absence</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">,<b>
work</b><i> out your own salvation with </i><b>fear</b><i> and </i><b>trembling</b></span><i style="color: #999999;">.</i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[Phil 2:12] </span><b style="color: #999999;">NKJV<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I will share my
understanding of that scripture, but I am open to correction or improvement on
that knowledge. I have no credentials as a teacher or preacher; simply a woman
who loves Yeshua first, and others enough to obey His instruction to convey or
bring the good news – (<i>gospel of Jesus the Christ</i> [<i>Messiah</i>]).</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Mk
16:15]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Gospel</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• <b>New Testament</b>
= “to announce good news”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• <b>Jewish</b> =
“bringing news of victory”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• <b>Greek</b> =
“announcing a victory”, “good news”<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">God’s wisdom is deep
and rich. He distributes it generously amongst those in the Body of Christ who
ask for it. </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>If any of you lacks wisdom, let him </i><b>ask</b><i> God, who
gives generously to all without reproach</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> (without criticism or rebuke)</span></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;">, <i>and
it will be given him</i>.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jam 1:5] </span><b style="color: #999999;">ESV</b><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That is the healthy
kind of fear, as in the </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;">‘<i>fear of the Lord’</i>,</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Prov 9:10]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> the fear that
produces reverence, awe, honour, respect, humility, understanding of God’s
greatness, His power and Sovereignty; ever aware that He is the Creator of
mankind (<i>the created</i>) – a healthy fear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">In the fear of
the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov14:26]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><b style="color: #999999;">ESV</b><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Trembling is a normal
reaction of the flesh in the presence of Almighty God and His holiness. It is
combined with a deep inner sense of belonging, like the major missing piece
that fills the void that nothing else can fill – a wonder, an amazement, a rejoicing,
to be accepted and loved by the living God. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The words of Jesus
from the Sermon on the Mount were recorded. It is written: </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Therefore, be
perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">.”</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Mat 5:48] </span><b style="color: #999999;">ESV</b><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Greek: <i>teleios</i>
= perfect: whole, complete, mature, [spiritually]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">When understanding
the meaning of the original text, it is clear that it is attainable to be ‘<i>perfect’</i>
in these bodies upon this earth because God does not ask the impossible of us.
The impossible is His department, not ours.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There was a struggle
coming to grips with the </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;">‘<i>working out salvation with fear and trembling’</i>,</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">
especially if salvation is a gift given by grace. And why would God always
encourage people to </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">‘<i>fear not’</i></span><span style="color: #999999;">, if we have to stand before Him afraid
and trembling?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It was not as easy to
get the answer as one might think, but then again, most of my life was outside
of church. When I did begin to show up at some church, visits were random,
inconsistent. It also remained an unfamiliar scripture for a long time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But in due season,
the Holy Spirit brought conviction and I finally decided to read from Genesis
through to Revelation and doing my own small studies. The word ‘trembling’
mostly seemed to be in the negative, coupled with the hear related to horror or
dread<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfvynBka4qP20SPE_o8H1aBj4EYiWEIQorOQD4XZ5QDWn3HkVIqMAiG4MDoVNPI4yBeuQ5mF5-o_RJOperS551Wkyvwl2nsQ2R7Yanwcw4w9ai5wKZdrKt8_2MZPPusL1BwDyfsHmGpeignm28MAhEMNzo3jlE11HcEW67rc4-fH8qhFhuBBcoXE-GQ/s384/be%20glorified%20Lily%20of%20the%20valley-Yeshua%20precious%20Jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="384" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfvynBka4qP20SPE_o8H1aBj4EYiWEIQorOQD4XZ5QDWn3HkVIqMAiG4MDoVNPI4yBeuQ5mF5-o_RJOperS551Wkyvwl2nsQ2R7Yanwcw4w9ai5wKZdrKt8_2MZPPusL1BwDyfsHmGpeignm28MAhEMNzo3jlE11HcEW67rc4-fH8qhFhuBBcoXE-GQ/w194-h147/be%20glorified%20Lily%20of%20the%20valley-Yeshua%20precious%20Jesus.jpg" width="194" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">click any picture to enlarge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">Serve the Lord
with</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>fear</b>, <i>and</i>
<b>rejoice</b> <i>with trembling.</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 2:11]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><b style="color: #999999;">KJV</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">And his inward
affection is more abundant toward you, while he remembers the</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>obedience</b> <i>of you all, how with</i> <b>fear</b>
<i>and</i> <b>trembling</b>, <i>you received him.</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Cor7:15]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> (</span><span style="color: #999999;">Paul
refers to Titus</span><span style="color: #999999;">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is with the
strength and instruction of the Holy Spirit that I overcome, step by step. We
all have moments where we struggle. It is part of growing. All who are His
desire to walk without sin, and to please our loving Shepherd…but sin lurks in
our very nature. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It requires the help
of God, which comes with that intimate walk – there is no explaining it; it is
just right – to abide in Christ, and He in us – and we long to go deeper and
closer – but sometimes we do not know how. That is where the Holy Spirit comes
in. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That is where pouring
out your heart to the One [<i>the Good Shepherd</i>] who died in our place
comes in. That is where intimacy is proven.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Greater love has
no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 15:13]</span><i style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;"><b>I AM </b><i>the good
shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.</i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Jn 10:11]</span><i style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I will not justify or
excuse rebellion, or the sinful ways I walked in, such as idolatry, and more,
yet it was the fear of rejection and tyranny, or harsh punishment (<i>judgment</i>)
outside of love or mercy that I expected from God, halting me for most of my
life from seeking Him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">One would think that
because I saw Him with my spiritual eyes when I was in my late 20s (29) that I
would already be acquainted with His mercy, His grace. No, I was blind and
foolish indeed! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I truly pray others
are not as foolish as I was, but I know that I am not the only late bloomer
that every existed. Take note how rebellion led to much suffering, hurting
others along the way, and idolatry, which leads to a dead end. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But Jesus – so great
is His love that He can literally soften the hardest ground, or melt the
coldest heart. Even still, He leaves the final choice up to us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The purity, holiness,
richness, fullness of Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>), of Almighty God and His agape love
truly is beyond words, and all of His people around the world who truly know
Him, will say the same thing. His majesty and beauty are indescribable – no
language has the right words to adequately describe even a portion of His
goodness, or all that He is. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It has been a long
life, but I am grateful for all the Lord alone has done. For someone who
detests drama, my life has been jam-packed full of it, from the womb (<i>failed
abortion</i>) to nearly 70 years later, with multiple challenges – just as
every true believer is randomly going through now in these turbulent end times.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Targeting God’s
People<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OgB6aZQ0y9SXOBkc5gF7Ts1HjZSX7H6ssA-OCUQt2x3ffrZ0o6XOltrTZ0Vw7dQD_O1YeyJTD001HDTQDlKetavgd85Z-G1KrcBi425gPgjJ7FU6H3G-t2byI1rxmKY3NS4V_KFREkmluL5t8TGw3TIlBsblsnlUb_snzijd12VUqFVcNepIuiEd6A/s224/battlefield%20is%20the%20mind-satan%20and%20technology.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="222" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OgB6aZQ0y9SXOBkc5gF7Ts1HjZSX7H6ssA-OCUQt2x3ffrZ0o6XOltrTZ0Vw7dQD_O1YeyJTD001HDTQDlKetavgd85Z-G1KrcBi425gPgjJ7FU6H3G-t2byI1rxmKY3NS4V_KFREkmluL5t8TGw3TIlBsblsnlUb_snzijd12VUqFVcNepIuiEd6A/w166-h167/battlefield%20is%20the%20mind-satan%20and%20technology.jpg" width="166" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">battlefield is the mind<br />Satan and technology</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It was late 2019 or
perhaps sometime in early 2020 that it was mentioned to a group of people (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">during
one of the</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">regular</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Friday night meetings I fellowshipped at when
I still lived in B.C.</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">) that the word “</span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">target</b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">” was strong upon my
heart.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It was my
understanding that although Christians were (<i>are</i>) already targeted by
Satan and his legions, [both in the spiritual (<i>the entire hierarchy</i>), as
well as in the physical realms (<i>Luciferians, Satanists, witches, false
brethren, et al</i>)], that it was about to increase fiercely.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">When a word makes a
strong impression upon my heart, it requires seeking the wisdom and knowledge
of God. It is usually a warning, or a heads up, something to pay attention to
prophetically, for all who are His - a global alertness. Abba does not waste
words, never has, never will.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He does not give me
words every day, week, month, or on any regular schedule. In fact, I am unsure
how or when exactly it all started, but it is never anticipated; it is always
unexpected. It is not some ‘game’ we play, nor is it a distraction.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">For example, when ‘<b>alignment’</b>
was strongly impressed upon my heart (<b><i>align</i></b>/<i>ing)</i> <i>and
variants of the word</i>), it was followed by an understanding that it was a ‘<b>call
to holiness’</b> (<i>for those who had walked a time with Him</i>), to <b>align</b>
ourselves with God’s <b><u style="text-underline: double;">Word</u></b> and His <b><u style="text-underline: double;">will</u></b>, His <b>Spirit</b>, which would also
mean spending more dedicated time with our first love, who is to be our
Saviour, Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">There were times that
I myself got (<i>and get</i>) sidetracked, and find myself busy with other
things…priorities were (<i>and can be</i>) at times out of whack. Abba corrects
us through His precious and Holy Spirit. There was a warning that a time of
judgment was coming. However, as per usual, He gave no timeslot. I wrote about
it in March 2016 – </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2016/03/time-of-alignment.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Time of Alignment</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf0j5EkEZDXcr-3Z0t00nKOB-MQ42OnWp1W82Y-0X6ED3DxsNSK1nSbW5Qvapf-VZw5W7XhaANI32gbBsclduAeDm4kxOig0pUy5SRBobRJv7TBTUfySxuVJZyLOUW-rMkJiDnJaBrcq9UII_3q1v9peTVun2QPEjamxhZA_EOYF8BvFwaHQjX374YA/s310/Christians%20targeted%20by%20Satan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="258" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf0j5EkEZDXcr-3Z0t00nKOB-MQ42OnWp1W82Y-0X6ED3DxsNSK1nSbW5Qvapf-VZw5W7XhaANI32gbBsclduAeDm4kxOig0pUy5SRBobRJv7TBTUfySxuVJZyLOUW-rMkJiDnJaBrcq9UII_3q1v9peTVun2QPEjamxhZA_EOYF8BvFwaHQjX374YA/w123-h148/Christians%20targeted%20by%20Satan.jpg" width="123" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Back to “<b><i>target</i></b>”:
those who love the living God and are disciples of Jesus the Messiah have
always been targets of the adversary; however, the warning back then was that
the targeting was soon going to become more intense, more frequent, and more
trying [<i>hardships</i>].</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Why do you think my
heart is to serve others, to wash their feet spiritually, and advise younger
women if so led [<i>chin</i>(s) <i>up ladies,</i> <i>not to worry, for me</i>, <i>even
68 is younger</i> lol] to help my brethren in any way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yet especially, if
possible, attempt to shield them from making the same mistakes I made (<i>along
with the sorrow and the consequences that sins and yes, errors bring</i>). We
all make mistakes in this life, guaranteed. I have often said, not every
mistake is a sin, but every sin is a gross mistake.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">All any of us older
folks can do is try and help the younger ones to avoid the destruction and hurt
that comes from making the wrong choices. The sad truth is that we cannot
shield others from making their own mistakes. It is part of learning – and
growing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is an incredulous
evil time. My desire is to see the Lord work things together for good to those
who love Him, and are called according to His purpose [see Rom 8:28] in
situations where hope for many seems to be a stranger. He absolutely never
leaves or forsakes us. His Word is true -- He is Faithful and True. So it is
written, so it shall be. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Just a side note, but
I have seen great hope with a remnant of the youth rising up strong, and boldly
standing for truth, zealous for the gospel to go forth, praying for revival,
and a move of God over all the nations. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Let us be vigilant in
prayer for the youth, as well as for godly men to rise up and take the lead,
without compromise, pride or greed, but walking in the footsteps of the Master.
Let us pray for godly women to rise up to guide the younger ones without gossip,
slander, jealousy or any worldly ways </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Eph 4:25; 31]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, but rather to be an
example of a virtuous woman. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov 31]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We are in a time like
no other. Hallelujah, Jesus is soon returning, and how all of His children are
pulling at the bit, expectant and joyful at the reality.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Illusion of
the Auspicious Dragon<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">In an article </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2024/01/just-awhile-longer-and-god-of-glory.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">posted in January</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, it was stated that the Lord impressed upon me that 2024
was a “<b><i>Year of Fruition and Isaiah 5:20 Intensified</i></b><i>”.</i> When
this burned in my heart, I understood that it was two-fold. The Chinese
celebrate this year as the “<i>year of the dragon</i>” in their culture.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This knowledge came
to me accidentally when I was looking up toys for my grandson and decided to
check out the Lego website. Lo and behold! Immediately upon landing on the
site, the ‘dragon’ was featured front and center with the title ‘<i>Auspicious
Dragon’</i>, which I snagged as the title to my first article of the year 2024.
[<i>give credit where credit is due</i>]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep7xUueMYdWE2qUmod5ctazhjY2DOglzJv9WWCJ-PTL-Si-QutJXJCGNmQi2PnhyD2bsNaEdyR3U9x6fIkP3ZToXJ1LRPzmrocdSQ6D84MrJT5biEF-WMeePf0DXXJLHqVefop6-dZ28aCzfRzHZkwJlC__YXtLHRy2i9BPw-MdyTfFIhVVtPxOtSuw/s423/year%20of%20dragon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="423" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep7xUueMYdWE2qUmod5ctazhjY2DOglzJv9WWCJ-PTL-Si-QutJXJCGNmQi2PnhyD2bsNaEdyR3U9x6fIkP3ZToXJ1LRPzmrocdSQ6D84MrJT5biEF-WMeePf0DXXJLHqVefop6-dZ28aCzfRzHZkwJlC__YXtLHRy2i9BPw-MdyTfFIhVVtPxOtSuw/w169-h134/year%20of%20dragon.jpg" width="169" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Satan aka Lucifer is
under the illusion that he shall win in the end, but his pride and arrogance
have blinded him - the deceiver is deceived. It is interesting that Lego is
offering different kits that actually promotes Satan (<i>dragon, that ancient
serpent</i>) and his agenda.</p></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzmMT-7FZbIoX9APEngLwZiOA4VJGQprloe7J0Q6lqf6_Y4HcXf8BwxRUIXmJofaHbAg3iWh7IsczK7n4_J7iHRYb68LXxKaU0rCAAWSq88eMio1kfY31-o7_4b8uDJv2nRGuXdrFaa8FF6CY3A5ylw9CUn5FAMOvr4OH0Md3I7T2ZXJtKeh0xTIZoA/s522/light%20kit%20for%20auspicious%20dragon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="522" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzmMT-7FZbIoX9APEngLwZiOA4VJGQprloe7J0Q6lqf6_Y4HcXf8BwxRUIXmJofaHbAg3iWh7IsczK7n4_J7iHRYb68LXxKaU0rCAAWSq88eMio1kfY31-o7_4b8uDJv2nRGuXdrFaa8FF6CY3A5ylw9CUn5FAMOvr4OH0Md3I7T2ZXJtKeh0xTIZoA/w187-h176/light%20kit%20for%20auspicious%20dragon.jpg" width="187" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">click any picture to enlarge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The devil, the
accuser, the destroyer, can <i>appear as</i> an angel of light </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[2Cor 11:14]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, so
Lego created a dragon kit, with its own <b><i>light</i></b> (<i>kit sold
separately, of course</i>). It illuminates the dragon’s eye, along the side of
its underbelly, and shines two lights at the base of the platform the dragon
stands upon. In its claw there appears to be what looks like a glowing crystal
ball.</span></span></span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Remember the
dictionary definition presented in the first article:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Auspicious</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: conducive to success; favorable; propitious<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The words ‘favorable’
and ‘propitious’ are common synonyms of auspicious. While all three words mean
“<i>pointing toward a happy outcome</i>”, auspicious applies to something taken
as a sign or ‘omen’ promising success before or at the start of an event.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Synonyms</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: promising, favourable, ‘bright’, encouraging,
hopeful, advantageous, profitable, prosperous <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Sidenote</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: (<i>interestingly the majority of these synonyms are
used in the Word of Faith and Prosperity doctrines, but also in New Age,
Wiccan, Christian Science, ‘positive thinking’, all false religions and
doctrines</i>) <b>BP</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspicious"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Merriam-Webster </span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (Dictionary/Thesaurus)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan is a
counterfeiter, a copycat, an imitator, deceiver<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The short paragraph about
“<i>a sign or omen promising success</i>” sounds like something the <b>WEF</b>
(<b><i>W</i></b><i>orld <b>E</b>conomic <b>F</b>orum</i>) and <b>UN</b> (<b><i>U</i></b><i>nited
<b>N</b>ations</i>) propagate. False hope wrapped up in empty promises =
deception<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SCUvQLB-G1uK-_fbo8wAhqpvLY0bLIZRUGhyXnQqb1MLcnNofgjbN0pMxvl5Wu362W05LbJrjFQSkCaokk1DvVxyIZczrniLNgFBGnleS_gDFoZW8nE4CQJiXSjAUYAGjdI2YW38Ib_0zFnpk3nc4A55aj4qQe1Td6uQO1cGQXeMPykAZbLpxFE8Lg/s935/yr%20dragon%20east%20palace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="935" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SCUvQLB-G1uK-_fbo8wAhqpvLY0bLIZRUGhyXnQqb1MLcnNofgjbN0pMxvl5Wu362W05LbJrjFQSkCaokk1DvVxyIZczrniLNgFBGnleS_gDFoZW8nE4CQJiXSjAUYAGjdI2YW38Ib_0zFnpk3nc4A55aj4qQe1Td6uQO1cGQXeMPykAZbLpxFE8Lg/s320/yr%20dragon%20east%20palace.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p>The ‘auspicious’
dragon has a kingdom that he intends to expand, so he must have a palace, which
interestingly is in the east – a kit called “</span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Dragon of the East Palace”.</b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoXpvBXxRL2nh24jk-aYySSumhxNF09sR7nNLqY5wFIJxrOYm2CZwdyUF-nCUS4lYjOWjbrEJvngum1eFjTR_Awov9HvUfI1MV4RVIjEEvGvoqQU0RlKhdBx46wwBJwfuTHyCwQ3Yq1Y-4uR_1yAf8jYmYNUqburFuZx6qYsuIBPESuRaycfT8w_7wA/s808/temple%20of%20dragon%20core%20energy2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="808" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoXpvBXxRL2nh24jk-aYySSumhxNF09sR7nNLqY5wFIJxrOYm2CZwdyUF-nCUS4lYjOWjbrEJvngum1eFjTR_Awov9HvUfI1MV4RVIjEEvGvoqQU0RlKhdBx46wwBJwfuTHyCwQ3Yq1Y-4uR_1yAf8jYmYNUqburFuZx6qYsuIBPESuRaycfT8w_7wA/s320/temple%20of%20dragon%20core%20energy2024.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p>But the [real] dragon
(</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">not the toy</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">), who will possess the ‘son of </span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">perdition’</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> aka the ‘</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">lawless</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">
one’, aka the ‘</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Antichrist’</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> of all antichrists</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">,</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> fully intends to
be worshipped, so he must have a temple. “</span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Temple of the Dragon</b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> […]”</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Now with the temple
and the words “<i>of Energy Cores</i>”, which would go inside the square
brackets above, we see that it is a theme created by the Lego Group. Even
though 2024 is the Chinese year of the dragon, Lego is merely highlighting
their line of Lego toys that was produced after the TV series “Ninjago”, which
premiered in 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">A new series was
developed in 2023 titled: <b>Ninjago: Dragons Rising</b>. Interesting title
considering 2024 is China’s year of the dragon, but more importantly,
considering all that is transpiring globally. Satan mimics prophecy with a
spirit of divination [<i>deception</i>]. The python spirit is his counterfeit
spirit, since there is absolutely nothing holy about the devil.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">And now we begin to
see the illusion of the auspicious dragon, who believes he will be as ‘god’,
with his own kingdom, complete with a palace in the East, and his own temple.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The spirit of
prophecy is the testimony of Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>), the spirit of divination is
all about ‘self’ and deception.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Timing is
everything</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> – so the
popular saying goes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">September 2023</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, the Holy Spirit led me to fast and pray because as a
watchman I was to warn again about the increase in ‘<b><i>witchcraft’</i></b>
and about the <i>“uprising of the practitioners </i>(Luciferians, witches,
warlocks/sorcerers, wiccans) <i>– rituals, spells, and undeniable demonic
activity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In that article, it
was mentioned about all us being in a very real spiritual war, whether we are aware
or unaware, active or inactive in the battles. The paragraph that follows
states:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[Excerpt]:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">“Not only that,
but there are peak seasons in this already-heightened demonic time that people
need to be aware of, the active soldiers more than the inactive, but woe to
those who laugh and carelessly put their guard down. The enemy most enjoys the
element of surprise.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">
[End excerpt]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">The above is and
excerpt from: </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/10/waves-noticeably-coming-in-prt-1-take.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Waves Noticeably Coming In</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Where Was the
Watchman?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoc-ALdNLDGg3XgLiirsiz6WnelVJpFeoCScmBm-VklrAGqTFwK0oz_JyBGomIAFq8Z3FdC6dZiOsrDoWwWpTjp6BGdILJub9XsP-wsvxriSQU0o-jIxiuTT3B0VU-vF4VN85X0h8ObSqWHljJWlxzlqmpj927h-zPp2QW2W2TDacHJ1IKyIzAeL_-sQ/s561/watchman%20warn%20the%20people.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="561" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoc-ALdNLDGg3XgLiirsiz6WnelVJpFeoCScmBm-VklrAGqTFwK0oz_JyBGomIAFq8Z3FdC6dZiOsrDoWwWpTjp6BGdILJub9XsP-wsvxriSQU0o-jIxiuTT3B0VU-vF4VN85X0h8ObSqWHljJWlxzlqmpj927h-zPp2QW2W2TDacHJ1IKyIzAeL_-sQ/w230-h122/watchman%20warn%20the%20people.jpg" width="230" /></a></span></b></div><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">The warning was
posted October 12, 2023, five days <i>after</i> Hamas attacked hundreds who
attended a music festival in</span><a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/02/16/nasser-hospital-idf-raid-gaza-bashir-pkg-ldn-vpx.cnn"><span style="line-height: 107%; text-decoration-line: none;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Gaza</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">. In
truth, as the Lord witnesses this even as I write, for at least two to three
weeks before the massacre, I kept coming across scripture that mentioned <b><i>Gaza</i></b>.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is mentioned in
the book of Joshua, and when reading about Samson in the book of Judges, when
the Philistines took him to Gaza, shackled him, and gouged his eyes out.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [Judges
16:21] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That was a horrific event that took place in Gaza with the wicked
Philistines.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The story of Samson
always saddened me, as the seduction and power of lust, combined with trusting
the wrong person was his downfall. Delilah tricked Samson into revealing the
secret behind his strength. Caressing him until he fell asleep upon her lap,
she then shaved off his hair. She awakened him, warning of the Philistines
surrounding the premises. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Not realizing that
the Lord had departed from him, he went out to subdue the Philistines, thus
sealing both Delilah’s betrayal and his downfall. With a shaved head, his
strength (<i>and the Lord</i>) had left him. He was no longer under the
anointing of the Holy Spirit, and there in Gaza, the enemies took his eyesight.
</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Judges 16:19-21]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I remember that there
were other scriptures that I came across in those 2-3 weeks that randomly
mentioned Gaza, but I cannot recall – except for one. Again, it pertained to
the Philistines, but this time it was about the <b><i>victory</i></b> king
Hezekiah had over the Philistines, from the <b><i>watchmen’s</i></b> tower to
the city, even to Gaza and its borders. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Kings 18:8]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The story of Hezekiah
is inspirational in that the prophet Isaiah (<i>one of my favourite books</i>)
had warned the king to get his house in order because he was going to die from
his sickness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Hezekiah humbled
himself upon his sickbed and cried out to God. Adonai stopped the prophet in
the courtyard and had him return to the king. Now I have heard people argue
that the God of the Old Testament is cruel, but their perception is off. They
see not clearly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Notice the compassion
and care of our Creator as He speaks to Isaiah. </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;">“<i>Go, and say to Hezekiah,
Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer; I
have seen your tears: behold, I will add unto your days fifteen years</i>.”</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[38:<b>5</b>] </span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">The Alpha and Omega,
the living God who knows the end from the beginning. Verse “five”, and in the
Hebrew, the number <b>5</b> (<i>five</i>) means ‘<b>grace’</b>. Surely,
Hezekiah experienced </span><a href="https://www.wikihow.com/Bible-Number-5-Meaning"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">grace</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, kindness, and mercy. Different sites may vary slightly on the
numerical meaning in the Hebrew, but ‘grace’ shows up on all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I was very aware of
seeing the word <i>Gaza</i> randomly appear during that time, even wondering after
the second or third time if I was subconsciously looking for it then, but I
failed to pray about it, or even inquire of the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Whether God would
have disclosed to me why the word seemed highlighted in those days or not, I do
not know. What I do realize is that I should have prayed about it, and even for
the people there. I was unaware of any music festival happening with thousands
attending.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<i>More shortly,
as the Holy Spirit brought a prophetic word from January 2023 to mind</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We are in days like
never before – everything is changing, and has changed: that includes how we
ourselves now navigate through our daily lives. It was not realized at the time
that the area of Palestine (<i>in antiquity</i>) was where the kingdom of Judah
and Israel were.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Judah was the
northern kingdom of Israel. Yeshua/Jesus is called the “<i>Lion of the tribe of
Judah</i>” because Messiah (<i>Jesus/Yeshua</i>) was Jewish. There is much
fascinating history of the land which I will not get into here, but if
interested, a starting point or a brief introduction is here at the </span><a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/palestine/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">world history</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> site. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Assyrians,
Babylonians, Persians, the armies of Rome, and Alexander the Great, all left a
historical marker fighting for the land. The Syrians and the Philistines [<i>Goliath
was a Philistine giant</i>] were but two of Israel’s ancient enemies. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">The biblical records
name the cities of the Philistine Pentapolis, which are (<i>in alphabetical
order)</i> Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ekron, Gath and Gaza. According to the </span><a href="https://www.archaeology.org/issues/473-2207/features/10600-levant-philistine-origins"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">archaeology website</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, four of the five cities were considerably excavated,
beginning back in 1990s. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">“<i>Only Gaza, which
is located beneath the modern Palestinian city of the same name, remains
unexcavated.”</i> Some archeological websites claim that the Philistines have
been maligned by Israel and their supporters as a barbaric people, and deny it
as fact. That would be akin to saying the Bible lied about historical events
and cruelties carried out by this group of the Sea People. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Pentapolis</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: a union, confederacy, or group (<i>geographically
and/or institutionally</i>) of five cities, especially ancient Italy, Asia
Minor, and Cyrenaica<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Etymology</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: late Latin, a district of five towns on the Dead
Sea, from Greek, group of five cities, from <i>penta</i>- + <i>polis</i>
city<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>SOURCE</b>: </span><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentapolis"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Merriam-Webster</span></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Trust God to sort it
all out. All that is written will occur according to God’s will.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We, as people, just
have a hard time with patience, and with fully understanding His ways and
timing. Selah (<i>He is the omniscient, Sovereign God – everything He
accomplishes is sealed in </i><b>victory</b></span><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">!)</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">NOTE: Please click the link: </span></span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-illusion-of-auspicious-dragon.html">Illusion
of the Auspicious Dragon PRT 2</a><span style="color: #999999;"> to continue reading. </span><span style="color: #999999;">Thank you.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">in the presence of His glory</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Addendum:</b> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Back in May
2023, I had posted: <i>“Foreboding darkness moves in, in September 2023, but the
greater darkness and troubled times will be seen manifesting in November/December
2023.” </i>In the comment section, a sister in Christ and close friend reposted
the statement, and asked if it was a “<i>Thus sayeth the Lord.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">I am
extremely cautious about what I attach the Lord’s name to, but my answer to her
was: “<i>Yes, I will take risk to say, “Yes” as ‘from the Lord’ because on my own
I am as everyone else; I know nothing unless the Lord reveals.</i>”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">The answer
to her question came five (5) months after she inquired of me, but that was due
to Blogspot (<i>this blog website owned by Google</i>), had not sent me notification. To
validate, go here: <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-e-idolatry-2023.html">Judgment-comes-idolatry</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">The article
was posted May 14, 2023. The follow-up article about darkness [<i>with screenshots
displaying the “INFO” details that show the dates of the two separate screenshots.</i>]<i> </i>[1] <b>Sept 26.2023</b> [2] <b>Oct. 26.2023</b> (<i>exactly one month apart</i>)].<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">It was as if the
Lord was alerting me about yet another layer of <b><i>darkness</i></b> which was soon-approaching and about to <b><i>fall</i></b>, thus adding to the already-dark covering enveloping the entire world. I had been preparing to discuss the increase in witchcraft,<i> </i>with the rituals, sacrifices, spells, being carried out<i> </i>farther in advance in these latter days, compared to days in the not-so-distant past. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">This was to be followed up with information on spiritual warfare, gleaned from several books in my library. </span></span><span style="color: #999999;">Because the
focus was upon warning people to be on guard and pray about this increase, and due to the preparation of said article, that when the word ‘</span><b style="color: #999999;"><i>Gaza</i></b><span style="color: #999999;">’ kept recurring, I had not immediately connected it to the attack on
Israel October 7, 2023. Post Oct 31, 2023: </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/10/waves-part-3-darkness-falls-but-we-are.html">Waves-part3-darkness
falls</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">It was in
retrospect that the first screenshot, dated 11 days before Hamas attacked Israel,
followed by the second sighting of the same sign, ‘<b>Darkness Falls</b>’ a few weeks later that
I realized the Lord had been warning (<i>in advance</i>) of imminent danger coming to
Israel. That was why the ‘two signs’, and why ‘Gaza’ kept showing up in my
Bible reading. Although keenly noticed, I failed to pray to discover if there was a hidden reason behind it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">The hindrances and interferences slowly built momentum ever since the Lord had impressed upon me to warn of increased witchcraft in these latter days, far in advance of well-known pagan holidays. This was to be followed up by discussing spiritual warfare, and the importance of being an active soldier in Adonai's army.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;">Since New Years', the hindrances and interferences have been more concentrated and more frustrating ...but not now. Now the Lord has granted deeper understanding as I pressed in, discipling myself to take more intimate time with Him. And even for that discipline, the glory goes to God through Jesus.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;">The Holy Spirit helped me. He gave reminders, but also supplied the strength to overcome any temptation to make excuses, and there were plenty. There were a few days I wrestled with 'valid reasons' for delay, but praise God, the Holy Spirit is stronger! There just are no words to describe how '<b><i>right</i></b>' obedience feels - a delight, <b><i>not</i></b> a burden, <i><b>not</b></i> some order to follow at the sound of a cracking whip, but a part of faith - a part of our reasonable service.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;">It is something that flows purely and gloriously, as we rest in His love. The Creator has wisdom far beyond ours, yet He gives liberally when we ask. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jam1:5] </span><span style="color: #999999;">What a good God we serve - He does this for all of us, if we - - but ask!</span></p><span style="color: #999999;">[Addendum added: March 8, 2023 -<b> BP</b>]</span><p></p><div><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Part TWO</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> (2): <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-illusion-of-auspicious-dragon.html">Illusion
of the Auspicious Dragon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>Bonita</span></div>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-83538815887300924642024-03-05T23:56:00.786-05:002024-03-09T07:00:53.833-05:00The Illusion of the Auspicious Dragon-PRT 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU48q9I1vpQQAwjeX2akN5_6vQCyCq0Xqvwhvb015HE9UFKfcGW7QYkg2YFu1hm0tFPRcPNiXl7SDAWEZv3lLtxaRatgz56F0IwU9XbI2noPHM-Z8UbJRaHnwMqrt2K76u6KNi8xO9NMZdkBQ55nDuUf1yP-V7iawSYvGsZVR1eZFpYIVStbVg-k1oQw/s594/now%20is%20the%20time_SEEK%20GOD%20thru%20Jesus%20the%20Messiah.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="594" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU48q9I1vpQQAwjeX2akN5_6vQCyCq0Xqvwhvb015HE9UFKfcGW7QYkg2YFu1hm0tFPRcPNiXl7SDAWEZv3lLtxaRatgz56F0IwU9XbI2noPHM-Z8UbJRaHnwMqrt2K76u6KNi8xO9NMZdkBQ55nDuUf1yP-V7iawSYvGsZVR1eZFpYIVStbVg-k1oQw/w241-h164/now%20is%20the%20time_SEEK%20GOD%20thru%20Jesus%20the%20Messiah.jpg" width="241" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[<b>NOTE:</b> An important addendum was added to the first part of this article, regarding Gaza and 'darkness falls'. You are invited to check it out. <b>BP]</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Part ONE</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (1) – <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2024/03/illusion-of-auspicious-dragon-prt-1.html">Illusion
of the Auspicious Dragon</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[Also note: This article was edited; corrections were made, content was added, plus updated with scriptures March 8, 2024 <b>BP</b>]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i style="text-align: left;">But if from there you shall </i><b style="text-align: left;">seek</b><i style="text-align: left;"> the Lord your God, you shall find Him, if you seek Him with </i><b style="text-align: left;">all </b><i style="text-align: left;">your </i><b style="text-align: left;">heart</b><i style="text-align: left;"> and with all your </i><b style="text-align: left;">soul</b><i style="text-align: left;">.</i><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Deut 4:29]</span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><b>Seek</b><i> the Lord while He may be found; </i><b>call</b><i> upon Him while He is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thought; let him return to the Lord, that He may have </i><b>compassion</b><i> on him, and to our God, for He will <u>abundantly</u> </i><b>pardon</b>.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Is 55:6-7]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-weight: 700;">In Your Darkest Hour, Allow Victory to Embrace You</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There are two coins I
stumbled upon when I was packing up to move again (<i>March 2021</i>),
the second time in six months, starting just a few months after covid-19 was
announced as a pandemic. The lockdowns and fear seemed to cause people to panic and act in extraordinary ways - and not always positively.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">To this day I do not
remember having the coins in my possession, but there they were, oddly, yet nicely positioned in a candy dish filled with mints. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpsxO3Rxf0SdQYlIxkTJ2sP0uV9Biq9hRUM0j6MGN4v9b5S1oQpdE6byr6pEDCRtLqyaIfe8-VvTWxyqRbBUeGpvJ8W7QQ3nxGEs6dfh48UYWm9t3U5SGrf1Gv4lOQtZj3TwuCkX46Wa_PPaQdsYghh3ArZ078UGpPZVSRb9pSAWFRknXM7HUzzrXlg/s800/unexpected%20victory2x-earlyMar2021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="800" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpsxO3Rxf0SdQYlIxkTJ2sP0uV9Biq9hRUM0j6MGN4v9b5S1oQpdE6byr6pEDCRtLqyaIfe8-VvTWxyqRbBUeGpvJ8W7QQ3nxGEs6dfh48UYWm9t3U5SGrf1Gv4lOQtZj3TwuCkX46Wa_PPaQdsYghh3ArZ078UGpPZVSRb9pSAWFRknXM7HUzzrXlg/w147-h135/unexpected%20victory2x-earlyMar2021.jpg" width="147" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">click any picture to enlarge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">(</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">I had even forgotten about
the candies lol</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">) The coins were Canadian souvenirs (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">which I have never purchased</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">) that were minted (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">pun</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"> </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">not</b><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"> </span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">intended-smiles</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">)
interestingly enough in 2020 to commemorate 75 years since the end of the
second world war (WWII-1945).</span><span style="color: #999999; mso-spacerun: yes; text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-spacerun: yes; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EK5R9pdoveXDXzbzgO6HGFrMUOv16sZydX3PdKG4PatmjwG6G_WXRkV3yDJW_WX9T7NGcZCBAgDxQYOe04xGRarfoGgdqrXpQ5IIuZ0aNYc9uGwZJYJFAIwR96OaPenlaNFhh6qZRLo0wixxAHSv2qGQQE8lkmDb-fRkNxkdOPEFxMY9hF2kwSNnKg/s877/victory_PATIENCE_march2021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="800" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EK5R9pdoveXDXzbzgO6HGFrMUOv16sZydX3PdKG4PatmjwG6G_WXRkV3yDJW_WX9T7NGcZCBAgDxQYOe04xGRarfoGgdqrXpQ5IIuZ0aNYc9uGwZJYJFAIwR96OaPenlaNFhh6qZRLo0wixxAHSv2qGQQE8lkmDb-fRkNxkdOPEFxMY9hF2kwSNnKg/w142-h155/victory_PATIENCE_march2021.jpg" width="142" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">March 2021</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%; text-align: left;">Posted January 2022
in “</span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2022/01/2022-year-of-giant-prt-2.html" style="text-align: left;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Year of the Giant and the Righteous-Prt 2</span></i></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%; text-align: left;">”. Perhaps there is a reader that needs to be reminded
of the ‘<i>suddenlies’</i>, and the ‘<i>unexpected’</i> that the Sovereign King
and Lord orchestrates.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkOQpXYpFw9hU-SlxSTJDQiuCtmIBEii6-KOKKmuyqeK67FGj7ghGkstk-iSok9osuABQDYSTONi-o-r_a-t62ZqfgxX42cQpjljcsPhxOrWRCEQrT48B_jpOUDIyxfpFI6VceCl9L_aS0kWZsYe0GikZdGK6bmZw7yQ7a7-tRqmuAAsNkUPrkVGvqg/s553/victory-Canadian%20coin-surprise%20find.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="553" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkOQpXYpFw9hU-SlxSTJDQiuCtmIBEii6-KOKKmuyqeK67FGj7ghGkstk-iSok9osuABQDYSTONi-o-r_a-t62ZqfgxX42cQpjljcsPhxOrWRCEQrT48B_jpOUDIyxfpFI6VceCl9L_aS0kWZsYe0GikZdGK6bmZw7yQ7a7-tRqmuAAsNkUPrkVGvqg/w176-h116/victory-Canadian%20coin-surprise%20find.jpg" width="176" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">This <i>unexpected</i>
message is to remind you that He is the Lord of the battle, who flies the
blood-stained banner of <b>VICTORY </b>high over the enemy’s head!
Jehovah-Nissi: “<i>The LORD is my banner</i>”, which comes from the book of
</span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Exodus <b>17</b>:15]</span></span></div></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">One interesting
tidbit that I will throw in here to prove that nothing takes God by surprise,
and that He truly does know the end from the beginning – not to mention His omnipresence<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Some might call it
‘<i>coincidence</i>’ in how the verse about Moses building an altar to honour the God
of Israel when He gave them victory in the battle, and called the altar Jehovah-Nissi,
ended up being verse seventeen (<b>17</b>) in the book of Exodus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZW5AyhlHwTSwkJNPXRUOTg5e-B2zeBNp-OFnsQOXqdpVZeZR2HZYfQearx8gEXHuVP6QD99Rk-lWNtdtrZ9RWRsbS4Th6q18yDueVF6p22IDSA8qYhlv715zTB8aFtj-93OsXzSfCMYbbHGE6wWjeht7hrNx9nqzB1u2lTJt5icfMZGK2KeJSiHUOw/s351/17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="351" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZW5AyhlHwTSwkJNPXRUOTg5e-B2zeBNp-OFnsQOXqdpVZeZR2HZYfQearx8gEXHuVP6QD99Rk-lWNtdtrZ9RWRsbS4Th6q18yDueVF6p22IDSA8qYhlv715zTB8aFtj-93OsXzSfCMYbbHGE6wWjeht7hrNx9nqzB1u2lTJt5icfMZGK2KeJSiHUOw/w89-h78/17.jpg" width="89" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">The Biblical meaning
of the number <b>17 </b>is: “<i>overcoming the enemy” – “complete victory”.</i>
According to the bible study website, Yeshua (<i>our Jesus</i>) was resurrected
from the grave on Nisan 17, proving Messiah’s <b>victory</b> over death then,
now and into eternity!</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">For an interesting read, the above information and more is found at: </span><a href="https://www.biblestudy.org/bibleref/meaning-of-numbers-in-bible/17.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">biblestudy.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Lord went ahead
of King James translators as they divided the words from the Septuagint into chapters and verses.
Only the living, Sovereign God could have orchestrated that. Romans 8:28 comes
to mind, as does Romans 8:38.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">When the Israelites
fought against the Amalekites during their wilderness journey, as long as Moses
held his arms up, the Israelites would gain advantage over the opposing army.
But arms can only be held up so long before they tire and ache, and must be
brought back down to a resting position. Aaron and Hur caught on quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">They each took hold
of one of Moses’ arms until the Israelites overcame the Amalekites, ending the
battle victoriously. The Commander-in-Chief, Almighty God, was the Lord of the
battle, and it was He that brought victory. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He is the same
yesterday, today and forever. With a grateful heart, Moses built an altar and
called it, Jehovah-Nissi. The banner was visible to all the Israelites, and
called for a celebration to honor their triumphant God!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Is the Watchman
Off-Duty?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Was I off-duty as a
watchman by not mentioning Gaza in a prior post when I kept coming across
scripture in late August and September 2023? I did not take it to the Lord. Learning
is part of the faith journey. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Holy Spirit did
sharpen my observational skills with the repetitive appearance of the word, but
there was no nudging of my remembrance by Him during my prayer times. I have forgotten who, but someone mentioned that they had a word of knowledge regarding the surprise attack. How tragic that Israel was sadly caught
off-guard.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Again, we do not
understand certain times when God does not warn us in advance of catastrophic
events such as that malicious evil attack. However, as hard as it is to say and
realize, things must begin to align in the physical realm in order for all of prophecies
in the Bible to be fulfilled. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I do know that God
does not reveal everything to one person, which is likely further mercy to keep
a person from pride or ego.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Another word that has
repeatedly shown up, just as randomly in the past month is <b><i>Zion</i></b>,
a name associated with Jerusalem, or Israel. I started this article after the one
posted on the second day of February (2024). Is something to take
place in Jerusalem?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">It is now March 5, as
I write this portion and just today ‘<b>Zion’</b> came before my eyes again;
this time in a song as opposed to scripture. There are people who are still
angry that Jerusalem was made the capital of Israel. Mount Zion, apparently the
</span><a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Zion-hill-Jerusalem"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">easternmost of two hills</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> outside the Old City walls of Jerusalem, is said to
be where God dwells. There is so much to pray about these days.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Demonic Activity<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Back to the October
2023 warning, posted October 12…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Although I understood
the Lord was warning of an increase in witchcraft rituals, spells and
sacrifices globally, terrorists had not entered my mind at the time.
Nevertheless, when a prophetic word was given about the Muslim brotherhood in
2012, I remember thinking how a majority of terrorists were either evil-hearted or else demon-possessed. How else could they carry out such
atrocities?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That older message also
mentioned sleeper cells being in the USA (<i>as well as Canada and Mexico</i>), who
were merely awaiting instructions before they uncover themselves. I believe the millions streaming into the USA through
the Mexican/Texas border is evidence that the time of uncovering (<i>sleeper
cells</i>) must almost be at the point of fruition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Noting that at the
same time, our government is bringing in hundreds of thousands of immigrants
into Canada, with the government setting up all manner of accommodation for
them, providing credit cards to certain select ones, as well as cell phones, whilst Canadian citizens are living in tent cities. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is like a silent
war is being fought against the American people, particularly in Texas, with
Arizona and California being close seconds, as illegal immigrants rush in like a tsunami. Although Canada has brought in hundreds of thousands of immigrants, the difference is that they are ‘legal’ immigrants. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">If we have any illegal ones, then they are the ones who managed to stay if they were turned down, but at the speed they are coming in, how does anyone filter them out if they are in one of the big cities, or go incognito in a tent city?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Trudeau’s plan is set
at “welcoming 485,000 new permanent residents in 2024, 500,000 new permanent
residents in 2025 (<i>that is just 15,000 shy of one million people in one year</i>).
After that, the number stays at 500,000 new permanent residents in 2026, and
each year thereafter, with no 'cut-off' date mentioned.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Apparently, it allows for “<i>sustainable population growth</i>”. Justin Trudeau is one of Klaus Schwab's Youth Global Leaders, along with the majority of governmental heads.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;">SOURCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;">:<span> </span></span><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10084659/canada-immigration-target-breakdown/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;">globalnews.ca</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw95iGt_2k8yc4m3PpmXny8dtfzCM0hKMamOgE5BkS0DId5To6qLnJ9GxA2_IvkeDUDG8CYrkNIh2Mo4MQipIRZOeNXrBI8wM4G-3YRvvwyeEjQ_eqbCzTiJFUZFR2DBnLwVhTUuoIgyG_KnWerqxrW-cclkVl5ta7uS5Hclbn4WZp8U6nq9wvYIS4g/s214/Schwab-Trudeau_WEF-2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="214" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw95iGt_2k8yc4m3PpmXny8dtfzCM0hKMamOgE5BkS0DId5To6qLnJ9GxA2_IvkeDUDG8CYrkNIh2Mo4MQipIRZOeNXrBI8wM4G-3YRvvwyeEjQ_eqbCzTiJFUZFR2DBnLwVhTUuoIgyG_KnWerqxrW-cclkVl5ta7uS5Hclbn4WZp8U6nq9wvYIS4g/s1600/Schwab-Trudeau_WEF-2017.jpg" width="214" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjRFDgtwZxmspfPEz0dEdNgMNTUmMDOR61AqSF8iSB3_z1s6nUvWnhj7vsGKvWr17KrPXPhWMRwx4JXe7zmvLjnQ04WzX0qs0BgvSVhhs2TnLTlYaUDs9LujBnztYFfC6hj-bO6H5bjKtE_ArlKejNtDl1gdSszHWjT6GoKTj0zmJ-7dC6rqPd6yKFg/s229/WEF's%20YGL%20-%20YoungGlobalLeaders.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="147" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjRFDgtwZxmspfPEz0dEdNgMNTUmMDOR61AqSF8iSB3_z1s6nUvWnhj7vsGKvWr17KrPXPhWMRwx4JXe7zmvLjnQ04WzX0qs0BgvSVhhs2TnLTlYaUDs9LujBnztYFfC6hj-bO6H5bjKtE_ArlKejNtDl1gdSszHWjT6GoKTj0zmJ-7dC6rqPd6yKFg/s1600/WEF's%20YGL%20-%20YoungGlobalLeaders.jpg" width="147" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Newsflash</b>: Whenever you see anything with the word “sustainable” attached, think World Economic Forum and Klaus Schwab’s utopian world. </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">"<i>Sustainable</i>" is a <b>WEF</b>, '<b>Great Reset</b>' (<b>NWO</b>-<i>New World Order</i>) buzzword, and</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> one of Klaus Schwab’s pet words.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span>Do we even mention the 102 illegal </span></span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-us-stations-canada-1.6818889">Chinese
police stations</a>, five of which are in Canada, and three located in the GTA (<i>Greater Toronto Area</i>). The rest are spread out in 53 countries, in places such as the United States, Budapest, Dublin Ireland, Italy, France, Britain, Netherlands, et al.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Trudeau is on record as saying he admires the ways of the CCP (<i>Chinese Communist Party</i>) so there will be no real pressure put on the R.C.M.P. from him for them to investigate. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://globalnews.ca/tag/operation-fox-hunt/">Operation Fox Hunt</a>, a Chinese government "anti-corruption campaign" (<i>a covert global operation</i>) apparently targeted 57-year-old Wei Hu, who lived on a property in British Columbia (<i>Harrison Lake</i>) in a gated $2.8-million property.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDtSHJLMx8devGXElb38hTjsMO7F_cgN-z5g9WvjQb2HVt6j53U8L35tU9Se-7vOxga7UJGVhz1rII4m3HJOQkHSZqQAiB1VY-CS7NMKQ54Pph_eOXpMtfTYeENK462Jv5pMlMl9rIhyecjYH4P5ynU5MIFkGM2Z8euKaaStTux139lSqstIMCx5NGg/s939/Wei%20Hu's%20BC%20residence.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="939" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDtSHJLMx8devGXElb38hTjsMO7F_cgN-z5g9WvjQb2HVt6j53U8L35tU9Se-7vOxga7UJGVhz1rII4m3HJOQkHSZqQAiB1VY-CS7NMKQ54Pph_eOXpMtfTYeENK462Jv5pMlMl9rIhyecjYH4P5ynU5MIFkGM2Z8euKaaStTux139lSqstIMCx5NGg/w289-h191/Wei%20Hu's%20BC%20residence.jpg" width="289" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">There are others who claim to be targets of foreign interference, and finding it difficult to stay clear of the clutches of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party). Mr Hu, father of three, apparently committed 'suicide' in July 2021.</p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">With the Chinese police stations scattered around in 53 countries globally, I cannot help but wonder if they are stepping into the shoes of the United States, and becoming the new 'world police'.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">FBI reported that one US target was advised to <i>"return to China promptly or commit suicide."</i></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">A friend (speaking with press only on the agreement of anonymity) disclosed that someone online sent Hu a warning, threatening that he knew where Hu's children attended school.</span><div><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Hu had further mentioned to his friend that "<i>if he died of an accident or committed suicide, 'don't believe'." </i>Full story: </span><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/9961032/foreign-interference-china-canada-rcmp-investigation-death-b-c-operation-fox-hunt/">GlobalNews.ca</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Antisemitism</b></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVxVwPu6zfHuynEX_JI1SI0kX0vuUpbH3jVxHxUJFaMQ6HkNbT6Dy5tFWHRVRV1WiXtSUR3M1kNwJHM7F7YcdYVNGcC_Wlbiwwt4NQCK0_uSFtCEQniHxzDDMIfzouoDHlOoChr4RHaW2tAt_rCJjWpvZ8dmwLlBhcpCMRS-0DQpb369Un3n9Kd4q8A/s509/protestors%20against%20Israel-Toronto%20Canada.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="509" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVxVwPu6zfHuynEX_JI1SI0kX0vuUpbH3jVxHxUJFaMQ6HkNbT6Dy5tFWHRVRV1WiXtSUR3M1kNwJHM7F7YcdYVNGcC_Wlbiwwt4NQCK0_uSFtCEQniHxzDDMIfzouoDHlOoChr4RHaW2tAt_rCJjWpvZ8dmwLlBhcpCMRS-0DQpb369Un3n9Kd4q8A/w237-h158/protestors%20against%20Israel-Toronto%20Canada.jpg" width="237" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">protesters against Israel, and for <br />Palestinians (Hamas)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">As Christians, especially as a Gentile, or a 'wild olive shoot' grafted into the olive tree, I am appalled at the rise of antisemitism that is growing stronger globally. I have even heard of this being amongst Christians - Christians! how can this be?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree, do not be </i><b>arrogant </b><i>toward the branches.</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you. Then you will say, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in." That is true.</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become </i><b>proud,</b><i> but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you.</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Note then the </i><b>kindness</b><i> and the </i><b>severity</b><i> of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.</i></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 11:17-22] </span><span style="color: #999999;"><b>ESV</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Despite certain false doctrines (<i>teachings</i>) the church has not r</span><span style="color: #999999;">eplaced Israel - it has not replaced God's chosen people. It shocks me how many protests are taking place around Canada (<i>and the world</i>), but given the influx of immigrants over the past five years, and particularly since 2020, it should not be surprising. The day is coming where the immigrants will outnumber Canadians that were born here.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">This shifting of people in mass volumes globally, due to wars, persecution, extreme poverty, and more, is not without design. Refugees from one of the several countries in Africa that are facing famine, terrorism, and other such crises, Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine, Palestine, Venezuela, et al, are all seeking a place where they can escape the horrors of their homeland. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">There are those with wealth beyond measure that can accomplish unbelievable things through funding. </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The power of wealth and the control that comes with it is a reality, as is the temptation of material gain and sexual immorality.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For all
that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of life is not of the Father, but is of the world.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 2:16] </span><b><span style="color: #999999;">KJV</span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">All sin falls into one of the above categories, with many covering all three areas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Satan has his earthly agents as well. Some are just evil souls like those in Sodom and Gomorrah, or those destroyed in the Great Flood. Others are demon-possessed people, and/or Luciferians sold out to their 'god', who are doing whatever it takes to ready the world for the son of perdition, the Lawless one - the Antichrist. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">What we are witnessing today is part of a plan that was conceived in the Garden of Eden when God cursed the serpent, and revealed His plan for salvation in time to come. Satan is a counterfeiter, a copy-cat. God revealed a plan to save humankind, and Satan began a plot to destroy God's creation.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">As a contractor, my
son has been working on the complete gutting and renovation of a large motel
for the last year and a half in a suburb just outside Toronto's city limits. A group of anti-Israel protesters were a short distance up the street at an intersection, protesting in favour of the Palestinians, back in January. The protests continue, even into March now.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He shot a short video but I do not know how to upload videos on this site from a cell phone. The above picture is not from the location where my son works and protesters gathered, but it was another group further into the city of Toronto.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">A couple of months ago he was informed that the motel will be a place of refuge for Ukrainians and other [</span><i>unnamed</i><span style="color: #999999;">] refugees. </span>He received that
information around the same time as the protest near the motel occurred. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This is but a part of the ‘<i>global</i>
<i>exodus’</i> the Lord was speaking of back in 2009 and 2011. In the former year, I took note, but placed it on a back burner on low, or maybe in a cold oven, meaning I did not give it much thought. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, the second time, in late 2010 or 2011, He impressed
upon me that the global 'exodus' would be due to war, persecution, famine, disease etc. No ‘<i>transfer
of wealth’ </i>was mentioned, which is a teaching that came from one scripture [Prov 13:22], taken out of context.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is a precious blessing when the Lord leads us to brethren who confirm what we believe to be true. We are to be one in Messiah Jesus, one body, with Yeshua as the Head, working together to point to the way (<i>the one and only way</i>) back to God, which is through His only begotten Son, Yeshua (<i>our Jesus</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">A solid article regarding the last days 'transfer of wealth', scripturally based and well-balanced, was written by a man named Michael Battle, at his website, </span></span><a href="https://rootedandgroundedinchrist.com/2017/12/21/will-there-be-a-wealth-transfer-in-the-last-days/">Rooted
and Grounded in Christ</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The link is provided for your discernment. For what it is worth, I agree with what he has written. If you read it and are unsure, please, as we are exhorted to do in scripture, take it to the Lord in prayer.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> [petitions] </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">with thanksgiving, let your requests be made know to God.</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Phil 4:6]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_lLhyphenhyphenTCFxuRMmwy2-p5A9mlWXfNI0_MxPDaLdXs8hhRoxnRpyUx1ZMgyBiPUzM9gztT7fp1Sjh_9U1QNF761piF071fI6V9l2RxN2PpI9lVFQuTYNkb1wEBlWqYl5BVREsvjdnaYWeAq1OGRJqg5xN_3W4s7HqSLitAFV5ilijoret55KUZtWe5dRQ/s664/EXODUS-EU%20-%2075%20million.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="664" height="79" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_lLhyphenhyphenTCFxuRMmwy2-p5A9mlWXfNI0_MxPDaLdXs8hhRoxnRpyUx1ZMgyBiPUzM9gztT7fp1Sjh_9U1QNF761piF071fI6V9l2RxN2PpI9lVFQuTYNkb1wEBlWqYl5BVREsvjdnaYWeAq1OGRJqg5xN_3W4s7HqSLitAFV5ilijoret55KUZtWe5dRQ/s320/EXODUS-EU%20-%2075%20million.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">click any picture to enlarge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfQYb8WJsBe8Wr6Yn7Rf0FbR0M60eobJ147bVNiRZPGmgp4EAODs63sjxvKsBbclTNvtpnkeoLKij5CaQB2kjP9tYVCR1cgttr2GpgqovFxCECvPH6jmER-Hy1FoqEaJGRJhDxExFRB0P5vljz6rk30C2K6WdgIYtoTtlQ5KJtErLsQ_AutmtHK_cZQ/s646/RoofOfExodus-Egypt-WFP-WrldFdProg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="594" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfQYb8WJsBe8Wr6Yn7Rf0FbR0M60eobJ147bVNiRZPGmgp4EAODs63sjxvKsBbclTNvtpnkeoLKij5CaQB2kjP9tYVCR1cgttr2GpgqovFxCECvPH6jmER-Hy1FoqEaJGRJhDxExFRB0P5vljz6rk30C2K6WdgIYtoTtlQ5KJtErLsQ_AutmtHK_cZQ/w225-h245/RoofOfExodus-Egypt-WFP-WrldFdProg.jpg" width="225" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleXfFfixh3e0NY-YeWXIFqXD7AO2tKJarFHLXWInv_KM1cU4mrnWCXKtaupF6Cw744UMO9ju9bpf5ItDUf_AlmfAPIaSAbY4JCgT1s_YqxxfmLlDmEaZPrxpO9l9iikjReeGUmitSHF93kVBYMkRrZMXvp9HjFS4cs0PL27rLHex931ZII7uuznsovg/s638/exodus_Egypt--Palestinians-FEB14.2024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="638" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleXfFfixh3e0NY-YeWXIFqXD7AO2tKJarFHLXWInv_KM1cU4mrnWCXKtaupF6Cw744UMO9ju9bpf5ItDUf_AlmfAPIaSAbY4JCgT1s_YqxxfmLlDmEaZPrxpO9l9iikjReeGUmitSHF93kVBYMkRrZMXvp9HjFS4cs0PL27rLHex931ZII7uuznsovg/w256-h88/exodus_Egypt--Palestinians-FEB14.2024.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Egypt </b>is preparing an area at the Gaza border to<br />accommodate Palestinians in case an Israeli offensive into Rafah prompts an <b>exodus </b>across the frontier... [...]</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Looking at the above, if God has 'reversals' planned (<i>for the good</i>), would Satan not create a counterfeit (<i>for to</i> '<b>steal, kill, destroy')</b>, a 'copy', as he always does. Egypt <b><i><u>'receiving'</u></i></b> those in <b>EXODUS</b> -- how ironic is that?!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomPVwQfONw1KaatYiYGV04QHezIkDI86dv1cFklse91t8c9h_Dk50L9C9HpboJM3mQgraXQjYZgePz-pk422rukfvOt2CWp0KS0ursU_Py_ebxAz3XXdKoIF7ceV-IJxPTbIBKM-tjZwkIL-p7vvDQJ0jCVvYSjW4u28T1y18W3kMp3-LIngmfRlx4Q/s532/global%20exodus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="406" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomPVwQfONw1KaatYiYGV04QHezIkDI86dv1cFklse91t8c9h_Dk50L9C9HpboJM3mQgraXQjYZgePz-pk422rukfvOt2CWp0KS0ursU_Py_ebxAz3XXdKoIF7ceV-IJxPTbIBKM-tjZwkIL-p7vvDQJ0jCVvYSjW4u28T1y18W3kMp3-LIngmfRlx4Q/w145-h191/global%20exodus.jpg" width="145" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">However, now the secular world is calling the global crisis 'the root of exodus'. Instead of fleeing from harsh task masters, the powers that be are emptying some countries, or leaving them in shambles, and transferring people by the droves to other countries, and into the welcoming hands of taskmasters who will eventually turn on all the people in order to bring down the numbers in fell swoops.</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yet again, in the
October 2023 warning that I posted, terrorists were not forefront in my mind,
witchcraft, Satan, and spiritual warfare were. But surely, given the number of people killed, and
the way they were killed, multitudes of all ages shot at point-blank range as they
fled for their lives or tried to hide under or in vehicles, one can see the evil
work of Satan manifested!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Gaza and Warning
of Darkness, War and Famine<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The word <b><i>Gaza</i></b>
continued to be highlighted for a couple of months, up until end of September.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">My emails are way
behind, but late last week, I came across an article titled: <b>The Day the
World Changed</b>, by <b>Jan Markell</b> of </span><a href="https://olivetreeviews.org/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Olive
Tree Ministries</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, written back
on the second of <b>January, 2024</b>, over two months ago. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I concur wholeheartedly with what Jan states
in her article.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">The increase in
antisemitism, even amongst Christians, is astounding. People are blaming Israel
for the war that ensued after the Hamas terrorists made the initial attack,
moving swiftly and killing in cold blood. </span><a href="https://www.wsj.com/video/series/in-depth-features/how-hamas-turned-an-israeli-music-festival-into-a-massacre/F24366C2-CB00-49C9-BF6A-08A2B275C5CD"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">WSJ-Wall Street Journal-short vid only</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">It seems that a
majority of the world is against Israel now, and in support of Palestine
despite the massacre of men, women, and children, including the elderly and
babies (</span><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/death-count-from-massacre-at-reim-music-festival-reportedly-updated-to-364-a-third-of-oct-7-deaths/"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">approx. 360 people</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">),</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> plus
the kidnapping/hostage taking combined crushes the very spirit! The last I heard, 130 hostages still remain, but whether they are dead or alive, I know not at this time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The biblical
prophecies are absolutely coming to pass. It astounds me as nation upon nation
turn their backs on Israel, and the audacity of taking them to International
Court for warring and trying to save the hostages back alive is surreal. Every
war has casualties of the innocent.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Again, I agree with
Jan Markell, and stand alongside her spiritually. Her article can be read at: </span><a href="https://harbingersdaily.com/jan-markell-the-day-that-changed-the-world/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Harbingers Daily</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> Even if we stand on the side that the ‘global’
majority oppose, we stand on the same side as El Shaddai, Almighty God. And that is
unequivocally the winning side of hope and <b>VICTORY</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Like it or not, the fact remains that these are God’s
chosen people, and it is the land promised. The Lord God made an everlasting
covenant with Abraham.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [Gen 15:17, 18]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">. Some may say that was the Old
Testament. Fast-forward to the New Testament times, to a time <i>after</i> the
resurrection and ascension of the Messiah.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The validity and
establishing of the Abrahamic covenant were recorded in the book of Hebrews. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“</span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">For
when God made promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, He
swore by Himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I
will multiply you. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the
promise.”</i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Heb 6:13-15]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Some would say those words are still over 2000 years old. I would say that 'some' will not be satisfied with any answer except the one they want to hear, even at the cost of truth. As for me, I say: So it is written, so
it is and shall be!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Although I am
astounded at the global reaction, I should not be. It will be people just like
this, the ‘<i>global</i> <i>majority’ </i>in that day, who will war against
Messiah Jesus/Yeshua when He returns to reign for a season. Move over, Jan Markell; I stand with you
and all the brethren who have eyes to see, discern the truth, and have
understanding. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Impossible
Reversal</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Haman was an evil
Prime Minister (<i>vizier</i>) for the Persian King Ahasuerus [Artaxerxes], who
was the husband of Queen Esther. Haman hated the Jews with a demonic passion;
desiring to wipe them out entirely, but he had no idea that the queen was
Jewish. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Haman convinced the
king to allow him to send out a decree, sealed with the king’s signet ring,
ordering the annihilation or extermination of every Jew (<i>men, women, and
children</i>) in the Persian kingdom.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Esther 3:8-11] </span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The king’s wife,
Esther, was Mordecai’s first cousin, the daughter of his uncle. When her
parents died, Mordecai took Esther under his wing like a daughter. Now that she
was queen, he urged Esther to take a great risk, to go before her husband, the
king, on behalf of their nation, and plead for the lives of the Jews. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Going before the king
when he did not summon a person meant sure death, even for the queen, unless he
held out the scepter, which granted pardon and stayed the hand of an executing
guard.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Mordecai’s words to
Esther:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">For if you keep
silent at this time, liberation and rescue</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> [deliverance] <i>will arise for the Jews from another
place, and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you
have not attained royalty ‘</i><b>for</b><i> </i><b>such a time as this?’</b></span><i style="color: #999999;">
</i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Esther 4:14]</span><i style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It meant risking her
life to go before the king unsummoned, even as his wife. Her response was to
first call a three day fast [<i>no food or drink</i>], commanding all Jews in
Susa, as well as her handmaidens, to join her.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Esther 4:16] </span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The God of Israel
defeated the enemy. Haman was hung on the gallows he had constructed out of hateful
pride for Mordecai. Since the demonic decree of Haman was sealed with the
king’s signet ring, it could not be canceled.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, there was a
victorious outcome because God is a Sovereign God! A unique reversal was
created. Instead of the Jews being murdered in an onslaught by aggressors in a
single day, the Jews were now allowed to defend themselves by killing any
aggressor in a counterattack. Talk about poetic justice!<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The impossible reversal
occurred for the sake of the Jews, but for the glory of God! Those last six
words have become famous and are echoed by the hundreds of thousands globally,
over the years, but especially this last century.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Such a thing can
still be accomplished when a people seek God prayerfully with faith and a
trusting heart. Perhaps a fast would also be involved. The Holy Spirit will
guide your steps. We do not know the will of God in certain things, but we can
pray, and wait for His answer. Faith can move mountains.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And He said to
them, “Because of your meager faith; for I say to you, if you have</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>faith</b> </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">the side of a mustard seed, you will
say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there, ‘and it will move; and nothing
will be impossible for you.” </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat <b><u>17</u></b>:20]</span> <b style="color: #999999;">NASB<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Again - only God knows the
end from the beginning. Another book in the Bible with chapter seventeen (17)
heralding victory, or a victorious outcome with faith as the propeller. As
shown earlier, the biblical meaning of 17 is victory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Trust Jesus in the
wait… trust Him with the outcome. Never give up hope in our God! Although we
will never know all things upon this earth, we know God is good. We can rest in
His love. This world is not our home – and our Messiah is soon-returning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Spirit of
Haman<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaEcGGITazZDe1Gn9DJowVNpnOIHc3iy6wh7kx6KOQGh9i5tBt-oYulwKk-l48gsdTwX4tYVMzm3rqTT-94rLdts01tf8H8w-Zmlxt8ecAdu6iTrVpksemnyok9YNJaTArT34O5JDvdIxxFUlBSn797Vqv-BJ7o1_5iY6Aoqn2H2xR1RbTLw_VsHyoA/s616/spirit%20of%20Haman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="616" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaEcGGITazZDe1Gn9DJowVNpnOIHc3iy6wh7kx6KOQGh9i5tBt-oYulwKk-l48gsdTwX4tYVMzm3rqTT-94rLdts01tf8H8w-Zmlxt8ecAdu6iTrVpksemnyok9YNJaTArT34O5JDvdIxxFUlBSn797Vqv-BJ7o1_5iY6Aoqn2H2xR1RbTLw_VsHyoA/w226-h138/spirit%20of%20Haman.jpg" width="226" /></a></span></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">The ‘<i>spirit of
Haman</i>’ is alive and as evil as ever, and it exits in the terrorist groups. Whenever
I see Hamas, the wicked Haman comes to mind, from the days of Esther. Are the
two names not hauntingly close, with only one letter at the end changing?</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The ‘<b>s</b>’ in Hama<b><u>s</u></b>
could stand for <b>‘Satan’</b> because he is the one who influences people to become
terrorists. He is the one who instills hatred, and blurs the lines that define
truth. I thought that was pretty clever, connecting Hamas with Haman, but then I had to grudgingly put a pin in my own balloon to quickly deflate it because as time went on, I realized that many
others made the connection too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Not only did I not
inquire of the Lord when I kept seeing the word Gaza when I was reading the
Bible over the course of a couple of months (<i>August-September 2023</i>), but
I also forgot about a message posted on January 31, 2023. Below is a portion. Link is here: </span></span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/01/season-of-consequences-prt-2.html">Season
of Consequences-Anoint the Shield</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Scroll down a short way until you see the 2023 picture under the title ‘</span><b style="color: #999999;">Year of 2023’ </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Then, in a different article, in the “Clash” series, Prt 3 called </span><b style="color: #999999;">Truth or Deception,</b><span style="color: #999999;"> I speak of the Lord’s warning of a “storm brewing”, and in 2023, it is mentioned that we were still in the ‘calm of the storm’, until nearing year end.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Excerpt begins...</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background: black;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• <b>PREPARE </b>– a word strongly upon
my heart for 2023. In the first part of the Season of Consequences, the Lord
mentioned a “<i>storm brewing”.</i> Right now, we are in the time of the ‘<i>calm
before the storm’. </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="background: black;">war </span></b><span style="background: black;">- word keep
returning to my heart (civilian and nation - international)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="background: black;">famine</span></b><span style="background: black;"> (many
will go hungry)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="background: black;">digital currency (wallet) </span></b><span style="background: black;">- there is a major push by many governments of the world<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">The ‘<b><i>calm’</i></b> most
certainly will not last out the year. How long I do not know, but as the Lord
has requested, take intimate time with Him, pray and wait on Jesus/Yeshua daily
for His guidance. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">In doing
so, late September comes to mind where I see a darkness. Late November and
December, another wave of darkness (<i>heavier, foreboding</i>). I believe that
is what the Lord revealed to me.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">The Lord
had me repeat words that He had given me in 2018 (<i>October</i>) about a storm
brewing. It was written in:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2018/10/truth-and-deceptionclash-part-3-dont.html"><b><span lang="EN-US">Truth and Deception,</span></b></a><span lang="EN-US"> Clash- Prt3 -<b> Don’t Give Up Just before the Finish Line</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">At that
time (Oct 2018), being “shaken” was also mentioned, and removing things that
were not of Jesus. There was mention to warn those who slept through the
clarion call. Back then the call was about repentance, which is why the Lord
compared me to Jonah when I procrastinated in giving the message.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[End excerpt]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Five years have
passed since 2018, when the warning of the ‘storm brewing’ was first mentioned.
The words, “<b><i>escalating</i></b>”, “<b><i>accelerating</i></b>”, and “<b><i>intense</i></b>" [intensity]” were repeated, with
the first two words first impressed heavily upon my heart in 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">As previously
mentioned, the Lord does not tell one person everything, which I reiterated
that even that is an act of grace [FIVE is the number for grace] on the part of the Most High God, Adonai. Faithful
is He who fairly warns us, giving us plenty of time to ‘<b><i>prepare’</i></b>
(<i>another word for 2023</i>) as you can see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">One last thing was
the mention of famine. According to a report put out March 4, 2024,
international aid organization are reporting famine (starvation and hunger) by
at least half a million people in Gaza.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">People are stampeding
when food is air dropped or aid and supplies arrive by trucks, resulting in
some being crushed. Some have been run over by trucks, and others reported to
have been shot. Read more at <b>SOURCE</b>: </span><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/gaza-famine-looms-due-to-aid-restrictions/a-68434730"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">dw.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I found it
interesting that in the previously-mentioned article written by Jan Markell called
“<b><i>The Day the World Changed</i></b>”, she mentions Isaiah 5:20. She was
referring to the world calling evil good (<i>global support of Hamas through
Palestine</i>), and good evil (<i>Israel defending itself and trying to save
the hostages remaining alive</i>). The way the Lord works throughout the Body
of Christ is perfect. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Jan posted that
article <b><i>before</i></b> I posted </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2024/01/just-awhile-longer-and-god-of-glory.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Just Awhile Longer</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (<i>about three weeks later</i>), mentioning what the
Lord had impressed upon my heart – <b><i>2023 Year of Fruition and Isaiah 5v20
Intensified</i></b><i>.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Our stand must be
sure these days. Pray for courage, strength to endure and boldness, despite the
great evil that is darkening the world. We must be that light that penetrates
through both the darkness, and through the fog of [spiritual] war. I stand on
God’s side, anchored to the firm foundation of His Word, giving glory to the
King, Jesus. And I stand for Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LvNxPWqeWZI2cBDp_SLSlauQS5sXpzgu4QeFDcdNPPIKQi7EPL9zzOAJgOn8vcCJIcgtne3NOi5-8YDvJ6oOjyIF4yX-izoATXNqKe71V7geYTbfrMq8HTL4YYbNOhdTRNVE1dBbS9hCDeBfTtNoSDCUbheki6mAZF3JSB0DByjBJXWU2rZjHlwNSw/s403/armor%20of%20God-%20Jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="323" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LvNxPWqeWZI2cBDp_SLSlauQS5sXpzgu4QeFDcdNPPIKQi7EPL9zzOAJgOn8vcCJIcgtne3NOi5-8YDvJ6oOjyIF4yX-izoATXNqKe71V7geYTbfrMq8HTL4YYbNOhdTRNVE1dBbS9hCDeBfTtNoSDCUbheki6mAZF3JSB0DByjBJXWU2rZjHlwNSw/w112-h140/armor%20of%20God-%20Jesus.jpg" width="112" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Therefore, take
up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">evil</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">day</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, and having done all, to </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">stand</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eph 6:13]</span></span></p></span></i></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Expounding on
the Fruition and Evil Intensified for 2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Hopefully it was made
abundantly clear in the previous article [</span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2024/02/satan-deceives-whole-world.html"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Satan Deceives the Whole World</span></i></b></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">] that the ‘dragon’ (<i>aka Satan/Lucifer</i>) does
not have exclusive rights on this year. Starting off the year ferociously with the situation in Israel (<i>Gaza and Palestinians</i>), once again placed fear among the masses. But when we look to the Word, we regain stability with God's wisdom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [2Tim 1:7]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Also, when we continually embrace and walk in God's love, it dispels fear. It is written that fear has torment, but perfect love (which is agape [God's] love) casts out fear.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [1Jn 4:18]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Lord Jesus/Yeshua
impressed upon me that 2024 is not wholly the beast’s year, yet the increase in
evil will be seen and known in every arena this year, as we move quickly toward
the time of the devil’s wrath – the time of great tribulation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It will be seen in
the political arena, especially with this being an election year for several
countries. Although not only are people watching Israel, but they are also
following what is happening in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">It astounds me that
despite his age, his struggles with cognitive weakness, and his obvious
mishandling of many serious issues, and the border control fiasco, that Joe
Biden appears to be running <b><i>almost</i></b> neck-to-neck in the
presidential race (<i>if </i></span><a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/us-2024-election/trump-biden-polls"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">the statistics</span></i></a><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> can be trusted</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">), with Donald Trump slightly in the lead. Apparently, that 'statistics' site updates daily.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Biden’s nod of
approval despite the overwhelming and unbelievable influx of illegal immigrants
with few, if any, being properly processed, is beyond disappointing given his leadership position. With the mix of various countries
taking advantage of the situation (<i>including even the Chinese</i>),
terrorists can easily join the mix incognito. It has been noted that volumes of illegal immigrants are military-age.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SgO8kH1-qsqaezcR1tuW9xU79Yg0i1BIAXv2f_jN4sSHcU16aX3ksfJFC_AwHo82Ww3FcLF_Lr9RwWN36eN51ZFy_vz33Ywf0UJwH-X7EcIguIT0CkvZmzQizOBs52cpuVoGgNNoOwJZ2qg-qMm3-k1EaMrNgkz-I3xGBQWkSexou7F0CnkpU1LoeA/s505/Chinese%20immigrants-texas%20border%202023-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="505" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SgO8kH1-qsqaezcR1tuW9xU79Yg0i1BIAXv2f_jN4sSHcU16aX3ksfJFC_AwHo82Ww3FcLF_Lr9RwWN36eN51ZFy_vz33Ywf0UJwH-X7EcIguIT0CkvZmzQizOBs52cpuVoGgNNoOwJZ2qg-qMm3-k1EaMrNgkz-I3xGBQWkSexou7F0CnkpU1LoeA/s320/Chinese%20immigrants-texas%20border%202023-24.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Add to that the fentanyl
epidemic with millions of dollars’ worth being smuggled in at alarming rates,
whilst the Mexican cartels take advantage of the chaos at the border. Texas is
only one state with border crossings, as Arizona and California also have
numerous p.o.e. (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border_crossings"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">points of entry</span></i></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">) as well.</span></p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Fentanyl can be found in heroin, cocaine, meth
[methamphetamine], and even in ‘prescription’ drugs such as counterfeit opioids
that are laced with the killer drug (<i>counterfeits of Adderall</i></span><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">®</span></i><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">
codeine</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;"> [Tylenol</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">®</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">3s+], <i>hydrocodone</i> [Vicodin</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">®</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">], <i>oxycodone</i>
[OxyContin</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">®</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">],
Percocet</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">®,</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <i>Xanax</i></span><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">®</span></i><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">, et
al</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;">.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">China and India were the two main suppliers of fentanyl North
America, first and foremost into Mexico, but both countries have clamped down,
enforcing tougher regulations to establish national control. However, the love
of money is a strong seduction, and temptations are easy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In both countries, precursors [<i>pill presses, stamps
and dies</i>] were created to be “<i>used to clandestinely</i> [covertly,
secretly] <i>manufacture fentanyl</i>”. As for ‘pill presses’ B3 on Exhibit 2,
found at the link below, reveals that in Mexico, powered fentanyls are cut
(diluted), or pressed into counterfeit prescription pills, all of which
furthers distribution and profit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Jesus strongly warned about deception in the days just
prior to His return. An article written a year ago, in January 2023, confirms
Jesus’ prophetic warning, as well as confirms who is behind it all – Satan, the
father of lies, the master of deception.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Under the title,<b> A Deadly Deceit</b>, is the one-liner: <i>“Deception
is one of illicit fentanyl’s most lethal qualities, its threat concealed by its
many guises.” </i><b>SOURCE</b>: </span><a href="https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes/archive/2023/jan/fentanyl.php"><span style="line-height: 107%;">comptroller.texas.gov</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> [<b>Devin
Monk</b>/ Reporter]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Deception always goes
hand-in-hand with ‘witchcraft’ and ‘sorceries’. In several places in the Bible,
the Greek word “pharmakeia” is used, which is where the English word ‘pharmacy’
is derived. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Strong’s defines <b>pharmakeia</b> as: medication
(“pharmacy”), i.e. (by extension) magic (literally and figuratively):
--sorcery, witchcraft<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/lexicon.show/id/g5331/pharmakeia.htm"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Thayer’s Greek Lexicon</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> defines pharmakeia:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• the use or the
administering of drugs<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• poisoning<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• sorcery, magical
arts, often found in connection with idolatry and fostered by it<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• metaphorically the
deceptions and seductions of idolatry<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[Gal 5:20:
witchcraft; Rev 9:21: sorceries; Rev 18:23: sorceries]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Without getting into
the topic heavily, and to keep things in their proper perspective and context, the biblical usage of the word ‘<b>pharmakeia</b>’ seems to be linked with
witchcraft, idolatry, pagan worship, the mixing of potions to poison, seduce,
or abuse in one form or another (<i>sexual/temple prostitutes, drunkenness,
preparing victim for blood sacrifice, etc.)<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUqdIY0SonqHSh9DYXmP1yynfs0zSJnxhb1HNupHoVT1czldCDtCRfWMiNISzqj1-rpLPR2sIg3BzRFo5f5MZpKef-XDgipc5QVpzF_XqQgpyywLKe-XfXA8RntgxiceGMIDVjurHbiy3TLH338UOgGIVi3CBxQx5gZwDX4Tilkm-Xd3nwzdtS2yfDA/s421/healing-focus%20on%20the%20Savior.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="421" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUqdIY0SonqHSh9DYXmP1yynfs0zSJnxhb1HNupHoVT1czldCDtCRfWMiNISzqj1-rpLPR2sIg3BzRFo5f5MZpKef-XDgipc5QVpzF_XqQgpyywLKe-XfXA8RntgxiceGMIDVjurHbiy3TLH338UOgGIVi3CBxQx5gZwDX4Tilkm-Xd3nwzdtS2yfDA/w191-h131/healing-focus%20on%20the%20Savior.jpg" width="191" /></a></span></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Lord is not
against medicine because the book of </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">Revelation [22:2]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">: […] …”<i>and the leaves
of the tree were for the</i> <b>healing</b> <i>of the nations</i>.” Also, the
National Library of Medicine lists five medicinal plants they found in the
Bible, which are:</span></p></span></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• fig [Ficus carica]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• nard [Nardostachys
jatamansi]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• hyssop [Origanum
syriacum]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">balm of Gilead [Commiphora gileadensis]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• mandrake
[Mandragora officinarum]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">NIH states that
no less than “<i>18</i> <i>medicinal plants are mentioned in old Jewish
post-Biblical sources, in addition to those in the Bible. Most of these plants</i>
(15) <i>are known also in Egypt and Mesopotamia while three are from Egypt
only.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: </span><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31775790/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">National Library of Medicine</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (NIH – National Institute of Health)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Suffice it to say
that “pharmakeia” can be linked to modern-day drug lords, or purposely knocking
it down some pegs to include drug dealers and traffickers. Witchcraft and sorcery suggest
sinful, unlawful, evil and pagan activities linked to the drug usage. It is
used for the controlling and manipulation of individuals for some wicked agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That is the
importance of proper perspective and context when reading or using scripture. The
illicit or unauthorized use of drugs is set apart from medicine concocted for
the purpose of healing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In the Bible,
Luke was known to be a physician, despite the power to heal that the apostles
were gifted with. There was no competition; the Lord can use any means He deems
necessary for the end result He determines to accomplish.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Fruition and
Intensification<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzwQzWtBYZBnmcJAJhzR2_n90YFW9hKzM7DC4Q2zZV0yBNZ2V6nyd0TQwJv5ay7_BVpypGSmNHG2roPbwNliRr8ZkiZLEkskacW4cY40HG7w8pioCsShF182IECc72tenV4h2_e3lwmmXV_4nI52qQZ27mYjhWV0kFpIcwfETzJ1JpYyKEErSV8HPOw/s328/good%20fruit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="328" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzwQzWtBYZBnmcJAJhzR2_n90YFW9hKzM7DC4Q2zZV0yBNZ2V6nyd0TQwJv5ay7_BVpypGSmNHG2roPbwNliRr8ZkiZLEkskacW4cY40HG7w8pioCsShF182IECc72tenV4h2_e3lwmmXV_4nI52qQZ27mYjhWV0kFpIcwfETzJ1JpYyKEErSV8HPOw/w133-h111/good%20fruit.jpg" width="133" /></a></span></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">With what is going on
in Israel with the war, and the surreal antisemitism, along with the fiasco at
the southern U.S. border, we can easily see evil intensified and coming into fruition.</p><p class="MsoNormal">'Good' is being demonized, as persecution in the West begins to intensify with
pastors being jailed for various good acts, some deeds being as innocent as food or blanket
distribution among the homeless and destitute.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yet, we also see more
ripples, more waves of revival being heard of, particularly in third world
countries, but also through small corridors in the United States. Depending how
the Lord leads, I will follow up on this in a few articles, but spiritual
warfare and witchcraft, the last entry in the Season of Consequences is set to be posted shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">For several years now
(<i>since about 2012</i>), it has been mentioned how good is being called evil,
and evil good, not just in my posts, but in Christian circles around the world. We have watched this take place globally to such degrees and
advancements that we now hear the words of ‘evil’ and ‘good’ prophesied in
Isaiah 5:20 even being spoken out of the mouths of those in the secular arena.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">As mentioned in the
previous article (<i>Auspicious Dragon</i>), the Lord called 2024 <b><i>‘The
Year of Fruition and Isaiah 5:20 Intensified’</i></b>. A couple of days into
January, a close friend was quite ill with a flu bug. When she texted
requesting prayer, I knew it was serious because it is a rare day that she asks
for prayer for herself. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">When responding back
to her, to reassure her that prayer was going up immediately, the message was
accidentally sent to my eldest daughter. Short story – Was it an accident? I
wonder… <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">My daughter joined in
on praying for my friend, who was extremely ill. It is written that when two or
more agree as touching one thing, it will be done by [My] Father in heaven. (<i>words
of Jesus/Yeshua</i>) </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 18:19]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Checking in on my
friend the next day she reported that she was eating chicken noodle soup and
feeling better. She was as surprised as my daughter and I, but thanksgiving
went up to Jesus immediately. By the second day, she was greatly improved.
Praise God!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">On the past Saturday,
both my six-year grandson complained of a ‘<i>tummy ache’</i>. A couple of
hours later, he was vomiting. At the same time, the 16-week-old (<i>4-month</i>)
puppy was sick as well. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">After vomiting, both
just slept for several hours. Meanwhile, prayer went up. All glory to God – by
nightfall, both had natural energy back. Hallelujah! Two days later, my son left for work as usual, but came back less than an hour
later.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He had vomited
heavily in the morning, yet afterwards felt that he must go to his job. He
could not; he had no energy. He slept the rest of the day, only getting up for
water and bathroom breaks (<i>no more vomiting</i>). Prayer went up. He slept
and awoke feeling fine the next morning, and is at work this day. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Even if it seems
minor, that is four healings in one month that I personally witnessed or
received a first-hand report from one God healed quickly. The Lord has
impressed upon me that there will be miraculous healings this year. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Any healing, no
matter how small, is miraculous when God brings the end result into fruition.
It is true that healings are often happening, but God is calling (<i>and has
been for some time</i>) people into His presence for a deeper intimacy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Articles go back well
over a decade where He called, and called again. However, in <b>2019 </b>December,
with the Elisha-type vision, the call was to ‘<i>awaken from the</i> [spiritual]
<i>slumber</i>’, repent if need be, because something was coming that we had to be awake for, but more than awake, we had to be up (<i>hence, His urging to 'rise up' repetitively, and as seen in many past posts</i>). His faithfulness and steadfastness is beyond question.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, there will
be other miracles, salvations (<i>revival ripples</i> [like waves] <i>throughout
the globe</i>), deliverances (<i>from addictions</i>), captives set free, and more
– not in overwhelming proportion, but noticeable (<i>a season of miracles; a
time of healing</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It will not be for
all, and I cannot say why, only the Lord holds the answers. Prayers will be
answered that some have travailed over with bitter tears for some time. That is
when <b><i>‘Year of Fruition’</i></b> was placed upon my heart. I understood
waves – there will be ‘waves’, just as He said regarding revival.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The size of the wave
depends upon the populace – but all I do know is that revival begins within. El
Shaddai had to lead me to my own revival for I was becoming dry, my hope dashed when I discovered how a plagiarist had gleaned much from the archives. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There had to
be a further cleansing because the fallen nature is part of this corrupted body...and there can be no root of bitterness. A work had to be done...and the Holy Spirit is expert. He knows exactly how to lead us through the process, but we must be willing. We must confess our faults, and lay everything down. Yes, even that requires His help, but the Lord is very willing to bring us into His will -- IF we lay down our will.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">John the Baptist said it well, and we must learn from it. He said:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>He must increase, but I must decrease.</i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [Jn 3:30]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I had to first confess that I did not know where to begin, and humbly ask for the Holy Spirit's help.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Searching
Through the Darkness<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqFJfFg3euAdVn6JkufUVm3XesER8H34VAqS2BbpVDVtwpjBT1sGzhWpx8Fk9wtiiKVZXtHTVFUDiUG4mUza8bD1j1ZpfWtOtCnUh8O-XtxCYmkLGUoSlWNaRP0WOn6pecx1iBNI86byaQgZPxRskJf1Sx7Kh_xNpmv5iPY-p2_Am5iWroJBvLHkC2g/s455/searchin%20in%20the%20dark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="455" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqFJfFg3euAdVn6JkufUVm3XesER8H34VAqS2BbpVDVtwpjBT1sGzhWpx8Fk9wtiiKVZXtHTVFUDiUG4mUza8bD1j1ZpfWtOtCnUh8O-XtxCYmkLGUoSlWNaRP0WOn6pecx1iBNI86byaQgZPxRskJf1Sx7Kh_xNpmv5iPY-p2_Am5iWroJBvLHkC2g/w193-h124/searchin%20in%20the%20dark.jpg" width="193" /></a></span></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">A search within for
any bitterness, resentment, hatred, unforgiveness – a search for a critical
spirit, or a judgmental spirit. I do not speak of righteous judgment; we are to
keep that. Jesus said, </span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">“Do not judge by appearance, but judge righteous
judgment.”</i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn7:24]</span></span></p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Every scripture could
be many sermons in themselves, but remember discernment requires judgment.
Making a wise decision requires judgment, so when people say, ‘do not judge’,
they speak hastily. Most say it meaning do not judge ‘me’ (<i>what they say, or
what they do, etc</i>.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Back to searching
within – if the Holy Spirit shines forth, revealing dross (<b>impurities</b>),
or exposes sin, which could be as simple as needing a change in attitude, or
cleaning up bad language, or spending hours on social media, with little to no
time for Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Whatever is revealed
needs to be repented of. Friend, revival begins within. When we humble
ourselves, seeing our sin for what it is, even if you consider it a little
spot, or a ‘small sin’, get rid of it with the help of the Holy Spirit. Choose
wisely.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Sometimes little
things make us angry; some may even have panic attacks (<i>anxiety</i>), and
not ever connect it to the possibility that something from long ago was tucked
into the dark recesses of the heart, to protect yourself against any more hurt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It may be tucked away
out of sight, but it is still there; and deep within, it needs to be dug out
and brought to the surface to be dealt with. Dross is skimmed off, as it is
considered an impurity, a waste.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We can fool others,
but we cannot fool God. We can deceive ourselves, but the Lord desires to bring
us out of deception. The Holy Spirit is our Helper, our Comforter, and our wise
counsel. He will shine the light in the darkness, exposing anything not of God. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I speak from personal
experience, and have not ‘arrived’, nor am I where I am without spot or blemish. Yeshua
was the only one who ever lived that never sinned. Some may ask why we are
told:</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"> “<i>Because it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I AM holy’</i>.”</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">
</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Pet1:16; Lev 11:45]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> <b>NASB<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is not as
complicated as it sounds. To be ‘holy’ means to be ‘set apart’ -- set apart from
the world and its ways. This next verse is precious to me…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">And there will
be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it – only
those who walk in the <b>Way</b> – and fools will not stray onto it.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 35:8]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">With the Holy
Spirit’s help, we can continue to search our heart, exposing impurities and
allowing them to surface to be skimmed off. Step by step, we will be shaped and
molded into Christ’s image. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Transparency can
become a reality, just as it was for Yeshua, walking holy [set apart], being an
example to a broken, hurting and fragmented world. Love is the commandment;
truth is the belt that holds our armor in place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Faith shields us.
Hope propels us; prayer sustains us. We abide in Christ, clinging to the Vine
like clusters of grapes (<i>good fruit</i>). We choose to do justly, love mercy
and walk humbly with our God. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Micah 6:8] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We are living examples…so that Messiah is
glorified. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Cor 10:11]</span><i style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Revival</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> – it begins as an individual miracle as Jesus binds
up the broken-hearted, and by His stripes we are healed. Then, it can spread
forth – for our sakes, but for the glory of God!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">O Lord, let me not be
a hypocrite – the Pharisees saw no wrong in themselves, only all the ‘good’
they did. Shine forth, Lord – if there is a plank in the eye Lord, take it
away, so clear vision is established. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">First the inside of
the cup…yes:</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"> “<i>Woe to you,</i> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">[self-righteous] </span><i style="color: #999999;">scribes </i><span style="color: #999999;">(teachers of
the law) </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and
of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgenc</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">e.</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">You blind
Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the
outside of it may become clean also</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">. (Jesus to Pharisees) </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 23:25-26] </span><b style="color: #999999;">NASB</b><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Many of us have a
desire for holiness, a hunger and thirst for righteousness, a desperation for a
closer, deeper, more intimate relationship with the Messiah, a longing to leave
this world to be forever with Him – knowing, ever knowing, this world is not
our home.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But we cannot do it
on our own…none of us. We all need Jesus!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">An unexplainable love
for the lost, for the prodigals, for those deceived out of ignorance, and even
for those deceived out of their love for money, or some form of lust, or
whatever – these things we become aware of developing within.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan wants to
destroy us all, even if he has to give you everything this world has to offer, just
to bring you to your destruction, and your eternity spent in the lake of fire,
known as the second death. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile, he accuses
you </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Rev 12:10]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, condemns you. He cares not! Satan/Lucifer is that roaring lion
seeking to devour anyone, and he will seek until he finds someone. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Pet 5:8] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The
devil is a murderer from the beginning, the father of lies. The truth is not in
him.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [Jn 8:44] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He came to steal, and to kill, and to destroy – but Jesus came so
that we may have life more abundantly. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 10:10]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Seek the Lord
and His strength, seek His face continually. Remember His marvelous works that
He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth.</span> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Chron 16:11, 12]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b> The Illusion</b></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3yUV1c5JpoWeImKJ9S1y6X0HSVNf9LutqAKkuWyIbegezpY1tgs-Mx4R0cWA84Pn5Mn5V2pZ_Fvj7u2aa-iFv2ZjXbm9_fjrxzi2urFpCBRUKK1o2EB8riAT4PEPBPIBlU7AAr6rmP5cnLqKOgoWnfy6eNkg6b8RdzHhQUtsFLJq0qeC90pVZ6Rq2Q/s222/year%20dragon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="222" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3yUV1c5JpoWeImKJ9S1y6X0HSVNf9LutqAKkuWyIbegezpY1tgs-Mx4R0cWA84Pn5Mn5V2pZ_Fvj7u2aa-iFv2ZjXbm9_fjrxzi2urFpCBRUKK1o2EB8riAT4PEPBPIBlU7AAr6rmP5cnLqKOgoWnfy6eNkg6b8RdzHhQUtsFLJq0qeC90pVZ6Rq2Q/w100-h91/year%20dragon.jpg" width="100" /></a></span></span></i></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, the ‘Year of
the Dragon’ (<i>Chinese celebration</i>) is no coincidence. Satan, that ancient
serpent, the dragon, is lashing out with all fury. His wrath has escalated
because he realizes his time (<i>his season</i>) is short. He is wooing the masses
with witchcraft, music and all manner of things that please the flesh.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yet, the attack on
Israel in the 10<sup>th</sup> month of 2023, a war that is still ongoing due to
the hostages that Hamas still has, darkened the end of 2023. Satan continues to
keep people supporting the aggressors, Hamas – terrorists. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFC-0NyGtIw-FwxlGQYWyJOUoODbsqITmXutboAKP-2loLbHC5hrUt3coWybLX7j04lzcDzw0Lm1N8aawv-2NicBnxbeq1rsM_HriKkSuM3G0xMJaoulG4bnHL0gtYY7VYmSwifdXLctwaEsSTnyrl7Lpsj-A1Kh9TlCjQsllc39gMI51G3QdnHC2dgg/s447/the%20Lawless%20one%20waits%20to%20appear.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="440" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFC-0NyGtIw-FwxlGQYWyJOUoODbsqITmXutboAKP-2loLbHC5hrUt3coWybLX7j04lzcDzw0Lm1N8aawv-2NicBnxbeq1rsM_HriKkSuM3G0xMJaoulG4bnHL0gtYY7VYmSwifdXLctwaEsSTnyrl7Lpsj-A1Kh9TlCjQsllc39gMI51G3QdnHC2dgg/w150-h153/the%20Lawless%20one%20waits%20to%20appear.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">click any picture to enlarge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Who would have fathomed that every-day, peace-loving, ordinary people would suddenly do the unthinkable, which is to support murderous, barbaric terrorists! This is what is happening on a global scale. If that is not the work of Satan, and a preparation for the appearance of the<b> Lawless one</b>, then I do not know what is.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Hamas is a Muslim
Brotherhood group (<i>which the Lord warned about the brotherhood’s sleeper
cells in the USA </i>[and obviously all of North America] <i>back in 2010-11</i>).
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Strange I never made
the connection when I kept seeing the word ‘<i>Gaza’</i> for several weeks
before their attack on Israel, back in late August and randomly, off and on,
throughout September. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, at that
time, I was led to warn of witchcraft, not just because of October 31 that was fast
approaching. It was to warn how the practitioners (<i>witches/warlocks/sorcerers,
dabblers, etc</i>.) begin quite some time before that date, and continue on
after. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Spiritual warfare was
another important thing that I was to bring up. These are in upcoming articles, hopefully, unless led otherwise. Work has been greatly delayed
through obstacles, hindrances and interferences, but there were previous
articles posted as a ‘heads up’, but no follow-up…yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[Below is an excerpt
from a 1993 magazine]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">“Hamas – the
Islamic Resistance Movement – was born of the intifada, which marked the
beginning of the true political revival of the Islamic forces in the West Bank
and Gaza Strip in the face of Israeli occupation on the one hand, and the
national secular forces led by the PLO on the other.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Up until that
time, the most important Islamic movement in the occupied territories, the
Muslim Brotherhood, had shied away from active resistance against the Israeli
occupation, a decision that stood in the way of its full development as a
popular force.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This situation
was suddenly to change with the outbreak of the Palestinian uprising, which led
the Muslim Brotherhood to play an active role in the resistance for the first
time. This it did through Hamas, the organization it created from its own ranks
expressly for that purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It was thus that
the Islamic movement, after many years in existence, was able to emerge as the
first true challenge ever posed in the occupied territories to the dominant
nationalist trend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The new force –
for Hamas soon overshadowed its parent organization – now prevails in a number
of localities, especially the Gaza Strip, with a magnitude that parallels that
of Fateh, the largest of the PLO factions.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[End excerpt]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The above excerpt was
written by <b>Ziad Abu-Amr</b>, who was an associate professor of political
science at Birzeit University. It is from an article that appeared in the 1993
spring issue of their sister publication, <i>Majallat al-Dirasat
al-Filastiniyya</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Ziad Abu-Amr</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> is the author of <i>Islamic Fundamentalism in the
West Bank and Gaza: The Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic Jihad</i> (Indiana
University Press, forthcoming)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This was in the <b><i>Journal
of Palestine Studies</i></b> (Summer 1993) XXII, no. 4 – pp.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>--==--==--==--==--==--<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">His Leash is
Short – The Long Length You See is Illusion<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Children of the light
need not fear Satan. He longs to torment people with a spirit of fear, but if
we have received the love of God, and are born-again, Holy Spirit-filled
children, the Lord’s perfect love casts out fear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">There is no fear
in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that
fears is not made perfect in love.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 4:18]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan wants us to
believe that we are not worthy of the Creator’s love or forgiveness, but he is
the destroyer of hope and truth. Or he could do the flip and convince a person they are much too worthy (<i>pride</i>). </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He often speaks in the first person, so that one thinks it is their thoughts. He will tell some that they do not need the love of a Creator, if a creator exists. The devil is the father of lies; he is genius at inventing them, and passing them off as truth.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Remember, Satan is on a leash, meaning that he can only do
as allowed. Yet, it is written that he is a deceiver who deceives the whole
world. He has been successful in convincing multitudes that good is now evil
and evil is now good. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Woe unto them
that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for
darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter</span><span style="color: #999999;">. </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 5:20]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He has accomplished
this by appealing to the flesh. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">For all that is
in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of
life, is not of the Father, but</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>is of the world</b>.</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 2:16]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The music industry,
with attractive artists scantily or seductively dressed to seduce the masses;
with music that takes people to emotional highs and lows, and brings out the
‘savage beast’ in folks. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He particularly targets the younger generation – and the older generation, who were once young, grew up living for <i>“sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll"</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Then, the sports
industry with such events as the Superbowl, with <b>2024</b> viewers numbering a
record-breaking <b>123.7 million</b> people!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">And the great
dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Devil</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, and </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Satan</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, which </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">deceives the whole world</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were
cast out with him.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev
12:9]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Lord did indeed
warn that darkness falls (deepens), yet we know the truth that light pierces
through the darkness, shattering its power. Wisdom will guide us to keep
aligned with the Word of God, for therein lies safety and counsel. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is written that
Satan can transform himself to appear as an angel of light, and his ministers
will appear as ministers of righteousness. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[2Cor 11:14, 15]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> Remember, he is a
deceiver, the father of lies, the truth is not in him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He is a murderer from
the beginning. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Jn 8:44]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> It is worth repeating because he enjoys making people
question their faculties, especially in these heavy-laden times. He never stops
trying to keep people in the clutches of fear, for fear can be paralyzing,
halting the walk of faith – if, if, if he can… he will.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We can expect
increased demonic attacks against God-fearing disciples who love Jesus and
delight to do His will. The Lord has prepared us, but Satan prefers to plan his
attacks when a person is at their weakest, which often is asleep, sick, grieving, or very
busy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">If God be for
us, who can be against?</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">
</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 8:31] </span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The preparation
through the afflictions, the trials, the training, the testing, has all been
for this time we find ourselves in now. I could say, “<i>for such a time as
this</i>”, and although true, the saying has been highly overused, even by me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">You know what ‘they’
say? </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">“<b>IF</b> <i>the shoe fits…keep it on and make good use of it.”</i> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(Okay, I just made the last part up, but would you have known, if I had not
said?)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">And I heard a
loud voice saying in heaven, </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">NOW</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> is come
salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his
Christ: for the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">accuser</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> of our brethren is cast down, which accused them
before our God, day and night.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">And they
overcame him by the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">blood</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> of the Lamb, and by the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">word</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.</span> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev 12:11]</span><i style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Cloud of
Fire<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NHGFSI19o24yQ2T0SlvA7kVNhw8LK24hy3BqggrFlv84Xv4A5MA_laMyndkEp0oFzsSh7XUQTQE6suxDl2XhX_0nIQzrSMLGk-Mr9eMzRlN4ZhCcPhU5qPQTe_S2G_ez98fasIbQRh2z4tnj_1gfnS4UnCG5ib-IsWMHKtPiSU5Zp21sbWaBC2Pyhw/s246/cloud%20of%20fire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="189" data-original-width="246" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NHGFSI19o24yQ2T0SlvA7kVNhw8LK24hy3BqggrFlv84Xv4A5MA_laMyndkEp0oFzsSh7XUQTQE6suxDl2XhX_0nIQzrSMLGk-Mr9eMzRlN4ZhCcPhU5qPQTe_S2G_ez98fasIbQRh2z4tnj_1gfnS4UnCG5ib-IsWMHKtPiSU5Zp21sbWaBC2Pyhw/w162-h124/cloud%20of%20fire.jpg" width="162" /></a></span></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Somewhere between
2010-2012, I had a short dream vision of two militant men, rather robotic in
their movement, who were walking with a two-headed dragon on a leash. A cloud
of fire moved beside the dragon, with feet coming out of the fire, yet the feet
were not touching the ground.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He moved alongside the dragon, but did not touch it. It seemed that whoever was in the fire cloud controlled the
dragon, despite the two robotic, militant men holding the leash. The three men
were heading east from the west, along with the dragon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Back then, one reader
commented that the two heads represented two nations that are controlled by
Satan. They discerned that the dragon, of course, was Satan, and that God is
the one who keeps the dragon on a leash, meaning the dragon can only do what he
is allowed to do by the man hidden in the cloud of fire.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6Vs9R9kaeKZ8rXlNkATZbeJqXoyDDt5xfFwxoJfIuP0RajbyxHGX5d2q9O1qPiwdB7Li4RIZUWAqcpascxkjRqxzRLPpAvjmHIxXm9Suii0np1Lmh0Q6gjstEPhEDdX_5tIlFc5kUK7mASFAV2Yct2RocTjk7nbvxpvuodwSrRlC_aa9KD5NhyphenhyphenVEfQ/s409/2headed%20dragon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="409" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6Vs9R9kaeKZ8rXlNkATZbeJqXoyDDt5xfFwxoJfIuP0RajbyxHGX5d2q9O1qPiwdB7Li4RIZUWAqcpascxkjRqxzRLPpAvjmHIxXm9Suii0np1Lmh0Q6gjstEPhEDdX_5tIlFc5kUK7mASFAV2Yct2RocTjk7nbvxpvuodwSrRlC_aa9KD5NhyphenhyphenVEfQ/w190-h135/2headed%20dragon.jpg" width="190" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">That interpretation
seems accurate to me. I have gotten no other understanding, outside of paying
attention to:</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">1] Although strong
and powerful, obviously agitated and angry, the dragon can roar and breathe
fire, but cannot seem to break free from the leash<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">2] the two heads saw
in every direction, but had limited vision for what was ahead<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">3] the person in the
cloud of fire was completely covered except from just above the ankles<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">4] the men seemed
robotic because they were expressionless, staring straight ahead, each one
holding a lead (leash) that was connected to the thick collar of the dragon –
marching stiff-legged, methodically, tirelessly, rhythmically<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">5] it seemed
important that I was to note the direction, heading east from the west<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It has been placed
within my spirit that this is the <i>“<b>Year of Fruition and Isaiah 5_v_20
Intensified</b>”.</i> It is a two-fold year, a literal clash of the kingdoms.
Howbeit, as I have stated before more than once, the adversary (<i>Satan</i>)
and his legions keep clashing against the ‘<i>gates’</i> of God’s kingdom with
a battering ram (<i>full force</i>), but the gate is immovable and impenetrable
to Satan/Lucifer. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The enemy cannot
penetrate God’s domain or break through to overtake the Kingdom. Therefore, it
is Satan who is toppled, losing the battle in heaven. His relentlessness causes
the clashes, as he endeavours to overthrow Almighty God. It will not happen.
Period.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He rebelled in
heaven, convincing one-third to go with him, and he was cast out. That should
have shown the once-anointed cherub that God is Sovereign and Omnipotent. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The created can never
supplant the Creator. El Shaddai stands strong. Satan is like the flea nipping
at a cat, but this is no ordinary cat to nip at. Jesus/Yeshua is the <b>LION</b>
of the tribe of Judah, the Warrior King. One gulp and the flea is gone!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Stable</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> [<i>El Shaddai</i>] versus <b>unstable</b> [<i>Lucifer/Satan</i>].
It is Satan who is causing the ‘<i>clash’</i>. The Luciferians are pushing hard
to bring their plans to ‘<i>fruition’</i>, because Satan is a counterfeiter, an
imitator, a copycat – he does little that is original. He is a thief [<i>steals</i>],
a murderer [<i>kills</i>] and a destroyer [<i>destroys</i>]. [Jn 10:10]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Fruition of
Salvation, Healing, Deliverance<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP521aAH0ylEdKixYFbHqbgvf3JfCJ1xyBl8Ecdh84MK4Wygd83V_Qp9qbm-5wewxu4YokrtuI1c0bAzotAteKecyVBo_unMhtY7lEGnxaqCTcMZtnDhxUP4F8-LP-hGm6IoCoQr4FRUMQV-jUrjjpiwDzRSxXZeLgnHAKu2U4fcTTx4y-JAjYSVLhMQ/s456/deliverance%20healing%20salvation-Jesus-Yeshua.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="456" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP521aAH0ylEdKixYFbHqbgvf3JfCJ1xyBl8Ecdh84MK4Wygd83V_Qp9qbm-5wewxu4YokrtuI1c0bAzotAteKecyVBo_unMhtY7lEGnxaqCTcMZtnDhxUP4F8-LP-hGm6IoCoQr4FRUMQV-jUrjjpiwDzRSxXZeLgnHAKu2U4fcTTx4y-JAjYSVLhMQ/w218-h160/deliverance%20healing%20salvation-Jesus-Yeshua.jpg" width="218" /></a></span></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;">Things will unfold as
it is written in the Word. None can stay the hand of the Lord God; He will have
His way. None can ask Him, “What are You doing?” </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Dan 4:35]</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Shortly after New
Year’s, I received a request to pray from a precious sister in the United States who rarely asks, so
I knew it was serious. A nasty bug, perhaps flu, had taken hold. My eldest
daughter and I both interceded individually. My daughter is in Alberta; I am in Ontario.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(I just realized that I am repeating myself by telling the story again.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">So, having paused to consider, there must be a reason, which I think is to reaffirm God's power, and His desire to give His people hope and purpose.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The next day she was
feeling better, not 100% yet, but well enough to eat good ole chicken soup.
There was a rejoicing between my daughter and I. To see Almighty God answer
prayer, even seemingly small requests, puts butterflies in my stomach –
thinking about His power, authority, Sovereignty – and how He is everywhere,
listening to each and every one of us. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is difficult to
get my head around that, but just being aware of that fact brings great peace. It
was upon that update, that good report, that the Lord made it clear that this
year would be a year of <i>fruition,</i> which ‘healing’ is, but one of the
miracles we will hear a bit more being reported of. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Typically, the news
of miracles is quenched under the tsunami of bad news, but we will hear of more
miracles this year, along with songs of deliverance, and reports of
restoration. Already there are reports – waves – of revivals happening.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">They are not
tsunamis, but just as in the natural, the waves are of varying sizes. As
mentioned before, and this is crucial to understand, genuine revival begins
within each one of us. By myself here, several months back, finetuning details
in my life, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, I was doing inventory within.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Anything the Lord
brought up was dealt with. Some things are difficult to face, but if we desire
change, a clean heart, a right spirit, then we have to be willing to admit
where we missed the mark, whether in thought, word, or deed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It does not
necessarily have to be big sins that are so rampant these days such as sexual
immorality or substance abuse, or involvement in pornography etc. Rather, it
could be a critical or judgmental spirit, anger issues (which is typically
unresolved matters that require forgiveness, or it could be frustration and
fatigue from illness) – the Holy Spirit helps us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Sometimes we see
ourselves too harshly, beating ourselves over the head with an invisible
baseball bat, and the Lord gently removes it, and holds us close – giving us
wise counsel through His Word and by His Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Other times, we tend
to justify and excuse sin, or worse, we deny what is revealed. None of us is
perfect. There seems to always be something we are working on in these vessels
enveloped in a fallen nature, but we have an Advocate, a Counselor, Almighty
God, the Prince of Peace.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We do our part, which
is keeping a repentant heart, and being obedient, and He does His part – which
is, simply being God!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Hear counsel and
receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end. There are many
devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless, the counsel of the Lord, that shall
stand.</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Prov 19:20-21]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Prayer Request<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgVCbymLVJgc2kwfmt1_Rgc4ikHQMuVzLLv_DYkEqT-Ylb1TdymlSgyJ4DLO6NFpCyW2o8S4PgqGDXfH_t2h-g4ue_Tx_d921XLtwNUrQHyf8JONA7KAgNQMv-YrCsEE75KFc8S9Vdr5nI2H5nq-j_-fK24JjWZXomd9MFuwx17bNRwYi4nkXIKowyA/s394/stand%20in%20the%20gap-pray%20one%20for%20another.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="158" data-original-width="394" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgVCbymLVJgc2kwfmt1_Rgc4ikHQMuVzLLv_DYkEqT-Ylb1TdymlSgyJ4DLO6NFpCyW2o8S4PgqGDXfH_t2h-g4ue_Tx_d921XLtwNUrQHyf8JONA7KAgNQMv-YrCsEE75KFc8S9Vdr5nI2H5nq-j_-fK24JjWZXomd9MFuwx17bNRwYi4nkXIKowyA/w275-h110/stand%20in%20the%20gap-pray%20one%20for%20another.jpg" width="275" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><br /><span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">And I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge, and </i><b style="color: #f6b26b;">stand in the gap before Me </b><i style="color: #f6b26b;">for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezek 22:30]</span></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We never know when the Lord is watching and waiting to see if we will stand in the gap, interceding on behalf of someone or something. He instructs us to pray for one another - even if we do not know someone, we can pray.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There is a dear
friend of mine that I have known now for 17 years who lives in Finland. He is 84 years
old, married to his ‘<i>original’</i> wife (<i>his words lol</i> [<i>it is the language barrier, but I thought it was too cute</i>]), with five children (<i>sons
and daughters</i>), and grandchildren. He loves the Lord, his family, and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fIbng9kfMA3W13Ye-QAgXkD4Pjd12vvh3Nojec8GDb9MiXIAf6yO-BDMgiZOfZn95BF0MB6-jKHWWSOmjiFO4SRLX7k4QLI7d8ysi63CY2ZkPaPjO-e0cj0k7YSHeH1_g5xeAzxNJA2SYVpohGSOgmvth4iptgbVZ-NwXgcObjL9SQ1OtrpcNp3I9w/s987/TX%20fires--6%20fires%20burning-1%20major-MAR6.2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="987" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fIbng9kfMA3W13Ye-QAgXkD4Pjd12vvh3Nojec8GDb9MiXIAf6yO-BDMgiZOfZn95BF0MB6-jKHWWSOmjiFO4SRLX7k4QLI7d8ysi63CY2ZkPaPjO-e0cj0k7YSHeH1_g5xeAzxNJA2SYVpohGSOgmvth4iptgbVZ-NwXgcObjL9SQ1OtrpcNp3I9w/s320/TX%20fires--6%20fires%20burning-1%20major-MAR6.2024.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">He sent me a letter
asking me if I would pray for Glynda Lomax because she lives in Texas, USA, and
has several relatives living in that state. His concern are the fires that are raging. The last report as of March 5, 2024 was that there are six fires, with
one being major. Two fatalities have been reported so far.</p></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I do not know Ms. Lomax, nor have we ever communicated, but I do remember that back in 2009
– 2011, there was a friend who used to gather news articles and prophetic
messages from around the internet and send them out in a list form. Glynda’s
messages would be tucked away in the list.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I did not read all of her messages, as there were a few people back then that were sending out lists with 'news' or prophetic words, believing it was their way
to ‘feed the saints’.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgRAxGnC09BhDBtLJjRWRx3x42XPOBvSIxrv2OH9tDbosqHihN9GfCPv6-NGKtvx5nhFuNBGeXknCsBNL3LPh9G88AbEK-JJm2PdXP8nDTTCH0Q6j7goU92VTLuHZGVenD9hEhKiQBfF8aStax2BRdyIUNqZko3y2vxUCK_bcespW1ilw7pdqk2CuPQ/s350/long%20list.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="350" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgRAxGnC09BhDBtLJjRWRx3x42XPOBvSIxrv2OH9tDbosqHihN9GfCPv6-NGKtvx5nhFuNBGeXknCsBNL3LPh9G88AbEK-JJm2PdXP8nDTTCH0Q6j7goU92VTLuHZGVenD9hEhKiQBfF8aStax2BRdyIUNqZko3y2vxUCK_bcespW1ilw7pdqk2CuPQ/w168-h115/long%20list.jpg" width="168" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">There were some interesting items that I would not have found on my own due to busyness; however, the lists were long and could get overwhelming. I was living in the United States in Georgia back then, working as an editor and ghostwriter. </p><p class="MsoNormal">It was a hectic time, plus I had the blog, and later on, a small program on BlogTalk radio. <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I do remember
thinking that I had no 'check in my spirit' with the material I did read. They were short, prophetic words if I am remembering properly.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> I discerned that Ms Lomax loved the Lord and heard from Him. I had only been committed a few years back then, but I know I would have remembered if there was something I saw that did not seem to align with scripture. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">As stated, I did not
read every message because if I remember correctly, her messages were daily (<i>don't quote me on that as I am unsure</i>), but I read
several over two years. <span style="color: #999999;">There seemed to be nothing off, and I trust that
she is true brethren. My friend in Finland is good at discerning. The Holy Spirit is faithful when we look to Jesus. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;">Sometime in 2011, I had asked my friend who was emailing the lists if she could not
send me any more prophetic messages (</span><i>Glynda Lomax was only one out of
several people that my friend picked up and put in her list. What sites she used is unknown to me)</i><span style="color: #999999;">.</span></p></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">My friend graciously obliged my
request and stopped sending the list. </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The concern was my being
influenced by her messages (<i>and those of others with prophetic messages who were on the list</i>) if the Lord gave me a message to share. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I did not want my flesh or any demon interfering. It is easy to fall into the carnal nature. Indeed, I am but
dust, yet great effort is made to avoid error if possible. </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Lord knows, I have made enough mistakes in this life. It is best to err on the side of caution, and take matters to the Lord. I have learned since that time.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Back then, I also found time with the Lord difficult during certain seasons, as well as when I had a deadline to meet with work. Suffice it to say that there was much training [spiritually] going on back then, and there were times missed some days where that private time with the Lord was not prioritized as it should have been.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The past is only good for learning, and I am grateful for the growing pains and the corrections. NOT usually at the time - lol; I would rather just learn without the discomfort, but it all develops character and endurance, and patience, and ...the Lord knows what He is doing when He trains us.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Speaking of trains, I need to get back on track here, and reiterate that I saw nothing
that Ms. Lomax wrote, at least in what I did read, that did not align with the
Word of God. (<i>No alarm bells</i>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Tears may have come a couple of times even, being touched by the Holy Spirit in words read. God is good, and the children of God have a beautiful family in the Lord - gifts, treasures to be guarded, appreciated.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Three years later, I
moved back to Canada, spending the first four months in shelters (<i>due to
housing shortage and finances</i>). There was limited computer access, as it had to
be outside the shelters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Eventually I secured
an apartment, but I had forgotten all about Glynda Lomax. It is how life goes
with all of us. However, as a sister in Christ, when a request comes in to pray
for brethren, as it did last week, I believe the response should be both positive and immediate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23XrH6pWBN6KoSdm4UnwiBQJitWJ2ukIlJYEv2BDTKC_QodzEsWa4-n2LcN4OTy59tlJ5td3Q8wBYnuHAFn7sFlw5q2BiwDN23onkrkpAA_qeUY5F7Qlosaum4fRvK5iNyAp9ETpIgc188mv1j4-tgFBrMzJeuV-FfJpFnG167unhP-ctR6kvDV14JQ/s933/roses%20from%20son%20and%206%20y.o.%20grandson-14thfeb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="700" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23XrH6pWBN6KoSdm4UnwiBQJitWJ2ukIlJYEv2BDTKC_QodzEsWa4-n2LcN4OTy59tlJ5td3Q8wBYnuHAFn7sFlw5q2BiwDN23onkrkpAA_qeUY5F7Qlosaum4fRvK5iNyAp9ETpIgc188mv1j4-tgFBrMzJeuV-FfJpFnG167unhP-ctR6kvDV14JQ/w129-h172/roses%20from%20son%20and%206%20y.o.%20grandson-14thfeb.jpg" width="129" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">My beloved friend in
Finland and I are like-minded, in that we believe in the power of prayer. I
have prayed for Ms. Lomax and her family in Texas a few times now, as the
request came in last week. The prayers are for Ms. Lomax and family to be protected from
the fires, not only to keep them out of the path of the flames, but to guard
their lungs with all the smoke.</p></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I did hear that there
is a nuclear reactor in that state, but no flames have gone near it, and
apparently, it has been shut down. Praise be to God! I have stood in the gap
and shall continue until released by the Holy Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Also Texas is one of the states, if not THE state, that is in a crisis with a deluge of illegal immigrants flooding over the border. Please pray for their protection, and all the people in the state of Texas against robbery, home invasion, or violence. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVCEwKqi5s_TFVaYOVYIuyLqImnMM6weHx3EX4UpiIWWwvm3J9mICKu5zUu-ZVtTRvZQtlgNCKtjK43Dbho6GmA-lBVlwKtiTuxBzdyDCxzVMyyGz3WoWlmOI_Hd0fKuQmEm1uk95SWny9pPEt25361Ftb15VB4cIG3qvk-QDv2DR1dsbQ_GtzJe4KA/s800/Father,%20hear%20our%20prayer%20in%20Jesus'%20name.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="800" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVCEwKqi5s_TFVaYOVYIuyLqImnMM6weHx3EX4UpiIWWwvm3J9mICKu5zUu-ZVtTRvZQtlgNCKtjK43Dbho6GmA-lBVlwKtiTuxBzdyDCxzVMyyGz3WoWlmOI_Hd0fKuQmEm1uk95SWny9pPEt25361Ftb15VB4cIG3qvk-QDv2DR1dsbQ_GtzJe4KA/w253-h122/Father,%20hear%20our%20prayer%20in%20Jesus'%20name.jpg" width="253" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For where two or three are gathered </span><br /><span style="color: #f6b26b;">in My name, there I AM in the midst of them.</span><br /><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 18:20]<br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Father, I ask that You would assign guardian angels over the state and over Glynda Lomax and her beloved family. Lord, I ask that it be extended to cover all the Texan people and their families, as well as Arizona and California. It seems, Father, that Texas is a literal warzone, one of several that the enemies of the cross, both in the natural and in the spiritual are igniting globally.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">May Your agape love pour down and spread over Glynda and hers, and over the land, Father, for perfect love casts out fear. May the people receive and not reject it. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">May hearts in the states be moved and conviction stirred up. May the lost and the prodigals begin to feel homesick, and may this be the ideal opportunity for them to turn their eyes toward Jesus (Yeshua). </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">May all these evil things end with an impossible reversal as with Esther, and become Romans 8:28 miracles. May it be for their sake, Abba, but for Your glory. Please bless my friend, Kauko, in Finland, whose heart was filled with the love of God, to reach out and ask for agreement in prayer for Ms. Lomax and her family.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Father, I lift high the name of Your beloved Son, Jesus/Yeshua, the name above all names, and in whose name I pray. This prayer is covered with the blood of the Lamb, and may You be pleased to rule favourably in the heavenly courts. Thank You for Your advocacy and Your great love, Jesus.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Be glorified with all honour, praise and reverence that are wholly Yours.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Amen...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">If anyone else would
like to stand in the gap, I gladly move over to make room. Please lift up Glynda and her family, and glorify our Father and King. He is faithful and will hear our prayers. Thanking you in advance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">And if anyone has a
prayer request, please do not hesitate to email me. It would be an honor and a
privilege. I am behind in emails, but they do get answered.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">He who began a good work in us will see it through to the day of
Jesus Christ.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Phil1:6]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? </i><b style="color: #f6b26b;">the Lord is the strength</b> <b style="color: #f6b26b;">of my life</b><i style="color: #f6b26b;">; of whom shall I be afraid? </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 27:1]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWx2HjB4ge1EA0RrG_DhMI7mEsRNXmgL8WM30-6nruPgR0uMJ9L9AA22s8BspJMx85AM4mUVbsfPaKJqK_SXfk0DjrlkhFgATSS_H7DK7qxSYDy6-ODXDCFoDYeEYkCq3CXBfxVlarZw1xprQKMPYBsLCkB7GW5TFZDFlDBvYZ7Y0dHgA7IjVtsYNQQ/s644/gift%20from%20police2-LORD%20is%20strength.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="505" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWx2HjB4ge1EA0RrG_DhMI7mEsRNXmgL8WM30-6nruPgR0uMJ9L9AA22s8BspJMx85AM4mUVbsfPaKJqK_SXfk0DjrlkhFgATSS_H7DK7qxSYDy6-ODXDCFoDYeEYkCq3CXBfxVlarZw1xprQKMPYBsLCkB7GW5TFZDFlDBvYZ7Y0dHgA7IjVtsYNQQ/w198-h253/gift%20from%20police2-LORD%20is%20strength.jpg" width="198" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">The little fridge magnet was tucked into a gift basket, given to me by the police 25 years ago. (<i>amazing story revealing an amazing, caring, Sovereign God - perhaps some other time</i>)</span></span></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In the presence of
His glory<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Bonita </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span><span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com </span></span></span></p></div>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-44907022319345257132024-02-02T01:04:00.231-05:002024-02-09T15:26:15.288-05:00Satan Deceives the Whole World<p><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan - Deceives the Whole World</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<b>Notice: </b></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i>This is a necessary and very important update and addition, since the posting yesterday</i> <i>This is February 3rd, also an edit on Feb 6 to make something clearer, or correct a sentence, spelling or format. </i>-<b>BP2024</b>)</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Since this article sat in the queue since January 7, 2023, it has been updated, since things unfolded over the past year. Jesus/Yeshua is doing a work in all of us, but we first have to be willing to change, willing to be molded into His image. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Being molded is akin to growing, meaning change takes place, and 'growing' pains or great discomfort can come with change, but the end result glorifies the Creator, the Wondrous El Shaddai. The Lord will not force change. In His Sovereignty, He offers much grace, and allows us to 'choose'.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We can choose life; w</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">e can choose faith; we can choose to believe; we can choose to trust. As for me, I choose to lay down my life, along with pride, arrogance, all soulish things <i>(such as feelings, emotions, desires, appetites, reputation, etc</i>.)</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I lay all down - my life - all that I am. It was always the Lord's anyway, His to give, His to take - I was just too blind and too foolish to see or to realize it before.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana;"> -=-=-=-=-=-</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOYgEQS9SBl9SGZz-CK-FRkMpu_NWmubOPtFIFj7XB4X7hYbxbaOE7PYMl-HT34rGsBXIOQTIbdAftktiOXzpx2HI6qkOBSZ_7EXpAY6dsRt1h1y_WhyphenhyphenxAD1YqudGQX_I0idtNkCOaV39L290ugwId8LsjZ1O-J833IO-H6z7TaDXhCSkO3W8SN6KoA/s413/humbly%20praying%20with%20thanksgiving.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="413" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOYgEQS9SBl9SGZz-CK-FRkMpu_NWmubOPtFIFj7XB4X7hYbxbaOE7PYMl-HT34rGsBXIOQTIbdAftktiOXzpx2HI6qkOBSZ_7EXpAY6dsRt1h1y_WhyphenhyphenxAD1YqudGQX_I0idtNkCOaV39L290ugwId8LsjZ1O-J833IO-H6z7TaDXhCSkO3W8SN6KoA/w189-h133/humbly%20praying%20with%20thanksgiving.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Father, t</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">hank You for Your correction when anger, resentment and bitterness threatened to take hold of me, but also, t</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">hank You for opening my eyes to see it. I humbly acknowledge my wrong, thinking I was justified in my feelings (<i>yes, and cold thoughts</i>) at the selfishness, lack of compassion and consideration, and pride of the plagiarist. </span></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is Your
love that moves us, and so it did with me... along with Your grace and mercy,
that motivates me to do the same because I do not forget what and where You
brought me out of</span><span style="color: #999999;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I renounce anger, bitterness, resentment, and hurt (<i>offense</i>), and ask
You to fill any crevices or holes left from the hits of the enemy, with Your
love and grace. Forgiveness is given to this woman, and I ask that You not hold
this particular sin against her. Given her position in life Lord, I know she
knows what she is doing, or has done, but I seek no revenge. I trust the entire matter into Your hands.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I pray You do for her what You did for me. Open her eyes to see what she is doing and give her room, which is a chance, to repent. She has gotten things down in her spirit after repeating [over the years] so much of what I have put on this site, Lord, so now it is ingrained.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One thing I do know, Abba, is that yes, you confirm through others, indeed - a wonderous thing, but you do not make carbon copies or duplicate personalities. Ah, but Jesus, is it not just like You Lord to try the heart and the reins to see if we mean what we say, and say what we mean? You taught me this with the story of Joseph.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">Until the time that his word came </i><span><span style="color: #999999;">(to pass)</span></span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">, The word of the Lord tested </i><span><span style="color: #999999;">(tried)</span></span><i style="color: #f6b26b;"> him. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps105:19]</span><i style="color: #f6b26b;"> </i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>KJV </b>(in brackets = <b>NKJV</b>)</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is true that I often pray for you to lead people to this site who need to hear something that will be said here, for Your counsel to go forth, either for repentance, for exhortation, for strengthening, edifying, or encouragement.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Having been such a late bloomer myself, committing to you at such an older age, my heart is to stimulate the hearts of others, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to draw them back to you sooner with a spirit of repentance, attracted to the loving kindness and compassion of the Saviour.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">He who willingly took our place upon the cross, Jesus/Yeshua - pure and sinless, the ultimate sacrifice - He suffered everything assigned to Him, pouring out His precious blood, in order to deliver us from the clutches of Satan, and provide the only way back to a holy God, our Father who is in heaven.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I prayed, like so many others who love You, for You to anoint the work, that Your Spirit would draw the people because the letter (law/legalism) kills, but the Spirit brings life. If only I could reach that proverbial '<i>one</i>' (<i>although realistically, the desire is to reach as many as possible in this little space on the globe</i>), then Jesus/Yeshua would be glorified when 'just that one' repents.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">What if this plagiarist was sent by you, to test my heart, to see if I truly mean what I say, and say what I mean? Or will I allow pride, or offense, or some fleshly thing to tempt my soul to the point where I halt, and thus fail the test?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCg4PvL3MH_xjjP01KusjMjryzEHOaIRk28en_XuRuaskUj1USsA98q1EgKGu4G-6_FLGUeyQBd_5BQSBLhkoSxUw_nbyxMX_uNSEwHGzMXE2_pziUSAvnRAMtkP7XKIDGbSjkcg-vpaOdq7M0HWrJu-oTso_v-zNTDqXTjaX4hswWNnTSUOkQNEoIjA/s296/lost%20lamb-Good%20Shepherd%20rescue.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="215" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCg4PvL3MH_xjjP01KusjMjryzEHOaIRk28en_XuRuaskUj1USsA98q1EgKGu4G-6_FLGUeyQBd_5BQSBLhkoSxUw_nbyxMX_uNSEwHGzMXE2_pziUSAvnRAMtkP7XKIDGbSjkcg-vpaOdq7M0HWrJu-oTso_v-zNTDqXTjaX4hswWNnTSUOkQNEoIjA/w157-h217/lost%20lamb-Good%20Shepherd%20rescue.jpg" width="157" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">The Good Shepherd leaves the 99<br />to search for the one who went<br />astray (is lost) and needs help to find home.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">What if I give in to the temptation to seek revenge, or to wallow in self-pi</span></span><span style="color: #999999;">ty, rather than to forgive? Should I not rejoice that the Lord once again, left the 99 righteous to eagerly go searching for the wayward one who has gone astray, who is lost, unable to return to the flock without help?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">You try us, and give us a choice, always. You instruct us to choose wisely, Father. Thank You for Your wise and loving counsel. Thank You that Your thoughts and ways are far above our thoughts and ways. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 55:9]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our relationship is so personal, Lord, that plagiarism felt like an adulteress trespassing on that which is not hers...all the prayers, the fasting, the trials, the tribulations, the lessons learned from nearly 70 years of my life.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">You alone Father know that this was never meant to be about me, but testimony has to be given first, and then the grace, mercy, forgiveness, and GOODNESS of the Lord shines through it all - undeserved grace, much-welcomed mercy, and gratitude for forgiveness. This is what I long to show readers, and anyone who repents. All of heaven rejoices over one repentant sinner. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Lk 15:10]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank You for leaving the 99 to find me when I was lost, Father. You truly are the Good Shepherd, Jesus (Yeshua). </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That is Your will, Lord, and since You revealed it to me, for years, I have repeated how You are not slow or slack concerning Your promise to return, as some people count slackness (<i>where is the promise of His return, because everything remains as it always has; this I myself have heard people say in this 21st century</i>).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But Lord, knowing now what You did for me (<i>one grain out of over eight billion</i>), it is an established fact that You are longsuffering (<i>super-patient</i>) toward us (<i>mankind</i>).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">You truly are not willing that any should perish, but that </span><b style="color: #999999;">ALL </b><span style="color: #999999;">should come to repentance. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Pet 3:9] </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But Your Word reveals that not all will repent for Jesus said. Hearts are getting cold, and some will fall away - right into apostasy, and have a reprobate mind. We all can choose.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">You are omni-sapient; I am not, so I leave this matter to You to handle. </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[all-wise-- </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>omni:</b></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i> "all"; </i><b>sapient</b><i>: "wise" - Grk</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">All I ask is that You help me stay on the right path (<i>the narrow way</i>),
trusting in You, for You never fail. I lay down pride, and ego, and reputation - these are as dung.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please forgive me for clinging to that which is not mine [my life]. It
is Yours to give and Yours to take; it always has been. Each breath is a gift. My flesh weeps as I write this because flesh wants its own, it wants revenge.</span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">With the shadow of the cross upon me, I ask that You help me to not '<b>self</b><i>-ishly</i>'
pick my '<i>life</i>' back up again. Keep me from myself (flesh/carnal nature), and especially self-pity (that's a biggie, as You saw, my Lord).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please Jesus, sweet Yeshua, please take Your proper place on the throne of my heart. Increase,. Please, I desperately - humbly ask, help me to decrease. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">My heart is that people are drawn to You Jesus, not only because You are worthy, but no one can return to the Father, except through You. </span><span style="color: #999999;">Eternity is forever. Be glorified, and thank You - Jesus, Your name is exalted, the name above all names, and in Your name, I pray. Amen</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">[End prayer]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">-=-=-=-=-=-</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I would like to just quickly add that this article was completed on the date shown below, one year ago; however, it sat in the queue (<i>editor's box</i>) all this time, unbeknownst to me.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">All articles are being copied and put on an external hard drive.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In my spirit, I strongly sense that sometime futuristically we will lose internet freedom, either in a total blackout or brownouts (<i>rolling blackouts</i>). It is just something that occurred to me from reading news and random articles. Backup is always wise.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_fAa-d6XDGcIjF7KoMz41SLJB9jnvMWpRC-NC4ypveZYaQ27NXzBfmahZgq0fTCkIdEPcb4_GdKyib9P3kt8S6Jdd9AION6lhdEFIsM59fsQVjvPRSffNZ_bJVFvF-x-rIVtFEXMvlaEYM3ckSv09WRhCHjTklwLxCcaT3J6TOowv0ja5CARiPfK1A/s654/cyberattack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="654" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_fAa-d6XDGcIjF7KoMz41SLJB9jnvMWpRC-NC4ypveZYaQ27NXzBfmahZgq0fTCkIdEPcb4_GdKyib9P3kt8S6Jdd9AION6lhdEFIsM59fsQVjvPRSffNZ_bJVFvF-x-rIVtFEXMvlaEYM3ckSv09WRhCHjTklwLxCcaT3J6TOowv0ja5CARiPfK1A/w195-h127/cyberattack.jpg" width="195" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p>Whether the internet is unavailable due to a cyberattack, or whether it be restricted to <b><i>l</i></b><i><b>imited access</b></i> by the government, as it is in communist countries these days, I cannot say. </p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">As the cliche goes: "Better safe than sorry<i>." </i>(<i>been there - done that</i> [also cliche])</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That being said, it is how I discovered the following article from last year. It was stuck in the queue. I must have forgotten to hit "<i>Publish</i>" and there it sat. Google owns Blogspot, and the way their system works is that an article will automatically post to the date the "publish" button is activated, not the date it was placed in the queue. And now you know...</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>One last thought: </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The reason I felt this should be updated and shared is because the Lord is separating. Everyone who calls themselves a Christian believes they are 'the remnant'. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Not all of us are; and we should not speculate. Only God sees the heart. We can deceive ourselves, and I have in the past (<i>unknowingly deceived myself, way back in my youth, when I had denied Jesus</i>), and others have deceived me as well. Now I ask the Holy Spirit to keep me from being deceived, but more importantly, that I am not guilty of deceiving.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We either have genuine fear of the Lord or no. He is the Creator, the Good Shepherd, Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Prince of Peace, Righteous Judge. Reverent awe of the Lord covers me; words fail me. Honour, respect, love, commitment, His majesty and splendour, His holiness and purity - His power and Sovereignty - He is God, and I bow before Him. Selah</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">What do you need to lay down? Is there something you cling to, something that you hold so dear that it may be your first love instead of Jesus, or so important that you cannot let go? </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Whatever it is - whether person, place (<i>position, status</i>) or thing (<i>possessions, gifts/talent. riches</i>), <b>ANYTHING</b>, if you cling to it now, it may drag you right down to the lake of fire. Let it go; simply repent. Turn away from it. If you are unsure, then allow the Lord to reveal anything You may hold so dear and so tight.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">If we cling to our life (<i>holding fast to save it</i>), we will lose it. This life is temporal. But if we lose our life for the sake of Christ Jesus, we will gain it (<i>eternal life with Him</i>). And that is the reason behind sharing all that I have shared so far.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Nothing and no one is more important than our Maker. None more important than our Saviour and Redeemer, Jesus Christ.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That ends this intro. Now I understand why I had so many interruptions, delays and hindrances just in this post. Jesus wants all to come to repentance, even those who have offended, or hurt us.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Pray good for them, and then trust God. That is agape love, and mercy. The keys to getting over that which offended or hurt you are forgiveness, mercy, prayer, love, walking humbly with God -- AND -- (the ultimate?) picking up the cross and truly laying down your life, once and for all.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In doing these things: </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">* loving God, and others as yourself (<i>fulfilling the commandments of God, if you fully do those two, it covers all 10, which is why Jesus said on those two hang all the law and the prophets</i>). </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Mat 22:37-40]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">* ... mercy and [agape] love in forgiveness (<i>toward whoever offended/hurt - take the time to work through the process WITH the Lord, but mean it when you finally do </i><b>forgive</b>). </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">How do you know you have truly forgiven? When you can see or hear the person, or hear the mention of their name, and feel no animosity or ill-will against them and truly remain in the shalom of Christ, 'then' you have truly forgiven. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is a process. Work it through with the Lord. If you struggle with forgiving (<i>flesh is powerful, but Jesus is more powerful</i>), but in your heart you are desperate to overcome (<i>flesh</i>), the Lord WILL help you. He can heal. See the victory in overcoming, and give thanks to Jesus.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">* We must <b><i>repent</i></b> (also must <b><i>be real</i></b>), and <i><b>give thanks</b></i> to the Lord for helping you to see, for His rebuke (correction), and granting strength to work through it and to overcoming </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">* Thank Him for victory over flesh and the devil. </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But especially, thanksgiving for forgiving you. Hatred in the heart makes us a murderer. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Jn 3:15]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">To the glory of God, through Jesus/Yeshua. No wonder it is so often said, down through the millennia: </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">[...]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>t</i></span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">he Lord is good, and His mercy endures forever.</span></i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Ps 136]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> Selah </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOS6bTPzGM19UVax4ubFEd132qkiNbclEtc3UDTIkvCZ2741XTvBXspB0nKPvTLcV3lzPtYNpC4B94CwE7prbCNeX76Uuo_8grHF9PeyXKj7Puq4IiolE-5G4FtPO-hg3s0G3q5bgCr-wX4Zn5rUmgbPjoFbJVhYZXq8y-VaHbkZFENKAr9y86fU5RNQ/s279/'stealing%20words'__Jer%2023v30-31.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="229" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOS6bTPzGM19UVax4ubFEd132qkiNbclEtc3UDTIkvCZ2741XTvBXspB0nKPvTLcV3lzPtYNpC4B94CwE7prbCNeX76Uuo_8grHF9PeyXKj7Puq4IiolE-5G4FtPO-hg3s0G3q5bgCr-wX4Zn5rUmgbPjoFbJVhYZXq8y-VaHbkZFENKAr9y86fU5RNQ/w139-h169/'stealing%20words'__Jer%2023v30-31.jpg" width="139" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">'stealing words' <br />[Jer 23:30-31]</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I have to add this: One reason plagiarism can be so dangerous, thanks to technology and the ease of the internet, is that if people have an agenda, or are false teachers, or false prophets, or wolves in sheep's clothing, or simply greedy shepherds, this is the danger.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Truth is what Satan used in the Garden of Eden. That has been established in the Bible, and mentioned in my writings. But then he took scripture (<i>the Word of God</i>) and twisted it, even put words in God's mouth that God did not say.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There are those who plagiarize, gleaning the 'truth' and true doctrine, which is the doctrine of Christ found throughout the Bible (<i>keeping in context</i>), and then they blend in their false teaching, and few are the wiser.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">If they prophesy, people will believe their prophetic words, even when many of them fail to come to fruition. Naturally, there will be some prophetic words that come to pass, especially when you read the news, or check out what others are saying.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">An Australian paper can write an article, warning the people to begin sandbagging (<i>often done in Australia</i>) and to lock things down because a major cyclone, or a storm of unusual proportion is 'X' number of miles out at sea. There will be warning for fishermen, boaters, surfers, or anyone that could possibly be out at sea and in the dangerous path of the incoming storm.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Then, over in the Western hemisphere, someone might 'prophesy' to watch Australia because 'the Lord' mentioned destructive winds (etc.)</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The point is that the West does not always write about major storms coming in to Australia, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea (PNG); these places are often bracing for brutal storms.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">So the 'prophecy' comes true. It fools the people. So, prophecies that come from surfing the news sites and articles on the web, as well as correct doctrine that comes from gleaning trustworthy truths, the best fruit, from various Christian websites, people can easily let their guard down and fall for the false doctrine that is tucked in and mingled throughout their message.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Are people being told to check out the '<i>false doctrine</i>' that was taught? No, it is often said when truth is being spoken. People are not about to check out every single thing said, and that is what false or greedy shepherds/teachers/preachers count on.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Please do not read more into the following than what is stated. But with the <b>Auspicious Dragon</b> (<i>two articles ago</i>), I posted a picture of a robot pointing straight ahead to 2024 (and beyond), to which I tagged: <b>AI points the way - Unexpectedly</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYVGq1Et4Jwldo-hbrS2dOgcDhq1GibIf4c1iXZpBnSv3VWWgu9xZ_Xg4_NvTh62Y8KhYqBC2AjKdly2j2CttSbTu5Slsr1-jnbc4TEHkKJY_OQiDgt8fbfeQ2pRv5jOO5ySUryroqVyeKSaz3ea0EAj3YdxMasHaTr0jkUKO29_Ks1-QvfQ8_d_A9Q/s338/Jan1.2024_AI%20Points%20the%20Way-.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="338" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYVGq1Et4Jwldo-hbrS2dOgcDhq1GibIf4c1iXZpBnSv3VWWgu9xZ_Xg4_NvTh62Y8KhYqBC2AjKdly2j2CttSbTu5Slsr1-jnbc4TEHkKJY_OQiDgt8fbfeQ2pRv5jOO5ySUryroqVyeKSaz3ea0EAj3YdxMasHaTr0jkUKO29_Ks1-QvfQ8_d_A9Q/w214-h139/Jan1.2024_AI%20Points%20the%20Way-.jpg" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">click to enlarge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">I strongly believe that AI (<i>Artificial Intelligence</i>), technology and the internet will be deceptive tools in the hands of the Lawless one, and all who have bowed to Satan and his beast system.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is sad that the internet is being used even now to deceive people, even in the Christian arena. No wonder Jesus forewarned so adamantly. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Throughout this blog, consistently over the years, exhortations were repetitive about reading the Bible, getting the Word down in the heart, and stand on it. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Countless times the Word of God came alive in my life (<i>proved true</i>) and this happens all around the globe, daily. We just do not hear about it. Repeatedly, it has been explained that brethren are scattered throughout the nations, multitudes suffering persecution, even unto death (<i>martyrdom</i>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We must continue to stand on the Word, and speak it forth (<i>numerous holy prayers are contained within, spoken by both men, and occasionally women, but anointed by God - and many more treasures</i>). Over the years, it has been shared about how the Lord taught me to speak His word because it is the sword of the Lord [Ephesians 6]; it is a proven weapon, and it is life.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Jesus is God incarnate; the Word that came in the flesh. When some of His disciples asked about the last days just before His return, He was asked what people should look for. His very first words warned of <b><i>deception.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">Take heed that no man deceive you. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:4]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Three more times in a very short span, Jesus/Yeshua mentions deception. The Lord does not waste words. Plagiarism is deception, especially when you take on some of the personality of a person, and some of their personal experiences, pretending it is you, or part of your experience, and even pretending to have had the same emotions as the person - all plagiarized. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That is deception! That is acting, the work of an understudy - someone who plans to take a lead position, but first they must take away from the person whom the work was first given to. But why? If a body turns on itself, it is because it is unwell, perhaps cancerous. Where it is written:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">I have fought a good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith:</span></i> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Tim4:8] </span><b><span style="color: #999999;">ESV</span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">... it does not mean that we fight against each other, or compete as in a race, or give up in the faith. It is not a fight against brethren, or a competition.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It goes deep, and it is deception, plain and simple. To mix truth with false doctrine, as well as New Age, NAR (<b>N</b><i>ew</i><b> A</b><i>postolic </i><b>R</b><i>eformation</i>), and divination (<i>soothsaying</i>) brings tears, for sure.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Ofttimes over the years, I mention the young woman in Macedonia that followed Paul and Silas around for days, saying, </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">"These men are servants of the most high God that show us the way unto salvation."</span></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I have often said that if we were there, we would likely think she was a Christian, although back then, followers of Jesus/Yeshua were simply Christ's disciples. At least until Antioch, it is said that it was there that the people first called the disciples <i>Christians, </i>which means "Christ's men" or "belonging to Christ". </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Acts11:26]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, the young woman was not a Christian. The spirit that operated in her was a demon. After several days of being grieved by her constant presence and disruptions, Paul delivered her from the spirit of divination [python-Grk] </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Acts 16]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Those who have the fear of the Lord, and obey His commandments (<i>to love God with all your heart, s</i></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">oul, and being </i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(might) </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Deut 6:5]</span></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> and to love your neighbour </i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(others) </span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">as yourself</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">) </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 22:39]</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, such as these will love what the living God loves, and hate what He hates. And presenting evil (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">deception</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">) as good (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">the truth of God's Word and kingdom</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">), and calling good evil, is enough to make the strongest weep.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Jesus wept over Jerusalem - our Lord grieves. Where is the fear of the Lord with the plagiarist? It was mentioned recently, but the fruit of her actions speak otherwise. One might wonder how plagiarism is deception. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is deception to trick the masses into believing what you said came directly from the Lord. That is partial truth. It did come directly from the Lord, but not to you. It came to you indirectly as you visited other sites.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Lord even revealed to me how you '<i>stumbled</i>' across this site. It was partially why I changed the intro subtitle seen upon opening the site's home page. Two sayings that have been repeated enough times by you so that people think of you when they hear the words actually come from one website that has been around for 25 years or more. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Another saying either comes from a famous, respected pastor who has gone on to be with the Lord, or from one of the campaigns, or interestingly enough, an advertisement for a special emergency tool for vehicles.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is deception when you take the prophetic messages that the Lord spoke to others and claim that He revealed them to you. It explains why the interpretations you give are inaccurate as well because it is your interpretation, not the understanding from the Lord.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is deception to pretend that the countless hours of research, studying, writing, and rewriting, striving to be factual (<i>truthful</i>), work covered in heartfelt prayer many times, with earnest request for it to be anointed to minister to others, but more to the glory of God thru Jesus, [<i>to pretend all these</i>] were yours, when in fact, another offered up these things to God intimately. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is deception to take that which came from very intimate times with the Lord, trials, tribulations, battles, victories, travailing in intercession, sometimes mixed with fasting (p<i>rayer/fasting for God's intervention</i>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This speaks of serious intercession, and for anyone to glean and claim the fruit of such labour as their own, in order to draw people to themselves (<i>for fame, and for money</i>), touches God's glory, and tramples upon the soul who willingly sacrificed to the Lord.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Be Careful How You Interpret What You Glean from Others</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgTbK4WsbQ8KdZKSPQ1ATxFecoVbRzMyVzUQwMl6ktRwt64C5YqNtDHOEWO20rv8d9e8DbMPFMMoKvQJ6mT8OYl179oJ56GpithdgwWuMFVJ7q15fF80z9hhcvERlj32tumz-lk0QoHaR9vqKarPMQpGsjib8OB3tOM3Q4rhobnC4KKkmkpm563c3NQ/s381/gleaning%20the%20best%20in%20stolen%20fields.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="381" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgTbK4WsbQ8KdZKSPQ1ATxFecoVbRzMyVzUQwMl6ktRwt64C5YqNtDHOEWO20rv8d9e8DbMPFMMoKvQJ6mT8OYl179oJ56GpithdgwWuMFVJ7q15fF80z9hhcvERlj32tumz-lk0QoHaR9vqKarPMQpGsjib8OB3tOM3Q4rhobnC4KKkmkpm563c3NQ/w170-h130/gleaning%20the%20best%20in%20stolen%20fields.jpg" width="170" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"><p><span style="color: #999999;">It is in those instances that the words of the Lord shine forth in the darkness, where Jesus rebuked the scribes and Pharisees: </span> </p></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: </span></i><i style="color: #f6b26b;">These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honour Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 15:7-8] </span><span style="color: #999999;">(NT - NKJV)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">But with the prophet Isaiah, He added: </span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 29:13]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In Jeremiah 23, the Lord spoke through the prophet, describing his great displeasure with certain pastors, as well as lying prophets, whose ways are the slippery ways in darkness </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 12]</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, and who walk in [hidden] lies </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 14]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Lord says that He is against the prophets that steal (His) words from their neighbour, "<i>and say, He saith"</i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Therefore behold, I AM against the prophets, says the Lord, that steal My words every one from his neighbour. Behold, I AM against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Jer 23:30, 31]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIfVG9-ehXQo6Mhq8_PmwCAkS2zyo7ogkz0mNKP2u_XiDJAvsMCxzXT2h9sTRaFA7d-vBzQ81jx90qIMkS2YkTFWfb0hQU4X8OOEZBuiqJUzRpy_NpaOrMUhQ1TKmn1GxpIlAwF0o27TJxl-D8GWIJzgsBX1pMqEWIlcyeigxXEIbYrm9z0oSlHpduw/s418/completely%20miss%20the%20mark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="418" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIfVG9-ehXQo6Mhq8_PmwCAkS2zyo7ogkz0mNKP2u_XiDJAvsMCxzXT2h9sTRaFA7d-vBzQ81jx90qIMkS2YkTFWfb0hQU4X8OOEZBuiqJUzRpy_NpaOrMUhQ1TKmn1GxpIlAwF0o27TJxl-D8GWIJzgsBX1pMqEWIlcyeigxXEIbYrm9z0oSlHpduw/w190-h122/completely%20miss%20the%20mark.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"><p><span style="color: #999999;">One thing that can go wrong (<i>and often does</i>) with that which does come form the Lord, but has been plagiarized</span>, is that the interpretation gets lost or misconstrued. One can really mess it up (<i>completely miss the mark</i>). </p></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The plagiarist has fallen very short on interpretation, not only because it was given to another from the Lord, but she did not do what she exhorts others to do (<i>I will paraphrase her typical words - take it to the Lord</i>). </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is time to stop, or shall your actions continue, thus intensifying Isaiah 5:30? There is a call to prayer; I answered and prayed. There is a call to repentance, a true turning away (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">quitting that sin</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">) will be forgiven. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I was no better, only my sin was not the same as yours. There is no time for compromise, and justifying a wrong (even if anger is righteous, hatred is evil). In His grace, the Holy Spirit convicted me.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">My anger was dangerously bordering hatred and resentment. Prayer went forth in true humility, as I was blanketed with godly sorrow. I repented, with a broken and contrite spirit, seeing my own sin for what it was.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The plank had to be removed from my own eye, in order to see the splinter in the eye of another to help them. I did not dare to think of myself more highly than I ought. When the fear of the Lord, and loving Him are genuine, obedience is no burden, it comes naturally, as one who longs to please the one they love.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Children of salt and light all love the Creator, and long to share that love with others, especially the lost, the prodigals, the wayward ones. This is Christ in us - He increases, He must...and we must decrease. This is my heart's cry.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is written that one who hates in his heart is a murderer. If I did not repent, I would be a murderer.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [1Jn 3:15] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There would be fertile soil for a bitter root to take hold and grow strong. It had to be torn up and destroyed - forgiveness destroys the root.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This life and any money gained through such actions as gleaning a harvest from the hard labour of others will fade away, as it is all temporal. God truly does see all, and yes, He sees the heart and knows whether a soul is deceived or 'why' they are deceiving. He also knows if we are hiding sin, or if we are truly repentant</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">God is holy, righteous and just in His judgments. Is that why lately you [plagiarist] speak of "<i>in judgment, remember mercy</i>". Yes, I have written about it, as have multitudes of others (<i>or those who have preached about it</i>), God cannot be manipulated, controlled or swayed by impure motives, not even when His Word is "spoken" back to Him, or someone claims it is all to God's glory.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">God cannot be deceived, mocked, manipulated, controlled or hoodwinked. He is wonderfully wise; the one who knows the end from the beginning, the God of grace and mercy, but also justice and judgment. This has been written countless times over the years because it is one of numerous lessons from the Holy Spirit.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">True, His word does NOT return void </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Is 55:11]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, but Satan tried twisting it, and turning it to suit his means too (<i>deception</i>).</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> How did that work out for him? (<i>not talking about his success in the Garden of Eden, but in the long run - end result</i>). It did not, and neither will it when others do the same.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The following is written because I know the plagiarist will return, since you have gleaned some of my most recent work. My prayer is that when you read this, plagiarist, that the Holy Spirit convicts your heart and you choose to repent, truly repent. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">God has given you good gifts. He gave you so much and blessed you with beauty, a good wit - good things to use for His glory. You do not have to plagiarize. </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Ask of God and He will gladly help you. I am sure it can be addictive, easy pickings in times of pressure, or in a crunch. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Please, just stop now, repent, take what you have now, and continue with <b>God</b> leading you. He loves you just as He loves me. I am not infallible. I still make mistakes, El Shaddai, Almighty Sovereign God does not...ever!</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He will give you material or things to speak about. End this wrongful deed now, please. Yeshua, precious Jesus, is willing to help any who call upon Him in spirit and in truth, in all humility. We all need Him, no doubt.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Jesus/Yeshua, Creator of all can and will guide you in all things, up until the day of your appointed time to leave this earth, or until His return in the 'catching up' </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Thess 4:17]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, whichever comes first. El Shaddai has countless vessels unto honour. You could be one too, but ultimately, the choice is yours. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Just like the choice to repent, or to make excuses (<i>justify the wrong</i>) is a choice. Choose wisely, dear soul - look to forever, not the here-and-now. Truly put God first. Humble yourself, and He will lift you up. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This is the time to change your heart. This is the year of fruition, and intensifying of Isaiah 5:20. The Chinese celebrate this year as the "<i>Year of the Dragon</i>". Satan wants to make this year all about him, and those who serve him.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It will not happen in the fullness he desires, but as it is written, the Lord has given him a short time, a season. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Rev 12:12] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The devil will keep you doing what you are doing (stealing), and will you yet parrot: <i>greater is he that is in </i>[me]<i> than he that is in the world?</i> </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That is bordering blasphemy when combined with deceptive ways, unless you stop plagiarizing and taking from others. </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We all know that two masters cannot be served. St</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">op working the way of the flesh and the enemy. Repent, receive forgiveness, be delivered and healed (<i>spiritually</i>). </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">From what I have seen (<i>the gifts the Lord has given</i>), you are above that (<i>plagiarism</i>). Be delivered from divination. Many Christians need deliverance. I was delivered from different things than what your need is, but there is no shame in it. The shame would be denial, or refusal. Deliverance is still for today, and it still glorified the Deliverer, Jesus/Yeshua.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Then allow the Lord to take you away from the false doctrines you were raised to believe. Prosperity preaching and word of faith (<i>dubbed 'name it and claim it</i>') are not the doctrine of Jesus. There can be no mixture - no clay and iron (<i>no compromise</i>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Don't give Satan the victory. And you coyly put on a recent video for 'others' to remember <b>mercy</b> in judgment, and that the LORD also remembers</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> mercy in His judgment. Of course, the Lord <b>always</b> has remembered mercy, or else none of us would be here. We would have all perished in the great flood. His mercy is revealed throughout both the Old and the New Testaments.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">As for me, I have remembered mercy in my [righteous] judgment. I have not named who you are... not yet; and I really do not want to, not unless the Lord would lead me to expose you. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Why? It is because my sincere desire is to see you repent, and be all that He desires you to be - by trusting in HIM, not someone else's work. Yet, how much more is it the desire and will of the Lord for you to really give heart service (<i>not just lip service</i>) and to truly love Him?</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">At this time, it is resting in the Lord's merciful, yet wise hands. Please ...consider carefully. The Holy Spirit assisted me in removing the plank in my eye, and now my desire is to help remove splinters in the eyes of others - now that I see clearer</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[End intro]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Bible references (<i>where scriptures were used during prayer) </i>were added after.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"> -=-=-=-=-=-=-</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(original article - [in queue since:] January 7, 2023)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDU41lEcSTHg13OYmiBCpnhzomTIbz65ebHiTMF6fSsc5ls8PKDqR8nsnH1r9HfIWLbW8YS4CIL3VR3sU27cSgkA9lS83B_GO32Aw_MXRN_6hLdnXMBp6SAUexrNzlEAUcxRThN0AEjBhx4z_K-ef1dAY2is0wmJvdjNYOGN9J1XBC-MQsDgLHsbvGw/s550/Satan-deceives%20the%20whole%20world-Rev12v9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="476" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDU41lEcSTHg13OYmiBCpnhzomTIbz65ebHiTMF6fSsc5ls8PKDqR8nsnH1r9HfIWLbW8YS4CIL3VR3sU27cSgkA9lS83B_GO32Aw_MXRN_6hLdnXMBp6SAUexrNzlEAUcxRThN0AEjBhx4z_K-ef1dAY2is0wmJvdjNYOGN9J1XBC-MQsDgLHsbvGw/w170-h197/Satan-deceives%20the%20whole%20world-Rev12v9.jpg" width="170" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"><b>Revelation 12:9</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which </i><b style="color: #f6b26b;">deceives the whole world</b><i style="color: #f6b26b;">: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev 12:9]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Satan, the adversary (<i>accuser</i>) resists, hinders, and strives to halt believers. From the Garden of Eden onward, he and his cronies (<i>his legions</i>) deceive the whole world. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev 12:9] </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Do not be surprised or more importantly - be not ignorant of Satan's devices. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Cor 2:11]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The adversary has countless, effective devices he uses (<i>deception</i>, <i>rebellion, witchcraft </i>[sorcery, divination],<i> idolatry,</i> <i>pride, hatred, unforgiveness </i>[bitter root],<i> various lusts - the list goes on, but deception is his ultimate weapon</i>).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yet, in his pride and arrogance, he believes he is great and greater than Christ.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is HE </i><span style="color: #999999;">(Jesus/Yeshua)</span><i style="color: #f6b26b;"> who is in you, than he that is in the world. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 4:4]</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We see the reality of Satan's warfare against God, as well as his hatred against mankind, Abba's beloved creation [<i>and especially against those who are in Christ Jesus aka Yeshua</i>], carried out through demons, as well as through sinful people with hearts that have waxed cold, or who have been blinded and deafened by the adversary. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But not many see or admit to the reality of the warfare being carried out overtly and covertly in the spiritual [<i>and thus, the physical</i>] realm(s) by demonic dark forces. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The spiritual side of our warfare is often denied. The flip side is that it is either downplayed or grossly exaggerated. The enemy is brutally evil indeed, but he is not greater than Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) who has defeated him. Through Christ, we have the power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and through Messiah, we have all authority.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Behold, I give unto you </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">power</span> </b><span style="color: #999999;">(authority</span><span><span style="color: #999999;">)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing by any means shall hurt you</i></span></span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Lk 19, 20]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Word of caution</b>: There are those who become proud and arrogant regarding authority (<i>power</i>) given by Jesus the Christ (<i>Messiah</i>). It is true that we have been given power (<i>which is authority)</i>, but people can misuse or abuse power and authority. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This is a little tricky to explain because we DO have authority, as given by the Messiah, and He does not lie. However, we must be <b>abiding</b> in Him and He in us. We cannot be compromised, walking in sin knowingly, and expect the enemy to flee if you are not submitted to God.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, comes to mind when they thought to perform exorcism, and cast out demons. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus </span><span style="color: #999999;">(Yeshua) </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>I know, and Paul I know; but who are you? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leapt on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Acts 19:14-16]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The authority is not ours directly; but part of our inheritance, we receive it, but it originates with the One who resides in us (<i>Jesus the Messiah</i>) if we are born-again. We are vessels that He works through; therefore, our boast is in Christ alone, just as Paul wrote.</span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>But he that glories, let him glory in the Lord.</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Cor 10:17]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Jesus also forewarned that in the last days signs and wonder (<i>miracles</i>) would follow false prophets, thus deceiving many. This is why I say it is tricky. We do have authority, if we are aligned with God's will (<i>not what we want in any given situation, but GOD's will)</i>. If a demon listens to one in disobedience, or who will not repent of something they take pleasure in, it is to keep that one in deception.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">At least, that is one thought I had, but I surely do not know everything. In the grand scale of things, I know very little. Total dependence on God - is so right!</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Songs and rhymes have been composed with phrases such as <i>"stomping on Satan's head</i>", which misleads people into thinking that our involvement with Satan is more of a playful game than it is authoritative warfare.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We should not operate in pride and arrogance, as if it is our authority that has power over the enemy, but we should operate in humility, yet with confidence in Messiah (<i>Christ</i>) [<i>Anointed One</i>] who defeated Satan and his power. It is <b>HIS</b> power, <b>HIS</b> authority. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Our inheritance <b>IN</b> Him has been given to us to overcome the adversary, as <i>HE</i> lives <b>IN</b> us (<i>when we are born-again, and</i> (Holy) <i>Spirit-filled</i>). </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Therefore, let us not get carried away with 'authority' and 'power', falling into a trap of pride set by the enemy. Instead, walk humbly with the living God, doing justly, ever thankful to Jesus. All His glory alone....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Notwithstanding in this rejoice not that the </i><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">spirits</b><u> are </u><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">subject</b> unto you<i>; but rather rejoice because your names are </i><u><b>written</b> in heaven</u>. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 20] </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Amen; glory to God through Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>)! Let us keep a heart filled with gratitude, not even daring to touch the glory of God.</span></p><p><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Our Real Warfare is Spiritual Not Physical</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnX6i4tKC6PEtX1M-xGJqYBf-o6_6sW7mde1FqcEwYrrAJgngdTZMyzOPEDAWjaU85E6CzPOJDFnJ2RlKXXY-muq-ok6uVFcWEeqUiQDTlwu40Mz6UoVS2XuxiKtWD2ciTcO6AbK4DTaBXBW7U2kZdkViebQz0EmIjrGIoCb9wKAG68HyaJgU7qOxwXw/s627/spiritual%20warfare3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="627" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnX6i4tKC6PEtX1M-xGJqYBf-o6_6sW7mde1FqcEwYrrAJgngdTZMyzOPEDAWjaU85E6CzPOJDFnJ2RlKXXY-muq-ok6uVFcWEeqUiQDTlwu40Mz6UoVS2XuxiKtWD2ciTcO6AbK4DTaBXBW7U2kZdkViebQz0EmIjrGIoCb9wKAG68HyaJgU7qOxwXw/w322-h134/spiritual%20warfare3.jpg" width="322" /></span></a></b></div><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Reality:</span></b><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">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.</span></i><span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eph6:12]</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #999999;">However, it is written that we must </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">be strong in the Lord and in the power of HIS might</span></i><i style="color: #999999;">;</i><span style="color: #999999;"> we must </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>put on the whole armour of God and stand against the devil's schemes</i>. </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eph 6:10, 11]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We cannot be successful in this war without the Lord of the battle; the King over all things. We need Jesus in "all" things, whether we know it or not; or whether we believe it or not. It is truth.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We are warned that our</span><span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">weapons are not carnal</span></i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> (not </span><span style="color: #999999;">worldly weapons</span><span style="color: #999999;">), </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><span><i>but mighty through </i><b><i>GOD</i></b><i> to the pulling down of strongholds.</i></span><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We are admonished to</span><span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">take every thought captive that sets itself up against the knowledge of God </span></i></span><span style="color: #999999;">(</span><span style="color: #999999;">to quench the fiery darts of the enemy</span><span style="color: #999999;">) </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><span><i>and </i></span><span><i><span>bring it to obedience to Christ</span></i><span>.</span></span><span> </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Cor 10:4, 5]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We are taught that the adversary (<i>Satan</i>) is a prowler who walks about as a roaring lion, hungrily seeking someone, anyone, to devour, but particularly disciples of Christ. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<b>Note*: </b><i>Perhaps the title is misleading, in that our warfare is in the spiritual first and always; that is reality. However, it certainly </i><b>does manifest</b><i> into the </i><b>physical</b><i> realm, through sin and sinners, or via demonic activity</i> (witchcraft, divination, demon-possessed people, other occult channels, such as rituals, vortexes etc.), and through the fallen, corrupted world.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i>Sin is an open door. This is an entire topic by itself. Suffice it to say that the warfare </i>(evil) <b>does </b>and will <b>manifest<i> </i></b><i>in the </i><b>physical</b><i>, as Satan is the 'prince of the power of the air</i>',<i> and he has his legions are a reality. His armies </i>(those who obey him are in both spiritual and physical realms [Luciferians, Satan worshippers, witches/warlocks, et al).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i>God has given Satan a 'time', but he is on a short leash</i> (he cannot override God's will; he has been given a short season. See </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Rev 12:12]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">. <b>End </b>note-<b>BP2024</b>]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We are taught that we must <b><i>first</i></b> <b><i>submit</i></b> to God, and in doing so, then we can resist the devil (<i>being strong in faith</i>) and he must flee. </span><span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jam 4:7]</span> </span><span style="color: #999999;">If we are not submitted to God, the enemy will not flee.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Sadly, most leave off the first part when they quote this scripture. They simply say: "</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Resist the devil and he must flee</span></i><span style="color: #999999;">", but the first part about </span><b style="color: #999999;">submitting </b><span style="color: #999999;">to God is ignored (<i>rarely mentioned</i>). </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In fact, I used to leave off the first part of the scripture myself, until the Holy Spirit opened the eyes of my understanding. </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Again, the 'power' (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">authority</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">) we have is that of Yeshua.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Sometimes that <i>'fleeing'</i> by the devil is immediate, and other times it is eventual because in his pride, the enemy does at times resist. If you do not believe that, then read about Satan tempting Jesus in the desert wilderness.</span><span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mk 1:13]</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Forty days Satan tempted Jesus... <b>40 </b>days! Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) was wholly submitted to God. He resisted Satan every step of the way, by countering the <b><i>SCRIPTURE</i></b> (<b><i>Word</i></b> <i>of God</i>) that Satan used against Him, WITH other scripture. Satan's usage was incorrect; he fumbled with the sword, whereas Yeshua's proper usage pierced through the darkness.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan took the [<i>spiritual</i>] SWORD, the Word of God, and challenged Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) to a duel. Nothing new with Satan, in that yet again, he took scripture out of context to come against the living WORD of God in the flesh, God incarnate<i> (Jesus).</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Many Christians do that today. They have sword fights to strike out against someone, even another believer. They use the Word of God to condemn someone and then insist that they are not condemning, thereby basically placing the onus [responsibility] on God. Or they use it to validate a false teaching (<i>doctrine</i>), except scripture is twisted, taken out of context.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">How many times have I written that this is not a competition (<i>between members in the Body of Christ</i>)? At least, it is not meant to be because a house divided will not stand (<i>which is one reason the powers that be are trying to divide the nations from within, by turning people against each other</i>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">God separates, but He also divides (rightly <i>divides</i>) for the good; Satan divides unto destruction. There is a [<i>huge</i>] difference.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">True unity begins by laying down your life and abiding, becoming one with Christ Jesus. It means trusting God, and walking in humility, mercy, and love. It is not about 'rules'; it all falls into place when our first love is Jesus, and we love God with all that we are.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yes, some of it is a tough call - it is a call to our cross [daily] where flesh, along with its feelings, emotions, appetites, desires, etc. must be crucified, and God's will, not our will, be done. This takes the help of the precious Holy Spirit. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Nothing wrong with what God gave us (<i>feelings, emotions, etc.</i>), but the cross means not allowing flesh to rule us. Feelings and emotions have failed me, tons of times - and they overrode my logic more times than I care to admit.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[<i>One way of..</i>.] Being competitive involves '<i>stealing'</i> someone else's work (<i>and their intimate time with the Lord</i>), and presenting it as their own. They may even take on parts of their personality, or methods of writing, or experiences, or prophetic messages. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In their mind, they can say it, do it, or be it far better than the one they took from. Well, even if that were true, it is NOT in the eyes of the Father (<i>the Creator</i>). People look at the outward appearance, but the living God truly <b><i>does</i></b> look upon the heart.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Such people allow Satan to indirectly hurt true disciples because Satan comes to 'steal', to kill and destroy, and he delights in Christians hurting each other. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Lord may lead us to others to learn from them, or to receive a message through them, or for confirmation, absolutely - nothing wrong with that. He is God, and does what He pleases. Yet, we all need teachers throughout life, but He does not lead them to people to take their hard work from them (we are labourers in the field</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> (and yes, more are needed - labourers are few). </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But no matter the labour, we most certainly do <b><i>not </i></b>put </span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i>anything</i></b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">what we write or say before Jesus, and definitely not before seeking Him</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">). God's Word is infallible; without error. His Word is not ever to be compared to what we have to say. No person shall touch God's glory - Jesus is to always be our first love. He is the Word, and the Word overrules all.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">El Shaddai has plenty for all, no stealing is necessary! Shepherds (<i>pastors</i>) should not steal the sheep's food, nor should any self-proclaimed prophets steal prophetic words, and say, "<i>Thus saith the Lord"</i>. (see Jeremiah 23)</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I believe in prophesying, due to </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">Joel 2:28,</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> and </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">Acts 2:17</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, the latter being spoken by Peter who echoed the prophet Joel's words on the day of Pentecost, when people were accusing the 120 Holy Spirit-filled (<i>baptized with fire</i>) disciples of being drunk early in the day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Also: </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Despise not prophesying.</span></i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Thes 5:20] </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The prophets of old were people (<i>mostly men, but there was also women like Deborah, Anna, Isaiah's wife, et a</i>l), who spoke when the Holy Spirit moved upon them, but today, all thanksgiving and glory to Jesus/Yeshua, we all can be vessels to speak a prophetic word or message IF the Lord so chooses. [see </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">Joel 2:Acts2</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Because of Jesus, prophecy (<i>prophets</i>) is [<i>are</i>] different than in the Old Testament. If there are prophets today, the message is the same, which is (and should be), confess to God and repent, turn away from those sins that hold captive. Be saved, delivered, and healed (<i>from the spiritual damage of the devil</i>). </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">And most importantly: </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>The </i><b style="font-style: italic;">testimony of</b><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><b>Jesus</b> (<b>Yeshua</b>) <i>is the spirit of <b>prophecy</b>.</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Rev 19:10]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Deceivers or insincere teachers/preachers/prophets use scripture to back up what they are saying, but it has been twisted (<i>like the serpent did in the Garden of Eden</i>), or it is taken out of context (<i>like Satan did when he tempted Jesus in the desert wilderness</i>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I emphasized Satan's use of scripture because false prophets (<i>and imposters</i>) use scripture. They need 'truth' to attract people, and to ultimately deceive unbelievers and believers alike, IF possible - and it will be possible</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">...even the very elect.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Jesus even said: </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Behold, I have told you before.</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:25]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> Before what? Before it happens, so that no one else can take credit. The faithfulness of the Lord to give fair warning (</span><i style="color: #999999;">repeated warnings</i><span style="color: #999999;">) is steadfast and dependable. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Lam 3:23]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> We see it consistently in both the Old and the New Testaments.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Deceivers that speak enough truth to gain attention, and thus gain a following, use scripture to confirm what they say. It all began in the Garden of Eden. Satan's cronies (<i>ministers</i>) will copy their master; it will wax worse and worse the closer we get to Christ's return, just as foretold by the Anointed One. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Mat 24:24]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is getting trickier to tell the true from the false, thanks to technology and to the internet, and the countless video and social media platforms available.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">When Wiccans lived a few doors down from me in a small apartment building (<i>five apartments in total</i>) when I lived in B.C., one of them would '<i>pray</i>' to Jesus, and mention biblical things, including Bible verses and stories. The other one did not pray in my presence, but said she prayed privately.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #999999;">But what 'Jesus' were they praying to? A false Christ. And Satan used scripture against the Lord Jesus Christ. We are taught that he is a thief who comes </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">to steal, kill and destroy.</span></i><span style="color: #999999;">..but our Lord came so we could have </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>life in abundance</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> (</span><i style="color: #999999;">to the full</i><span style="color: #999999;">). </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 10:10]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> (<i>That is a topic in itself; as it is also </i><i>mistaught, misused, misconstrued</i>)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We learn that through Him who loved us (<i>Christ/Messiah</i>) </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Rom 8:37]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, we are more than conquerors. We learn also that nothing and no one, not death or life, neither angels or demons, nothing past, present or future, not height or depth, not any powers or anything else in all of creation can separate us from the love of God that is in Messiah Yeshua (<i>Jesus, our Lord and King</i>). </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Rom 8:38-39]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We can expect resistance back from the enemy and his minions. We can expect resistance from those who deceive [others] and are deceived (<i>and their supporters</i>), and perhaps even [<i>resistance</i>] from those who may hold a different viewpoint than ours, but God's word is true. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">If only we would '<i>all'</i> take things to Jesus and wait for Him to reveal. Patience is not one of my strong virtues either. I am waiting on it, but it is taking too long (humour required-insert smile).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan must flee if we are submitted; he cannot overrule or manipulate God's (<i>precious and Holy</i>) Spirit, God's power, God's Word, but especially God's will.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yes, the truth is that we all learn as we grow. We also change as we progress toward maturing and understanding. We change as the Potter molds us into Christ's image. We grow as the Vinedresser looks after us with hard labour.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNYihagj9LIFT7fnJv1QzX02N3HlFK3iyzqdH_Iqgc3vkcioUTMh7if-w6wzCF535PcbbkVWaGjUZLWcPcnx-DnsKJP1NGrGNt_nXtHXBOBQJTDQyV5lgxv1P5-A8xQa8q6Y4Fm658yGAmyDVabXHqbLHi3lPwdz62GpYQOpAmw8l_4bLvShtydQWRg/s522/Vinedresser%20and%20fruitless%20tree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="522" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNYihagj9LIFT7fnJv1QzX02N3HlFK3iyzqdH_Iqgc3vkcioUTMh7if-w6wzCF535PcbbkVWaGjUZLWcPcnx-DnsKJP1NGrGNt_nXtHXBOBQJTDQyV5lgxv1P5-A8xQa8q6Y4Fm658yGAmyDVabXHqbLHi3lPwdz62GpYQOpAmw8l_4bLvShtydQWRg/w209-h172/Vinedresser%20and%20fruitless%20tree.jpg" width="209" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCr-usrT6bmJby7iqEBMv6szx8hDn9-6UbJHZWUIAlzIq92VXC5z0nYeH02_kaWtgEizu3EAhyphenhyphennOF3BIQdRiPr4g9HVmH9nSKE7hLlqRfDnbAzr8qNxvn5g7MiwFRzeRc0EwQZCLFYAtPdKiHIzvuqGyJxeEPr2DxUl98ZMNUUmt1aOkDx0X_vOlO4TQ/s559/harvesttime.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="559" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCr-usrT6bmJby7iqEBMv6szx8hDn9-6UbJHZWUIAlzIq92VXC5z0nYeH02_kaWtgEizu3EAhyphenhyphennOF3BIQdRiPr4g9HVmH9nSKE7hLlqRfDnbAzr8qNxvn5g7MiwFRzeRc0EwQZCLFYAtPdKiHIzvuqGyJxeEPr2DxUl98ZMNUUmt1aOkDx0X_vOlO4TQ/w237-h99/harvesttime.jpg" width="237" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p>We continue to run the race, moving forward upon our journey of faith, learning endurance and how to endure, with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit of God.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">As the Lord taught me long ago, and has spoken in prophetic messages, we must get God's Word down in our heart, learn it and obey (<i>practice; </i><b>DO</b>) it. We need to be willing to listen to others, as we can learn from them too.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There are more than enough scriptures to preach about the reality of our spiritual warfare. Denying it will not change the reality of it, but that denial may well mean your ruin and the demolishing of your faith, or bring about apostacy, or doom you to become reprobate. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Take heed no man deceive you</span></i><span style="color: #999999;">, Yeshua/Jesus our Lord forewarned, when asked about what to expect before His return.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Mat 24:4]</span></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Prime Examples</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I admit wholeheartedly that I have learned from other people who shared a hard lesson learned, or an experience that sharpened their vision of the unseen world, the spiritual realm. The Word of God says that what happened to our forerunners were examples for the generations that followed after them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our</i> <b><u>examples</u></b></span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span> </span><span>[1Cor10:5, 6]</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><span><i>Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an </i>example<i>, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.</i></span><span> </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jude1:7]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It was not simply the lessons exposing the negative or wicked choices people made, their sins which displeased God that were examples for us; although we do well to learn deeply and wisely from them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">But we also have honourable and valuable examples as well, such as our Messiah and Lord, Yeshua (<i>Jesus</i>). When He washed the feet of His apostles, He said, </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">"<i>For I have given you </i><b>an example</b><i>, that you should do as I have done to you.</i>"</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 13:15] </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Or what of the ancient prophets/prophetesses, ordinary, every day people who were filled with the precious and Holy Spirit, who preceded the day of Pentecost?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for </i><b>an example </b><i>of suffering affliction, and of patience.</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jam 5:10]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Or what word of encouragement is given to the youth, the young disciples of Christ (<i>Messiah</i>)?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Let no man despise your youth; but be an</i> <b>example</b> <i>of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity</i></span><span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">(love)</span></span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>, in spirit, in faith, in purity.</i> </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Tim 4:12]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The obstacles, resistance and hindrances that I have come up against just in writing messages, exhortations, updates, but mostly testimony (<i>or whatever I am so led to do</i>) has occasionally been inconceivable, perhaps sounds far-fetched, but it is exactly that.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">A few times (<i>very few, but still</i>) certain Christians have griped about the testimony and the transparency. Sometimes when we tell the truth, it will not be believed because people like a certain person and refuse to accept the picture they have of them, or believe something happened with you that seemed out of character for them by their friends and family.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That happens a lot. For example, when the Hillsong pastor was exposed by the news media, multitudes did not want to believe the charges, as they 'knew' him and he was not that kind of person. Opinion changed when guilt was proven, and admitted to.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Injustices happen often in life, even amongst Christians (although there are those who say if you have enough 'faith' and 'decree' this and that, such injustices, or sickness, or death (such as martyrdom) will not happen to you. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Deception is rampant in all arenas, throughout the world. Jesus sa</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>id, Behold, I have told you before.</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Mat 24:25] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Not everyone is going to agree with each other, Christian or not. And that is okay. Just because someone does not agree with a certain viewpoint or perspective (<i>except for false doctrine, or unscriptural</i>) does not mean they are against you, or refusing truth. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It simply means -- they disagree. For example, if I said something is 'golden-brown, but leans more toward a gold colour', and someone else said there is no golden hue; it is just brown, then suffice it to say, we disagree - and that is okay.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That is simply part of life since we all have different personalities, cultures, backgrounds and life experiences. Other times we may report things that others chose not to believe, especially if it is about someone who is well-liked. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">So, again, for the sake of consideration, I repeat a thought. How many times have you heard people deny that someone could do something so wrong when they have known them a long time and saw nothing that would even hint that they might do that? Injustices happen -- and be prepared, they can happen to you, to me. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Look at how the world is turning. Jesus forewarned about betrayal. He said brother will betray brother, a father betray their child, and children betray their parents. He also warned that we will be hated for His name's sake. It is already beginning. Some parts of the world have been suffering this already. Be assured, it is about to bust wide-open in North America (Canada, United States, Mexico).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That is not fearmongering; it is a fact. The news and videos reveal this to be true. It does not take a prophetic word, or a rocket scientist to see it unfolding just as the Word of God revealed.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Jesus put it this way:</span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And you shall be hated of all men for My name's sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved.</span></i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Mat 10:21, 22]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We may be disbelieved or accused of making things up (<i>false accusations</i>). That is when we are going to have to lay things at the foot of the cross and trust Jesus to judge it properly in His time. That is something I am working on right now.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It was a surety that my life was laid down, but an offense caused me to reexamine my heart, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, I intend to wholly lay my life down once and for all. Like the addict who finds it hard to quit a habit, laying down one's life is like that. The flesh resists; it wants its life.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">... but I prefer to lose it - to and in my Lord (<i>Jesus/Yeshua the Messiah</i>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile, we must forgive, not allowing injustice or bitterness to tempt us to sin. We must trust God. Pray as Job did for the friends who came against him, who falsely accused him, and doubted him. It may be a tough call, yet necessary.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">As previously stated, it is fine to disagree with each other, so long as it is not a salvation issue, or something against the Word, or the character of God. Have no part in blasphemy or heresy. There are times we MUST (<i>as the adage goes</i>): <i>"Let go and let God." </i></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqycZlqEEIQHjnr9Ilo-i5PK5Vph8IJuOWGF6hdXaW_zlmM_9juFN0BksGOcD6lu0_gRSLC2YST_LisXwTZMWL6yHqLlAxd4wIw_nc-zbU2T4-r0CbDvSgYlFroiCWHnFfLf-qwH8i49pOBGhWzh9nTA9HpbAIlxFzDNamcTgkEyO6wwMH1GKp-yrNKg/s577/the%20long%20wait.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="577" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqycZlqEEIQHjnr9Ilo-i5PK5Vph8IJuOWGF6hdXaW_zlmM_9juFN0BksGOcD6lu0_gRSLC2YST_LisXwTZMWL6yHqLlAxd4wIw_nc-zbU2T4-r0CbDvSgYlFroiCWHnFfLf-qwH8i49pOBGhWzh9nTA9HpbAIlxFzDNamcTgkEyO6wwMH1GKp-yrNKg/w273-h137/the%20long%20wait.jpg" width="273" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><b>the long wait...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> [...]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 40:31]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">False doctrine is unacceptable to God, as it will lead people astray. It is written that in the last days some will listen to seducing spirits with doctrines of demons, and will [<i>eventuall</i>y] depart from the faith [<i>fall away, give up</i>]. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Tim 4:1]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yet, it should come as no surprise and there should be no doubt, for this is but one of the devices and strategies of the adversary (<i>Satan</i>) and his devil armies. Every person will experience it (<i>especially disciples of Christ</i>), and no matter how hard we try, there will be times we can in no way avoid them. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">And I'm not even speaking of distractions. What is being said is that in this day when good is being called evil and evil good, we will see and hear things that we would prefer not to hear and see. It is unavoidable.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Whatever Satan can do to keep us from doing or fulfilling the Father's will, he will endeavour to carry out. We must set our face like a flint, and gird up our loins, and call upon the Lord for courage and strength, and boldness, to do His will. There will be times that our Sovereign Lord allows enemy interference, whether the means (<i>persons or methods</i>) used are spiritual or physical, but ultimately, it is never for our harm, but for our good.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Again, I point you to the Word of God, and time (intimate) spent alone with Him. </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I will not even pretend to know the mind of God when it comes to why He allows what He allows, and disallows what He disallows. He is Sovereign...none else; however, the Old and New Testament reveal His wisdom, grace, mercy, justice, and judgment. That theme has been throughout this blog since its inception, along with repentance, holiness, praise, thanksgiving, the Word -ever the Word.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">More often than not, Gods' wisdom defies our logic because our wisdom (logic; world wisdom) is foolishness to Him. But it is a promise that we can trust Him.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOv4xaaA6PpvhJNPC7TOxCrmR8RZ_-auaP03jlpDwlJe0_cUl9nQFQFciZh0ZOSvHYoOyDl0HBGnD0cQZOI82b73lDFaLngsC7TQIQ-1RIWrugZzeLgpDLEj0bfzeF7WUDYCv_w54BbHNkMY4jXldlqFUTqa7WORAzeomEG4izB1YYLVSgKK5Ra8B6w/s357/our%20wisdom%20is%20foolishness%20to%20God.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="357" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOv4xaaA6PpvhJNPC7TOxCrmR8RZ_-auaP03jlpDwlJe0_cUl9nQFQFciZh0ZOSvHYoOyDl0HBGnD0cQZOI82b73lDFaLngsC7TQIQ-1RIWrugZzeLgpDLEj0bfzeF7WUDYCv_w54BbHNkMY4jXldlqFUTqa7WORAzeomEG4izB1YYLVSgKK5Ra8B6w/w137-h106/our%20wisdom%20is%20foolishness%20to%20God.jpg" width="137" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;"><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness. And again, the Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Therefore, let no man glory in men. For all things are Yours.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><i> </i>[1Cor3:19-21]</span></p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We must first<b> learn </b>to <b>trust</b> His wisdom and set aside any fear regarding His ability to carry out His supreme plan, a plan in which we only have fragments of information and understanding. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is far beyond our comprehension, although for many our pride, as "<i>intelligent</i>" people would deny the fact that we do not understand the "whys", "hows" etc. Worse yet, multitudes angrily place blame at the Lord's feet, and accuse Him of being an uncaring, uninvolved, merciless, loveless God.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan works with the flesh if he can. He looks for an open door, or a chink in the armour. Not every thought in the first person is ours. He is a master at imitation and counterfeiting. He is a copycat. In fact, he is so expert at it that if it was not for God being God, he could make the original look like a fraud. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="624" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1DrHqjGRP03cZbxyBnl0jzdzwfOWHdEWShsJvpoKGkOrvHN4e-ShdMdiAaFw9N2kq4l4Bw2vJnhnx4T_Y6ClHy51xBGMj1-iauMymlPuxjp_i8KMlNdt_xYzWEXaNR0_q1zM3MjvMJwrTrw633nLwIC3XjTT6fHLZN-y9DFlQTDBB635UXz0fpqwSw/w242-h113/chink-armor.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="242" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">click on picture to enlargen</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1DrHqjGRP03cZbxyBnl0jzdzwfOWHdEWShsJvpoKGkOrvHN4e-ShdMdiAaFw9N2kq4l4Bw2vJnhnx4T_Y6ClHy51xBGMj1-iauMymlPuxjp_i8KMlNdt_xYzWEXaNR0_q1zM3MjvMJwrTrw633nLwIC3XjTT6fHLZN-y9DFlQTDBB635UXz0fpqwSw/s624/chink-armor.jpg"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There are people who are expert at doing that. There can zero in on a personality they like, take their material as their own (see </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Jer 23:30-32]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">), and through repetition (<i>saying a word, expression or idea repeatedly</i>) and great exposure (<i>multiple social media platforms, conferences, interviews, church(es)</i>), make it look like the material originated with them, and make the one they stole the work from look like the plagiarist. Absolutely astounding!</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">For three years this has been observed. If longer, I am unaware...But Jesus - who leads us in all truth, and reveals truth. It was back in <b>2012</b>, the Lord did say it was the '<b><i>time of revealing'</i></b>, and He has been doing so ever since. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">After Obama was elected second term in the same year [<b>November 2012</b>] He also said: '<i><b>Now it begins</b>'</i> (<i>the slippery slope toward the tribulation-- great tribulation fast approaching</i>). [These things are mentioned in several (scattered) articles on this blog.]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The revealing of truth is and has been picking up speed now, like dominoes falling, yet God is in control (<i>Sovereign</i>). Hallelujah!</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In her heart's desire to encourage me about something I had written, a trusted and close friend sent me a link to another site. That is how plagiarism was discovered, as I had never even heard of the person before, as I am not one to go to 'prophecy' channels. We can never underestimate the ways of the Creator, or how He will reveal things to us. His wisdom is far above ours. His ways, unsearchable.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, in the revealing, love had to step in, which mean forgiveness must happen, genuine forgiveness. In an effort to cut the plagiarism at the quick, it seemed "<i>logical"</i> to write about the "<i>discovery</i>", thus giving the plagiarist room to repent, as surely as I myself needed room to repent -- more than once.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Remember, my sin may not be your sin, and your sin may not be mine. We all have different strengths and weaknesses. Being convinced that writing about plagiarism would stop the act in its tracks, I called my trusted, loving friend to confess how my emotions had gone from anger, to resentment, to anger, to bitterness - and to shame. I am supposed to be a Christian.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Breaking down on the phone, truly broken and contrite, I requested that we pray. In my prayer, I confessed to the Lord all the turmoil I went through, the negative, fleshly feelings and emotions. I explained it felt like an adulteress had committed rape, how they had soiled, corrupted a relationship.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The transparency in which testimony was given over the years in this blog was NOT to make it all about me, but I had to reveal my part in order to reveal the goodness, the mercy, the grace, the love of our Creator and Saviour. Repeatedly people had to know of Jesus/Yeshua's love; His willing sacrifice in order to forgive, to cleanse (save), to deliver, and to make whole (heal) the repentant soul.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This is where (<i>as the Lord God taught me, and has expressed in many prophetic words on this site</i>), yes, this is where mercy must be remembered in judgment.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This is where humility, love, and mercy must walk hand in hand. This is where prayer for their good must happen...and this is where my life must be laid down at the feet of Jesus, where the shadow of the cross falls upon us, and the light of His glory shines forth.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgr-yoIdwvv_XR0R-mg45LHm0CrILPGlzraFS4CzyrwV1VKaMFX6zPjLzR9nGn1IWdfmfsh6xX9pdaT-qvszjoH-dnXK4vgGWGneJdCFQOSYe-WaigqGH5QAPyoGVA3qkSr5ulHmfugUgUamw5OR2qoSmRqeQtRzRA5mJD0pSxEhewVg71Mq_PF3CAA/s430/glory%20of%20God%20thunders.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="430" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgr-yoIdwvv_XR0R-mg45LHm0CrILPGlzraFS4CzyrwV1VKaMFX6zPjLzR9nGn1IWdfmfsh6xX9pdaT-qvszjoH-dnXK4vgGWGneJdCFQOSYe-WaigqGH5QAPyoGVA3qkSr5ulHmfugUgUamw5OR2qoSmRqeQtRzRA5mJD0pSxEhewVg71Mq_PF3CAA/w201-h140/glory%20of%20God%20thunders.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><p>This is why it is said that the help of the Holy Spirit is needed - and acknowledged. It is all to the glory of Jesus alone, who teaches us, disciplines (corrects) us, and shows us what real love (agape) is all about. And if that does not leave one broken and contrite, well, that is where I am at...and so grateful to Jesus for saving a wretch like me. You are exalted on high, King and Lord Jesus/Yeshua - name above all names! Be glorified, Holy, Faithful and True One.</p><p></p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This past year plus, I have had continuous hindrances from the enemy, as well as resistance. If you are wholly submitted to God through His beloved Son, Jesus/Yeshua, and determined to be obedient to God's will (<i>gladly, as an expression of love for a magnificent King and Father</i>), you are targeted even more so than the "lip service" believers, or the lost.</span></p><p><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Individual Battles Within This Spiritual War</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It has been a month since I moved into my new place, and yet still I am not settled, nor is my health yet fully restored. In fact some days I wonder if I'm going backwards health-wise instead of forward. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I fight my flesh, guard my words and have learned to keep an attitude of gratitude, remembering all the ways Jesus has looked after me, providing, strengthening, guiding, interceding, intervening and on and on it truly goes.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I guarantee that it is no cute cliche, as I boldly repeat myself again and again in loudly proclaiming that indeed, God <b>IS</b> Faithful and True; and with righteousness He does judge and wage war. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Rev 19:11; Lam 3:22-23]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> I am head over heels in love with Him because He truly does love us first. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Jn 4:19]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It has been the longest, most intense and relentless onslaught, or dark night of the soul that I have ever experienced, and it began in January 2020 (<i>and not even speaking of Covid-19</i>). </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That is not a complaint, but a fact. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9FlGEiXjTL-qm2IdkwuOCi_FY5l4DLdelXM2DPTARj_Fvozb_uHTzuB3KgRlHOi_y7iuZMPIghwprGReY3ra94b-azDvxup99GfRAkgjbAc4zISGAXelSDf5rYqzYQGTdwGkL7WnB2qDnsnwXePB-p33i4XX45Z0iOxX2e0D0Pf2L_4ZFqcVCx7s3g/s480/my%20backyard-inBC-Jn2015-Sep2020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9FlGEiXjTL-qm2IdkwuOCi_FY5l4DLdelXM2DPTARj_Fvozb_uHTzuB3KgRlHOi_y7iuZMPIghwprGReY3ra94b-azDvxup99GfRAkgjbAc4zISGAXelSDf5rYqzYQGTdwGkL7WnB2qDnsnwXePB-p33i4XX45Z0iOxX2e0D0Pf2L_4ZFqcVCx7s3g/w213-h213/my%20backyard-inBC-Jn2015-Sep2020.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">view from B.C. home window from<br />June2015 - Sept2020</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I wrote about the open visions I had back in December 2019. I was standing at the kitchen window in the apartment where I had lived already for four and a half years. I had a habit of looking out that window because I could enjoy the mountains and the lake with a grateful heart.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This one particular day, with my spiritual eyes, I saw angelic warriors standing with spears at the top of the mountain. I saw a chariot, a lion near the right front of the chariot, and a man (<i>although I could not tell if he was inside or outside the chariot, due to the distance</i>) ...and over him flew a blood-stained flag (<i>victory</i>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I immediately understood that it was Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>), our warrior King, Lord of the battle, "lion" of the tribe of Judah, Commander-Chief overall, standing there with his ever-ready, obedient holy warring angels.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Another time I had seen a silhouette of an Israelite dressed in ancient robes blowing the shofar. He was facing east. A friend came with his wife another day. He brought up the compass on his cell and determined the Israelite in the vision blowing the ram's horn was facing east - southeast. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">When a group of us met for Hanukkah on Sunday, December 22, 2019, both visions were mentioned. I had thought the "east" pertained to Israel, and the south-east perhaps to Australia. However, it was only days later that China announced on the news that an outbreak was now considered a pandemic, originating in Wuhan.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Reports of a SARS outbreak were mentioned as early as November 2019, but it was only after Hanukkah that China sounded the alarm for a global threat, a pandemic of COVID-19. It was shared in </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2020/01/once-upon-mountaintop-part-1.html">Once
Upon a Mountaintop</a> <span style="color: #999999;">(Jan 20.2020)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">To this day I believe the ram's horn warning was a <b>wake-up</b> call, and that is what I announced to a group of approximately 25-30 people, from youth to elderly. It was stated that God was uttering a warning, a "<u>wake-up </u>call", but that few would hear it because a "<b><i>spirit of slumber"</i></b> blanketed the people. For some that did hear it, they would return to sleeping, or lay awake, but failing to <b>rise up</b>.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I remember feeling awkward saying what I was saying, but the hosts of the celebration (<i>Hanukkah</i>) were most gracious, with the male host stating that he agreed with my words. People seemed to listen to him more seriously. Whether it was because he was the host of the feast, or because he was male,</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> I will not even attempt to speculate.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The whole point was not whether people listened to me or listened to the male host. The point was would they take the warning seriously and run to Jesus/Yeshua, seeking Him with the most sincere and greatest effort. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yet equally important was the Lord's promise that His holy angels would be warring on (<i>my</i>) our behalf. He was prophesying <b>VICTORY</b> with the blood-stained flag (<i>standard</i>) flying over his head. It was obvious that it would be an intense battle if the Lord Himself would be overseeing, and having holy warrior angels standing by, awaiting His orders.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yes, it was a personal vision that pertained to my life, but God still feeds the multitudes with little. I understood deep within that the message was for the corporate Body of Christ (<i>Messiah</i>). So did my trusted friends and brethren, the hosts of the feast (<i>Hanukkah</i>). </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Admittedly, I was surprised when he emphatically urged me to announce it before our meal. The Holy Spirit works in all of us, whether we know it or not because born-again believers are one in Spirit, and He quickens "truth" and "love" deep within us.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, I also sensed that the only ones who would listen and take heed would be a remnant. There are times I've missed warnings too and ended up, in hindsight, regretting it. It is part of growing and learning, but we have to be sharp now. We are at a pivotal time in history. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JD8o96DaQ1PZXKSRtrPaBakoK2ldhCiesPQd4LgG64MZzEBqBCadSEdp1Q9-m-BFo1-7i_vNWLUirR2tp3YznI9_rijVCm7nsAch3GEBOhtXL_ZfY5_XNW_7CyXv9IMDbGEcQbcfqM6dDFhsauclioGohSDe0BqFH94ZEOiLDYgtr0uesahmRCoqIg/s486/pivotal1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="486" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JD8o96DaQ1PZXKSRtrPaBakoK2ldhCiesPQd4LgG64MZzEBqBCadSEdp1Q9-m-BFo1-7i_vNWLUirR2tp3YznI9_rijVCm7nsAch3GEBOhtXL_ZfY5_XNW_7CyXv9IMDbGEcQbcfqM6dDFhsauclioGohSDe0BqFH94ZEOiLDYgtr0uesahmRCoqIg/w180-h168/pivotal1.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySgW_oy_4tokOKKs-wIk7kIDulTosTjGda3M9HYpJg2JXprjOXYdM2jIIdPlBsrOPQ_DyOy5BfZkr8nyGgilYk1VLmC-70cqcdYBaKB0zB6pKDkEsebUoKKWobi9ODn0PBH1k_v6k4LCDRZg1DBk6L1YyTocGu3wlOgZJJvrSwo5Hjg2exiWYS0VwJw/s590/pivotal%20moments.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="590" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySgW_oy_4tokOKKs-wIk7kIDulTosTjGda3M9HYpJg2JXprjOXYdM2jIIdPlBsrOPQ_DyOy5BfZkr8nyGgilYk1VLmC-70cqcdYBaKB0zB6pKDkEsebUoKKWobi9ODn0PBH1k_v6k4LCDRZg1DBk6L1YyTocGu3wlOgZJJvrSwo5Hjg2exiWYS0VwJw/w168-h124/pivotal%20moments.jpg" width="168" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">pivotal moments</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">After <b>2020</b>, the Lord indicated that each year from then on in, would be a </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2020/01/pivotal-year-2020-baptism-by-fire.html" style="text-align: left;">‘pivotal’</a> <span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">year - with different events causing the pivot, yet all of it linked together to bring His Word to fruition (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">great tribulation, rise and appearance of the Lawless one, the two witnesses, the 144,000, the return of Messiah, etc</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">.) </span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">So it is written - so it shall be. It is coming...</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The margin for making mistakes in these dark, tumultuous times has narrowed dramatically. We are entering a time where a "s<i>imple</i>" mistake could cost us our lives, or the life of someone else. Ask anyone who has served in the military about deadly or untimely mistakes. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">May God help us in our judgments (<i>discernment</i>) because we have to get our head around the fact that not everything is as it appears to be (<i>as the Lord showed me back in the late 90s right after my children were returned to me after seven long years</i>), and too often there is no room for error.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into</span> </i><span style="color: #999999;">(can appear as) </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed</span></i><i style="color: #999999;"> </i><span style="color: #999999;">(appear) </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [2Cor 11:14, 15]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">And without the precious and Holy Spirit, how are we possibly going to discern false brethren (<i>double agents</i>), false prophets whom scripture claims they appear as sheep outwardly (<i>like part of the flock</i>), but inwardly, they are ravening wolves </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Mat 7:15] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<i>who likely bring gifts like the Trojan horse</i>)? Indeed, things are not always as they appear to be. The Lord knows for only He sees the end from the beginning. Only He is omnipresent (<i>past, present and future</i>).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3hokdM4eAkTJ-ZNlRgD4f6tj796WM8_ySfZSB4EvN9AOwF2L_fTJQr7sX9EHEYTTB7vPDmPORyFWq9olnHcCPZLA7174v4CxWEZYWkjGaRG90qnY2UyqMzO-jYGhJnCPP-kRjI3SFYTuf6AuKLD4rWgECXaCSKbao5I_66kXkCb7aqVcs9-JYFgWKw/s364/Satans%20choicest%20weapon-deception.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="334" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3hokdM4eAkTJ-ZNlRgD4f6tj796WM8_ySfZSB4EvN9AOwF2L_fTJQr7sX9EHEYTTB7vPDmPORyFWq9olnHcCPZLA7174v4CxWEZYWkjGaRG90qnY2UyqMzO-jYGhJnCPP-kRjI3SFYTuf6AuKLD4rWgECXaCSKbao5I_66kXkCb7aqVcs9-JYFgWKw/w115-h125/Satans%20choicest%20weapon-deception.jpg" width="115" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p>How many times have we been deceived or bamboozled by New Agers, Wiccans, witches (warlocks), and infiltrators (<i>double agents</i>), whose vocabulary is nearly identical to Christians, but their 'lord' and 'god' is not the Sovereign, living God of Israel (<i>Abraham, Isaac and Jacob</i>)?</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In this fast-paced time of technology, holograms, illusions, interdimensional activities (<i>demonic/spiritual warfare</i>), we cannot lean on our own understanding </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Prov 3:5-6]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, nor can we possibly get through what is coming without Jesus, or without the Holy Spirit. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>NOW</b> is the time to seek God and abide in the Vine. <b>NOW</b> is the time to repent, if necessary (<i>search your heart, and ask for help from the Holy Spirit, in case we trick ourselves</i>) - and - pray! </span></p><p><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Gentle and Not So Gentle Reminders</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yes, the Holy Spirit would have to remind us because we all tend to forget, every single one of us. It is nothing new; God always repeats Himself. He has always had to, even from the time of Job. He has led me to be repetitive; it is one way that we learn.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Repetition is needed even more so now in this busy, chaotic, confusing time where volumes of information come at us on a daily basis.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">God speaks once, yea twice, yet man perceives it not</span><span style="color: #999999;">. </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Job 33:14]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We are in shock mode at the changes that have taken place globally and are now being called the "<i>new normal</i>". Yet, multitudes are in denial, sincerely believing that things will go back to the way they used to be before the pandemic moved across the planet in 2020. Near the end of the year, or in beginning of 2021, the Lord assured us that things were never going to go back to how they were.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Whether we realize it or not, the world has nosedived and is spinning out of control, heading toward the culmination of all Biblical prophecies and the pinnacle of this long war. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The world is out of control, but everything is under God's control! Amen. Let us keep looking up for the return of our majestic Saviour, King and Lord, along with our redemption, draws nigh. He has 'reminded' us numerous times to do so.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">O hallelujah, I DO have good news, so please bear with me. Expect the hindrances and resistance, my fellow sojourner. We have "<i>examples</i>" and eyewitnesses to this being standard for God's people.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>RESISTANCE</b>: -- the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or by argument: -- the ability not to be affected by something, especially something adversely (an adversary, enemy)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>And he showed me Joshua the high priest, standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to</i> RESIST <i>him. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke you, O Satan; even the Lord that has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? </i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Zech 3:1, 2]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan had the audacity to show up in heaven when Joshua, as high priest stood before Almighty God, being cleansed and having his unrighteousness removed and symbolically having "robes of righteousness" being placed upon him to cloak him. Satan dared to resist God's work with Joshua, but of course, his resistance against God was powerless. He is a defeated, yet prideful foe.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>HINDER</b>: -- create difficulties for (someone/something), resulting in delay and/or obstruction; -- impede, obstruct, block, interfere with the activity or progress of; -- hinder stresses causing harmful and/or annoying delay or interference in progress</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Greek word used in the original is "<i>enkopto</i>", which means "<i>to cut into", </i>which apparently refers to breaking up a road or placing an obstacle in a path. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Also: "<i>blocked the way</i>" (NRS); "<i>thwarted</i>" (NAS); "<i>stopped</i>" (NIV); "<i>hindered and impeded</i>" (TAB) and lastly "<i>prevented</i>" (NLT).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">So all in all, it's a negative interference, leaving one helpless and frustrated. One thing I concur with is that ofttimes it is carried out by flesh and blood people, with an 'open door' that I previously mentioned, some unguarded area where the enemy can slip in. It could be unbelief, but it can also be some sin or weakness.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>NOTE</b>: (Hat tip and grateful smile to Russell McKinney for his research into the Greek word, as well as its meaning <b>BP2023</b>)</span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again, but Satan </i>HINDERED <i>us.</i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Thes2:17, 18]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan hindered Paul for a season in his ministry to the Thessalonians to such a degree that Paul and crew had to temporarily leave Thessalonica, but in the end, the hindrance would be halted, as Paul returns. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Thes 2:18]</span></p><p><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Battles in Varied Areas</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Due to setbacks, hindrances, resistance and more, I have not been able to write and keep all of you updated as my heart desires. Instead (if any return), folks return to a stagnant blog...as day after day, and week after week passes by.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Have I cried out to God regarding everything? Countless times, for months and months. Do I give up or give in? No! I cannot, the Lord has done so much work in me. He has</span><span style="color: #999999;"> been too good to me, full of mercy, grace, compassion and so importantly (</span><i style="color: #999999;">to me</i><span style="color: #999999;">) - understanding! </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">How worthy He is of our love and dedication, each one of us - how very worthy! His love is so profound, He makes each of us individually feel so special. Such agape love!</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We need to encourage each other. I am sure that there are times that it seems there is no one around who cares or understands. There are times it may feel like no one is praying for us. I am fairly confident those moments happen to all of us, including our forerunners.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">David is an example of a person who found himself without comfort in a time of great need. There was no one around to encourage him or help strengthen his faith or his spirit. So what did he do? He encouraged 'himself' IN THE LORD.</span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>And David was</i> <b>greatly</b> <b>distressed</b>; <i>for the people spoke of stoning him because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but</i> <i>David</i> <b>encouraged himself</b> <u>in the Lord</u> <i>his God</i>. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [1Sam 30:6]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But the best encourager of all, and the most truthful, is the Lord. If we will but seek Him, pouring out our heart to Him, He is right there, right here - listening - even if He is silent, He is right there; right here.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There are so many examples in the Holy Scriptures of the Lord consoling and encouraging that books could be written (<i>and likely have been</i>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But look at a couple of instances:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>Fear not</b>; </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">for you shall not be ashamed: neither be confounded; for you shall not be put to shame: for you shall forget the shame of your youth, and shall not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 54:4]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">And honesty and truth:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with</i> <b>great mercies</b> </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">will I gather you. In a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on you, says the Lord your Redeemer</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">.</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [vs 8]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Sounds like a caring Father who loves enough to discipline...</span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but</i> <i>My</i> <b>kindness</b> <i>shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, says the Lord that has</i> <b>mercy </b><i>on you.</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>O you afflicted, tossed with tempest</i> </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(violent, windy storms)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, <i>and </i>n<b>ot comforted</b>, <i>behold, I will lay your stones with fair colours and lay your foundations with sapphires. </i></span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">vs 10, 11 -</span><span style="color: #999999;"> He speaks to His beloved Israel/Jerusalem]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He delights in giving us His best. Here is one last example. It was spoken to (<i>and through</i>) Joshua, when he took over command from Moses.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Our magnificent Creator still speaks to us through His Word and by His Spirit, through others and in many various ways...so great is His love.</span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>Have I not commanded you? </i><b>Be strong</b> <i>and of a</i> <b>good courage</b> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">(encouraged); </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>be not afraid, neither be dismayed: for the Lord your <u>God</u></i> <b>IS </b><i><u>with you</u> whatever place </i></span><span style="color: #999999;">(whithersoever) </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">you go. </span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Josh 1:9]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">So, my friends, my beloved brethren, do not pay any heed to the flesh or any devil who discourages and lies. Remember the words of our Lord, for they are as true today as they were the day that they were first spoken.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Keep in mind that although we are caught up in the space/time continuum, the Creator of all things is not. After all, He created time and space (<i>rolls eyes - I know, I know</i>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">To Him, it is as if He just spoke the very words that I just posted; it's true. We cannot even imagine how a thousand years is as one day to the Lord. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Heck, how many times does <i>one day</i> seem like a <u>thousand years</u> when we have to <b>WAIT</b>...and wait...and wait to learn PATIENCE and ENDURANCE? </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Instead we square up our shoulders and hold our head up high, and with all our strength we determine to sound so convincing..."<i>Okay Father, I've learned patience now, and...and how to endure, endurance too. Thank You for the lessons. So, can our private covenant, Your promise to me...can it be </i>--- <b>now</b>?" (Flash your biggest smile!)</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Our heavenly Father smiles back and says, <i>"Soon -- just a little longer!"</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">A month passes, a year, two years, ten years...our smile has disappeared; our shoulders droop. <i>"I haven't given up Abba...and I haven't given in, but umm, could I please have your definition of '</i><b>soon</b>'?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For a thousand years in Your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. </span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 90:4]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day</i>.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [2Pet 3:9]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Huge sighhh: </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i> "I get it, my Lord; I don't like it, but...I get it. Your will be done. Holy Spirit, help me to accept, to do and to trust the Father's will and timing." </i>Amen</span></p><p><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Body, Soul and Spirit</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnC1d2pJaz0uAhlgz2QHN75xU69BiK8qwCN4yH-OgygcaT9WmAbTsPzE_LI-WIMZL52v-NGoqnzaNsCKEyXlRPAqOoZ8LupJSMc52wzgKZAfUS6OObUKxY43unIG8p7vqCpps-77HSoU2ousLerRNP99exFrbRbo82zhVgZCwmrdRksVuGQ_fWBxNJA/s513/body,%20soul,%20spirit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="513" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnC1d2pJaz0uAhlgz2QHN75xU69BiK8qwCN4yH-OgygcaT9WmAbTsPzE_LI-WIMZL52v-NGoqnzaNsCKEyXlRPAqOoZ8LupJSMc52wzgKZAfUS6OObUKxY43unIG8p7vqCpps-77HSoU2ousLerRNP99exFrbRbo82zhVgZCwmrdRksVuGQ_fWBxNJA/w187-h123/body,%20soul,%20spirit.jpg" width="187" /></span></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p>Since January 2020, the onslaught that has taken place almost wiped me out spiritually, and indeed, almost physically. I truly do want to break it down and share it because I just know that I know others have been going through the "<b><i>clash of the kingdoms</i></b>" too. Let it be said and thus made perfectly clear: it is Satan that is resisting (<i>the<b> original rebel</b>)</i>!</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">As mentioned briefly in a previous article, the onslaught began with the Word of God (<i>yes, the enemy still uses God's word to trip us up, if he can</i>). I had read some scriptures, two different scriptures in two separate chapters, yet with a similar message and I "felt" that the Lord was speaking to me to do similar.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The first scriptures spoke of when Moses sent out the 10 spies to check out the promised land, to see what could be expected when they entered in. The second set of scriptures were similar, except this time Joshua was sending out two spies to enter Jericho and gather information.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Both pertained to "spying out the land". There is a tendency to jump to the conclusion that if we are told something and then something else presents itself seemingly in agreement, we take that as "confirmation". Well, that is what I did.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I read the first set of scriptures, then randomly grabbed a few pages in the Bible and lo and behold, there were the scriptures regarding Joshua and Jericho. Wow - confirmation!</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Ah, but it was NOT. Remember - things are not always as they appear to be. Satan used God's Word way back in the beginning, in the Garden of Eden, except he put a 'twist' to the words of YHWH and deceived (<i>beguiled</i>) Eve, who in turn convinced Adam to disobey God.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBneo5GTIgw1sWd516LtYZqdaknWkObrLbc_4G4hCRXlU4xAIFAvh6UNVhobuifJHmMb81wBZUpwW4stlJzF1aYVWBnj4kCAqFjKoN4FI-1TXhyR7aPSJ9zqzSoZqApqUGDu4f7yYy_QFi8C5rGiC6ejHSzJcyZIqX9ZKT0s45AT1-ZqQ8O9q6RhqjQ/s440/Lucifer-the%20fallen%20cherub%20is%20now%20Satan-adversary.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="301" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBneo5GTIgw1sWd516LtYZqdaknWkObrLbc_4G4hCRXlU4xAIFAvh6UNVhobuifJHmMb81wBZUpwW4stlJzF1aYVWBnj4kCAqFjKoN4FI-1TXhyR7aPSJ9zqzSoZqApqUGDu4f7yYy_QFi8C5rGiC6ejHSzJcyZIqX9ZKT0s45AT1-ZqQ8O9q6RhqjQ/w141-h206/Lucifer-the%20fallen%20cherub%20is%20now%20Satan-adversary.jpg" width="141" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p>Suffice it to say that my first mistake was not going to Abba in prayer and asking Him to confirm the "confirmation", or to lead me in the way that I should go. I did not ask the Lord; I assumed.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Unfortunately, even after this particular lesson ended up with devastating results as a consequence of NOT taking the matter to the Lord, but moving on speculation and error (<i>error in presuming that the second set of scriptures must be confirmation)</i>.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It was all allowed by the Lord to bring me out of deception, which I did not even realize I was under at the time. That is why I say with confidence that people who are deceived do not realize they are UNTIL the curtain is pulled back in the time of revealing, and truth is finally SEEN! Deception is destructive, but God heals.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We all make mistakes, but right now the Lord is adamantly warning us that in these deceptive, illusionary days, where truth is becoming harder to find, and evil is being considered as good, and good as evil, it is now more important than ever before to being everything to Him in prayer.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In times past we could often discern a matter, make an informed and accurate decision and go about our business because of the Holy Spirit. These days we can take nothing for granted, not our experience, or wisdom, or discernment.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>PRAYER </b>is imperative! <b>Waiting</b> upon the Lord also crucial. The Lord will be pleased to answer when we obey His counsel to test every spirit to see if it is of Him, and to bring all things to Him, with thanksgiving... being anxious for nothing. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Phil 4:6]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We are fast approaching the very days that Yeshua/Jesus forewarned us about. It is upon us. Our Lord spoke of the last of the last days and false Christs and false prophets. We have been hearing of these for centuries now, but now we are witnessing it. How many of our forerunners longed to see this day come?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yet, we have not seen them performing great signs and wonders; at least, not to the degree where Yeshua warned that if possible, they shall deceive the very elect.</span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Mat 24:24] </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, please trust that many false teachers/prophets, wolves in sheep's clothing, are already deceiving the masses on social media platforms, and raking in the money.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In other words, if there is any open door, any possible way these false prophets and false ones can trick us, they will, and in doing so, deceive us completely. How do we avoid that?</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">One way - the <b>ONLY </b>way, which is to bring everything, no matter how petty or trivial it seems, to the Lord, EVEN IF (and especially if) they present what they say with the WORD of GOD. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That is how I was tricked into believing a lie. It is how Eve was deceived. Satan tried to deceive Jesus in the desert wilderness with the Word of God, but Jesus countered (<i>fought back</i>) with the Word. He was victorious, and Satan left - for a season. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Lk 4:13]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I came across not just one set of scriptures, but a second set, which convinced me that it just had to be the leading of the Lord for two "random" scriptures to not only be similar in message, but the individuals spoken of in the scriptures were doing the same thing, but at two separate times in history. Sounds like confirmation, doe it not? Remember, Satan is intelligent, and has been around much longer than any one of us.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_rN7MnAvCgVbHY5d-RWroKVAFNpOxmqtuYng3vWO747Zgy9HkJNzCmEP3Dl5nC1D9ZsS_tPrn3VOBiCeaWhtss5cY_lh44XUvGI99LPjDWJ_fxaHdkiupJTIhpjsHLpdZ8rtfaLjjLA7AOrAvHgXvQzyx0FJ11cRYuYYz71Rz7XXxUwmm6LcVUjlbQ/s607/satan%20laughs%20when%20we%20fail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="607" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_rN7MnAvCgVbHY5d-RWroKVAFNpOxmqtuYng3vWO747Zgy9HkJNzCmEP3Dl5nC1D9ZsS_tPrn3VOBiCeaWhtss5cY_lh44XUvGI99LPjDWJ_fxaHdkiupJTIhpjsHLpdZ8rtfaLjjLA7AOrAvHgXvQzyx0FJ11cRYuYYz71Rz7XXxUwmm6LcVUjlbQ/w250-h137/satan%20laughs%20when%20we%20fail.jpg" width="250" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p>He delights in deception and rejoices doubly when he can beguile one of God's children and trick them into believing a lie. I wish I could say that that one lesson at the beginning of the year was sufficient enough to convince me that I must bring all things to the Lord now, but sadly, it took another lesson, further on up the road (<i>in months to come, in fact, almost a year later, in 2021, nearly two years ago</i>).</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The second lesson also had to do with the written Word of God, as unbelievable and remarkable as that is. Satan is cunning, clever, subtle and a master illusionist and expert deceiver. Do not think you can outsmart him without the wisdom of God and the guidance of the Holy Spirit because it won't happen.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Gone are the days and times that perhaps we could depend on the wisdom we gained over life's lessons. We are in times like never before. Have you noticed how <b><i>"suddenly"</i></b> the military, the CIA, and the Pentagon are all releasing or declassifying information regarding UFOs. All part of an ancient plot to deceive.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">For decades, such reports were squelched, silenced or denied altogether, yet now all kinds of reports, videos and pictures are being released to the general population.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Forbes magazine took great pleasure back in March to put in print that "2021 is Shaping Up to Be the Year of the UFO" See: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2021/03/22/2021-is-shaping-up-to-be-the-year-of-the-ufo/?sh=2f88ea6d5eec">Forbes</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: rgb(252, 252, 252); line-height: 107%;">
</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There has been much speculation/conjecture over the years about a "false rapture" (<i>Blue Beam Project, as far back as 12 or more years ago</i>), holograms, interactive AI and much more that people have written about pertaining to deception and the latter times.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I do believe that technology will play a huge part in the deception that Jesus warned about, but we must keep in mind the Lord's word...and keep in mind the book of Revelation, Daniel, Ezekiel and more.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There is a demonic, dark kingdom, headed by Satan, who is eager to manifest himself in the physical realm in ways that the Bible speaks of. We are in days of <b>great deception</b>, but the worst is yet to come. It is written ...</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We truly must practice involving the Lord in all things. We have to get rid of the 'independent' attitude, one that we inherited from Adam, and submit wholly to the Lord, trusting Him to guide us correctly and wisely. Lay down our lives.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I do hope to share the onslaught that has occurred in my life in the past year and a half, for one reason and that is to glorify the Lord through it all.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<b>NOTE*: </b><i>Although this was in the queue to post January 7, 2023, I am wondering if it was initially written late 2022, because it sounds like I wanted to share certain battles with the enemy, but also some astounding miraculous things that took place</i> (within a year and a half), <i>from the time I moved out of the RV in B.C. to a two-month stay in Alberta, visiting my two daughters, having left beautiful BC. And then onward to Ontario. Just a little trivi</i>a - [End note] <b>BP2024</b>)</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The way He brings us through things cannot typically be seen at the time, but it is an astounding fact that we all can rejoice in. No one rejoices in their times of great trial, despite how certain religious people will tell you differently.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The joy we 'rejoice' in, is knowing Jesus is with us. He is an ever present help in trouble. He is our strong tower, our refuge, our shield, our Defender, our Commander-in-Chief, Almighty God, Wonderful, Counsellor...everything!</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Did we see Daniel praising and thanking God in the lion's den? We read where Daniel prayed and gave thanks to God three times a day before he was thrown into the lion's den. It was his praying that got him tossed into the den. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Dan 6:13]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But there is no mention of Daniel saying anything whilst in the den of lions. Undoubtedly, if he prayed during that time, it was in silence, so as not to provoke the lions.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Neither is there mention of the three Hebrew men, Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego praising and thanking God as they walked around in the furnace. If they prayed, I imagine that it was silently as they acknowledged the fourth man in the fire.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [Dan 3:19-23]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We may praise God and give thanks during our own personal trial (<i>fire and water</i>), but chances are our prayers will lead to that later on. We can pray, perhaps sing in the fear of the Lord (<i>reverence, awe, respect, acknowledgement of His Omnipotence, holiness</i>), but the rejoicing comes after victory is complete.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In closing, my message is to be aware of the deception and chaos all around us. The Lord made it clear that the normal we knew is forever gone. It is a time of repentance - a time of prayer.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zPtMorI98GuLY-RWx_FvY5YIfjPe0GRAktacR0S3kFMwVbIrKQbaRyQqLmYguiUWtIZKUoVa-2whvyjYNlEUqp6kM2ijg_05Jy0oPt4LKRHUg14V5Sk9B0pfoitBPfSSetgkee4m6O9V2Ixs36CP6d9nSaMR9jKP7QJ2_9WKbK7z-LULnTA-Ez2MvQ/s531/treasure%20trove-the%20WORD%20of%20God-pearl%20of%20great%20price.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="531" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zPtMorI98GuLY-RWx_FvY5YIfjPe0GRAktacR0S3kFMwVbIrKQbaRyQqLmYguiUWtIZKUoVa-2whvyjYNlEUqp6kM2ijg_05Jy0oPt4LKRHUg14V5Sk9B0pfoitBPfSSetgkee4m6O9V2Ixs36CP6d9nSaMR9jKP7QJ2_9WKbK7z-LULnTA-Ez2MvQ/w205-h146/treasure%20trove-the%20WORD%20of%20God-pearl%20of%20great%20price.jpg" width="205" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="color: #999999;">In reality, the good book (<i>Bible</i>) exhorts us to pray without ceasing, to take all things to the Lord, with thanksgiving. We need to draw closer and we must discipline ourselves to be diligent reading the Word, to get it down deep in the treasure trove of our heart.</p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 13:45-46]</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ206_RZH9LqiexmjsFchkDUmz9Bg-JDUBMcS9OTZ0lccrMstBtsuy2FvH1o0TaEQhpEJOsi7y_xo-ku59Lhg5uZ4kuvZXh7rPjTul0aqQTkTXtYuxEHWCoQyQJm1lg5JZzkqpt_eWLWBx49gZC_D2y-6ge7lTwI1jkioIu-eMxJOwO9QO93vj4dUnA/s612/pearl%20of%20great%20price-WORD%20of%20God.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="612" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ206_RZH9LqiexmjsFchkDUmz9Bg-JDUBMcS9OTZ0lccrMstBtsuy2FvH1o0TaEQhpEJOsi7y_xo-ku59Lhg5uZ4kuvZXh7rPjTul0aqQTkTXtYuxEHWCoQyQJm1lg5JZzkqpt_eWLWBx49gZC_D2y-6ge7lTwI1jkioIu-eMxJOwO9QO93vj4dUnA/w193-h108/pearl%20of%20great%20price-WORD%20of%20God.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p>It is the great pearl. Let us lay down our lives (<i>I am asking how to do this; needing the help of the Holy Spirit</i>). </p></span><p></p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> May the love I have for the brethren and for the lost be reflected in this message, and may Jesus Christ (<i>aka Yeshua Hamashiach</i>), the name above all names (<i>exalted above all</i>) be glorified.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">Wherefore God also has </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>highly exalted </b></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">Him, and given Him a <b>name </b>which is<b> above every name</b>: That at the name of <b>Jesus </b></span><span style="color: #999999;">(<b>Yeshua</b>) </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Phil 2:9-11]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">for His glory</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-21879138694460149212024-01-25T23:34:00.608-05:002024-03-18T23:03:16.181-04:00Just Awhile Longer-and-The God of Glory Thunders<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mDL-LrIdqB3bX89C934Kgw5HZgZ57_oegbl68Ss4_YcM8J8Os6eqVw2k7pPI1N270l5K438nNej_S8Od4aDpNTGXV3CvwLPIeGGgaYKeQCEjS6I6DYOlRYwS_RZu0sAKkV-HjzBJ39nAAryZA46_QNbojNKmE30Uhyphenhyphen_JJmnAy9UseW2rZAfdnb5MgQ/s387/Harvest%20of%20Fruit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="387" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mDL-LrIdqB3bX89C934Kgw5HZgZ57_oegbl68Ss4_YcM8J8Os6eqVw2k7pPI1N270l5K438nNej_S8Od4aDpNTGXV3CvwLPIeGGgaYKeQCEjS6I6DYOlRYwS_RZu0sAKkV-HjzBJ39nAAryZA46_QNbojNKmE30Uhyphenhyphen_JJmnAy9UseW2rZAfdnb5MgQ/w321-h182/Harvest%20of%20Fruit.jpg" width="321" /></a><br /><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>2024</b></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><b>Year of Fruition and Isaiah 5v20 Intensified</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Intro</b><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">My plans are always put aside when the Lord moves on me to do something else. I wait...and that is not easy because the urge to keep working is strong. However, God knows what He is doing, whereas my wisdom is foolishness to Him. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">To have Him lead is wonderful; I was wired to appreciate that. I have learned (<i>and continue to learn</i>) that I do not have to understand His ways. I simply need to <b><u>trust</u></b> Him.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In my spirit, it is been impressed upon me that this year is: "<b><i>2024
– Year</i></b><b><i> of Fruition and Isaiah 5_v_20 Intensified</i></b>". I have a whole article ready in the queue. It was mentioned before, as it was the original "<i>Auspicious Dragon</i>" article. Yet again, it is delayed, as I am led to repost the following.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is placed here for your discernment, with all glory going to God alone. For quite a few years, the Lord has placed sinners (<i>lost souls</i>), the backslidden and the prodigals, upon my heart. Family, friends, brethren across the globe, and Israel, are always upon my heart, and prayed for as needed, and as led.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We are to continue in prayer with thanksgiving [Col 4:2]; pray for one another [Jam 5:16]; stand in the gap (where there is a need) [Ezek 22:20]. We are to pray; it is an honour and privilege. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">God is faithful; He is wise and answers our prayers according to His wisdom, grace, and mercy. He delights in answering prayers, even if we do not like the wait, or His final answer. In eternity, we will see things from a new perspective, and as the song goes: "And the things of earth will seem strangely dim</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Holy Spirit is drawing these souls, offering the gift of repentance; however, it is an individual choice if one will accept or reject - no gift is forced. The greatest gift of all, and the greatest miracle is that of "<i>salvation</i>"!</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Since I expounded on it in the article that is still one of two in the queue, no more will be said, but that is a 'taste' of how the Lord is indeed sounding His warnings, but offering the gift that was paid for by the sacrificial spilling of the blood of Yeshua/Jesus.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">These posts are from 2014 and 2020, respectfully. They are posted for your discernment, but for the glory of God through His only begotten Son Jesus (who is God Incarnate). Hallelujah - so great is the love of our Creator.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> -=-=-=-=-=-=-</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b> A Word from the Lord</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-T5LZrvRY5dluQr64NkdT8fhRIdGejBsZqTSmJLqe3XNKYfB55bDfsPcuOUPnd7CHEoFmjWFKSplAo2M4C4g1MNkE7FQWPAkMGYH_o6iroCUC5lEuAGpnwP2T5F57ss9FiT95s_txdF2eS5m9p5DglmOw9Aejs5j9x2_ziaEEFwRSTX_ewY6GxHHWsg/s493/ancient%20messenger-envoy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="493" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-T5LZrvRY5dluQr64NkdT8fhRIdGejBsZqTSmJLqe3XNKYfB55bDfsPcuOUPnd7CHEoFmjWFKSplAo2M4C4g1MNkE7FQWPAkMGYH_o6iroCUC5lEuAGpnwP2T5F57ss9FiT95s_txdF2eS5m9p5DglmOw9Aejs5j9x2_ziaEEFwRSTX_ewY6GxHHWsg/w194-h141/ancient%20messenger-envoy.jpg" width="194" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><b>ancient messenger</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">March 8, 2014 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyQyEkNtIsX-olKYkXJouUKieKEhAUtZ2sWUmOOBA15ofXdKk95p2q4gEIpSG6JEj4h6_8np8Y01gySMVBkzLq7pGIGi13_ReIPMr2XZYr7rc4LGP29lXQCLAWPwGGIa9XRXEVzmEUAlJlMz02-ejqEKgcmE5jpPSMpIg3pFwwTH4MsnRY-DryBgtaQ/s465/submitting%20to%20God.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="465" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyQyEkNtIsX-olKYkXJouUKieKEhAUtZ2sWUmOOBA15ofXdKk95p2q4gEIpSG6JEj4h6_8np8Y01gySMVBkzLq7pGIGi13_ReIPMr2XZYr7rc4LGP29lXQCLAWPwGGIa9XRXEVzmEUAlJlMz02-ejqEKgcmE5jpPSMpIg3pFwwTH4MsnRY-DryBgtaQ/w169-h165/submitting%20to%20God.jpg" width="169" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana;">fear of the Lord - submission<br />my life is Yours, Lord to do as You will</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I see those who surrender all. I
see the pain - I know the cost. I know those who walk the walk, along that
narrow path. I know the heaviness of the cross and the seemingly endless
journey. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">My love propels you; My strength
holds you; I help you to endure when you cry out to Me. My all-consuming fire
purifies you. My all-encompassing love motivates you. The truth of victory
inspires you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Just awhile longer - yea, I know
you weary, yet hear My still small voice. Your obedience, even in the face of
adversity, even as the tempter presents strong illusions, even amidst the
voices of the doubters - is honored.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinR5MCZCUPbN9Ql08jrnxNMdIoxCfFNwuNCAONspaHIm687F3O-MOA3QjRFW33blDs-BJjtXuw2s_fU3R42vDX2ISiIO0XTGGRbc6Xu7QZcMBIAPYFrMNZg71G2hZl5c4M4O4ielZBIqejaG5GVVoQ_GIYK4IaYt7-CqPlOsQ3dy8w0VGZW5QIfUsSVw/s484/repentance%20and%20turning%20from%20sin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="484" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinR5MCZCUPbN9Ql08jrnxNMdIoxCfFNwuNCAONspaHIm687F3O-MOA3QjRFW33blDs-BJjtXuw2s_fU3R42vDX2ISiIO0XTGGRbc6Xu7QZcMBIAPYFrMNZg71G2hZl5c4M4O4ielZBIqejaG5GVVoQ_GIYK4IaYt7-CqPlOsQ3dy8w0VGZW5QIfUsSVw/w214-h152/repentance%20and%20turning%20from%20sin.jpg" width="214" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><b>repentance and godly sorrow</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In your brokenness, you repented
and I forgave you. I cleansed you with fuller's soap and washed you in My
blood. The turbulent waters did not drown you. The raging fires did not burn
you. Though you felt overwhelmed, ready to give up, when you felt so utterly
alone and misunderstood, when all forsook you, some mocking, some scoffing,
some rejecting, some doubting, some condemning, I guarded you so that you would
not be destroyed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I never left you. Even when you
fell, I was there and interceded on your behalf. Yea, it was Father (your
Abba) that drew you to Me. Yea, when you prayed for all who came against you;
all who hurt and rejected you, I heard you. Yea, I know the cost.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Just awhile longer - your faith
has made you whole. Though patience is difficult, wait - just awhile longer and
My glory and power shall come upon My people. Answers to prayer, dreams
and visions that I have given are truly about to manifest. Just awhile
longer...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkV1p1ZO52cbiS9yJ3iRtrDKCGgXIgkl2zJMnFmq9NbeY5TUzGf6RmFDvRXrd6o2ycGHuEc8QtCCMa9HeazH_q_sV8o9O3x_VfZu6TB6QtGw4QyJvQkUiH9DrjJHKtqFRBqNXBQ3Cbm2IVigkh3t3zULqeGIovflWGVMTvcIOPfpl5I8JnhwbGc__dEw/s388/humble%20yourself%20before%20Almighty%20God.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="388" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkV1p1ZO52cbiS9yJ3iRtrDKCGgXIgkl2zJMnFmq9NbeY5TUzGf6RmFDvRXrd6o2ycGHuEc8QtCCMa9HeazH_q_sV8o9O3x_VfZu6TB6QtGw4QyJvQkUiH9DrjJHKtqFRBqNXBQ3Cbm2IVigkh3t3zULqeGIovflWGVMTvcIOPfpl5I8JnhwbGc__dEw/w182-h130/humble%20yourself%20before%20Almighty%20God.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Warnings still echo down the
corridors of time and into the chambers of the doubters, the prodigals, the
lost, and even into the ears of those walking on the dark side. Yea, for I AM
not slack concerning My promise, as some men count slackness, for it is My
desire that none should perish, but that all should come to repentance. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Pet 3:9]</span></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">To you, who have not yet
overcome, I see the heart. You shall overcome. I see it done, for I know the
end result from the beginning. You need to hear your first love (<b>I AM</b> <i>He,
the Lord your God</i>) - and what you must hear, once more I say to you,
"Receive My perfect love, for it will cast out fear, for fear has torment.
Believe and receive, and you shall overcome him (<i>adversary</i>) by the blood
of the Lamb and the word of your testimony. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VWHE50JX9_ic-QphMUMhjlnGCaothZr3thctcva6YnlzGTqoILLBBsTQIGy0miEk8AIOekvaAXuF3h1LvOSzUKteWdUXLXfaSpAGbFRR1q9PJGuhUtN-NUoz1KCBCRkf-Yjm0jaGszLdn8iHpKuH4k298izwrjakKx98iVGuuB6z75vSFuTrZAy1Hg/s531/return%20of%20the%20prodigal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="531" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VWHE50JX9_ic-QphMUMhjlnGCaothZr3thctcva6YnlzGTqoILLBBsTQIGy0miEk8AIOekvaAXuF3h1LvOSzUKteWdUXLXfaSpAGbFRR1q9PJGuhUtN-NUoz1KCBCRkf-Yjm0jaGszLdn8iHpKuH4k298izwrjakKx98iVGuuB6z75vSFuTrZAy1Hg/w206-h120/return%20of%20the%20prodigal.jpg" width="206" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">To the prodigals, I say, when
you have come to the end of yourself and find yourself sitting with the swine,
eating their food, think upon Me. Return to Me and I shall run to meet you. I
shall clothe you and feed you a great feast. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTrgJnvBYxtf2wBoinDv4PfGv7ssgJHpHexghhPWDtkiLUWEMDRJoUHsKq6UpZmo9y7O-_ciKWSq46Hosb-go6C-iutiBaC1CaJG7C-CPgmw_j3nqcfgiMLWrQWl2g8jvDo3DcQuG32_U4RMt8kHQUMCBtyKE50GDRmHPXBgjshdBWhANvWq2kew5bw/s384/cleaning%20up--.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="384" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTrgJnvBYxtf2wBoinDv4PfGv7ssgJHpHexghhPWDtkiLUWEMDRJoUHsKq6UpZmo9y7O-_ciKWSq46Hosb-go6C-iutiBaC1CaJG7C-CPgmw_j3nqcfgiMLWrQWl2g8jvDo3DcQuG32_U4RMt8kHQUMCBtyKE50GDRmHPXBgjshdBWhANvWq2kew5bw/w182-h178/cleaning%20up--.jpg" width="182" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">For <b>I AM</b> the
Great Shepherd, who left the ninety-nine righteous to go after the one who had
strayed. To the lost, I say, so great was the love of Father that He sent Me
into the world (<i>the Word which became flesh, walking amongst the people</i>),
that whosoever should believe in Me should not perish, but have everlasting
life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I came not to condemn, but to
save, but to those who do not believe, they are condemned already. To you who
are lost, Father is drawing you to Me (Jesus/Y'shua). </span><b style="color: #999999;">I AM</b><span style="color: #999999;"> calling
you. Come to Me and I will save, forgive and heal you. In your desperation,
when you repent and are wiling, I will be there, for</span><b style="color: #999999;"> I AM</b><span style="color: #999999;"> close
to those with a broken and contrite spirit.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">To those walking on the dark
side, I say, you serve the master of illusion. He is the father of lies, a
murderer from the beginning. He is a thief who came not but to steal, and to
kill and to destroy, but I have come that you might have life more abundantly.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pFM0OFz18nBfT8sZ9c3xHRg3E924hpwTikrHaV_BoFs-zw2aa37XGxJkHY5N-pjHCEtBQOR03jl5z9rNA2RrQfAHlCEajW0i81spAK_WfLrE-lq1poxs-cfcDvTO4Ffbybm4VUSHwbqBiwESL-jFiPjPGX6rORP6fRYRjbeTlGpY4PftxJUhCXq-Eg/s600/the%20dark%20angels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="600" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pFM0OFz18nBfT8sZ9c3xHRg3E924hpwTikrHaV_BoFs-zw2aa37XGxJkHY5N-pjHCEtBQOR03jl5z9rNA2RrQfAHlCEajW0i81spAK_WfLrE-lq1poxs-cfcDvTO4Ffbybm4VUSHwbqBiwESL-jFiPjPGX6rORP6fRYRjbeTlGpY4PftxJUhCXq-Eg/s320/the%20dark%20angels.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan, the murderer abodes not
in truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks he speaks a lie; he
speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it. He hates all of
mankind and knows not love or mercy.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Why do you love darkness more
than light? Is it not because you love evil? Yea, the preaching of the cross is
to you who perish foolishness, but to those which are saved, it is the power of
(<i>their</i>) God (<i>Yhwh - God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob</i>). When
you walk in darkness, you know not where you go.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">No man took My life, as many
declare. No, I laid My life down. I had power to lay it down and I had power to
take it up again. Yet, I laid it down willingly to reconcile sinful man back to
their holy Creator, for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
Yea, and on the third day, after My death upon the cross, the very Spirit of
Father raised Me up again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span></o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Come away from darkness, depart
from the broad path for it will only lead to your destruction. You will join
Satan, that dragon, along with his evil armies and all enemies of the cross in
the lake of fire, the second death, where there will be a weeping and gnashing
of teeth.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_eJ1kLRWLZm530r-l5R-nJIdmoVZQ3psg809trLYckkdFxPFF1CTzx2qzLZPHioDiGZhDv_erzmcr00UoNhYb2IpJQbc6ZWATsEpg_N9QkTgmKVerBTQvdFwQwz9_TCToC1s2tDJuz0VE42KJajq1ZIPGHOkBIJrigdZOYlTZVHmjenDhNgGVmox1Q/s356/crucify%20flesh%20and%20its%20sinful%20desires%20daily.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="356" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_eJ1kLRWLZm530r-l5R-nJIdmoVZQ3psg809trLYckkdFxPFF1CTzx2qzLZPHioDiGZhDv_erzmcr00UoNhYb2IpJQbc6ZWATsEpg_N9QkTgmKVerBTQvdFwQwz9_TCToC1s2tDJuz0VE42KJajq1ZIPGHOkBIJrigdZOYlTZVHmjenDhNgGVmox1Q/w230-h140/crucify%20flesh%20and%20its%20sinful%20desires%20daily.jpg" width="230" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">To My
people, who have paid the cost, who willingly pick up the cross daily, even on
shaky legs an stumbling; to those who are waiting, I say - just awhile longer.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">You have not believed a lie, for
I have confirmed what I have said to you personally, through My word, through
others and in various ways. Indeed, faith is tried to see if you truly believe
for the impossible in your heart not just with your head.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yea, and patience has been
learned through a process, to bring you to '<b><i>do</i></b>' the <b>will</b> of
Him who sent Me, then shall you receive the promise. Faint not in your weariness.
Let faith prevail and patiently endure...just awhile longer.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtbN5ojD6Yv2XljhfcudFylmNjIAp6jnTnnzkGCLJUthUKRh1ZXMgehXEAF4JGyqG_uFLqgaMfoIIQ276LI0jdBDROjCxswlvJD-VIpkyUrgTXTrsRQToRxt3qIwrdzFCWre8cD_Zaipo5SLJ839-S4c4-uhxp5PsZRV2B0JhDXBa6xFRRdJb8FH58w/s522/the%20Word%20and%20the%20Spirit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="522" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtbN5ojD6Yv2XljhfcudFylmNjIAp6jnTnnzkGCLJUthUKRh1ZXMgehXEAF4JGyqG_uFLqgaMfoIIQ276LI0jdBDROjCxswlvJD-VIpkyUrgTXTrsRQToRxt3qIwrdzFCWre8cD_Zaipo5SLJ839-S4c4-uhxp5PsZRV2B0JhDXBa6xFRRdJb8FH58w/w247-h135/the%20Word%20and%20the%20Spirit.jpg" width="247" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yet once more, I draw your
attention to My Word, which I spoke to you before. Hold fast...just
awhile longer.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>That you be not slothful, but
followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
For when God made promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, He
swore by Himself. Saying, Surely blessing, I will bless you, and
multiplying, I will multiply you.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And so, after he patiently
endured, he obtained the promises.</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Heb 6:12-15] </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>Cast not away therefore your
confidence, which has great recompense of reward. For you have need of
patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the
promise. </i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For yet a little while, and He
that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by
faith: but if any man draw back, My soul shall have no pleasure in
him. </span><b style="color: #999999;"> </b></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Heb
10:35-38] </span><span style="color: #999999;"> Selah</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Original source</b>: </span></span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2014/03/just-awhile-longer.html">Just
Awhile Longer</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">May 26, 2020</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Stay Alert - God of Glory Thunders</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDmKP_TerEkSENLSlR-cKKbX5qE7-YF8TtJnvFfDvQT9u5qVxiJ1TiKQ92KfgF_Z6YmdUuhqVZp8aV14eHUAE_GEv6Rsi60vaVuRkLYEpulYi-0mlQs9-PqdAbBAScMI4h3M1CF8UwyOOM1tdoEkjp6at5v4xHFNw_WysTvX4WBzk0yF6Pw3iGMWn_Q/s611/God%20of%20glory%20thunders2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="611" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDmKP_TerEkSENLSlR-cKKbX5qE7-YF8TtJnvFfDvQT9u5qVxiJ1TiKQ92KfgF_Z6YmdUuhqVZp8aV14eHUAE_GEv6Rsi60vaVuRkLYEpulYi-0mlQs9-PqdAbBAScMI4h3M1CF8UwyOOM1tdoEkjp6at5v4xHFNw_WysTvX4WBzk0yF6Pw3iGMWn_Q/w262-h143/God%20of%20glory%20thunders2.jpg" width="262" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><b>God of glory thunders</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(Note* - </span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This article was in the queue since the 21<sup>st</sup></span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> (May 2020 - four days
ago) <i>and I forgot to hit “publish”, so it's up today, the <b>25th.</b>
Sigh </i>– <b>BP 2020</b>)</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">A Beckoning</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: left;"></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuHZOj7Fc_szkOoGIr2TAd0fe8iiKnymRNSQOlA4Q2cnMbaCx84_Gaz4NuFb3rkV96nxNnFojUkgXoIGLWyFwvpQqWxBBaA80cC3-VgN-TXDsex5k1UkfISYvXJfC2NOLjYMC4bXkSYFvXkyRLk1SkI_WUyW8Uoph0vfcPIZwCe1VL0h37sJQp6bv3w/s315/1.come%20unto%20Me%20u%20who%20R%20weary_Jesus%20calls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="254" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuHZOj7Fc_szkOoGIr2TAd0fe8iiKnymRNSQOlA4Q2cnMbaCx84_Gaz4NuFb3rkV96nxNnFojUkgXoIGLWyFwvpQqWxBBaA80cC3-VgN-TXDsex5k1UkfISYvXJfC2NOLjYMC4bXkSYFvXkyRLk1SkI_WUyW8Uoph0vfcPIZwCe1VL0h37sJQp6bv3w/w130-h162/1.come%20unto%20Me%20u%20who%20R%20weary_Jesus%20calls.jpg" width="130" /></span></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">For God so
loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">whosoever</span></u></b><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">believes in him shall have
everlasting life. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Jn 3:16]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">That has to be one of the most
popular verses in the Bible, and the first one that most people learn. The
first one I learned for whatever reason is Romans 8:28, about how<i> – </i>[For
we know]<i> </i></span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">...all things work together for good, to those who love God and are the
called, according to His purpose</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>),
who is the Son of God and also the Word of God that came in the
flesh (<i>and who comes </i>(enters in)<i> when one is
born-again</i>), and Creator of all things in the heavens and in and upon
the earth, is making it well known in these dark, uncertain days that He
is calling out to people all over the world [<i>nations</i>].</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
He is calling the lost, the wayward and the prodigals, but He is also calling
those who are already His sheep, the ekklesia (<i>church, disciples</i>).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This is a time like no other
time, and that </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">which is coming </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(<i>great tribulation</i>) </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">will be like that which has not been since the beginning of the world
nor ever shall be.</span></i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Mat 24:21]</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> Those are the words of
Jesus when asked what would be the sign of His return, and the end of the age. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Call to Repentance</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbtAvAd2zjBCDmxb2-SQmoc8bV9IWGdOH89oBAa9QadCgE4ytAq5TBCxfaP4QWOFW5VHnh3wItMRuLzo8sSYEraYudITpEymqmZbCFpEXvzE19pDyizmGitONOmlv8eIppkEmbJLaJciBj9CYR-K5A63-16MMaVDW9Jit-XdpSyvp_tFV96lrr_wDcw/s500/broken%20and%20contrite%20spirit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="500" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbtAvAd2zjBCDmxb2-SQmoc8bV9IWGdOH89oBAa9QadCgE4ytAq5TBCxfaP4QWOFW5VHnh3wItMRuLzo8sSYEraYudITpEymqmZbCFpEXvzE19pDyizmGitONOmlv8eIppkEmbJLaJciBj9CYR-K5A63-16MMaVDW9Jit-XdpSyvp_tFV96lrr_wDcw/w186-h133/broken%20and%20contrite%20spirit.jpg" width="186" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">He is beckoning from His love for mankind, tenderly calling in ways that only
He can do. Yet, even still, an alarm has sounded (<i>spiritually</i>).
There is an urgent warning about the truth of great tribulation that is coming
upon the whole earth, being just over the horizon.</p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Simultaneously is a firm call to
repentance for anything any us may need to turn away from that is not of God.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">YHVH is the God of <b>truth </b>and
His Spirit is <b>truth</b>. Beyond any shadow of doubt that His Son, Jesus
(<i>Yeshua</i>) </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">is the way, the <b>truth</b> and life, and no one comes to the
Father but by Him. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Jn 14:6]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
And even with truthful (<i>albeit mostly unwanted</i>) warnings (<i>also spoken
out of love</i>), the words of Christ Jesus are still profoundly covered with
understanding and compassion, a tenderness that offers hope, mercy and grace.
But the time of justice and judgment is here; the gavel is raised.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">"<i>Come
unto me, you who are weary and heavy-laden...</i></span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">" </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(troubled by cares of this
world; at the end of your rope, shame or guilt-ridden, yet not willing to let
go of <b>hope</b>, but nowhere to turn, no one to fully understand).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Come</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">…<b><i>and I will give you</i> REST</b></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">." </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Mat 11:28]</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> "Turn to Me. I
understand and know you better than you know yourself." (<i>Messiah
whispers</i>).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Yes, God calls; He beckons...He forces no one – it is personal choice, but He
has given us a ‘<b>head start’</b>, in a manner of speaking. He is the author
of faith.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Looking unto Jesus </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(Yeshua)</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, <i>the author and
finisher of our faith; who for the joy </i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(salvation of mankind)</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> that was set before him
endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of
the throne of God</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Heb 12:2]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Open Arms – Now is the Time</span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTGOU9aOYxidmW4_vSDjDw_C1ZUL7LXNGJdgqnLtFlmVGCDnE9ruozU8DmirQdgzKXhz9jPCXtTffyoOYM9pwa5iwyuyBzrpBW6Do2hNjA_mkCyIFtGX3dX2TuDNRuIn2oEiY3Sr6ObqC0QCdGF24xAaaJV6kFEVNXL5JpWwb-HfODNTSlNAyRxJsjg/s373/2.come%20to%20Jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="373" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTGOU9aOYxidmW4_vSDjDw_C1ZUL7LXNGJdgqnLtFlmVGCDnE9ruozU8DmirQdgzKXhz9jPCXtTffyoOYM9pwa5iwyuyBzrpBW6Do2hNjA_mkCyIFtGX3dX2TuDNRuIn2oEiY3Sr6ObqC0QCdGF24xAaaJV6kFEVNXL5JpWwb-HfODNTSlNAyRxJsjg/w176-h123/2.come%20to%20Jesus.jpg" width="176" /></a> </span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">He will welcome you and prove
himself to be the Saviour, the Christ/Messiah (A<i>nointed One</i>) who
willingly and gladly gave his life for all who would believe and receive, so
that mankind would have a way to be reconciled with God.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
He has extraordinary creative ways to answer even those who shout out, <i>"God,
prove to me you are real!</i>" How can I say that so confidently? Two
reasons - at one time, I was the fool who shouted (<i>literally</i>), "<i>There
is no God!</i>" (I was 20 y.o.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Secondly (<i>several years down
the road</i>), I was the lost and doubtful, the one who said, <i>"God,
are you real? If so, show me."</i> He did, and I am forever changed
(a<i>lbeit, it took a couple of decades to commit</i>). Praise and glory to God
alone!</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIa9UjllDOQghIrRIl3dDhAgVwCbnP0SCWqHq4qToCtfJ89V3Uw3Tk7AamUPjFyWC0T8BgYQ1q_KGx-oFAq_6G7ey2LUQN9lSmK9XK81pke_eXGK4dX0SjYU89ALJz13eLKT5CFhJEph_bRxIEXFePHwwMDA_uVp4pK1OHZ8biGv8__W3ogo1wRc9fQ/s351/3.king%20Daviod%20repented.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="351" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIa9UjllDOQghIrRIl3dDhAgVwCbnP0SCWqHq4qToCtfJ89V3Uw3Tk7AamUPjFyWC0T8BgYQ1q_KGx-oFAq_6G7ey2LUQN9lSmK9XK81pke_eXGK4dX0SjYU89ALJz13eLKT5CFhJEph_bRxIEXFePHwwMDA_uVp4pK1OHZ8biGv8__W3ogo1wRc9fQ/w239-h136/3.king%20Daviod%20repented.jpg" width="239" /></a> </span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">He quickly grants forgiveness of
sins to the repentant soul who believes enough, a fragment of hope, to cry out
to Him. He needs to prove nothing to any of us because He already proved
himself upon a rugged cross. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Even still, proof of forgiveness seems attached to the fact that once we are
forgiven, we immediately comprehend that there has been a sudden lifting of a
heavy burden. It is a knowing, more than a feeling, although joy often does
accompany the release. Our spirit comes alive. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
The lifting off brings relief, freedom and rejoicing...a new beginning,
born-again. In Messiah (<i>Jesus the Christ</i>), there is renewed hope and
eternal life. It is offered freely - the gift of salvation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">For by
grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">gift of <u>God</u></span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">: Not of works, lest any man
should boast. </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eph 2:8, 9]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">How
excellent is your lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put
their </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">trust</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> under the shadow of your wings. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Ps 36:10]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Love
Forewarns and the Warning is a STRONG One</span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ECgQ1nPcke59UFdwcr_VvFOQqKGMkynZgG26Wamu7UNJjuWMAa8AFexFaTLqjr11JwHtRhCvSM7Q4ZtQY5zqOYHJfvwPBKYxptmlbtaBD2rf-Flt1oWSL5EPTcXXkmao44xJeD7HChL544Wke9y0mvTUhqERvA-NhG7UEY91XBbK3C5FkYeXSs-NHA/s586/4.Gods%20Timing%20not%20as%20ours_Lord%20pls%20hurry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="586" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ECgQ1nPcke59UFdwcr_VvFOQqKGMkynZgG26Wamu7UNJjuWMAa8AFexFaTLqjr11JwHtRhCvSM7Q4ZtQY5zqOYHJfvwPBKYxptmlbtaBD2rf-Flt1oWSL5EPTcXXkmao44xJeD7HChL544Wke9y0mvTUhqERvA-NhG7UEY91XBbK3C5FkYeXSs-NHA/s320/4.Gods%20Timing%20not%20as%20ours_Lord%20pls%20hurry.jpg" width="320" /></a> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And the strong warning
given...what is that all about? Time! We are running out of time before the
great tribulation hits. Jesus is warning all people to come to Him now. Things
are broken; people need fixing...time is running out!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">If we say
that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make
him a liar, and his word is not in us. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[1Jn 1:8-10]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">For all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> [Rom 3:23]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">How can you
be sure Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) will accept you when you turn to Him?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">All that
the Father gives me shall come to Me; and him that comes to me, I will in </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">no way cast out</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">. For I came down from heaven,
not to do My own will, but the will off Him that sent Me. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Jn 6:37, 38]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Things have
changed globally...every country is in lockdown and living in uncertain times.
People are waiting for governments to lift restrictions, so things can go back
to some kind of normalcy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">But are we listening; do we
hear? Five months into 2020 (<i>May</i>) and already the programming has begun,
as over and over we are told that this is the "<b>new normal</b>" and
people everywhere have seemingly accepted and parrot it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Controlling the Masses</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsAYEwyqJAb_2dYIIecDgCBk28ul0szc7izjF61R9BGv08CoSGVZioxCjTU53VGlH_ZQ8y7-cLQICSaDQtqC2YiqLSPH586yNo18aPjj5MGbnYvlZSbIX2dV5lbhdJ4zoq1kvC9vFSrKF2nb0MECMsXzzEP2ZYRFUPSnPhK39gxaBLTbchph8A7eZSQ/s516/5.controlling%20the%20masses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="516" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsAYEwyqJAb_2dYIIecDgCBk28ul0szc7izjF61R9BGv08CoSGVZioxCjTU53VGlH_ZQ8y7-cLQICSaDQtqC2YiqLSPH586yNo18aPjj5MGbnYvlZSbIX2dV5lbhdJ4zoq1kvC9vFSrKF2nb0MECMsXzzEP2ZYRFUPSnPhK39gxaBLTbchph8A7eZSQ/s320/5.controlling%20the%20masses.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">As for masks, many do wear them,
but not all. I have not seen police or emergency crews wearing them (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">at
least, not when I am out and about here in BC)</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">. Some public
transportation drivers (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">bus, taxi</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">) do. It seems to be up to each
individual here in this small town.</span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I’ve seen pictures taken in
various cities globally where the masses are wearing masks. There is
conflicting information about the need for masks. Interestingly, <b>Agenda
201 </b>(actually, Agenda ‘21’), planned for such confusion and how the
internet and social media platforms may need to be <i>controlled</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">There is a push for a cashless
society. Where I live (<i>Okanagan BC</i>), there are already several places
with signs up, accepting debit and credit cards only OR saying they <b><u>prefer</u></b> “<i>no
cash and thanks for understanding</i>”…all in the name of safety.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Well, there are those who
understand alright. There are markers on sidewalks outside mall stores and on
the inside of every store and establishment to keep people 2 meters (6<i> feet</i>)
apart – social distancing. Oddly, the idea for distancing came from 15 year old
Laura Glass, who entered a study project into a science fair in Albuquerque in
2006. <b>Source</b>:</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">NYTimes – April 2020</span></a><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGcuvTkc6n321M5Moy5_2ni6LvbkNApYC7of8Qa5ayLO_t4JbmAFTGxGtkiFsuu0wuyWeSE-QYR6vqOM4OjZduJCDi-06B647J-hYBU7ClA9GuOaITo7j6Nx4PDGamrNs1S5a3WsnH9HKgFe8zD8Y8ZiUaZJpZhRe-7ifo5WCXnRQ6X1gX0YqVH24gQ/s447/6.food%20rations.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="447" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGcuvTkc6n321M5Moy5_2ni6LvbkNApYC7of8Qa5ayLO_t4JbmAFTGxGtkiFsuu0wuyWeSE-QYR6vqOM4OjZduJCDi-06B647J-hYBU7ClA9GuOaITo7j6Nx4PDGamrNs1S5a3WsnH9HKgFe8zD8Y8ZiUaZJpZhRe-7ifo5WCXnRQ6X1gX0YqVH24gQ/w235-h131/6.food%20rations.jpg" width="235" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">click on any picture to enlarge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">Some aisles are blocked and all
aisles have arrows for one-way (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">people</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">) traffic only. Certain items of
food are rationed (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">limited</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">). In bigger stores, employees direct
customers in a “maze-like” path to get to the cash registers.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Some places ask customers to
wash their hands with the sanitizer they provide. Then, they are directed to
shopping carts that have been “sterilized”. 'Unclean' carts go in one section,
'sanitized' carts go in a separate section.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Security guards are all
throughout town and are positioned outside and/or inside of nearly every
establishment. Some patrol the streets. Restrictions are not yet lifted, but
more people are going out now than they were a week or two ago.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Some businesses are slowly
re-opening, but not the churches, gyms, public swimming pools etc. We are being
controlled (<i>likely a trial run</i>) in many ways; how we shop, when to wash
hands, how much we can buy (<i>some limiting</i>), how we pay, even how we move
about in the stores...being directed like a herd of <b><u>sheep</u></b>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs7odm8KiXG7VD1ihLdnQe2eo4oanHl5sc_IB7w_hCU66RPKDgakYP0I7z0UhGPXN2a4_T9u1CRM9yYqEYvSUaV1X1PINu2tpuDOyu3Bfg0gYD4IIRtBNggxpztyM9hKppi0OmT2KXIjFygWRRUIJM_pALHTjqqZ28rhORFwLSrqrhPF2CSJdBElnLg/s589/7.directingSheep_credit--pic_SamWhitney-NYT_images_PiotrMarcinski-GrantFaint-GettyImages.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="589" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs7odm8KiXG7VD1ihLdnQe2eo4oanHl5sc_IB7w_hCU66RPKDgakYP0I7z0UhGPXN2a4_T9u1CRM9yYqEYvSUaV1X1PINu2tpuDOyu3Bfg0gYD4IIRtBNggxpztyM9hKppi0OmT2KXIjFygWRRUIJM_pALHTjqqZ28rhORFwLSrqrhPF2CSJdBElnLg/w203-h203/7.directingSheep_credit--pic_SamWhitney-NYT_images_PiotrMarcinski-GrantFaint-GettyImages.jpg" width="203" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Satan, the 'god' of this world, the counterfeiter, mimics Yeshua, the Good
Shepherd, by endeavouring to make mankind "his" flock, doing all he
can to steal (kill and destroy).</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Warning of Evil and a Spirit of
Slumber</span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCj8jMY7wW-n4El6Mr01gYWpdmMN-xOIv5V2d3Vxh6kiL8KlPyWL_Cin7ZT4wpJJ5OZsjYK1rgKF80KAd1O2-RXX-hsvcv6zyJ4_1S8j_dkHzoWt6AnC6NYUYzBJshaR9EQyrL-5SThb7gjyefoMglXtFBot4eVCWDqUM6muCLhUuW2pqDo4KaAf90Sw/s402/8.slumber.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="402" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCj8jMY7wW-n4El6Mr01gYWpdmMN-xOIv5V2d3Vxh6kiL8KlPyWL_Cin7ZT4wpJJ5OZsjYK1rgKF80KAd1O2-RXX-hsvcv6zyJ4_1S8j_dkHzoWt6AnC6NYUYzBJshaR9EQyrL-5SThb7gjyefoMglXtFBot4eVCWDqUM6muCLhUuW2pqDo4KaAf90Sw/w274-h138/8.slumber.jpg" width="274" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;">The Lord God sounded an alarm to
wake people up back in <b>December 2019</b>, and <b>October 2019</b>...a
warning about a “<b>spirit of slumber</b>” and a call to <b><i>awake</i></b> and <b><i>arise</i></b>…also,
a sense of foreboding (December). (See: </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Once Upon a Mountaintop Part 1</span></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;">)</span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">There was a warning of
witchcraft (<i>early-mid</i> October <b>2019</b>). Witchcraft is
multilayered. The Exhaustive Concordances (<i>NAS; Strong's; Thayer's</i>) each
give a meaning.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
The given meaning of witchcraft, sorceries in the Bible:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
<b>NASB Translation</b>: </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Word Origin</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">: from pharmakeuo - to
administer drugs; </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Definition</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">: the use of medicine, drugs or
spells; </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
<b>Thayer's Greek Lexicon</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance</span></a><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Strongs NT 5331</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">: pharmakeia (<i>transliteration from Greek</i>) Gal 5:20</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
<b>Definition</b>: the use of medicine, drugs or spells; the use or
administering of drugs; poisoning, sorcery,, magical arts - often found in
connection with idolatry (Ex 7:22; Is 47:9; Gal 5:20)</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
<b>Usage</b>: magic, sorcery, enchantment; tropically, of the deceptions and
sorceries (Rev 18:23)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
<b>HELPS Word-studies</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">5331</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">: pharmakeia (from pharmakeuo,
"administer drugs") - hence pharmacy;</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">properly,
drug-related sorcery </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Have you noticed how countries are almost tripping over each other, with urgency,
trying to come up with a vaccine for covid-19? (<i>US, Canada, UK, Italy,
Israel, Russia, Australia,</i> et al). Where was the urgency for SARS,
called the first pandemic of the 2000s?</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
When a vaccine is found, there is a push (<i>Gates, Fauci, et al</i>) to force
the vaccine on "everyone" globally, by making it mandatory; forcing
people to have "digital ID" (<i>at the very least...a certificate</i>)
as "proof" of being vaccinated.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Serious consideration and talk of checkpoints (<i>Dr.</i> <i>Teresa Tam -
Chief Public Health Officer, Canada -- </i><b><u>2010)</u></b> guarded
by authorities to 'scan' for proof of vaccination. There is no order in place
"yet" for mandatory vaccines (<i>there's a </i><b>divide</b><i> in
the agreement of it</i>).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And cash is still being used,
but imagine, no cash, forced vaccines, protocols on "safe distancing"
so another wave of Covid19 wont hit or recur. (<i>My mind flashed back to 2008,
when I was held temporarily for questioning at the U.S.-Canada border, along
with multitudes of others, from every nation and age.</i>)</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
We are heading toward the fifth month of this lockdown.<b> FIVE </b>months
of being kept isolated, at a distance from others, "cleanliness"
strongly advised, no live entertainment (<i>concerts, dancing, theater, sports
etc</i>), no large gatherings (<i>churches, parks, beaches, bars, sports events
etc</i>), only limited small groups (minimum 2), (<i>or family that lives
togethe</i>r), up to 10 or so, depending on government's decision. Do you feel
controlled? Do you smell a rat?</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
There is a silent sound that has rippled across the lands and across the
nations of the world. Many people have woken up (<i>the Lord had said, Awake,
awake, you who slumber.</i>..); others are beginning to. Still others have
risen up; <b>prepared</b>. Many are beginning to question what is
happening.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
There is a <i>time to be silent</i> and a <i>time to speak</i>. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Eccl 3:7] </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This is the time to speak! With
all the ways people can obtain information through technology these days, it is
well known by now (<i>May 26, 2020</i>) that the year 2020 is the year 5780 on
the Hebrew calendar. The Lord called this a "</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2020 Pivotal Year-Baptism by Fire</span></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">"</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">back in January.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Take the Breath Away</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Briefly stated, gematria is an alphanumeric code which assigns a numerical
value to letters. It's more in-depth, but that is not my intent. There are
plenty of good articles and books in libraries or on the net about the Hebrew
calendar, etc.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">That being
said, (5780 - <i>now entered into the decade of the 80s on the Hebrew
calendar</i>) the number 80 is represented by the letter Pe ( </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">פ</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> ) (pei - Pey), which means "mouth".</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
The mouth is the expression of breath; <b>God breathed into Adam's</b> mouth
and he came alive. <b>Remember this point</b>. I will connect the
above statement to what is going on throughout the globe today, in all nations,
amongst the people in every country.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZe0_f04q_T78iTWpZeEISGWV7qnJCzAsaN6PPnaOe10Y66EvbWhhV0Tbu-VuWkdeS4vNnOkNsvejE_FL-HQJ_ouwN6y95kHOjgoIp0SuZHszZ_JI5og6Ok6-_miAFOE3HmoPRUqK0zlE8If78THtn0S06AUrUdl-H-ZMhoweXLk4INeU7ZJhEArAUrA/s422/9.God%20breathed%20into%20man.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="342" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZe0_f04q_T78iTWpZeEISGWV7qnJCzAsaN6PPnaOe10Y66EvbWhhV0Tbu-VuWkdeS4vNnOkNsvejE_FL-HQJ_ouwN6y95kHOjgoIp0SuZHszZ_JI5og6Ok6-_miAFOE3HmoPRUqK0zlE8If78THtn0S06AUrUdl-H-ZMhoweXLk4INeU7ZJhEArAUrA/w149-h184/9.God%20breathed%20into%20man.jpg" width="149" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #999999; text-align: left;">Likely with
a gasp, Adam's body began to automatically inhale and exhale, supplying oxygen
to his heart, blood, organs and all that is in the body...and Adam came alive.
Adam was </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">GIVEN</b><span style="background-color: black; color: #999999; text-align: left;"> life...by the very BREATH of God, our Maker (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">Creator</i><span style="background-color: black; color: #999999; text-align: left;">)!</span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">What do
H1N1 (<i>Swine Flu</i>), SARS, Sars CoV-2 and Covid-19 all have in common? They
all affect the lungs and <b>BREATHing</b>, and threaten to<b> TAKE </b>lives. H1N1
was reported as having broken out in the United States, but was later changed
to Veracruz, Mexico.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The <b>SARS
(</b>Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) breakout came out before that in
2002-04. The very name warns you that it hit the lungs and breath was taken.
The first outbreak was in Foshan, Guangdong, China. The NLM and NIH government
site titles it “</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">SARS, the First Pandemic of 21<sup>st</sup> century”.</span></a><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6GcrvEKp494e3ifRJAEZKtndSwh5U9jcFhWztSAiStP-GELqPFMdsgDnVW34FLU76d2QjpQ63cQM_UKsNink34JY6sBpFrEC4fZ0tJLznh80UTHlLb7TrIv91lHrQoROvFnEIivask-QPgTocpbawa99699ta1OH_EhWsWd2tRGEmqCWW3Zp6GVLkA/s479/9a.pandemic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="479" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6GcrvEKp494e3ifRJAEZKtndSwh5U9jcFhWztSAiStP-GELqPFMdsgDnVW34FLU76d2QjpQ63cQM_UKsNink34JY6sBpFrEC4fZ0tJLznh80UTHlLb7TrIv91lHrQoROvFnEIivask-QPgTocpbawa99699ta1OH_EhWsWd2tRGEmqCWW3Zp6GVLkA/s320/9a.pandemic.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;"><b>H1N1</b> (2009)
was <u>also</u> called the <b><i>first</i></b> influenza “</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">pandemic”</span></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;"> of
the 21<sup>st</sup> century, according to the National Library of Medicine
(NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) government site (<i>see 4<sup>th</sup> line
down at link</i>). Even on the </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">CDC</span></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;"> government
site, the write-up on H1N1 is called a pandemic. Why was the entire globe not
put in lockdown back then, in 2009?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">MERS-CoV</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> (Middle
East Respiratory Syndrome - coronavirus) 2012 caused the development of severe
respiratory problems (<i>lungs shut down</i>) causing death. According to CDC,
3 – 4 out of every 10 patients. Saudi Arabia was said to have the first case,
but it was later changed to Jordan.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Why was there no lockdown ordered for SARS (considered the 1st pandemic of 21st
century, or H1N1 (<i>which somehow was also called the 1st pandemic of this
century</i>)? We were told these spread fast quickly also, yet now with
Covid-19 demands a lockdown. According to one report, SARS and MERS had more
deaths than Covid19 has had so far</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: orange; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">. </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">ABC NEWS - US</span></a><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
<span style="background: black;"><br />
</span></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This report states that 289,000 deaths occurred with H1N1, and to date
127,000 deaths with Covid-19. These are GLOBAL death counts. Yet, there was no
lockdown with H1N1. It is stated that Covid-19 is the only epidemic/pandemic
that has brought social and economic devastation.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: orange; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Healthline.com/Health
news</span></a><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Right...and the ONLY one that brought lockdown, shuttering all businesses
considered "non-essential" and limiting or shutting down all social
functions. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Covid-19</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> (SARS
CoV-2) is a disease caused by the SARS-2 coronavirus. It began in the east,
China (Wuhan) and spread globally. (<i>Rumours circulate that the virus was
started in the west, in a U.S. lab, and shipped overseas, but for now, it is
unproven</i>.)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">A pandemic
was called and for the first time in history the entire globe (<i>every country</i>)
went into lockdown. It also affects the lungs, causing pneumonia, where the
elderly and those with compromised systems are at risk of death</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuOXW1owrhFvksLKgmnSR-KqUEnwnKlK5VC0PgAA38O41QrUvCgvwmxrzogW2yMNymlaKVHuw7MqOZKOlCiH-4_TE0OpwlHey2OrZIKcSTIO4qIwo8KKhlfAPYXEvF20TtK6yse0BvvZgyLvxGN4EBfaDgjvGLupWtZMkA-Ny65SDX28NLnH6Avz6oQ/s353/9b.breath.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="353" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuOXW1owrhFvksLKgmnSR-KqUEnwnKlK5VC0PgAA38O41QrUvCgvwmxrzogW2yMNymlaKVHuw7MqOZKOlCiH-4_TE0OpwlHey2OrZIKcSTIO4qIwo8KKhlfAPYXEvF20TtK6yse0BvvZgyLvxGN4EBfaDgjvGLupWtZMkA-Ny65SDX28NLnH6Avz6oQ/w146-h104/9b.breath.jpg" width="146" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #999999; text-align: left;">It seems that the shutting down of lungs takes the breath away. Would it
not be just like Satan to take from mankind what God gave us, </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">BREATH -
LIFE</b><span style="background-color: black; color: #999999; text-align: left;">?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
I believe that this last coronavirus has been manipulated to take down mankind,
by making it yet another virus that affects lungs and breathing. However, it is
not quite as deadly as it was first projected as.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
It is very likely this is a trial run, and a 'deadlier' virus will be released.
More people will die because they will think that it will be just like Covid19,
but it will spread faster and be much deadlier. Lockdowns will be enforced by
martial law, vaccines mandatory, digital ID mandatory, no cash, cards only,
scans, contact tracing, surveillance, "Judas'" rewarded for turning
in any "opposed" to orders.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
God <b>breathed <u>in</u></b>to man and man came <b><u>alive</u></b>.
Satan and his agents (<i>earthly and spiritual</i>) are not God, but 'invent'
something that will take <b>breath <u>ou</u></b><u>t</u> of man<b> </b>and
man <b><u>dies</u></b>. It is a war...and it is about to heat up.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Oh and in some places, drones have been used to observe people out shopping or
whatever. Also robots have been used in other places. We have not seen anything
yet compared to what is coming. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
I intend to re-read parts of the Bible and ask God to help me see what He is
saying for today and what is really coming. The prophets and apostles could
only describe things the best they could from what they knew. There are times
that our own dreams and visions are difficult to describe, so how difficult
would it have been for our forerunners to try and describe technology and other
things they were seeing in visions and dreams, and by the holy angels? But the
Holy Spirit inspired them, and we have been given plenty.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Where is
the Love?</span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeatvipr3WIuSZq7358irSpsDHLPLSq6LRsirljoR0jAKsXZ_W4lG5jol5xAGm0RkBiXZmMGDv5UyIWuICOMeds0WqV5lZaM5imoA0ZT6zpuR-aVpemKYB_VXo2qlm1FHyak8cIspD7L73dyG1JsxiDVbEeVu2khoJv3_bKAyaNWk9vjJe1qQYKqcNA/s640/9c.He%20will%20bring%20us%20thru%20fire%20and%20water.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="360" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeatvipr3WIuSZq7358irSpsDHLPLSq6LRsirljoR0jAKsXZ_W4lG5jol5xAGm0RkBiXZmMGDv5UyIWuICOMeds0WqV5lZaM5imoA0ZT6zpuR-aVpemKYB_VXo2qlm1FHyak8cIspD7L73dyG1JsxiDVbEeVu2khoJv3_bKAyaNWk9vjJe1qQYKqcNA/w100-h178/9c.He%20will%20bring%20us%20thru%20fire%20and%20water.gif" width="100" /></span></a></b></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #999999; text-align: left;">There are
some in influential positions within the Christian community who will not use
words like '</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">sin, sinners, repent, repentance, cross</i><span style="background-color: black; color: #999999; text-align: left;">' because they "</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">love</i><span style="background-color: black; color: #999999; text-align: left;">"
the people too much, and will not condemn them with such "</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">religious
words".</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">As I have often said, there is a difference between condemnation and
conviction. The former ladens a person with shame and guilt and offers no hope,
only harsh judgment. They could be remorseful but not repent, like Judas
Iscariot. His guilt and remorse led him to commit suicide.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
The latter (<i>conviction</i>) brings sorrow and a brokenness over sins. It
offers hope through Jesus Christ, with the remorse leading to repentance and
forgiveness. No one has ever loved people more than Jesus Christ, who gave his
very life up for the forgiveness of sins. His words, called
"religious" by some, were spoken out of love.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat
in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up. From that time Jesus
began to preach, and to say, </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Repent</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.</span></i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Mat 4:16,
17</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Then Jesus said unto His disciples, If any man will come after me, let
him deny himself, and take up his </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">cross</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, and
follow Me.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Mat 16:24]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
So yes, love, agape love, the love of God through Jesus will speak of sins,
repentance and the cross. Jesus is the truth, God of truth, Spirit of truth. As
His disciples, we too must speak truth, even hard truths, for the sake of <b>salvation</b> and
being <b>reunited</b> with God, through His Son, Christ Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>).</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and
whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part
in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">second
death</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">. </span></i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Rev 21:8]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Seek the Lord</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> while He may be found, all upon Him while He
is near: Let the wicked <u>forsake</u> his way, and the unrighteous
man his thoughts: and let him return to the Lord, and He will have </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">mercy</span></u></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> upon
him; and to our God, for He will abundantly </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">pardon</span></u></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Is 55:6,
7]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT8dcCBlA8qQbeZgMadOnhjRtde2kWhG9f7OnkV2V4s78LGnQSi76PVSe-UHYX9SqJY8pmw1TOKJJcvb5984yBRm_AK8Qkqnu7lVUn9r_hYALrNaAohi0LkqG1CNzCt7cMJNsj8CyyDNxObEvyOb2ULZFp1OfwSajRvU7i_BySSLOov3ogzc9qB3pZQ/s320/9d.embrace%20God's%20love-John3vs16.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="280" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT8dcCBlA8qQbeZgMadOnhjRtde2kWhG9f7OnkV2V4s78LGnQSi76PVSe-UHYX9SqJY8pmw1TOKJJcvb5984yBRm_AK8Qkqnu7lVUn9r_hYALrNaAohi0LkqG1CNzCt7cMJNsj8CyyDNxObEvyOb2ULZFp1OfwSajRvU7i_BySSLOov3ogzc9qB3pZQ/w141-h161/9d.embrace%20God's%20love-John3vs16.gif" width="141" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #999999; text-align: left;">Yes, there
is a beckoning going forth to the lost, the wayward, the prodigals..."</span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"><i>come
unto Me</i></b><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">...and I will give you </i><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">rest</b><span style="background-color: black; color: #999999; text-align: left;">".</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
<b>God Calls to Saints, Draw Near</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAy55tVk-5bT2Wv6OXIRrwv1Y18tDBKD_LtzJF4CFMRNKgLpm0jP60mdhyphenhyphenXnBCeGmXOgYvAyMPx5yZFgMUS0Itit7kUZtg_6ok-VHaVvH1Rwk0U-A4oT8ehbG7lX-AH2b0CggbhwydBrlprqMpvxtU-eBGYfoVv9JRg0Mt0TC9kD3J4XB4xEgA-C5Rw/s595/God%20of%20glory%20thunders-Ps29v3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="595" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAy55tVk-5bT2Wv6OXIRrwv1Y18tDBKD_LtzJF4CFMRNKgLpm0jP60mdhyphenhyphenXnBCeGmXOgYvAyMPx5yZFgMUS0Itit7kUZtg_6ok-VHaVvH1Rwk0U-A4oT8ehbG7lX-AH2b0CggbhwydBrlprqMpvxtU-eBGYfoVv9JRg0Mt0TC9kD3J4XB4xEgA-C5Rw/s320/God%20of%20glory%20thunders-Ps29v3.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">the God of
glory THUNDERS </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Ps 29:3]</span> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Simultaneously,
Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>), our first love, is calling the saints, His beloved
children of salt and light, to draw near, humbly entering into his holy presence, and
spending time with him.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The voice
of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thunders: the Lord is upon
many waters. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Ps 29:3]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of
all (holy of Holies) </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Heb 9:3]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
His love will completely envelope you, and you will feel safe under the shadow
of his wings (l<i>ike a chick does under the wings of the hen</i>). </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Lk 13:34]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Call to me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which
you know not. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Jer 33:3]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
It is not about feelings, which are ever-changing. Yet in the secret chambers
of the heart and soul, there will be a deepening of love, an unbreakable
intimacy with the Lord, and one enters into the presence of His glory. We dwell
in Him and He in us. The more we get to know Him, the more we hunger and thirst
for Him.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">O God, you
are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for
you in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><span style="background-color: black; color: #6fa8dc;">Ps 63:1]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
The closer we are to Him, the more we realize how desperately we need Him. We
finally find where we belonged all along...and the <b>VOID</b> in us
is filled; and we shouldn't want it any other way. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Correction:</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> We
won't want it any other way, once we have tasted of His goodness! Eternity with
our Creator – it will soon be a reality. Christ is returning!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Know that
the Lord he is God: it is He that has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His
people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His
name. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Ps 100:3, 4]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
In His presence will come a fresh infilling of His precious and Holy Spirit,
for He is the oil for our lamps. Jesus strengthens, comforts, and gives
that unexplainable peace that passes all understanding. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Phil 4:7]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
He is urging His people to draw nearer; He will bring us closer and higher.
There are things He will tell us, matters that are individual and other matters
that are corporate...this is the time. He speaks through His Word, and into the
depths of our spirit.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[He is]... </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Faithful and True</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Rev 19:11] </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">But it is good for me to </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">draw near</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> to God: I have put my
trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all your works.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Ps 73:28]</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Let us </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">draw near </span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">with a true heart in full
assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and
our bodies washed with pure water.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Heb 10:22]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
He lifts up the humble, gives honour where there was once shame; hope where
there was once despair; peace where there was once turmoil; joy where there was
once tears. [</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">see Is
61:1-3</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
The time is now, wise virgins, for the midnight hour is soon upon us. We know
not when the Bridegroom will arrive, so we must be prepared, for if His arrival
is during the darkness, we will have enough oil in the lamps to see clearly as
we go out amidst the darkness to meet Him.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
In His timing and in His creative ways, He will speak (<i>in His Word and by
His Spirit</i>), and/or through others; any way He so chooses. Spend that quiet
time with Him in prayer, and He will see you through these days of darkness. He
is the <b><i>light</i></b>, and His Word is a '<b><i>lamp</i></b>' unto
our feet. He will show us the way to walk. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[1Jn:1:5; Ps 119:105]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
It can be tough, even unbearable at times when sudden tragedy or calamity
strikes us out of nowhere, <i>suddenly </i>and <i>unexpectedly</i>,
a painful, heart-wrenching trial. It may seem never-ending. God's silence may
seem final, but it is not. He is right there<i> (and here)</i>, but
mostly, we are unaware at the time.<br />
<br />
You can do it. You persevered this far. Keep praying, that is, keep pouring
your heart out. He can handle it and He understands...we don't. So, in these
dark unpredictable days, He desires to prepare us so that we are not caught
off-guard when the swirling confusion and dizzying chaos <b><u>increases</u></b>. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
He wants to direct us, but it means being still and waiting in His presence
long enough to hear what He will speak into your spirit, and He will speak..so
great is His love. Be still -</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
<b>Jesus the Messiah of Nazareth is the Key</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNY-r-dNIDcbUqMmuGgx8-5fKN_fmkOISauGhJUMKIoZEQzUsZ-BEgFnzn8LrAmKwhg6QaIIrPEq5CZRELAoEJSc3KRfi4CeQQoZZdPHYpw_YbGd8esuUENtGqagaUGow_iB9U_pYQ-t2uiaPki0T83K-NWHvaUsKZVA3y0Ji8yAdfPWa5yMRwqC77vA/s600/9e.He%20is%20resurrected-ascended.He%20is%20returning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="600" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNY-r-dNIDcbUqMmuGgx8-5fKN_fmkOISauGhJUMKIoZEQzUsZ-BEgFnzn8LrAmKwhg6QaIIrPEq5CZRELAoEJSc3KRfi4CeQQoZZdPHYpw_YbGd8esuUENtGqagaUGow_iB9U_pYQ-t2uiaPki0T83K-NWHvaUsKZVA3y0Ji8yAdfPWa5yMRwqC77vA/w171-h156/9e.He%20is%20resurrected-ascended.He%20is%20returning.jpg" width="171" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Many, but not all people sense the uncertainty and the foreboding. Even though
these days are dark, grosser darkness is coming, as it is written. The dragon
is near; the beasts are arising! God's word will be and is being
fulfilled. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">So shall My
word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but
it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing
where I sent it. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Is 55:11]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Many of God’s faithful people
have been going through vicious trials; unexpected tribulations, and attacks
from the enemy. The closer the walk with Jesus, the more violent and relentless
the enemy is.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">It is different for each one,
but it is like the apostle Peter said when he told us to not be surprised or
think it’s strange because we are going to understand Christ’s suffering
more...we are partakers. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[1Pet 4:12-14]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Even when the adversary fiercely
attacks body, mind and/or soul, Jesus will help His sheep through all things
because </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">greater is He that is in</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> [them] </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">than he that is in the world.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[1Jn4:4</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Those who are walking close to Jesus see quite clearly how close the world is
to entering into the great tribulation and the soon-return of our Saviour and
Christ Jesus (<i>Messiah Yeshua</i>) because the Holy Spirit leads God's people
into all truth. Even those in the secular are sensing the foreboding, something
evil hovering globally and increase coming.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Everything is coming into <b>alignment</b>,
according to the Word of God, and His will. Continue to watch and
pray. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Mat
25:41] </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Pray for
all that we are led to pray for; pray for one another, pray for our
nation, Israel, all other nations and their people. Long ago the Lord taught me
that brethren are scattered globally.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">No matter how brave and
courageous we think we are, I truly cannot see anyone going through what’s
coming without the Lord to help.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This is the time to pray! This
is the time to <b>trust</b> and follow His instructions (<i>obedience
is crucial</i>). Obedience is not a burden when love flows; it is wisdom,
peace, and an honour.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Stand in the gap for family,
friends, whosoever, especially when you see no one else standing in the
gap. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And I
sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap
before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Ezek 22:30</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This is the
time to believe God for the impossible. Destinies (<i>His plan, our roadmap</i>)
will be fulfilled to the obedient as He leads, and in His way and timing. Yes,
for <b><u>such a time as this</u></b>...and even though those words are
heard repeatedly these days (<i>even by cults</i>), they still remain true
words. We are alive today for a reason and for a purpose - Jesus' reason and
purpose.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Glory to God alone! It's not the time to give up!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Watchmen, Stay Awake and Alert</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLgi3ioLSXEw7G1rD5Nu4obhBQ4qyjnFpte54nZwDGHpFiv8YgnET5hBj0zMWdTfi0HgslMiaB6AfEZthLbnTcpIwsv9ALIf67Aqy10AVwAQrC79OIr-scisDbPa7yU6M297_yIkq0QC9u0WiYQHEaU0aC4ZplA2bau2tiVntj5kJJLs5zYa22zsGhQ/s343/9h.watchman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="343" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLgi3ioLSXEw7G1rD5Nu4obhBQ4qyjnFpte54nZwDGHpFiv8YgnET5hBj0zMWdTfi0HgslMiaB6AfEZthLbnTcpIwsv9ALIf67Aqy10AVwAQrC79OIr-scisDbPa7yU6M297_yIkq0QC9u0WiYQHEaU0aC4ZplA2bau2tiVntj5kJJLs5zYa22zsGhQ/w209-h108/9h.watchman.jpg" width="209" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;">Warning is our responsibility.
The watchmen<i> </i>want no blood on their hands, so they must warn when
they see an enemy approaching, when they see the sword coming across the
land. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;">[Ezek
33:3-9]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Yes, warn, but be prepared to be met with great resistance, sudden rejection,
perhaps disgust or hatred, even from some who call themselves Christians. None
of us look forward to the horrific times just over the horizon; and truth be
told, likely none of us really wants to hear of what is coming. We all want
life to go on as comfortable as possible, but it shall only worsen…so it is
written.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ibNHvJu6LLXqvHc11sdJM-Pzp1pRvrYaysu4tKl98LWGQfCPeOf34bI2lqZAeiK4Rtqak8qkZ6037hIlDZj1bwwuCiGhrDjczSgSmF6J3cj88ypHonFob7TNC0-wHylvs22HhS26GivMpX0AkQIzY4vrhgbw1C6mJBXuUur30sSWa2psxrESYM4T1w/s391/9i.watchmen%20watch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="332" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ibNHvJu6LLXqvHc11sdJM-Pzp1pRvrYaysu4tKl98LWGQfCPeOf34bI2lqZAeiK4Rtqak8qkZ6037hIlDZj1bwwuCiGhrDjczSgSmF6J3cj88ypHonFob7TNC0-wHylvs22HhS26GivMpX0AkQIzY4vrhgbw1C6mJBXuUur30sSWa2psxrESYM4T1w/w131-h154/9i.watchmen%20watch.jpg" width="131" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">Yet with the warning, share the
gospel of the </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"><u>good news</u></b><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"> of Jesus Christ and the </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"><u>hope</u></b><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"> and
salvation that is in and by Him. Speak His </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"><u>love</u></b><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"> and </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"><u>faithfulness</u></b><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">,
His healings and miracles, but mostly, the finished work of the cross and all
that He has accomplished.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
<b>Order Out of Chaos</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
The first domino has been pushed by man indeed. Strategic planning and a timely
agenda now has every country globally in control of the people, telling us what
we can and cannot do, all in the name of 'safety' against the pandemic,
COVID-19.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
The lockdown keeps being extended in many places, as threats of a "<i>second
wave</i>" are sounding throughout the world, just as the Lord forewarned a
couple of months back. Simultaneously, there are several places in various
countries that are opening up, returning to a form of normalcy. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
What are people to believe, and why the conflicting actions being carried out,
causing confusion, anger and even </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">protests</span></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> and </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">civil disobedience</span></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">? (<i>Sorry, it is
difficult sometimes to find websites that are not loaded down with tons of ads</i>.)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Lawlessness is beginning to
ripple heavily in areas. Chaos is becoming more pronounced. Spain, Berlin, UK,
Ontario are just some of the places that protesters are rising up who are
anti-lockdown. Even civil unrest was in the Agenda 21 (<i>and other</i>) plans.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Despite man's intent, the Lord has placed a [<b>temporary</b>] "<i>stick
in the gears</i>". In His love, He beckons the lost to come to Him, and He
calls out to His saints to draw closer to Him, and deepen our intimacy, our
connection. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Yet another urgent call goes out from Christ, who is gracious and merciful, for
He is patient (l<i>ongsuffering</i>), and not willing that any should perish,
but for all to come to repentance [</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2Pet 3:9</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">] Sadly,
not all will...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
He is holding back the next strike of the first domino because once it is
released, once the "<i>proverbial stick is removed</i>", things
will pile up one on top of another, increasing fear, panic, anger and
chaos. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
With the removing of the "stick", things will begin to occur at a
pace that will start slowly, but will pick up momentum to such a speed that
only Jesus can intervene and stop it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Whether pestilence, geophysical events, civil and/or global wars,
or celestial events: each will bring great destruction and death,
followed by actions that further manipulate and control the people. Aye, and
rebellion is nigh unto witchcraft, yet the world still rebels against a holy
God.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Things will
become so chaotic and so frightening that world leaders will be in dire
straits. Thus the stage is then set for the "one" (Antichrist) who
can establish [<i>temporary</i>] 'peace" (3 1/2 years), bringing <b><i>order</i></b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">out of chaos</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Dan 9:27;Rev 11:3</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">His charisma and clever
flatteries, smooth speech, wisdom, power and impressive "<i>miracles,
signs and wonders</i>" will be applauded and worshipped at first, until
deception can no longer be cloaked, and is exposed. So it is written (<i>Bible</i>),
so it shall be.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
The clash of the kingdoms began long ago, but now increases in these final last
days, and the battles the saints are enduring in faith are a fierce reality.
Know and understand that Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) is <b>LORD</b> of the
battle, the righteous and just King, whose holy warrior angels are battling on
behalf of multitudes of saints.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">For every battle of the warrior
is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with
burning and fuel of fire.</span></i><i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Is 9:5]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Yet even still, in a world of
several billion people, the multitude of faithful saints being millions is
still only a remnant...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
<b>Controlling the Masses</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRm78gd99WPdig-TpY6RMH8Fhqx7aMlALjIdYlY3yECNGMt2dgmnmdD6GkM_YRQSjSSOhCdhx8LtYDAZUlZs_jM52tqHQQsIYvZMt05YAAlJWM8G-MBpW6qBHKhmonRzKYavwGB3TfA-nCXol9W3vA4DuMEd5pcvLF7S_q9rw9fl_46rbSzfaHErRsA/s347/9j.snitch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="347" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRm78gd99WPdig-TpY6RMH8Fhqx7aMlALjIdYlY3yECNGMt2dgmnmdD6GkM_YRQSjSSOhCdhx8LtYDAZUlZs_jM52tqHQQsIYvZMt05YAAlJWM8G-MBpW6qBHKhmonRzKYavwGB3TfA-nCXol9W3vA4DuMEd5pcvLF7S_q9rw9fl_46rbSzfaHErRsA/w200-h128/9j.snitch.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">Confusion and fear encompass the
world, with every country on lockdowns, and under restrictions. Imagine...the
entire population on earth is now quarantined or isolated, restricted by
policies and regulations and under control by individual governments, threatened
to be "</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">disciplined</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">" either by fines or jail for
non-compliance.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Phone lines are available in many places so that people can "snitch"
(r<i>eport someone</i>) to authorities, if they think someone is being non-compliant
to the government's restrictions and regulations.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Some offer reward, and like
Judas, an incredible number of people are accepting the "reward".
Such behaviour will only increase.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
There is a very real adversary, Satan, who hates all of mankind, but
particularly Christians, the faithful and dedicated sheep of Jesus Christ. The
enemy has countless agents, both in the natural and in the spiritual, who do
his bidding in attempts to steal, kill and destroy faith, destinies and hope.
But </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">greater is
He than is in you than he that is in the world</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[1Jn 4:4]</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, and </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">if God be for you, who can be
against?</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Rom 8:31]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Being
submitted to the Lord is wisdom, and humbly waiting on Him. He will direct each
one of us. Great is His love and faithfulness. Humility comes before
honour. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Prov
18:12]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">In time with Him, the craziness
of the present world begins to be blocked out, until the peace that passes all
understanding envelopes us. If you’re in a extremely trying place right now,
don’t give up, but press into the only One who can help and wants to help.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Many of God’s precious sheep
have not let go of God's personal promise for the "<i>impossible</i>” to
happen, having faithfully trusted Him through a<b> long wait </b>and <b>unbearable</b> testing
(<i>even if at times it was by a thread, or mustard seed</i>). He will not
disappoint. Those who wait upon the Lord shall not be put to shame. [</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Ps 25:3</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
It's the last hour that is the hardest. That is the point in which many give
up. How do I know? That’s where I am at right now…it’s a push. It really is
like a woman in labour, just as the Word of God says.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">God's will be done. Persevere;
hold fast to Jesus. He stays with us, even carrying us, if necessary, until we
are strong enough to rise again and endure. Meanwhile, His angels battle on our
behalf and He is the LORD of the battle. We can be confident in all He tells
us.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
We read about the ancient forerunners, who are our examples, yet do we fully
grasp the difficulty, the mind-boggling courage, the unshakable faith and trust
that had to be exercised, as one goes through the hardest, unimaginable and
humiliating trials of a lifetime?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
We read of unimaginable trials of faith and trust in God, when His people were
plunged into some kind of hard test. How many witnessed everything worsening,
going in the exact opposite direction of what they trusted God for?</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
<b>The Last Hour Seems Longest</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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thing to read about a horrific trial and quite another to actually live it.
Imagine being thrown into a den of lions for praying to God, when an order went
out across the land not to bow to anyone except the king (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">leader of your
country</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">). King Darius' governors, princes, captains, sheriffs and
counsellors tricked the king into signing a decree (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">order</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
They despised Daniel and were jealous of his wisdom, humility and integrity.
They knew Daniel would remain true to God. The king grieved when the report
came in that Daniel had disobeyed the order because he favoured him.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjZbwe4ix-_TZ_08ViaCJ_OoVSeEoEEN599BxstlShjAQbH8Cv0LSLPlQiFe7ep4xwYgxtLzLg5o3smtkOqCsb7QXYpuAQIa97gr3OExrQdUTOldGR4onYLzqBY0GYXOKBqIeNsQxkJzH2LEtZ8djFfDDwGKbgeoAJvEk2AW2e7G6dDxn5B6DPMelwA/s406/9n.Daniel%20and%20the%20lions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="406" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjZbwe4ix-_TZ_08ViaCJ_OoVSeEoEEN599BxstlShjAQbH8Cv0LSLPlQiFe7ep4xwYgxtLzLg5o3smtkOqCsb7QXYpuAQIa97gr3OExrQdUTOldGR4onYLzqBY0GYXOKBqIeNsQxkJzH2LEtZ8djFfDDwGKbgeoAJvEk2AW2e7G6dDxn5B6DPMelwA/w223-h163/9n.Daniel%20and%20the%20lions.jpg" width="223" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Yet, an order was an order. We
now know what it is like when an order goes out to everyone across the land by
the leader of the country. We have to obey or face the consequences. The whole
world is under orders, in this lockdown.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
The decree was signed. The king had no choice but to command Daniel be thrown
to the lions. What if that were you? Hungry lions will tear a person apart
instantly, and when people were sentenced to be thrown into the den, it would
be done when the lions hungered.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Daniel was unharmed by the lions. He told the king that God had sent an angel
to shut the lions' mouths, but did Daniel actually see the angel, or did he
believe that was the explanation for the lions not attacking him?</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
In the other scriptures we read that whenever Daniel saw an angel, he conversed
with them. There was no conversation recorded as happening in the lion's den
between any angel and Daniel. But knowing the holy angels are at the command of
the God of Israel and knowing His goodness, did Daniel simply know in his heart
that God helped him through that very dark and trying time?</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbuzgEb_eTkaSHB8m_fDVxxYb53mV1XdY0no2Vp8jUJruELbshNrLFtPj8x4UTjqj-SsH153eo5PffOoz_ucqzttghiqbD_LrF8Sy2mo8BeyY_pMNeNIWFyfMXqDOBOnXGDDX3bfGXfgIm0GtDfjLdmf-2Xta7fJg0jzE_WeYuzxXzV8O73quS83KZw/s600/9l.God%20shuts%20the%20mouths%20of%20lions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="600" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbuzgEb_eTkaSHB8m_fDVxxYb53mV1XdY0no2Vp8jUJruELbshNrLFtPj8x4UTjqj-SsH153eo5PffOoz_ucqzttghiqbD_LrF8Sy2mo8BeyY_pMNeNIWFyfMXqDOBOnXGDDX3bfGXfgIm0GtDfjLdmf-2Xta7fJg0jzE_WeYuzxXzV8O73quS83KZw/w124-h105/9l.God%20shuts%20the%20mouths%20of%20lions.jpg" width="124" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxs5zggjxUI5sEnOh4-aHkt3-0j2X9OpZdqNqa9dPuqopJablDKncZmlb-9Mg-qZFEwz5igRhwAoI1ue_iMLsGmMrpugAhsr3fne8MqbgYO53iPoSo4JTpaeAfwbZcWjjR7TzrcaYGCDPnqUUhY-6QlTcNjadvUF5nOXBooSy2dsmZU3dh1gQIV-dvLw/s504/9m.lion3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="504" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxs5zggjxUI5sEnOh4-aHkt3-0j2X9OpZdqNqa9dPuqopJablDKncZmlb-9Mg-qZFEwz5igRhwAoI1ue_iMLsGmMrpugAhsr3fne8MqbgYO53iPoSo4JTpaeAfwbZcWjjR7TzrcaYGCDPnqUUhY-6QlTcNjadvUF5nOXBooSy2dsmZU3dh1gQIV-dvLw/w175-h118/9m.lion3.jpg" width="175" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The last
hour that Daniel had to sit before the lions must have been extremely
stressful; Daniel continued in prayer and hope. The lions were likely pacing
back and forth by morning, hungry. What if Daniel couldn't see the angel. </span> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Obviously
the angel was not holding the mouth of every lion shut physically, unless of
course he had arms like an octopus, which could very well be possible. Look at
the description of some angels...six wings, faces of animals and man, so yes,
all things are possible.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
But on a more serious note, Daniel's trust and faith in God was tested to the
max. I could not imagine facing one hungry lion, never mind a den full. It
probably seemed like that last hour would never pass. Daniel kept
praying. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
He was a real person, like you and me. He fought fear and doubt. He likely did
much talking to himself and God. He held on because just like us sometimes, he
had no choice in the matter; he was helpless, entirely at God's mercy.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Finally, the last hour did pass and Daniel was released, much to the joy of the
king Darius. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Dan 6:22, 23]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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What about the three Hebrews that would not bow down to Nebuchadnezzar's image
(<i>statue</i>) and were thrown into the furnace heated up seven times hotter
than usual. The heat of it was so intense it killed the soldiers that took the
three men to the fire.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRiz-bpl1IttDYOxOOWSPlP4pfp4FRESmXY5Xi178ffawGXvzigggbovEljsHg2ldreDiWNyri5W-scyco7W_k-HtS1bRkucafGvwJFOFH2XsUeJLPplO0yQm7VEq2PYW8fsyV9yK5GlgxmfBmPDlbifNRBS3R8C1KMF73fu6KNn06fFdNAq63_jKKg/s354/9o.fiery%20furnace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="354" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRiz-bpl1IttDYOxOOWSPlP4pfp4FRESmXY5Xi178ffawGXvzigggbovEljsHg2ldreDiWNyri5W-scyco7W_k-HtS1bRkucafGvwJFOFH2XsUeJLPplO0yQm7VEq2PYW8fsyV9yK5GlgxmfBmPDlbifNRBS3R8C1KMF73fu6KNn06fFdNAq63_jKKg/w185-h177/9o.fiery%20furnace.jpg" width="185" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">Did they see the fourth man in
the fire (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">whether an angel or Jesus</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">)? Could Shadrach, Meshach and
Abednego see the fourth person through the fire, and if they could, could they
hear anything spoken above the roar of the flames? The last hour they were in
that furnace must have seemed never-ending. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
How long, o Lord? When? How long must we endure this to prove our trust in you
and our love, precious Lord? They could not get out of the fire soon
enough...but they had to wait on God. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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True, like Daniel, they were helpless to change the situation but they had
already pre-determined that either God would save them or He would not.
However, no matter what, they <b>would not bow</b> to another god
[idol]. They persevered; they endured; they got through the trial and passed
the test.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_w42RAwMXypX8CAHBMJaukwMEXhRDV4xpCajpL3vjl3qxjLJZP-7LfXMERPeWlL4z8_aVA42vhZoLr1v7f9GFKJOs7yhCqvK2cFIt9-n4HOeZCh2EsnSDeLdRZzHQz-AM85lAdoYWgNy50IeZFKhvQO_UfekSyz7Av3XGfrqgZeGNZc7nBwJCnO7rbQ/s799/9p.just%201%20touch%20frm%20KING%20Y'shua.Jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="600" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_w42RAwMXypX8CAHBMJaukwMEXhRDV4xpCajpL3vjl3qxjLJZP-7LfXMERPeWlL4z8_aVA42vhZoLr1v7f9GFKJOs7yhCqvK2cFIt9-n4HOeZCh2EsnSDeLdRZzHQz-AM85lAdoYWgNy50IeZFKhvQO_UfekSyz7Av3XGfrqgZeGNZc7nBwJCnO7rbQ/w182-h243/9p.just%201%20touch%20frm%20KING%20Y'shua.Jesus.jpg" width="182" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">The last hour we go through a
hard trial is intense. We want out, but we are helpless to do so. That is when
we have to choose. Do we have the faith and trust strong enough to believe that
God will see us through the trial to victory, or will He leave us there to
perish? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
He never leaves us, and He takes no pleasure in our suffering. But we do not
see the purpose or reason behind a thing. In Daniel's case, the king commanded
that all the men who accused Daniel to be thrown into the lion's den, along
with their wives and children. The lions tore them all apart before they
even hit the bottom of the pit. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Dan 6:24] </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
All the people in the land were then ordered by King Darius' decree to worship
the God of Daniel. In the decree, the king said of the God of Israel:</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">He delivers
and rescues, and He works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has
delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Dan 6:27]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
The same God is with us through our dark trials, when we are helpless to change
a situation and must wait upon God to move on our behalf. No one who has been
through such times can say it is easy. It is usually heart-wrenching. We become
broken and contrite.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
We cry out for mercy. These dark times and trials/tribulations require
strength. Jesus will give it. It requires much prayer, trust (<i>wholly</i>)
and patience. So hard, yes! Endurance and enduring are difficult to learn and
to carry out. As time ticks slowly by...it is excruciatingly difficult.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Too many quit in the last hour, not knowing it IS the final and last hour. So,
if you are in such a place, and the pain of uncertainty, helplessness and
waiting seems overwhelming, let this be an encouragement to you. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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God has not forgotten you, and most likely (<i>if you've been in the
place </i>(battle/trial) <i>for a long time</i>), it may seem like He
has. Whether you have had to wait overnight, or years, even decades, O, hold
onto <b>trust</b>. Keep the <b>faith</b>!</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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Yes I know how hard it is when we need an answer NOW or a way out NOW. He has
not forgotten or overlooked you. The devil is a liar. He is cruel and a
tormentor. Allow the purging, the purifying...it hurts, but it is for the
good. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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You will come out, you will. Just know that His timing is <b>never </b>our
timing...but the time is upon God's people now. Jesus, who sent the Holy
Spirit, He will hold us steady if we allow him. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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Don't quit...don't give up. We cannot see the Lord or know what work He is
doing in the background to make everything fall into place according to His
will. Even though you have kept his ways, you do not understand the trial, or
if you do, then you do not understand the long wait. Not much longer...</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Behold, I
go forward, but He is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive Him: on
the left hand, where He does work but I cannot behold Him: He hides Himself on
the right hand, so that I cannot see Him:</span></i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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But He knows the way that I take: when He has </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">TRIED</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> me, I shall </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">COME FORTH</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> as gold. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Job 23:8-10]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div align="center">
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not the time to give up. Though your strength is gone, trust God. He is
Spirit and His ways are more creative than we can imagine. If He can cause a
donkey to speak the language of a man, He can surely speak to you by digital
means (<i>He created </i>ALL<i> space...even cyberspace</i>)</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The realization of helplessness we suffer, knowing we cannot do the impossible, frustrates us. A spirit of fear
tries to paralyze you and tempt you to just give up, to let go of faith and
trust in God because He has deserted you, or passed over.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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Satan is the father of lies. His lies will hurt and confuse you, and can even
make you angry and blame God for being cruel, and for causing you to suffer.
Satan lies; when the cruel one is him or any one of his minions on assignment
against you. Cast down imaginations </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[2Cor 10:5]</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, and put on your armour. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Eph 6]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">God speaks, right here...right
now.) <i> </i></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Hold fast, My child, it </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(your answer, your promise)<i> is about to manifest. Push through
as a woman does as the baby is about to come out of the birth canal. In other
words, you are so close...don't give up, no matter how painful. </i></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">You're almost through this hardship. Many of My faithful people, having
surrendered all, are about to walk into their long-awaited destinies.</span></i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This is a time and season like never before, both in the natural and in
the spiritual. Look around and say it is not so. </span></i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Indeed, the "</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">time like no other time"<i> has begun. Trust. Hold fast. Give
thanks</i>..<i>.the</i> <b>appointed time</b><i> is upon My faithful
ones who persevered! </i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
It is guaranteed our forerunners dealt with the very same fears and emotions we
do when they were going through their hardest times. We read about how they had
the faith to the end, but the Bible is silent about whether they struggled to
hold fast, refusing to let go. The trials for each of us are different.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Jesus said, </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">With men it is impossible, but with God all things are possible.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> [</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Mat 19:26</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">] </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">For with God, nothing shall be
impossible.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Lk 1:37</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">] </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3iDa5hfJlR8PR45B_bVeQIXfH2DnneHaJSgGgMtXCJjsoI_ifXFfYDZvQo8a7UpqRImA8IPGYT9rCNqr761ypNCMMPQ64DqAdkGCNYzpAirxbLdODZ0nqo7vVzWaRShrjpFSHBqFIyxVLOtnq_ZvN664DzJLegIKrIK3uA7vxmRmWen8p4Og7EPLJg/s396/9r.endure%20to%20the%20end.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="396" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3iDa5hfJlR8PR45B_bVeQIXfH2DnneHaJSgGgMtXCJjsoI_ifXFfYDZvQo8a7UpqRImA8IPGYT9rCNqr761ypNCMMPQ64DqAdkGCNYzpAirxbLdODZ0nqo7vVzWaRShrjpFSHBqFIyxVLOtnq_ZvN664DzJLegIKrIK3uA7vxmRmWen8p4Og7EPLJg/s320/9r.endure%20to%20the%20end.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">The heart is tried; the waiting,
particularly near the </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">very end</b><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">. It is unbearable. Not looking at
the circumstances or outward appearances can be a fierce battle within the
battle. Let's not pretend; it would be bloody hard not to look at the teeth of
a hungry lion before you, or not to notice the flames all around you, or not to
notice stormy waters, and the unnatural act of walking on those waters.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
And that is when we are told "look to Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>)". Yes, it
takes everything; all our strength (and we cry out, <i>"I can't take
more, Lord...help me; I have no strength left. it's unbearable;...do something
Lord."</i> ) He knows, He is with us. We don't understand in
those moments, but in hindsight we do.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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O brave one, push through. Keep on! Don't give up! It may feel as though all
your fighting is being fought uphill alone, and you are out of strength and
energy. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />Fear not, be of good courage. If that is where you are at, surrender to
Jesus. Ask Him to take over, that you simply can't do it in your own strength.
He already knows. Even Jesus asked if the bitter cup could pass from Him. We
are but dust. You have fought long and faithfully...so long, so faithfully. God
sees it - like a good Commander, He has been teaching us endurance - and to
endure to the end.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBuDAqzhQQ_l4CkTg8y0L1jgru0ESwjB7l3iYbrugGiSjy_2HLZsia8nD4eiK-ydughJHrknAFTsyMmvbXojDa3m_rZd2rK10VuLvexrzfZG9jmvXKNfZ5kjcwA-9dCjLpVMfnvjnB2OrdrN2qABT-YvrEkQSFOSDft1JnSeFkYQ0CpQDi71fiwHBzA/s414/9s.surrounded%20by%20enemies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="414" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBuDAqzhQQ_l4CkTg8y0L1jgru0ESwjB7l3iYbrugGiSjy_2HLZsia8nD4eiK-ydughJHrknAFTsyMmvbXojDa3m_rZd2rK10VuLvexrzfZG9jmvXKNfZ5kjcwA-9dCjLpVMfnvjnB2OrdrN2qABT-YvrEkQSFOSDft1JnSeFkYQ0CpQDi71fiwHBzA/s320/9s.surrounded%20by%20enemies.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">Your enemies outnumber you. A
thread, a mustard seed...you're barely hanging on. Satan is a liar; a master of
illusion. He makes things look real that are not (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">illusion</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">), and
obscures the truth with convincing lies (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">deception</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">). God is greater; God
is in control.</span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Don't give up, give in to God. Release all, as hard as it is (<i>even
your </i>"Isaac" [<i>that which is closest to your heart</i>]).
Allow God to take over. He will -- He is the Lord of the battle, but you must
let Him take the lead. He will not force anyone. You cannot see Him, but He is
there with you. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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He is here now, encouraging you through a stranger, in cyberspace. A cell, a
tablet, a laptop or desktop - that does not hinder Him or stop Him...He is not
limited, neither can He be contained within time or space. He's the
Creator of it. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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He's fighting on your behalf. You are so close; you are almost there. It is
the <b>last hour</b> of the test. You have come this far on
faith...<b>do not give up now</b>! </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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He is the quintessence of the gospel, your strength, your song, your salvation.
the Lord is a man of war; His arm is glorious in power...His right hand will
dash your enemies (<i>spiritual</i>) to pieces. [</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Ex 15:2-3, 6</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">] </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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through to the end. Keep on the full armour of God, and having done all, <b>STAND</b>.
[</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;">Eph 6:13</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;">] Offer praise and thanksgiving,
resting in your <b>TRUST </b>in Him...God is with you, whether you
sense it or not; whether you hear Him or not. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Wait...not
much longer; not much longer. Not much further, not much further. Remember as a
child, a week seemed as a year? Not much has changed when it comes to the
spiritual things - and waiting.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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If you are in that last hour of a certain battle and are reading this, He
brought you here to this spot, to reveal to you how He works, <b>suddenly </b>and <b>unexpectedly</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">...in places you were not
looking for Him. So great is His love for you, precious soul....hold
fast. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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almost there! It has been a long haul, but He has not failed you! It is the
last hour, the final push. Faith is tried. It can be almost unbearable. We have
heard that, but we didn't know 'how' our faith would be tried. It can be
painful and exceptionally difficult, but eternity with our Creator, our Abba (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">Father</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">),
our Messiah Jesus (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">Christ, Yeshua</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">) makes it all worthwhile. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Just as Abraham, in the way God sees fit, our faith, trust and love for and in
Him will absolutely be tested. Hold fast to Jesus; let the Holy Spirit lead and
help you through</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Satan loses. Suddenly we understand why Peter stepped out of the boat in faith,
walking toward Jesus, only to become fearful because of what his eyes saw (<i>impossible</i>)
and his logic (<i>his own understanding</i>) kicked in...and fear overwhelmed
his faith.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Some say, “<i>How could he be
afraid when Jesus was right there with him?</i>” Well, Jesus is right here with
us too, and it can be vicious sometimes waiting for a thing to pass…there is
the tendency to want out. It IS where many quit.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Faith, trust and obedience are being tried like never before. Be strong and
courageous. You are not alone in this. Great darkness is beginning to move over
the nations of the world; war is coming.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Other brethren around the world are suffering through their own extreme trials.
Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) remains with us through it all. It is why we need to
encourage and pray for one another.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Do not give up in the final
moments. Wait a little longer; cleave to God through Jesus Christ. The
battle in this war is in God's hands, and yes, it gets heated and intense,
extremely intense, but the victory is already assured. Whether our victory is
upon this earth, or our victory is being with the King and Lord forever, it is
still victory. Waiting and enduring is one of the hardest tests of all. God
never fails!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The Last Hour</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9lMj2knzXly0QLNswUn796cxbcYs-xDDMxTRjkyvBCovwZVcbyMh6us-Ta8Uds0vmbHml3vMdFKY_KtY6Qi1rgk4mmxgx_AC8eMM8xyZgEHchywV1uOVU3YBDjITgVv2qYtUUWBHZpPIdg16ja-MIhjxelzwW1ZdZFSpZj5tNtnm_Wjb44UTF7HeTw/s329/9v.shaking%20world.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="329" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9lMj2knzXly0QLNswUn796cxbcYs-xDDMxTRjkyvBCovwZVcbyMh6us-Ta8Uds0vmbHml3vMdFKY_KtY6Qi1rgk4mmxgx_AC8eMM8xyZgEHchywV1uOVU3YBDjITgVv2qYtUUWBHZpPIdg16ja-MIhjxelzwW1ZdZFSpZj5tNtnm_Wjb44UTF7HeTw/w152-h110/9v.shaking%20world.jpg" width="152" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /> </span><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">At the beginning of our
spiritual walk, the testing is akin to elementary level tests. However, as
we progress forward, the trials/testing becomes more difficult and
challenging.</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Then the day comes when the most exhausting and ultimate test presents itself.
No trial is easy, but the closer the walk with God, the more intense, the more
painful, the more unbearable, the more challenging the trials are. The last
hour, just before the victory, is tremendously challenging.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
Everything within you, love, hope, faith, trust and obedience is hard-pressed.
It may be your own Garden of Gethsemane, or your own belief in an impossible
situation or unheard of miracle turning into a glorious victory. Yes, and we
tried heavily.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuhAqq96Dx8xF808qwcHPYSGlvtHsPGAQKTwgaLKQRZyUYS7WUV0R6bdoWlIuj7C1HjIXKxF3bdfh-KifmH7XiGQXRbVB9enfcGp-nPZUmJ7kQuuVrPCaK1zEjqMctexD2hFIvm50xPUxqxzJVNOwJyo8irK4-JMW3eTk0sqxQfjmj0u1xz7sXW0ozA/s329/9x.crucified%20on%20trees-cross.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="329" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuhAqq96Dx8xF808qwcHPYSGlvtHsPGAQKTwgaLKQRZyUYS7WUV0R6bdoWlIuj7C1HjIXKxF3bdfh-KifmH7XiGQXRbVB9enfcGp-nPZUmJ7kQuuVrPCaK1zEjqMctexD2hFIvm50xPUxqxzJVNOwJyo8irK4-JMW3eTk0sqxQfjmj0u1xz7sXW0ozA/s320/9x.crucified%20on%20trees-cross.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">I truly believe the last hour is
the hardest, especially after a very long wait, or what has seemed to be an
eternity.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Until the
time that his word </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(promise) </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">came: the word of the Lord </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">tried</span></u></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> him </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(Joseph)<i>. </i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Ps 105:19]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And the one who suffered more
than any of us can even imagine, betrayed, rejected, mocked, tormented,
whipped, beaten, spit upon, his beard yanked off in places, crown of thorns put
upon his head as a crown, and finally, hands and feet brutally nailed to a
tree. Yet, what did Jesus do?</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Then Jesus said, Father, forgive
them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast
lots. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Lk 23:34]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">When the "university
level" or ultimate test falls upon you, you may not even realize it is a
test. Most of us don’t because not everything is a test.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The Time is Upon Us</span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZILPmo8AD1enYzDtHAgT0_vRdWIMledpOxu_CDtSAekaCAJXGz7BN4UmUGtaJ7mWYZlwGEvYgveyYxwbt0XWoGu86isJ5sP1yxqxa25ttkP0k83MDfYaTbVVA7kNY6WfHpRGDCM3rQX_fo1GM7-yNfW2_9Ksoh5UZ18PnKQbi11q9-9TMz5IegajDtg/s480/9x1.Gods%20timing%20not%20ours.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="480" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZILPmo8AD1enYzDtHAgT0_vRdWIMledpOxu_CDtSAekaCAJXGz7BN4UmUGtaJ7mWYZlwGEvYgveyYxwbt0XWoGu86isJ5sP1yxqxa25ttkP0k83MDfYaTbVVA7kNY6WfHpRGDCM3rQX_fo1GM7-yNfW2_9Ksoh5UZ18PnKQbi11q9-9TMz5IegajDtg/w163-h122/9x1.Gods%20timing%20not%20ours.jpg" width="163" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">In the next little while (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">not
sure how long</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">) God has been (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">and will be</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">) strategically positioning
His people. Many need healing, deliverance and restoration before they can
properly face what is coming. He knows.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
To the <b><u>faithful</u></b>, it shall be so, in order to fulfill each
destiny of the <b><u>obedient</u>, </b>for precisely these end
times. Much is going on. Everything the Lord does is done decently and in
order, meaning, it is according to His will and plan, whether people like it or
not, whether they believe it or not. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
We are in the beginning of sorrows and have been for some time, but the hour
draws near. Nothing is the same as it was. We are in the time that others have
heard about for decades but did not see. It is as the days of Noah...most do
not believe what they see before their very eyes, and refuse to hear what the
Spirit of God is saying.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
It is as the days of Sodom and Gomorrah, where even many who call themselves
Christians; who call themselves "<i>representatives of Christ</i>"
and call out His name, are turning a blind eye to things God calls an
abomination. They say it is done in "<i>love</i>" because God does
not "<i>condemn</i>".</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Liars! Deceived souls, tricked by seducing spirits. God does not condemn but He
will convict to bring people to <b>repentance</b>, to <b>humble</b> themselves
and<b> turn away</b> from that which is not of God. Real love will
speak hard truths, no matter the cost. Read about situations and people Jesus
faced and how He handled it.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY0jZtCMKevOUxcNaI84wr6TuZ9YTefp1jcJfLuKQwsET4tGwXtRTmKcAiiTiyEzkyT60EjKoTwUQrXFUgS1tt3kewQxLmzhkYhi4IVm9pb0xmBSGop8oar7VBfT_69n5vtgtX1EgS4LWhNXyVaZA1AeMlkRoSzV6d7ezxUPN8rgnkZmwe2Ztdif_yQ/s273/9x2.Jesus_justified%20anger.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="273" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY0jZtCMKevOUxcNaI84wr6TuZ9YTefp1jcJfLuKQwsET4tGwXtRTmKcAiiTiyEzkyT60EjKoTwUQrXFUgS1tt3kewQxLmzhkYhi4IVm9pb0xmBSGop8oar7VBfT_69n5vtgtX1EgS4LWhNXyVaZA1AeMlkRoSzV6d7ezxUPN8rgnkZmwe2Ztdif_yQ/w142-h96/9x2.Jesus_justified%20anger.jpg" width="142" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmohH2CsYpy4G8do-hQjkdL9d2kvqyFKH_MKBT7xRGX4F_gSBUabZVQbgvK9WilH5cgRCOjhN3FbwGVBrFypZGex0WCLumnVSIHNvYnX6eAzbJKp7MOiHs9SEtJuSoKUqhQ_tSteqHksR6qhAdoSR_L1Cr_rnwZSrCb7ZyUpQpFdXH0rkA3MBkLSCZA/s451/9x3.Pharisees%20accused%20Yeshua-blasphemy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="451" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmohH2CsYpy4G8do-hQjkdL9d2kvqyFKH_MKBT7xRGX4F_gSBUabZVQbgvK9WilH5cgRCOjhN3FbwGVBrFypZGex0WCLumnVSIHNvYnX6eAzbJKp7MOiHs9SEtJuSoKUqhQ_tSteqHksR6qhAdoSR_L1Cr_rnwZSrCb7ZyUpQpFdXH0rkA3MBkLSCZA/w154-h148/9x3.Pharisees%20accused%20Yeshua-blasphemy.jpg" width="154" /></a></div></span><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;">At times He sounded rough:
"</span><i style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">You
hypocrite</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;">...(to the
Pharisees) </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;">[Lk 13:15]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
"</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Go tell that
fox, behold, I cast out devils, I do cures today and tomorrow</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">..</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">." (when the Pharisees told
Jesus to stop because Herod will kill him) </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Lk 13:32</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">"O generation of vipers,
how can you being evil, speak good things?</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">..."</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Mat 12:34]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">"You
serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape the damnation of
hell?" </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Mat 23:33]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">"Jesus,
that's not walking in love. Judge not so you wont be judged..</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">." Give me a break, please!</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Jesus is the epitome of love (<i>God is love</i>). He hung on a rough, rugged tree
out of His love for mankind. We are His people and we cannot compromise. Look
around at the times we are in. If you cannot see, then pray about it. How can
you look at a lost soul, and not try to snatch them out of the fire, the second
death (<i>lake of fire</i>)? </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
We cannot. Why, o why, do you think persecution is such a reality, and the hate
we will face in the West will be also. It is fast approaching. Churches have
already been forced shut. IF they reopen, how long will it be for? And what
happens the day we are not to speak the name of Jesus, on threat of death?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">For nation shall r against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">shall be earthquakes in diverse
places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginning of
sorrows</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Mk 13:8]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) continues
to remind people to try every spirit, <b>EVERY</b> spirit to see if
it is of the God of truth or not…go to the written Word and spend prayerful
time in His presence and in reverence. <b><i>WAIT</i></b> patiently
and He will speak to you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Warnings are sounding! The birth
pangs are intensifying and becoming more frequent! Take heed…stay alert!</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">God of glo</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">There is an escalation of
wickedness occurring. Forceful plans, carried out by forces of evil, are
setting up to be quickly unleashed on an unsuspecting people --- globally,
nation by nation! Pray…stay balanced in Christ…He will keep you in perfect
peace, whose mind is stayed on Him.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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Illusions will look real. Holograms, augmented reality, 3D projections, </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401">holoportation</a></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;"> (virtual 3D teleportation
in real time) …all very convincing. I am definitely not getting into this right
now. Some years ago, I wrote several different articles with links etc.</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) forewarned
us in </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Matthew
24:4</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> - </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Take heed that no man deceive
you.</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Nothing is Normal Anymore</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">That which
has been is now; and that which is to be has already been, and God requires
that which is past</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Eccl 3:15]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I do believe, in fact, I know
that the Lord has been warning people for some time now…come to Him, <b>repent</b> whilst
there is still time. Go to the cross. Those who are disciples of Jesus have
been urged to spend more time in God’s presence so that He can direct their
steps and speak to each one, deep down within the spirit.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Ask for confirmation, even if it
begins with scripture(s) because remember that Satan didn’t hesitate to use the
Word of God against Jesus in the desert wilderness. Believe me. I got deceived
once because of something that started with scriptures (<i>oh, that must be of
God</i>). </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
In that time it seems I forgot how Satan deceived Eve by twisting the Word of
God, and how Satan used scripture in his temptation with Christ, in an effort
to cause Jesus to sin, but he failed...and it says, he left <b><i>for a
season</i></b>. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Lk 4:13]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
The whole situation was from the enemy, causing certain scriptures to come
before my eyes, whispering ideas, creating an illusion, all done with
manipulation and timing.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Satan, the prince of the power of the air. The end result caused division and
cost me greatly. It tore hearts apart. Never did I expect the end result; it
tore me apart and put me in an unbearable trial.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
When I asked the Lord why, He told me that i did not bring the matter to Him
first, or pray about it and wait for His answer. Since it started with two
scriptures, I did <b>not</b> pray about it because I thought it was
from God</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
And yet, how often have I said or written to take all things to God? Over the
years, countless times. What a lesson! What a cost! I pray that God will do a
miracle, as only He can undo the enemy's work and only He can correct certain
wrongs.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
But going deep in prayer with the Lord, He will protect those who stay close to
Him with a humble and sincere heart, who bring ALL things to Him and WAIT for
His answer or confirmation. He is God and faithful to His word. He protects us,
yes, but we all have an appointed time. Many preachers leave that part off.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And as it is </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">appointed</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> unto men once to die, but
after this, the judgment: </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Heb 9:27]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Incredible and extraordinary
events are taking place around the globe. Many journalists who write about
these events are calling them “<i>biblical</i>”.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXBnjDugqBA19lH-0yioWicidY8UT4ttp1gEfKx-1s95rJAeh5MnmQrZXIBFUeXhQQjUdDUGiWg0jauO8uMBpqXQdKGiczxqlIg1mpB8bg25CDa-eVrjGJhDZA-DB4wB4wf45A5ey3xAfTh7uGmgovKQ6ykFQV6zjR3Jl2glGtqY-2rdypm2A5LR1Vg/s596/9x8.corona%20hailstones-MexicoMay2020_Vadithvalez_Twitter-Veracruz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="596" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXBnjDugqBA19lH-0yioWicidY8UT4ttp1gEfKx-1s95rJAeh5MnmQrZXIBFUeXhQQjUdDUGiWg0jauO8uMBpqXQdKGiczxqlIg1mpB8bg25CDa-eVrjGJhDZA-DB4wB4wf45A5ey3xAfTh7uGmgovKQ6ykFQV6zjR3Jl2glGtqY-2rdypm2A5LR1Vg/w247-h154/9x8.corona%20hailstones-MexicoMay2020_Vadithvalez_Twitter-Veracruz.jpg" width="247" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">In Mexico, in Ciudad Valles,
huge </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">hailstones</b><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"> (</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">size of grapefruits</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">) pelted down,
doing much damage and injuring three people. That was odd enough, but many
thought that hail that fell in some places looked eerily like a magnified
coronavirus?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0dun0RPL6bopuNEMOSKfkFugeyN4-CmDGFXdRyPDDKicxzLKve1gHokLXSczfyj06GX2YFDh5f9Lf-obf6n0emXCYv9R_W87d_hGOHEx_tH_pP4W_e8zozh1jb4xdaXm94uhtr2-niLOuYdxV0khLRY6_oLuZ3OSR6NhbN-qyC8_TJDkyKw3yh9qyQ/s347/9x9.mexico-texasMay2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="255" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0dun0RPL6bopuNEMOSKfkFugeyN4-CmDGFXdRyPDDKicxzLKve1gHokLXSczfyj06GX2YFDh5f9Lf-obf6n0emXCYv9R_W87d_hGOHEx_tH_pP4W_e8zozh1jb4xdaXm94uhtr2-niLOuYdxV0khLRY6_oLuZ3OSR6NhbN-qyC8_TJDkyKw3yh9qyQ/w145-h197/9x9.mexico-texasMay2020.jpg" width="145" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">People posted pictures and
videos of the hail storm. Conflicting with the hail were frightening displays
of lightning. In some videos that recorded the event, thunder could be heard.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p_BhQN_rMo0DAaTSfeLG0Ew2KfKGjNUrOwxrih922UMj72jlFsxckwKwkRIsDX0YEDZAzGOMoeQGsexbtWRUDiysASKGFYKf1AQBYEHEkJnewfrcZnErOaMGCB9e3vKp5GOeyZy-1j_qCgelQKdz3K5ThpPI5WIlATqwnTavnFNRl2RRa5fPxkgBBg/s463/9xy1.hail_mexico_May2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="463" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p_BhQN_rMo0DAaTSfeLG0Ew2KfKGjNUrOwxrih922UMj72jlFsxckwKwkRIsDX0YEDZAzGOMoeQGsexbtWRUDiysASKGFYKf1AQBYEHEkJnewfrcZnErOaMGCB9e3vKp5GOeyZy-1j_qCgelQKdz3K5ThpPI5WIlATqwnTavnFNRl2RRa5fPxkgBBg/w224-h127/9xy1.hail_mexico_May2020.jpg" width="224" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And Moses stretched forth his
rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along
upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt. So there was
hail and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like
it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Ex 9:23, 24]</span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">The storm reached into Texas as
well, breaking windshields, causing damage and injuring three.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggevW48amjZGG7BRfya1cIGS3GAZXcycgcnGrZYsaEwpSUcjf-pfMw7e8MROQ5qBqSvFjYreLxaEK9pcDb5o5n3OLQGmo_VU-xsEd_jDiE6QEGvcetHntCVzoU7dICxb1udhpFVJi0uRQVbh9kqGKTW1zfZA9mcU2cvmfQ6MCncYV328usbnksR7ouHQ/s512/2020%20locusts%20biblical%20proportion-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="512" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggevW48amjZGG7BRfya1cIGS3GAZXcycgcnGrZYsaEwpSUcjf-pfMw7e8MROQ5qBqSvFjYreLxaEK9pcDb5o5n3OLQGmo_VU-xsEd_jDiE6QEGvcetHntCVzoU7dICxb1udhpFVJi0uRQVbh9kqGKTW1zfZA9mcU2cvmfQ6MCncYV328usbnksR7ouHQ/s320/2020%20locusts%20biblical%20proportion-.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">Egypt and Iran are battling
hordes of </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">locusts</b><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"> of “</span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">biblical</i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">” proportion. The numbers
of the locusts is so vast that areas have reported that the cloud of them
blocked out the sun, covering the land in darkness. This is the second year in
a row troops were sent out to handle the situation.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqPP49E07IIAWxAhTU1yui7Wh0g2TWfFXPVQ_j4j0eu5LGI56VDBbldIWLGbUpfs9Z9EigrADdh6Gg-73lZ2Jb-lJBcGqjADWQifeuurc5RQ-Dux5yEdcSdRRAK0BZZN7gVjVQsabT8SoUBu2JD8UeSKfCc5j_y1WlX7elPfTdCK5OA8FBoiLI3MwTg/s335/9xy2.dust%20storm-80mph%20windsEgypt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="182" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqPP49E07IIAWxAhTU1yui7Wh0g2TWfFXPVQ_j4j0eu5LGI56VDBbldIWLGbUpfs9Z9EigrADdh6Gg-73lZ2Jb-lJBcGqjADWQifeuurc5RQ-Dux5yEdcSdRRAK0BZZN7gVjVQsabT8SoUBu2JD8UeSKfCc5j_y1WlX7elPfTdCK5OA8FBoiLI3MwTg/s320/9xy2.dust%20storm-80mph%20windsEgypt.jpg" width="174" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Finally, desert sands gathered
and swept over the land, covering Egypt in such a massive storm that the land
was covered in darkness. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1gVUEg1xdR6qi48BDFkbSXCHigASPyilUSAS5yFoLNzkJBv2mAGZBU7sH_fA66MNldDSwjOFkuPtPWBhkqQvxw5LxILfGKG2LJhTqLEq-5v-XKCV4-fiN6SG3zwD01DpYvdHVcTJvpz_jcv3qksZEMH0YbxwRg_q5g1ryu0gJRgTivZbaKYTj_CtWA/s830/9xy3.snow%20wall%20crosses%20BlackSea-Turkey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="830" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1gVUEg1xdR6qi48BDFkbSXCHigASPyilUSAS5yFoLNzkJBv2mAGZBU7sH_fA66MNldDSwjOFkuPtPWBhkqQvxw5LxILfGKG2LJhTqLEq-5v-XKCV4-fiN6SG3zwD01DpYvdHVcTJvpz_jcv3qksZEMH0YbxwRg_q5g1ryu0gJRgTivZbaKYTj_CtWA/s320/9xy3.snow%20wall%20crosses%20BlackSea-Turkey.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;">Over the Black Sea in Turkey, a snow wall crossed over. <b>Source</b>: </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401">BreakingIsraelNews</a></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxGurnoG4YtobdAwqj05ujnArek-hhwrxQUQxu5DxgGXK7_X7XtQ2o7e4ZWdr1HT0Nf0JDlM9qkX64h4HbBNMShEhy2Qw4IkyTBtnWhhcaaWogl_tDkBWN2GGwS_DepJYVPx8JyUaMsG1tQo7A_ZuZgN-q4CEccdmfM2QF_8yIClvnbTqlcbYkht6Hg/s639/9xy7.Apr8%202020-ONTcanada-hail.thunder.lightning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="639" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxGurnoG4YtobdAwqj05ujnArek-hhwrxQUQxu5DxgGXK7_X7XtQ2o7e4ZWdr1HT0Nf0JDlM9qkX64h4HbBNMShEhy2Qw4IkyTBtnWhhcaaWogl_tDkBWN2GGwS_DepJYVPx8JyUaMsG1tQo7A_ZuZgN-q4CEccdmfM2QF_8yIClvnbTqlcbYkht6Hg/s320/9xy7.Apr8%202020-ONTcanada-hail.thunder.lightning.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;">Last month (April 2020),
southern Ontario got hit with thunderstorms (<i>not as large as Mexico’s and
Texas</i>), but oddly severe thunder roared through the skies as well. </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Severe Thunder-Hail-Ontari</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Near Vancouver, in the Lower
Mainland on April 1, 2020, snow, hail thunder and lightning were observed by
residents. The hail was only pea-size apparently, yet, it is still out of the ordinary.
Such reports and anomalies are happening globally. </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Thunder – Hail - BC</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">From heavy flooding (<i>Australia</i>)
and relentless fires, to snow walls rolling over the Black Sea (<i>Turkey</i>),
weather globally is unstable and unusual. In other places, 100 mph winds turn
waterfalls upside down, defying nature and blowing the water
upwards. </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2020 Bizarre Weather</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And I will show wonders in the
heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall
be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">before</span></u></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> the great and terrible day
of the Lord.</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Joel 2:30, 31]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
The locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands.</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Prov 30:27]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">He spoke and the locusts came,
and caterpillars, and that without number.</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[ Ps 105:34]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">God Forewarns – He is Calling</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgow2LXWrRLHRmHDqHqV4BYmwG1PjIVRYe-Qe_X_z10gHmKOym4FdT1jp8IsQ14gEVHWLyKVmbxBV7rnKVH-2uprVpvv1tqNwx4VPABMApOeBUoQWO0tX8pH-e0mbMx6RiKn9bEXv6eS_m7jUUQ_ldDUJwLWcYOvxCZoJa0PjEHiiBHaKF7HSBZqQc_mg/s900/9xy8.Lion%20of%20Judah%20roars%20from%20the%20heavenlies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="900" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgow2LXWrRLHRmHDqHqV4BYmwG1PjIVRYe-Qe_X_z10gHmKOym4FdT1jp8IsQ14gEVHWLyKVmbxBV7rnKVH-2uprVpvv1tqNwx4VPABMApOeBUoQWO0tX8pH-e0mbMx6RiKn9bEXv6eS_m7jUUQ_ldDUJwLWcYOvxCZoJa0PjEHiiBHaKF7HSBZqQc_mg/s320/9xy8.Lion%20of%20Judah%20roars%20from%20the%20heavenlies.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Worth reminding - we have a very
real adversary who knows his time is short; he is livid and violent. Since the
days of Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>), there have been false prophets, false brethren,
and false doctrine, even before Jesus was born.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHpzaV121bg6NcHmYGGTm2UzABBs0yGlzpfkPnN-tkiRn06P2asL8jJHWGqHkjR2tRIHzGo1UBz56TGpHuFoVUkopNsiTXU8uEOcnlz9kOD-9MyQCf6KZ1cPZVPn5IIkx9l8lN1GnsWJRWduANQ3pbhIhYoLbbmyi41Y23l9AIASLu5FQGt8Kzt202A/s449/9xy9.prince-principality-power-satans%20army.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="449" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHpzaV121bg6NcHmYGGTm2UzABBs0yGlzpfkPnN-tkiRn06P2asL8jJHWGqHkjR2tRIHzGo1UBz56TGpHuFoVUkopNsiTXU8uEOcnlz9kOD-9MyQCf6KZ1cPZVPn5IIkx9l8lN1GnsWJRWduANQ3pbhIhYoLbbmyi41Y23l9AIASLu5FQGt8Kzt202A/w205-h175/9xy9.prince-principality-power-satans%20army.gif" width="205" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Things are spiraling downward,
but particularly now as the day of the Antichrist’s revealing approaches.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">God Almighty is calling us to “<i>come,
come</i>…” His Son, Jesus wants to speak to you…come and wait in His
presence so He can counsel, comfort and instruct.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">He calls for obedience. How can He direct our steps if we are not going
to listen? How will we know what to do? Time…with the Maker</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Let us hear Him. Let us wait
upon Him.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I am led to post a word
from <b>April 10, 2012. </b>It had been one of the files that I
thought was lost, but I “stumbled” upon it when I wasn’t even looking for it.
It is called, <b>God of Glory Thundereth</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">It had been posted in 2014 under
the title, <b>"Stay Alert to What You Sense in Your Spirit"</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Reposted April 14, 2014</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">------------------------------------------------</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
There is a word that the Lord wants me to post, which was <b><i>originally
posted</i></b> in November 2010.</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">If there is
anything to be learned about the prophetic is that unless He says otherwise, it
is <i>'timeless'</i>, for it comes from the Sovereign God who is not
contained within or limited by the time/space continuum, as He is the Creator
of it. He speaks to people out of His love…<br />
<br />
Therefore, all glory belongs to the Lord, for He has many methods and
innumerable vessels. None can counsel Him or suggest which way, method or
manner He should use to accomplish that which He desires. All glory,
honor and praise to the King of kings and Lord of lords.<br />
------------------------------------------------</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><span style="color: white; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f2f2f2; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">http://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2014/04/stay-alert-to-what-you-sense-in-your.html</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
<b>God of Glory Thundereth</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTkbj0IMvU3DI2w5KI6ayJexQVEzXTI4rWMRH2uluA54_h8pHkGI2xpTtg3natiVyt886JuemCU3UXbEamytHQwCDM7BdDfsslub3k4f4ht0nCFQLhpwy1GuOKfK_e1Nyf4LdeHBH7fzs1RHQp93wSQUlVKySJ-41LM2f7nNi3X0ic-YEc_IgXmacbg/s213/Gods%20voice%20like%20many%20waters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="147" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTkbj0IMvU3DI2w5KI6ayJexQVEzXTI4rWMRH2uluA54_h8pHkGI2xpTtg3natiVyt886JuemCU3UXbEamytHQwCDM7BdDfsslub3k4f4ht0nCFQLhpwy1GuOKfK_e1Nyf4LdeHBH7fzs1RHQp93wSQUlVKySJ-41LM2f7nNi3X0ic-YEc_IgXmacbg/s1600/Gods%20voice%20like%20many%20waters.jpg" width="147" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The voice of the LORD is upon
the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters</span></i><i style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;"> [Ps 29:3]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(People of
God)</span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
You were held captive for a season. Your true love Jesus [Y'shua] has
interceded on your behalf, for your faith has been sifted as wheat. My
people, stand back for I have risen from My throne. My voice is upon many
waters and it is heard in many thunders. My GLORY thunders!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I AM wroth for My children have
been tossed about as a plaything; and every time they rose up in new strength,
having spent time with Me, the fury of the oppressor came upon them to beat
them down.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">O house of David, thus saith the
LORD; Execute judgement in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of
the<b> hand of the oppressor</b>, least My fury go out like fire, and burn
that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Jer 21:12]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Yet I send forth the mightiest
of My holy angels and the Captain of the heavenly hosts is with them, issuing
His commands to them. They shall obey immediately. Stand still and
see the salvation of your Lord and God. Be still and know that I AM
God. The spirit of mockery has danced and tread upon the minds of My
people, saying to them, <i>Where is your God?</i><br />
<br />
The spirit of division has caused many to point a wiry finger of accusation at
each other and particularly against those who walk after My ways and in My
commandments. Presumption has laughed a mighty roar, yet I remind you
that it is written:</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Be sober, be vigilant because
your adversary the devil </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(Satan) </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">walks about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[1Pet 5:8]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtWcW60mDmD6hXOqHVTPm87DKzpy-1YlRtpeOtFXoQNqHf6B4jYzexb5pIxhabqVGcACE_T94AeYn3ZB_O_NcODb-dZ6YyNQphyrl2Vqr9vesYnVFGWPxFJnw68Q8uIlIIuSkYafmTZ4zNptA33-pcHIYgFexDFcFKv1WfGr27BiFziTGkIxXjo_03w/s594/9xyz1.Jezebel%20falls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="594" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtWcW60mDmD6hXOqHVTPm87DKzpy-1YlRtpeOtFXoQNqHf6B4jYzexb5pIxhabqVGcACE_T94AeYn3ZB_O_NcODb-dZ6YyNQphyrl2Vqr9vesYnVFGWPxFJnw68Q8uIlIIuSkYafmTZ4zNptA33-pcHIYgFexDFcFKv1WfGr27BiFziTGkIxXjo_03w/s320/9xyz1.Jezebel%20falls.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">The very </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">spirits of
treachery</b><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"> and </span><b style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">death</b><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"> have risen up mightily in this
hour. </span><u style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">Leviathan has a sword</u><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">, yet I shall breathe holy fire upon it
and consume it for I AM a consuming fire. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Jezebel, the harlot of mystery
Babylon shall fall, but before her fall shall the shame be upon her nakedness,
as I expose her for what she truly is. She who sat as queen saying, </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I am no widow</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Rev 18:7]</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">,</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">has spewed her venom upon the virgin daughters of Zion. Some of My
daughters (<i>and even My sons</i>) were temporarily stunned by the venom of
her power. <br />
<br />
Others were paralyzed with fear, whilst others did fall for a moment under the
crushing power of her manipulation, control, hatred and evil. She has sent
forth her seducing spirits to enchant (<i>bewitch</i>), lure and charm all of
My people, for those who are not Mine are already under her power and
rule. Many love to have it so, for they love her seductions and [they]
are a rebellious lot.<br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Notwithstanding
I have a few things against thee, because you suffer that woman Jezebel, which
calls herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce My servants to commit
fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. </span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Rev 2:20]</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4kGpeAibT23aCKxwDGtQOVOYanDh2H9XRff5wz5DCxHqFSKdPyxEjgHnj5uKB9dmqTKkb3m_a2BMD3M5dy84UJ41g8mplelpHWcgI8e0qzgM30C6vw3kfGNNgm6DyOS5BKLcQoocyQs1Wx9PVQkmuJKPYXpeffEu147pDWC5CNkE11jazybVxMVFQg/s316/9xyz2.spider%20web-cockatrice%20eggs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="316" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4kGpeAibT23aCKxwDGtQOVOYanDh2H9XRff5wz5DCxHqFSKdPyxEjgHnj5uKB9dmqTKkb3m_a2BMD3M5dy84UJ41g8mplelpHWcgI8e0qzgM30C6vw3kfGNNgm6DyOS5BKLcQoocyQs1Wx9PVQkmuJKPYXpeffEu147pDWC5CNkE11jazybVxMVFQg/w179-h117/9xyz2.spider%20web-cockatrice%20eggs.jpg" width="179" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Because of the multitude of the
whoredoms of the well-favoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that
sells </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">nations </span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">through her whoredoms, and </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">families</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> through her witchcrafts.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> [Nahum 3:4] </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(<b>Side Note </b>- Nahum
foretells of the destruction of Nineveh by Assyrians overlords. Since Nineveh
is not yet destroyed to this day, then Nahum's prophecy is for a time ahead,
perhaps soon ahead. Dates are not given - watch! <b>2010</b>)</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <b>UPDATE, as of this
Repost - 2024*:<i> </i></b><i>I must not have studied very well because
Nineveh was destroyed before Christ came to earth. It was renamed Mosul, Iraq,
and it lies in ruins, according to the World History website. </i><b>Source</b>:</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><span style="color: white; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">World History</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">However, after this was
originally posted, it seems trouble came upon Mosul in 2017, and devastation
was known once again</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> - [end update] <b>BP2024</b>)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And I gave her space to </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">repent</span></u></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> of her fornication; and
she </span></i><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">repented not</span></u><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit
adultery with her into <b>great tribulation</b>, except they </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">repent</span></u></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> of their
deeds. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Rev 2: 21, 22]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">With whom the</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <u>kings of the earth</u><i> have
committed fornication, and the </i><u>inhabitants</u> <i>of the earth
have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication</i> (<i>re: judgment
of the great whore</i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(Jezebel
spirit) </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> [Rev
17:2]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And upon her forehead was a name
written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF
THE EARTH. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Rev 17:5]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtSjVCRL-UbIae4ZHBTuLNlLsvUlhHWRBrP-d2-QuWRtY1oFEA_G_1GZJ-UQRsbtvFolkQhf4BuxgBBBgtmtJbi5jP3SR1xkGVLUoRq2jYaOReNmw_Fc3azCvuAuMXya52eD6R4jC2GPEEwmEEPZivvMmj9dkBHfaa7PdkRC0Gy04tbNUnz8yWW9_FQ/s600/9xyz4.warrior%20for%20Christ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="600" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtSjVCRL-UbIae4ZHBTuLNlLsvUlhHWRBrP-d2-QuWRtY1oFEA_G_1GZJ-UQRsbtvFolkQhf4BuxgBBBgtmtJbi5jP3SR1xkGVLUoRq2jYaOReNmw_Fc3azCvuAuMXya52eD6R4jC2GPEEwmEEPZivvMmj9dkBHfaa7PdkRC0Gy04tbNUnz8yWW9_FQ/w233-h146/9xyz4.warrior%20for%20Christ.jpg" width="233" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Yea, but I have arisen! My
holy fire shall consume the webs and the cockatrice eggs. Not even the
ashes shall remain from this burning for My consuming fire shall utterly
obliterate all traces and remnants.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">None calls
for justice, nor any plead for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies;
they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. They hatch cockatrice' eggs,
and weave the spider's web: he that eats of their eggs dies, and that which is
crushed breaks out into a viper.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Their webs shall not become
garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are
works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands. Their feet
run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are
thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Is 59:5-8]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgV-gDJAxcBMHAnh4e_WQmNsojBi8uJTh4egZKy-MObwqSNJ3EFiid5D5jMaLGJVCqt9mhjq87N7JNU3qdR9O8xyxmK36yL0hw9z2muhxFGyRf0UZvs2SMsnUiuv5nV1cwMRYYTWx21TK1NABvv61YqY0Z_370_ChTg1zzBcX1ODAds7GsvUqeEvQOQ/s428/9xyz3.filled%20with%20Holy%20Spirit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="300" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgV-gDJAxcBMHAnh4e_WQmNsojBi8uJTh4egZKy-MObwqSNJ3EFiid5D5jMaLGJVCqt9mhjq87N7JNU3qdR9O8xyxmK36yL0hw9z2muhxFGyRf0UZvs2SMsnUiuv5nV1cwMRYYTWx21TK1NABvv61YqY0Z_370_ChTg1zzBcX1ODAds7GsvUqeEvQOQ/w147-h210/9xyz3.filled%20with%20Holy%20Spirit.jpg" width="147" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Arise, o captive daughter of
Zion, for I have set you free. You have withstood through mighty testing
and even in your weakness, you cried out to Me and gave Me glory. Trust
Me with the one you love. Stand back and do not interfere. Trust Me
and let Me have My way [with them], for I have heard the prayers. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
<br />
<i>(<b>Note*</b> - This word is </i><b><u>futuristic</u></b><i> as
of this date, </i><b>2010</b><i>)</i></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ldiyg9fLcNKh3TaV-l6vVt3_eEJkvw6bVn_gd_YqgjYnkoBYLORI1EqTkyKw3eEcZvz_PfZNnflJlh6orYdCigUQ0_iw0d7vZoC_Hl8lNTEwZCW6D_FvloWpvYTHOPOJcy3lBtQwvJdYZCJbAusMywF38W1F9JD-UvCTtI2ZhYgRPJT42PHPHvb9lQ/s349/warrior%20of%20God_artist%20Jason%20Engle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="349" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ldiyg9fLcNKh3TaV-l6vVt3_eEJkvw6bVn_gd_YqgjYnkoBYLORI1EqTkyKw3eEcZvz_PfZNnflJlh6orYdCigUQ0_iw0d7vZoC_Hl8lNTEwZCW6D_FvloWpvYTHOPOJcy3lBtQwvJdYZCJbAusMywF38W1F9JD-UvCTtI2ZhYgRPJT42PHPHvb9lQ/w168-h131/warrior%20of%20God_artist%20Jason%20Engle.jpg" width="168" /></span></a></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Stand fast, My mighty warrior,
for I shall endue you with power to overcome, immerse you in My Spirit, as you
step out in obedience now and DO all that I have required of you to do in this
time slot.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Though He
were a Son, yet learned he <b>obedience</b> by the things which He
suffered </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Heb5:8]</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Go forth,
doing those things which I have asked you to do. The day of mighty
healing, salvation, deliverance and restoration are here, for the body of My
Christ has been crying out for these very things. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
<i>(</i><b>Note* </b><i>- the Lord is speaking of true believers of Christ
Jesus / Yeshua)</i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
<br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Having
confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that you will also do
more than I say</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> [Philemon 1:21]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzlucpbQP89emHX9MnqG_oY4k1XW13Ex17XSpqjg8isfwWgTmsQ66dCmy08oKPlkc-iC0BAvpcN1vBD4DSibgroD0gJI0nRBkr5KZfE0428TWjUuJZeswKnQDt1f6WhTGmhZxGVegTAYlsBrZJZ2X8Q8JGsnBXZeeDUJwDZIKxZGwR4hidaN-kLsZ-Q/s550/9xyz5.if%20God%20be%20for%20us.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="550" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzlucpbQP89emHX9MnqG_oY4k1XW13Ex17XSpqjg8isfwWgTmsQ66dCmy08oKPlkc-iC0BAvpcN1vBD4DSibgroD0gJI0nRBkr5KZfE0428TWjUuJZeswKnQDt1f6WhTGmhZxGVegTAYlsBrZJZ2X8Q8JGsnBXZeeDUJwDZIKxZGwR4hidaN-kLsZ-Q/w226-h169/9xyz5.if%20God%20be%20for%20us.jpg" width="226" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Fear not
for all you have seen and all you have heard. For <b>I AM</b> aware
of the </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">battle with
its confused noise and garments rolled in blood, yet the government is upon My
shoulder. I am called Wonderful, Counselor, Prince of Peace, Lion of the
tribe of Judah, who has risen to fight on your behalf. </span></i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Is 9:5, 6]</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
Stand back and see salvation and deliverance. I shall rise up and show forth My
magnificence. Do all I tell you to do or how can I bless you if you do not
obey? Keep My word upon your lips and in your heart. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyDlZAYkArvK6jUVe9Fn1Wjz7LgjjUTwtMVLKGFnoGYka0SWY4Q_ufeDJ1GQQk-s0icpkvrXnZt58W4nzIjZ2GCnXD1Ca244jC46W7ckYEqw87W5ANYIzxK9s6eiKbNdeIiPu2zJqD1UpoYYvCQPg0Rkb83R_piBZtuLXhNKvDQjNiZxmoR_sQMbSrQ/s800/9xyz6.God%20of%20glory%20thunders.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyDlZAYkArvK6jUVe9Fn1Wjz7LgjjUTwtMVLKGFnoGYka0SWY4Q_ufeDJ1GQQk-s0icpkvrXnZt58W4nzIjZ2GCnXD1Ca244jC46W7ckYEqw87W5ANYIzxK9s6eiKbNdeIiPu2zJqD1UpoYYvCQPg0Rkb83R_piBZtuLXhNKvDQjNiZxmoR_sQMbSrQ/w207-h155/9xyz6.God%20of%20glory%20thunders.jpg" width="207" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I AM</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-align: left;"> the God of glory who
thunders; I AM He who lets out a mighty roar. I have risen from My throne; I have
let out a mighty roar!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">After it a voice roars: He </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">thunders </span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">with the voice of His
excellency; and He will not stay them when His voice is heard. God </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">thunders</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <i>marvellously with His
voice; great things does He, which we cannot comprehend. </i></span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #3d85c6; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Job 37: 4, 5]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">And he
said, The LORD will </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">roar</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations
of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #3d85c6; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Amos 1:2]</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #3d85c6; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The LORD
shall <b>roar</b> out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem;
and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">hope</span></u></b><b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">of His people, and the </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">strength</span></u></b><b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">of the children of Israel</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #3d85c6; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> [Joel 3:16]</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
<br />
</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">They shall
walk after the Lord: He shall </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">roar </span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">like a lion: when He shall </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">roar</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, then the children shall </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">tremble from the west</span></u></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f6b26b; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">. </span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #c3d9ff; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #3d85c6; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[Hos 11:10]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_6H85tRS0IvRD6TSgkZd6So7AOaNAxly0CIxz4PPcgcsHhJwluznSbQxoY_9ZylR3nYKLWuEB7o7vD7NhX-OAJuJpYX3wzqSk3cg_VS9B5mMPidyDYAWGSD6bxnUN5BAkBPEK3d2TczG2ZQ1Nj2xKSoCxjbTMHYemVx8rcU9szbJr3W4LQhLqtb6fw/s123/9xyz7.Kings%20seal.blood%20of%20Y'shua.Jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="123" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_6H85tRS0IvRD6TSgkZd6So7AOaNAxly0CIxz4PPcgcsHhJwluznSbQxoY_9ZylR3nYKLWuEB7o7vD7NhX-OAJuJpYX3wzqSk3cg_VS9B5mMPidyDYAWGSD6bxnUN5BAkBPEK3d2TczG2ZQ1Nj2xKSoCxjbTMHYemVx8rcU9szbJr3W4LQhLqtb6fw/s1600/9xyz7.Kings%20seal.blood%20of%20Y'shua.Jesus.jpg" width="123" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Be encouraged. Fear
not. Be strong. Be strong and courageous. Keep in my will,
stay obedient. Be strong and very courageous and OBEY all that I
speak to you and when you have done all, stand. </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Do not go seeking at this time
nor <i>walk in the ways of the world</i>. Trust and obey. Stand
back, <b><i>wait patiently</i></b>, and you will yet see that which I told
you I would do</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f2f2f2; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span style="color: white; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/8832018384034372401"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: orange; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">http://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2014/04/stay-alert-to-what-you-sense-in-your.html</span></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #999999;">Original
link: </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2020/05/stay-alert-god-of-glory-thunders.html" style="background-color: transparent;">Stay
Alert-God of Glory Thunders</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(End of reposts)</span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Closing comment: </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">To the plagiarist: For three years you have gleaned, taking the best and making it your own, even 'repeating' again and again, so that people believe that the words originated with you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Someone thought to encourage me with a 'confirmation', given through you. That is how I even found out about you, as I did not know you otherwise. Sadly, it is discovered (<i>since the LORD had me "slow" down my articles </i>[hold off at times]), you have gone onto plagiarize two young men.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I do not know them - the Lord led me right to them. Whether they are aware of your ways or not, matters not. God is patiently waiting; do not let the door slam shut. Back in 2012, He called it the 'Time of Revealing'... and it has amped up.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?</i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Pet 4:17]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Be ashamed, God is not mocked. He is giving you room to repent, and I have prayed for strength to forgive. You do not need to plagiarize. IF and WHEN you truly repent (<i>and El Shaddai, who sees the heart will know -- as I have often said, we can fool others, but we cannot fool God)</i> - He will speak and give you messages.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">You speak of deception, yet you rob others, stealing their words, and stepping on them in order to get up higher yourself. Repent - none of us are promised tomorrow, no matter what our age is. Selah</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Now is the time for there is a "call to repentance" sounding all around the world. All of us need to search our hearts and allow God to purify us. The test is on for all - mine is to genuinely and truly lay down my life once and for all, and humbly thank Jesus/Yeshua for showing me that all I have is His, always has been, always will be - and that includes all that was ever written here.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Repent, dear soul - the warning is sincere for the sake of your soul. Do not give into the temptations of the enemy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">From the beginning of my writings (<i>and the Lord was dealing with me, who was not committed as of yet, not until 2005 January</i>), the Lord warned (<i>and warns</i>) of being "sifted like wheat" (<i>a great shaking</i>), trust, repentance and forgiveness - and NEVER touching HIS glory. Selah</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I close with this, which He repeatedly spoke to me, until my hard heart melted, and no longer did I (nor do I) think more highly of myself that I ought.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">For the Lord is not slack concerning His promise as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, </i><b style="color: #f6b26b;">NOT </b><i style="color: #f6b26b;">willing that </i><b style="color: #f6b26b;">ANY</b><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"> should perish, but that all should come to repentance. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Pet 3:9]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">This has nothing to do with pride, ego, selfishness, or any such thing, and believe me, I travailed over the thought of wallowing in my own vomit or mire. Yet, we have to remove the plank in our own eyes (personal sins) in order to help another with the splinter in theirs.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Return to your first love, lay down your life (truly): and Abba still does lift up the humble...and through it all, Jesus/Yeshua is (deservedly) glorified! Selah</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">in the presence of His glory</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p></div>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-60263745877301443752024-01-15T15:34:00.374-05:002024-02-04T22:51:23.675-05:002024 The Auspicious Dragon<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdo6OMMkMel44DDmk6zc8wi6QDZpONtJprSIOHwm9g4BQJHdQ2XelTDlAlRYZS3YpwcVepeoWobirre5EXFL50lZ3bSaiUUSIvSf38wUU5DyMPNj6NQBhyUVJj6teKseO_BUWFZqsUhn38HuJGaz9tPeBF18nZxd53p_h9EYk9aod21XFiNMKtt-6jw/s318/year%20of%20the%20dragon%202024_credit--VectorStock.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="318" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdo6OMMkMel44DDmk6zc8wi6QDZpONtJprSIOHwm9g4BQJHdQ2XelTDlAlRYZS3YpwcVepeoWobirre5EXFL50lZ3bSaiUUSIvSf38wUU5DyMPNj6NQBhyUVJj6teKseO_BUWFZqsUhn38HuJGaz9tPeBF18nZxd53p_h9EYk9aod21XFiNMKtt-6jw/w164-h164/year%20of%20the%20dragon%202024_credit--VectorStock.jpg" width="164" /></a></b></div><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">2024 The
Auspicious Dragon</span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I have two
other articles in the queue. One of the two is also called <b><i>The Auspicious</i></b>
<b><i>Dragon</i></b>, but it pertained to other topics, such as the witchcraft
and the spiritual warfare intended to end the 2023 series.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It was
previously explained in a recent article that the good Lord had impressed upon
me to end the “<b><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/01/season-of-consequences-great-and.html"><i>Season
of Consequences</i></a></b>” [2023] series, which covered all of 2023, a ‘<i>first
ever’</i> since I started writing – highly unusual.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The first
entry in the ‘<b><i>Consequences’</i></b> series was called “<b><i>The Great
and Terrible’</i></b>, posted January 1, 2023. Howbeit, that was actually the
second post I made using those words in a title. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The first
time was actually called, “<a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2017/12/on-verge-of-great-and-terrible.html">On
the Verge of the Great and Terrible</a>”, which was posted New Years Eve. Yet,
since it was past midnight, Google (<i>who owns the Blogspot website</i>) put January
1, 2018 date as the header, but put 2017/12 (<i>December</i>) in the URL [<i>web
address</i>]. It matters not. It was <b>six</b> years ago (<b>6</b> – <i>the number
for man</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The title
came (<i>with permission</i>), after a sister in Christ and I had been conversing
on the phone. She had mentioned the verse. I was elated, since the article was
written but untitled. It fit perfectly; therefore, I asked if she minded if I
used it in a title. Not at all, she had stated; bless her soul.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">None of us
can recall all that we say or do in a year, and I am no exception. I was
surprised to see that I had used Jeremiah 33:3 back in 2017/18 because it was
2022, when I was preparing to move east from B.C. that the number 33 kept
popping up in random and unexpected places. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I have
pictures on an external, which (<i>interestingly</i>) I planned to post in one
of the articles sitting in the queue. Only Jesus…glory!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">Call unto
Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know
not.</i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 33:3]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Over the
years, the Lord has repeated things with me. I often wondered why, but the
Creator of all things is not only consistent, but all He does is done decently
and orderly. Now that more truth has unfolded and is revealed, I understand the
constant repetition. Consistency, evidence and testimony…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">2017 –
Partial Prophetic Word<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">One of the
things mentioned in December 2017 was this:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[excerpt
begins]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br />
The “rattling of sabers” has been heard for a long time, yet I say to you that
the “rattling” will be replaced by the sound of “clanging”, for the sabers are
coming out of their sheaths and out of their places where they have been worn
and are being raised high. Warfare is upon the earth – it has hung over the
globe as a foreboding cloud of darkness, with outbreaks in certain parts. But
the cloud is about to burst and the clanging shall be seen and heard in diverse
places globally.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Woe to those who sit in comfort, ignoring their
Creator and living for the world. Their hearts shall fail them for fear,
for they will not know what to do or where to go.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0FTVS5Z4x_xQvDl4LRh5N2RK_6skOGqmrg2qthrzUnjrUItF8Y929107wjeNHNp9Pq0ab1XXhATj40tUwgo71aTrpe7nQw1YWZNgQyN9bYuzNVYlJmSWdunF6AcDLXOBiMJXZyvKl49qIZKsk6biGehIemCu5Qtq5kfcx3vmz8pKnv7q4DHJWsCjJg/s397/unsheathed%20flaming%20sword__courtesy--IgnitionPoint.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="397" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0FTVS5Z4x_xQvDl4LRh5N2RK_6skOGqmrg2qthrzUnjrUItF8Y929107wjeNHNp9Pq0ab1XXhATj40tUwgo71aTrpe7nQw1YWZNgQyN9bYuzNVYlJmSWdunF6AcDLXOBiMJXZyvKl49qIZKsk6biGehIemCu5Qtq5kfcx3vmz8pKnv7q4DHJWsCjJg/w203-h194/unsheathed%20flaming%20sword__courtesy--IgnitionPoint.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Division, division, division…great division</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>(Note*: 2024 comment: </b><i>In another message, the Lord spoke of a 'great divide' in the United States. I believe it was 2012, but I did not know what that meant at the time. I thought perhaps different states breaking away, or a great earthquake. I did not have full interpretation at the time </i>(like Daniel when Michael had to help Gabriel because the prince of Persia withheld the angel).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMQmhsmnhPKLK8OnznMsHOwzYP6VwtYBiVqsFrPBFYXFzc73_8o91giyK4aavf_5hxK1gvLfSWgvf69cRH83un9jb-mOGueIxt0debWtcIT83gpHZNUKcIjhIBqsxPcywe-LMLJb_ELaD0cqTebG3HZReId-vEmoUwHvf87l3LJ8xMSVz5k6pme1vEQ/s1200/separating%20sheepFRMgoats-yes.but%20sheepFRMsheep2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMQmhsmnhPKLK8OnznMsHOwzYP6VwtYBiVqsFrPBFYXFzc73_8o91giyK4aavf_5hxK1gvLfSWgvf69cRH83un9jb-mOGueIxt0debWtcIT83gpHZNUKcIjhIBqsxPcywe-LMLJb_ELaD0cqTebG3HZReId-vEmoUwHvf87l3LJ8xMSVz5k6pme1vEQ/w232-h116/separating%20sheepFRMgoats-yes.but%20sheepFRMsheep2.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i>It meant a great <b>divide</b> amongst the people, not just in the secular because the Lord was warning His intent to separate sheep from sheep</i> (like cattle from cattle), <i>brought about when He judges them. He has mentioned this a few times since 2012 or 2013. I will find it...Meanwhile, please see </i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Ezekiel 34:17-</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">-BP2024)</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Other things
mentioned in the 2017 article are: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• a great
shaking<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• judgment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• separating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Only God
knows the end from the beginning (<i>something else I state often because the Holy Spirit keeps it forefront in my mind and heart). </i>It establishes peace because it is a constant reminder that the living God has no beginning or end; He is eternal and He is Sovereign, fully in control, whether we understand or not). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">El Shaddai
did declare: [also in 2017]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I have risen from My throne. The shaking increases – judgment falls, and has
been falling for some time. It shall increase. It is moving over the lands as
surely as famine, pestilence and death moved over Egypt at the time that the
locusts came, and pestilence, and the first born of both man and beast were
slain [Ex 11:5];
when Pharaoh’s hard heart had no fear of the Creator of all things, the God of
Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->(<b>Note*: 2024 comment</b>: the judgment and shaking is global. This I understood as He spoke deep within my spirit, in His still, small voice. <b>BP2024</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for
since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the
beginning of the creation</i>.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Pet 3:4]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">But as the days of Noe</span></i><i style="color: #999999;"> </i><span style="color: #999999;">(Noah)</span><i style="color: #999999;"> </i><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">were,
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were
before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the
flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man
be</span></i><i style="color: #999999;">. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:37-39]</span></span></p>
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shall be the finality of latter judgment. Already records for drought and
forest fires have been broken. Earthquakes and mighty whirlwinds continue to
increase in intensity and frequency in diverse places as foretold. Increase in
power and destruction, the mountains of fire (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">volcanoes</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">) shall unleash their fury. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span></o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[end excerpt]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Please be
encouraged to read the above linked articles if you are so led by the Holy Spirit. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i>Season of
Consequences – The Great and Terrible</i>,
as well as the above, <i>On the Verge of the Great and Terrible</i> contain
prophetic messages that are pertinent for today, such a time as the one we are
now in. The Lord is exalted; Jesus is glorified!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Standing Strong
Against Opposition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB75Qog_Cz0BckxTktp5bTIkz6-0n6RHzp251bvV1cX34GAl4OB4QiTfS6E6FJLpsAs9B_ZaHtOlscD1aSlrXg47P1xGWL5Xk9TCDGxrFCyLgPJ6_6MTmxU33EGBpHWr4ADDgSWT8hCmy4abGanl1pbKGLayexlR2RHuUVRPdoE_k0GIG7eZqB1YfT0g/s302/Ahab%20Opposes%20Micaiah_art%20credit_SmokeyBarnNews.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="234" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB75Qog_Cz0BckxTktp5bTIkz6-0n6RHzp251bvV1cX34GAl4OB4QiTfS6E6FJLpsAs9B_ZaHtOlscD1aSlrXg47P1xGWL5Xk9TCDGxrFCyLgPJ6_6MTmxU33EGBpHWr4ADDgSWT8hCmy4abGanl1pbKGLayexlR2RHuUVRPdoE_k0GIG7eZqB1YfT0g/w153-h197/Ahab%20Opposes%20Micaiah_art%20credit_SmokeyBarnNews.jpg" width="153" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Last night [Jan.13.2024]
I was led to 1 Kings 22, where Jehoshaphat (<i>king of Judah</i>) and Ahab (<i>king
of Israel</i>) are deciding about Israel and Judah going to battle against the
Syrians. Jehoshaphat was first mentioned in an article back in August (2023), almost
a week after I got out of the hospital.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">After a plot
of the enemy took place, leaving a hostile, tense environment in the hospital, and
enclosed in an observation “<i>closet</i>” (<i>a makeshift room with a camera
installed</i>) in the emergency wing of the local hospital, I prayed to God –
frustrated, confused, angry at injustice, broken, unwell and in pain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Jesus meets
us at our lowest points in life. In the hospital, I had no strength physically,
mentally, or emotionally. Any spiritual strength was granted mercifully by the
Lord through the Holy Spirit. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiG1iR-Vo4UDpomz0QTUgguL43QjWYmA23hSwNP4Ro-A6LtqcNeWtz97VTpqnpGUESlmZfGaQx_8cRb5B1EbQa-oNafWYgEOvajfiW0or6d5tR5TNjetory5rJt0f13GmM4NLiF_SXyrDJI54ikJXuJCKH6xZAzSUipK50HZiQiRWjsvzhGXudR0RyCw/s290/king%20Jehoshaphat%20prayed-2Chron20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="190" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiG1iR-Vo4UDpomz0QTUgguL43QjWYmA23hSwNP4Ro-A6LtqcNeWtz97VTpqnpGUESlmZfGaQx_8cRb5B1EbQa-oNafWYgEOvajfiW0or6d5tR5TNjetory5rJt0f13GmM4NLiF_SXyrDJI54ikJXuJCKH6xZAzSUipK50HZiQiRWjsvzhGXudR0RyCw/w119-h182/king%20Jehoshaphat%20prayed-2Chron20.jpg" width="119" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">I was led to
2 Chronicles 20. After reading it, I was moved to repeat parts of King
Jehoshaphat’s prayer to God (<i>the parts that seemed applicable</i>). The part
that stood out, and the part that was prayed earnestly on my behalf was the
following.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">O our God,
will You not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that
comes against us; neither do we</span> </i><span style="color: #999999;">(I)</span><i style="color: #999999;">
</i><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">know what to do: but our</span></i><i style="color: #999999;"> </i><span style="color: #999999;">(my) </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>eyes are upon You.</i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Chron 20:12]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The Spirit of
the Most High God came upon a man named Jahaziel (</span><i style="color: #999999;">whose name means</i><span style="color: #999999;"> “God
sees” </span><i style="color: #999999;">or</i><span style="color: #999999;"> “Beheld of God”), who was the son of Zechariah. He prophesied:</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> “</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Be
not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is
not yours, but God’s.”</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 15]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Jehoshaphat
was given instructions about where to go and where he would find the army of
the enemy. Jahaziel continued, </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“You shall not need to fight in this battle:
set yourselves; stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O
Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them:
for the Lord will be with you.”</span></i><i style="color: #999999;"> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 17]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">And before heading
out early the next day, Jehoshaphat said: </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“[…] <i>Hear Me, O Judah and you
inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall you be
established; believe His prophets, so shall you prosper.” </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 20]</span><i style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He spoke with
the people, appointed singers that would praise the ‘beauty of holiness’ and
sing, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Praise the Lord; for His mercy endures forever.”</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 21]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Throughout
the Old Testament there are stories of battles and wars. We see prayer was
offered up to God by prophets and kings many times as they sought counsel about
whether they should go to battle or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is true
that God is Sovereign over all things, but you can see where He told the
leaders on occasion that they should not go to battle, but if they did, He
would not be with them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That is one
reason we need to be in prayer before we head into spiritual warfare over the
intense and crucial battles we face throughout life. There are times He will
instruct His people to go ahead, knowing that He is the Lord of the battle. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Other times,
you may well be told to stand down, or to fast and pray first. God will direct
you. Jesus/Yeshua said that He would send the Holy Spirit, who would guide us
in all things. We need to trust and rely on God’s word.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">So, when I
opened to 1Kings 22, I was surprised to be reading about Jehoshaphat again, so
soon. Only this time, he was allying with King Ahab of Israel, who was going to
war against the Syrians.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However,
before he went, Ahab wanted to know what the prophets were saying about the
battle. Needless to say, about 400 prophets </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Kings22:6] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<b>6</b>: <i>the number
of man</i>) told Ahab to go up to battle, and the Lord would hand him the
victory; however, they did not realize that they were prophesying falsely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Jehoshaphat
was unsettled about the counsel because he asked if there was yet another
prophet. Ahab said there was, but he did not want to call him in because he
felt that the prophet hated Ahab, and thus always spoke ‘evil’ against him (<i>rather,
he spoke words from God that Ahab did not want to accept, or hear).<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That prophet
was Micaiah </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[vs 8]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, and though a messenger told him what the other prophets
prophesied, and was advised to speak ‘good’ to the king (<i>Ahab</i>), Micaiah said
that he would only speak that which the Lord said to him.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Short
version</b>: Micaiah said
that he saw Israel scattered on the hills, like sheep without a shepherd, and
the Lord had said that they (<i>sheep</i>) had no master, so every man was to return
to his own house in peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Ahab was
displeased and repeated that the prophet never spoke good concerning him, only
evil. That is when the prophet said that he saw the Lord on his throne and a
great host all around him.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">They wanted
to know who would persuade Ahab to Ramothgilead (<i>to fight the Syrians</i>),
only to die upon the battlefield. That is when a lying spirit was sent to speak
through the prophets.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [vs 23]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Ahab had
Micaiah put in prison, intending to have him killed when he returned from
battle. He was given old bread (<i>bread of affliction</i>) and impure, dirty
water (<i>water of affliction</i>). </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Kings22:27]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">To make sure
Micaiah’s prophecy failed, Ahab disguised himself so that he would not be
recognized as king, and he had Jehoshaphat put on his kingly robes so that the
Syrians would think he was king of Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Shorter
version:</b> The Lord spared
Jehoshaphat and caused the captains in the Syrian army to realize that they
were not pursuing the king of Israel. One of the men drew his bow and aimed at
Ahab, causing a deadly arrow to find its way through the only chink in his
armour.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2f_ZRlGXAsQIm43dN8ate7u-olcP3sK5MwpQ4B_QV1Nlk_psPRGESsLZyV0Dy_zycaviLEbbMkfRrGtSnoozc7Y52LI8Lm93cxuoKazb2E5P1GjsVFQ2AK39xYgJ3rFtm3HAjsyiAQCJ0neSjSnQ42NqwBU4qWufbNtRbemG8pMtEThGMzat9o_Z_EA/s373/Ahab%20fatally%20wounded_2Kings22_credit-Ultimate%20BiblePictureCollection.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="315" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2f_ZRlGXAsQIm43dN8ate7u-olcP3sK5MwpQ4B_QV1Nlk_psPRGESsLZyV0Dy_zycaviLEbbMkfRrGtSnoozc7Y52LI8Lm93cxuoKazb2E5P1GjsVFQ2AK39xYgJ3rFtm3HAjsyiAQCJ0neSjSnQ42NqwBU4qWufbNtRbemG8pMtEThGMzat9o_Z_EA/w167-h198/Ahab%20fatally%20wounded_2Kings22_credit-Ultimate%20BiblePictureCollection.jpg" width="167" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Ahab was
wounded and ultimately died. He was brought back to Israel in his bloody armour
as he lay inside his bloodied chariot. Ahab’s body was brought to Samaria.
Whilst the chariot was being washed of the blood at the pool of Samaria, dogs
came and licked Ahab’s blood clean off his armour.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Just like his
wicked wife Jezebel, they both ended up going to the dogs. Jezebel was devoured
by the dogs</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"> [1Kings 21:23]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, and Ahab’s blood was licked by the dogs, just as
the Lord had spoken it. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 28]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It was in the
same place where the dogs licked Naboth’s blood (<i>the man whose vineyard was
stolen, and Jezebel had him killed</i>), just to satisfy Ahab who wanted the
land.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">After I
finished reading the chapter, I closed the Bible and wondered why I had been
led to read it. It was then that the Holy Spirit highlighted one part. It was
the part about Micaiah. He was known for speaking opposite to what the prophets
of Baal spoke.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The word that
I will be posting was given to me in 2013, and it is in the archives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Year of
the Snake and Year of the Dragon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJG4h3_RIbCgQ1gWjzmGPmfYvG5CichHV9syaBJCR8LE5GvXirosBByLB69kCLWCSBEVzT_weU2CjMQsNQG2kG6PGO1JclpjMo56dXIX9JaDBOnFGh_TKn236ZzpI4floqqBnNRKlnWtvTgVmGlI5wwmaOSUSUa_gdLoXN53lVqrntCHayCKlvNbD6Q/s398/2013-year%20of%20snake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="398" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJG4h3_RIbCgQ1gWjzmGPmfYvG5CichHV9syaBJCR8LE5GvXirosBByLB69kCLWCSBEVzT_weU2CjMQsNQG2kG6PGO1JclpjMo56dXIX9JaDBOnFGh_TKn236ZzpI4floqqBnNRKlnWtvTgVmGlI5wwmaOSUSUa_gdLoXN53lVqrntCHayCKlvNbD6Q/w206-h200/2013-year%20of%20snake.jpg" width="206" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">2013 was the ‘</span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Year
of the Snake’</b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">. What strikes me as amazing is that 11 years later, 2024 (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">when
I am led to post the prophetic word again</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">) is ironically called the ‘</span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Year
of the Dragon’</b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Both the
snake and the dragon are symbolically connected to Lucifer/Satan. Those who
follow the Chinese zodiac write positive traits and meanings behind the
symbols.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVHuvZ4c1T4VG3o-qNtn2RAse7-68CelbIiDFfOtcmn0dTvSdiUHnSkxekP9SND5usgLyuSDnDjGHR3GSE88vLHpFn9AadPhJMNC5esRMvGOXreKP2ueggoxDBrBPgurgMrsZBm3xPOH5naikaATNmjMwurBfDqHKKZg-JNkKWMbaUAXN1L0IN_7sRA/s732/2024%20year%20of%20the%20dragon_credit--Siam%20Vector--stock.adobe.com.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="732" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVHuvZ4c1T4VG3o-qNtn2RAse7-68CelbIiDFfOtcmn0dTvSdiUHnSkxekP9SND5usgLyuSDnDjGHR3GSE88vLHpFn9AadPhJMNC5esRMvGOXreKP2ueggoxDBrBPgurgMrsZBm3xPOH5naikaATNmjMwurBfDqHKKZg-JNkKWMbaUAXN1L0IN_7sRA/w231-h123/2024%20year%20of%20the%20dragon_credit--Siam%20Vector--stock.adobe.com.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">For example, according
to one Canadian website, the snake is considered: intellectual, superstitious,
skeptical, astute, elegant, innate wisdom, and ‘possibly’ some levels of ‘supernatural
capability’. <b>SOURCE</b>: <a href="https://www.bullionmart.ca/product/1-kg-year-of-the-snake-silver-bullion-coin-2013/">bullionmart.ca</a></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">A few weeks
ago, I was looking up a gift for my grandson and decided to check the Lego
website. There were many new products, but one of them was called: <b>Auspicious
Dragon</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There was a
stirring in my spirit man, and I decided to do a Google search in order to
confirm or negate a hunch I had. Sure enough, my hunch was confirmed. 2024 is
the <b>Year of the Dragon</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE18MQshzwaBsxJ2fiJCg3CVupRNexMYQowhsvaegPsQii3HwtswWwaVfmXDIqgMnw1kU8_KzBnT7hOUmTISiiV8XQHg3tns87KMqSs61UeUCHu8XBJvS3SEMZSex8nHYclYP6CrswlijWivN96HsFTm8E1WsMKK80MlF7bzJaFKncnfCLWPnHtoZQg/s423/year%20of%20dragon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="423" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE18MQshzwaBsxJ2fiJCg3CVupRNexMYQowhsvaegPsQii3HwtswWwaVfmXDIqgMnw1kU8_KzBnT7hOUmTISiiV8XQHg3tns87KMqSs61UeUCHu8XBJvS3SEMZSex8nHYclYP6CrswlijWivN96HsFTm8E1WsMKK80MlF7bzJaFKncnfCLWPnHtoZQg/w184-h145/year%20of%20dragon.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That explains
why one of the new products Lego has put out is called: </span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">auspicious</b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">
dragon, which is where the idea for the title came from, after things fell into
place. (</span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">more on this shortly</b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">)</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Lego set
has 1171 pieces to it. Eleven (11) in the Hebrew-Greek, I learned long ago in a
study that 11 means judgment, disorder, chaos (<i>rebellion is associated with
it</i>). The study came about out of curiosity since I was born in the 11<sup>th</sup>
month, and I learned that letters in Hebrew were linked to numbers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Source</b>: <a href="http://lexiconcordance.com/hebrew/0011.html">Lexicon Concordance</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is linked
to perishing, destruction or ruin, place of destruction and Abaddon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">On the flip
side, </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">Hebrews 11:1</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Now</i> <b>FAITH</b> <i>is the substance of
things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.</i></span> <span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The entire
eleventh chapter of Hebrews is all about faith. So, as with anything, the
number can be presented for good or for evil. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But remember
this. When God created all things, He looked upon everything made and saw it
was very good. Satan did his dirty work in the Garden of Eden through the
subtle serpent, who deceived Eve, who in turn caused Adam to disobey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">From that
point on, things began deteriorating and mankind grew further and further away
from the Creator. Yet, His love for us never quit. In giving us the written
Word (<i>logos</i>), we can see how this will all end.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Satan, being
blinded by pride, deceives himself into believing he will win in the end.
Meanwhile, he seeks to destroy all of God’s creation and make his own. AI (<i>Artificial</i>
<i>Intelligence</i>) is the means he intends to use. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Will the Antichrist be
transhuman, a cyborg or a humanoid robot that Lucifer/Satan possesses? It seems to be
heading that way… (<i>more on that in another article</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Lucifer’s
Counterfeit of Faith<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMo9g9k3JwkD5wTDRrscCg0ta0fpN7PISfGf2c9zQyPDWeBibFQrbwJJjkiAmel1XOlpliqadOsowxstfixDf2MCArx48GscEqMRQdW4dSDGXeEEAAh_R2GkKXW4Yk7lAJ6aaJMBELpzBqdiosqVKBb4tD5qLcwOZ-Mv-_5754bMa0d1IF4WWfsy4Mtg/s325/counterfeit%20of%20faith.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="318" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMo9g9k3JwkD5wTDRrscCg0ta0fpN7PISfGf2c9zQyPDWeBibFQrbwJJjkiAmel1XOlpliqadOsowxstfixDf2MCArx48GscEqMRQdW4dSDGXeEEAAh_R2GkKXW4Yk7lAJ6aaJMBELpzBqdiosqVKBb4tD5qLcwOZ-Mv-_5754bMa0d1IF4WWfsy4Mtg/w164-h168/counterfeit%20of%20faith.jpg" width="164" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Numerology is
something I avoid, but just as anything upon and beneath this earth, Satan has
copied God’s creation. The Lord is the Creator of numbers. Throughout His Word
(bible), He uses numbers. Some numbers stand out more than others, with
significant meaning, seven (7), 40 etc., but all that God does is good.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I did not consider
what 2024 was astrologically because we are warned against astrologers (<i>not
to be confused with astronomy</i>), stargazing, etc., nor was I focused on the
Chinese zodiac.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;">Stand now
with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your sorceries, wherein you
have laboured from your youth; if so, you shall be able to profit, if so be,
you may prevail.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">You are
wearied in the multitude of your counsels. Let now the astrologers, the
stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from these
things that shall come upon you.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is
47:13-14]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is part of
occult practices and New Age beliefs – horoscopes, astrology, divination, etc.
It did not sit well with me to see such a well-known company that has been
around for decades for children honouring the dark side. It reminds me of the
truth about Disney. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, we
were forewarned about Satan appearing as an angel of light. He has always
longed for child sacrifice. Yet now, we find ourselves in the very season, the
very time where good is called evil and evil good, as the prophet Isaiah
foretold.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Woe unto
them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light
for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. Woe unto them
that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 5:20, 21]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Long before I
came along, the Lord spoke through the ancient prophets and Messiah’s apostles,
warning of blind shepherds, greedy shepherds, ravenous dogs, false prophets,
sorcery, divination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We are also warned
about false teachers, wolves in sheep’s clothing, false prophets, who in these
days will and can show great signs and wonders (<i>the Christ/Messiah warned
His disciples then and future generations</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">With the
reading of 1 Kings 22, and reading how Micaiah had to speak hard truth to king
Ahab, which angered him. He threw the living God’s prophet in prison with
tainted water and stale, moldy bread (<i>bread of affliction and water of
affliction</i>), it was made clear to me to post a word from 2013, which I had prayed
about nearly three weeks ago, then placing it on the back burner, unsure what
to do until instructed further.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbGnfGXI3DXmJAmZoPjjk-2NeXBuZzpPqgj4lPQlG1Ky1yj5Vw5jLHhfA6yOBTVwbjjQDpMlnS1siAAJxIY-kyb15kBedhD9Cz0nkgEgHKKwgf2Ih72tF6ZcWO6jvDYzkBFaO3AvQqdOjjkw3k2PoY2-lp9FmaJ7SS0LvGp8apVLSyBULUspK6BwWvg/s1150/auspicious%20dragon-1171pieces-2024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="1150" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbGnfGXI3DXmJAmZoPjjk-2NeXBuZzpPqgj4lPQlG1Ky1yj5Vw5jLHhfA6yOBTVwbjjQDpMlnS1siAAJxIY-kyb15kBedhD9Cz0nkgEgHKKwgf2Ih72tF6ZcWO6jvDYzkBFaO3AvQqdOjjkw3k2PoY2-lp9FmaJ7SS0LvGp8apVLSyBULUspK6BwWvg/s320/auspicious%20dragon-1171pieces-2024.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>click on ANY picture to ENLARGE</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Stumbling
across a Lego toy whilst looking for a gift for my youngest grandson and seeing
the auspicious dragon, only to find out it is the ‘year of the dragon’ for the
Chinese. Then to learn that the year the prophetic word was given was the
Chinese ‘year of the snake’, I realized that the Lord was connecting the dots.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZa90_ZLuQ8dMFMDtTApQt8tXfDkwV_6X5RUf9gIwVJM0Os4JPr_6acsXQm7rPqSUnFMk3s7Ert-Og1BpObLfAqm-zAcBkS31f67kFfX1H5CO-fWXywCjs0BtElL7gyyuHmDxNCyEjmjUtt2crUf9QOfzL-b_bj7_9zayIzUXwO9dznvtVmS1fyAJvw/s350/auspicious%20dragon%20light%20kit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="248" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZa90_ZLuQ8dMFMDtTApQt8tXfDkwV_6X5RUf9gIwVJM0Os4JPr_6acsXQm7rPqSUnFMk3s7Ert-Og1BpObLfAqm-zAcBkS31f67kFfX1H5CO-fWXywCjs0BtElL7gyyuHmDxNCyEjmjUtt2crUf9QOfzL-b_bj7_9zayIzUXwO9dznvtVmS1fyAJvw/w167-h235/auspicious%20dragon%20light%20kit.jpg" width="167" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Of course, Satan can appear as an angel of light, so naturally, there is a 'light' kit, especially made to go with the 'auspicious dragon'.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Auspicious
Dragon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvW3tuyIfwhtxfuZa5ac9FBnd37BcdCg_oBW9awvXzJ-IAa7ch7HtCexmdIW8AWP83v-9sek1DtIC240TZasHRXWXKaBN9TMuWftILHIR-qpWkIahHoMvPQF4IJpqq3-rcQuMe5sQaUXfAwPaEkSan2ZBFs-DnZInQpiTv2-zMLPsPI2jcNYyoXaLN_A/s279/dragon2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="279" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvW3tuyIfwhtxfuZa5ac9FBnd37BcdCg_oBW9awvXzJ-IAa7ch7HtCexmdIW8AWP83v-9sek1DtIC240TZasHRXWXKaBN9TMuWftILHIR-qpWkIahHoMvPQF4IJpqq3-rcQuMe5sQaUXfAwPaEkSan2ZBFs-DnZInQpiTv2-zMLPsPI2jcNYyoXaLN_A/w159-h141/dragon2.jpg" width="159" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Before I post
the prophetic word given to me in 2013, let us break down auspicious, a curious
word that Lego named one of its newest products.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Auspicious</span></b><span style="mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">: conducive to
success; favorable<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The
words ‘favorable’ and ‘propitious’ are common synonyms of ‘<i>auspicious’. </i>While
all three words mean “pointing toward a happy outcome,” auspicious applies to
something taken as a sign or omen promising success before or at the start of
an event.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Synonyms</span></b><span style="mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">: promising,
favourable, encouraging, bright, opportune, hopeful, advantageous, prosperous,
profitable<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">SOURCE</span></b><span style="mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspicious">Meriam-Webster</a> (Dictionary/Thesaurus)
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Could this be
how Lucifer deceived one-third of the then-holy angels to follow him in
rebelling against Almighty God? Did he ‘encourage’ them and ‘point toward a
happy outcome’? Did he convince them that it was an opportune moment, and that the
outcome would prove to be advantageous and ‘prosperous’?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Is that how
he convinces people today to serve him, by promising them a ‘favourable’ and ‘bright’
future, a ‘profitable’ one? He still deceives the masses, as many believe that
we are ‘little gods’, or as God that we can create with our mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Life and
death are in the power of the tongue and those who love it will eat the fruit
thereof.</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[P</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">rov 18:21]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Life </b>– to bless
someone, to encour</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">age them, to teach truth etc.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Death</b> – to curse
someone, to discourage them, to lie/deceive etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We speak
life. We will be held accountable for idle words.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">But I say to
you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give an account of it in
the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your
words, you will be condemned.</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 12:36-38]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> NKJV<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Preachers
need to pray and be truly sure about what they are teaching by their preaching.
This is a whole other topic, and not for now. Let us move on to the message
that was given in 2013. To God alone be all glory, love, and trust.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmlqU-oX4FdKBdTdLlQuSrvOEkwZhkg2rVBuqvluuK3jbQOavjF5DbaOddHOIxEhVrKb4PUO975zAuASdvFAnlKDrrJcYAifNNcAqOD_KqiBrm9zTrDO5ql6SctJJ8VcW4yLq3ixoIGrFKd0E_deNDxP07mKpm7RJd1kpluAX_k4GUm10G9XwYiG3Tg/s303/2013-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="112" data-original-width="303" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmlqU-oX4FdKBdTdLlQuSrvOEkwZhkg2rVBuqvluuK3jbQOavjF5DbaOddHOIxEhVrKb4PUO975zAuASdvFAnlKDrrJcYAifNNcAqOD_KqiBrm9zTrDO5ql6SctJJ8VcW4yLq3ixoIGrFKd0E_deNDxP07mKpm7RJd1kpluAX_k4GUm10G9XwYiG3Tg/w126-h46/2013-.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Battle
Above the Clouds – On the Verge of Wars</span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qE6GdIjIL0KpqBU8H-FiiH2xtAswAVuINXhKN8S0LZQmzp7T9MihpYXjWKxEIfHFTPQ0AR81U_n552onQROPJuuNRhiAFs0B3sXKbkFaHiLKIJJnTAqqN1VU4ZT6Px9APGvcLy60pO5qJJ8K7OL6-vU6NRpvsPyyaeJMQh8xQKWSGHrKPzBFB1EnOw/s536/trust%20God-pray_art%20credit_Iago%20Silvo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="530" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qE6GdIjIL0KpqBU8H-FiiH2xtAswAVuINXhKN8S0LZQmzp7T9MihpYXjWKxEIfHFTPQ0AR81U_n552onQROPJuuNRhiAFs0B3sXKbkFaHiLKIJJnTAqqN1VU4ZT6Px9APGvcLy60pO5qJJ8K7OL6-vU6NRpvsPyyaeJMQh8xQKWSGHrKPzBFB1EnOw/w186-h188/trust%20God-pray_art%20credit_Iago%20Silvo.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">[Excerpt from <b>2013</b> prophetic message - link at end of article - <b>BP2024</b>]</span></div><u style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><u>Death is
coming to America</u>.’ I
saw in the clouds women and men <u>wailing</u>, full of <u>confusion</u> and <u>fear</u>.
I saw many being <u>wrongly imprisoned</u>. I saw a woman huddling with a
child, protectively... (<i>multitudes</i> of <i>children murdered</i>)
and I saw <u>great death</u>, and a <u>famine</u>. ‘<u>Men who
wear black</u> will soon be a common sight. They are as <u>wolves</u>;
men who are <u>possessed</u> or <u>controlled</u> by
demons.’ There were multitudes homeless and being ‘rounded up’; grouped
together.</p></u><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<b>Note* 2024 comment:</b> <i>It is
possible that these heartless or cold-hearted men are transhumans, cyborgs or humanoid robots, programmed by WEF global youth leaders. It could be militarized police (which is happening all over North America</i> - <b>BP2024)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I saw
the <u>death ride</u>r with a scythe in his hand. <i>‘He shall sweep
over this land.’ </i>I saw <u>great waters</u> coming. I
saw <u>smoke</u> of <u>massive</u> volumes. I saw <u>angry</u>, <u>disgruntled
leaders</u> filled with hatred. Soon there shall be the manifestation of
the leader who appears as one of ‘light’ [<i>appears as Christ</i>], yet he is
opposed to Christ. <u>He is arising</u>. <u>He is here</u>. He
is <u>not</u> <u>white-skinned</u>. (<i>It was NOT Obama!</i>)
(he is <b><i>not</i></b> black; the skin is olive or light tan<u>)</u>.
He will give <u>fair speeches</u> and seem <u>as</u> a <u>‘god</u>’
to many.<span style="line-height: 107%;"><br />
</span><br />
I saw great masses of people <u>fighting</u> amongst
themselves, <u>betraying</u> each other. I saw chaos and mayhem. It
seemed as though there were <u>two separate wars</u>; one amongst <u>people</u> within
the <u>same nation</u>; and another where ‘<u>nations</u>’ were coming <u>against</u> ‘a <u>nation</u>’.
I sensed it was the <u>USA</u> under attack; but it broadened, spread
into Canada and southerly into Mexico. It consumed North America. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<b>Note* 2024 comment:</b> Canada and Mexico did not get by unscathed in the vision <b>BP2024</b>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There were <u>places of safet</u>y, shelter. There were angels
commanded by God to lead and protect His people…some [angels] appeared as mere
men.<br />
<br />
Then within me, I heard, (for all [His] people, self included):</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCikpGZ_7tBVCzaRAxRLcKYMQ53hwIXEiZeBZOWqSJQroiCvdjnyqxjTSaCwBPTxEHfgrIblj58c-3eksPfoCnNmtZzIi2Lw1WLB7KUUie0H6AbmeY7E3LZJq4n18JgyfjED_TSU-NSmG1PLKb9vIm95o3thNrvK8TCsPy7yyPlGz7JiyqBU-3tJZ_HQ/s388/humble%20yourself%20before%20Almighty%20God.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="388" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCikpGZ_7tBVCzaRAxRLcKYMQ53hwIXEiZeBZOWqSJQroiCvdjnyqxjTSaCwBPTxEHfgrIblj58c-3eksPfoCnNmtZzIi2Lw1WLB7KUUie0H6AbmeY7E3LZJq4n18JgyfjED_TSU-NSmG1PLKb9vIm95o3thNrvK8TCsPy7yyPlGz7JiyqBU-3tJZ_HQ/w167-h119/humble%20yourself%20before%20Almighty%20God.jpg" width="167" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">- <i>Give up all forms of lust [lust of eyes, lust of flesh, pride
of life] and frivolous spending. Do your part and I will do mine. Look to
Christ. My angels are all around you. Obey Me as I direct your steps. </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguapTcXHSiRxwO055vTvnwFOb7HseqG56pJpJw72J5mERcKd9huWTj_H0KqxHE4DVfDEWNZZ-GobK0LyeKUvWSsUbEypFo7JHHxn_Cdm6qjJV5OxG6HLvtlPPnso6IwCKwkOPbg6ywkrK-CGFoDe_k12R3pwMLSNebGxoa68-XIC0xIWiuuq_1fMV3Fg/s333/angel%20ministered%20to%20Jesus-Gethsemane_artist%20AdamAbram.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="333" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguapTcXHSiRxwO055vTvnwFOb7HseqG56pJpJw72J5mERcKd9huWTj_H0KqxHE4DVfDEWNZZ-GobK0LyeKUvWSsUbEypFo7JHHxn_Cdm6qjJV5OxG6HLvtlPPnso6IwCKwkOPbg6ywkrK-CGFoDe_k12R3pwMLSNebGxoa68-XIC0xIWiuuq_1fMV3Fg/w167-h154/angel%20ministered%20to%20Jesus-Gethsemane_artist%20AdamAbram.jpg" width="167" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Angel ministered to Yeshua/Jesus in Gethsemane<br />artist--Adam Abram</span></td></tr></tbody></table><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">My
angels go forth at My command. It is time to <b>arise</b> in
willing <b>obedience</b> and DO. Lo, I am with you. Trust and hold
fast to your faith, for </i><i style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;">without faith, it is impossible to please Me, for
he that comes to Me must believe that I AM, and that I am a rewarder of those
who diligently seek Me.</i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">[Heb 11:6]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">
(shared) In service to the King † </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the
earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying,
Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sits upon the
throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever</span><span style="color: #999999;">. </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev 5:13]</span><br />
<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart makes a noise
in me; I cannot hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of
the trumpet, </i><b>the <u>alarm</u> of war</b></span><i style="color: #999999;"> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer4:19]<br /></span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">The Word of the Great Spirit Chief, Yhwh Elohim, speaks strongly to those who have an ear to hear. How great is the faith and love of our King? It is beyond human scope and comprehension. </span><br style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">With all the warnings sounding in the ears, and wonders and strange happenings before the eyes, which causes all, (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">all encompassing</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">) from the greatest to the least to be perplexed and murmur. Those who hear; those of the true Body will not fear, for the Head (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">the King</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">) speaks words of wisdom, understanding and counsel.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">He confides secrets to (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">all</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">) His people, speaking of that
which </span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">is</b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"> and that which</span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"> is to come</b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">. He utters wise
counsel; He speaks forth direction and guides their steps by what He commands.</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"> </i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">The
wise and obedient give ear and obey. Their faith goes into action and
their strength is of the high and holy One who is their Chief; their Commander.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRRPY2wFREFuA7q6sna4OVtf-azgosuwv035tarvhJjNwS_KMGY5lp_bewAx2LzAjdwy9gYc45aWaS2WC1JhTp-yVkHaNZ80cGgC_j9uiP3jEmW8C4Cq_L7Xf86LXUNvn_X8DCIyA_mj117i_IjxVf80DkbTkAGZMEtV1wCPx8iiCk-B55ECM1NbNGg/s361/trusting%20Yeshua-Jesus--fear%20not.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="361" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRRPY2wFREFuA7q6sna4OVtf-azgosuwv035tarvhJjNwS_KMGY5lp_bewAx2LzAjdwy9gYc45aWaS2WC1JhTp-yVkHaNZ80cGgC_j9uiP3jEmW8C4Cq_L7Xf86LXUNvn_X8DCIyA_mj117i_IjxVf80DkbTkAGZMEtV1wCPx8iiCk-B55ECM1NbNGg/w227-h174/trusting%20Yeshua-Jesus--fear%20not.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">In Battle above the Clouds, part 5, I mentioned how we must not walk in
fear, but neither can we ignore the evil that is happening all around us.
The Lord is faithful and always has been, to let His people know what to expect
and what to do; what He expects of His people. (</span><b style="text-align: left;">repentance</b><span style="text-align: left;">, dying to
self (flesh) daily, forgiveness, abiding, </span><b style="text-align: left;">love God</b><span style="text-align: left;"> first above
all, faith, </span><b style="text-align: left;">obedience</b><span style="text-align: left;">…its all for our good, but for His glory)</span></div></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Over the last couple of years, we have been inundated with reports of
possible catastrophes, as well as reports of horrific events that have taken
place. From earthquakes, to tornadoes and hurricanes, to solar flares, to
the dying off of marine life, birds and mammals, sink holes, approaching
asteroids and comets, economic collapse, wars and rumors of wars, blatant
occult activity, increased shootings, murders and suicides, unexplained sounds
and sightings in the earth, and the list goes on. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Also in part 15 on verge of wars 2 April 6.2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I allude to the fact that there are two possible
scenarios, one with the agenda of introducing <b>old disease</b>s that
have been <b>modified</b> or revamped to take out increased <u>population</u>,
as well as the very real possibility that the zombie apocalypse could be "<b>citizen</b>"
apocalypse (<i>as in killing off the citizens who rise up in <b>civil war</b> or
unrest</i> (disobedience) – hence a <u>civilian</u> apocalypse).
I went into further detail in </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/9024530638847394153"><span style="line-height: 107%;">part 7</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">This is what I was led to write (<i>the date for the following is Wednesday, November</i> 7,
2012):</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Now it begins</b>…brace yourselves for great evil. Nothing
happens that I do not allow. I set kings up, I build and I pluck down.
(then scripture is given from Daniel 4 and John 19) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0Fsswh2ibYLGX3WcX0g4dq-FFbUCXI5GBalQNz7wc-hlDoDm37HvnUOETvdOoWLnz76yBK-PYe505iI7-Irr31xhZEMfyytj1MforVoBoVkKXEeivn_K3kdjHOZI86U_Eo_xcyxxoKcVmfeTjeMCea6yzNQ5l6eGPhHHhcQ3E7EMdsn0d_0FDvoPYw/s427/great%20divide2012-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="427" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0Fsswh2ibYLGX3WcX0g4dq-FFbUCXI5GBalQNz7wc-hlDoDm37HvnUOETvdOoWLnz76yBK-PYe505iI7-Irr31xhZEMfyytj1MforVoBoVkKXEeivn_K3kdjHOZI86U_Eo_xcyxxoKcVmfeTjeMCea6yzNQ5l6eGPhHHhcQ3E7EMdsn0d_0FDvoPYw/w220-h162/great%20divide2012-13.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">There is a <b>great divide</b> amongst the people and anger
and rebellion is stirred up as a troubled hornet’s nest. There are plots against the ‘king’ to 'take him down', for many see his
disloyalty to Israel, and many feel he has betrayed their country (United
States). Plans to take him down will seemingly be successful, but shall
be <b><u>overturned</u></b> when least expected. The west shall
be in great pain; they will be greatly hurt. The backbone of America is
broken; it is severely fractured.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">My people have been pressing in and abiding. I have heard your
prayers. Do not walk in fear, walk in confidence knowing that I AM
God. I am the Creator of all the earth. Despite the doubts of many,
My Sovereignty (<i>power, authority</i>) rules over all the earth<i>.</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There shall indeed be an uprising and a taking down, yet what is
expected will not be what they intended, for they have forgotten who I
AM. (still the same, yesterday, today and forever...(I added that part –<b> BP2013</b>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">They have set up kings, but not of Me: they have made princes and I knew
it not </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">(did not choose them):</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>of their silver and
their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.</i></span><i style="color: #999999;"> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Hos 8:4]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">They meet secretly, devising their plans. I allow what I allow, for
that which was written shall come to pass. I shall not strive with man
forever. Woe to those who plot and plan evil; woe to those
who seek to take matters into their own hands. Many use My name to conduct
their evil, but the god they serve is not Me. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil.</b></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br />
</span><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br />
</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;">Plots are against Israel, yet the hatred for
America has escalated and is measured in great proportion. The wicked
rule by the sword; they rule by that which pierces the flesh and
destroys. The wicked are pleased with their weaponry. With one voice
and one arm, their pride strengthens them to conquer and to take into
captivity.</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br />
</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br />
If a nation shall not <b>repent</b> of its evil ways, I shall allow
evil armies to overtake. Great destruction comes as the heavens and the
earth obey My commands. My wrath is stirred up, yea, the devil has come
down, who has wrath of his own, for he knows his time is short. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i>What has been written shall be! <b>It has begun</b>… Fear
not, My people, for a remnant shall escape. Hold fast to Me. Be at peace
within, not the peace that the world gives, for no peace remains upon this
earth. It is filled with hatred, rebellion, greed and rioting, as in the days
of Noah.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>Repent, Be holy, A Warning</b>, written in
2006, posted on my old website on Piczo in mid-2007 (<i>now defunct</i>), and
posted again in 2008 on Blogspot [now removed - apologies]. <br />
<br />
In the excerpt – the following was written after I had spoken of a vision/dream
I had, where two armored evil riders came out of a vortex, (<i>one</i> (the
2nd rider) <i>with a head of a jackal?, riding upon</i> <b>war horses</b><i>,
speaking in a foreign tongue that I did not know or understand</i>) The
Lord led me to Ezekiel:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i>Then I was to write...<br />
</i><br />
[I (the Lord God) will bring the terrible [mighty warriors] ... (of all
nations) and they shall draw their swords [against the beauty of their wisdom]
and (mighty warriors) shall [defile their brightness])<br />
<br />
[They shall be brought down... for they are proud and lifted up; they exalt
themselves]<br />
<br />
[will they say they are like gods, but they are not ... ] [...who shall slay
them?]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<b>Note*:</b><i> I do not know why sometimes I am to repeat a thing, but
the Lord does not waste words. Take all things in prayer to the living God.</i> <b>BP2024</b>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><i>What has been written shall be! <b>It has begun</b>… Fear
not, My people, for a remnant shall escape. Hold fast to Me. Be at peace
within, not the peace that the world gives, for no peace remains upon this
earth. It is filled with hatred, rebellion, greed and rioting, as in the days
of Noah.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">http://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2008/11/repent-be-holy-warning.html</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> (this
was original link - now removed from blog; my apologies2015]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbxwrKKeHFllTCcD2LWEsYVPsGjpmlcbZTMwGYNeh9YbwhVLsyglCMIB_Mj_QS-sUcGbRrRE3CilAP1KnOBQCxswHvv-lHPD0Y7fQ44XR-5lllHWt2U5gKveWkzZEUJoUGJhUbD4R-vJFO4hZeH3H6z1s9EtVZcz_lqbS3mAqXFiqClmUUP3W9MiYHg/s369/war%20warning-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="369" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbxwrKKeHFllTCcD2LWEsYVPsGjpmlcbZTMwGYNeh9YbwhVLsyglCMIB_Mj_QS-sUcGbRrRE3CilAP1KnOBQCxswHvv-lHPD0Y7fQ44XR-5lllHWt2U5gKveWkzZEUJoUGJhUbD4R-vJFO4hZeH3H6z1s9EtVZcz_lqbS3mAqXFiqClmUUP3W9MiYHg/w187-h144/war%20warning-.jpg" width="187" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Also, in March 2010, the Lord had me write a war warning: </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2013/04/battle-above-clouds-on-verge-of-wars-2.html">Battle
above Clouds-On Verge of Wars2</a><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(</span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Note*</b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> -
These were moved to an external, in hopes to start a new website. I removed 5
years worth of articles. Please stand by. - </span><b style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">BP 2015</b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">) </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[<b>Update:** </b><i>Sadly, external got virus; out of hundreds of articles from a five year collection, perhaps 100 or so were saved</i> <b>BP2024</b>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In May 2011, I wrote <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/9024530638847394153">Approaching Horses! – The Spirit March. </a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Another <b>war warning</b>! How many times He warns us,
so many times, through so many vessels to be sure that we get the
message? It is just as He did in times past through all the major
prophets, His apostles and disciples (<i>all people filled with the Holy Spirit
in those days</i>)... and all those He chose to speak through before; even in
the days of Y’shua/Jesus when He forewarned Jerusalem of its destruction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[<b>Note*</b>: Some actually hear from the Lord; others do as Jeremiah rebuked some for in Jer 23:30 <b>BP2024]</b></span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Even when I was entering the United States the last time (<i>January 2008</i>), and was told to go into the building for
questioning at the border, the Lord revealed to me what was coming. When
I said to the Father that I did not understand what was happening (<i>had I
been mistaken in going to the U.S.?</i>), No, rather, He instructed me to look
around and observe. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">What did I see?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is written in my testimony, but what I saw were people of every age,
from babes in arms of mothers, to old people, and every age group in-between.
There were people from all kinds of nations, as many wore the traditional
clothing of their country, such as Africa, Pakistan, India, many Middle Eastern
countries (<i>including 'Biblical' countrie</i>s), Europe, United Kingdom,
Mexico, the Islands, Canada and even Americans were being detained at the
border</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_iQk3r5HXTa2gn6SzfnUxTJvQhhS_xdLW-MIyil2vrN1fB2mvViI89yTepqTdAZbhKvyHb-i_zIoExFfUg5b5aTZosl6gxl6GeJJDjPG9St0wGCqmB8aEBJirStH7cx9JgkXM2HcDi4hXxraMwLCWzE8fC72M9D2EVnvKP7AlpOqfqmndJBQsM7Ytg/s431/detained%20at%20border-hundreds%20questioned2008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="431" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_iQk3r5HXTa2gn6SzfnUxTJvQhhS_xdLW-MIyil2vrN1fB2mvViI89yTepqTdAZbhKvyHb-i_zIoExFfUg5b5aTZosl6gxl6GeJJDjPG9St0wGCqmB8aEBJirStH7cx9JgkXM2HcDi4hXxraMwLCWzE8fC72M9D2EVnvKP7AlpOqfqmndJBQsM7Ytg/w178-h145/detained%20at%20border-hundreds%20questioned2008.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">The Americans were laughing because they had all gone to a big sporting
event in Canada and could not get back into their own country. It was then that
the Lord revealed to me that in the United States of America, the day will come
when people would be rounded up by authorities. They would be helpless (p<i>owerless</i>),
unable to go anywhere they wanted or do anything without the permission of the
authorities.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Everyone's papers and identification were checked, people were all
suspect, all ages, all beliefs, all nationalities – rounded up as cattle in a
pen ("<b><i>culling the herd</i></b><i>" came to mind</i>), waiting
for the ‘<u>verdict</u>’ of what would happen to them (<i>us, me</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I knew that it (<i>what <b>i<u>s coming</u></b></i>) meant martial
law, containment (<i>FEMA camps or internment camps, as they are referred to</i>),
NWO, persecution, slavery and torture. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I know (<i>well, believe</i>) many would be (<i>will be</i>) separated
from their families and killed. The Lord sent me here to USA. I do not think
these things will be soon, as in a few months (<i>January 2008</i>), or I doubt
He would have sent me. He is a good Father who leads us properly when we look
to Him to direct us. He is my hope, my God, Abba, Saviour, King, Lord (<i>Y'shua</i>),
my everything!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I had recently moved and was renting a room. That is how I remember the
approximate time frame. I had been laying on the bed and had closed my eyes,
but I was not asleep.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v0t8L7Fk3TWreehyphenhyphenMk4REhIlASoVQaI7sTKytPOsKt0MfUT98uhhKdtT2G4KwR1mFBugS4I4GuO5YHDif_c-nX4zibqBzQwaYwnw-RLmtCGSvpq9un3qnClQh4GlUE3uayxhYZCoy5Nwga7F5Aq6a3in-6GdRqg2wYx9f3u2fyGdPFhrivcwxeWGKA/s234/off%20east%20coast%20usa-2%20warship-1%20submarine-surfaced2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="158" data-original-width="234" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v0t8L7Fk3TWreehyphenhyphenMk4REhIlASoVQaI7sTKytPOsKt0MfUT98uhhKdtT2G4KwR1mFBugS4I4GuO5YHDif_c-nX4zibqBzQwaYwnw-RLmtCGSvpq9un3qnClQh4GlUE3uayxhYZCoy5Nwga7F5Aq6a3in-6GdRqg2wYx9f3u2fyGdPFhrivcwxeWGKA/w184-h124/off%20east%20coast%20usa-2%20warship-1%20submarine-surfaced2012.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">I saw beautiful water and understood that it was an ocean. Suddenly, I saw
three dark shadows upon the water, some miles from shore. Although the
images remained dark (<i>as shadows</i>), I soon understood that it was two
warships and a submarine. The sub was sitting on the surface of the water
(<i>it was not submerged</i>), off the east coast of the United States (<i>out
a couple to a few miles</i>), as were the warships. One word came to mind
- <b>Russia</b>. I opened my eyes and the vision ended.)</p>
<br />
As I was pondering this article, not only did the vision come to mind, but also
two events that were reported by the media, but stayed low key, or rather,
outside of the usual buzz when news hits - the topic soon died out.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"> </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The two ships on the left (<i>above</i>)
are almost identical to the warships I saw in the vision, except that they were
more shadowy in vision (<i>not as detailed</i>). I remembered that a few
years ago (2012 approx.), I had heard that there were Russian ships seen off
the east coast of the United States, so I decided to look it up. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">With the global elite operating in the occult as Luciferians, honoring
the 'god of forces', the apostasy that is happening, the Muslim brotherhood and
Islamic groups flexing their muscles, with all that is going on in the eastern
countries (<i>including China - Japan conflicts, and other many other tensions</i>),
as well as what is going on in the United States, the only way to keep balanced
and not become overwhelmed is by seeking God and clinging to our King.<br />
<i><br />
</i>We must be <b>repentan</b>t and be forgiven;
to be <b>purified</b>, to love the Lord with all our hearts and walk in
love, willingly <b>obedient</b> to our King. He will guide us,
as we lay it all down, He will take it from there. He is faithful and
true and will not leave or forsake us.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">
Lay everything down at the feet of the Lord, pray and read the Word, and let
the Lord be who He is - God! He will lead us as we lean on Him.</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;"><br />
<i>For we walk by faith and not by sight. </i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2 Cor 5:7]</span><br />
<br /><span style="color: #999999;">
He will lead us in all truth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<o:p></o:p></p><span style="color: #999999;">in the presence of His glory</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-46618389096368883182024-01-01T03:41:00.009-05:002024-01-01T11:10:34.290-05:00End to End<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="558" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftJBw-r3phS-UoERpsrNhC7qB1nPEAk2xEYvyEtIgChdtMdEPaVu1kT0H4-yGd98ek2v9_Ou3I1vMIP0fj0l_w1UMmqgVNxd06I7docwqx-WeQhDSqyY_0b04XaNF0FUMArzpCxaf4YJxMYrXfePnDEm97oxQilRrQZjcBLydnkWe7_9g1ICPIkba3Q/s320/2024%20Pay%20Attention.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>AI Points the Way -- Unexpectedly</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b></b></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftJBw-r3phS-UoERpsrNhC7qB1nPEAk2xEYvyEtIgChdtMdEPaVu1kT0H4-yGd98ek2v9_Ou3I1vMIP0fj0l_w1UMmqgVNxd06I7docwqx-WeQhDSqyY_0b04XaNF0FUMArzpCxaf4YJxMYrXfePnDEm97oxQilRrQZjcBLydnkWe7_9g1ICPIkba3Q/s558/2024%20Pay%20Attention.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b></b></span></a></div><div><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">End to
End</span></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For thus
has the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman; let him declare what he sees.</span> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 21:6]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">I disclosed
to a close friend recently that I believe all the Creator’s children (<i>children
of light</i>) are called to be watchmen, globally. People dedicated to the
living God through His precious and only begotten Son, Jesus/Yeshua [<i>the
Body of Christ/brethren</i>], are scattered throughout the nations upon this
earth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is with
that knowledge that I have come to the conclusion that all of us have a
responsibility to ‘<i>watch’</i> and <i>‘warn others’</i> if we see an enemy,
or some grave danger approaching; in essence, to be a watchman. We are all at different vantage points (<i>what
we see, hear, and experience</i>), as well as having different cultures, traditions,
language, cuisine, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">There can be
a <i>semantic barrier</i>, which has brought confusion and sometimes anger, due
to the misunderstanding of a word that may have a completely different meaning
in each of two separate languages. What
may be a friendly, harmless word in one language could be a harsh insult in
another.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">The [<i>cultural</i>]
meaning of a word or phrases, or pronunciation, sometimes hindered by a thick
accent can present language barriers. People who know more than one language
are greatly appreciated when they can break down and do away with language
barriers through proper understanding and interpretation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">God Speaks to Those of All Nations<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cGqBStRv_xPsWodsCkZk31Iy2K7U0NYNwLn6ktot9muVzD5Th2Fp3rduy3T4h3NpJgNBhM49Z6X8IJcy6ewpD7YOQahkC1PwlVu0QyG5e99k3qbqIBSyG4ASG-Ht-oKU9AYSVR29-IAgy4lE9iHdOFkU1cR7JYQimJ-qjjKT8hT46Sb59DQTArxSZQ/s685/diverse%20cultures.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="685" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cGqBStRv_xPsWodsCkZk31Iy2K7U0NYNwLn6ktot9muVzD5Th2Fp3rduy3T4h3NpJgNBhM49Z6X8IJcy6ewpD7YOQahkC1PwlVu0QyG5e99k3qbqIBSyG4ASG-Ht-oKU9AYSVR29-IAgy4lE9iHdOFkU1cR7JYQimJ-qjjKT8hT46Sb59DQTArxSZQ/w357-h163/diverse%20cultures.jpg" width="357" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal">In the
Bible, God appointed watchmen over Israel to warn of impending or approaching
danger, typically warning of an advancing enemy army, but who could also warn
of natural calamities such as volcanic activity, earthquakes, locusts,
flooding, great and diverse windstorms, etc.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Today, the
Lord appoints watchmen globally; each place has troubles of its own.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">So you,
O son of man, I have set</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">(appointed) </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">you a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore you
shall hear the word at My mouth, and warn them from Me.</span></i> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezek 33:7] </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">The verses prior to verse seven in Ezekiel 33 describe the duty of the watchman: - he sees the sword coming
upon the land (<i>approaching enemy</i>), blows the trumpet, warns the people: also,
consequences that occur if the watchman fails to sound a warning<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">The numbers 3, 33 and 333 are numbers that have flashed before my eyes for a few years, even when I tried to avoid it. At first, I did not understand; it simply made me uncomfortable because I do not go looking for numbers per say (<i>yes, I realize that is part of life itself, and the Creator uses the numbers He created - yes, I get that</i>).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">There are many examples, but here is a shot from my computer clock nearly </span></span><span style="color: #999999;">two years ago (February 2022). </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgImnhX0mLS3HNV6gCzKz5zffLxb35PBz1dDGufCAHpvK5kBkTPZ7PjCW50GbUl3EIL49yDeV84tu567GZRIViXVkasg32pvUmgMEVtQHHTOOPxOwCSXdTCJ9QH2ZoNqrDr0CD134McX7570LqKfD7BkhV0yzV-KjMpqphUlDTyes__c_CkIIQ7DIXQ/s128/333-2020--2022_Jesus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="128" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgImnhX0mLS3HNV6gCzKz5zffLxb35PBz1dDGufCAHpvK5kBkTPZ7PjCW50GbUl3EIL49yDeV84tu567GZRIViXVkasg32pvUmgMEVtQHHTOOPxOwCSXdTCJ9QH2ZoNqrDr0CD134McX7570LqKfD7BkhV0yzV-KjMpqphUlDTyes__c_CkIIQ7DIXQ/w184-h83/333-2020--2022_Jesus.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Then, a scripture referral kept coming to mind, but I could not think of the scripture off-hand, so I looked it up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">Call unto Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer <b>33:3</b>]</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">A piece of paper was randomly placed as a bookmark in one of my Bibles. Upon it was written Jeremiah 33:3, but also verse six.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[33:6]</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">However, when numbers present themselves in random and unexpected places, such as a lonely, yet noticeable sign standing out in a forest along a barren stretch of highway, it gets one's attention, wanted or not.</span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">God’s will
<i><b>WILL</b></i> be done, with or without us, but He certainly gives us <b><i><u>all</u></i></b>
fair opportunity to be His faithful child, a vessel unto honour. Or one can
rebel and prove to be a child of the devil, thus, a vessel unto dishonour. Choices
are important.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Jeremiah 33 continues on about cleansing (in that particular case, it pertained to Judah and Israel), forgiveness of iniquities and transgressions. It speaks of how the land will be blessed once again.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Is that not what the Lord does for all who come to repentance? He cleanses [purifies] (<i>by the precious Blood of Jesus</i>); forgives, restores - blesses. A broken spirit, and a broken and contrite heart, Jesus </span></span><span style="color: #999999;">does not despise.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Ps 51:17]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">I once
wrote about giving the Lord glory for all He is, all He does (<i>and has done</i>),
and for granting strength to all of us who call upon Him humbly, admitting our
weakness and NEED for Him, and for His strength.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">It was
further written that even when He gives us hard assignments, He goes ahead of
us, yet stands with us, and is our rear guard as well. (<i>We see this example
with His beloved Abraham, and further on with Israel, when they were leaving
Egypt.)</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Jesus
Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Heb 13:8]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">As a
watchman, it was last year (2022) that the Lord had me warn people of increased
witchcraft around the times of the celebrated occult festivities (Halloween/Samhain). </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWvd7qq5AMWvG9V2HxLKfRIqbvvNdp0KdDgXdNs-Pugc9ksGsJBR4zx4xNA06rF-xQYSD8DcVT9BQDdtFDRNLGo2u4XYCeGej-BDgZVCqZpuH1lBdjd-H-nIDem-lUaWYTepMsWQS-q0KfJx57FqAEvGD9YiF67iQuWapYkv9lJLYBwj9kJAvN6KfyA/s288/Samhain%20celebration-November%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="288" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWvd7qq5AMWvG9V2HxLKfRIqbvvNdp0KdDgXdNs-Pugc9ksGsJBR4zx4xNA06rF-xQYSD8DcVT9BQDdtFDRNLGo2u4XYCeGej-BDgZVCqZpuH1lBdjd-H-nIDem-lUaWYTepMsWQS-q0KfJx57FqAEvGD9YiF67iQuWapYkv9lJLYBwj9kJAvN6KfyA/s1600/Samhain%20celebration-November%201.jpg" width="288" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal">The
forewarning was not only to caution about warlocks and female witches beginning
rituals, ceremonies, spells, etc. earlier than usual (<i>even a month or so
sooner</i>), but also attacks against believers intensifying.</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">We have
witnessed this as persecution has increased globally. Yes, persecution has
always existed to varying degrees, but it is much closer to home now for those
of us in the West. The last thirteen years, there have been reports of
preachers being stabbed or shot when evangelizing on the street, with some even
being inside the church, in the sanctuary, but it is noticeably escalating in a
land where Christianity was once revered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">This series
took the entire year, something that has never happened in 18, almost 19 years
of online sharing. It seems to be God’s season for the ‘<i>unexpected’</i> and
the ‘<i>never before and never again’</i> happenings. He is the Sovereign,
Omnipotent (<i>all-wise, all-powerful</i>) living God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Therefore,
I can safely say it is the ‘end’ of this series taking place in the ‘end times’
– end to end.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Authority of God</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOid2JKMjbnfWgG5w3BFyi9Mut0X6Lcm_GShYsuMAOPp3LM_gZGTYiM_ovJOq7pbuoApQxGAVMAE23Skdun0xQDhXBDhxm3d16VVBG7j5U1KJMzu6NLDMwgOiI4J6CvDV3kDuXp9Zfe71YGmvI3G2OnJaMj1rJX66pEYJUbOzXdEDd5ZkQmsbIOI4jw/s243/a%20hint%20of%20Gods%20power.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="162" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOid2JKMjbnfWgG5w3BFyi9Mut0X6Lcm_GShYsuMAOPp3LM_gZGTYiM_ovJOq7pbuoApQxGAVMAE23Skdun0xQDhXBDhxm3d16VVBG7j5U1KJMzu6NLDMwgOiI4J6CvDV3kDuXp9Zfe71YGmvI3G2OnJaMj1rJX66pEYJUbOzXdEDd5ZkQmsbIOI4jw/s1600/a%20hint%20of%20Gods%20power.jpg" width="162" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal">The Creator
of all things is the only one who knows the beginning from the end, and the <b>ONLY</b>
One who can speak such things with confidence. We can be assured it is true.
So, when I speak it forth, it is not as any prophet (<i>or anyone else speaking
similarly)</i>, but rather, it is the echoing or repeating the words that are
clearly written in scripture.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">We often
hear people quote from Ecclesiastes that “<i>nothing is new under the sun</i>”</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eccl
1:9],</span><span style="color: #999999;"> but do we fail to see the kind of things that the ‘preacher’ who wrote
the book (<i>some scholars credit Solomon </i>[along with <b>Song of Songs </b>and
<b>Proverbs</b>]<i>, others dispute it, claiming the author remains unknown</i>)
is referring to?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">I do not
believe the author meant it as a sweeping statement that covered all eternity (<i>past,
present and future</i>), but rather human nature, and the way nature itself (<i>God’s
creation)</i> is obedient to how the Lord said it would function, reproduce,
etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">There are
things that have occurred and will occur that have not been before.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Examples:
<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Old
Testament (OT):</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">There
has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded the voice of a
man, for the Lord fought for Israel.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Josh 10:14]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">New
Testament (NT):</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For then
shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to
this time, no, nor ever shall be.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:21]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">We are to
watch and be the responsible watchman. We watch and pray, looking out for each
other. We have been reminded of spiritual warfare and enemies whose desire is
to steal, kill and destroy. We remember that this life is temporal, yet our
desire should be to be with our Creator forever.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">As things
have taken longer than anticipated, this entry was mostly to offer thanksgiving
to God for the privilege of witnessing a new year begin – 2024, a year of the
unexpected.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">I also pray for every person who reads this entry that the Lord would save them if they are not saved; heal them if they need healing; deliver them if they need deliverance. Make them whole, purified and cleansed by the blood of the Lamb, Jesus/Yeshua. May they do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God - and through it all, may God be glorified through Jesus the Christ/Messiah.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Show Your
marvelous lovingkindness, O You that saves by Your right hand them which put
their trust in You, from those that rise up </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US">against them.</span></i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span>[Ps 17:7]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">To be
continued…</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">in the presence of His glory</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></span></p></div>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-41302293349696950442023-12-21T01:05:00.002-05:002023-12-21T01:05:47.458-05:00Watchman, Sound the Warning<p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJ2etWzyxR70sbw61bydICa9zpyIFuTfb7kWcVQ-0ALtFmBen2TF9c4m3ddcNdaYFI02MLw8dbbm0rN3FcNSmDAF0_VS7PicDhXcNzxkhSTYhyphenhyphen9ZwCRg9dB_goF14wyL4ZS9_z2PgoLZ-Vg9SW2hXc1Luz9PqdTA9EMC0MTqBw60nd3vupq16svkq4g/s389/watchman%20speak%20forth-sound%20the%20alarm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="380" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJ2etWzyxR70sbw61bydICa9zpyIFuTfb7kWcVQ-0ALtFmBen2TF9c4m3ddcNdaYFI02MLw8dbbm0rN3FcNSmDAF0_VS7PicDhXcNzxkhSTYhyphenhyphen9ZwCRg9dB_goF14wyL4ZS9_z2PgoLZ-Vg9SW2hXc1Luz9PqdTA9EMC0MTqBw60nd3vupq16svkq4g/w186-h190/watchman%20speak%20forth-sound%20the%20alarm.jpg" width="186" /></a></i></div><b><span style="color: #999999;"><p><b><span style="color: #999999;">Watchman, Sound the Warning</span></b></p></span></b><p></p><p><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">So you, O son of man, I have set you as a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear the word at My mouth, and warn them from Me. </span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, you shall surely die; if you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity</span> </i><span style="color: #999999;">(sin)</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">; but his blood will I require at your hand.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezek 33:7, 8]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">The Lord goes on to say in His Word that if the watchman warns the wicked, but he chooses not to listen or turn from his sins, he will die in his sin, but the watchman will have delivered his soul.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Yet, what is the heart of the Creator? What is His desire?</span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">Say to them, As I live, says the Lord God, I have </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>no pleasure</b></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"> in the death of the wicked; but rather that the wicked </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><u><b>turn from his way</b></u></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"> and </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>live</b></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">: </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">turn, turn </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [vs 11] </span><span style="color: #999999;">(emphasis mine)</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">The Lord is the same yesterday, today and forever. In this particular situation, the Lord was speaking to Israel through His prophet Ezekiel. Nevertheless, the Lord is consistent and steadfast. The Creator does not delight in the death of sinners; He would prefer they change their heart (<i>mind</i>), and turn away from their iniquities.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Speaking through the apostle Peter, Jesus made it clear what the will of God Almighty is. People, even today, think that the Lord tarries (<i>is too slow</i>) in His returning, but in reality, He is patient. Something that most of us lack and must practice often - <b>patience</b>. Not an easy call!</span></p><p><i style="color: #f6b26b;">The Lord is not slack concerning His promise </i><span style="color: #999999;">(to return)</span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">, as some men count slackness, but is longsuffering </i><span style="color: #999999;">(patient)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">, not willing that </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>any </b></span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>should perish, but that </i><b>a</b></span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>ll should</b></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"> come to repentance. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">2Pet 3:9]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">No matter what one has done, including witchcraft or sorcery (<i>occult</i>), Jesus willingly shed His precious blood to pave the way to be forgiven of sins, and reconciled back to the [heavenly] Father.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMj0ax-98ednRRAHlCZ2adQw5C6zumpqJiCE8QlWuuHOx95jxM5OFc-MubKtCNoZvokjTb0vohpW5OZD9QEH5HZ3mqidMcmTZeNWhR0Ze4Z32Z7Puha3mBVWjmIQfnFjp02GANfbjeeCrBlX2yrAbZe2cDpJ0dfL4mL_RtYefkKEzkKcf8mQtaSEQUg/s415/Jesus--Yeshua%20was%20resurrected%20from%20the%20dead-He%20is%20alive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="415" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMj0ax-98ednRRAHlCZ2adQw5C6zumpqJiCE8QlWuuHOx95jxM5OFc-MubKtCNoZvokjTb0vohpW5OZD9QEH5HZ3mqidMcmTZeNWhR0Ze4Z32Z7Puha3mBVWjmIQfnFjp02GANfbjeeCrBlX2yrAbZe2cDpJ0dfL4mL_RtYefkKEzkKcf8mQtaSEQUg/w187-h147/Jesus--Yeshua%20was%20resurrected%20from%20the%20dead-He%20is%20alive.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p><span style="color: #999999;">Christ is the ONLY way back. Yeshua (<i>Jesus</i>) is ready and willing to forgive if one repents and changes their mind, forsaking their sin. If you confess Jesus is Lord, and believe He was resurrected from the dead, you will be saved. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 10:9-11]</span></p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">The only sin that is unforgiveable is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. </span></p><p><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 12:31]</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">This last section of the series is a watchman's warning about witchcraft and the necessity to cleave to God through Yeshua (<i>Jesus</i>), and overcome the enemy and his legions.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">However, the strong undercurrent is the hope that the sinner changes his/her mind and heart, repents, and submits wholly to the</span><span style="color: #999999;"> Saviour and Redeemer, Jesus.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Spiritual
Warfare and Witchcraft<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5vsCHR7V-rTgAagH-zB5C7Iv1P7foNmQSTeMhSjR_5X8h9y2SER8rOxJLDX_aMojy3ZHMMdSyoUW5d7kBh6qJTzVd3C9Jw2YSYWCnvyzvDPKJ4u9RxdOhCWH1K7pW70ic6gO5BW_6ceoQkO1KVj6AftnO2XTljKXPMSadlVGzZV-ctUQGqY5BbzbXA/s563/spiritual%20warfare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="563" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5vsCHR7V-rTgAagH-zB5C7Iv1P7foNmQSTeMhSjR_5X8h9y2SER8rOxJLDX_aMojy3ZHMMdSyoUW5d7kBh6qJTzVd3C9Jw2YSYWCnvyzvDPKJ4u9RxdOhCWH1K7pW70ic6gO5BW_6ceoQkO1KVj6AftnO2XTljKXPMSadlVGzZV-ctUQGqY5BbzbXA/w226-h165/spiritual%20warfare.jpg" width="226" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal">Back in early
October, when it was mentioned that the Lord had impressed upon me to alert
people with a stern warning regarding ‘<i>witchcraft/sorcery’</i>, I made
mention of something else that may need to be done, along with spiritual warfare,
<b>IF</b> one was personally instructed by Yeshua/Jesus, through the Holy
Spirit [<i>and/or the written Word</i>].</p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Late
September, early October, many, but not all, covens or individuals globally begin
early on with rituals, sacrifices, spells, etc. in preparation for one of their
highest regarded religious celebrations, Halloween/Samhain. To others, it is more
of a tradition, a ritualistic ceremony, and still to others, it is a
non-religious festival. Other pagan holidays celebrated these days may also
invoke earlier preparation by occult practitioners than in bygone days.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Undoubtedly,
no one needs me to announce that times have drastically changed. We are in a
time like no other that we know of. Violence, murder, chaos, corruption,
deception, rejection of God and Jesus, and an exaltation of evil – certainly none
of that is new, as history records crusades, genocides, and other horrific acts
of sin and wickedness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">What does
differ is the volume (<i>global, nearly every country</i>) and intensity (<i>almost
daily, the majority of scenarios</i> <i>extreme</i>). Throw in the increased
number of mankind (<i>billions</i>), the acceptance of things once
considered abnormal and perverse, the celebrating of evil as good, and good as
evil (<i>a gross flip</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">What is new
is the introduction and the acceleration of AI [<i>Artificial</i> <i>Intelligence</i>]
and various technologies (<i>including digital </i>[holograms, 3D printing
[even of food such as meat], teleporting] e<i>t al</i>), all moving forward at
an immeasurable and exponential growth rate (<i>soon to be beyond mankind’s
control, if it is not already</i>), and we find ourselves in unknown,
foreboding times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Those who
know their Creator do understand the times we are in, and cleave to Him
steadfastly, for the Bible has made it clear, and the Holy Spirit warns and
guides us of our desperate need for God. Jesus/Yeshua was succinct in
describing these days, yet thorough enough for us to recognize that time when
we see it, if we discern and not go into denial.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhztTFSKPuBGTQoceGQmWYrvw6jfc6r29RzIIPKJXu5mzhQ3JNYaiSCSaBNPKlWBQnNzhkTmk3vTVPvUtLldq3rR2mfOH_Z1TbvHU4EHd1XezqD7pZmXKbQgY9_i3XaW8Wj1O65gk879OUqo6HD3Ntb8pgkKBFWqzpjWKhqfGAfwZnLTwhPj4AVMuPQ/s136/quicksand%20of%20fear%20and%20unbelief.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="133" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhztTFSKPuBGTQoceGQmWYrvw6jfc6r29RzIIPKJXu5mzhQ3JNYaiSCSaBNPKlWBQnNzhkTmk3vTVPvUtLldq3rR2mfOH_Z1TbvHU4EHd1XezqD7pZmXKbQgY9_i3XaW8Wj1O65gk879OUqo6HD3Ntb8pgkKBFWqzpjWKhqfGAfwZnLTwhPj4AVMuPQ/w174-h178/quicksand%20of%20fear%20and%20unbelief.jpg" width="174" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal">We must not
shut our eyes to the reality of the time out of fear and unbelief. We do not
have to like it, but we do have to accept that which is written, for the logos
Word of God will ‘<b><i>not’</i></b> be changed. Yet, when we ‘<b>trust’</b>
our God, we will not walk in perpetual, <b><i>unhealthy</i></b> fear, nor will
we fall into the quicksand of unbelief or apostasy.</p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Open
communication and honesty with the Lord are crucial, as it is (<i>or should be</i>)
in any close and genuine relationship. Obedience is not a heavy weight. It
flows freely from the heart saturated in humility and full of love for God
through the Messiah.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">If one has
been familiar with my writings over the years [<i>decades</i>], they know that
writing about witchcraft, sorcery, the occult is not something that has
consumed me. However, on the other hand, it is not something I avoid simply
because it is not a popular topic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">The enemy
is not exalted, but he is not ignored either. Our Creator does not avoid the
matter, but alerts us to an enemy,
his legions of demons, and spiritual warfare – a harsh reality. God provides
all we need to be equipped for battle, such as armour and weapons (see
Ephesians 6, 1 Peter 5:8, 9, John 10:10 for examples).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Yeshua (<i><u>Jesus</u></i>)
exposed darkness and the evil hidden within it. He did not sidestep it. He warned
us that we would have trouble in this world, but He comforts us with the
reminder that He has overcome the world. [Jn 16:33] We are advised that our
weapons are not of the flesh (<i>not carnal</i>), and therefore spiritual.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Certain
prophets and apostles spoke of the adversary, but also about a Messiah, sent by
Almighty God. The book of Revelation clears up more of the mystery of the
adversary and how it will end, but keep in mind that God was quick to warn
mankind right from the beginning, in the Garden of Eden [<i>Genesis</i>].<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">There are
multitudes of pastors and teachers in the church who mostly avoid the topic, as
if it were wrong to discuss spiritual warfare, the devil and demons, and
witchcraft/sorcery. But God would not have us ignorant or in denial in days as
dark and evil as these days now.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">He made us
aware of these things through His written Word by the prophets and the
apostles, as well as through miraculous things that Jesus/Yeshua accomplished
when He walked amongst us, such as deliverance from demons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">I am
convinced that the purpose or reason that I was so led to end the series on
warfare and the increase of witchcraft/sorcery/occult these days is due to the
closeness of the appearance of the Lawless one (<i>the Antichrist of all
antichrists</i>) and the beast system that God allows Satan to temporarily
bring in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">None of us
want to hear about the evil that will flood the world for a season as the
devil’s wrath comes to fruition. However, God warned us about His judgment. We
know it begins in His own house (<i>the church, the house of God</i>). There will be those who confuse the devil's wrath with God's.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnb94NUOc47Ay8LIiEDxdTaX8ylwpWex2lE6pa9OiumCNLaRCayhgTOl6qUGgPdAxzBFnLR8absrS9nv_2hGwWSGydgiq2EQEyMIbYAhUJY8T_Z1mWqKAg2scmTjazahLuo0a7od8QwRWgmwZeV8w7ni3M8WKknCrgAO0lZU973yQ_o2l5L9PZSatCUw/s571/stars%20fall-Gods%20judgment-Rev%206%20v13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="571" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnb94NUOc47Ay8LIiEDxdTaX8ylwpWex2lE6pa9OiumCNLaRCayhgTOl6qUGgPdAxzBFnLR8absrS9nv_2hGwWSGydgiq2EQEyMIbYAhUJY8T_Z1mWqKAg2scmTjazahLuo0a7od8QwRWgmwZeV8w7ni3M8WKknCrgAO0lZU973yQ_o2l5L9PZSatCUw/w274-h176/stars%20fall-Gods%20judgment-Rev%206%20v13.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;">Here is a hint. Satan cannot roll the skies up like a scroll, or remove mountains and islands.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Rev 6:14]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> Neither can the devil cause the stars to fall like figs from a tree. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev v 13]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> Even the purpose of the great tribulation is so people finally realize their need for God. Hopefully, they run TO Jesus/Yeshua, and not FROM.</span></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">This should
prove the love of Christ Jesus (<i>not that He has to prove anything</i>). The
reasoning is not for sensationalism or fearmongering, but for a positive purpose,
which is to prepare people for that which is already evident before our eyes
(e<i>scalating and accelerating evil</i>), but also to confirm the closeness of the
Lawless one. I do believe he is waiting for the ‘green light’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Ultimately,
that ‘go’ can only come from God, and in the way that it is written in the holy
Bible. When the restrainer is removed, then, the appearance of the wicked one
that the prophets of old, and John the Revelator clearly foretold of, shall be
made manifest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Revelation
tells us how it all ends, and Christ (<i>Messiah</i>) is the Victor. If only
the great tribulation, and the 1,000-year reign, and the short time that the
devil is loosed afterwards was over. How we yearn to be with our Creator,
Saviour, Redeemer, the living God, into eternity.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Ah, but for
now, we practice <b>patience</b> (<i>there is that frustratingly challenging
word again</i>). And we can gladly give thanks now and always and forever. We
can praise Him for the final, glorious and victorious outcome. Selah<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Know
that the Lord is God: it is He that has made us, and not we ourselves; we are
His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with
thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise:<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Be
thankful unto Him, and bless His</i> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[holy] </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">name. For the Lord is good; His mercy
is everlasting; and His truth endures to all generations.</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Ps 100:3-5]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">In the
Heat and the Heart of the Battle<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ06awddcsw2pqc88BUNWj66LhyVr4L8Yj9ij-7UuxssXRLHKupJNbKjA7WL2aaWDE9OA73WCPrA9d5KrCS2ZXsbUQbftkrsmz3cQiAiklggIeZOwRg1Me0eAqg8SnLt_BUD9KPK6gFVMqBjS2Qlyyhkkdr_oQVCqI6un500w3LcoeCvQ_M2sKX84cvg/s594/heat%20of%20battle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="594" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ06awddcsw2pqc88BUNWj66LhyVr4L8Yj9ij-7UuxssXRLHKupJNbKjA7WL2aaWDE9OA73WCPrA9d5KrCS2ZXsbUQbftkrsmz3cQiAiklggIeZOwRg1Me0eAqg8SnLt_BUD9KPK6gFVMqBjS2Qlyyhkkdr_oQVCqI6un500w3LcoeCvQ_M2sKX84cvg/w250-h202/heat%20of%20battle.jpg" width="250" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal">It had been
mentioned in the previous article about prayer and fasting. Christians globally
are praying for loved ones who are caught in the snares of the enemy. Others
still are praying for themselves, needing God’s help to deliver them from some
addiction or besetting sin.</p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Multitudes
are suffering division within the family, heaviness, addictions, infidelities,
suicidal tendencies, mental illnesses, financial ruin, and a plethora of devastating
circumstances, and they do not understand why.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Then we
have those who are compromising; those who are leading a great number of people
astray with false doctrines, New Age practices, witchcraft, and other forms of
idolatry, and open acceptance of abominations – compromising with the world,
the flesh and Satan, making church a mockery.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulZp9jgokf-Sfyiczw1MY6HHhE1ljbGZKF-2jjiTkIWVx-dY91WNsixRQY6JuW33oUPDYW2TIqRNiLeGbCkQm5IituqGzS4jB4FqO3CobTftEUWJaolN3rKLU607lHOby1zKbc5dRc3hkOJb3BDMiNtuknqaBF1mzXFZ95lDQOMhyphenhyphenhPPuDTpxh_4duw/s553/new%20age-false%20doctrines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="553" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulZp9jgokf-Sfyiczw1MY6HHhE1ljbGZKF-2jjiTkIWVx-dY91WNsixRQY6JuW33oUPDYW2TIqRNiLeGbCkQm5IituqGzS4jB4FqO3CobTftEUWJaolN3rKLU607lHOby1zKbc5dRc3hkOJb3BDMiNtuknqaBF1mzXFZ95lDQOMhyphenhyphenhPPuDTpxh_4duw/w276-h142/new%20age-false%20doctrines.jpg" width="276" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">It is the
first time in my 17 years of posting articles online on this particular website
[blog] that one series monopolized the entire year, but that is how this played
out – completely unplanned, wholly unexpected. Be that as it may, it seems an
appropriate happenstance orchestrated by the Lord (<i>in a concatenation of
articles all relating to the </i>‘<b>Season of Consequences’ </b>[2023]), to
end the series on spiritual warfare in these ‘end times’ (<i>last days</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">There are some
who prophesy that all the evil plans that the devil and his barbaric armies have
and are plotting and plundering, both in the physical and the spiritual realms,
will never know the climax of victory, or the successful campaign of torturous
persecution and slaughter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">But what
does the Bible say? Satan/Lucifer does have power (<i>or no one would pay him
any mind</i>), and he has been tragically successful in countless campaigns
since the beginning of mankind’s creation, allowed by God, of course. Again,
read about his rampages and deceptions throughout the holy Bible. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Abortions,
genocides, poverty, torture, disease, and every abomination that has ever taken
place has been allowed by God, but it is a combination of sins, provoked and
assisted by Satan; the devil’s work. Since our creation, we ask ‘why’. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">It is
conjecture [<i>speculation</i>] on my part, but I have often wondered if all
the evil that has taken place on earth since the fall of mankind in Eden is
allowed so that another rebellion never again takes place, as all of creation
in the heavenlies and in earth witnessed the destruction, horror and brutalities
of evil.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">El Shaddai,
the living God, weeps with us, and His holy angels gather our tears in sacred
vials. The precious prayers of the saints will be mingled with incense and
offered upon a golden altar before God’s throne.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Rev 8:3]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">No matter
how hard we try, we will find that we cannot be all we are meant to be on our
own, or in our own strength, nor can we ‘<b><i>will’</i></b> it. That is okay.
That is how God intended it. He wants us dependent upon Him. He is not just our
Creator, but to those who love Him, He is our heavenly Father.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">The Messiah
Yeshua (<i>our Jesus</i>) accomplished everything necessary when He willingly
became a living sacrifice, and poured out His precious blood upon a rugged
cross, died, was buried and resurrected again, on the third day after His
death. Because of Him, and Him only, and through Jesus only, there is a way
back to God – to our magnificent heavenly Father.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">That
reality is our victory; it is the peace that passes all understanding; it is
the joy unquenchable (<i>even in the midst of fiery furnaces</i> [excruciating
trials/tribulations]). Christ/Messiah is our everything!<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">God alone
changes us. Even the godliest person we can think of has been corrupted and
tainted by this world and the devil. It is good that this life is temporal
because we face a lifetime of battles, wrestling[s] (<i>struggles</i>), trials,
disappointments, sorrows, pain and tears.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">That is not
a defeatist attitude because we <b><i><u>do</u></i></b>
have victory in Christ, but we will also still have failures. We are imperfect
creatures and will still fall short at times, in thought, word or deed, even when
unintentional, but we do not give up. We keep a genuine, repentant heart and
rise again. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjokEgIf67FPDHPQWdIJxwWOj1MzJldM6e9NcwyrrwtCZNRnpJpjexnZOW8dPVwXlx68wpDbSLrekUn3_ZsHhwMriWgvBKtpTfySBGRIZ4eqAGQNK3FWkwBQZ98zBaVqHsBgnyU8EEJyDrvHAl8WktakPR_f9shEVYE_s4KK-JrGEY3wVFsAjQkHIoQ/s171/pray%20for%20each%20other.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="171" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjokEgIf67FPDHPQWdIJxwWOj1MzJldM6e9NcwyrrwtCZNRnpJpjexnZOW8dPVwXlx68wpDbSLrekUn3_ZsHhwMriWgvBKtpTfySBGRIZ4eqAGQNK3FWkwBQZ98zBaVqHsBgnyU8EEJyDrvHAl8WktakPR_f9shEVYE_s4KK-JrGEY3wVFsAjQkHIoQ/s1600/pray%20for%20each%20other.jpg" width="171" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal">Humbly grab
hold of the strong hand of God. Pray for brethren [<i>true body of</i> Christ] because we are one
in the Spirit, and in His love. It is why we need one another, but more
importantly, why <b>ALL</b> of us need the <b>LORD</b>! We cannot even hope to
make it through without Christ Yeshua.</p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;"> It is a process we all go through. Not one of us
has all the answers, all the explanations, all the love, all the patience, all
the knowledge, all the wisdom – only God does.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">There is so
much that we, as humankind, do not understand about God, the ‘<i>how’s</i> and
the ‘<i>why’s’</i> that frustrate us in the lack of understanding or knowledge.
To me, it is akin to an ant trying to understand the ‘<i>how’s</i> and <i>why’s’</i>
of our doings – or not doing. Wisdom of the ant is limited, as is ours. We are
the created, not the Creator. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bYpxBiESosIfnfTNLYTR-Z-PPh0HJmhSPwZqYpuURzHuY43Hmk3ffXqHnr14GV9k4NCJt0WwJUFEHd56bC3vt8ZqcOIdwkxB1JXUzyifr0qOqAp8N2Z67R6oIwd9rNPcBOmkvM_BtKe1rdQus0rJj8SO4xcNfCRhOvFBk5pyf2cCk5B-sfI4b2nyjQ/s363/cannot%20compare%20an%20ant%20to%20a%20human.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="363" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bYpxBiESosIfnfTNLYTR-Z-PPh0HJmhSPwZqYpuURzHuY43Hmk3ffXqHnr14GV9k4NCJt0WwJUFEHd56bC3vt8ZqcOIdwkxB1JXUzyifr0qOqAp8N2Z67R6oIwd9rNPcBOmkvM_BtKe1rdQus0rJj8SO4xcNfCRhOvFBk5pyf2cCk5B-sfI4b2nyjQ/w219-h160/cannot%20compare%20an%20ant%20to%20a%20human.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal">To say a
Christian never fails, or has victory 100% of the time, in everything, all the
time, is inaccurate. Quite the high standard for this sinful flesh – quite the
pressure! To suggest that a child of God can go through life without
depression, pain, sorrow, financial troubles, health issues, or any significant
loss is not a realistic or true statement.</p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Twisted
truth is still a crooked lie; it turns one in a direction away from the core
truth. We live in a fallen, corrupted,
sinful world. It is a true saying that bad things happen to good people. Bad
things can happen to anyone. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Name me one
person who ever walked this earth that did not taste of or experience tears,
pain, sickness, and any number of bitter, unexpected sorrows. Yeshua/Jesus, the
patriarchs, the prophets, the apostles, and Christians before our time all
suffered when on earth, but their victory is now as they rest in Messiah. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">They are all
awaiting the first resurrection except Jesus, who was resurrected by the power
of the Spirit of God<i> </i>(<i>the firstfruits – first to be resurrected from
the dead</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Akohyphenhyphenxfx2-Er7wpJD3jytnjUpoQqG1dD6-pvGs0nyOCEc6jUNAhqTQtoi_MlMRY5ZvFtXOupUb3xxFUEG2y2IbggYXweN6NsDft84_P3Mbh7cdiHw-z4tkXy98mjJbnYN51c4lYHiheEhI1-koxNYj6C1Egvk_e-mTff1Pzh2NedEDq5mrz7IM4s_w/s468/Yeshua-Jesus-firstfruits--resurrection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="468" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Akohyphenhyphenxfx2-Er7wpJD3jytnjUpoQqG1dD6-pvGs0nyOCEc6jUNAhqTQtoi_MlMRY5ZvFtXOupUb3xxFUEG2y2IbggYXweN6NsDft84_P3Mbh7cdiHw-z4tkXy98mjJbnYN51c4lYHiheEhI1-koxNYj6C1Egvk_e-mTff1Pzh2NedEDq5mrz7IM4s_w/s320/Yeshua-Jesus-firstfruits--resurrection.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">But now
is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Cor 15:20]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Jesus/Yeshua
even warned us that in this world we would have tribulation. But He does not
want that fact to defeat us because He continues by telling us to be strong, to
be of good cheer because He has overcome the world. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 16:33] </span><span style="color: #999999;">(<i>So, hang on
and stick close to the Lord – abide in Him. He has us in the palm of His
competent hand</i>.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Not
everything that happens to us is good; some things are tragic and horrific.
Yet, eternity is forever – something that is hard for us who live in a
‘temporal’ world to get our head around (to fully understand), but we hold fast
to hope.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For we
know that all things work together for good, to those who love God and are the
called, according to His purpose.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999;"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 8:28]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">So, I end
this entry by mentioning that in the previous article a scripture was posted
that was meant as a ‘hint’ if my next post seemed delayed. I shared about how multitudes
have been interceding in prayer for various people – family, friends,
co-workers, pastors, ministries, countries, hostages, and the list and reasons
are endless.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">The
scripture posted </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mk 9:29]</span><span style="color: #999999;">:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMMrxm8y8BYgTYNA8Oa71uPIAZHic7gNdOTcfUG0kJeNuIwaEc3E-QWLuDq4cF3mVRAgEcOTzGVAIhmmNiOzyqCHwojliB_YyM6duSAZQHC3_rvuWcP_7XXW_3PrOsShD9TYpeoVje9wQDNU7byyio8rywQf3wYfmezbU6-IU2VqAQSm67JBFvd4EzQ/s316/Satan%20tempted%20Jesus%20as%20He%20fasted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="210" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMMrxm8y8BYgTYNA8Oa71uPIAZHic7gNdOTcfUG0kJeNuIwaEc3E-QWLuDq4cF3mVRAgEcOTzGVAIhmmNiOzyqCHwojliB_YyM6duSAZQHC3_rvuWcP_7XXW_3PrOsShD9TYpeoVje9wQDNU7byyio8rywQf3wYfmezbU6-IU2VqAQSm67JBFvd4EzQ/w146-h219/Satan%20tempted%20Jesus%20as%20He%20fasted.jpg" width="146" /></a></div><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And when
He was come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, Why could we not
cast him out? And He said to them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by
prayer and fasting.</span></span></i></p></span></span></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">I urged
readers that if they were praying to seek the Lord about fasting, and to do so,
if so led. There are things that I myself have been praying earnestly about,
and fasting was indeed mingled in with it. I had clear instruction from the
Lord, as He impressed it upon my spirit, and through His Word.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Three days
of fluids only, then a break <i>(a weekend</i>). In that time, I managed to get
an article was written, where I included scripture about the soldier who
refrains from entangling himself in the business of the world (<i>affairs of
life</i>), so that he may please the one who called him to be a soldier.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [2Tim
2:4] </span><span style="color: #999999;">–(<i>paraphrased</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Another
three days followed after the break, with the day spent fasting, but one meal
refreshed me at day end. Then, a visit was extended from two days to five (<i>grandson</i>).
So, my apologies for delay, but in these days and in this time, we should
expect the unexpected, trusting God is ordering our steps and guiding us
through life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Never have
I felt so close to God, and yet, I hunger to go deeper and deeper, closer and
closer still. I am confident that all His children who love Him first are at
the same place in their heart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7BXFTi19kxkLLjmRuJepfz379E6Q0leWP3rRpsWNPOPjQXARRW42gC0s4oryVqEfivzU-PxlSiILW5lXjVBFAJm9wQirfAve_PhyphenhypheniC-N9qE3ZEpwyJLa0WM-fv6eoiI_y-wsbSiXQP8xu3dnox4b1rQGIi3KSuAhb8S4MhneNBoU6OJu7gO_YvJHmA/s348/in%20God's%20hands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="348" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7BXFTi19kxkLLjmRuJepfz379E6Q0leWP3rRpsWNPOPjQXARRW42gC0s4oryVqEfivzU-PxlSiILW5lXjVBFAJm9wQirfAve_PhyphenhypheniC-N9qE3ZEpwyJLa0WM-fv6eoiI_y-wsbSiXQP8xu3dnox4b1rQGIi3KSuAhb8S4MhneNBoU6OJu7gO_YvJHmA/w201-h156/in%20God's%20hands.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal">All of us beloved, are in God's competent hands; under His watchful eye, whether we are aware of that or not, whether we believe or not.</p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Finally, be
strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.</span></i> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eph 6:10]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Shalom in
Christ, beloved saints.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">To be continued...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">In the
presence of His glory<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-38272075154327957652023-12-14T17:58:00.006-05:002023-12-20T21:02:38.854-05:00Shake Off Weariness and Arise<p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCST_nby8Z1q85T8I5e-tksWBc2DUuBCSe_OPED5ZgV7eTXjLrLmAGY066pTfp07x-GbervI_hVawkxPUKMkjv5Tv2Yynq1JIjCDxl490CHmQMF8WzrjWAUeFz8SogsIzoeNv3gKQouhntvz7E-jN6eMtUZoSIhffZFJnaTAlleOI-qeCEHNQNi6U6CA/s379/shake%20off%20and%20rise%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="361" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCST_nby8Z1q85T8I5e-tksWBc2DUuBCSe_OPED5ZgV7eTXjLrLmAGY066pTfp07x-GbervI_hVawkxPUKMkjv5Tv2Yynq1JIjCDxl490CHmQMF8WzrjWAUeFz8SogsIzoeNv3gKQouhntvz7E-jN6eMtUZoSIhffZFJnaTAlleOI-qeCEHNQNi6U6CA/w189-h198/shake%20off%20and%20rise%20up.jpg" width="189" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Shake
Off Weariness and Arise<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fArZcKKkII4PJrorUj83WQcjc1QfDS3N7MQNwyuNd9rP5Btg1QwWusFStv0qKiw4xNlaJBWs0HlkzmZ0GZO49aCDz4kc2aeFlBlqrhyphenhyphenf0-ynB7VqVCnFFMuFNGIyFLeUvAvK8u5FEP7_LeEmCB0bp71Lmfm6oqt9NszigkJe267ozAaS-Eo_VKkIxA/s695/run%20with%20footmen-run%20with%20horses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="695" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fArZcKKkII4PJrorUj83WQcjc1QfDS3N7MQNwyuNd9rP5Btg1QwWusFStv0qKiw4xNlaJBWs0HlkzmZ0GZO49aCDz4kc2aeFlBlqrhyphenhyphenf0-ynB7VqVCnFFMuFNGIyFLeUvAvK8u5FEP7_LeEmCB0bp71Lmfm6oqt9NszigkJe267ozAaS-Eo_VKkIxA/w359-h164/run%20with%20footmen-run%20with%20horses.jpg" width="359" /></a></b></div><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">If you
have raced with men on foot and they have wearied </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">[tire] </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>you, how will you compete with
horses? And if in a safe land you are trusting, what will you do in the thicket
of the Jordan?</i> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 12:5]</span></span></p></span></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">In North
America, one could say we are in a time of peace (<i>said with tongue in cheek
due to the noticeable and extreme increase in civil/domestic violence</i>).
Many have wearied (<i>including self</i>) due to personal hardships, setbacks,
the overwhelming reality of deception on all levels (<i>governments </i>[global],
<i>historical records, media outlets, in churches, schools, military, civil
servants, and the list is exhaustive</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is
written that in the last days, there will be a “<i>wearing down of the saints</i>”. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Dan
7:25] </span><span style="color: #999999;">It is also written that Satan deceives the whole world. Many thought “not
me”, but now we have witnessed and continue to learn and witness the depth of
evil, and we see that yes, even we ourselves were hoodwinked in one area or
another. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">This is not
something to be ashamed of. The Bible certainly does not condemn the ‘whole
world’ (<i>people</i>) for being deceived. It condemns Satan [<i>the ancient
serpent, the great dragon/devil</i>] who deceives the whole world. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev 12:9]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">So, I listened to what the Holy Spirit has been telling us all. Seek more intimate
time with God. Stay in the Word. Go deeper and closer with the Lord. I tarried in ways, but the point is - obedience, commitment ... love.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yes, I got
weary, as so many of us have and are – but the Holy Spirit kept nudging me and
I made a choice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I shake off
the weariness with the strength that the good Lord has provided, pull up the
straps of sandals and stand strong. Not every battle is the Lord’s to fight
(<i>see scripture so there is no argument</i>). </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">However, when the Holy Spirit speaks
through the Word of God (revealing that “<i>the battle is the Lord’s</i>”),
then, like Gideon, we follow instructions and carry on as led.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">If we are
led and instructed to sing ahead of the battle, praise God, so be it! If we are led to fast
and pray, thank God for the strength. He is ever with us – dependable,
reliable, Faithful and True [Rev 19:11] KJV<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">If you
faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov 24:10] </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999;">KJV<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Wait
patiently</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>for the
Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> (be made strong)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">; <i>wait
for the Lord!</i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 27:14] </span><span style="color: #999999;">ESV<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgncFCUa2NQ7IPdQ4xhFTVsR5r239yBVhAJ-nMI2fawmxyPKJiBdePtYC4sWmr50B1kAc_Y5UYr2T-Q9mi4lzevv99UWhkMApjdCyhsTCagpKJnWcminGlTZqgkjBZwmNNLeB0vY8ufddFxr3UlVjLlcUSowrhW4Lv_HT7ZHTbRGX9DKz12K-ZAQl0w/s392/loving%20correction.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="392" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgncFCUa2NQ7IPdQ4xhFTVsR5r239yBVhAJ-nMI2fawmxyPKJiBdePtYC4sWmr50B1kAc_Y5UYr2T-Q9mi4lzevv99UWhkMApjdCyhsTCagpKJnWcminGlTZqgkjBZwmNNLeB0vY8ufddFxr3UlVjLlcUSowrhW4Lv_HT7ZHTbRGX9DKz12K-ZAQl0w/w232-h143/loving%20correction.jpg" width="232" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">My son,
despise not the Lord’s discipline or be weary of His reproof; for the Lord reproves
him whom He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999;"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov3:11, 12] </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999;">ESV<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Taking a
Stand in Somber Times</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuGpy2u6AVhUd6qcZ2FljIFql8PN_PApG-MoXJkxsQVuc_PUt42lzZXKA3NF9KqxvcvScqHVUGfQJgckqoVr-KAB-yV0Ng-o5Ii7rzc8QFAQHYcLFpXUkS5QYJQKxfFnG5SqERk4ErJmv0TsNFpBWqsJnzo0VfVD_fT3bsjzZGdQIiri11WInKv0LLQ/s366/all%20because%20of%20Yeshua-Jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="245" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuGpy2u6AVhUd6qcZ2FljIFql8PN_PApG-MoXJkxsQVuc_PUt42lzZXKA3NF9KqxvcvScqHVUGfQJgckqoVr-KAB-yV0Ng-o5Ii7rzc8QFAQHYcLFpXUkS5QYJQKxfFnG5SqERk4ErJmv0TsNFpBWqsJnzo0VfVD_fT3bsjzZGdQIiri11WInKv0LLQ/w152-h228/all%20because%20of%20Yeshua-Jesus.jpg" width="152" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #e69138;">I can do all things through Christ </span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;">who strengthens me </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Phil 4:13]</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;">These are
somber times, and a time to take a stand. There can be no more procrastination,
no excuses to justify delay, no compromising, no being lukewarm or sitting on
the fence. Our minds must be made up. We must stand against the world, its
worshippers and the devil, along with his legions of demons when we stand for
the truth, which is Jesus – the Word of God who became flesh and walked amongst
us.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">When we
truly love others as we are told to do, then we will want to see people
snatched out of the grips of the dark ones (Satan and his evil armies, both in
the spirit and in the flesh). We do not condemn, for we ourselves fell short of
God’s glory. We too needed forgiveness and salvation after we repented.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">We cannot
(<i>will not</i>) condone abortion, murder, homosexuality, changing of genders, sexual
perversions of every sort (<i>bestiality, pedophilia, incest, sex slaves, fornication,
adultery, etc</i>) and every other abomination that is mentioned by the Almighty
God and written in the holy scriptures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">As long as
we have breath, forgiveness of sins is available. We all must keep a repentant
heart, and we must let others know that no one is too good or too bad for
salvation. We all need a Saviour, who is the Messiah Yeshua, Jesus the Christ,
for we all missed the mark. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">From Adam
and Eve onward, we all have sinned and fell (fall) short of the glory of God. We
are granted undeserved mercy and grace by God. Because of Yeshua (<i>Jesus</i>)
we can be forgiven and set free from the prison in which we were held captive.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[Rom 3:23, 24]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">The only
way to be pleasers of people is to compromise the word of God. Folks say that
we are to love the sinner and hate the sin. Ghandi was given the credit for
saying that, although there is evidence that he echoed Augustine, but
rearranged the wording.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Jesus said
that we are to obey the commandments</span><i><span style="color: #999999;">:</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> love God with all your heart, soul,
mind and being, and to love your neighbour as yourself.</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 22:37-40]</span><span style="color: #999999;">
Letting people continue in their sin and not warning them of the danger of the
second death, the lake of fire [Rev 20:14], and sharing the one and only way
out of that judgment is through repentance and receiving/believing in Yeshua
the Messiah/Jesus the Christ, is not 'love' if we say nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;">Despite opposing opinion, the ONLY way back to God is through His only begotten Son, Yeshua, who became a living sacrifice <b>WILLINGLY </b>(see '<i>agape love'</i>), in order to redeem mankind from their sins. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;">Love takes risks when it is for the good of others. Look at Jesus/Yeshua. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Repent
therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times
of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Acts 3:19] </span><span style="color: #999999;">KJV<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Repent
therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Acts 3:19]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> ESV<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">For the
past week or so, I have been about the Father’s business. Come, and meet me at
the (<i>spiritual</i>) river. Let us stand in the gap and pray the prayer Jesus taught:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Our Father,
who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done
in earth, as it is in heaven.</i> (</span><span style="color: #999999;">Pray the whole prayer. It takes less than a
minute, yet expands into eternity) </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 6:9-13]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKUSkE_7T8Qt1DBYDvIi9LFEOsnm_gJRMpp4s818cQrpVG85_gnxUOkmJ2EFsTSDTr0LwSsDrvGtVkJM1btZanomPRafaW8jgmrVUrQelZGVJj_0EzHzBLwBN5XKDiAYLRiudiqjDf-DoP9Zz295hu1bb3ZEeMwhWyPgENE7Tfj4FuYo9wYCaCHwvyA/s403/preparing%20for%20battle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="403" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKUSkE_7T8Qt1DBYDvIi9LFEOsnm_gJRMpp4s818cQrpVG85_gnxUOkmJ2EFsTSDTr0LwSsDrvGtVkJM1btZanomPRafaW8jgmrVUrQelZGVJj_0EzHzBLwBN5XKDiAYLRiudiqjDf-DoP9Zz295hu1bb3ZEeMwhWyPgENE7Tfj4FuYo9wYCaCHwvyA/w225-h135/preparing%20for%20battle.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">No man
that wars entangles himself with the affairs</span></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> of this life; that he may please
him who has chosen him to be a soldier. </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Tim 2:4] </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999;">KJV </span></p></span></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">When I am
done doing what I must do, I will post an article, likely around Monday. It is
not like days (years) gone by, where articles were consistent unless
interruption came from the internet, hydro or some other unforeseen source.
Yet, these are days for all of us where we go day by day with the Lord – if we
are wise enough to walk with Him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Keep
strong. Press in (<i>abide</i>). His love is greater than any hatred, and
stronger than any resistance. We are ever learning to trust, and the sure and
true one to trust is our Maker, our Creator. We may not understand a matter; we
may not like the outcome of something, but in the long run, in time to come, we
will understand. For now, we trust and obey; watch and pray.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is my
thought that we are all called to be watchmen, since we are all at different vantage
points and privy to that which our eyes and ears are open to, and that which
the Lord allows. Shalom in Christ<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">(The series
ends on the topic of spiritual warfare, witchcraft and God’s Sovereignty.)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">in the presence of His glory</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></span></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-23153168177827427282023-10-31T23:46:00.307-04:002024-02-12T20:17:43.712-05:00Waves - Part 3--Darkness Falls But We are Children of Salt and Light<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFeALkT_C8DOgWjJPJXkMifuKoCiX9aiqV1kpFTHa4Y_kdqC5vcoknq8HIYyRXT0HCx0-QKkh3eRty678-5qpZZb0DDVnwwbkWKXaHH2MQkADz8gZ9KiU5VWL7n7Dcbzl6rTUuOi63ba9FpAbFa-XDcT63VVoEKSSG6ntJlYdglE2NXa9XO3rhdie0w/s698/waves%20noticeably%20coming%20in2023-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="698" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFeALkT_C8DOgWjJPJXkMifuKoCiX9aiqV1kpFTHa4Y_kdqC5vcoknq8HIYyRXT0HCx0-QKkh3eRty678-5qpZZb0DDVnwwbkWKXaHH2MQkADz8gZ9KiU5VWL7n7Dcbzl6rTUuOi63ba9FpAbFa-XDcT63VVoEKSSG6ntJlYdglE2NXa9XO3rhdie0w/s320/waves%20noticeably%20coming%20in2023-24.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span><br /></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">[<b>Note</b>*: (Updated November 3, 2023) -<b>BP</b>]</span></span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Recap
[Recapitulation] of Waves </span></b></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">A quick
recap as a reminder, but also for the sake of refresher, order and direction.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US">However,
when He, the Spirit of truth has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He
will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and
He will tell you things to come</span></i><span lang="EN-US">. </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">[Jn 16:13-15]</span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"> <b>NKJV</b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US">The
condensed recap</span></b><span lang="EN-US">
(quick version):</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgintd6xIygn99ubVmZsRMi84gDN6JI1qznsKf4CXnTjTdY_2gzEO8ArRSXz7jYtl1uw_2yUmGGoujtcTZsQNjxu9t7-7GbsdJsae5kpxNbpTsNFyJG46Q7p8K_RyoRDImXT3m8ISllcNMSg-PlySuLG-62AiH7QbXZhuUyHdwz1qXxulHfd8W2XbdQew/s366/sound%20the%20alarm-trumpet--RISE%202023-2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="366" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgintd6xIygn99ubVmZsRMi84gDN6JI1qznsKf4CXnTjTdY_2gzEO8ArRSXz7jYtl1uw_2yUmGGoujtcTZsQNjxu9t7-7GbsdJsae5kpxNbpTsNFyJG46Q7p8K_RyoRDImXT3m8ISllcNMSg-PlySuLG-62AiH7QbXZhuUyHdwz1qXxulHfd8W2XbdQew/w283-h151/sound%20the%20alarm-trumpet--RISE%202023-2024.jpg" width="283" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">•<span lang="EN-US"> a sense of <b>urgency</b> (NOT <i>to be
confused with</i> ‘panic’ <i>or unhealthy fear)</i> surrounds this latest
<i><b>warning</b></i> from the Lord regarding the<b> intense dark season</b> we are entering</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">• (<i>Wiccans with
high priestess or priest (not all Wiccan covens have one or both)</i>); for
some covens, rituals, dedications and spells can begin a couple of months <b><i>before</i></b>
Halloween or their special Samhain celebration, November 1-2</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">• Some use figurines
similar to voodoo dolls, made after the image of someone the witch wants to
cast a spell on. They are called ‘<i><b>poppets</b></i>’ and can be made out of clay plaster
(<i>gypsum or cement plaster</i>), wood, straw, etc. One can easily purchase a
‘poppet starter kit’ in stores. Imagine that…your own ‘voodoo’, errr ‘poppet’
starter kit. [facetious comment]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">A hair, piece of
clothing, jewelry, something that belongs to the person is placed on the doll
as a point of contact. Rituals are carried out, spells cast, sometimes potions
made – not all covens do this. There are those who require blood sacrifice.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">• all details are not
important here because only God is greater than any detail, and only God has
all the details under His control and power; however, we are wise if we listen
to His counsel and take all these things to Him. When the Lord rebuked His
apostles for lack of faith, He also added that <i>“this kind does not come
forth except through prayer and fasting.” </i>[Mk 9:29]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US">• </span></b><span lang="EN-US">evil is only going to increase, not only as a
precursor, but as a welcome mat being spread out globally for the
counterfeiter, the Lawless one that Satan will end up possessing: All of this
is according to Jesus (<i>through the words of many prophets, apostles</i>),
His warnings and the written Word, regarding these end times (<i>last of the
last days</i>) <br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">• heed the warnings,
keep on the armour, pray, read the Bible, do as led by the Holy Spirit</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">• let us discipline
ourselves and stay victorious by remaining in God’s will [El Shaddai], and by
remembering this is the Lord’s battle, not ours. Another reason to keep close
to Jesus (<i>closer than ever before) </i>is to keep updated and to follows new
instructions. Tomorrow’s battle may be ours, not the Lord’s. He will be with us
– </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">• Christ has told us
to ‘<b><i>rise’</i></b> – this means that once we are awake, <b>rise up.</b> Do not
roll over and go back to sleep, unwilling to accept what is happening, as if
that will make it go away – Thus, deceiving ourselves.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FbPoE1A1Yaw1tPWz0FSkRjQM38WAcbk2AH2e_Ue3vcugGMjLcUDXbE7J7R5WUjnX45DaRY54FZVL7iaPEJbiLaL9L39sy8132p4hV5IinGEIqEZvtYfZHV-lWZ5M0DCvDIId_5Mq7K-WDbpcAHxWy7InW9WQw9Iy_cqIlKjKYe_SbHJF0E_gYa1pIQ/s700/abiding%20together-Word%20and%20Spirit2023-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="700" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FbPoE1A1Yaw1tPWz0FSkRjQM38WAcbk2AH2e_Ue3vcugGMjLcUDXbE7J7R5WUjnX45DaRY54FZVL7iaPEJbiLaL9L39sy8132p4hV5IinGEIqEZvtYfZHV-lWZ5M0DCvDIId_5Mq7K-WDbpcAHxWy7InW9WQw9Iy_cqIlKjKYe_SbHJF0E_gYa1pIQ/s320/abiding%20together-Word%20and%20Spirit2023-24.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /><b><span lang="EN-US">Prepare,
Be Alert – Spiritual Warfare</span></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">[…]<i>
</i></span></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><i>(word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying), Not by might, nor by power, but by My
</i><b>Spirit</b><i>, says the Lord of hosts</i>.</span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> [Zech 4:6]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> we are equipped and trained by the
Lord for spiritual warfare: we have the Word and are filled with His precious
and Holy Spirit </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eph 6:10-18; Jam 4:7; 2Cor10:3-5]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) teaches our hands to
war and fingers to fight </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">[Ps 144:1]</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> He is our stronghold; our anchor, we stay
grounded in Christ</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">He Knows
We Are but Dust</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLu7LISsNS1_Jm7xF4aPX1I82CsHex1rUGYOpjD8NAjg9OpnIbnRqDMw4Kw8N7x55n2K482v_ndxVpOrhNV44vM-51BvdpHZsLsWNG-RifuzjQZBZ__B7UVjiC3_zHNSrIN2QHgI9lOKNQpyaPm7_BOquj013pwHKVtprlb6ZiPoQ3yq7P53YtrJqmg/s227/Adam-man-created%20out%20of%20dust.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="212" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLu7LISsNS1_Jm7xF4aPX1I82CsHex1rUGYOpjD8NAjg9OpnIbnRqDMw4Kw8N7x55n2K482v_ndxVpOrhNV44vM-51BvdpHZsLsWNG-RifuzjQZBZ__B7UVjiC3_zHNSrIN2QHgI9lOKNQpyaPm7_BOquj013pwHKVtprlb6ZiPoQ3yq7P53YtrJqmg/w160-h171/Adam-man-created%20out%20of%20dust.jpg" width="160" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">God and His
angels fully understand our frame, which is why they often approached a saint <i>with
“<b>Fear</b> <b>not</b></i>” or “<b><i>Do not be afraid</i></b>”. Fear and
anxiety can pop up as unexpectedly as tragedies do because we are fragile
creatures when measured against certain ferocious elements of nature (<i>volcanoes,
earthquakes, hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, tsunamis, sinkholes etc</i>.)</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Horrific
persecution is happening around the world, and it shall increase. It is a
prophesied fact. We prepare mentally, emotionally, physically, mentally. I used
to try and do it on my own, but found I failed at times. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">(<i>It is
one reason that I am confident the Lord helped me through the two and a half
months I was kidnapped at age 16 because I believed in Jesus</i> (<i>since the
orphanage</i>), but I did not know Him or [sadly] even think of Him much.) </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">He is
faithful with us even when we are unaware, but because we do not understand why
He allows what He allows at times, despite desperate prayers (<i>we think
everyone should live to be old before they die, but the hard, cold facts are
that we live in a fallen world, full of sin, hatred, violence, perversion –
pure evil <span> </span>– some are taken before their
time</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">If we are
not careful, we are in danger of becoming angry, bitter, unforgiving and worse.
We need to pray for each other, especially in our weak and delicate moments. We
cannot do it all alone…I would never have gotten this far without
Jesus/Yeshua…and there are billions who can say the same.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Yet there
is a way to spend eternity with our Creator – and that way (the only way) is
through Jesus Christ, the Saviour!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Be merciful
to me, O God: for man would swallow me up; his fighting daily oppresses me. My
enemies would daily swallow me up: for they are many that fight against me, O
Most High.</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US">What
time I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God I will praise His Word; in God I
will have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do to me.</span></i></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">[Ps 56:1-4]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">(We are in
a spiritual warfare, and demons can and do possess certain people, especially
those who worship Satan.)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Everyday
they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. They gather
themselves together; they hide themselves; they mark my steps when they wait
for my soul</span></i><span lang="EN-US">.</span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">[vs
5-6]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Those words
were penned by a warrior with a reputation of being a mighty one, yet he (<i>king
David</i>) was afraid. It was when the Philistines had taken him, and it was one
time where he feigned insanity [‘<i>feigned madness’</i>]. (it worked!)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> remember: we are flesh and blood –
even the mightiest and bravest warrior is familiar with moments of fear,
especially in the face of great danger. Yet again, remember, when we are
afraid, God will help us; He will stabilize our mind and soul</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US">For God
has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound
mind</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">[2Tim 1:7]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">• there is healthy
fear (<i>instinctive; potential or real danger; warning/alert</i>) and
unhealthy [or abnormal] fear (<i>paranoid, anxious, phobia, cowardly, etc</i>.)</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> many are in battle right now and
ready to give up – do NOT give up or give in! That is exactly what Satan and those in his
kingdom want, but you are stronger than you know because God made you, but more importantly, if Jesus Christ is in you, then He is your strength, your anchor, your confidence. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">All power and authority are His. His name is [authority] above every other name </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Phil 2:9]</span><span style="color: #999999;">, and His precious blood [power] was poured out at great cost to accomplish and establish God's will. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Heb 10:19-25]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Every demon trembles in His presence </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jam 2:19]</span><span style="color: #999999;">, and greater is HE [in] you, than He that is in the world. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 4:4] </span><span style="color: #999999;">And keep
one important fact in mind: …<i>’This </i>(entire spiritual warfare) <i>is the Lord’s battle, which means it is
already won!</i>’</span><span style="color: #999999;"> (read the book of Revelation) </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> there are times to fast and pray;
there are times to pray as the kings and prophets (o<i>ut of the WORD of God –
His Word does not return void </i>[Is 55:11]); there are times to sing about
the magnificence of God before you head into battle, just as Jehoshaphat and
his army did: the king sent musicians ahead of the troops, to sing to God (<i>victory</i>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">The
Paradigm Shift</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">A literal
paradigm shift took place in the hospital. I am convinced it is due to obeying
the Word of God (<i>speaking it forth, such as Jehoshaphat’s prayer)</i>, and
trusting God in the [<i>difficult part</i>] ‘<b>waiting</b> <i>for God’s timing
and way’</i>. He IS Faithful and True. </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">[Rev 19:11]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">• obedience to God’s
leading, trusting Him, singing praises and standing on His Word, the atmosphere
in the hospital went from a ‘<i>hostile’</i> environment to a ‘<i>peaceful’</i>,
calm one for just shy of a week’s stay</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US">When a man’s ways
please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. </span></i></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">[Prov 16:6:7]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">It proves who is the
Lord of the battle; the outcome is victorious, to the glory of God! But be sure the Lord leads you or approves the battle, or else there will be loss. If you doubt that, refer to scripture.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">And the Lord said to me, Tell them, Do not go up nor fight, for I AM </i><b style="color: #f6b26b;"><u>NOT</u></b><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"> among you; lest you be defeated before your enemies. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Deut 1:42] </span><span style="color: #999999;">NKJV (my emphasis)</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Now, compare the above to this next verse: Please note that the two verses come from the book of Deuteronomy. The first is in chapter one, and the second taken from chapter three.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">You shall not fear them: for the Lord your God, He shall fight for you. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Deut 3:22] </span><span style="color: #999999;">ESV</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Beware the battles you chose to fight in. Take it to the Lord, as I have urged people (<i>online and offline</i>) to do this - for years. Why? Because of the mistakes I made in <b>'not</b>' doing so, and my heart's desire is to help others avoid doing the same.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">My transparency is not for sympathy, nor is it to make it all about me, as some may think. I have followed the Lord's instruction. To be an example is to be transparent in order to help others. Look at the examples in the Bible!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Even still, not everyone will like us or agree with us, but we must lean on the Lord, not people. We, as people, change our mind and opinions often as we learn, grow and gain knowledge, insight, wisdom and experience. Do we not appreciate the examples given us in the Bible, and the real-life stories all throughout? I do.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Today, each believer has a testimony; each one of us is an example. All of us are accountable and responsible, whether we admit to it or not. There will always be the critics.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The only perfect person who ever lived, Jesus/Yeshua the Messiah/Christ, was criticized, judged, condemned, mocked, and so much more. He was persecuted beyond reason. Yet He forewarned us: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">Remember the word that I said to you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will also keep yours. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 15:20] </span><span style="color: #999999;">ESV</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US">A Bitter Root Will
Pull You Down</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> forgiving those who have falsely
accused (lied), betrayed, judged wrongly, stolen from you – anything – any
trespass another has done against you, <b>FORGIVE</b>. It may not be easy; it
may be a process that needs the help of the Lord. If you are serious, He helps</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Their sins
may not be as yours, and vice versa; however, sin is sin and causes separation
from God. One scripture that keeps me in check, or brings me back to reality if
I tend to forget it is this:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><i>For I say,
through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to <b>think</b>
of <b>himself</b> <u>more</u> <u>highly than he ought</u> to think; but to
think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith.</i></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">[Rom 12:3] </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><< See how it all lines up?<span>
</span>1 2 3</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Pray</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> God will help them as surely as He
helped you (<i>we have to be rid of the beam in our own eye first, in order to
see a splinter clearly to help another </i></span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">[Mat7:5]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Leave the
outcome up to God – He can handle it, but it frees you…you also establish the
forgiveness you need also</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US">For if
you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive
you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.</span></i></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US"> </span></i><span lang="EN-US">[Mat 6:14-15]</span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"> <b>ESV</b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">No
Turning Back</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevQ_qSEZa8T-3N4I-NBJOpgrVPZzyvSr6Ok_KrSRAk4aYeKKuNeYsKuMkpd-h0idiZXDKCNNIa5PGNeI34Q2UPSE8dovPNwgrGJpEmL8GzXyzfUwVfPmkrzY8Rd5I5vbuVwaHWLr81Tx5cThB6-9XsPlZpUVidIJxtdGiVVI9ziZJFg3lJp6eu1jJww/s369/bitter%20root.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="369" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevQ_qSEZa8T-3N4I-NBJOpgrVPZzyvSr6Ok_KrSRAk4aYeKKuNeYsKuMkpd-h0idiZXDKCNNIa5PGNeI34Q2UPSE8dovPNwgrGJpEmL8GzXyzfUwVfPmkrzY8Rd5I5vbuVwaHWLr81Tx5cThB6-9XsPlZpUVidIJxtdGiVVI9ziZJFg3lJp6eu1jJww/w276-h167/bitter%20root.jpg" width="276" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> • Satan or others may
try to bring bitterness back, but ultimately it is our choice.</span></span><div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><i>“I choose to
forgive, so you have no hold on me, devil. I am </i><b>s</b><b>ubmitted</b><i> to God. If I weren’t
submitted, you could legally stay. But since I am submitted, you have no hold
on me. I resist you – leave! I rebuke you. The Lord rebuke you!” </i>Light
versus darkness – choice is ours.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It can be difficult to forgive at times, especially if violence is involved, where someone may be left injured, maimed (<i>mentally, emotionally, physically</i>), or worse - killed. </span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">God sees and knows all. People always ask why God allows such evil. None of us have all the answers. If He intervened in everything, we would accuse God of interfering in our free will.</span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">When He does not intervene as someone is sinning, or in a critical situation, we accuse Him of not caring, or being a 'god' who lacks love. He alone is the Alpha and Omega, the living God who knows the end from the beginning. But Jesus...</span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Sometimes forgiveness is a process, a 'working through'. It depends on the offense; it depends on many factors. However, the sooner we forgive, the sooner we heal. </span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">And it is written: </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Matthew 6:14-16 </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">makes it abundantly clear that of we do not forgive, our Father in heaven will not forgive us.</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">SELAH</span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There are times we cannot do it without confession, and the brokenness and humility it takes to ask Jesus for His help. Ultimately though, the choice remains ours. God will not force us to forgive. He does not force us to do anything - we choose.<br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">The adversary wants to
see us fail, but if we can focus on </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Romans 12:3</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">, and if we can meditate upon
this: <i>“</i></span></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><i>He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require
of you? To</i> <i>do justly, love mercy and </i><b>walk humbly </b><i>with your God </i></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">[Micah
6:8]</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> – then, we do well. Yet, we fight our flesh - daily.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">With the help of the
Holy Spirit, if we discipline ourselves to carry this out, we do well. And we
can help each other, by encouraging one another with reminders, by <b><i>forgiving</i></b>
each other, and by <b><i>praying</i></b> for each other, especially for those who despise us, lie about us, or use us in some unfavourable way.</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">I find myself struggling at certain times in different areas - flesh is strong. There are times I must humble myself before the Lord and admit that without His help, I cannot succeed. If we believe that we can accomplish hard things in our own strength, then we deceive ourselves ...or a false doctrine/teaching does.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3J7GNtym74owyCDbEUwo8ZeSGMpRxZHVp_xR3M-AI_AaHS5kp8PauFH1lPZBqphWc_E66wtwS-nCfRwCYoxAWQIteD7U3cUIRjVgq4pJx3WCDhlvd81HKICKSVXnOg_evdut9I94g8Ydwsjkgp9RoMG6HqWWL-ElDhPvUxhVLJbw9E-RRA0qkfTWdA/s303/Yeshua%20extends%20His%20strong%20hand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="261" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3J7GNtym74owyCDbEUwo8ZeSGMpRxZHVp_xR3M-AI_AaHS5kp8PauFH1lPZBqphWc_E66wtwS-nCfRwCYoxAWQIteD7U3cUIRjVgq4pJx3WCDhlvd81HKICKSVXnOg_evdut9I94g8Ydwsjkgp9RoMG6HqWWL-ElDhPvUxhVLJbw9E-RRA0qkfTWdA/w137-h159/Yeshua%20extends%20His%20strong%20hand.jpg" width="137" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Jesus still extends His hand, offering His assistance - He does not force us. We humbly take hold. He must increase; I must decrease. Lord, help us forgive when the trespass has taken a life, or taken the health of an individual. Help us to forgive when it affects us in any way.</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">If you obey the commandment, not only will you be forgiven, but the
goodness and mercy of God will sweep over you, cleansing you from the stench of
bitterness and saturating you in love, and the peace that passes all
understanding fill you. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">There is not one
person alive that does not need to be forgiven for something, if they have
lived long enough. We all mess up; we all have missed the mark; we all have
fallen short of God’s glory. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 3:23]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">So it is written in
the Word of God, so it is true. Consider deeply, my friend.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Paradigm Shift</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnmPpVDxRpNPGIokzu25SL-amDyZP1B8XP8ceCZHbSsfo7I-Fskk4mty46TEWnAtq6CNJ2_xXIeV7UMeboES_CaNIout7_MXPISKHDsvJnxtg8ENGclfuiupMPDmXan08p9HeCdrEHvc2yhYDyb7jpesUKlYxQaOzLe_5NwS9SZOHtkUgjWQuQmL1Ng/s426/paradigm%20shift-everything%20is%20changing-has%20changed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="426" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnmPpVDxRpNPGIokzu25SL-amDyZP1B8XP8ceCZHbSsfo7I-Fskk4mty46TEWnAtq6CNJ2_xXIeV7UMeboES_CaNIout7_MXPISKHDsvJnxtg8ENGclfuiupMPDmXan08p9HeCdrEHvc2yhYDyb7jpesUKlYxQaOzLe_5NwS9SZOHtkUgjWQuQmL1Ng/w244-h146/paradigm%20shift-everything%20is%20changing-has%20changed.jpg" width="244" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Everything has changed.
Times have changed. Laws have changed. People have changed. The world has
changed. What used to be unacceptable and considered an abomination (<i>bestiality,</i>
<i>pedophilia, witchcraft, </i>etc.) is now acceptable, with laws pending to make them
socially and legally acceptable.</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Woe unto them that
call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for
darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. Woe to them that are
wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight! </i></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">[Is 5:20,21] </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">(Isaiah
chapter five is well worth the read, very fitting for this generation.)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Were we not warned? The
global lockdown was a speedy and sudden shake-up, to shock the world into
submission. All the earth grew quiet in March 2020, and the (<i>earthly</i>) powers-that-be
got drunk on the success of deceiving the masses, and ultimately, manipulate
and overpower them.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">It was a successful
trial run. The real McCoy is soon upon us. Spiritual warfare is a reality that
is not going away. The world, as we knew it, is forever gone. <span> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Ask the Lord to bless
your enemies, just as Job prayed for his friends, who were actually his
accusers and suspected, even accused Job of some horrible, hidden sin.</span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> [Job 42:10] </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">They could
not see Job in a good light, or from a positive perspective – they labelled him
with negative tags.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Their lying
accusations were very persuasive; they had even deceived themselves and each
other. Yet Job had to <b>RISE</b> above the negativity, <b>RISE</b> above the
flesh (<i>carnal nature</i>), <b>RISE</b> above their betrayal and rejection; <b>RISE</b>
above the temptation to retaliate or seek revenge.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Job had to do justly,
which meant praying for his erroneous friends. He had to love mercy, which
meant his prayers had to be sincere in asking God to bless them. And it all
required humility before the wise, living God, Father to Job and to his
friends. Then he had to leave his prayer requests in God’s competent hands and
trust that He would handle his friends in the way best for them, for Job, and
for an eternity.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Evil Will Continue to
Increase </span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgthKS_TOenngwBKt9W02xTAHUw5UicQXzM9Sf2iw1QdiDiud0ZcYwrgKa-SDb5a8wNpWuPW0_-l1pOFsq2jrsmtV02Xwav47SBHvMYSEM5V0i9i5p3tv8IsZS4bdt_xUM66Y2q_UwQLyxJ2x7Fr4PHpBZzDeDi5-Jc1uYhwCwf9E5k4XjZ5udseBVQg/s352/samhain2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="352" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgthKS_TOenngwBKt9W02xTAHUw5UicQXzM9Sf2iw1QdiDiud0ZcYwrgKa-SDb5a8wNpWuPW0_-l1pOFsq2jrsmtV02Xwav47SBHvMYSEM5V0i9i5p3tv8IsZS4bdt_xUM66Y2q_UwQLyxJ2x7Fr4PHpBZzDeDi5-Jc1uYhwCwf9E5k4XjZ5udseBVQg/s320/samhain2023.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><br /> </b>•<span lang="EN-US"> an alert, an urgency regarding the
dark season that begins a couple of months before Halloween (September – <b><i>Mabon</i></b>;
October – <b><i>Halloween</i></b>; November – <b><i>Samhain</i></b>) – but do
not think this message is too late because times have changed, and the dark
season is extended</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> warning that sorcery/witchcraft
will not decrease or have rest periods as in times past – the urgency is due to
its increased popularity, fascination (<i>hypnotic</i>) for the supernatural, and
multiplied activity which will continue to escalate and accelerate until the
appearance of the Antichrist, the Lawless one – </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">• the evil will
continue to gather worshippers globally, like the rolling snowball down a
snow-covered mountainside / increased wickedness [see </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Mat 24:12] </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">According
to scripture, there will be a three-year lull (<i>false peace</i>) before all
hell breaks loose upon earth, which continues until the return of Jesus/Yeshua
to rule for 1000 years.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> down through the past decade (<b>2012</b><i>
minimum</i>), [<i>and I can only speak for myself/this messenger – the Lord has
quivers full of envoys </i>(messengers)], Jesus has frequently warned and reminded people to
be on guard during pagan holidays, and particularly during seasons known to be
highlighted or considered ’sacred’ to the occult, according to those who
celebrate pagan festivals; with some, but not all, using the Wheel of the Year
as a guide</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Corrupting
the Innocent</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> in 70s and 80s, television got
bolder with witches/warlocks/magic/occult – in the late 90s, Harry Potter was
not only popular on TV and movies, but part of the curriculum in several
Canadian schools, despite objections from many parents (<i>Potter books are
known to have actual</i> ‘rituals’, spells, <i>and demon names in them</i>). </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">This I can
vouch for firsthand, as my youngest child (<i>my son</i>) was told that
if he did not read the books, do the assignments or write the tests, he would
fail grade four. He was nine years old. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Most
parental protests or objections at parent/teacher meetings failed, or were
overruled. The year was 2000, almost 2001. Harry Potter had only been out since
the first sales release in June, 1997. That is how quickly the West was taken in by a book series promoting witchcraft, and the occult.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> Jesus has emphasized the ‘<b><i>urgency’
</i></b>in coming into alignment with </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.esv.org/Ephesians+6/"><span lang="EN-US">His Word,</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> in
alignment with more intimate time with Him [waiting on the Lord, with reverent
fear of the Lord, our first love], and (<i>this is key, and absolutely crucial</i>) in <i>alignment
with </i><b><u>His will,</u> </b>not our will: we are also
to be vigilant when it comes to spiritual battles.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjrmr1-wJPsJFmzVIINsxT4_yd25Q6oHvY1KOsXCKcXXq93pD_ciA8ov_G2T15plkiJjV61r_vuT9WTLcZDAIY51f4J5iW_hytx_VgzorL2AakfUt3F8srl_Cu-KddGAGdT_r24WV-F9yyJtTaS2GcmyJHwzzbbLooJt6WCoIo-8T1sHN0TcNXOo84Q/s840/dont%20ignore%20the%20reality.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="840" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjrmr1-wJPsJFmzVIINsxT4_yd25Q6oHvY1KOsXCKcXXq93pD_ciA8ov_G2T15plkiJjV61r_vuT9WTLcZDAIY51f4J5iW_hytx_VgzorL2AakfUt3F8srl_Cu-KddGAGdT_r24WV-F9yyJtTaS2GcmyJHwzzbbLooJt6WCoIo-8T1sHN0TcNXOo84Q/w238-h132/dont%20ignore%20the%20reality.jpg" width="238" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">Don't ignore the reality of the unseen realm!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> warning of the times we have
entered into, in 2012, “<b><i>Now it begins</i></b>…” was a heads up about the
fast-approaching Great Tribulation; God’s people know, but many had to be awakened
(<i>more are still awakening</i>). (NOT to be mistaken as AWOKE!)</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Some fell back asleep when the pressure died down.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Others
awakened but fell into denial, and even still (<i>denial</i> <i>will not change
that which is prophetically written in the Bible)</i> Many still have to <b>RISE
</b>and prepare. I ‘was’ (<i>temporarily – few weeks</i>) in that crowd, having
become discouraged by listening to the wrong things (<i>flesh, the world and the
devil</i>). But Jesus is faithful. He who sees the heart will not let the enemy
ensnare us. He leaves the 99, to go after the one (1) lost. Bless the Good Shepherd!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">• a “crushing” is
happening akin to the crushing Jesus/Yeshua suffered in Gethsemane: multitudes are
feeling ‘crushed’ physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually – in one area
or more, with some suffering in all areas. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">The toughest warriors
go through the toughest tests – not all make it, but the fact that you made it
to the tough test speaks volumes. It is okay; not everyone passes. Better to
know now than in the time of great trouble.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">RISE</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">• in the article by
the same title (<b>R-I-S-E</b>), written a little over a week ago (10.20.23), I
went into great detail in an effort to reveal the seriousness of our incredible
Leader. He knows what we are capable of better than we do. If He says, ‘<b>rise’</b>,
it is because He knows we can do it. He believes in us.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">He has not brought us
this far only to desert us now; only to throw in the towel and turn away. He is
not like that. He is an ever-present help in trouble; He is Faithful and True.
He is our strong tower, our buckler and the lifter of our head.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">(<i>Especially
when circumstances want to take us out, and we hang our head in</i> <i>humility,
knowing that only Jesus can help us now –</i> and He does.) Satan is a liar. He
speaks in the first person, so that those fiery darts sound like our voice, our
thoughts – Satan, a deceiver, accuser of us all.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Our King and Lord wants
us to rise. Prepare for that which is coming. Remember His instruction, both in
His Word (first), and to us personally (<i>in our spirit, which always aligns
with His Word and His character</i>). Some are being asked to fast and pray.
This dark season is no game; it is a serious time, but we know who the Lord of
the battle is. He gives victory ‘before’ the battle.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">•<span> </span>keep loyal to the King and Lord. And the crushing?
The breaking point? “<i>Not my will, Father, but Your will be done.”</i> It is
the <b>only</b> way, the <b>wisest</b> way, the <b>best</b> way to navigate
through this journey.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Keep your lamp filled
with oil. When one gives out and gives out, there must be a fresh infilling.
Why do you think Jesus spent so much time going off alone to be with the
Father, and to pray? He continually gave out. He continually needed a fresh
infilling. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Remember when the
woman with an issue of blood touched the hem of His garment? He wanted to know
who touched Him because He felt the virtue (<i>power</i>) flow out of Him. The
apostles laughed, stating that with such a crowd surrounding Him, naturally
someone ‘<i>touched’</i> Him. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">His inner circle of 12
did not understand that Yeshua knew that whoever touched Him was healed of
something because He was aware of the power leaving His body.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Be not dismayed, as we
still all have assignments to carry out. Each one is important, and each one
all fits together as the Body (</span><i style="color: #999999;">of Christ - faithful saints</i><span style="color: #999999;">) work
together as a team (</span><i style="color: #999999;">that does not mean stealing from each other</i><span style="color: #999999;">). </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 23:30]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Many Battles in Every
War</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l3K7VO2T4Fg-dWo45s1riHoPbLBdTMhXZbugF1Qo54HFvSj1Lq_2YK8y-MpUwANNKFNm3zjSvA62zonevJGVoTa-mSFVsbw_qJ4guJnolvaiqBrSxn3l7ZwafhGFZmiMb5kJ0v9XUXls8tZQeJqpPGq_vgi4aMLYWirPrJcoJlBFkNLVe4jQt1zrXA/s410/many%20battles-war.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="410" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l3K7VO2T4Fg-dWo45s1riHoPbLBdTMhXZbugF1Qo54HFvSj1Lq_2YK8y-MpUwANNKFNm3zjSvA62zonevJGVoTa-mSFVsbw_qJ4guJnolvaiqBrSxn3l7ZwafhGFZmiMb5kJ0v9XUXls8tZQeJqpPGq_vgi4aMLYWirPrJcoJlBFkNLVe4jQt1zrXA/w233-h168/many%20battles-war.jpg" width="233" /></a></b></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"><span>· </span></span><span lang="EN-US">The war is on
– multitudes have things coming against them that were unexpected, such as
tragic and unexpected happenings, relationships, health, finances, natural and
manmade calamities.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSjOq78A1BXImNxoYI3_3FoVAZay1OyLT2cPBu27IoAnyn9vLQhu30cg-fi1ozPvsnR-QhYHza7dpF8Rf9scLJQ63Zp4-VLhUAbr1eKYMzusYadPgK0qDU_L_9ivzcy5mna0Kh9V7igFkU_KpqHHVKo-YMbLpuxaI6FglTAAvz_ubis67UI58CTy3BQ/s454/unusual%20storms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="454" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSjOq78A1BXImNxoYI3_3FoVAZay1OyLT2cPBu27IoAnyn9vLQhu30cg-fi1ozPvsnR-QhYHza7dpF8Rf9scLJQ63Zp4-VLhUAbr1eKYMzusYadPgK0qDU_L_9ivzcy5mna0Kh9V7igFkU_KpqHHVKo-YMbLpuxaI6FglTAAvz_ubis67UI58CTy3BQ/w306-h202/unusual%20storms.jpg" width="306" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">As for the
latter, in-depth research would reveal<i> </i></span><a href="https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/02/geoengineering-reining-weather-warriors" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><i><span lang="EN-US">weather wars</span></i></a><i style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US"> have been going on between countries for some time</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">, particularly around 1943. It began with
cloud-seeding, which is still done today, but is denied. WWII (<i>link for that
site published article</i> Feb 2022]</span></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">It is not a conspiracy<i>:
never was</i>. Weather wars have been a reality for decades [40s – WWII], with
some countries being England, China, Russia, United States, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.wwfca.org/en/our_work/climate_change_and_energy/climate_change_impacts_la/"><span lang="EN-US">Latin America</span></a><span lang="EN-US">, et al (<i>the list would surprise most</i>).</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">People suffering from
those in control, doing </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.geoengineeringmonitor.org/2021/05/geoengineering-activities-in-latin-america/"><span lang="EN-US">weather modification</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> – a covert operation in plain sight. Few knew, but those in control and
had power and finances knew/know. Some of the record-breaking storms and weather conditions are due to man manipulating nature, such as volcanoes, earthquakes, whirlwind (<i>violent windstorms - hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, et</i>c). </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Expect an increase in unusual violent storms unto destruction (blackouts, fires, floods -extreme). And the Lord </span><b style="color: #999999; font-style: italic;">Jesus</b><span style="color: #999999;">/Yeshua, who knew the end from the beginning, forewarned about such things in His answer to His disciples about the last days. [mentioned briefly in </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Matthew 24</span><span style="color: #999999;">] (See also: </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Luke 11</span><span style="color: #999999;"> (</span><i style="color: #999999;">earthquakes</i><span style="color: #999999;">), </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Nahum 1:5,6</span><span style="color: #999999;">, (</span><i style="color: #999999;">volcanoes</i><span style="color: #999999;">), </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Isaiah 29:6</span><span style="color: #999999;"> (</span><i style="color: #999999;">whirlwinds)</i><span style="color: #999999;">. Depending on the destruction caused, all can result in famine.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">It is believed HAARP, as well as direct-energy weapons (DEW) have been utilized in weather manipulation; however, MSM (mainstream media), and governmental agencies adamantly have denied this for well over a decade.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">A report from CBC is posted on YouTube from 16 (<i>sixteen</i>) years ago and is presented in two short clips. The 'conspiracy' theory and the rebuttal are interestingly reflected in these short films.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkLTzesBxGE&t=20s">HAARP CBC Broadcast
Weather Control Part 1 </a> || </span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi1nLmlicxU">HAARP CBC --- Part 2</a> (Part two throws an unexpected curve when the orator mentions how Russia accused the U.S. of coverup, stating HAARP was tested and tried on the general public as a "mood changer".</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">When ‘chemtrails’ (<i>or
as the more <span> acceptable terminology calls it</span></i>) -- ‘<b><i>geoengineering’</i></b>
became more obvious in the 21<sup>st</sup> century, less people were calling it
‘conspiracy’; however, governments were still denying its existence, even when
gov. house representatives brought it up in parliamentary or state sessions.
They were openly mocked, especially by opposing parties.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">First, the public was
informed that the so-called ‘chemtrails’ were the typical contrails that are
seen behind jets, as water vapour turns into ice crystals at higher altitudes
where the air is colder above earth’s surface. The harmless ice crystals form a
cloud called ‘contrails’.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWw8hYeeoWQ7bSzpbflc5jZX2LddNvd-p6nWhlSNAMLFyU71vMdt9CKvjCFevqlgDik4v2PtvuKuTN4UPosmWlN7qmbegLYjTgO8mTghr3Rn2da2qw3s3jC9HtAAX3whnnesfb9L70_nLq7JdC-sMhXN2-g-suqerCBNQiHpbrBGv1KbuVQ4GR2kHiJA/s438/weather%20manipulation-such%20as%20cloud-seeding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="438" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWw8hYeeoWQ7bSzpbflc5jZX2LddNvd-p6nWhlSNAMLFyU71vMdt9CKvjCFevqlgDik4v2PtvuKuTN4UPosmWlN7qmbegLYjTgO8mTghr3Rn2da2qw3s3jC9HtAAX3whnnesfb9L70_nLq7JdC-sMhXN2-g-suqerCBNQiHpbrBGv1KbuVQ4GR2kHiJA/w247-h160/weather%20manipulation-such%20as%20cloud-seeding.jpg" width="247" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Next, the public was informed
it was to block radar from any enemies. And finally, now the powers-that-be and
global governments are admitting their existence, stating that their hope is
that ‘<i>geoengineering’</i> can help them manage ‘<i>global warming’</i> (<i>climate
change</i>).</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">This has been written
about extensively over the years, but </span></span><a href="https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/">Dane Wigington</a> <span style="color: #999999;">has spent decades and
dedicated immeasurable time and money into the topic of Geoengineering.
Although he is well respected in many communities, he still faces critics
regarding his work. People need to do their own research before critiquing.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US">DECEPTION</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> in every area – globally [just as Yeshua/Jesus
forewarned]</span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"> [Mat 24] </span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">– the very <b>FIRST</b> words out of the Saviour’s mouth
when He was asked what would be the signs of His return, and the end of the
world. </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">[vs 3] </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">He answered, “<i>Take heed that no man</i> <b>DECEIVE</b> you.”
</span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US">[vs 4]</span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"> In a very short span, He repeated the word a total of four times. That
is how heavy and serious the deception will be (and is).</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US">DECEPTION</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> is at an all-time high, worse than Sodom, Gomorrah,
and Noah’s days – just as it is written.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">This article is from <b>2011</b>,
do it is nothing new: >> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/weather-control-as-a-cold-war-weapon-1777409/"><b><span lang="EN-US">Weather Control as a Cold War Weapon</span></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">The Devil’s Shadow is
an Illusion Because He Now Leads in Many Churches</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">• Satan is a
counterfeiter, copycat, plagiarist, infiltrator, deceiver (<i>father of lies,
no truth in him</i>) – we are witnessing his counterfeits, which are cropping
up everywhere in Christian circles – one example being </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://journal.equinoxpub.com/IJSNR/article/view/19188"><span lang="EN-US">Christalignment</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> (<i>founded in 2017 approximately</i>) [New Age and occult/witchcraft
disguised]<span> </span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Jesus forewarned about
false ones rising up </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">[Mat 24]</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"> Watch for the temporary withdrawal of the waves
of evil; then follow the Lord’s direction because the evil of the Luciferians,
Satanists, New Age flock, and much more will return to the masses like a
tsunami.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Guaranteed that if the
Lord Jesus is telling His weary ones, His battle-proven warriors to take heart,
then so is Satan/Lucifer busy on the RISE of his chosen ones, his so-called
remnant. The Lord warned about a noticeable darkness moving in late September in
Part 2 of the Consequences series (<a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/01/season-of-consequences-prt-2.html">Anoint
the Shield</a>), posted January 31, 2023.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">If you go to the link,
scroll down to the 2023 picture. It is listed underneath there. At the time, it
was mentioned to four people in the physical, but also posted to the public in ‘<b><i>Anoint
the Shield’</i></b>. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Another warning for late November/December 2023 of darkness moving.
I believe these are events or things that will happen that people will find
disturbing, noting the evil agenda, but also irreversible. (laws? upheavals? digital currency/wallet?) I do not have specifics.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Darkness brings a ‘spirit
of heaviness’, and will throw it on anyone caught off-guard. Let us do our best
to stay alert, sober and vigilant.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">The spiritually sensitive
(<i>filled with the Holy Spirit</i>) know it means the dominoes are about to
fall, and the restrainer is close to being removed. God help us all. May we be<i>
considered worthy to escape the things that shall come to pass, and to stand
before the Son of Man.</i> [Lk 21:36]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">The God of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob [Israel] is El Shaddai – the many-breasted one; the Almighty
God, the God of the mountains; Protector, power and provision, great
compassion, Nourisher [Gen 17:1] In Gen17:1, Abraham walks before God perfectly
(<i>complete, mature, whole</i>). We can too. We are loved.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Darkness Falls</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The first time I saw the words </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">“<b><i>Darkness Falls</i></b>”<span style="font-weight: normal;">
in the physical was last month (Sept. 2023) when I was on a random ‘<i>stop,
see, go’</i> [SSG] on a YouTube movie (<i>It had the kind of title that sounded
Christian, but being uncertain, I picked spots on the video to stop </i>[S]<i>,
see </i>[S] <i>what was happening, then go </i>[G]<i> on to another spot</i>)<i>,
</i>checking to see if it was something I should watch or not.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Admittedly, I was trying to find something uplifting for
a couple of hours to take my mind off of everything happening in this world. (<i>I
know I am not alone in that. There are times we have to </i><b>‘turn it all
off’</b><i>, and digest things. It is an interlude</i> [sometimes], <i>a
temporary break. </i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">It is true that the flesh (<i>carnal nature</i>) likes to
be entertained, but the reality is that there are times that we have to slam
the door on things we see and hear, even if it is only for 10 or 15 minutes.
And there is time with the Lord as well. Need more faith to keep going, to keep
persevering?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">So then, faith comes by hearing and hearing
by the Word of God.</span></i></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[Rom 10:17] </span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">NKJV</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">We can ‘hear’, but not ‘listen’. How many of you have
come across that. You tell someone something important. They nod, perhaps
comment, meaning they heard you. But something happens, and you find yourself
saying, “<i>But</i> <i>I told you</i>…” </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">It is then that you realize that they heard you, but they
were not listening. An old saying that explains it quite well is: “<i>It went
in one ear and out through the other</i>”, meaning it did not ‘stay’; it would
not be remembered. You did not have their full attention.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Despite moving on in the <b>‘SSG’</b> process, the words
remained heavy on my heart. I had already been praying and writing about the
season that is now <i>celebrated </i>and highly <i>exalted </i>all around the
globe by pagans, heathens, and by those who practice the craft (<i>witchcraft,
dark magic, sorcery</i>). The Antichrist is lurking in the shadows, awaiting
his time.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The message had to be acknowledged because it was almost
two months earlier (<b><i>July 28</i></b><i> <b>or 29</b>, and next few
remaining days</i>), when the Lord first placed the message heavily upon my
heart to alert the saints and the “ain’ts” to the urgency and seriousness of
the times, and the increase of merciless evil as Satan gets pumped up for his ‘<i>short
time’</i>. It will be horrific, blasphemous, murderous – mind-boggling.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">We can be sincerely grateful to our Creator, who made
sure that we would know what to expect. All that has been written has happened,
is happening, or will happen. We can crosscheck the Word with today’s events
and see that this is true. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Returning to the video, it was paused for a screenshot, but
there are movies on YT that do not allow screengrabs. The screen blacks out, so
that all one sees is “<b><i>darkness</i></b>”. So, I took a picture with the
camera on my cell. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYt2p7YR4uVyIGn5cV5ACw_uog3Uubpv4t_cEtuvjlxfgTIrvBu7SkIIvQjHjyrCBeza_6UomssVTof7djGl08HiH3lEljdNcvIBb1oTI2uA4gYKj8QnaLcIfu-UbeDjmCZshsZAT5WwBlwGDSGzWihd0MUmgVbh-kFzYZCexE5zsZY8NCTT5GP-h_g/s800/darkness%20falls-sep26.2023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="800" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYt2p7YR4uVyIGn5cV5ACw_uog3Uubpv4t_cEtuvjlxfgTIrvBu7SkIIvQjHjyrCBeza_6UomssVTof7djGl08HiH3lEljdNcvIBb1oTI2uA4gYKj8QnaLcIfu-UbeDjmCZshsZAT5WwBlwGDSGzWihd0MUmgVbh-kFzYZCexE5zsZY8NCTT5GP-h_g/w320-h131/darkness%20falls-sep26.2023.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><b>click on any picture to enlarge<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Then, under <b><i>‘Info’</i></b> (information), I point
out the ‘<b><i>File date/time’</i></b>, which is 2023.09.26 (2023 Sept.26]. ‘Darkness
Falls’, September 26, 2023 – Eleven (11) days later, on October 7, 2023, Hamas
covertly hit Israel with a surprise attack. Eleven means ‘destruction’, ‘chaos’,
in the Hebraic meaning.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Underneath the words ‘<b><i>darkness falls’</i></b> was a
picture of what appears to be a dragon in water[s], (<i>river, sea</i>). In
many biblical verses, the meaning of the word and the context in which it is
used is metaphoric, and stands for people, tribes, nations.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Understanding had not yet been given fully, only
partially, but it was all certainly noticed. The fact that the Lord was putting
the message in visuals (<i>sign with words)</i> hammered home the ‘<i>urgency’</i>.
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Did it have to do with the witching hour? It is a time of
sacrifices, blood rituals, worshipping of dark ‘spirit guides’ (demons), and
false gods/goddesses – a time of death and evil gloats. Let us pay attention
and take the matter to the Lord – He rewards obedience. We need not fear when
He stands warning us ahead of time.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The dragon represents Satan (<i>and anyone he influences</i>),
sitting in water (<i>sitting amongst us in the nations</i>) or amidst the sea
of people (<i>tribe</i>). The book of Revelation speaks of Satan’s throne; it
must be in the Middle East somewhere.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The Lord went ahead of me and spared me. Luciferians and
those who practice witchcraft may conclude their success prematurely, but the
living God, Sovereign over all, is the victorious King and Lord. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkp5lIOcGthu2AdQztjbFMEtwo95L2DdFcYp4kPmCxVmg91P4mmsoyyj2vJqXVJg1DBJW_v_3nnXs5nanOAj6AHBZwLvINKN_la84onYo4FNJvNDY9p7OqFxpZkisNJAoJ9cpbiNmBrZ-V6P1cFmCnh3xpIUej_ADU4WBe-9b7krPIL4YC8MbLEoDUA/s800/oct26.2023_drkness%20falls.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkp5lIOcGthu2AdQztjbFMEtwo95L2DdFcYp4kPmCxVmg91P4mmsoyyj2vJqXVJg1DBJW_v_3nnXs5nanOAj6AHBZwLvINKN_la84onYo4FNJvNDY9p7OqFxpZkisNJAoJ9cpbiNmBrZ-V6P1cFmCnh3xpIUej_ADU4WBe-9b7krPIL4YC8MbLEoDUA/s320/oct26.2023_drkness%20falls.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><b>click to enlarge<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Again, and I was not looking for it, I came acros
‘Darkness Falls’ – five days ago, October 26, which is precisely one month ago
(Sept) to the day. The first shot was taken September 26…faithful to repeat. He
is so dependable. ‘You have our (my) attention, Lord.’<br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">I took screenshots both times because under Information,
the date and time, and other details are recorded.<span>
</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Turbulent Times</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/01/season-of-consequences-great-and.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/01/season-of-consequences-great-and.html</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> A shofar
was blown south-easterly (from Vernon, BC) out to the sea [nations]. If the
call is going out to the nations, then it makes sense that we should bow our
knees, and humbly pray to the Sovereign living God</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/01/season-of-consequences-prt-2.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Jan
1, 2023-Season of Consequences-Anoint the Shield Prt2</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> :
the word “<b>war</b>” was heavy upon my heart also, and is posted at link.
Also, “<b><i>time of revealing</i></b>”, from 2012 was posted again, Jan 2023,
the eighth paragraph down under: <b>Need to Know Yesterday </b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">There are many prophetic words, some of which have come
to pass, it may be worth another read, if so led by the Lord. A point made in
the article which deserves repeating, since we are creatures that need
reminding. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The Lord Jesus made it clear by the Holy Spirit that
although He has slowly been revealing [<i>removing the veil of deception over
the years</i> (<i>for me, since 2012 on</i>)]; <i>people horrified by the
deception in our governments and their ‘special’ agencies, lying, betraying and
destroying their own people</i>), there will still be much we do not know.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">God is the only one Sovereign, who knows all things. We
could not handle it all. Look at us now, as things rapidly clash, collide,
spiral out-of-control into a chaotic whirlpool. Can you imagine if we knew what
God knew? We would have a meltdown. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">In mercy and wisdom, He withholds much from us. Other
times, He withholds until just the perfect timing, which we think is always too
‘slow’, but God is an on-time God.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">I will briefly expound on the word, ‘war’. Under the 2023
picture (<i>above link also</i>) was this message:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">•</span><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"> <b>PREPARE</b>
– a word strongly upon my heart for 2023. In the first part of the Season of
Consequences, the Lord mentioned a “<i>storm brewing</i>”. Right now, we are in
the time of the ‘calm before the storm’.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">•</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> war
</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">–
word keeps returning to my heart (<i>civilian </i>[civil] <i>and nation – </i><b>international</b>)
war (also mentioned is upcoming famine and digital currency (wallet). Then I
wrote: </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The
‘calm’ most certainly will not last out the year. How long I do not know,</span><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">but as the
Lord has requested, take intimate time with Him, pray and wait on Jesus/Yeshua
daily for His guidance. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Waiting on
the Lord back then, I go a little more understanding. Seeing the month
September in an open vision (<i>like a calendar page</i>), darkness rolled over
the last few days of the month. Late November and December, another wave of
darkness (<i>heavier, foreboding</i>) rolled over North America, and the Middle
East. I believe that is what the Lord revealed to me.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Also at the above link, under the picture of drone dragon
(<i>from a Sept.2022 YT video)</i> and posted Jan.1, 2023, were these words.
The message began with a warning to look to the skies (in that post). Below are
the words that followed:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Keep in mind that mankind has a very real adversary, though many are
willing to serve him. Satan works with the flesh, in the physical realm. Be sober,
be vigilant, watch and pray.</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>That which is coming is not that which is expected. Fear will grip the
hearts of multitudes and their hearts shall fail them. My people were
forewarned by My Son that in the last days, deception would be so strong that
if it were possible, even the elect would be deceived.</i> </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">[Mat24:24]</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <i>That which
is coming shall also be at an hour and in a way least expected.”</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">[End message]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Repeating the information, an alert. I urge you to not ignore it, but
take it to the Lord. I myself plan to do the same. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Perhaps a few days undisturbed with him… </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b>Message Repeated – Cannot be Ignored</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A whole month after the fact (<i>now October</i>), I was once again randomly
searching out videos, I came cross the same scene, and took a picture, along
with the stats</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Darkness falls. <b><i>Prepare</i></b> – be battle-ready.
Stay awake, alert and <b><i>pray</i></b>.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The warnings of the dominoes being in place; the warnings
of the foreboding darkness [<i>wave upon wave of darkness incoming, building
momentum</i>], the warnings about the ancient spirits of the lands (<i>demons</i>)
being called up (<i>in private and public rituals</i>), pagan celebrations and
worship of idols, false gods and goddesses began after Obama’s second term
(<i>this was written about in</i> </span></span><b style="color: #999999;">2012</b><span style="color: #999999;">).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The warning went out November 7, 2012, with three
chilling words from the Lord. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2013/04/let-us-hold-fast.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">“<b><i>Now
it begins…”</i></b></span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> [posted 2013]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">That was a year of warning [2012] about the downward
spiral toward the fast-approaching Great Tribulation foretold by Yeshua/Jesus. </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">[Mat
24] </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The blatant celebrations and rituals displayed by the crystal-carrying
Aztec shamans (<i>and the thousands with crystals who came from nations all
around the world</i>), as they paraded across America, stopping at strategic
cities and carefully chosen spots, silently yet boldly, announced the fascination
and the increase in the occult activities, but particularly <b>witchcraft</b>. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Here we are 11 years after that announcement [<b><i>Now
it begins</i></b>…] watching the horrors happening in Israel, with all eyes
there, as well as upon China, Russia, Iran [<b>Persia</b> – <i>think upon
archangel Michael and the prince of Persia</i> [Iran]– </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">[Dan10:13, 14].</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Now the United States has sent fighter jets to Syria in retaliation
for the savage, incomprehensible Israel-Hamas attack that began October 7, when
hundreds, who were attending the open-air Tribe of Nova music festival [Israel], were
massacred [by Hamas - terrorists]. The U.S. has sent in </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-carries-out-strikes-against-iranian-targets-syria-pentagon-2023-10-27/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">thousands
of troops</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">. </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[Oct 27, 2023]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">It is a hard heart, void of compassion, mercy, or understanding
that takes delight in<span> </span>the destruction of families, the death and injuries of hundreds, the hostage taking of Israelis from babies to very elderly, and the
exodus of thousands as they seek shelter and safety. Satan, nature and evil
people cull the masses of God’s creation, and believe that they are doing the
right thing. Deceived! </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">We see the goodness of our Creator, and His fairness in
the warnings He gives. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Jesus/Yeshua sent out warnings randomly over the next
seven years [<b>2016-2023</b>], but He is faithful. However, <b><i>October</i></b>
2019, the Lord again emphatically warned, more powerfully than previous
warnings of heightened witchcraft. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Then, in <b><i>December</i></b> 2019, He granted visions
so strong and intense (<i>comparing Elisha and the servant who could not see
God’s army waiting upon the mountain)</i> that the urgency could not be
ignored. The silhouette of an ancient Israeli blowing the ram’s horn (<i>shofar</i>)
after the above vision, and the eerie words whispered to my spirit: “<b><i>It
is time…”</i></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The
trumpet had made a clear sound, but it was up to the people if they wanted to
take heed or not. Nearly everyone in the Bible who had a personal promise, prophetic
word or dream given to them had to wait for it to come to fruition. That
sometimes took centuries.<span>
</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">At that time, Yeshua was warning of a spirit of slumber
heavily covering His people; also that something horrific was coming and He
wanted us awake. In hindsight, we know now that just a few months later [10-11
weeks after the warnings], the global pandemic was announced and the entire
world went into lockdown (<i>martial law</i>). </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2020/01/once-upon-mountaintop-part-1.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Once
Upon a Mountaintop</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> [<i>two parts</i>] were the forewarnings
that came from October 2019 to January 2020. A strong alert was made at a
Hanukkah [December] 2019 dinner celebration that I attended amongst brethren
that year. The warnings were so intense that the hosts wanted me to make an announcement,
which I did. People were to wake up, and seek the Lord for counsel and
direction.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">There were 25-30 people at minimum, all various ages, but
over half were older adults. People politely listened, but the unbelief was
noticeable, and why not? Up until then, there had been a relative calm. There
was nothing in the news that alerted people to potential danger. I was
discouraged by the response – unbelief.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Faithfulness of the Lord – The Power of
Praise</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Each year since 2019, the Lord has boldly and
consistently warned of witchcraft as evil becomes more aggressive and
rebelliously more visible. Not everything that comes against us is necessarily
spiritual warfare. Life itself presents its challenges, disappointments,
heartaches and battles. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The first warning about spiritual warfare that I remember
was in 1999 (<i>a little shy of six years before I committed my life to the Lord</i>),
which came to me in a dream. Jesus is the Word of God that was made flesh.<span> </span>[Jn1:14] I received in a night vision (dream), the Lord singing. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span>The song was called, <b>Sifted as Wheat</b>. The lyrics were inspired by Jesus' (Yeshua) words to Peter in Luke 22:31-34. He was warning me with the song that I should expect to be shaken severely, up and down, round and round, tossed to and fro.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span>It is about to happen again. God's people are being shaken. It is the Lord who lets you know if it is physical or supernatural.</span><span> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Two posts ago, I had mentioned the musicians going out
ahead of an earthly king named Jehoshaphat and his army, to sing praises to the
heavenly King and Creator, the LORD of the battle, a just Judge and Saviour,
and to the beauty [</span><i style="color: #999999;">splendor</i><span style="color: #999999;">] of His holiness, a marvelous gift to
humankind.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The Israelites were coming against ruthless, merciless,
vicious enemies that outnumbered them.<span>
</span>First prayer was spoken by Jehoshaphat in the sanctuary:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">If, when evil comes upon us, as the sword,
judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and <b><u>in Your presence</u></b> (for Your name is in
this house), and cry unto You in our affliction, then you </span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;">will<b>
hear</b><i> and </i><b>help</b><i>.</i></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">O our God, will You not judge them? For we
have no </span></i><b><u><span style="line-height: 107%;">might</span></u></b><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">
against this </span></i><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">great company</span></b><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">
that comes against us; neither do we know what to do: but our <b>eyes</b> are <b>upon
</b></span></i><b><u><span style="line-height: 107%;">You</span></u></b><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">. </span></i></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[2Chron
20:9;12]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">There is Still a Raging Battle!</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">It is important to understand that ‘<i>singing praises’</i>
was/is ‘<b>not’</b> the battle itself. Rather, it is faith in action, the <b><i>work</i></b>
of faith, declaring the <b>victory before</b> </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">because of God alone</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">) </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">the
battle – a bold and courageous declaration of faith and trust in Adonai in the
corporate face of brutal and relentless adversaries [</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">led by Lucifer/Satan</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">],
whose pride has convinced them that God (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">and all of His creation</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">) are
defeated.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">So strong is the pride of the devil (<i>dragon</i>) that
it blinds him to the deception he himself is wrapped up in. So cunning and
persuasive is Satan/Lucifer that he convinced one-third of the then-holy
heavenly host to believe his words about ruling as ‘god’, and join him in
defeating the Sovereign God. Those who followed him also fell into deception.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">There are and will be times where things come against us,
so forcefully, so persistently, and so repeatedly (<i>an onslaught or as a
flood of troubles – one thing after another, or a continuous flow from every
direction</i>) that we will know that it is beyond the natural realm.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Invading and exploding upon the mind, the onslaught
searches out the target, being the heart – where decisions are made to do the <b>will</b>
of the God one serves (<i>whether the God of Israel, or a god of the pagan</i>s).
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Satan’s final target is the heart of people because out
of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. There can be no bitterness, no
hatred or malice. The heart is where we chose to do GOD’s will, not ours. This
is important for spiritual warfare It is the Commander-in-chief who has the knowledge,
wisdom and experience.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">[…]: <i>for the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks
upon the outward appearance, but the Lord looks upon the heart</i>. [1Sam 16:7]
Satan is a counterfeiter; infiltrator; copycat. He believes he can discern the
heart, but the purpose of Satan’s mission is for evil. It is to ‘<i>steal, and
to kill, and to destroy’</i>.<span> </span>[Jn 10:10]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Particularly in these dark, tumultuous end times, it is
most likely that we will find ourselves helplessly bowed down in the same
desperate place as king Jehoshaphat, not knowing what to do because we are
outnumbered, or the situation is overwhelming. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">We need to instinctively look to Jesus, the answer to our
troubles, an ever-present help. [Ps 46:1] He is our strength, especially when
we are weak, but also when flesh begins to fear – (<i>Lord</i>, <b>what’s</b> <i>happening</i>?
<b>Why</b><i> is it happening</i>?)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Faithful. True. Steadfast. Dependable – Christ Jesus (<i>Yeshua
Messiah</i>) is everything we need. I had to learn this, and I continue to
learn.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Prayer is powerful, not only as a priceless key, but as a
powerful weapon and an indispensable multifaceted tool. Combine that with
thanksgiving to the Creator </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Thess 5:18]</span><span style="color: #999999;">, then watch and see what the Lord
will do for those who wait upon Him in trust </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jam 5:7-11; Ps 130:5-7]</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">My heart’s desire is to have more answers to share with
people, but I wonder if it is intentional on the Lord’s part that all of us are
limited in what to do, or lack full understanding of things.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">If Satan became filled with pride and narcissistic as a
result of his beauty, his gift of music, and his wisdom, how much more would we
become the same way? Every single one of us struggle with pride. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Just like anything else, it all depends upon our
individual personality. I may be ridiculously proud in one area, and yet, very
humble in another. Many people are like that. It gets trickier when it comes to
family and friends.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Or pride may manifest when it comes to those we hold very
close to our heart. Or to our achievements or talents.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">W</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">-<b>A-I-T</b>-<b>I</b>-<b>N</b>-<b>G</b>:
One of the hardest and crucial disciplines, necessary to practice and learn –
yet rewarding</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Armour of Light and Glory</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Did you ever hear someone say that you have to ‘<b><i>put
on Christ’</i></b>? It used to really baffle me because I had no idea what it
meant, and when asking, one would get a smile. The closest I came to an answer
is that it [armour] is all Jesus.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Thank God for His precious and Holy Spirit who really
does teach us. The answer was there all the time, but I could not see it. The
Holy Spirit remove the veil from before my eyes.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>† HELMET –</b><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">
Salvation </span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Salvation is through Christ alone. We will take on the
mind of Christ, and He protects our thoughts (He keeps our head together)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>†BREASTPLATE
</b><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">–
Righteousness</span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Our righteousness is as filthy rags, but Christ places a
white robe of righteousness, HIS righteousness. He covers our heart, for only
He sees the heart. He puts a guard over it, for therein lies our will – and all
that we hold sacred, such as our first love (Jesus)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>†</b><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">
BELT OF TRUTH – Jesus</span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Jesus/Yeshua IS the way, the TRUTH, and the life. He is
the one who holds all our armour together. He upholds everything. We gird our
loins because of Jesus – He is the one who grants us ‘nerve’, who ‘prepares us’
for the difficult, and even the dangerous things we face</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>† </b><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Boots
fit in Gospel of Peace – All about Jesus/Yeshua</span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">We stand on the Word of God, ever prepared if opportunity
arises to share the god news of Jesus Christ (Yeshua Hamashiach)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> <span> </span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>† </b><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Shield
of Faith – Jesus</span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">God has given each of us a measure of faith [Rom 23:3];
without faith, it is impossible to please God [Heb 11:6]</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> </b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Our faith shields us
from the fiery darts of the enemy [Eph 6:16] It is all due to faith in Jesus,
the beloved and only begotten Son of God</span><b> </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>† Sword –
Word of God – </b><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Jesus is the Word of God </span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Jesus is the Word of God.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper
than any two-edged sword, piercing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the
joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Heb 4:23]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">And that is what it means to put on Christ Jesus.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Dressed from head to toe, from the strong helmet to
protect the mind from the fiery darts of the enemy; to the breastplate of
[Christ Jesus’] righteousness that guards the heart [<i>where decisions are
made, such as the decision to do the Father’s will].</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">To the belt of truth that undergirds the armour, holding
everything in place – centered; and down to the sturdy boots, which is the
gospel of Christ upon which to stand – a firm foundation; wielding a sharp
two-edged sword [<i>the Word of God, the unbeatable weapon given by God</i>].
The shield of faith covers all, fully protecting the soldier of light.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">•
</span><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Ever
looking to our Commander-in-Chief, Saviour, Redeemer, King, LORD Jesus/Yeshua.
Selah </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Praise God before the battle, going ahead of the army.
However, a battle still approaches, and it shall rage. Singing praises assures
confidence in the Lord of the battles. Some may think that is all there is to
do, simply sing praises and the battle is over.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">That is only the beginning. Jehoshaphat moved in the fear
of the Lord (<i>awe, hope, respect, honour</i>), and in obedience to His
commandments.</span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"> [2Chron 17:4, 5l </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">He sought the LORD, not another person, not the
prophet, nor did he go the way of Balaam. <i>[vs 3]</i> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><b>Do not give up</b> in the battle, no matter how it rages.
Remember the old adage: “<i>The strongest onslaught is just before the victory</i>.”
David Wilkerson said that people often give up in the last half hour of the
battle. Derek Prince claimed if people knew there was only a half hour left, or
even one day left (<i>paraphrased</i>), they would keep on in the fight,
knowing they were on the verge of victory. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Do not give up! </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><b style="color: #999999;">Rise</b><span style="color: #999999;">, child of salt and light. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><b style="color: #999999;">Rise</b><span style="color: #999999;">,
beloved brother or sister. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><b style="color: #999999;">Rise</b><span style="color: #999999;">, saint of the living God. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Do not give into temptation and hand the
victory over to the adversary. He will mock, accuse, condemn – the goal being
to have God’s people give up </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Chron 15:7; Gal 6:9],</span><span style="color: #999999;"> wear down the saints </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Dan
7:25]</span><span style="color: #999999;">, betray each other and fall away [apostasy]. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24; Rev 2:14]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">All throughout the holy Bible, we are warned about all
these things. Expect the battles because the war rages until death, until we leave
these vessels of dust (<i>to be with the Lord</i>), or until the day we meet up
with the Lord in the air, and our bodies are changed into glorified bodies (<i>no
more sickness, tears, heartache, etc</i>.) Maranatha! </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The enemies of the cross know how to deceive, discourage,
distract. Jesus is the LORD of the battle. We will never be perfect (<i>as in
flawless or without making a mistake, but do not use that as an excuse to sin,
or as a way to get out of a failed prophecy. Take care before you say,</i>
‘Thus says the Lord.’)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">When the Lord speaks of being perfect, check context and
chapter. Search it out in Hebrew or Greek (whichever language the particular
book was written in). You will see that to be perfect as the Lord commands
means to be “whole, mature, complete”.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">In other words, we keep on until we reach perfection,
until we ‘grow up’ and are complete, whole in Jesus/Yeshua.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span> </span><i>Be strong
therefore, and let not your hands be weak</i> </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">[give up]</span></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">: <i>for your work shall
be rewarded.</i></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><i> </i>[trust]</span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><i> </i>[2Chron 15:7]<span> </span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span>
</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">And let us not be weary in well doing: for in
due season we shall reap, if we faint not</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[give up].<span> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span> </span>[Gal 6:10]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Keep strong, brother – sister. In Jesus/Yeshua, you have
got this! God has this; He is Lord of all things.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">[…] </span></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><i>Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says
the Lord</i></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">.<span> </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span> </span>[Zech 4:1]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">We find that the mountain (<i>of troubles</i>, <i>concerns
and anxieties</i>) greater than all our strength. Some will realize that Jesus
is the only hope – the only one we can turn to. Faith in Jesus motivates and
strengthens us. His Spirit completely covers us.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Retaliation, Spiritual Battles and Witchcraft
</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">I should have forewarned people in the last article a
couple of months ago to expect retaliation, violence and hatred evident.
Knowing better, I should have readied myself; However, interference, interruptions,
familiarity (<i>where we get too comfortable, knowing what to expect, which
causes us to let our guard down, thinking we ‘</i>know’), day-to-day living, it
all has a way of making us forget, or to push aside any urgency. Satan is
ruthless.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The world [<i>physical</i>], our [<i>flesh</i>] carnal
nature [<i>fallen</i>], and the evil side of the unseen [<i>spiritual</i>]
realm is a reality, whether we agree or not. </span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">[Eph. 6] </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Nevertheless, the enemies
of the cross are not concerned about whether you believe or not. Neither do
they care whether you agree or not.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Lucifer/Satan only cares about being worshipped, adored,
celebrated, instead of Jesus the Messiah. If you do not do it, his agenda is to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy so that you will never know the abundant
life that is found only in Christ Jesus. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 10:10]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Satan/Lucifer intends to rule the world, destroying as
much of Adonai’s creation as he can, replacing it with his own ‘creation’ (<i>Artificial
Intelligence </i>[AI]<i>, humanoids, transhumanism</i> [bionic devices], <i>cyborgs</i>,
<i>android</i> <i>robots</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Sometimes we all forget that we are in a spiritual
battle, and our flesh rises up. We can find ourselves sounding like anything
but a Christian. That is why we can relate to Paul.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">For I do not understand my own actions. For I
do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do
not, I agree with the law, that it is good. </span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin
that dwells within me</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;">. <i>For I know that nothing good dwells in
me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not
the ability to carry it out</i>. </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">For I do not do the good I want, but the evil
I do not want is what I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no
longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. </span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">So I find it to be a law that when I want to
do right, evil lies close at hand</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;">.</span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[Rom 7:15-20] </span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>ESV</b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">However, there are times that common sense alerts one to
unnatural waves of negative forces coming against us; a supernatural deluge of
resistance that presents like a full-fledged battle. When the physical, mental
- emotional and the spiritual planes are all aggressively acting in opposition
to you, it is easier to arrive at the conclusion that one has to fight for what
they believe is right. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">How I managed to navigate life without Christ can be seen
by the strewn wreckage that my choices and my sins left behind. This is another
reason the Lord has been patiently, yet urgently calling His people to draw
closer, deeper and longer with Him. The intensity and aggression in these
unpredictable times cannot be handled properly without the Lord’s direction,
strength and counsel.<span> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Rolling, Rolling, Rolling</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">I thought the hospital was the height of the devil’s
mischief, but I was wrong. If something could go wrong, it seemed it did.
Delivery orders were messed up, hospital machinery suddenly not working. For
example, I had to wait one month to get a cat scan. My son even took time off
work to take me into the building because a wheelchair was needed and I could
find no one to hire to help me there.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">After waiting twenty minutes, the technician came out.
She was extremely apologetic, but stated that despite all their efforts, they
could not get the injector to work – something that was a rarity to her. The
test that I needed required dye to be injected into my veins to highlight
specific areas that the doctor wanted to examine. The appointment had to be
cancelled.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">It apparently happened just prior to my arrival, or else
they would have called me to cancel my appointment she said. It was a half hour
drive to where the tests took place, so that was an hour wasted trip.
Disappointed, yes – surprised, no.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Then, suddenly, I had charges on my credit card that did
not belong to me. Restaurant meals and movies at a cinema, spread out over
three provinces – Winnipeg, Quebec and Ontario. I see now that it is a blessing
that I do not have a very high limit, but even $100 is a good chunk of money to
me.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">It is a blessing that I caught it so quickly. I had made
two small payments on the card so I had logged onto my account to see if the
bank had posted the payments yet, as I like to keep my books in order. The
payments posted, but whoever used my card basically used up what I had paid. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">For six years I never had any problem with the credit
card, but now, bam! The card has been cancelled, but apparently it will take
30-60 business days to get my money back, once it has been investigated. The
electricity was off. Yes, the bill is paid.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">It hindered my work, as I could not use my computer,
which meant I could not post my article. I could go on about the things that
were halted, hindered, delayed etc., but the reader gets the idea. Pain would
be excruciating at times, where Tylenol did not address it at all…only sleep
brought relief, and I have never been one to sleep my life away.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Depressed, exhausted by the constant and unpredictable
levels of pain, I did cry out to the Lord, asking why, and admitting that I was
at my wit’s end. Is our entire life a test? God is so good, so good to me…it
troubles me to groan toward Him, but where else does one turn?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Sitting on the edge of my bed, with tears rolling down my
cheeks, I glanced at the floor. There was an ‘S’ by my small bedside rug. At
first, I thought it was a worm, but that only made me think of Satan. S for
Satan? With some difficulty (<i>knees</i>), I bent over to pick up the object
and examine it, but it would not lift up.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">It looked like black magic marker. That was not there
before. I had washed the floor dozens of times in the past year and three
months, since moving in. When and how did that get there? It was a couple of
days later that I tried again and it lifted up easily, yet the first time, it
was like it had been drawn on.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Rising Up</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Such strange things happening, indeed, exactly to the
detail of how Jesus warned about. Darkness falls, and it is heading for
November. It was near the end of November and again, He had indicated December.
My birthday is near the very end of November. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Not my will, Father, but Yours be done. Thank You,
Yeshua - my Jesus…thank You! So, armour on. Singing to the Lord, to hurt the ears
of the enemy, and to glorify the Lord of the battle. Despising the work of the
”S” (snake rep), I refuse to accept it. It is not the Lord’s will, and He had
made that perfectly clear. I got rid of it and said, “</span></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><i>As for me and my
house, we will serve the Lord.</i></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><i>”</i> </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">[Josh 24:15] </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Then out of nowhere I got hit with laryngitis. In all my
life, I have never had laryngitis, but I could barely speak. The upper chest
was congested; it seemed to arrive at the same time as the throat sickness. The
power-that-be are about to release another virus that will affect the lungs.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The first clue came with watching what was happening with
COVID-19, in 2020. Countless people who were put on respirators, and put on
oxygen, began having serious reactions. A great number, from young to old,
died.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">I remember seeing a video of a young married couple in
their mid-20s. The husband got sick, and had asked his wife that if he goes
into any kind of coma or whatever, to make sure that they do NOT put him on a
respirator or oxygen. She intended to keep that promise.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">I cannot recall now why she had to leave his side for a
short time, whether they had a little one, or if it was due to her work.
Nevertheless, when she returned to the hospital, they had him on medication and
oxygen. He died within a couple of days. Her insisting to take him off was
countered, and although she was next of kin, his spouse, her choice was overridden.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Incorporate Prayers for Health into Warfare</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Prepare, soldiers. Seek God if you should fast and pray.
Remember there are different kinds of fasts.<span>
</span>Come against a ‘spirit of infirmity’, if that is the enemy’s stronghold.
If there is a tormentor, remember that the Lord does not give us a ‘spirit of
fear’ – love shuts the mouths of the lions (<i>tormentors</i>). <i>[1Jn 4:18] </i>Seek God for the
enemies that are coming against you in particular, or your family.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Do not forget ‘soul ties’, ‘generational curses’ (<i>people
say those no longer exist, and they are right, but they are also wrong</i>).
Sounds like an oxymoron, I know – but next article, we are going to get into
the spiritual warfare. Many, including pastors, have not updated to the 21<sup>st</sup>
century. They are still trying to fight machine guns and rifles with arrows and
spears.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Yes, the sword of the Lord needs NO updating, but bear
with me. All will be explained in the next article…Lord willing.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><b> Positive versus Negative<br /></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">As stated, if something could go wrong, it has. The
enemies in the natural and the spiritual realms are using psychological warfare
right now. Do not fear. God has informed you (are you reading this? Then, you
have been informed. Take <b><i>all things</i></b> [<i>try</i> <b><i>EVERY</i></b>
<i>spirit to see if it is of God, my friend</i>] to the Lord, as He instructed
us – all things.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">There have been moments where I thought I would lose it,
or thought I had. The voices of many preachers shouted past my [spiritual]
ears. “<i>Focus…”; “don’t look at the circumstances”; “don’t speak the
problem…”; “devil has no power over you…”; “walk by faith not by sight…”</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">All the statements speak truth, but what would they have
said to Job? Do you say these things to the parent with a child who has stage 4
cancer? Would you say that to a grieving wife who just found out her spouse was
kidnapped and beheaded by a terrorist?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Those are extreme scenarios, but there are serious
happenstances that occur that have no cut and dry answers. Every situation is
different. These are realities that happen every day. We need to be careful
with how we ‘<i>encourage’</i> people, and not become desensitized when it
comes to their personal suffering. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">There are other scriptures that differentiate between
enemies of the flesh (<i>physical</i>) or spiritual ones. Getting the Word of
God down in our heart will help us discern and to walk the walk of faith in the
will of God and to His glory. The Holy Spirit teaches us. Thank You Jesus.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Godly Instruction for Saints – A Command for
the Warrior</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">I am confident that most of us, if not all, can testify
to how fast time seems to be going these days. Even the youth (<i>preteens</i>)
have mentioned how fast things are going. That is a rarity with the youth who
are known for their impatience. [<i>Are we there yet?</i> (five minutes later) <i>…Are
we there yet</i>?]<b><span> </span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">There is a saying that is fast becoming a cliché, but it
is quoted as a proverb: “<i>The devil is into the details</i>.” The original
source is credited to Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe (German/American architect).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">There is truth to the saying. I would speculate that the
counterfeiter, Satan, will go to great lengths to bring each dedicated [<i>spiritual</i>]
warrior of Christ to defeat if he possibly can, but he will not be successful
with those who are grounded [<i>anchored</i>] in Christ. Yet be prepared, for
flesh versus spirit itself is a very real battle (our carnal nature versus our
spirit).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">One reason the devil may be “<i>into the details</i>” is
because he is not sovereign. He does not know what God will or will not do
because he lacks God’s wisdom. He does not know the future. Like us, he only
knows what God has revealed. If God so chooses to move on a matter, the enemy
knows not when. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Satan is into gathering as many details as he can in
order to continue in his rebellious actions against the living God. It is a
bloody [spiritual] war, which I have adamantly stated for 20 years. Anyone who
is serious about their walk and dedication to our Maker is instantly targeted.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The fiery darts will downpour so heavily that true
children of light will be bombarded with [flaming] thoughts (<i>from the enemy
and/or flesh that the enemy influences</i>). Thoughts to ‘<i>quit’</i>, to ‘<i>give
up’</i>, along with many other discouraging arrows that pierce the mind of the
sincere believer.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">This is something I know I wrestle with, but I also know
that I am not alone in this. The attack is against the true believers, the true
Body of Christ. Keep in mind, and let it encourage you, that we have an
Advocate. Jesus fights on our behalf in the courts of heaven. We need not fear.
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Cry out to God, as Jesus did in the Garden of Gethsemane,
whenever an onslaught from the enemy becomes overwhelming. I stand as one of
countless witnesses that His Word is true: He<i> is an ever-present help in
trouble. </i>[Ps 46:1]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">That being said, I have chosen to give enough details so
that if someone else is going through similar, unexplainable events or
actions/words from others, it may help them to understand enough to take it to
the Lord. He will let you know whether it is the devil, the world or the flesh
(<i>carnal/nature</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Remember that the world is locked into a space-time
continuum, whereas God is not, being the Creator of it. We have become a
generation of ‘instant’ and ‘now’. We are impatient when it comes to matters
that are important to us, or when we [feel] we need an answer<i> tout de suite!</i> (<i>immediately</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are in a war but God is the Lord of the battle. That is
not some cliché, but we still have our part to do, just as Jehoshaphat and his
army, as Abraham, as Moses, and as Jesus Christ the Lord Himself – we have
things we must carry out. Victory comes in many forms. Sometimes the outcome is
not the one we expect, but God will work it to His glory.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The laryngitis that took my voice out so I could barely be
heard lasted a little longer than 24 hours (likely about 30). I asked for
prayer, and I prayed warfare prayers as well. “Weeks” is what I thought I was
up against, so you can imagine my surprise. The upper chest infection is
dissipating. It has only been five days (<i>and NO pharmaceuticals</i> [medicine] -<i> Yippee!</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This testimony is shared, not to make it all about me, and not to make a spectacle out of myself as some may call it, but it is: </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">[1] to show the <b>faithfulness</b> of the living God, El Shaddai </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">[2] to reveal it is a war outside of the physical realm [in the spiritual realm]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">[3] examples are all throughout the Bible (<i>Our Creator keeps us in the ‘</i><b>now’</b><i>, with testimonies </i><b>globally</b><i>, but if we are too proud or unwilling to be humbled and be that example, the Lord will find those who will let pride and ego go, in order to glorify Him.</i>)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Are we not grateful for the people and events chronicled in the Bible that helps us to make choices, or reveals the consequences of sinful or poor choices? Were the ancient prophets or apostles accused of glorifying 'self' when they detailed their life with God, and/or the rejection of the people, such as Elijah did, or Jeremiah, Paul, Peter, or others?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">They led by example, and I am convinced Christians today are to do so also. </span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">If the <i>'examples</i>' messed up, like the beloved King David, we have the privilege of learning from his mistakes. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">These were all real people, living in a real world, dealing with a real and difficult life, yet proved that trusting in God would prove His faithfulness, the truth, and also bring victory. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Proverbs 3:5-6 is something the Holy Spirit consistently reminded me of (<i>and still does</i>). My life brought forth trust issues that spilled over into my intimate relationship with Jesus.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I often state that there are 'levels' of trust, and like climbing a ladder, we must proceed one step at a time, in order to wave the 'victory' flag. We start out trusting Him for salvation, then deliverance. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We believe the Lord will help us pay a crucial bill, and work our way up (the ladder) to believing Him for the impossible. The outcome is His alone. Part of trusting God is holding fast to faith, love and hope, even when the outcome of a matter is not what we expected. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">God is Omniscient [all-wise; all-knowing; having infinite knowledge] <b>SOURCE</b>: </span><a href="https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=omniscient">Oxford English Dictionary</a> <span style="color: #999999;"> (All glory to El Shaddai through Jesus!)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We either choose to do as God instructs, or listen to the opinions and counsel of man. We do not obey for reward; we obey out of the love we have for our Creator. It is no burden; it is a privilege, an honour. Our Abba (heavenly Father). We love Him because He first loved us. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Jn 4:19]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To be continued by the upcoming weekend…Lord willing</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">in the presence of His glory</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span>Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com </span></span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Addendum:</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I sense strongly in my spirit that another season of '<b><i>suddenlies</i></b>' and the '<b><i>unexpected</i></b>' are about to fall again. One of Satan's strategies is the "<i>element of surprise</i>", but God is faithful to reveal things to His people.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Satan is a counterfeiter; his intentions are always evil. He is the father of lies and a murderer from the beginning. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 8:44]</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> We are nearing the end of 2023, and the warning of the Lord has been strong about the reminder of '<i>witchcraft</i>', as well as '<i>spiritual warfare</i>'.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This series will end on spiritual warfare, and how witchcraft participates from the dark side (<i>by those who worship the devil</i>), as soon as I am led to present it. Fragments and many notes are written down, but it is not organized yet, and work on that piece has not yet been started.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, there is a time fast approaching where <b><i>sudden</i></b> and <i><b>unexpected</b> </i>events will strike like fast, incoming '<i>waves</i>' - the size and volume will vary (<i>likely in the coming new year, since only eight weeks remain this year </i>[2023],<i> but I have no dates</i>).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This will be like a two-sided coin because Satan has watchers everywhere. God is about to do things '<i>suddenly</i>' and '<i>unexpectedly</i>' because He is the originator of such action. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Satan (</span><i style="color: #999999;">adversary, accuser</i><span style="color: #999999;">), whose name was Lucifer (</span><i style="color: #999999;">morning star, bearer of light</i><span style="color: #999999;">) an anointed cherub above God's throne before his rebellion, and whose goal is to ascend above God </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 14:13]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> (</span><i style="color: #999999;">his pride has blinded and deceived him</i><span style="color: #999999;">), counterfeits (</span><i style="color: #999999;">copies, imitates</i><span style="color: #999999;">) that which he sees God doing, or has '</span><i style="color: #999999;">overheard'</i><span style="color: #999999;"> God's plan.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">El Shaddai, Almighty God, always knows what the enemy is up to; nothing takes Him by surprise. We can trust Him. In times we are afraid, or weak from continuous challenges, and observing the times we are in, we can take heart by spending time with the Lord.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We can encourage ourselves in the Lord, and when we need strength, the mighty and strong hand of God upholds us. He comforts us when we are overwhelmed and weary (<i>and please do not let the religious succeed in making you feel guilty or ashamed when you have weak moments</i>).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">We all have them - so did Abraham </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Gen 18:2]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, Moses </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Ex 14:19]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">, Elijah </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[1Kings19:5]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">,</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> and even Yeshua (<i>precious Jesus</i>) in the Garden of Gethsemane </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Lk 22:43, 44]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">; all had moments of weakness also. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The flesh (<i>carnal nature</i>) wearies; it gets weak. Each time, for the forerunners just mentioned, the loving and Sovereign God sent an angel to minister. Friends, if our Saviour, our Redeemer was overwhelmed (<i>imagine seeing all He had to endure, betrayal, scourging, nailed to a tree and so much more</i>), you can be assured that we will or can have our moments too.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">As I have always stated (a<i>s having learned it also over the years</i>), is the fact that our safety net is the Lord...but it means taking everything to Him. We need that time with Him, and we need the time in the written Word. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Prayer and the Word, are two powerful weapons in our arsenal, but without faith it is impossible to please God. We must believe that He is, and we must seek Him. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">Heb 11:6] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> That theme is throughout this blog from the beginning. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Holy Spirit has been very patient with me, and I am eternally grateful! Yeshua (<i>Lord Jesus</i>) is our everything, our strong tower, our shield, our foundation - everything!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The Lord has been instructing for numerous years now to <b><i>prepare.</i></b> And faithful as He is, He has been <b>preparing</b> us too. The trials and tests were not in vain. Going through boot camp prepares the soldier for war. The Lord is with us in our battles, but not every battle is ours to fight.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">He will give us victory time and again, but ONLY if it is our battle to fight. And do not forget that it is written that it is appointed unto men once to die, and then the judgment. Death does not necessarily mean a battle lost; it may well be that person's appointed time. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr_WH8-EZIY5LKWf-Zb8PhutL3DvKlGu_NbLDrlB2hEqhOHMjih3DiPATpWIJsxS_pSGBQLHiAmzsf9pP6ikSnbtxYyHa8UDdublsoC9nnKfeESZP8_UawZGyIGnoxkdFqzZBA1Rp_TqRydufJJHGCFh6n7S_jgsooUoSg7roQ4ezdTEytezCLE_g8A/s373/the%20cross,%20blood%20and%20Word%20of%20God.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="373" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr_WH8-EZIY5LKWf-Zb8PhutL3DvKlGu_NbLDrlB2hEqhOHMjih3DiPATpWIJsxS_pSGBQLHiAmzsf9pP6ikSnbtxYyHa8UDdublsoC9nnKfeESZP8_UawZGyIGnoxkdFqzZBA1Rp_TqRydufJJHGCFh6n7S_jgsooUoSg7roQ4ezdTEytezCLE_g8A/w159-h113/the%20cross,%20blood%20and%20Word%20of%20God.jpg" width="159" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">Some are taken out before their time, but God alone knows all things. None who has ever lived can fully explain why God allows what He allows, especially when we do not like the outcome of a situation or matter.</p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That being said, there are past articles in the archives where examples were given from the written Word the times that God made it clear not to go into battle, and if His warning was ignored, there was great loss to the disobedient.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Pray about the suddenlies and that which is unexpected. Be prepared. It is not just regarding cataclysmic events, as the Lord has faithfully revealed for decades (<i>earthquakes, windstorms </i>(cyclones, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.), <i>volcanoes, sink holes, celestial objects </i>(meteors, asteroids, etc.), <i>avalanches, mudslides, and more</i>), or wars, corruptions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">But on the positive side we can expect reports of healings, deliverances, salvations (<i>especially coming from impoverished countries</i>). For example: <b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://renewaljournal.com/2023/10/05/revival-continues-worldwide-africa-and-brazil/">Revival
– Oct 5.2023, Africa, Brazil</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i>Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever.</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Heb 13:8]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It will be coming in waves - sudden, unexpected miracles. It shall be globally, spots here, then there. These things have always been; that is true, but we are in a time now where innumerable souls are crying out for healing, restoration, deliverance (<i>both physical and spiritual</i>), and salvation (<i>for lost loved ones</i>).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Or they are being lured away by seducing spirits, both by those in the world and by those (<i>demons, Satan/Lucifer</i>) in the invisible dark side, thereby rejecting Christ Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) or anything to do with Christianity.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">How careful we must be because Jesus also warned that in the last days, false prophets would arise and do signs and miracles. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mk 13:22; Mat 24:24]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> People will see certain prophecies by false prophets come true (<i>or prophetic words spoken by some who are not being honest, but are secretly deceptive in some of their ways</i>). They will also report to you signs and wonders that followed them. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">God is not the author of confusion, but of peace <i>(stable mind</i>).</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Cor 14:33]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> Satan is the one who confuses and deceives. He is a counterfeiter. Watch for mixture (<i>truth and false doctrine</i>) as a sign of the counterfeit. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">However, Jesus, in His wisdom and foresight, forewarned us that IF it were possible, even the very elect would be deceived.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Mat 24:24] </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Let us not lean on our own understanding, but let us acknowledge God and allow Him to lead. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov 3:5, 6] </span><span style="color: #999999;">Also, pray for increased discernment. Press in, press in, press in to time with the Lord, and in the Word. I have been discipling myself to do this too, but the times I fall short, I ask the Holy Spirit to help me. He does!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Pray about these things. So many await answered prayers, but we see in the Bible not everyone got healed, and it was not always because of unbelief. (<i>guilt trips are plenty from some teachers - when a sick child, or good person dies, is it due to unbelief? Or will those around them be blamed? This is what I mean. However, in time with God, He stabilizes us. He comforts. He has compassion on the grieving</i>.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">That being said, I am led to repost an article from 2008, when I was in the United States. However, the first post was removed along with five years of work, but I had printed numerous articles. The second post was in 2013.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">And we remember that:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">The testimony of Jesus</span><span style="color: #999999; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">(Yeshua)</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> is spirit of prophecy. </span></i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Rev 19:10]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>We Overcome - </b>May 26, 2008 [5:44 pm] </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwqBok5I3VmEAavUadIA0tIOAE1RQtai-5SlfdN9aXzq1QbinVN5cZ3NX8pibTROdyxVlFqohe4XCJqUBM_4Lql_0C-xhtGT6cW0M01jirQNyQqkSqo-GVG-IRxuzXTwJNPI4NYtLwOUZjGnyUIHsISmpkVJ1RaK-FMHQs_RgolfBn8IFoS172LgRkw/s370/Overcome%20by%20the%20Blood%20of%20Jesus-and%20Word%20of%20our%20testimony.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="370" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwqBok5I3VmEAavUadIA0tIOAE1RQtai-5SlfdN9aXzq1QbinVN5cZ3NX8pibTROdyxVlFqohe4XCJqUBM_4Lql_0C-xhtGT6cW0M01jirQNyQqkSqo-GVG-IRxuzXTwJNPI4NYtLwOUZjGnyUIHsISmpkVJ1RaK-FMHQs_RgolfBn8IFoS172LgRkw/w241-h154/Overcome%20by%20the%20Blood%20of%20Jesus-and%20Word%20of%20our%20testimony.jpg" width="241" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We overcome by the blood of the
Lamb and the word of our testimony...</span><br />
<br />
<i style="color: #f6b26b;">And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their
testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death.</i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Rev 12:11]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<b style="color: #999999;">Suddenlies </b><br />
<br /><span style="color: #999999;">
Things that are coming will be as </span><u style="color: #999999;">unexpected</u><span style="color: #999999;"> and as </span><u style="color: #999999;">sudden</u><span style="color: #999999;">,
as a</span><br /><span style="color: #999999;">
lost wallet that disappears immediately after a purchase. No amount</span><br /><span style="color: #999999;">
of searching will restore it, bring understanding or closure. Many people</span><br /><span style="color: #999999;">
will blame themselves. Most will blame others, but the multitudes will</span><br /><span style="color: #999999;">
blame God.</span><br />
<br /><span style="color: #999999;">
People will be suspicious of each other and accusations will arise</span><br /><span style="color: #999999;">
beyond measure. Countless will feel helpless and without hope. Things will
begin slowly and build momentum, like a domino effect.</span><br /><span style="color: #999999;">
Life will be frightening to them and they will not know where to turn.</span><br /><span style="color: #999999;">
Hard lessons will be learned. Some will cry out to God and repent</span><br /><span style="color: #999999;">
in spirit and in truth.</span><br />
<br />
<i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For there is now therefore no condemnation to those who are in<br />
Christ and walk <b>not after the flesh</b>, but after the Spirit.</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Rom 8:1]</span><br />
<br /><span style="color: #999999;">
But they who have prepared ahead have already repented and keep</span><br /><span style="color: #999999;">
a repentant spirit in their heart. They who put their trust in the Lord</span><br /><span style="color: #999999;">
shall be saved. The peace that passes all understanding will sweep over</span><br /><span style="color: #999999;">
them and they will offer up thanksgiving, despite all outward appearances.</span><br />
<br /><span style="color: #999999;">
They who keep a repentant heart and trust in the Lord will not fear; not be soon
shaken. They will rise up in His power and might. In the time of trouble, He
draws them </span><span style="color: #999999;">closer and delivers them. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">For they have heeded the
warnings and have received chastisement and correction, as obedient
children of the most High Almighty God and One TRUE Holy Father. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">For they prepared their hearts
for the '<b><u>suddenlies</u></b>' and the <u>unexpected</u>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">For He, who loves His children
will teach them, then test them.<br />
He will lead them and guide them. He will forewarn and protect them.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Things that are coming will be
positioned like dominoes, with intent, strategically placed, with precision.
For He, who loves His children will teach them, then test them. Things coming
will have the 'domino effect', but God prepares His people.<br />
<br />
They will sing to their Savior through tears, in the day of their affliction,
knowing that they are His. For who are they that are obedient? It is they who
were willing to learn obedience through the things that they suffered, as
did their holy Savior, Christ Jesus - He who learned obedience unto death.<br />
<br />
It is they who pick up their cross daily and willingly to crucify flesh. Though
they stumble, they will rise and rise again. [Prov 24:16]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is they who abide in Christ, knowing that it is not they who live,<br />
but Christ Jesus, [Y’shua] the Messiah, who lives in them.<br />
<br />
They considered not their own lives, but lay it all down, believing that<br />
He who commanded them to crucify self, would also come with His<br />
<b>resurrection power</b>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Against hope, they believe in
hope. They believe in the words of their Messiah, Y’shua / Jesus who said,
With <b>MAN </b>it is impossible but with <b>GOD</b>, <u>ALL</u> things
are possible.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>
Walk By Faith, Not by Sight </b><br />
<br />
Yea indeed, to walk by faith and NOT by sight, simple faith as a child.<br />
It is they who understand the authority of His name, the power of His<br />
blood and all that He did accomplish by being crucified, resurrected and<br />
ascended by the power of His Father, the Most High Almighty God.<br />
<br />
Yes, the true sons of God [those hidden in Jesus the Christ] are manifesting,<br />
being united as one body [His body, His bride, the ekklesia (called out)]<br />
through the Holy Spirit of the Most High. [Rom 8:19]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">(<b>Note*</b> -<i> I
believe the "true sons of God" are all those who are truly committed
to Christ - not head knowledge, but heart service.</i> - <b>BP</b>2016)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">
<u>Simultaneously</u>, the tares are gathering, united as one in the 'spirit of
antichirst [- the false christ], (<i>anti is 'against, instead of, opposed
to'...Christ'</i>) because their 'father' [Satan aka Lucifer, the dragon]
counterfeits [mirrors] all that he sees the Almighty do, for he is the
father of lies, a murderer from the beginning - the roaring lion who roams
around seeking whom he may devour.<br />
<br />
These are the days to prepare. These are the days of testing and trying<br />
the heart to see if you love the Lord your God, and to purge [purify] us
of all that is not of Him, to remove the dross in the refining; to remove
every spot and every blemish, for He will have a holy people. Do not fear
the days ahead, which we were forewarned would come, <u>suddenly</u> and <u>unexpectedly.</u><br />
<br />
Narrow is the road and strait is the gate; and few there are that find it.<br />
For the narrow road is difficult with many trials and tribulation. By not<br />
trusting and obeying the King and Lord, the love of many has waxed cold and
many fall away. This is already happening, it shall increase, just as Jesus
[Yeshua] foretold.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">
The love that waxes cold not only leaves its first love [Christ Jesus], but it
also lacks compassion and love for fellow brethren and the unsaved. They have
become desensitized as daily reports of lawlessness and brutal travesties fill
their ears. <br />
<br />
Some walk with praise on their lips, but their hearts far from God, whilst
others are <u>fooled by delusion</u> for they did not seek truth, and
others still, just simply abandon their faith (<i>apostasy</i>). Dark, dark are
these days, but they are only a shadow of the <u>greater darkness</u> that
soon covers this world.<br />
<br />
His children walk by <b>FAITH</b> and not by sight. They have learned
not to fear man, but to only fear [<i>revere, honour, respect]</i> their
Father God, understanding His great power and might. Their <b>HOPE </b>is
in the Word of God; they walk in the Spirit of <b>LOVE</b> - His
Spirit, His love. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Yet, love is also justice and
judgment. Love judges righteous judgment. We will love what God
loves and hate what God hates. Many in the Body of Christ are deceived,
believing what they want to believe, without seeking and waiting for the
counsel of the Lord. <i>(Pray for people’s eyes to be open to see false
teachers and the wolves in sheep’s clothing, and ears opened to hear false
doctrines, and have the strength to depart from such.)</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Instead, many blindly follow
after lies that have been cleverly disguised. There is mixture, like clay
and iron. Satan began in the Garden of Eden, but he did not stop
there. Truth has been twisted and lies are brilliantly presented. Satan is subtle, crafty and clever. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Ah, may the LORD, ALMIGHTY GOD,
the Great Spirit Chief keep US ever so humble and help US to endure now and in
all that is coming. May WE be considered worthy to escape these things, yet we
must love not our lives unto death. This world is not our
home. Father, help us all.<br />
<br />
For the strait gate, where few willingly enter in, can only be entered in
through Jesus Christ (<i>Y’shua the Messiah</i>), and by the OBEDIENCE of those
who TRUST their GOD. Get ready. It time to prepare for the <u>suddenlies </u>and
the<u> unexpected</u> that shall come soon enough.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Selah<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Original article: <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2013/01/we-overcome.html">We
Overcome</a> - (<i>originally written in
2008-reposted 2013</i>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div></div>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-3843435071480245932023-10-25T21:55:00.003-04:002024-01-12T17:43:33.775-05:00Quick Update<p><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #999999; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogIIcMSMuq-KSIvW6tsXeJdKBmVtDrMEHh3OkzgtDdnvSp7jqz0yjz9XAqVrKc8CBw48Bfvd6Xknx0kVAzavzdHQKaHnn_IlSBlnM2HBO4TF6FxFeQZQOoybOQ03OuSE6q-ECYbSjL45vB1hBOCzW0JU9wEHB7uzeI46tULDGdIoS0jEBqDpk4u6S0w/s444/I%20will%20stand%20upon%20my%20watch-in%20the%20name%20of%20Jesus-Yeshua.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="444" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogIIcMSMuq-KSIvW6tsXeJdKBmVtDrMEHh3OkzgtDdnvSp7jqz0yjz9XAqVrKc8CBw48Bfvd6Xknx0kVAzavzdHQKaHnn_IlSBlnM2HBO4TF6FxFeQZQOoybOQ03OuSE6q-ECYbSjL45vB1hBOCzW0JU9wEHB7uzeI46tULDGdIoS0jEBqDpk4u6S0w/w242-h155/I%20will%20stand%20upon%20my%20watch-in%20the%20name%20of%20Jesus-Yeshua.jpg" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>I will stand my watch faithfully<br /><br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #f6b26b; text-align: left;">Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc; text-align: left;">[Ps 37:7]</span><i style="color: #f6b26b; text-align: left;"> </i><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">ESV</span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 40:1]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">NKJV</span><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #999999; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5rZ_uUxASUhyphenhyphenxJEG1jVJmuMG9dTPQtqYfrhd0hdLcKlmZZG2EKc7yLAwlOX_W2HpcCOlwyIFHf6S9LFthl-DgQqjB8xekdwE7_0Z10OAEzoIbNqb-mnSM9LU2s7zUK10i8bnBEwpb4HjCCpWU0Sdt4tiu0oT7EERlwKLR2huIiJUIv0MbT9R6IEItg/s224/heads%20up%20sign.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="224" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5rZ_uUxASUhyphenhyphenxJEG1jVJmuMG9dTPQtqYfrhd0hdLcKlmZZG2EKc7yLAwlOX_W2HpcCOlwyIFHf6S9LFthl-DgQqjB8xekdwE7_0Z10OAEzoIbNqb-mnSM9LU2s7zUK10i8bnBEwpb4HjCCpWU0Sdt4tiu0oT7EERlwKLR2huIiJUIv0MbT9R6IEItg/w105-h97/heads%20up%20sign.jpg" width="105" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><b>quick update</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #999999;">• <b>Dr. Tom Horn:</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Prayer
continues for the comfort, strength and peace of Dr. Thomas Horn’s family during
this time of adjustment in this time of grieving.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #999999;">• <b>The Romeike
Family:</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Sadly, I can
find no update or find out any news regarding Uwe and Hannelore Romeike, who
were supposed to be deported October 11, 2023, after being granted asylum in
the United States 15 years ago after they fled Germany. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Their crime was
choosing to homeschool their children, something frowned upon in Germany. If I
can find out any more info, I will inform you. Meanwhile, thank you to those
who stood in the gap and prayed for this family of 11 (<i>which includes 9 children</i>).
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #999999;">• <b>Waves – Part 3</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">It was
hoped that the third part of “<b><i>Waves</i></b>” would be posted tonight, but
the day without electricity, it will now be tomorrow evening (<i>Thursday, October
26</i>) after supper, Lord willing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">More in-depth regarding spiritual warfare and witchcraft - it is 'witching hour' in a manner of speaking...a <b><u>dark season</u></b>. Prepare, be on guard. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLbOUGW_iWfaKQOZgWPEC5E6HepDx6Uu9l94brOdvDLych9E6CeTiJhNRdBsHMs_ZRbah0bITDunLMdv4lNU3Oa__yBLRGjxaltmZWoV1IFG8s7nEOjLRHbgSli_PX8jI43ovNb6ERxfHD6uBLdKZRi0-_-5vSp6XQNkaIfQi4XMP1EHq-DAb8lDlZQ/s800/darkness%20falls-sep26.2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="800" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLbOUGW_iWfaKQOZgWPEC5E6HepDx6Uu9l94brOdvDLych9E6CeTiJhNRdBsHMs_ZRbah0bITDunLMdv4lNU3Oa__yBLRGjxaltmZWoV1IFG8s7nEOjLRHbgSli_PX8jI43ovNb6ERxfHD6uBLdKZRi0-_-5vSp6XQNkaIfQi4XMP1EHq-DAb8lDlZQ/s320/darkness%20falls-sep26.2023.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Fit perfectly with the Lord's 'urgent warning' regarding witchcraft<br />and the 'increased' darkness falling. From a 'random moving', the sign <br />was the name of a place (in the movie). Note the 'dragon' on the bottom left.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Note:</b> <i><b>Picture taken September 26, 2023 - God always warns perfectly in advance.</b></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Everything God does is done decently and in order. Yet, I encourage you that there are times the battle is the Lord's. He is the Commander-in-Chief, the warrior King, who will let us know. We are in competent hands.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Search the Bible; there are examples were the battle is NOT the Lord's, and He forewarns the king(s) if they proceed to battle, they will lose the battle. So, we too need to ask the Lord, in advance -- do we go to battle or not. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">The Lord is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation: He is my God, and I will prepare Him a habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt Him.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is His name. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ex 15:2, 3]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Thank you
for your patience and understanding…</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Despite opposing opinions, I cannot be swayed from what assignment I have been given. It is not all about me, but all of us are examples and a testimony to the glory of God. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Search the articles and see that from the get-go, the Lord Jesus is exalted. People are always pointed in His direction, for Jesus the Christ (<i>Yeshua the Messiah</i>) is the ONLY way back to the Father...no other.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">Howbeit for this cause I obtained </i><b style="color: #f6b26b;">mercy</b><i style="color: #f6b26b;">, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering </i><span style="color: #999999;">(great patience)</span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">, for a pattern </i><span style="color: #999999;">(an <b>example</b>) </span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">to them which should believe hereafter on Him to life everlasting.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFgcxgYj0fqs2trxjTVWedRhcKh8_PDbOLWZf2GE_HtwqEZJrXkuT-zOVqQQHJypkSCs97Bay2C7-GwYHs1L4DMcr23AR5rdcaPRRSr-jUF1iw5z4slCDKoJOrq8iQbWB4srmXrijYxk117x8n4plrqFWL8zhyphenhyphen-_VEuA5-jTqYl2PL1YUHNFA7paxyA/s433/it%20is%20all%20because%20of%20Jesus%20we%20are%20saved.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="373" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFgcxgYj0fqs2trxjTVWedRhcKh8_PDbOLWZf2GE_HtwqEZJrXkuT-zOVqQQHJypkSCs97Bay2C7-GwYHs1L4DMcr23AR5rdcaPRRSr-jUF1iw5z4slCDKoJOrq8iQbWB4srmXrijYxk117x8n4plrqFWL8zhyphenhyphen-_VEuA5-jTqYl2PL1YUHNFA7paxyA/w184-h213/it%20is%20all%20because%20of%20Jesus%20we%20are%20saved.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Now unto the </i><b>King</b><i> eternal, immortal, invisible, the only WISE God, be </i><b>honour </b><i>and </i><b>glory </b><i>forever and ever. Amen </i></span><span style="color: #999999;">[1Tim 1:15-17]</span></p></i></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">In the
presence of His glory<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999;">Bonita<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-16215559238086136092023-10-23T20:08:00.002-04:002024-01-12T17:35:20.983-05:00Salute to Dr. Tom Horn<p><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYZfWfcKd8PYTcaNNy4CRIlQol9iBvPK0gUSlxxZEGXxZFii3SC40p4zMEjxzZtq8q0Q_PpYdWWQ8O0LvaIetvOIgefu1zEDf6GR21YU-LpdTpGaTsRF5rUGEIRpatSb9EAEq8FcoV5uZjPEHBOYT2GL-ZAxN79TWwlZ1nY1Bb9Pwyj0jjYzUc0XWpA/s367/lights%20out-oct%2020.2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="287" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYZfWfcKd8PYTcaNNy4CRIlQol9iBvPK0gUSlxxZEGXxZFii3SC40p4zMEjxzZtq8q0Q_PpYdWWQ8O0LvaIetvOIgefu1zEDf6GR21YU-LpdTpGaTsRF5rUGEIRpatSb9EAEq8FcoV5uZjPEHBOYT2GL-ZAxN79TWwlZ1nY1Bb9Pwyj0jjYzUc0XWpA/w133-h170/lights%20out-oct%2020.2023.jpg" width="133" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Lights Out</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">More hindrance and delay, as all electricity in the home my son and I rent, went out from Saturday, October 21, 2023 until Sunday, October 22, 2023. The frustrating and annoying part is that it is a simple fix.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">It has to do with a shortage on the property and a lackadaisical landlord. It is a simple matter of kicking the breaker back on, but the breaker box is in the apartment in the basement, so I have no access to it if no one is home. They just happened to be away all weekend.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">There are things that do not need to be shared at this time. I have prayed for them - they need Jesus, just as we all once did.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">It has to be a shortage somewhere as a couple of random outlets quit working at different times in the past year. </span><span style="color: #999999;">Enough said on that, but hopefully it will not happen again soon.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">My sincere apologies for further interruptions and delays, but thank you for understanding and patience.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Honouring Dr. Tom Horn</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVUMfQjZME6odH5oxTqRx336JkDPjlgTulu0qJ19xHU9g7ctYV8fwUtDLK7qOaVR5AqxJTJywc8Uj-ePnG75_rPOv84N3glR_-S9wOCOQ9hLL5TT1zFdy6ldlhVtAUAZlhhPu2koXVYuQV9WjzkdH00F7zMMbppnRNqw0hC65X78rgglb7boGgJ6PWQ/s516/Dr.%20Tom%20Horn-SkywatchTV.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="516" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVUMfQjZME6odH5oxTqRx336JkDPjlgTulu0qJ19xHU9g7ctYV8fwUtDLK7qOaVR5AqxJTJywc8Uj-ePnG75_rPOv84N3glR_-S9wOCOQ9hLL5TT1zFdy6ldlhVtAUAZlhhPu2koXVYuQV9WjzkdH00F7zMMbppnRNqw0hC65X78rgglb7boGgJ6PWQ/s320/Dr.%20Tom%20Horn-SkywatchTV.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia;"><b>Dr. Thomas Horn<br />1956-2023</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Just before the electricity went down, I received news that one of the brethren, Tom Horn had gone to be with the Lord, after suffering a severe heart attack. He was in the hospital approximately 11 days fighting for his life, surrounded by his loving family, if my information is correct.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAvIWTs-dvd9lsKv68IluQb_IvDzlMEC1nQvdADLPadtMLHJm-FG9lVjmgNcTGWWnKK6y1eMzQpJxoWoyWPpzpqXsyqyY2poYoveB2Ktlo4aP7xb1XNwDyxuzAn-o9HsRimdG6HSCcuf6zxL2ubiltnN2vpTZMYDc6cRWdraQQyQXiu9ot6y6rgffZg/s222/Dr.%20Tom%20Horn-SkyWatch%20TV-Bilical%20Prophecy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="212" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAvIWTs-dvd9lsKv68IluQb_IvDzlMEC1nQvdADLPadtMLHJm-FG9lVjmgNcTGWWnKK6y1eMzQpJxoWoyWPpzpqXsyqyY2poYoveB2Ktlo4aP7xb1XNwDyxuzAn-o9HsRimdG6HSCcuf6zxL2ubiltnN2vpTZMYDc6cRWdraQQyQXiu9ot6y6rgffZg/w146-h153/Dr.%20Tom%20Horn-SkyWatch%20TV-Bilical%20Prophecy.jpg" width="146" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaHHxcShgqPv95EolhzwVR8F0AKnP8NYzqN2LSf5ygww6cZak82PvgIeoNe-kozIBeqtuOV1zborrfPKyY61WorIEOTZUiA_5WsjQ849iwdn3D_Hx6llUGMz8CBsJPFKePHrUAGI7Fnotb5KkO5VVETRrwHhm7GoFyxZk54zFb8Tc56uSk96T0IqCrQ/s321/Dr.Tom%20Horn-SkywatchTV_with%20Jesus%20Oct.20.2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="321" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaHHxcShgqPv95EolhzwVR8F0AKnP8NYzqN2LSf5ygww6cZak82PvgIeoNe-kozIBeqtuOV1zborrfPKyY61WorIEOTZUiA_5WsjQ849iwdn3D_Hx6llUGMz8CBsJPFKePHrUAGI7Fnotb5KkO5VVETRrwHhm7GoFyxZk54zFb8Tc56uSk96T0IqCrQ/w197-h114/Dr.Tom%20Horn-SkywatchTV_with%20Jesus%20Oct.20.2023.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p>Dr. Thomas Horn, author, speaker, CEO SkyWatch TV and co-founder of Whispering Ponies Ranch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcy7U_7-8OJTde-YgPtJJtb4dF0snULvqFsQBK3WkBEa9DQn_1fXrknLJnizf6IO6AnHp_Z33K4KdQtF7j7RqqP8liphX_gwwg_LKv7Kp576Q6rSaOylKcL_VCMS_bofm2jaIhnr9Gy3gS2pB7JyaNe24I3PnICiFfrKAkTfyJsPn60BwrzvNLVL7ltQ/s349/on%20standby.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="349" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcy7U_7-8OJTde-YgPtJJtb4dF0snULvqFsQBK3WkBEa9DQn_1fXrknLJnizf6IO6AnHp_Z33K4KdQtF7j7RqqP8liphX_gwwg_LKv7Kp576Q6rSaOylKcL_VCMS_bofm2jaIhnr9Gy3gS2pB7JyaNe24I3PnICiFfrKAkTfyJsPn60BwrzvNLVL7ltQ/w157-h81/on%20standby.jpg" width="157" /></a></div><p>The last I had heard was that he was in ICU, fighting infection and other complications in his lungs. When I went to check for an update on Saturday, the electricity was off - the day and night passed without power ( <i>...such are some of life's challenges</i>).</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Tom Horn was into end-time prophecy, and like all children of salt and light, awaited the return of Jesus the Christ (<i>Yeshua haMashiach</i>). He was CEO of Skywatch TV, where he, his son Joe Ardis Horn, and his son's wife, Catherine Horn, along with different guests would discuss end-times, eschatology, and other intriguing topics.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMQrY_lqTqGdA0qJ7slClnsVZlo3SdYaiF_jj_YZ7vimMR-mdMx3n3vYt5E5GW2xwOQ8aceNtTdznB4ft0eIiHO9rC3pDoO7GRki3aQHXoIMkL0BzZmujGUFip5Yki4JXCBEEqdCbscefQ6wKJ-q9iZgsM-asQTHYO2Y47-lo9a_jo5XrvxxesoJFrQ/s619/Whispering%20Ponies%20Ranch-a%20retreat%20facility%20for%20children.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="619" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMQrY_lqTqGdA0qJ7slClnsVZlo3SdYaiF_jj_YZ7vimMR-mdMx3n3vYt5E5GW2xwOQ8aceNtTdznB4ft0eIiHO9rC3pDoO7GRki3aQHXoIMkL0BzZmujGUFip5Yki4JXCBEEqdCbscefQ6wKJ-q9iZgsM-asQTHYO2Y47-lo9a_jo5XrvxxesoJFrQ/w226-h133/Whispering%20Ponies%20Ranch-a%20retreat%20facility%20for%20children.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KRlczI_XRH_IlOMS3wlm7D8KAhzxanOMAOWq5OvgPAOZWr1EnmhvSKBYMa6wBEtBdLu4qm6qpkXOCTLXeeBCRa25KQnDgwbMjBUnTme0e1_3EtN3VVETepkxIbQsZuGTKn82A3HOjtMSgaGyYM0nLijuj9KlblodllB-PnZ5NU7qpDGUZaT-FaECRA/s367/Shadowland.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="244" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KRlczI_XRH_IlOMS3wlm7D8KAhzxanOMAOWq5OvgPAOZWr1EnmhvSKBYMa6wBEtBdLu4qm6qpkXOCTLXeeBCRa25KQnDgwbMjBUnTme0e1_3EtN3VVETepkxIbQsZuGTKn82A3HOjtMSgaGyYM0nLijuj9KlblodllB-PnZ5NU7qpDGUZaT-FaECRA/w180-h270/Shadowland.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">[1] <b>Shadowland </b>[written March 2020]:With nearly 1700 reviews, the book rated 4.5 out of 5 stars.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">On the cover: From Jeffrey Epstein to the Clintons, from Obama and Biden to the occult elite, exposing the deep-state actors at war with Christianity, Donald Trump, and America's destiny...and whatever they oppose, in general.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Written by Thomas R. Horn, Foreword by Robert L. Maginnis (Sr. Pentagon Analyst, Lieutenant Colonel - US Army, Retired</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94c4a51hdZqM3cVFAPp6QhvH_Qs0PmHZ5UMZeQtvETXtTk2YYGxaJG_V-aaDhfjL7XZMXGgQOyImcHAzpj_W1nYaSZaJh-iiSaKfdVmmNL7CXLEjfm1hwQOctmSvVzXLW5BmEa0yzUXMh4fnK00euJ6jGDGGuzeaC37VCtt9vYfYaYzGyiXLYp8CbiQ/s376/Transhuman%20Resistance-horns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="237" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94c4a51hdZqM3cVFAPp6QhvH_Qs0PmHZ5UMZeQtvETXtTk2YYGxaJG_V-aaDhfjL7XZMXGgQOyImcHAzpj_W1nYaSZaJh-iiSaKfdVmmNL7CXLEjfm1hwQOctmSvVzXLW5BmEa0yzUXMh4fnK00euJ6jGDGGuzeaC37VCtt9vYfYaYzGyiXLYp8CbiQ/w128-h202/Transhuman%20Resistance-horns.jpg" width="128" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p>[2] <b>The Milieu: Welcome to the Transhuman Resistance </b>[written July 2018]: Out of 152 reviews the book is rated 4.6 out of 5 stars.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Tom Horn wrote this book along with (a) Carl Teichrib (b) Paul McGuire</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">It was not until just yesterday that I found out Tom Horn (along with co-authors) wrote about transhumanism. So few want to discuss it, but it is imperative I think, a reality that we cannot ignore. AI is here to stay, and as mentioned a few articles back, Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, are at least three of those 'in the know' that forewarned about technology, particularly AI taking over (<i>superseding</i>) mankind.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">This book boldly touches topic few dare speak of, and there are those of us who have tried. One provocative statement that speaks volumes is:</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">*How nanotechnology existing at this moment will soon allow for human-robot offspring -- and why that might be the ve</span><span style="color: #999999;">ry cutting edge of changes as never seen before, just as foretold.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">I stand with the Horn family in this time of mixed emotions; sorrow over the loss of seeing Tom's smiling face each day; to the celebration that he made it through life, fighting the good fight, and enduring to the end.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Dr. Horn is resting in Christ Jesus, and will be returning with Jesus / Yeshua and will be one of the ten thousands of ten thousands riding with Him.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">There are no adequate words, except thanks to the Horn family for thoughtfully keeping us informed, as difficult as that is. May the Lord be the comfort and strength of the family, loved ones, close family friends and associates, and all who loved this man and his family. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">To God be all glory, honour and praise! Continuing...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdXwmSUawqJxiFp4AnKczzXpbuVVl5xQll8PpaCcGfQhLi82MWnJrDDbDPSZQVruHUSHm_9dZ3pkhkyNvEwUUs_20hoTfUwfrZ75Exj9NuFEWsuof1GQndEH-7eUtKVVtL16SJkIxNPUXfmoZU8y0_gqSUV53GucOcZfktoxgMDeuRjMWuuGTb-RHew/s468/He%20cares%20for%20us-Aug8.2016-my%20home-OkanaganBC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="467" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdXwmSUawqJxiFp4AnKczzXpbuVVl5xQll8PpaCcGfQhLi82MWnJrDDbDPSZQVruHUSHm_9dZ3pkhkyNvEwUUs_20hoTfUwfrZ75Exj9NuFEWsuof1GQndEH-7eUtKVVtL16SJkIxNPUXfmoZU8y0_gqSUV53GucOcZfktoxgMDeuRjMWuuGTb-RHew/w155-h156/He%20cares%20for%20us-Aug8.2016-my%20home-OkanaganBC.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999;"><p>No later than Wednesday, the 'Waves' series continues. We must be on top of this season, participating in spiritual warfare. This is not time to be on the sidelines... Let us set our face as flint, confident in our Commander-in-Chief, Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">in the presence of His glory</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com </span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></p><br /><p><br /></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-17045719212554998282023-10-20T11:50:00.062-04:002023-10-23T12:59:02.082-04:00Waves - Part 2 --Witchcraft and Luciferianism Will Soon be a Tsunami<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpPdQHEt_jSGKr9ECXjn0yAOh-yXuv0aXVUltfkp_Iyqni9hYg8gT66nnEMFA9KfF8EU8_c8r3ZM85yPdjS3WCYOdPr3wt_ZDluZ8ki17TWojtXQ_JOi0EVG_jn9CEO4ZAVtGu5dwCtcU3QD06PXvncAXU_CEePO3b19_3cKqKQX-xQZjlD5OO1EKlQ/s399/Unity%20needed%20but%20beware-discern.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="399" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpPdQHEt_jSGKr9ECXjn0yAOh-yXuv0aXVUltfkp_Iyqni9hYg8gT66nnEMFA9KfF8EU8_c8r3ZM85yPdjS3WCYOdPr3wt_ZDluZ8ki17TWojtXQ_JOi0EVG_jn9CEO4ZAVtGu5dwCtcU3QD06PXvncAXU_CEePO3b19_3cKqKQX-xQZjlD5OO1EKlQ/w213-h187/Unity%20needed%20but%20beware-discern.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b>Do you see the wolf, or just the sheep?</b></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b></b></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"> There is a Call to Unity and We Must, but
Beware!</span></b></span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Putting this story together in order to establish the
urgency and timing of this warning of the Lord was challenging. And that is an
understatement. How much do I tell; how much do I leave out? What is important;
what is not? </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">This testimony I am going to chronicle much, but not all
that transpired since I began to prepare this article to warn people about the
season we have entered into. Witchcraft and an obsession for the supernatural
has continued to come in as <b><i>waves</i></b>, but noticeably building in popularity and exposure, particularly since 2012 (<i>when Obama won
his second term in the presidential office of United States</i>).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">November 7, 2012, the Lord had gently said, "Now it begins..." (<i>He was referring to the rapid descent toward the Great Tribulation</i>) Aztec shamans left Babylon [<i>actual name in Suffolk County</i>]</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">, N.Y.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> to travel across the U.S., holding private and public rituals to call up the ancient 'spirits' of the land.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Thousands of people from around the world came with their crystals to join the shamans in their ceremonies and rituals. Public meetings were held as the spiritualists 'blessed' Obama, Trump, and other leaders.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">It has all gone downhill ever since, just as the Lord spoke: <b><i>Now it begins</i></b>... </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;"> </span> <span style="color: #999999;">There was a time that I was hesitant (<i>dare I say
‘afraid’</i>) to mention witchcraft, magic, and especially, the devil or
demons. It was not the topic that frightened me or made me hesitant, it was
the reaction of people – most chose to avoid the topic.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Believer or not, we should not allow the opinions of
people to sway us if it goes against what we believe. I prefer to stay open
enough to be teachable and reachable. And If I learned something that is
incorrect, then I desire to be corrected. A mistake is not a lie, unless the
lie is intentional.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Some Christians believe in the reality of Satan and his
kingdom, but were [are] fearful. Others would say they believe in the existence
of Satan, witchcraft, demons etc., but none of it touches them (<i>just life hardships, no spiritual battles - is how they see it</i> [Oct 23,2023]), so they refuse
to ‘<i>stir up the hornet’s nest’</i>.<span>
</span>And finally, others do not believe in any of it. Tabu!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">I repeat what the Lord taught me years ago, which is
this. We need to discipline ourselves to trust the Lord more than our logic
[Prov 3:5,6], and more than the opinions of people.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [1Sam 16:7]</span> <span style="color: #999999;">Look at the
division between people these days. It drives some to violence, betrayals and
rejection at the least.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">We learn and we must practice bringing all things to the
Lord.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Phil 4:6]</span> <span style="color: #999999;">How else will we make it in the days ahead? The secular, as
well as Christianity are calling for <b>unity</b>, a necessity indeed!</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Sadly, the world is quicker listening to the dark
side as the counterfeiter, Satan, who is also calling out for unity, along with
many world leaders and other influential people, (<i>such as those he has placed in scattered pulpits/churches around the globe</i> [ed. Oct 23, 2023). </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>Order out of chaos </b>– Illuminati expression. Do we have chaos? Beware, watch and pray...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The stage is
being set – chaos is already <i><b>global</b></i>. All the players are primed and ready. The
dominoes are teetering. The restrainer has not yet stopped restraining, but his grip has loosened. Take heed... We stay
close to the Sovereign, living God. The devil is working out the details, but
the final say is the Lord’s. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Yet, whether we like it or not, whether we agree or not,
and whether we understand it or not, Satan (<i>the</i> <i>ancient
serpent/dragon</i>) has been given enough rope to cause further destruction, war,
natural calamities and man-made catastrophes that bring innumerable deaths, as
he spreads his evil globally. He has power, but he cannot override Jesus.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">There is a call to unity and we must respond, but beware. When
the Lord builds the house, it will stand. Satan is an expert counterfeiter; he is crafty. We pat ourselves on the back at
our cleverness and ability to discern.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">But should we? Are we wiser than the one-third of then-holy
angels who were deceived by the most beautiful of them all? Are we more
discerning, more obedient, or even holier than Adam and Eve were in their pure
innocence, when they walked with God before the fall?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">With the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and by abiding in
Messiah Jesus, and He in us, we can certainly spot the enemy. And we shall see
things in the spiritual realm as Elisha did, and then his fearful servant, when
the Lord opened his eyes.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">We need not fear. We need to trust and obey – stay united
with our Creator first (our first love), and all the rest will fall into place.
Our Lord does not expect flawless perfection. He is wise and sees the heart. It
is when we compromise, or become lukewarm (<i>neither hot nor</i> <i>cold</i>) that
we endanger ourselves. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev 3:16]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Carefully watch what you are uniting yourself with. There
are many people who are not as they appear to be. Even the Lawless one that
Daniel speaks of will be charismatic. He will win people over with flattery,
smooth words, and of course, with the solutions to the problems in our chaotic,
violent world.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">There are those in the Christian circle who appear to be
wise, but their ‘<i>wisdom’</i> was gleaned from others trials and
tribulations, those who considered the cost and went through. True, we learn
from each other, but no one should build their ministry by stealing the fruit
of others. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">To call the work of another your own work is deceptive
and pretentious, yet due to outward appearance and charisma, they have deceived
the masses. After repetition and time under the belt, they even deceive
themselves.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">They are like an actor’s understudy, who after many live
[dress] ‘<i>rehearsals’</i>, and continuous repetition of the lines (<i>words</i>), and
getting to know the character they are studying that they can convincingly take
over without a hitch, and few would be the wiser.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I refuse to unite with pretenders or thieves. There is no
unity with compromisers, those who bring mixture, claiming to be Christian yet
repeating messages from the Lord that were given to others not them, or worse,
operating in or ‘channeling’ from a spirit of divination. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Shun plagiarists (<i>deceivers, actors, false ones</i>),
impersonators (<i>some have repeated words, expressions, prophecies, etc. of
others so often, they have deceived themselves and their followers, but they
have not fooled God.)</i> Some play a character so long that they begin to
convince themselves that is who they are, yet still they glean from others. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Even Wiccans, witches, Luciferians, Satanists ‘pray’,
fast, speak of the ‘lord’ (<i>not the Lord of all lords, but a false god),</i>
etc. When you listen to this group of people speak, one would think they are
Christian. Remember the damsel who followed Paul and Silas around? </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahadUv5pzpk2RvVTairX40TbmTrmbsGeNohN1k1Emg4vhrLTt-bvBMvXiQSkk18xhFrxhZat3L42F4jJEIJMumwEK7Z0yn66Dsdl7PuVd3qd7rzbdIxLwGS-91-05_9teDeTID_ISniqex5uzJyB4EpKDKw5r-gt38vALQ1hSwewhVK5PZwbOERKqXg/s375/spirit%20of%20divination.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="246" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahadUv5pzpk2RvVTairX40TbmTrmbsGeNohN1k1Emg4vhrLTt-bvBMvXiQSkk18xhFrxhZat3L42F4jJEIJMumwEK7Z0yn66Dsdl7PuVd3qd7rzbdIxLwGS-91-05_9teDeTID_ISniqex5uzJyB4EpKDKw5r-gt38vALQ1hSwewhVK5PZwbOERKqXg/w139-h211/spirit%20of%20divination.jpg" width="139" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">“These men are servants of the Most High God,
showing ‘us’ the way unto salvation</span></i></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.”</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [verse 16]</span> <span style="color: #999999;">[Those
Christian-sounding words come through a python spirit – a <i>spirit of divination</i>.
The story can be read in the book of Acts, chapter sixteen.]</span></span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">If God has not yet
moved to expose them, He has His reasons; His own timing – great is His wisdom.
In their pride, they are sure God consents to their ways, simply because they
‘include’ the Lord in what they say (<i>as did the young woman who followed
Paul for days needed deliverance</i>). Since lightning has not struck any of
these pretenders, they are confident they have God’s seal or stamp of approval.
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">And what are we instructed to do? What does the Lord
expect? When I say 'shun', I mean not to encourage them by 'following' them around. Do your own research so that you are sure. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><i>Bad company corrupts good morals</i></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">. </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[1Cor 15:33] </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Then (<i>most important</i>): Pray for them – as surely as Job prayed for his accusatory, misguided
friends. It is all we can do, then wait. It remains in the hands of the
Sovereign God.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">From Bethel Church in Redding, California to Salem Chapel in Clitheroe and
Blackburn (UK), and many other “Christian” churches are offering ‘<b><i>destiny card</i></b>’
readings, <b><i>prophetic leggings</i></b> (<i>so one is aware of God’s presence</i> – <i>that
is</i> <i>deception</i>), to glory clouds, healing rooms, fire tunnels – none
of these things are in the Bible.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Such wolves in sheep’s clothing, false teachers and false
prophets mislead the masses. It is wide open, not covert, but proudly displayed. Consider prayerfully…</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Spend Time with Your First Love, Jesus –
Stand on the Word of God</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">We are creatures that want answers, that ‘<i>need to
know’</i>. If it were not so, would people rush to other sources (<i>other than
God/Jesus</i>) to find out what the future holds? The Bible, by itself, does
not satisfy many, nor does it answer all our questions. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">We are met with silence in the written Word (<i>logos</i>)
in many areas, which we find unsatisfactory and frustrating. I do believe the
Lord has given us enough in the written Word, but has left enough unanswered in
order to draw us to Himself, as we seek answers that only a Sovereign God would
know. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">That is where the key lies – just as it did in the
beginning with Adam and Eve. The Lord created us, and desires that fellowship,
that intimacy, with us. The reading of the Word must be coupled with time with
Jesus/Yeshua. THAT is where the blanks are filled in mostly.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">We have to accept the fact that we will not have all the answers
in this lifetime. We could barely contain all the information anyway.
Nevertheless, the Holy Spirit guides us, ever pointing the way to Jesus the
Messiah (<i>Yeshua the Christ</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">And as Christians, how many run to their favourite
prophet, instead of to the Lord. The Lord should come first – always. Then,
allow the Holy Spirit to lead you to brethren that are on the same page, for
confirmation, news, encouragement, prayer… </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">But keep alert, having been forewarned by the Messiah
Himself about false Christs, false prophets and their great signs and [lying]
wonders.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Mat 24] </span><span style="color: #999999;">They will show miracles, healings, and other very convincing
signs and amazing feats.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">Behold, I have told you before.</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[verse 25</span> <span style="color: #999999;">– words of Jesus/Yeshua]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">As for the others, psychics, palm readers, Ouija board
dabblers, tarot cards, et al., they are to be avoided at all costs (<i>yes, their 'readings' and 'prophetic messages' costs money, but the cost I speak of is a spiritual</i> 'loss'). Is it worth your eternal life, your salvation? Please avoid, unless you
go to them to share the gospel, as led by the Lord. [ed Oct 23, 2023]<br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Over a decade ago, approximately 2010, a message was
given as a stern warning from the Lord that Satan did not stop at the doorstep
of any church or synagogue. He has his double agents and infiltrators who have
crept into the church. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Witches, wiccans, Satanists, New Age practitioners – call
them as you will, but they are ungodly people who have crept into the church.
It is not a new thing. Please see </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Jude 1:4.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">However, Australia has many pagan practices and people who
call themselves Christians; howbeit , they are not disciples of Christ Jesus,
despite the deceptive name they have given themselves, which is
“<b><i>Christalignment</i></b>”.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">True Alignment is God’s Will, the Word, and
Christ Jesus - Not Some Counterfeit</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It was around March, 2016 that the Lord first put “</span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2016/03/time-of-alignment.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">alignment’</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">’
upon my heart, but there were a few levels to the meaning. Meanwhile, at that
time, the Lord was instructing His people to ‘<b>align</b>’ our lives up with <b>HIS
will</b>.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Over the years since 2016, He prodded people to return to
their first love [Yeshua/Jesus], and align themselves with Him. Many of us had strayed from
quality intimacy or intimate time with Him. He was drawing people back with a
gentle rebuke, as He did with those in the church of Ephesus.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Rev 2:4]</span> <span style="color: #999999;">I was
one of the guilty ones as I readied myself to return to Canada (<i>finally
released by the Lord</i>) after seven years in the U.S.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">In February last year (2022), the Lord moved on me again
to speak of alignment. I am astounded at the consistency and steadfastness of
the Lord. I had not realized until the past year or so how much the Lord
repeats Himself through this vessel when He wants us to ‘<b><i>get it’</i></b>, which includes me.<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">He repeats Himself through others, as well as His written word. Similar messages from others at the same time are confirmation – He
is marvellous to behold. (<i>More on the Lord’s solid consistency and
trustworthiness later</i>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">In that article [2016], the message had to do with Abba’s people
aligning with His written WORD, instead of drifting away from it, and reading
it randomly. That is of grave<b><i> importance</i></b> to our King because <u><b>His Word</b></u> is not
only authoritative and powerful, but it is the weapon of our warfare with the
adversary.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Heb 4:12]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Nothing replaces God's Word, nothing - no prophetic message, no new translation, with added or deleted parts, nothing! </span><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Another thing that He wanted us to pay heed to as well.
Jesus wanted us to be aware of how things upon earth were aligning themselves
with that spoken by the ancient prophets. It all had to do with Jesus Christ,
and aligning ourselves with Him in all of the above areas.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I would like to start with this one excerpt which is
interestingly placed in the article (2022) just before the small section on alignment. Many people are in a place of “<b><i>crushing</i></b>” right now, either
physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">This is affecting male and female, young and old, rich
and poor – it matters not. It is a reality that cannot be ignored. Pressure and
attacks (<i>in any or all of the above-mentioned areas</i>) by the adversary is
strategic, in that the intent is to have people break down, give up, give in, be filled with doubts about their faith, their walk with God etc. - it goes deep.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[Excerpt on crushing]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34mqj386HFlpAN4mDjQNKwgldFC0zivj2bOFX2TwB9TobIECaw_pnRkxrSU5p1pVQkopDGRPbbu_TjUH_fKcyTkv2dZUA0dcvWplP7OUS_9TmlK48L_NelUP87GglX5pZ_Rpzm6YZHSyRYhjOLScSiuDxZglhcs0syn6MnLIU9bOQnS5Ju7qf9SgkAQ/s366/Jesus%20travailing-agony.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="366" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34mqj386HFlpAN4mDjQNKwgldFC0zivj2bOFX2TwB9TobIECaw_pnRkxrSU5p1pVQkopDGRPbbu_TjUH_fKcyTkv2dZUA0dcvWplP7OUS_9TmlK48L_NelUP87GglX5pZ_Rpzm6YZHSyRYhjOLScSiuDxZglhcs0syn6MnLIU9bOQnS5Ju7qf9SgkAQ/w202-h142/Jesus%20travailing-agony.jpg" width="202" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">crushing agony-Garden of Gethsemane<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0X6gB7iWDIQKGPpSX9WslqwlekIl5XtOJpCuOoH0oiCBUao4Pz9sURq_TwfwiQm8JY5DxLsVVUGVJOON8NV6bhckvcJVu_3EMECT-JAJUBI2ZYZXBmObhCgq4ERcZVI1Jss4XsZGfglO-lR1AZFXTdtu8MtZypfrmIzQiRG0HFYOj3WRlkhT_0G3jA/s324/crushing-olive%20oil%20press_creator--posztos-Credit_shutterstock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="324" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0X6gB7iWDIQKGPpSX9WslqwlekIl5XtOJpCuOoH0oiCBUao4Pz9sURq_TwfwiQm8JY5DxLsVVUGVJOON8NV6bhckvcJVu_3EMECT-JAJUBI2ZYZXBmObhCgq4ERcZVI1Jss4XsZGfglO-lR1AZFXTdtu8MtZypfrmIzQiRG0HFYOj3WRlkhT_0G3jA/w192-h145/crushing-olive%20oil%20press_creator--posztos-Credit_shutterstock.jpg" width="192" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138;">crushing-olive oil press<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Crushing discouragement, baffling doubts about self, faith, and deeper. The adversary desires death (<i>spiritual, physical</i>) and utter
defeat in you. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The anguish and travailing that many are experiencing at this
time is no fluke. It is akin to the crushing Jesus went through in the Garden
of Gethsemane – immeasurable pressure, the crushing like olives in the oil
press.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">[End 'crushing' excerpt]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">• <b><u>new</u></b>
beginning, major <b><u>changes</u> </b>(<i>Gods people will be put in positions
where pressure is put on - </i><b>do not fear</b>-<i> trying of the hearts
continues but think of Jesus in Gethsemane </i>- <b>place of crushing</b>, <i>pressing/oil
press</i>) garden filled with olive trees) - pass this test - more coming up
next article - pressure</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"> [Excerpt about
alignment under the subtitle: <b><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2022/02/you-will-rise-part-two.html">God’s
Side</a></b>]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">• <b>align – alignment</b> (<i>back in 2016, about six years ago, the
Lord spoke of</i> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2016/03/time-of-alignment.html"><span lang="EN-US">alignment</span></a><span lang="EN-US">, <i>but at that time it was mostly
pertaining to His people</i> aligning <i>our lives up</i> with <b><i>His </i>will</b>)
[a cost <i>to the walk</i>]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">*- now the Lord indicates that alignment pertains to prophecies foretold
by the ancient holy prophets aligning with His will and with His word; the end
time events are moving quicker into place – let us keep looking up, awaiting
our Messiah; He is soon here</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">*-- the Holy Spirit has also impressed upon me how things will manifest
in the nature realm and in the secular as well, in alignment with His will for
these end times (<i>because the prophecies in His Word </i><b>must</b><i> and</i>
<b>will</b><i> come to pass, so yes, like it or not, things are going to get
uglier in the world</i> (physical realm) <i>as well</i>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">[End Excerpt] It is an encouraging read and can be found
in </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2022/02/you-will-rise-part-two.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">“You
Will Rise – Part Two”.</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Enter the Dragon – Satan the Counterfeiter</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Back in 2022, Satan was busy with his own ‘alignments’ –
then and now. He is relentless. Just as our Lord repeats messages so that we do
not miss an important lesson, or something significant that He is showing us,
Satan mimics with his own repetition.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[Excerpt from 2022 – above-mentioned article at link]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 106%;">*-- the counterfeiter Satan
has been calling for alignment in the secular, in various arenas - use caution
and pray to find out which is of the enemy and which is of God - if it is of
the enemy, God will reveal [<i>it may take time, sometimes years, but in His timing, He will unveil hidden deception. He is all-wise; we are all-impatient</i>]. [ed. 10.23.2023] And we can pray [<i>what to do about whatsoever</i>]. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">The end result is God's alone - it will remain if it is allowed in order
for prophecy to align (<i>but if it's more of Satan's rebellion and defiance,
we can pray, God may very well intervene like He did multiple times in ancient
times; He is the wise one who knows the end from the beginning</i>)</span></span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4TbYlLr4pVsoAedenJVNcn3I-dzd6KN__8-NWXHp-xW93nSQhyTaZfJ835jTs4O-84eAlVZnzKjFoBvgdagti4PoUPGCISChcQzXDqVce4TTPJTDbW_3qifitaI8S-0SFfjce_FD-R4Ex-4dG0UEvyQ8P07kO2FQOQsUzNKQ1b3Acab98wbZxtcJ8w/s600/alignment_Politico_Feb5.2022.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="600" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4TbYlLr4pVsoAedenJVNcn3I-dzd6KN__8-NWXHp-xW93nSQhyTaZfJ835jTs4O-84eAlVZnzKjFoBvgdagti4PoUPGCISChcQzXDqVce4TTPJTDbW_3qifitaI8S-0SFfjce_FD-R4Ex-4dG0UEvyQ8P07kO2FQOQsUzNKQ1b3Acab98wbZxtcJ8w/s320/alignment_Politico_Feb5.2022.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b>click on any picture to enlarge</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></b><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">The above is to show how the secular world is using
‘align’ (<i>and its variables</i>) – but God alone knew this in advance.</span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[End excerpt from 2022]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Fast-forward to October 2023 (<i>one year, eight months
later</i>) and we see the handiwork of the adversary again. He truly wants
Christians to quit.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Howbeit, the copycat (<i>impersonator/counterfeiter</i>)
Satan had to bring deception to what Jesus was saying several years ago, and
create a group with its roots in Australia (Oz) approximately 2017, who chose
to call themselves </span>‘<a href="https://www.christalignment.org/seven-sisters">Christalignment</a>’.
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">This group claims to be Christian but they are
compromising with the world. They are double agents. They are a counterfeit,
false ministry and will lead people to a false Christ, just as Jesus/Yeshua
foretold. He is the ONLY way back to the Father, as He explained to us, yet
these people state that non-believers, Muslims, Hindus, and others are led to
God first, so that they be comfortable meeting ‘Jesus’.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHRISXUhG76ZUzano7QbhqbVdScQ3Df5JzvSbS9vDFke_g5Wb0Bu1k4E4HX0eSnf7KQsEPkKqMg582mfJkIkqU-f80xz14OZfERizmgTfx6-iwA7kv27kH9S6sEZ2OG-gFRRwz1CyDF9_fOh2ItBnqdO7ps4Cgyr9s-Ijo_X4u_OlU0LeosJtftQ5QQ/s314/christalignment%20deception-2020-australia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="254" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHRISXUhG76ZUzano7QbhqbVdScQ3Df5JzvSbS9vDFke_g5Wb0Bu1k4E4HX0eSnf7KQsEPkKqMg582mfJkIkqU-f80xz14OZfERizmgTfx6-iwA7kv27kH9S6sEZ2OG-gFRRwz1CyDF9_fOh2ItBnqdO7ps4Cgyr9s-Ijo_X4u_OlU0LeosJtftQ5QQ/w182-h225/christalignment%20deception-2020-australia.jpg" width="182" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">Deception blankets this ministry, and it is ‘<i>anointed’</i>
by the counterfeit, the unholy one. The ‘seers’ insist that the cards they use
are not tarot cards, as there are five [updated to 15] </span><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://www.christalignment.org/destinyreadingcards"><span style="line-height: 107%;">different
decks</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">/types they use. Some of which are destiny, colour, Psalm
[three cards-past, present, future], seer cards, and animal.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">They are deceived, and the danger there is the deception will spread out to others, all in the name of 'Christ', the 'Gift Giver', the 'Spirit of Truth', yet none of these are those written about in the holy book, the Bible. They are counterfeits, false Christ, </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZJ0RPMoXFoBdtv6C1517McitP99cN1P9QXsnbfuYFUGl-U2zMASTX_UpVmOcr6FujsJTZsEgUDJJthSCRWpsMcY0tBm0ubD574RgbeX0MrKIBqkIJzwu1TrMIhYie97Cr2_5F7tmCdPzBamN8zs1nqGDGUjs8zKYClifN8b0ZVQvxIgU0153KooDEA/s835/counterfeit-false%20Christianity-double%20agent.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="835" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZJ0RPMoXFoBdtv6C1517McitP99cN1P9QXsnbfuYFUGl-U2zMASTX_UpVmOcr6FujsJTZsEgUDJJthSCRWpsMcY0tBm0ubD574RgbeX0MrKIBqkIJzwu1TrMIhYie97Cr2_5F7tmCdPzBamN8zs1nqGDGUjs8zKYClifN8b0ZVQvxIgU0153KooDEA/w388-h121/counterfeit-false%20Christianity-double%20agent.jpg" width="388" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">click picture to enlarge - to return, click X in RH corner</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The pictures are done by “prophetic artists”; the ‘Spirit
of Truth’ (<i>counterfeit</i>) will speak to people when the cards are used. They draw
people into the occult and New Age with ‘</span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171213060600/http:/www.christalignment.org/destinyreadingcards"><span style="line-height: 107%;">love
destiny cards’,</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> which is nothing more than repackaged [<i>camouflaged</i>]
‘tarot cards’ for Christians. </span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It is a smorgasbord of New Age, wiccan, witchcraft,
occult practices, all under the cloak of Christianity. They call themselves
seers, spiritual consultants and healers. They offer readings that come from
the ‘third heaven’. Their lingo (language) sounds Christian.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Beware of who and what you unite yourself with. Seek the Lord for wisdom. </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">ASK -</span><span style="color: #999999;"> ask, seek, knock </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 7:7]</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhFHMcVYexUlJ5NqoflXWZPcVGMzPNbudhxl858t3fRigmk6bkjzVf-Ork-pAk3vPDxchcQF97ho9sLvqFAlgFBn-zIiyQzbukesPmSCL2OE0OJ4SALShX3qGjwHZFBfyyKdvGPfE5PiKQ1s-RYUYcqGhyhTio3WUTIGRtyCJLGxY3mVZ2BHAVVR4nw/s643/Queer%20Expo-Christalignment2021-AU.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="643" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhFHMcVYexUlJ5NqoflXWZPcVGMzPNbudhxl858t3fRigmk6bkjzVf-Ork-pAk3vPDxchcQF97ho9sLvqFAlgFBn-zIiyQzbukesPmSCL2OE0OJ4SALShX3qGjwHZFBfyyKdvGPfE5PiKQ1s-RYUYcqGhyhTio3WUTIGRtyCJLGxY3mVZ2BHAVVR4nw/w360-h211/Queer%20Expo-Christalignment2021-AU.jpg" width="360" /></a></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Do not be deceived. Some of their ‘festivals’ are called:
“<b><i>Rainbow Serpent</i></b>”; “<b><i>Sexpo</i></b>”; <b><i>“Queer Expo</i></b>”;
“</span><a href="https://www.londontourism.ca/seven-sisters-ritual-apothecary"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Seven
Sisters Festival</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">” (<i>whose origin began with pagans/witches</i>).
All they are involved with is advertised on their website, from embracing
witchcraft to idol worship (false gods) to homosexuality – there is nothing
that points to or aligns with Christ. The name is not simply misleading, it is deceptive.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The counterfeiter copies God (<i>the original plagiarist</i>),
Satan, in order to deceive and draw people to himself, convincing them that he
is actually the ‘good’ one. He has convinced multitudes that Lucifer is
actually the ‘beloved Christ’ and evil Jesus </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">is the one who has and is causing
all the earth’s troubles.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I can assure you that there is no ‘<i>good witch, bad
witch’</i>. A witch is a witch; although many call themselves ‘prophets’ or
‘prophetic’. Tarot cards are tarot cards, even if they are called by another
name. Many are deceived by demons who pretend to be their dead loved ones, or
angels/spirit guides, or aliens (<i>from another planet</i>), or angels. No
matter what form the demons come through as, it is all deception.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">And no marvel; for Satan himself Is
transformed into an angel of light. Therefore, it is no great thing if his
ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end
shall be according to their works.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc; line-height: 107%;">[2Cor 11:14-15]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">When I was a new Christian, I parroted what a majority
said about giving Satan [an unpopular topic] the spotlight. Others stated (<i>in
various ways meaning the same thing</i>), “<i>I will not give the devil</i>
(Satan) <i>any glory. He wants us to talk about him</i>.” I knew enough that I
did not want to allow any of God’s glory to go the enemy.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It took time but I have since learned that simply
discussing the adversary is <b>NOT</b> giving him ‘glory’ (<i>praise, honour</i>),
and <i>‘not talking about him’</i> does not make him disappear or lose interest
in us. That is like sticking your head in the sand and telling everyone the
world has disappeared. It is not reality, nor is it true. It is akin to
shutting down all news sources and saying nothing bad is happening in the
world.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about </span></i><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">seeking <u>whom</u> </span></b></span><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">he may devour:</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc; line-height: 107%;">[1Pet
5:8]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">‘Seeking whom’ (<i>whomsoever</i>) – Satan is no
respecter of persons; he is the father of lies [</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>there is no</i> <i>truth in
him</i></span><span style="color: #999999;">]: he is a </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>murderer from the beginning.</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn8:44]</span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Who do you think
stirred up Cain emotionally [<i>firstborn son of Adam and Eve</i>] and blurred
his perspective toward his brother, Abel. Who do you think tempted Cain to
commit the first murder? None other than the lying murderer and tempter
himself, Satan (<i>aka Lucifer</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Take Heed Grabbing the Bull by the Horns</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Lucifer became famous the day he rebelled against God and
took one-third of the then-holy angels along with him in that rebellion.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev
12:3-4, 9] </span><span style="color: #999999;">He became known as ‘hasatan’ [Hebrew], which is ‘<b><i>the satan’</i></b>.
It took some years before I learned that Satan is not a name, but a title (<i>some
say office</i>).</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">It means ‘<i>the adversary’</i> or <i>‘the accuser’</i>.
Jesus/Yeshua called him the </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">‘<i>accuser of the brethren’</i>.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Rev 12:10]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> Lucifer/Satan’s
fame became permanent the day his name and titles were written down in the Word
of God and linked to rebellion and pride.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Some saints yell at Satan and throw accusations at him.
Others loudly shout curses and decrees at him as if he were deaf, whilst dancing/stomping
on his (<i>invisible head</i>) and as if louder words had more power.</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>It is
a soft answer that turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger</i>.</span>
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov 15:1] </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">The angel Michael did not think more highly of himself
than he ought when dealing with Satan over Moses’ body, and neither should we
think we are so much better because we did not rebel against God like Lucifer
did. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">Yet Michael the archangel, when contending
with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, did not dare bring against
him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke you</span></i></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[Jude 1:9]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) never ranted or railed against
Satan or any demon. His voice sounded strong and firm (<i>powerful and
authoritative),</i> undoubtedly, but screaming and theatrics such as dancing on
his [<i>invisible</i>] head, as if it were a game, he did not do. <span> </span>And none are more passionate than the Messiah.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Take heed, saint, if you plan on grabbing the ‘bull’ by
the horns. If you are going to confront the adversary face to face, it is
Christ in you that Satan fears, not you. It is the power and authority that
Jesus has that the devil dreads, not yours. It is Christ’s power and authority
in you, given by Jesus. Satan can never overrule the Sovereign Messiah – ever!
;</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[Do no abuse or misuse that which belongs to God.] Selah</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Remember, the Lord said this [particular] battle is His.
Align with the Christ of the Bible, the carpenter from Galilee, the only
begotten Son of God.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Beyond the ‘Witching’ Season</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for
we are not ignorant of his devices.</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Cor 2:11]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under
your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc; line-height: 107%;">[Rom
15:20]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">When the paramedics showed up at my home (<i>my son had
called</i>) after I had fallen for the second time and banged my head severely
on the corner of wood furniture, the older paramedic presented as aloof; his
mannerism passing judgment in cold, calculating ways. It did not take a rocket
scientist to spot it. He was likely in his 50s, whereas his partner was in his
late 20s, early 30s.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">I had even asked the older one if I reminded him of
someone he did not like, due to his attitude toward me. He quipped, “Excuse
me?” (<i>my question challenged him, as he was ill-prepared to be held
accountable)</i></span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be
called the children of God.</span> </span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; line-height: 107%;">[Mat 5:9]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">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.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc; line-height: 107%;">[Eph
6:12]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Holy Spirit has been working on me all along. Sensing
the Lord’s nudging and switching gears, I made a remark instead about
appreciation for their help, which defused any anger or self-defence that arose
– at least, for the time being. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">His negativity should have been a warning, but I was
still baffled by what was happening to me, along with the incredulous swelling
of my legs from the knees up (<i>25 inches/66 cm at one point, and 27 inches/71
cm on the other leg by the knees</i>). My waist was 24 inches at one time in my
20s. Movement was difficult. I could not lift them up onto the gurney without
assistance due to pain and weight. What was happening?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">There seems to be a new protocol in place, whether it is
just in Ontario, or if it is something that has been implemented over the past
few years. It seems that paramedics <i>(always a team of two</i>) stay with
their ambulatory patient in emergency until they are seen by a doctor, at which
time staff are released to move on to their next call (<i>unless one call takes
a whole shift</i>). </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">In the old days, they would go to emergency, sign them
in, drop them off, and move on to their next call. Nowadays, they can spend an
entire shift on one patient? Wow – no wonder there can be a shortage of staff.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">There were about a dozen paramedics or so, and half a
dozen patients in this large holding room. Security was nearby in small
cubicles, with one or two standing by the doors (<i>one by the ambulance entry
doors, another by public entrance</i>). </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I do not know where the younger paramedic was, but the
older one was chatting away for some time with a female coworker. I hesitated
to interrupt, but my one leg was causing me great discomfort because I was
unable to move from an upright position for five hours. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Finally, I asked the paramedic if he could move my leg for
some relief, as I could not. The female he was conversing with stated that only
a small strap was at the bottom, hinting that I could have moved it myself. It
was not possible due to the swelling, excessive weight, and pain. Without
stopping his conversation, the paramedic pushed my leg strongly inward.
Instinctively, I cried out in pain.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">You see, the swelling was so severe that my skin had
formed multiple blisters, which then burst open from the pressure, in order to
relieve my body of excess f</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">luids. Some had raw skin exposed after days of
weeping from water retention.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">This added to the agony. It is why the paramedic had to
be careful where he grabbed. The bone-on-bone osteoarthritis would protest with
pain if the knees made quick, harsh movements also. It was all very humbling.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Still distracted by his conversation, he immediately gave
my sensitive leg another push. My reflexes kicked in, and I quickly pushed his
arm away. I did not plan it; it was an instinctive move to halt the source of
pain. “<i>Do not hit me!”</i> he yelled at the top of his lungs. I just stared
at him in shock.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Again, he loudly stated, “<i>Do not hit me... I’m done!”</i>
By this time, he had the attention of the 20 or so people in the waiting area,
including the security guards. Still in shock, I did not say a word. For a third time,
he shouted, “<i>Do not hit me</i>! (<i>Talk about drama</i>!) Finally, I defensively blurted out,
“<i>I did not hit you; I pushed your hand away. You were hurting me.”</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">“I’m so done!”</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;"> he
emphatically stated as he walked away. I was completely embarrassed and in
shock. The younger paramedic came back equally surprised. I explained that I understood
his position, that he was his partner. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">“<i>But</i>”, (I continued, almost justifying his action
by his preoccupation), “…<i>he was talking and preoccupied. He pushed hard
without thinking …and was rough with my leg. I don’t think it was intentional,
but…I instinctively pushed his hand away.” … “Maybe I was wrong</i>, <i>but so
was he. I acted on instinct. I’ll own mine, but he should own his part of being
wrong too.”</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">(<i>A dear friend of mine used the word ‘reflex’ when I was
sharing the incident with her. That is the more appropriate word for what
happened, which is why it has been used a couple of times here.</i>) </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Nevertheless, I felt like such a poor excuse for a Christian, not to
mention feeling badly for ‘roaring’ like a turkey as pain struck. [Since when do turkeys roar?] Feelings can betray us.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The younger paramedic silently nodded. They had both made
an assessment when they arrived at my home. The elder one was looking after me,
in the back of the ambulance. <span> </span>However, the
younger paramedic had not witnessed what had just transpired between his
partner and myself. He had to work with the man; he had to be careful. And he
likely thought<i>, ‘Why would my partner make this up?</i>’</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Then the female supervisor came out, stating there was ‘<i>zero
tolerance’</i> for aggressive behaviour. I explained that I was not being
aggressive but that I was reacting to pain because that paramedic had seen my
leg and knew its condition, with the swelling and the weeping sores. He had
been too rough with my leg. My head was buzzing. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Why is it we very seldom want to take blame for the
things we do wrong? Why is it that there are rarely witnesses whenever someone
needs one? Things really do happen quickly when everything goes sideways or
upside down.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">The supervisor reminded me that they strictly enforced ‘<i>zero
tolerance</i>’ and that means ‘<i>no hands on’</i> whatsoever. I did apologize
for my part in the incident, but insisted that he should admit his wrong too. (<i>He
was nowhere in sight. His leaving surely added an exclamation mark to his words</i>.)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Ephesians 6:12</span> <span style="color: #999999;">quickly left my thoughts, and good old flesh silently
announced, ‘<b><i>I’m baaa-ck!’</i></b></span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It registered that I was in enemy territory, only I was
the enemy. The entire room represented a team; they all worked together, from
paramedics, to nurses, to security guards…then there was this …patient. The
only patient out of about 10 that caused trouble (<i>one of the Christians – oh
great! … now I was the one bad apple that spoils the whole bunch</i>.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">…the accuser of the brethren whispers loudly.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Solitary Confinement</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I suddenly realized (<i>seriously</i>) that I was in a [<i>spiritual</i>]
war zone, in which I entered unwatchful. Unprepared, despite being prompted by
the Lord to warn and remind others about the dark season everyone is in
globally, an important season to the occult, along with its worshippers and its
witches. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Caught off-guard by the invisible enemy as surely as</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span> </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/08/israel-festival-attack-gaza-militants/">caught
off-guard</a> </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">by </span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Hamas. [<i>How many of us wept and prayed? -- so tragic! We continue to pray.</i> [ed. Oct 23, 2023]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Lord had been faithful to stir up my
heart as a watchman to warn the people of the hour of the evil that we are now in. A reminder - the original warnings are written in the Bible. [ed. Oct 23, 2023]<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">When modern-day saints repeat warnings to repent, and to warn of that which is to come, we are the vessels the Lord utilizes to parrot the warnings of the ancient saints (<i>brethren</i>), as well as (<i>at times</i>) echoing the obedient [holy] angels. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It is not just the rise of wicked people with hard hearts, who thrive off of
instilling fear, torturing and murdering people. It is the rise of Satan, his legions, and those who
practice the craft that summons the ancient evil spirits that wreak havoc upon
the earth. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Satan is a counterfeiter, an impersonator/imposter, which will be
explained further on, as we see some of what the Lord is saying to His people
in this unpredictable (<i>pardon the expression</i>) hour.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">This article was begun just shy of 11 weeks ago (<i>last
few days of July 2023</i>). The tactics of the enemy are such as have not been
seen before, yet the Lord has been warning and doing what it takes to get our
attention. He forewarned - and always has. If we could just grasp the love of the Creator, even when not understood.<br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Will you be caught off-guard as well? I know that I did
not expect to be, and I guarantee Israel did not expect to be. I have to go
back and pull my boot straps up, in a manner of speaking because I found myself
drifting. Not as someone who is going to give up, but as one temporarily
drifting…there is no time for that, and it can get to a point of no return if
one drifts too far. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I am not talking about drifting into sin, but drifting
into hopelessness, or into things that take our mind off of the evil going on
these days, such as entertainment (<i>the flesh loves this kind of diversion</i>). </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The enemy is crafty and clever. You will have thoughts that you
will think are your own thoughts and feelings, and never suspect the enemy has been
working with your flesh (<i>carnal nature</i>) in your moments of weakness –
which we all have. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Remember, it had been the last few days of July (2023),
between the 28/29 to 31, when it was put upon my heart to give warning [URGENT reminder] of the
dark season approaching. Why urgent if it has been every year for decades, centuries?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It is because of the increase in the interest and popularity of the occult (supernatural, magic, witchcraft), as well as the increase in the depth of evil, absolutely heartless, merciless, evil beyond description. [10.23.2023 ed.]<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Within a week, August 4<sup>th</sup>, 2023, I fell as
I was getting out of bed, striking my head on the hardwood floor. The next night, about 2:00 or 2:30 a.m., I fell again,
this time striking my head on the bottom corner of a pine dresser. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">That really
hurt, and my son gave me an ice pack to apply to the area. Even with holding
the pack there, the bruising came within the next day or so, slowly darkening.
It took three weeks to leave.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">A few hours later, still early morning, out of concern about a concussion, my
son called an ambulance. I was somewhat disoriented (<i>but then again, I usually am when I first wake up - paste a smile and blink once, do not ask anything that requires thinking until cobwebs are swept away</i> [smile]), but I also kept nodding
out like a junkie when trying to write. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">With the way the one paramedic was when they first arrived
at my house (his attitude), I wonder if that is what he thought, that I was on
some kind of drugs, whether sleeping pills or whatever. Blood work at the
hospital quickly cleared that</span> <span style="color: #999999;">up.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It came to mind that the adversary, Satan, had handpicked
the older paramedic, just the way he took an immediate dislike to me when
arriving. I had asked him if I reminded him of someone he did not like, but
quickly quenched a possible hassle (<i>thanks to the most Holy Spirit who placed
scriptures upon my heart</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">However, Ephesians 6:12 was forgotten, quickly moving
into the shadows as my flesh [<i>carnal nature]</i> took over and went into
self-defence mode. It was like I had armour on but could not move with it.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I was quickly wheeled away from the waiting area by two
nurses, up a short hall to a tiny room, a cubicle… observation area, with a
small camera above the door. I had been swiftly put in solitary confinement, an
observation area. At least, that is the only reason I could see for a small
camera to be above the door. Whether it was on or not, I do not know, but I
suspect it was.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The female supervisor came in to continue her speech
shortly after. I will not go into all the details of our conversation, but she
started off by informing me that they had decided not to charge me with
assault. Suffice it to say, she was his advocate, not mine. She was going by
what he said, and not by any witness, and certainly not by what I said.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The whole thing wreaked of a setup (<i>by invisible
enemies</i>), but due to all that transpired in a short time, I was in no
position to be on any battlefield.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">However, the young supervisor was very clever in her
replies to me. I felt utterly defeated – outmatched, foolish. I could not
believe it was happening. Emotions were running high on both sides, but she was
restraining herself – that was obvious. Good call. She was well-rehearsed,
meaning she had been down the road before. The city I live in is known for its
violence. I did not know that before. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I was stunned to hear the decision not to charge me with
assault had been made. Assault? Seriously? The thought had never even entered
my mind. When does pushing a hand (<i>or arm</i>) away that is hurting you constitute
assault charges?</span></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWB5a-cWzUwBPSPPN_18lKEmB8ggGShKy0FxWH9Twjlb7wkPLekWlclKVYtIQnmNg0kx3ZYqof0u3MXjGx98rEIfiYvTzrJV9pVAyI2c1r5r9APB-NG-hZcQfwHUTI9_w5Uiijx0OWdblyu69V1jhdQ7xnZnEI_djxwDWMsaxq8q2Tn6Dr_ygqF6fBJg/s355/boldly-publicly%20accused-takes%202%20for%20adultery.why%201%20person.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="355" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWB5a-cWzUwBPSPPN_18lKEmB8ggGShKy0FxWH9Twjlb7wkPLekWlclKVYtIQnmNg0kx3ZYqof0u3MXjGx98rEIfiYvTzrJV9pVAyI2c1r5r9APB-NG-hZcQfwHUTI9_w5Uiijx0OWdblyu69V1jhdQ7xnZnEI_djxwDWMsaxq8q2Tn6Dr_ygqF6fBJg/w231-h176/boldly-publicly%20accused-takes%202%20for%20adultery.why%201%20person.jpg" width="231" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">What a messed-up world we are in. <span> </span>She also said that the emergency department
‘wanted me to stay’ (<i>not leave the hospital).</i> Did that make me look
further in the wrong, and the department look ever so caring? How did I feel?
Falsely accused…</span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Thirty-eight hours passed (<i>approximately</i>), with no
doctor, no nurse, no technician, no one entered in, except for once, when I
rang the buzzer and begged for a commode. Solitary confinement; I had wondered
if I was in my own personal lockdown.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Little did I know then that for the next four days (<i>five
nights tota</i>l), I would sleep sitting up in a chair. No nurse helped me into
bed, and I could not lift my legs due to their weight. Who would ever believe
that at one time I was anorexic? Who would ever believe that no one noticed my
constant upright position?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">We are told that we are not warring against flesh and
blood, which is true. But we still have to deal with sinful people, with pride,
with those manipulated and/or controlled by the dark side. It is a challenging
walk. It is why we are told to</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i> fight</i><i> </i><i>the good fight</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Tim 6:12]</span><span style="color: #999999;">; and encouraged
to </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">endure to the end.</span></i> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 14:13]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Let the Shaking Begin</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS5sPAZqElwJYoE0nwpyZS3RfulEd2TbuRwfdd3jQR8UrgWTdA9KmK1jPwXUXSQKIVb0rR2HO-JcETWnsJDTw6Fx17MQLbWWGg_eBN7tI45Kt5mymJ1X_U4jcALB-97NbVKo5W5PsQu9olvgLCOW7CDsPe6f9hxlAHUlL9UQz0yX43A3sYerTorecaA/s800/sifting%20wheat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS5sPAZqElwJYoE0nwpyZS3RfulEd2TbuRwfdd3jQR8UrgWTdA9KmK1jPwXUXSQKIVb0rR2HO-JcETWnsJDTw6Fx17MQLbWWGg_eBN7tI45Kt5mymJ1X_U4jcALB-97NbVKo5W5PsQu9olvgLCOW7CDsPe6f9hxlAHUlL9UQz0yX43A3sYerTorecaA/s320/sifting%20wheat.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">In retrospect it is easy to see why it all happened, and
where it fell into place. It is the time of year with pagan holidays fast
approaching. It is the ‘<i>witching hour’</i>. It is also the time that Jesus
warned about in Matthew 24. It was August that strong warnings from the Lord became
more urgent.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span> </span>I had hesitated,
wondering if I had actually heard from the Lord, or if I was losing it. As if
to assure me it was God, thus began the falls, the nodding out, the chronic
fatigue, the disorientation. Physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually –
it seemed every area was getting hit. The Lord allowed it…</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">1999 – April: </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">•</span></b><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> Sifted as Wheat</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> (<i>a
song given in a dream by the Lord</i>), along with another:<b> </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">•</span></b><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> Give Me the Glory, Please Trust in Me</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">There were times over the following years that He
reminded me of the shaking, even as recently as last year, and the early months
this year. (<i>It is also written in the Bible</i>.) All that is not of Him
shall break off. And sadly, there are people who </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">will chose to fall away. Let
that be us, brother – sister; let it not be you or me.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">As I had mentioned on January 1, 2023, we were in the
calm before the storm. There was mention of a storm brewing, but it would be
later in the year that the darkness would fall, with no room of denial. Late
September had been mentioned, with the latter months, November/December getting
darker.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I was surely involved in a nightmare… but no, it is the
time and season. I was so distracted by what was happening around me (<i>got my
eyes on the circumstances, or on the turbulent waters, violent waves and
forceful winds like Peter experienced before sinking</i>), and the deep level
of pain that was in place, that I kept forgetting about the time Jesus had
reminded of. That forgetfulness could have prolonged the battle.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">That is where the enemy wants all of us – preoccupied, shocked,
lack of focus, attention diverted – confusion or disorientation on the
battlefield makes one an </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">easy target.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Yes, thirty-eight hours passed before the paradigm shift
took place, but take place it did. The glory goes to Jesus because during those
hours, I had prayed, trying to understand what was happening. I had also been
told that my licence was going to be revoked for medical reasons. What is
happening, Lord? </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I prayed with tears. How many times must I be stripped of
everything in this life. ‘Ah Lord’ (<i>echoing one of the ancient brethren, Job</i>):
‘Naked I came into the world, naked I shall leave. Who can question you?’</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span> </span>In my heart there
was the knowledge of having been pressing in to do the Father’s will (d<i>ue to
the work of the precious and holy Spirit</i>); strong effort made to remain faithful
to the Word. Jesus/Yeshua hears and acknowledges all broken and contrite
prayers of repentance. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">By His Spirit, He moved me to read 2 Chronicles 20. Jesus
brought the story of king Jehosaphat, the king’s prayer for the people of
Israel, and the humble plea for the Lord’s intervention to remembrance. I
grabbed my Bible which my son had packed when the ambulance came.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">When Israel was surrounded, outnumbered by her enemies,
Jehoshaphat appointed singers to go ahead of the king’s army.</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">“<i>Praise the
Lord; for His mercy endures forever.”</i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 21, 22]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Awkwardly, but obediently, I followed in the footsteps of
the ancient king and decided to pray his prayer in my situation <i>(I felt
outnumbered and did not know what to do</i>), and I quietly sang praises to the
Lord. This was written about previously. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Paradigm Shift in the Atmosphere</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Just a reminder than when I obeyed the leading of the
Holy Spirit, and defied logic, praying Jehosaphat’s prayer, and singing softly
in the small hospital room, a paradigm shift took place. Suddenly, it seemed
like every caring nurse was loosed upon me.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">One nurse brought me an extra sandwich, fruit cup and
juice. Another provided water so I could give myself a sponge bath, as well as
change my clothes. Blood </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">work, lung Xray, ultrasound (leg), ECG were all done
quickly, like rapid fire.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I was taken up about five floors and placed in a private
room (<i>mind you, the privacy part only lasted a day, but a nice older woman</i>
[like me </span><span style="line-height: 107%;">😊</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">] <i>was
brought in. She kept to herself, except when she was</i> <i>leaving two days
later, where she felt comfortable enough to speak with me for awhile</i>.) Then
I regained privacy.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The care, the attention, the change in the atmosphere was
a complete about-face. Indeed, when the Lord says a battle is His, He means it.
The stress and tension were cut off. It was surreal how the Lord changed the
atmosphere from hostile to peaceful. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Glory to the King! It was all His doing, not mine. My
part was simply to trust and obey. This is an important point in this
testimony. When the Lord instructs you through His written Word (<i>or deep
within your spirit man, or by a way that you know it is from Him</i>), and you
obey, watch and see what He will do. He is called Faithful and True for a
reason.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white
horse; and He that sat upon Him was</span></i></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>Faithful</b> <i>and</i> <b>True</b>,
<i>and in righteousness He does</i> <b>judge</b> <i>and make</i> <b>war</b>.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[Rev 19:11]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I cannot express my gratitude to the Lord enough for
changing what was an incredulous beginning at the hospital to a stay that radiated
tranquility; or from a confused bloody mess on the battlefield to an
established victory. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Jesus is LORD of the battle; who upholds His kingdom’s
blood-stained standard <i>[flag/banner</i>] of victory.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Unexpected Tactic</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The enemy retreated from the battlefield at the hospital,
but Satan was switching tactics, regrouping his troops for a surprise attack.
Instead of a frontal attack that I would see coming, he hit me broadside, where
I was weaker and ill-prepared. I had let my guard down (again), after the
victory in the hospital.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Once home after my discharge, I was inundated with phone
calls from various doctors’ offices or hospitals seeking to schedule
appointments for further testing, as well as a coordinator for home care,
followed by calls from nurses and a medical supplier. It was as busy as a
hornet’s nest.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Two and a half months later and I am still getting calls
from new places phoning to make an appointment. Still? I had not been informed
to expect more testing. Some of the tests were repeats with different
specialists, which was not understood since nothing was found wrong with the
first results. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The stress level from the constant calls increased. I
could not rest. Treatment of the weeping wounds and lower extremity swelling
actually caused more pain at the knees and upper extremities. Holy Spirit, I
have so much to be thankful for, but I don’t know how much longer I can go on
with this daily pain; help me not to complain.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Prayer went up. All further tests have now been
cancelled. No more repeats. As for the others two remaining tests, it has to
stop. One is two weeks away, the other three weeks away. It feels like I am on
some kind of medical treadmill. And why has no specialist called me for follow
up from test results? Is it because nothing stood out on the tests?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Not to mention every day, looking in the mail for a
letter from the auto licence department. Nothing so far. Imagine having all
these appointments and having to take a taxi or Uber, since a few are a half
hour to one hour drive, one way.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">After this much time, I am sure if there was something
seriously wrong with me, it would have been discovered by now… If not, I would
be dead. My health is now placed in God’s competent hands. I have two dear
friends (one in Finland, one in the U.S.) that fully trust the Lord with their
health.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Some of these tests were a two-hour round trip, for
something that has already been done (<i>cat scans et</i>c.) If one was truly
concerned, would an MRI not have been ordered instead of repeated c-scans? The
doctor put me on a diuretic (<i>water pill</i>) increased that kept me going
every five minutes on some days. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I was met with a stern, almost disgusted look when
visiting one specialist in office when I told him that on the days I had
appointments I did not take the water pills. He insisted I must. I emphasized
that I would not or else I could never make the long drive to some
appointments, nor would I even be able to sit and be assessed by him had I not
stopped for the day. Conversation ended…</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Seems no matter what, Satan wants me to look like the bad
guy. Ever get tired of always being the one in the wrong? Thank God for His
strength, His love, and His encouragement.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">More good news is that it is now heading toward nearly
two months since I have fallen, or even nodded out. Although no doctor has
diagnosed it, since it has been rare for me to see the same doctor twice, the
falling and nodding out (<i>drowsiness, falling</i>) were side effects from the
rapid increase in Tylenol with codeine #3 usage. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Lord brought my attention to it. I had been keeping
tabs on my intake because one is allowed up to 12 tablets maximum per day. It
is easy to forget when. Tylenol #3 has been taken since Tylenol #2s were
discontinued, approximately five years now.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Like multitudes in Canada, I do not have a family doctor
due to shortages of them, so various ones are seen at walk-in clinics or
referred by a hospital (<i>emergency</i>) doctor. If notes are not thoroughly
read by one physician to another, it would be easy to overlook a key component
for proper diagnosis.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It also explains repeated tests when previous results
were satisfactory. I was a guinea pig for the medical establishment for 11
years [1993-2004-<i>journey on a misdiagnosis</i>], nearly 20 years ago. It is
not a road I care to travel down again.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">So much more was happening on the home front, but I will
spare the reader the details. This much in-depth information given was to
present the hectic, stressful environment that took place almost immediately
upon my release from the hospital.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It interrupted my rest, strained finances, added
unnecessary stress, and quickly wore me down, as it had been less than a week
that I had begun to recoup. I only had high blood pressure a couple times under
extreme stress, but I was going through a bout where BP was 166/71 a couple of
times. Never have I seen my BP that high.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">A Flanking Attack</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNKt19Z14f0A3AZJeQ8WkSYDa4auLxC1vwILlhuOj9Hfnr-rLCVLj0gngwm6k2sB4KqX1jZe4P-FAIzWX76A7Op8cdlRGNSNiUNCfzzv_e2RweWlWJtSJkNV0i2hJI8MoPg5-Hu1FBaCq_tn_tb_rfQhIs1mFqhSrfRlodMNFOB-2w_9kxx4NDHqRYQ/s361/flanking%20maneuver.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="361" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNKt19Z14f0A3AZJeQ8WkSYDa4auLxC1vwILlhuOj9Hfnr-rLCVLj0gngwm6k2sB4KqX1jZe4P-FAIzWX76A7Op8cdlRGNSNiUNCfzzv_e2RweWlWJtSJkNV0i2hJI8MoPg5-Hu1FBaCq_tn_tb_rfQhIs1mFqhSrfRlodMNFOB-2w_9kxx4NDHqRYQ/w192-h169/flanking%20maneuver.jpg" width="192" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">Yet, this weakened state was a strategic ploy of the
adversary. It was then that he threw a thick blanket of heaviness upon me. Not
fully understanding the barrage of activity, along with the pressures that came
with it, I began to drift. </span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Reading the Bible began to slip, prayers were slowed
down, but indeed, I could not stop praying. Flesh and the enemy work in cahoots
when discouragement strikes us. It was the enemy’s doing, but I did not regard
it as a re-attack. Instead, I began to think I had failed my Lord and King,
failed in my walk.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It was more discouraging because all the interruptions,
the chronic fatigue, visits daily from nurses, it all delayed my writing. Day
after day, week after week passed – I wept. Lord, shall you take writing from
me too? Have you chosen to pass the life lessons, the hard work, the fruit over
to the plagiarist?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The enemy was beating me down mentally, emotionally,
physically, and now …spiritually. Lord, what is YOUR will? I have to know the
will of the Father. Yet, deep within, the Holy Spirit was countering all doubt
and negatively. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Just as Jesus is repetitive in order for us to
acknowledge and embrace something of importance, so Satan does the same. He
comes at us with negative thoughts about our walk with the Lord, about the
intents and motives of our heart, until we are deceived by him and fall into
unbelief, or worse …fall away. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Expect surprise attacks, or a flank maneuvers – it is a
war and Satan does not play by any rules. He is guilty of every possible war
crime. He is the original rebel, who had the audacity to come against his Maker
– a loving, holy and righteous God. How much more will the rebel and come
against God’s own?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">R-I-S-E</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Earlier in this article there had been mention of expounding
on the Lord’s consistency, as well as His way of repetition when He wants close
attention paid to a matter. He understands how difficult it can be to retain
important information in these fast-paced, overwhelming times.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">About a month had passed, perhaps a bit longer, since the
short hospital stay August, when I felt convicted in my heart about not
spending time in prayer, in the Word, or in my Lord’s presence, like I should
be (<i>as I have exhorted others to do in my writings</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">After a time of confession and prayers to the Lord, a
whisper was heard in my spirit: “<b>Rise</b>.” I was not sure if I heard
correctly but before I could question further, I heard the word two more times.
‘<b>Rise’</b>. Our Saviour does not want us discouraged, nor does He want any
of His children beaten down.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">As far as repetition goes, there were too many to ignore
or to push aside as coincidence, as we skeptical creatures tend to do
sometimes. I will show the reader what I mean fully, in a few moments. Firstly,
a little notepad was placed in the mailbox.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span> </span>It was a
promotional gift to inspire the home owner to consider listing with the real
estate agency that gave the gift, which was ReMax in this instance. I took a
picture of the bottom of the writing pad, leaving out the agency’s address, and
the picture and name of the agent who left the promotional item.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span> </span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjix2YRCgINisRYYx-ZHdrovWGd81zElr4ivA3xhM6CHjupAXZSmgQ2waUWSaC1qHKOenEY1yJYSFSa2lci8mkakfgeB1u2UVFZGcGTOvQkAHqOVUd_nW7_wOvwHxHhFqitkl5CJaGcUJwk-ZiyLoRy7NJVhNqw0JDtvPVleFQDBtbI3JXy4N8ovY1Isw/s323/RISE1-confirmation--Jesus.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="323" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjix2YRCgINisRYYx-ZHdrovWGd81zElr4ivA3xhM6CHjupAXZSmgQ2waUWSaC1qHKOenEY1yJYSFSa2lci8mkakfgeB1u2UVFZGcGTOvQkAHqOVUd_nW7_wOvwHxHhFqitkl5CJaGcUJwk-ZiyLoRy7NJVhNqw0JDtvPVleFQDBtbI3JXy4N8ovY1Isw/w254-h106/RISE1-confirmation--Jesus.jpg" width="254" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">agents picture, phone and agency address</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> removed<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span><br /></span><span style="color: #999999;">Of course, the
agency just happened to be called ‘<b>RISE’</b>.</span></span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Excerpts were taken from articles posted in March 2016
and Feb 2022 regarding ‘alignment’. In the Feb 2022 article, one thing that
dazzled me was what followed after the ‘alignment’. I had felt led to speak of
the infiltration of occultic, pagan practices in the ‘church’ that people are
accepting, even embracing.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It is impossible for me to remember where I wrote what,
and even to remember all that I wrote about over the course of decades. But
Jesus…</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Below is the paragraph posted after ‘alignment’ in Feb.
2022 article, appropriately named, You Will Rise (Part 2) [<i>and yes, I truly
had forgotten that I wrote a mini-series about rising</i>.] I will grab a
couple of short paragraphs before:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 106%;">*-- the counterfeiter Satan
has been calling for alignment in the secular, in various arenas - use caution
and pray to find out which is of the enemy and which is of God - if it is of
the enemy, God will reveal, and we can pray [<i>what to do about whatsoever</i>]. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">The end result is God's alone - it will remain if it is allowed in order
for prophecy to align (<i>but if it's more of Satan's rebellion and defiance,
we can pray, God may very well intervene like He did multiple times in ancient
times; He is the wise one who knows the end from the beginning</i>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">[End of preceding paragraphs] </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Okay, here we go with the consistency of Jesus: the Lord
led me step by step through this process, just as He has always done in times
before. Many Christians are unfamiliar with “Destiny Cards”, and very little
differentiates them from tarot cards.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It is important to know Satan (<i>mankind’s enemy, but
especially saints of God</i>). He is that roaring lion, who often lurks in the
shadows, lying low, silently observing his intended prey, looking for that
opportune moment to attack.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">The thief (Satan and his demons)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>comes not but to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy; but</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> [Christ Jesus] (came that we)</span> <i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">may
have life, and have it more abundantly.</span></i> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 10:10]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">•<span style="color: #999999;"><span> </span><b><u>Rise</u></b> and <b>speak forth</b>,
saints! – this is repeated because not enough of us are standing on His word
and speaking it forth. Pray, find the Lord’s will for your life and get
personal direction regarding all that is happening, then boldly stand on the
Word (salvation, healing, deliverance, however the Holy Spirit directs you,
speak the Word)</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">• <b>breakthrough</b> and <b>OPEN</b> doors</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #999999;">Stay close to God. Whenever fear threatens or knocks loudly at the door
of your heart, <u>speak</u> the <b><u>WORD</u></b> [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">2Tim 1:7</span> <span style="color: #999999;">as <b>ONE</b>
example]; intimate relationship with the Lord, prayer and the reading the Word
will keep us balanced. The Holy Spirit is faithful, and will remind us of the
Messiah’s promises and words</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">[End excerpt] <b>SOURCE</b>: Y</span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2022/02/you-will-rise-part-two.html">ou
Will Rise – Part Two</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b>Second Witness</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Last month (Sept. 2023), I had spoken with my eldest
daughter (<i>who lives in Alberta)</i> who was fully aware of what all
transpired at the hospital, the season of evil we are in, and how through the
Holy Spirit the Lord reminded me that He is the LORD of the battle.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The story of king Jehoshaphat and how he travailed in prayer
before the Lord, as Israel was outnumbered and overwhelmed by the enemy was
shared with her. It really is an impressive story of how God uses the simplest
feats to show forth His mighty miracles.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The king proclaimed a fast and to “seek” God, which
signifies not only worship, but also that the nation’s leader led the way as an
example of humility, the laying down of pride (as king) in order to find out
God’s will. Jesus often fasted and prayed. How often do we pray, but do not
humble ourselves with fasting?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">As part of the conversation, I also shared with my eldest
how the Lord placed one word upon my heart when I was so heavily depressed that
it was crushing everything out of me. I had been so torn, striving to come out
of a pity-party and battling a relentless spirit of heaviness. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">“Rise!” The word stood tall in my spirit; it sounded crystal
clear. “Rise.” I explained that we face a real enemy who wants us to fear and
not trust that God cares when His people are suffering. She had been very
quiet, but suddenly became obviously moved by the Holy Spirit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">She told me that she had come across an old letter that I
had given her in the year 2000. Although I had long ago forgotten about it,
when I saw it in the email, I instantly remember the time. Even though I had
yet to commit to the Lord, I believed in Him and everything spoken about Him in
the Bible.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The letter was written almost a year after my children were
finally returned to me after a seven-year custody battle. I had had a few beers
too many the night before (<i>even though it was at home, not out at some bar</i>).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The children were involved in a court case as witnesses
against their father for what he had done to them whilst they were in his care.
It was an intense and heartbreaking court case. We were due in court in two
days (<i>about seven months into the case, which would take another four and a
half years before he was found guilty and sentenced</i>).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">The Lord had been patiently drawing me to Himself for quite
a long time. I was feeling guilty over having gotten drunk on five beers. The
Lord was rebuking the guilt-trip, and encouraging me to draw nearer, to be
strong.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">It was a difficult time for my children as well. The
adversary had lost a serious fight when the Lord returned the children to me.
Now, he sought to try and destroy a tender, young teenager, who had hurt
herself in order to override the pain and guilt she had been carrying around for
some time. She had nothing to feel guilty about, but the devil is a liar, thief
and murderer.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">See the consistency and steadfastness of the Lord? He knows
the end from the beginning, our Sovereign Maker. The letter is 23 years and
seven months old. It is called:<b> RISE UP: BE OF STRONG COURAGE</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">When I typed up the letter and printed it to give her, I
added friendly pictures because she was a young teen. It must have meant
something to her to have kept it almost a quarter of a century. Only Jesus…</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSmfXTtXHk4h0NQk01iZbAtSOLv3yqwD26q9jygQAQd7wdHrVj14kHS-VIw-ryXftv6AaeBpuQPaFiqu9sqNsMT7adiTclXjq8-NvtTNENb3wZfC5geWYDl5qqtLiep2y5OtBAnpybN5uIpOIMtstb39H7ZbbbspSsJuBN4PSDh4OZsaFS-xl8OJ8Jg/s4032/to%20my%20daughter-%20mar18.2000.jpeg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSmfXTtXHk4h0NQk01iZbAtSOLv3yqwD26q9jygQAQd7wdHrVj14kHS-VIw-ryXftv6AaeBpuQPaFiqu9sqNsMT7adiTclXjq8-NvtTNENb3wZfC5geWYDl5qqtLiep2y5OtBAnpybN5uIpOIMtstb39H7ZbbbspSsJuBN4PSDh4OZsaFS-xl8OJ8Jg/w240-h349/to%20my%20daughter-%20mar18.2000.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b>click on any picture to enlarge<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Trying to think about
something else, watching a movie on YouTube seemed like a good diversion. But
God is omnipresent, is He not? The movie began:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> <br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1py_bU6_n_6GnZllBxf24IPbuJTT4sUkioUnPBJJVSwdhmlfg-Ua4hSSuxLR-HfrfUCPvUOgT5UPUHQG-jj3WefZKxNQ5JyO4mF3LDeOvlHFCTJ_sb6xjfzk4z_h_2EzuVRTMh9IRP8V0oR4ozq9weHo5MOLeg_AsB1hbAzHOYcnrR1PE9tqX_-_Ug/s466/Rise2-Jesus%20instructs.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="466" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1py_bU6_n_6GnZllBxf24IPbuJTT4sUkioUnPBJJVSwdhmlfg-Ua4hSSuxLR-HfrfUCPvUOgT5UPUHQG-jj3WefZKxNQ5JyO4mF3LDeOvlHFCTJ_sb6xjfzk4z_h_2EzuVRTMh9IRP8V0oR4ozq9weHo5MOLeg_AsB1hbAzHOYcnrR1PE9tqX_-_Ug/w218-h204/Rise2-Jesus%20instructs.jpg" width="218" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b>screenshot of YouTube movie<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">So, later I thought I would check the local news to get updated.
Two headlines stood out…</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Went to a doctor’s appointment. Stopped whilst waiting for the
traffic light to change.</span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AlwODMEGi-PIarsv0snLxdzp_U7eKLkWCwdCrHc-bD6ohPpsSYoRVRJS5jKpHR0YpyUGA7q9qS_oWQNr1kt2RKlKaN_NnRfINfg3VSeW5Kgcqdpg7593Yf7FFYO9dzCgV_7BI0R7hqOGB1JOO3pm40aXPFYZ9dXoHC48miBvkT3akFn5ZAKeq9rhgg/s538/rise%20N%20dine_rise--Oct2.2023--LORDs%20MsG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="538" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AlwODMEGi-PIarsv0snLxdzp_U7eKLkWCwdCrHc-bD6ohPpsSYoRVRJS5jKpHR0YpyUGA7q9qS_oWQNr1kt2RKlKaN_NnRfINfg3VSeW5Kgcqdpg7593Yf7FFYO9dzCgV_7BI0R7hqOGB1JOO3pm40aXPFYZ9dXoHC48miBvkT3akFn5ZAKeq9rhgg/s320/rise%20N%20dine_rise--Oct2.2023--LORDs%20MsG.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Nearly two weeks later, I decided to watch a documentary and
catch up on the progress of humanoid robots.</span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFga0qs_5InutjByu0QVHj3AW4UpKU-QvrAbHO1Uio8lyfDRJyDCqL9xsYX6FZ-NpPGE3j4lENw1EUaSZ0pKIVrvlgXz7qmwIsHUMZEB8mBAmOF1IRL4tHTJy2INKcHF5oS34BZ5FiXVOl94BZ0XG-Bxs7UFZGwq0RlGyIjMLcOpAwmRT7Fr66R7ip-g/s655/Oct13.2023-R-I-S-E.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="655" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFga0qs_5InutjByu0QVHj3AW4UpKU-QvrAbHO1Uio8lyfDRJyDCqL9xsYX6FZ-NpPGE3j4lENw1EUaSZ0pKIVrvlgXz7qmwIsHUMZEB8mBAmOF1IRL4tHTJy2INKcHF5oS34BZ5FiXVOl94BZ0XG-Bxs7UFZGwq0RlGyIjMLcOpAwmRT7Fr66R7ip-g/s320/Oct13.2023-R-I-S-E.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"><span>Do you get the idea that perhaps the Lord has some children that may be a little slow in getting His message, so His longsuffering (patience) and His creativity become quite evident? </span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span> </span></span></b></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span>T</span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span>he point is... </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span> </span></span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span> <br /></span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b>RISE,</b> dear saint… <b>THAT</b> is the message from our King. Do not let Satan, or any of his evil army, or any person (including yourself) condemn you and keep you down. You are here right now, this day, because God has seen to it that you are. We have purpose - keep close to Jesus and (<i>as you can see by all the ways He showed me '</i>RISE',<i> He will see to it that you find out that purpose</i>). Trust.<br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">If you have been inundated with thoughts of discouragement
and defeat, intimidating you, making you feel “less than” (<i>unworthy</i>), it is a
scheme of the enemy, Satan.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Or if you find yourself drifting slowly from reading the
Bible as often as before (<i>remember, the Word is food </i>(Bread of Life)<i> and drink
</i>(Living Water) <i>(aka Jesus/Yeshua</i>) for the spirit man. We cannot survive without
food and drink for long. Selah</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">We were warned about the wiles of the devil in Ephesians 6,
but Satan is clever and crafty. He knows our weak spots, having had his
watchers observe us since birth, but we have a strong Advocate, and one greater
than Satan.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Many of us are suffering in different ways, whether
physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually. Some are burdened in more
than one area. God knows, and Jesus has not left you. Witches, whether male or
female, are not always easy to discern.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Most talk like Christians, speaking of love, unity,
forgiveness, and even God or Jesus (not all speak of these two, but some do).
Only keep in mind, it is a different ‘god’ and different ‘Christ’ that the one
written about in the testaments.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The rituals and secret ceremonies have been carried out
covertly for a few weeks now, and shall continue on past Halloween. There is
also Winter Solstice coming up; another pagan time of celebration with their
idols (goddesses/gods). The darkness keeps increasing, and shall continue until
the unveiling of the Lawless one – the Antichrist of all antichrists.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Rise up, dear saint. You are stronger than you think – and
even in your weakness – you can draw your strength from Jesus/Yeshua. How
consistent is our God, how faithful. Temptation is not a sin – only giving in
to the temptation is a sin. God makes a way out of temptation.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSSdU-BdnJ5ixANTDMjFecnn5qbZ7V7X4mSg5bW8vUCvvjDnt7XXkrQOhpztS8ztHdFFXUc1Z064DRvGbrDf8Jb78OseUUUPxe0044bHIcrtHegU54k34HzMeyTV_b6sC6PMvXzwY5JXuiIG0vC9vS_rzk_qM-cghtsLszHfQj1r3B5uDVw9YsMg8KA/s347/time%20to%20rise%202023.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="347" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSSdU-BdnJ5ixANTDMjFecnn5qbZ7V7X4mSg5bW8vUCvvjDnt7XXkrQOhpztS8ztHdFFXUc1Z064DRvGbrDf8Jb78OseUUUPxe0044bHIcrtHegU54k34HzMeyTV_b6sC6PMvXzwY5JXuiIG0vC9vS_rzk_qM-cghtsLszHfQj1r3B5uDVw9YsMg8KA/w204-h163/time%20to%20rise%202023.jpg" width="204" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i>Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfwvdrb7jsWvYNVtvwFCAEeOVL8bUghifqw85glSmcpotKzGjttQf6dP3CqofXS_hrXGtEqk8_KMF7RFFAqxe8Lnd3mAPHwy9Hrceg1jbSfFqxVo58aW1UGAq0zbO9TT1imgeHm7gyjUSbiSPgdfQZOZowwM2ZwQDuw0rs8CsaEfkrBdhjD7Ql4rjzA/s396/wait%20upon%20the%20Lord%20and%20rise%20up%20eagle-Is40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="396" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfwvdrb7jsWvYNVtvwFCAEeOVL8bUghifqw85glSmcpotKzGjttQf6dP3CqofXS_hrXGtEqk8_KMF7RFFAqxe8Lnd3mAPHwy9Hrceg1jbSfFqxVo58aW1UGAq0zbO9TT1imgeHm7gyjUSbiSPgdfQZOZowwM2ZwQDuw0rs8CsaEfkrBdhjD7Ql4rjzA/w209-h124/wait%20upon%20the%20Lord%20and%20rise%20up%20eagle-Is40.jpg" width="209" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i>But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">[Is 40:30, 31]</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">(Earlier I posted a message that may encourage you. You can find it here:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/10/r-i-s-e.html">R-I-S-E
[A Word of Hope]</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">In the presence of His glory</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span><br /></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-66736562866890115532023-10-20T05:45:00.002-04:002023-10-20T05:45:22.632-04:00R-I-S-E<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPzTyklebQFNCuWWS0pCD0YBn0JOd1T_wZZruyu7qv5XDDKXZ57Tkr2GQQ0ynH18UZwdG8B0BlObQjgv9vVPu7E4sMVOz8VddXeQJ1h31djFpdCVNABgywvTSUa3UoNYcWQe8ot1o59FGuDnd7kO_kARCtzcwhicoFmtlhdzBkyeBS62h8S3i8G8cjw/s541/giving%20thanks%20in%20the%20storm%20N%20in%20the%20battle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="541" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPzTyklebQFNCuWWS0pCD0YBn0JOd1T_wZZruyu7qv5XDDKXZ57Tkr2GQQ0ynH18UZwdG8B0BlObQjgv9vVPu7E4sMVOz8VddXeQJ1h31djFpdCVNABgywvTSUa3UoNYcWQe8ot1o59FGuDnd7kO_kARCtzcwhicoFmtlhdzBkyeBS62h8S3i8G8cjw/w245-h179/giving%20thanks%20in%20the%20storm%20N%20in%20the%20battle.jpg" width="245" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The following comes from 2016, but is applicable now – that is how God
works – ever present. This is not scripture. The Lord already established His word
long ago through anointed men.</span></span><!--[if !mso]>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Below is a message of hope – may it be received as a strengthening from
the Lord. Our Redeemer is creative in all He does, yet we need reminders.<br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Be blessed – be strengthened. Be encouraged</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">And may the man from Galilee, the Messiah of Nazareth, be high and
lifted up. For He said that if He is</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>lifted up from the earth</i> </span><span style="color: #999999;">(cross and
ascension)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">He would draw all men to Himself.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 12:32]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">See the scripture reference – especially the numbers?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Perfect alignment! Evenly balanced... </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Let us not fear – let us trust. Amen </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US">R-I-S-E!</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Mount
up, eagles…</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall
utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they
shall walk, and not faint.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 40:30, 31]</span><span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US">A Word of Hope from the Lord</span></b><span></span><span lang="EN-US"> - -<b> 2016</b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>[Repost] </b></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Prepare</span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
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</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnE8h76V_hpHteMWWHMoeUb9gAPud4H9Nw1BuwT2WSrslNXVXwCPALrwCPam0QopILhPcQ9-5R5EpRauJzu-td0-SvMfNgJDc8QBuQgBiUW23m3WATcEa9kxoAIa-txHKi5_3fAmnxHbCUu2UORCCfRXwj-b6PADBYzq1_HENT3VX4SuD-Kl7h9FdDA/s605/sweet%20surrender%20to%20the%20Creator_credit-ipopba-GettyImages.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="605" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnE8h76V_hpHteMWWHMoeUb9gAPud4H9Nw1BuwT2WSrslNXVXwCPALrwCPam0QopILhPcQ9-5R5EpRauJzu-td0-SvMfNgJDc8QBuQgBiUW23m3WATcEa9kxoAIa-txHKi5_3fAmnxHbCUu2UORCCfRXwj-b6PADBYzq1_HENT3VX4SuD-Kl7h9FdDA/s320/sweet%20surrender%20to%20the%20Creator_credit-ipopba-GettyImages.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">For I who have begun a good work in you shall see it through, for I AM the
Author and the Finisher (<i>Perfecter</i>) of your faith. Receive, receive My
love and know I go before you. I AM your front defense. I AM your rear guard.
Fear not! When you feel faint, come to Me. I AM the living water that will
refresh you. I shall be your strength for I AM that I AM. Come closer, come
deeper for I AM your God and you are My people.</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">If you shall trust and obey and step out in faith, as Abraham, surely
you shall witness all that I promised... And thru it all, I shall be glorified.
Yea,</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i> </i><i>seek ye first the kingdom of God and ALL these things shall be added unto
yo</i><i>u</i>.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 6:33]</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Fear not My child…do not look around in dismay. How often must I tell
you not to look at the circumstances? How many times has that which you have
seen before deceived you in the past?</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I know your pain and sorrow. I grieve to see you suffer. Think upon My
Son, for </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted
with grief: and people hid as it were their faces from Him; He was despised,
and they esteemed Him not. Surely, He bore their griefs and carried their
sorrows yet they did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted… </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is
53:3, 4]</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Ah, but you wonder why I leave you amidst all this inner devastation and
why I do not simply take it all away? Yet I say to you that it is as a
refiner’s fire, purging out the dross, burning up the wood, hay and stubble.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Everything that may abide the fire, you shall
make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: Nevertheless, it shall be
purified with the water of <u>separation</u>: and all that abides not the fire
you shall make go through the water</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">. [Num
31:23]</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">You do not see all the work I AM doing, not only within you, but within
all My people.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Some have wearied from the warnings; others have wearied from the
waiting… yet in that waiting, those who die to self will rise up in My power
and I will trust them to do the greater works in all humility, love and mercy
for they will do justly. <b><i>Prepare</i></b> My people, for you have already
heard, <b><i>prepare</i></b> and trust Me.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US">But He was wounded for our transgressions, He
was bruised for iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him: and by His
stripes we are healed.</span></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SugaogrcBqDhQpG-0v_DPxk_FWh97OohkFh_KKVvniOC-ByfA7IZo_6hrvQRlaD_i3tT0GhCv5uOabIWbY0xV1aYMO58KKxZ5XoDW6n5FKRyuq3alwLlygp4KdYJCev87P6FEPoS04CdpFjMXlWn1OErM1GFEtsmdltUOFeeXfxFEEBoAA-IzCQKyQ/s327/stray%20sheep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="327" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SugaogrcBqDhQpG-0v_DPxk_FWh97OohkFh_KKVvniOC-ByfA7IZo_6hrvQRlaD_i3tT0GhCv5uOabIWbY0xV1aYMO58KKxZ5XoDW6n5FKRyuq3alwLlygp4KdYJCev87P6FEPoS04CdpFjMXlWn1OErM1GFEtsmdltUOFeeXfxFEEBoAA-IzCQKyQ/s320/stray%20sheep.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i><span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of
us all.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 53:5, 6]</span><span></span></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is no mistake that you live this day, for you were indeed born for
such a time as this. Yea, but the way to your destiny is by the <b><u>cross</u></b>;
death to the flesh; to self. No one can go with you for death is a journey one
must go alone. Yet remember I AM with you.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US">O sing unto the Lord a new song; for He has
done marvelous things: His right hand, and His holy arm has gotten Him the </span></i><b><u><span lang="EN-US">victory</span></u></b><i><span lang="EN-US">.</span></i><span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span>He
will <u>swallow up death</u> in </span></i><b><u><span lang="EN-US">victory</span></u></b><i><span lang="EN-US">; and
the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of His
people shall He take away from off all the earth: for the Lord has spoken it.</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Ps
98:1; Is 25:8]</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Make the choice to stop all sin in thought, word and deed. Make the
choice to overcome. I will help you if you run to Me [Jesus/Yeshua], rather
than give into temptation. Have I not promised you that when it comes to
temptation, I will not give you more than you can bear, but make a way of
escape?</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Have you come this far only to give up now? Have you not heard that when
you are weak, then you are strong? I AM your strength, for it is in your
weakness that I rise up in you. Will you not rest your head upon My bosom and
trust in Me? </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Or will you listen to the devil, the same one who deceived Eve? He used
her to get to Adam and together they fell, and along with them did all the
nature of mankind fall. Do you not see the lessons?</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
the devil, as a roaring lion walk about, seeking whom he may devour.</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [1Pet
5:8]</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Have I not urged you to bring all things to me in prayer? Did I anger at
Gideon when he wanted to know if it was My voice that he heard, and in his caution,
he requested a sign not once, but twice, just to be sure? Sound the trumpet and
say, the time, the time appointed has arrived. Wait for it.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">You have wearied in your waiting, yet I say to you, humble yourself in
My sight and I shall lift you up, and give you the strength to abide until the
moment the time arrives upon you. This is where understanding is; in Me, this
is where true </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;">peace is found.<span> </span>Remember
well that which is written:</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">The Lord your God in the midst of you is
mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest in His
love, He will joy over you with singing.</span> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Zeph3:17]</span><span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">O the afflicted soul that learns to trust in Me; and the wounded spirit
that collapses into My healing hands. I shall turn your sorrows into singing,
and your misery into joy. I will turn your captivity before your eyes and cast
out the prison guard and all the enemies of your soul that held you hostage,
believing that the price My Son paid was insufficient. Yea, but He came to set
the captives free. Go through the door for it will bring you out of that
prison.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Hush now, be still. This is not your battle!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">My tenderness broods over you as surely as when My Spirit brooded over
the grave of My Son moments before the resurrection power opened wide the grave
and My Son arose victoriously! Angels burst forth into singing.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Liberty leads the captives out…songs of deliverance fill the air. It is
time; the time is now. The hour is upon many, for salvation, deliverance and
healing are in My hand. Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It is all about being still right now, and having done all, to stand.
Stand, trust as you rest in Me.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Deep calls unto deep…</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">[End repost]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">in the presence of His glory</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p>
For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-30073267718404978752023-10-12T00:21:00.096-04:002023-10-20T09:09:23.300-04:00Waves Noticeably Coming In - Take Heed - Grabbing the Bull by the Horns<p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUy6Q6hIkwY5KR0lxBaU8oVJmq2IAGoRnBoLBEgZRciQHZ2fumBMcCoxXmA93yg361dDocMU8qIoVXDo8lIM46hwjsp85XipCXizUPEaFdpUKz2Jv00A0eQ2hfXxBdtls6EQFp7VC0_hw5witQi5ukXo9DpCIeVighxvtlWnMcMFVv-gNWuj78XBq7w/s414/waves%20slowly%20building%20momentum.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="414" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUy6Q6hIkwY5KR0lxBaU8oVJmq2IAGoRnBoLBEgZRciQHZ2fumBMcCoxXmA93yg361dDocMU8qIoVXDo8lIM46hwjsp85XipCXizUPEaFdpUKz2Jv00A0eQ2hfXxBdtls6EQFp7VC0_hw5witQi5ukXo9DpCIeVighxvtlWnMcMFVv-gNWuj78XBq7w/w348-h277/waves%20slowly%20building%20momentum.jpg" width="348" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Life’s Challenges versus Spiritual Battles<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Bear with me whilst I bring you through a little story, a
small chapter in my life. My heart’s cry is that it will make the times we are
in a reality – the very real spiritual war that humankind is in, whether we are
active or inactive in the battles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Not only that, but there are peak seasons in this
already-heightened demonic time that people need to be aware of, the active
soldiers more than the inactive, but woe to those who laugh and carelessly put their
guard down. The enemy most enjoys the element of surprise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">We live in a physical realm where life itself is full of
disappointments, injustices, challenges, and the weight and consequences of
sin. Yet we also can tap into the spiritual realm, where our Creator as well as
our archenemy live. There rages a spiritual battle that God already has claimed
victory over. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><span>Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through Him that loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor
angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us
from the LOVE of God, which is in CHRIST Jesus</span><span> </span></span></i><span style="color: #999999;">(Yeshua)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">our LORD.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 8:37-39]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">If this story and my best effort to present evidence helps
someone to pay attention, understand what is happening, hear the Lord’s wisdom,
and proceed to follow the instructions of </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Eph 6; 1Pet 5:6-8; 2Cor 10:4</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">, then it
has been worth every frustration, every hindrance, every delay, every tear, and
every struggle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">If I was to convince someone of anything, it is not the ferocious
brutality of the enemies of the cross. I do not think that would take much
convincing. People can be cruel when walking in sin [and flesh aka carnal nature], but the importance is to
confirm that which is already established, which is the mercy and goodness,
faithfulness and steadfastness of Jesus the Messiah. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">He will stay by your side through all our hard trials and
tribulations, whether we know it or not. Do not struggle to understand the ‘why’
things happen that happen (<i>as countless others, self included, have many
times</i>). Logic can be </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">overridden by extreme emotions, and logic is not
always accurate.</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not to
your </i><b>own understanding</b></span><span style="color: #999999;"> [</span><b style="color: #999999;">logic</b><span style="color: #999999;">]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><span>. <i>In all your ways
acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths</i> (guide your steps).</span><span> </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov
3:5,6]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Abiding in Christ We Have His Power and Authority<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Jesus gave us power and authority over serpents and
scorpions (<i>demonic</i>). Yet during battle fatigue we soon discover that we have
lost power and strength. It is when these things first begin to happen that we begin
to learn. We cry out to the Lord when there is nowhere else to turn. We soon
discern His faithfulness in staying with us in the heat of the battle; when the
enemy armies become overwhelming.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">We learn to trust at deeper levels. For example, trusting
the Lord that you will make it home [<i>on gas fumes,</i> <i>if necessary</i>]
when the car is out of gas is a different level than trusting Him to keep you from
bankruptcy or foreclosure, or from a death sentence from a terminal illness that the
doctor announces.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Yes, we learn – step by step, here a little, there a little,
from glory to glory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">We learn to be grateful (<i>praises with thanksgiving</i>) in
all things, even if we are awkward at times, not always successfully (<i>thanks
to interference from our flesh/carnal nature</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">But we do <b>NOT</b> give up! (<i>Do not even consider it an
option!) </i>And yes, it can be bloody hard. That is why we need the prayers of
others. We (m<i>ost importantly</i>) need to keep close to Jesus. We need Him
every moment of every day. He truly is our everything. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Listen to His children. We all have that respectful, adoring
love for Him. Jesus/Yeshua is so good, and His mercy <i><b>does</b></i> endure forever – but our
Saviour is no fool. He knows us better than we know ourselves. Consider
carefully…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">As we grow and learn and discipline ourselves, as we put
into practice that which we are taught or instructed to do, we finally come
into the peace He gives with His loving presence. Do not try and make sense of
it; it is the peace that passes all understanding or explanation. It is ‘knowing’
Christ is abiding. It is ‘knowing’ Him and Him knowing us – being one in Christ
– the Vine and the branches being one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Have you not known? Have you not heard that the
everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not,
neither is weary? There is no searching of His understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">He gives power to the faint; and to them that have no
might He increases strength</span><span style="color: #e69138;">.</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 40:28-29]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Do your best not to allow Satan, any demon or any person
tell you that you are too weak to rise back up, or that Christians do not faint
or fall (<i>exhausted, weak, spiritually fatigued/drained, weary</i>). For it
is written:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young
men shall utterly fall: But they that </i><b>W-A-I-T</b><i> upon the Lord shall
renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles: they shall run
and not be </i><b>weary</b><i>; and they shall walk, and not faint.</i></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> [Is 40:30-31]</span><i style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">We all get weary but we do not allow it to totally deplete
us; to cause us to quit – although at times we may feel right on the verge. I
know I have at times in past. But Jesus…! Glory to the Lamb of God! Some times we
need to speak to ourselves, encourage ourselves in the Lord (<i>as king David
and Joshua did, when no one else was around to comfort them).</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Satan is a liar, the father of lies, a murderer; one who
comes to steal, kill and to destroy, but Jesus offers life abundantly.</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> [Jn
10:10] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">He also invites us to come to Him whenever we are ‘weary’ [laboured] and
‘burdened’ [heavy laden], and He ‘will’ give us rest for our soul. [see </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Mat 11:28-30]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">When the Lord repeats Himself, it is for our benefit, that
we take notice of what He is repeating and why. We are creatures that need reminding.
People learn through repetition, practice, training. It is for our good, but
for the glory of God.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The counterfeiter Satan can be repetitious in his strategies
and tactics, stratagems, techniques, and whom and/or what he specifically targets,
but as the idiom states, thee is a method to his madness. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">He has his organized hierarchy [<i>counterfeiting</i>,
<i>copycatting God</i>], his merciless armies, and his murderous top commanders
(<i>principalities and powers</i>). His watchers work diligently, reporting in
so that he can scheme and cause things to fall into place quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">It grieves me to give Satan (<i>meaning</i> ‘<b><i>adversary’</i></b>)
the spotlight for even two seconds, but it is important that I leave no rock
unturned. For the past five years (<i>since October 2019</i>), the Lord has put
it upon my heart to be consistent in warning (<i>and/or</i> <i>reminding</i>) people
of the increase in occult interest (<i>secret activities, dark/black magic</i>),
the uprising of the practitioners ([<i>witches, warlocks/sorcerers, wiccans</i>]
- rituals, spells, and undeniable demonic activity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Correcting an Error in Wording – An Incorrect Statement</span></b><span style="color: #999999; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I
had begun to write this article somewhere in the last few days of July (2023). Yet
not long after I began came the first assault (</span><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">first stratagem</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">) from the
enemy. I did not connect the two at first, but as time has progressed (</span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">but
mostly because of the Lord’s patience with me and giving me eyes to see and a
spirit of understanding</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">), the dots did indeed connect.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">A couple of weeks into August, I posted a short article
called ‘<b><i>Free at Last’</i></b>, which was directed at my release from the
hospital, even though my stay was not long, having been released on the sixth
day. Not much was given in detail because I was not sure I was hearing from the
Lord. Even still, it took a further six days before the post was made. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Another article followed a couple of days later (18<sup>th</sup>).
The reality of being in a spiritual battle was mentioned, but I do not think
that was one of my better articles. One of my subtitles was: <b>Cowards Get
Overwhelmed Rather than Overcome. </b>It is not a spirit of error, but it is an
honest mistake – gross error.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Did I really post that title? Was that my flesh or the work
of the enemy? There was a time that I would just change the title, and then
explain what is meant. I did not see blogging as a ‘published’ work per say, when
I first began as a blogger, rather, just a form of private ‘journaling’ I was
sharing publicly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Wrong! I stand corrected and now know better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sincerest apologies if that statement
threw anyone off-course. I knew what I meant, but the title is completely misleading;
it is wrong. We all get overwhelmed sometimes (<i>read about Moses, Elijah,
Jeremiah, David, Jehosophat, Jesus</i> [</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Father, let this bitter cup pass…</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">] </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Mat
26:39]</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Life can overwhelm us sometimes. Accidents, financial ruin,
job loss, severed relationships (<i>death, divorce, misunderstandings,
betrayals etc.</i>), sickness, pain, work overload and pressures, chemical
imbalances, demonic possession or oppression – list goes on. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Yes, all of us can get overwhelmed at times and most of us
do, in life. However, that does not mean we cannot overcome the situation. Being
overwhelmed does not make one a coward. Ridiculous…it was a poor grouping of
words on my part. My sincere apologies.</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">It has been quite some time since I have jumped in and corrected
a writing because I learned more along my journey, along my faith walk, as we
all do. Now if I correct something, I make sure it is stated. As far as saying
cowards get overwhelmed but do not overcome, that is only partially true. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Being overwhelmed does not make one a coward. Even the
mightiest warrior, Jesus/Yeshua, became overwhelmed (<i>heavy burdened with
sorrow</i>)</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 26:37-39]</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">in the Garden of Gethsemane because the torture and
cruelties He would have to endure were revealed to Him ( </span><i style="color: #999999;">horrific things – as
part of becoming the sacrificial Lamb for mankind</i><span style="color: #999999;">). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSOvOpgeCnRNRghWGzUNFUvYYrSErDRZQryZ_WPEB2oJBZRaKo5c6b53V_NPqvpaDFYJNE7_D0mNdIjDsxQ251cKftb1fUNaKGqYdbYLkqP_ojBN_0EQ0lupKlKMq-3-jsKvpcUu-IUW3kzFN1u6VLSyPwMgcBPNSjOZi0jKJ0QUqVGeEIjNpVTvLgg/s344/Yeshua%20is%20ministered%20to-holy%20angel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="193" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSOvOpgeCnRNRghWGzUNFUvYYrSErDRZQryZ_WPEB2oJBZRaKo5c6b53V_NPqvpaDFYJNE7_D0mNdIjDsxQ251cKftb1fUNaKGqYdbYLkqP_ojBN_0EQ0lupKlKMq-3-jsKvpcUu-IUW3kzFN1u6VLSyPwMgcBPNSjOZi0jKJ0QUqVGeEIjNpVTvLgg/w147-h261/Yeshua%20is%20ministered%20to-holy%20angel.jpg" width="147" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;">Yet so great is the Father’s love that after His time of
suffering and coming to grips with what must be, El Shaddai (<i>God</i>) sent a
holy angel to minister to (<i>comfort</i>) His Son. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Lk 22:43-44] </span><span style="color: #999999;">Even our righteous,
strong Saviour needed comfort and strengthening whilst in this vessel of flesh
and blood.</span></p></span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">In that hour, He felt the added pain of aloneness. Jesus knew
isolation: He often withdrew alone from the crowds. He knew the emptiness of
silence from the Father, even to the point once of asking God where He was. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">When we are in the midst of great sorrows and trials, we too feel alone, that
there is no one who understands or even cares, but that is not so. It is just a
‘feeling’, and feelings can deceive us. Jesus the Christ is ever with us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Upon the rugged tree (<i>cross</i>), Jesus/Yeshua was in
anguish at the savagery, the barbarism, the accusations and outright lies; the
shredded flesh that came from the senseless whipping of the soldiers, as well
as the merciless pounding of sharp spikes being hammered into His tender flesh.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #e69138;">“Father, let this </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span></i><span style="color: #999999;">bitter] </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>cup pass from Me – Howbeit,
not My will but Yours be done.”</i> </span><span style="color: #999999;">Then, in a weakened stated, the spirit of
heaviness fell upon the Lord, and He cried out, </span><span style="color: #e69138;">“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?
</span><span style="color: #999999;">(</span><i style="color: #999999;">My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”)</i><span style="color: #999999;"> [</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Mk 15:34 </span><span style="color: #999999;">– see the
prophetic statement in </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Psalm 22:1]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Yeshua was very aware of the separation sin causes, but He
was also grieved by His Father’s silence. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did not sin but he bore the unbearable
weight of all our sins upon Himself. Demonic chaos and sinful flesh (<i>gambling
soldiers, mocking, jeering crowd, Satan ridiculing and laughing</i>) surrounded
Him. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">When we are going through great pain, either physical,
mental, emotional or spiritual, we notice the silence of our Lord. We will
notice the negativity around us, whether from our flesh, the world or the demonic
realm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Yes, Jesus was overwhelmed, as were multitudes found
mentioned throughout scripture. Being overwhelmed does not make one a coward. We
all get overwhelmed sometimes for various reasons. No, it is refusing to face
the difficulties and battles, refusing to face any giant and overcome it. It is
giving up, or worse, blaming God for failure and unfairness. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Jesus/Yeshua willingly sacrificed His life as atonement for
our sins. He overcame His overwhelming anguish and chose to face His accusers
and executors. It is not easy. Not for Jesus, our forerunners, or for us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Elijah faced Ahab and Jezebel again. David faced Saul again.
Jehoshaphat faced the opposing armies that outnumbered Israel. All of these
people were overwhelmed with certain situations in their life, and the Word of
God records it as an example for us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Bless the Lord!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I was mortified when I saw the title that I had posted but
it had to be adjusted. The wording was sure to be misconstrued. Ah well, it has
been addressed now, and the understanding made clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully I have not missed other such
statements. More importantly, I hope I have not done any harm in any way to
anyone who may not know better, either due to youth, or any other innocent
reason. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">May the Lord take care of any souls that those words may
have troubled, and take the incorrect words out of the atmosphere, burning them
up by the fire of the precious and Holy Spirit, where not even an ash remains.
Be glorified in all things, Yeshua – beloved Jesus. Please forgive my
oversight, or haste.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">There is typically great care taken before posting, but I am
not infallible. Admittedly, there are times that I have noticed certain
articles needed editing, and I have tried to correct that. Yet, there is
something else I have noticed and I am sure it is either Google’s bots, or it
is Google staff trying to ruin certain work through tampering and sabotage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I have seen the colou</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">r of text changed, where it is absurd
colours and hard on the eyes to read. I have seen font too large or too small, dates messed up (<i>I try and
keep hard copies in empty books that I have purchased from dollar stores, or
other stores</i>.) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">There has been manipulation of text and words where none of
the sentences make sense. I have been flabbergasted when I discover it (It has
been discovered as I copy and paste articles to be printed and put in a
binder.) At any rate, there are errors that I know are not mine, but how does
one prove that. Sigh… one does not, not unless you are a computer whiz.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">At any rate, for the recent error, which IS my error, I
apologize to readers, but with sincere gratitude, I thank the Holy Spirit for
drawing my eyes to the title. Bless the Lord!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">What is a Coward?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMN3Q4CvgXmr1NLrHvDQj8mZB2wt4ruUzoHt5jqP0ZbIg8KMgdEBVpEYerxogMgtwBcEcbgkO2N1AsK7kP4rVHlS0Y3AuvdN8Rtb7fC724lC5SfTwu9qzeAS9Moew-D-jv3blEV3Q2HHj4cqbp6f9ntS8jjhouhsFmmfr_uteZu3FoHHyitVoiU-cm6g/s255/coward-afraid%20of%20his%20own%20shadow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="255" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMN3Q4CvgXmr1NLrHvDQj8mZB2wt4ruUzoHt5jqP0ZbIg8KMgdEBVpEYerxogMgtwBcEcbgkO2N1AsK7kP4rVHlS0Y3AuvdN8Rtb7fC724lC5SfTwu9qzeAS9Moew-D-jv3blEV3Q2HHj4cqbp6f9ntS8jjhouhsFmmfr_uteZu3FoHHyitVoiU-cm6g/s1600/coward-afraid%20of%20his%20own%20shadow.jpg" width="255" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal">Let us first define coward according to the dictionary.</p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><i>coward</i></b>: [noun] a person who lacks courage in
facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain.; a timid or easily intimidated
person <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">[adjective] lacking courage; very fearful or timid;
proceeding from or expressive of fear or timidity<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>SOURCE</b>:
<a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/coward">dictionary.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Sometimes I wondered if I was a coward because I have had to
deal with pain since 2018, since my leg was burned by a DEW (<i>direct energy
weapon – another story, howbeit, a true story, yet for another time</i>). Five
years of daily pain has slowly increased. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">It began a downhill spiral when I left Kelowna BC (<i>where I
lived</i>) on March 27, 2021, to drive to Calgary, Alberta to visit my two
daughters, my son-in-law, and my three grandchildren (<i>two boys and a girl</i>). I
visited for two months, departing about June 26, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I thought I would arrive in Ontario before Canada Day,
Canada’s biggest holiday of the year, July 1<sup>st</sup> – Canada’s
Confederation birthday, akin to America’s July 4 holiday. It ended up being a
six-day journey (which is extremely long for crossing Canada when one is not
touring).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">However, the traffic was surreal due to the upcoming
holiday, and hotel/motel or bed-n-breakfasts were booked solid. If one did
manage to find a room, it was a cockroach motel with the highway robbery price
tag of $180 and up (for filthy rooms). I slept sitting up for nearly six days
at gas stations, or truck stops, wherever I could grab a few winks and be safe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Now the osteoarthritis in the knees (both) is bone on bone. Bionic
braces (<i>custom-made</i>) are supposedly the answer (<i>transhumanism</i>),
but the braces are very expensive. The degenerative discs in the back have
caused lower back pain, including the sciatic nerve.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I
would rather be a testimony to the glory of Jesus than a testimony to man,
stating the bionic braces work to the point where I do not have to take the
painkillers. That is what AI promises – with transhumanism, it is said we would
be a person with super-abilities, and no pain. We would be ‘as gods’… (</span><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">deception</i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Thanks be to God, I am no coward. Yes, I weep when pain is
extreme, but I still face it. The Lord is my anchor, so I choose to wait upon
Him. I continue to learn. Yes, I can only do it with His strength, but that
means,</span><i> <span style="color: #e69138;">I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Phil
4:13]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">It is no option to quit; the Lord has brought me so far, and
done so much work. He deserves the fruit of His labour. But yes, there are
times that I just do not think that I can take any more. I do my best to
refocus away from the pain – the Lord helps, but I am awkward at times. Thank
You Lord for all You do for all of us, things we are not even aware of. You are
exalted on high, holy and majestic King of kings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">When Trials and Tribulations Try Us<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I began pain medication with Tylenol 2’s with codeine ([OTC]
ov<i>er-the-counter medication because the codeine was not at a prescription
strength</i>). Around a year of taking the T2s daily, the pharmaceutical
company discontinued making them, and they were no longer available across
Canada. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">(Excerpt below from Government Federal Registry) - (Pharmaceutical
Drugs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i>Accordingly, the Agency will continue to list <b>TYLENOL
WITH CODEINE (</b>acetaminophen with codeine phosphate) oral tablets, 325
mg/7.5 mg, 325 mg/15 mg, 325 mg/30 mg, and 325 mg/60 mg, in the “Discontinued
Drug Product List” section of the Orange Book. The “<b>Discontinued Drug
Product List”</b> delineates, among other items, drug products that have been
discontinued from marketing for reasons other than safety or effectiveness. </i><b>2015/2016</b>
[emphasis mine - <b>BP</b>] <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">(End excerpt)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>SOURCE</b>:
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/11/25/2015-30051/determination-that-tylenol-with-codeine-acetaminophen-with-codeine-phosphate-oral-tablets-325">Federalregister.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I had to go up to T3s. The T3s [<i>available by prescription
only</i>] used to address the pain just fine, but not now, not four years later
[<i>the first year was the T2s, no prescription necessary</i>]. I am not in the
USA, but apparently Tylenol 3 with Codeine [McNeil Ortho Pharmaceuticals, Inc. –
July 9, 1976] has been discontinued as of 2023, which may mean Canada may
follow suit. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Only one link was found for antibiotic shortages and that
pertains to Australia. I cannot find the news article I saw yesterday that
spoke of shortages in Canada and the United States. Neither can I now find the
link that spoke of Tylenol 3s being phased out and discontinued in the United
States, heading into 2024. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">This article is not about that – it is about Jesus, the ‘witching’
season we are in, and other things the Lord has led me to speak of. His love
has always been spoken of, but this past year our sweet Saviour is making His
love very clear, nothing can earn it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">However, His love does not turn a blind eye to wrongdoing –
sinning. Some would have you think His love excuses us in many areas, but that
is a lie. Even Satan and the world are counterfeiting. How many times do you
see people do the heart symbol with their hands, or place their hand over their
heart.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">There are those who know they are head-over-heels steeped in
sin, doing things privately that only they know about (<i>and if a sin involves
someone else, then they secretly stand by you</i>). They believe God’s love for
them covers their sins.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">[1Pet 4:8] </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">It is written that love covers a multitude
of sins, but read all of chapter four. There are only 19 verses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">See how it speaks of the sins and how we are not to be that
way anymore. See how it speaks of suffering purging out the desire to sin. Read
how the one who walks close to the Good Shepherd can expect to be treated as He
was (</span><i style="color: #999999;">paraphrased so you will desire to read it for yourself – and so you
should. We are to try <b>EVERY spirit</b> to see if it is of God, and that includes me</i><span style="color: #999999;">.)</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-spacerun: yes;">[1Jn 4:1]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">We will not be perfectly sinless in this carnal nature.
Sinless perfection is a false doctrine. As we grow and mature in our walk with
the Lord, and come to know Him deeper and more intimately, we will find that we
do not want to sin or displease our Father, nor do we want to be separated from
Him. He truly does become our ALL in all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Only Jesus walked through this life perfectly without sin;
no other person has. Yet, we cannot say we love Jesus and choose to keep on
sinning. It is not my intention to go into the topic deeply here, but we must
get grounded in the Word as much as possible, so that we will not be deceived. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">We must keep fresh oil in our lamps <i>(filled with the Holy
Spirit</i>). The Word must be written on the doorposts and beams of our heart,
washed in the pure blood of the Lamb. I do not believe it means we can sin all
we want and “God understands”, and will turn a blind eye to it. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">His l-o-v-e
will cover all sin. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is serpent
sweet-talk – lies. Satan has always taken the pure Word of God, twisted it just
enough to change its meaning, and deceive the people so they will continue sinning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">It is important that we allow Jesus to continue His work in
us as we see all that is happening around us. If you are serious about your
walk and your love in and for Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>), no matter what, we must
press in and endure. He has been calling for decades, but the calls are
frequent and more urgent (<i>intense</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The hour we are in is often referred to as ‘witching season’.
The wicked season, evil times are sprinkled throughout the generations, but evil
is at an all time high. As in the days of Noah, Sodom and Gomorrah, we have
genetic manipulation, gender lines not just blurred now, but barely seen as the
lines go from blurring to obliteration. This is the one of the schemes of Satan
and his cohorts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The shortage of antibiotics and now the threat of removing Tylenol
3s from circulation also reveal a dark agenda. Food, water, medicine, finances,
every area being hit and struck down. Global fires, cataclysmic earthquakes,
cyclones, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanoes – global evacuations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Are the fires being deliberately set? Is the war to wipe out
certain kingdoms and shift the people to one of the 10 kingdoms Daniel spoke of
in the latter times? Are reports about opiates true? Some reports suggested
that it has all begun as a way to crack down on opiate abuse, such as Fentanyl.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">If that is the case, one would have to interfere with Communist
China since Fentanyl originates from there, and then is shipped overseas, with
much coming over the Mexican border illegally (<i>with some hinting at CIAs help</i>).
With all the deception swirling the globe, it is hard to know what is truth –
except the Lord lead. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I would suggest that the real reason lies within the pages
of the Bible. The Lawless one will come in the midst of chaos and deception,
bringing in peace and truth (whose truth?) </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">It also has to do with private
meetings between the WHO [<i>World Health Organization</i>], NIH [<i>National
Institutes of Health],</i> WEF, [<i>World Economic Forum</i>], and a handful of
global elites, who have a ‘plan’ in place to control the world and its ‘depopulated’
people, but I would likely hear feedback that I was a conspiracy theorist (<i>rather
than a realist).<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I know there is a push to break me down in every arena,
physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. These last two days have
been surreal. I battle saying I have had enough, and then to where I praise God
for seeing me through. I cannot quit, but it is so hard to keep on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The distractions in the last two days have been astronomical,
as has been the pain levels. Everything from an uncanny number of phone calls
to credit card fraud (<i>thank God my limits on the card is low</i>) but $100 to me is
a lot of money. Praise God I caught it when I did. Now I have to wait
investigation…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I will post this for now, but this is barely the tip of the
iceberg – there are over 67 pages I have here. Pictures and more will be posted
in upcoming time (tomorrow) – Lord willing. Yes, I had to be sure the Lord
wanted me writing. Was He stopping my writing … because I will not interfere in
the Lord’s will.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">However, He is so close – it is genuinely like ping-pong. The
battle rages, but that peace is here – indescribable. I will keep posting as led,
but right now I have to lay down.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span>Wherefore let them that </span><b>suffer</b> <i>according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to Him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.</i><span> </span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">[1Pet4:19]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">To be continued…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">In His presence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Bonita<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span><o:p></o:p></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-6382390946855638432023-10-11T06:14:00.004-04:002023-10-11T18:58:02.234-04:00Calling All Intercessors<p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcJ7WbqwAs49xV-V0Tx7fL-Ppod0I6hqhwLbtaEpacgl8PvsqMpa4ykpC0ryq16H9VC4oa26AACNSC_vllRo_aj-GtpueGMMI1AoEca9d6BzLGW7lxy7Z3sQ6MLtfzcOLPW8C35mn8WuGPwDwANHSda7iXLkt4dUgjSRGd4RwcJQ1RzZbtFb0F8q2jw/s409/who%20shall%20I%20send.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="409" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcJ7WbqwAs49xV-V0Tx7fL-Ppod0I6hqhwLbtaEpacgl8PvsqMpa4ykpC0ryq16H9VC4oa26AACNSC_vllRo_aj-GtpueGMMI1AoEca9d6BzLGW7lxy7Z3sQ6MLtfzcOLPW8C35mn8WuGPwDwANHSda7iXLkt4dUgjSRGd4RwcJQ1RzZbtFb0F8q2jw/w250-h220/who%20shall%20I%20send.jpg" width="250" /></a></span></b></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">A Call to Stand in the Gap</span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #e69138;">And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> [Ezek 22:30]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The above verse records a question that the Lord asked when He was ready to pass judgment upon a sinful, rebellious people. It reveals that He was willing to listen to the prayers of just one man who would stand in the gap on behalf of a nation under judgment.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">What a loving God we serve! How much more is El Shaddai willing to listen to the prayers of His people who obey His Word and stand in the gap for each other?</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Bless the name above all names, Jesus the Messiah (<i>Yeshua the Christ</i>).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I have an unusual request but it has been placed upon my
heart. As a result, I am also reaching out to the Body of Christ to pray for a
German family who are living in America. If you are so led by the precious
Spirit of the living God, please pray for the Romeike family.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">The highlights will be given by me, but please visit the
link (it is safe) that will take you to CBN news and get the full story. Once
you read about this family’s dilemma, I am confident that a great number of the
brethren will rise up to intercede on this family’s behalf, and to God may all
glory be given thru Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiK_2XcCyUodLHr41khkYIHQvlWnQiIf8lnBfxDkYf-pq1ood4s3OPApGWL8mfndAzNx6STLzX1tqIx7ZWM2yHIKkby5rFf7s54-GXuAWne85HcnV9w9prkwTUYqiVGNiXVDm4ApISNZyk3RlVqDxNNSiLVec3-2vKg17OgtuKaPgmXONlu7JkupsuIw/s570/Romeike_victory-in-Jesus-name-Oct5.2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="570" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiK_2XcCyUodLHr41khkYIHQvlWnQiIf8lnBfxDkYf-pq1ood4s3OPApGWL8mfndAzNx6STLzX1tqIx7ZWM2yHIKkby5rFf7s54-GXuAWne85HcnV9w9prkwTUYqiVGNiXVDm4ApISNZyk3RlVqDxNNSiLVec3-2vKg17OgtuKaPgmXONlu7JkupsuIw/w376-h190/Romeike_victory-in-Jesus-name-Oct5.2023.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">• in 2006, due to the suffering of two children (<i>stomach and
headaches, bullying, pressure, fights</i>) after one year in public school, the
Romeikes chose to homeschool</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• Germany opposes homeschooling and penalties, as well as fines,
are severe and pitiless. The fines levied against them were beyond their income
– child custody was at risk<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">•</span> asylum in the U.S. was sought in 2008, but after many
[legal] battles, their request was denied<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• 2013 (five years from the time of their arrival) the Romeikes
were granted “indefinite deferred action status”. That decision by the Obama
administration meant they could remain in the States.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• ten years have passed. Without any just cause, the Romeikes have
been told that their deferred status has been revoked, as of September 6, 2023.
They have four weeks to obtain German passports and leave<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• ten years of calm plus the five years of legal battles in the
beginning, the Romeikes have lived in the United States for 15 years<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• two of their nine [9] children were born in the States and are
natural Americans: two other children married American citizens<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• the deportation would rip the family apart<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">• the Romeikes are strong Christians who seek to do the Lord’s
will gracefully, but they do not believe it is the will of the Father to rip
apart the family (division) <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">•</span> after 15 years in another country, the family have no
ties in Germany, no investments. They would arrive at the airport and have no
place to go. Although two children are married, it would still mean nine (9)
people (counting the mother and father) would be homeless and winter is fast
approaching<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">•</span> they have no employment opportunities <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">•</span> Diana Harshbarger (U.S. Congresswoman) <i>has “filed a House
bill that would create a path to citizenship for the Romeikes through green
card status.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">•</span> there is hope that the Biden administration will
intervene and lift the deportation order<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Please see this link: <a href="https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/homeschooling-asylum-seekers-facing-deportation-us-i-stand-against-it-jesus-name">cbn.com
news</a> for the full story, as well as numbers to call to speak to the
government on the Romeikes behalf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I do not know this family, but when I read their story, I
was moved to stand in the gap and pray on their behalf, and then felt led to
reach out to others. We all need the prayers of our brethren. Let us be
faithful toward our spiritual family.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana;">Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of
Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana;"><i>And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season
we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do
good unto all men, especially to them who are of the household of faith. </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Gal
6:2; 9-10]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">May the mouths of the lions be shut, and may <b>God be
glorified</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Tonight, October 11, 2023, I plan to post <b><i>Waves
Noticeably Coming In</i></b>. This is the final section of the <b><i>Season of
Consequences</i></b> series. It has been a work in progress since the last few
days in July (2023). I did post two other articles in August, but the one being
posted later this evening has been a long time coming, and supernaturally (and
naturally) hindered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">It shall hopefully be posted by (before midnight) EST, Lord
willing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">in His presence </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-79267414525370786652023-08-18T23:59:00.091-04:002023-08-19T02:11:42.200-04:00Does Suffering Bring God's Silence?<p><span style="color: #999999;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLrskFThMBwpbxwFoObd17ev9CTBmx2n3_8k_vSC4j0BknMigYUvVez0sD3GsfqKiQgjMKMRoZc7VgI6ZK2bQUhwN7XhR8Q7pG1UcaNkLAWGwl6guTs-lGJulxvN9ZlmAB_7xTftNiepX7kn-Ofw3O_SA-0rU01oBHwz8kY9YH8IXWVhHv2Ke0IKc2w/s692/simple%20yet%20challenging.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="692" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLrskFThMBwpbxwFoObd17ev9CTBmx2n3_8k_vSC4j0BknMigYUvVez0sD3GsfqKiQgjMKMRoZc7VgI6ZK2bQUhwN7XhR8Q7pG1UcaNkLAWGwl6guTs-lGJulxvN9ZlmAB_7xTftNiepX7kn-Ofw3O_SA-0rU01oBHwz8kY9YH8IXWVhHv2Ke0IKc2w/w272-h165/simple%20yet%20challenging.jpg" width="272" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Simple But Challenging<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;">A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come nigh you. Only with your eyes shall you behold and see the reward of the wicked.</i><i style="color: #f6b26b; font-weight: bold;"> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 91:7-8]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In the most desperate situations, hope may seem to be a
stranger, but just as Jesus/Yeshua promised never to leave or forsake us, hope
too is never far away. Sometimes we are blindsided by the enemy who is
dedicated to taking us out, or at the very least, have us deny the power and
the promises of God, to come undone and to deny Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Sometimes the adversary brings in opposition, in what
appears to be helpful ways. He has his watchers and those who report in to him.
He knows exactly who to pick when we are in a weakened state.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yes, perhaps
something as unexpected as a personality clash that could bring about ‘drama’,
not to mention making us feel like a poor excuse of a Christian. Yes, his
hatred can present as harmless, subtle and crafty, yet is strong, destructive
and evil.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Once we learn to obey the Lord’s instruction to “</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">lean not
on your own understanding</span></i><span style="color: #999999;">”, but to simply ‘</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">trust in</span></i><i style="color: #999999;"> Him </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov 3:5-6]</span><i style="color: #999999;">’</i><span style="color: #999999;">,
not only does it make perfect sense, but we learn the wisdom and benefit in
following that lead. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet be prepared for a challenge because the flesh ‘<i>needs
to know’</i>, needs to ‘<i>understand’</i>, demands that everything ‘<i>makes
sense’</i>. Our logic will try to rule again, but set the face like a flint and
let trust reign.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When we follow the lead of our forerunners in the Bible, no
matter how bizarre or outlandish it seems, we will be astounded at the results.
Indeed, hope may seem obscured by darkness, but just like the sun that disappears
behind dark clouds, hope will again shine, strengthening the heart with its warm
light.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The idea of singing praises to God whilst heading into the
battleground or in the middle of a battle, may seem surreal, but what would it
hurt to put the Word of God and the example of our ancient brethren to the test?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is such a simple act, yet indeed, a most challenging one –
especially to our carnal nature (<i>flesh</i>). Something to consider…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Fear Has Torment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBXhxmradwKsbjEKqeVsyWPAJcdgRlObhdhAkiNfqEEqPfZsAhQk9c2jyr7u7-Tbg-fJmmyNYpvVugD8b2ASnClv1YaJGPKgzY-xzvbJJHhPcWJhQMbQTw1vRkvA4N1oFxyP7U3nEPWOVqrH8aC0OUj8BQF8xizonL6BHI5BQVEUdsQjgHeBjYkVWVQ/s312/Be%20strong%20not%20afraid.jpg" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="312" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBXhxmradwKsbjEKqeVsyWPAJcdgRlObhdhAkiNfqEEqPfZsAhQk9c2jyr7u7-Tbg-fJmmyNYpvVugD8b2ASnClv1YaJGPKgzY-xzvbJJHhPcWJhQMbQTw1vRkvA4N1oFxyP7U3nEPWOVqrH8aC0OUj8BQF8xizonL6BHI5BQVEUdsQjgHeBjYkVWVQ/w234-h226/Be%20strong%20not%20afraid.jpg" width="234" /></a><b><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>But the </i><b>fearful</b> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[<b>cowardly</b>]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, <i>and
unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and
sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake
which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death</i>. </span><span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev 21:8]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There are a couple of comments I would like to make
regarding the above verse. Firstly, when I posted a brief announcement that I
was out of the hospital, and mentioned the ‘very real battle’ we all face, and
how it is <b>not</b> for cowards, the above verse was what I was thinking
about.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">But the fearful (<i>as the Bible calls them</i>) are not committed,
cannot be counted on; do not have deep roots. Think upon Jesus’ parable about
the seeds </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 13:3-9]</span><span style="color: #999999;">. All I have come to understand (<i>and it may not be the
answer fully</i>), but the fearful do not trust Christ wholly, nor do they
trust the <b><i>love</i></b> of Jesus, or perhaps it is they think His love is
limited [<i>has boundaries, which it has not</i>]. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They fear messing up (<i>and I am not excusing sin – none of
us can keep on justifying and practicing sin like we did before salvation</i>).
Face it. This flesh is at enmity against God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Enmity</b> - deep-seated hatred – <b>Source</b>: <a href="https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/enmity.html">Easton’s
bible dictionary</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Enmity causes me to think of “<b><i>enemy</i></b>” – our flesh
is an enemy against God, and yes, against us (<i>our spirit). </i>Why? Because
it is a ‘fallen’ nature; it went from a pure, glorified state to an unclean,
corrupted (<i>carnal</i>) state. Adam and Eve became separated from God by
their sin. Unless we are born-again (<i>spiritually</i>), we too, remain
separated from God due to our sinful nature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I used to fear messing up. I wondered who could walk this
walk if everything is a sin, like emotions, thoughts, actions – not all of
them, of course, but what I mean is understood. However, as we grow in Christ,
and read the Bible, and learn from godly preachers who stick to the gospel of
Christ and to the Word of God, keeping it in context…we learn.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We grow; we mature. We learn that it is okay to be angry
when it is righteous anger, or to have normal fears. How many times does the
Lord or an angel say to a person, ‘<i>fear not’</i> or ‘<i>do not be afraid’</i>?
I had to learn that it is okay to have doubts when we hear certain things, or
else we may well become trapped by a cult or false doctrine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is okay to have doubts if something seems off, or else we
will be foolish and be moved by every wind of doctrine. I had to learn the
difference between ‘<i>discerning doubt’</i> and doubt that leads to ‘<i>unbelief
in God or Jesus’ </i>(lack of trust).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">A coward will give up the faith when persecution comes
along, and it will come. Persecution is part of a believer’s life, and given
the time we are in now (<i>according to scripture</i>), get ready for
persecution to worsen globally if you are a true disciple/follower of Jesus/Yeshua
the Christ/Messiah.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Get it down in your heart and accept the fact that while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us, and now we are justified by His blood,
and saved from His wrath.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Rom 5:8, 9]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> His love is real, not superficial, not
like the world’s ‘love’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>In Your Darkest Hour, Christ Jesus Has You</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4uYJDOqc3B1vHjgVOMfEGzRVCNfUs7rLwHJY-mz7z1nijBibJmyTEepNoBwBc0MpTUxo7uqtXgLeyCvswPOTjYow_r6BkIDRS0rcRV9b0DrSm86wr9K6C3Nrdk8RFTDYW1MoKVld8rpU3sE18e_TGLiUwkKiHGuDy9kjelwEm1M6QqJl5VCK65PSbw/s430/let%20us%20do%20this%20together.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="430" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4uYJDOqc3B1vHjgVOMfEGzRVCNfUs7rLwHJY-mz7z1nijBibJmyTEepNoBwBc0MpTUxo7uqtXgLeyCvswPOTjYow_r6BkIDRS0rcRV9b0DrSm86wr9K6C3Nrdk8RFTDYW1MoKVld8rpU3sE18e_TGLiUwkKiHGuDy9kjelwEm1M6QqJl5VCK65PSbw/w214-h187/let%20us%20do%20this%20together.jpg" width="214" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Accepting His perfect love will cast out the fear that
torments people because love has no fear. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 4:18]</span></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I know I had trust issues, love issues (<i>had a hard time
believing God loved me after all the sins I have committed, which even some
Christians like to remind one of</i>). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Lord brought me through many trials,
tribulations and tests over the years that would teach me to trust Him – when there
was nowhere else to turn. He was always there, even when I was not committed to
Him. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(<i>Retrospect revealed this to me in due time.)</i> Sure, I
believed – so do the demons, and the devil himself (<i>and</i> <i>tremble</i>) </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[Jam
2:19],</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> but there was no commitment yet. Talk about longsuffering! God is so
patient; and I know I am not the only one He is patient with. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Not to be mistaken for ‘greasy grace’ (<i>for those who
believe God turns a blind eye to sin once we are born-again; that is not true);
</i>God is wise. None can coerce or manipulate Him, or pull the proverbial ‘<i>wool
over His eyes’</i> – the Shepherd knows all the ways of the sheep. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Looking around at certain leaders today, one might think they
can hoodwink God, but it is the season of consequences. It may appear to be
unnoticed or overlooked, but justice and judgment await patiently.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I finally tasted the beauty, the purity and the freedom in
agape love, once I accepted the fact that God was not a strict disciplinarian,
watching every move, waiting for the first slip-up in order to chasten me, nor
was He sitting there waiting to slam His gavel down in impatient judgment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When every love relationship, including that with parents,
is combined with abuse, it takes a wise living God to break through the
protective walls and tenderly, patiently reveal compassion and the fullness of
love that is given freely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Instead, understanding covers like a warm blanket in the
cold; (<i>He knows the life each person has lived; those who have known more
hardship than blessing</i>). That does not equal favouritism; it equates knowledge
and understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In His wisdom He knows when to bring correction with
tenderness or a stern warning or rebuke. He is incredibly accurate and wise in
all that He does; He knows each person individually. He alone knows the way to
every heart because He alone searches and knows every heart.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He will never force one person to come to Him or to do His
will. He allows us the option to choose, and hopefully, we choose wisely. All
of us continue to grow and learn, or else we stagnate, and most likely – a lean
harvest of fruit, or worse, we fall away. It is up to us, and yet,
paradoxically, we cannot do it without Christ, without His precious and Holy
Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Loving and trusting God is not done by cowards. It is done
by His children, who learn obedience and long to be in His will, and not their
own. Our will fails us; God’s will never fails, and accomplishes His plans perfectly.
It is a process, and step by step, from glory to glory, we walk this walk; we
run this race.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When we walk after the Spirit and not after our flesh, there
is no condemnation for us in Christ. [Rom 8:1] We need to get that down deep
inside so that the moment our flesh or some adversary condemns us, we can
silence them confidently.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Cowards Get Overwhelmed Rather than Overcome<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorZw3HHzAaBRRbLayoCcuIjqHZ00wgCRey9k9fWPGdAiMm-twb9ALX-sygkOobXFieoAHtnj-BaZtJZBTub_vL2RCO8oDx0fzUncCKCvKVYxf6DK94wbDFBcxsEskQSeJYhHThFPFCcCfPHtP6QC52tvfsiTD32eZ57pH4LcAma-HbFckt2P265rLRQ/s527/overwhelmed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="527" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorZw3HHzAaBRRbLayoCcuIjqHZ00wgCRey9k9fWPGdAiMm-twb9ALX-sygkOobXFieoAHtnj-BaZtJZBTub_vL2RCO8oDx0fzUncCKCvKVYxf6DK94wbDFBcxsEskQSeJYhHThFPFCcCfPHtP6QC52tvfsiTD32eZ57pH4LcAma-HbFckt2P265rLRQ/w238-h158/overwhelmed.jpg" width="238" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbgrOLq4IJ72cgNwTvPUM3n6gXR5W5BVjxCIp6rEeXDq7fm0hDXzQBq1ST_65Vl2BwZA4rKZhG5nh2Rf3EfHC5tTlsKo0XyJLC3uMq2oEALoQb2mcAumzbfVJOTfXmXtsuz_M72hIDr2IdPXK26QjCEwUCuGfv18ytAdrsUcy_3VVkBCToOqfnOPUdQ/s485/overcoming.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="485" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbgrOLq4IJ72cgNwTvPUM3n6gXR5W5BVjxCIp6rEeXDq7fm0hDXzQBq1ST_65Vl2BwZA4rKZhG5nh2Rf3EfHC5tTlsKo0XyJLC3uMq2oEALoQb2mcAumzbfVJOTfXmXtsuz_M72hIDr2IdPXK26QjCEwUCuGfv18ytAdrsUcy_3VVkBCToOqfnOPUdQ/w243-h172/overcoming.jpg" width="243" /></a></div></b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal">Do you remember the huge army Gideon had at first? Being cowardly
is not a rare or uncommon thing. The Lord had a purpose in mind for Gideon and
his army, which was to reduce them so dramatically in number that all of
Israel, and all opposing nations would know that victory came only by the hand
of GOD of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob alone.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people,
saying, Whosoever is </i><b>fearful</b><i> and afraid, let him return and </i><b>depart</b><i>
</i><b>early</b><i> from Mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty
and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Judges 7:3]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OAq_EoF0dPkeXwCUjCBg4AYGp9R8tRv7c9MYo2lBAzi0c_vfRzK1EpUpp0obVF3IXOv27DmXKCoU3q7k28KFmRA9aLbo7ojZRVvjKMG8zaRivRpd60ghBK859lIl2Ckwr4HHbD3v6GGCI72B10ymY2PV9HivijIalNqG--yNgwUr2PCLg1Th6dnTOQ/s534/Gideon%20watched%2022000%20fearful%20men%20go%20home.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="534" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OAq_EoF0dPkeXwCUjCBg4AYGp9R8tRv7c9MYo2lBAzi0c_vfRzK1EpUpp0obVF3IXOv27DmXKCoU3q7k28KFmRA9aLbo7ojZRVvjKMG8zaRivRpd60ghBK859lIl2Ckwr4HHbD3v6GGCI72B10ymY2PV9HivijIalNqG--yNgwUr2PCLg1Th6dnTOQ/w233-h180/Gideon%20watched%2022000%20fearful%20men%20go%20home.jpg" width="233" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal">Can you imagine that? Twenty-two thousand (22,000) men,
fearful and afraid [<i>cowardly – trembling</i>] – 22,000 men returning home
and basically making a public statement that they were too fearful (afraid) to
fight the armies against Israel.</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">That was two-thirds of the army of 32,000; leaving 10,000
remaining. It is why we must remember that </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">greater is HE </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">(</span><i style="color: #999999;">Jesus</i><span style="color: #999999;">) </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">who is
in us than he</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> (</span><i style="color: #999999;">Satan</i><span style="color: #999999;">) </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">that is in the world. </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 4:4]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> We must trust God
more than we fear the adversary.</span><span style="color: #999999; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Please do not misunderstand. Every person who ever lived long
enough has felt fear; it instinctively warns us of danger, or something being
wrong. Mankind is also fearful of the unknown, places or things we have never
seen or heard of before because then we do not know what to expect. Fear can
help us make the right choice (<i>not to take a ride with a certain person or
not to go to a certain place</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Then, there is the fear that paralyzes (<i>fear of death,
hell, fear of people, being a Christian, etc</i>.); fear that makes one quit or
give up. If a person knows (<i>that they know that they know</i>) that God (<i>Jesus</i>)
loves them, then His love will cast out fear. His love is perfect, and once it
is wholly received, fear leaves. </span><span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 4:18]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This ‘narrow path’ walk is not easy. No, it is not for
cowards because they will be overwhelmed by the enemy and his cohorts; they
will be deceived easily, and they will give up when the going gets to be more
than they can bear. Believe me, those times will come when we feel that we
simply cannot take any more – not physically, emotionally, mentally and/or
spiritually.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But in those times, we learn to subdue the flesh, to overcome
it, and to bravely carry on, even when it means asking our Advocate to grant us
strength, and help us to make it through – whether one day at a time, or one
shaky step at a time, holding fast to the extended hand of God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">People often say that God does not give us more than we can
bear but that is not scriptural when we face trials and tribulations. It is
taken out of context. When we are tempted, <b><i>THEN</i></b> it says that God will
give us a way out [<i>a way of escape</i>], and not allow us to be ‘tempted’
beyond what we are able to handle. </span><span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Cor 10:13]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It pertains to temptation. But when it comes to trials,
tribulation, we learn to endure; we push through; we fight the good fight. Remember
the parable of the seeds that Jesus taught? The seeds that did not have deep
roots could not endure the scorching heat of the sun (<i>fiery furnace of
affliction/trial</i>), and it wilted away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">No, it is not easy at times. For example, if our adversaries
are too strong, or too many, or if chronic pain goes on for years (<i>physical,
emotional, mental, spiritual</i>); or when the battles go on endlessly, we want
it to end, to stop – we cry out for relief!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When Suffering Comes, Why Does God Seem Quiet?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnunaWaBY7l6G64BuwfeVuYNeUciDQRD0CuJj-2nVhcO59qw91373yoctu-WlFy-4MqClBboC-XZc9SIiJKX7EIfqqDoJ7dUVtuiP3-2Swq9Tg5xL_ItWsvnqeW7okEtZPLE0G6LBNCPWGVRdBE5_K_CrttF72A4rfSsL9QtzXG0SZZ7VxiKDO-YEK3Q/s411/listen%20to%20the%20silence.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="411" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnunaWaBY7l6G64BuwfeVuYNeUciDQRD0CuJj-2nVhcO59qw91373yoctu-WlFy-4MqClBboC-XZc9SIiJKX7EIfqqDoJ7dUVtuiP3-2Swq9Tg5xL_ItWsvnqeW7okEtZPLE0G6LBNCPWGVRdBE5_K_CrttF72A4rfSsL9QtzXG0SZZ7VxiKDO-YEK3Q/w262-h182/listen%20to%20the%20silence.jpg" width="262" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal">Pain comes in many forms, and on different levels (<i>body,
soul, spirit</i>), yet pain is pain. It may not be physical pain, but the pain
of losing a loved one, or the suffering that comes with losing work, home,
financial, mental disorders – loss is loss – pain is pain, hopelessness is
hopelessness, despair is despair.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire
comes, it is a tree of life</i>.</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov 13:12]</span><i style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is during these times that it seems God is quiet, or it
is possible that our grief and suffering have drowned out His voice. But searching
the word of God, we see He is silent at times. He was quiet throughout most of
Job’s trial, yet He is ever-watching, and very close. Take heart!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When there seems to be no end to the suffering, no way out,
no answers, no stopping the treadmill of sorrows and upheavals, we long for our
grief to end; we long for relief. At this desperate point, suicide tempts a
tormented soul, offering the promise of relief and an end to the constant pain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is then that many people take their own lives. Others
walk away from God, away from Christ, away from faith – and if they are not
saved, they walk away from every one and every thing they hold dear.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We may cry out to go home, saying it is enough, just like
Elijah, Moses, Job all did -- but Jesus! He is right here with us; never
leaving or forsaking. We only have to call out to Him, and pour out our heart.
Thank God for Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>)!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Pain has a voice, and it is an ugly growl. We are as the
wounded tiger – best to be left alone. Yet, that is the very time our flesh
seeks comfort. It is a dark hour, a challenging time, but there is good
happening inside of us if we can trust God to see us through – and not be
ashamed to ask for His help to endure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Even Jesus, in His darkest and final hour of pain, sorrow
and misery, called out, asking the heavenly Father why He had forsaken Him. Yes,
people know that pain cries out. The flesh in pain cries out. Flesh has its
limits. How wise and thoughtful that God recorded the suffering of Jesus so
that we can see how He can completely relate to our suffering, our pain, to the
sense of abandonment and rejection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He is well aware of the misunderstandings of people who see a
lengthy trial or sickness and begin to wonder, just as Job’s friends did. (Wh<i>at
secret sin are you hiding that God must publicly chastise you? Is the unspoken
question of many) <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Some people mistakenly think God is punishing them, but He
is not. I remember in times past asking, ‘<i>what have I done that is not
forgiven. Lord? Tell me and I will repent </i>(turn from it).’ Wrong teaching,
and not knowing the Lord as deeply as one can know Him, brings about wrong
thoughts and ideas when certain extreme hardships fall upon a soul.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Few, if any of us, understand why some people suffer so much
more than others, or for long periods of time. Jesus knows the aloneness of the
death march, and the utter despair that caps it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet, through it all, we learn who our true friends are. We
discover the goodness and faithfulness of friends who diligently and faithfully
pray. We are encouraged and strengthened by brethren who have persevered along
with us, with nary a complaint. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Praise God, and may He bless them 100-fold in their
time of need. Love, fruit, strength, courage – all because of Jesus/Yeshua.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">My desire to give forth an anointed testimony or message in
order to uplift the saints of God was temporarily overruled by fatigue, pain
and suffering. These days people like articles spun out daily, whilst others
prefer two or more per day. <b><i>AI</i></b> is beginning to make that a
reality, as more and more writers use apps that allow <b><i>AI</i></b> to write
for them. Ah, but I remain… old-fashioned (<i>Let me just</i> <i>say it ></i>
<b>old school</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">A ‘heads up’ for people help them to understand. The reader
does not need me to tell them that a testimony not only takes ‘<i>time’</i>,
but a ‘<i>going through’.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There is a billion-dollar [<i>inflation duly noted</i>] question
that has been circulating since (<i>likely</i>) shortly after the pivotal event
that occurred in the Garden of Eden and the fate of the original man, Adam, who
surrendered to disobedience, and his wife, having been seduced by temptation,
was sealed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlCfL9T9L95MELgdCcLavgFOqW_eWaho0cOTkUeJpnOSs0-nwx_2ynRyER4DgjwNaZ6INjtCJ_vM0foGYQDNkUYN9AYosvi6VKmKCZPwFQr0rdKRrpFG8-hK_VbDmV-veZtOojPbVpf3FbhoDRzOgp4XPuVPWCFwHUnZRZsBBWI20Xyuqbti72IeBxg/s489/kicked%20out%20of%20Eden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="489" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlCfL9T9L95MELgdCcLavgFOqW_eWaho0cOTkUeJpnOSs0-nwx_2ynRyER4DgjwNaZ6INjtCJ_vM0foGYQDNkUYN9AYosvi6VKmKCZPwFQr0rdKRrpFG8-hK_VbDmV-veZtOojPbVpf3FbhoDRzOgp4XPuVPWCFwHUnZRZsBBWI20Xyuqbti72IeBxg/w263-h171/kicked%20out%20of%20Eden.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal">The purity and perfection of creation fell into deception,
corruption, and destruction (<i>death newly awaited its newly-appointed moment</i>s
<i>now</i>). The man and his wife severed the bond between themselves and their
Maker, thus becoming separated from God.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They then introduced themselves to death [<i>firstly,
spiritual death</i>], when the intent was for mankind to live throughout
eternity, life without end – or sorrow – or pain – or anguished-filled tears –
or suffering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Their choices introduced humankind to darkness, evil, and sin
[<i>sin separates us from God</i>], and to the pain, sorrow and suffering that follows
as a direct reaction to a fallen state, one created and tainted by evil. The
question that countless souls have asked down through the ages is worded and
reworded in various ways, but the gist is the same.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Why does a loving God allow suffering? Why is God so far
away when we suffer? Why does some suffering have to go on for so long, with no
seeming end in sight? Worded – reworded, same gist. Why do good people suffer –
why do youths die young? Why, God, why?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We are all inspired by a testimony that validates the care,
compassion, mercy, grace, power and intervention of the living God. Everyone
who has lived long enough in this world has experienced the anguish and despair
of pain and suffering. There is NO flesh that can handle either one for very
long.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The desire for mercy and compassion is the driving force
behind the heart’s cry of desperate words, words pushed out by pain and the
duration (years) of it. The depth of suffering can be so cruel that no one who
experiences it can understand how God, who has all power to stop anything with
just one word, would even allow it. That is why it is a billion-dollar question
passed down throughout the ages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Wounded Tiger <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnGve1a-tHJFF9SBZbnrpmGxlPxYN4ki6Zvlwg8jwILFPLVxJ_62xglhV0bd2H-b8chigzSH-DeLXio2yUR9jijgPK9W0eXTrgoFn1OordzLbZ2Hgj_ZcAP6q_EoLYwk1huRMbZvDqlr0rMa_I5Zaed4AEC-P6gwYD5Mi5vRmW61Q3nUxdmK_vwsGZQ/s401/wounded%20tiger.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="328" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnGve1a-tHJFF9SBZbnrpmGxlPxYN4ki6Zvlwg8jwILFPLVxJ_62xglhV0bd2H-b8chigzSH-DeLXio2yUR9jijgPK9W0eXTrgoFn1OordzLbZ2Hgj_ZcAP6q_EoLYwk1huRMbZvDqlr0rMa_I5Zaed4AEC-P6gwYD5Mi5vRmW61Q3nUxdmK_vwsGZQ/w193-h236/wounded%20tiger.jpg" width="193" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal">Most people know never to disturb a wounded tiger (<i>or any
wounded wild animal</i>). There are days where we prefer to be alone, yet it
seems those are the days where there are appointments to attend, or business to
take care of. Call it ‘<b><i>Murphy’s Law’</i></b>, which is understood to
basically mean: If it can go wrong, it will, and with the worst timing.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There are times that I believe Satan picks certain people to
cross our path to trip us up. He delights in doing this when we are at a low
point, feeling weak, tired, or sick. Personality clashes, or simply a wrong
action causing unnecessary additional pain or grievance can be diversions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Nevertheless, we must realize that we fight this flesh until
the day we are resurrected, or our bodies are glorified in the rapture –
whatever comes first. There is no such thing as a perfect Christian. I do not
believe in finding excuses for sinning (<i>there is no excuse for intentional sin
for a child of God</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We can repent and turn away from sin, but to justify it is
wrong. To believe that all sin is forgiven when you are born again is also
wrong. Yes, ALL sin is forgiven up to that point, but ‘future’ sin is not. It
must be repented of (<i>see dear king David as an example; then Saul</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">David repented when he sinned – every time. That is one
reason why he was the apple of God’s eye. He had a repentant heart; he owned
his sin; he did not excuse it. Saul, on the other hand, justified his sin (<i>made
excuses</i>). He did not have a repentant heart, and he only added sin unto sin –
even to the point of visiting a witch (<i>of Endor</i>) to raise up the prophet Samuel
from the dead, so Saul could hear from God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So, anyone who teaches past, present and future sins are
forgiven is operating in a spirit of error. We confess, the Lord is just and
gracious to forgive, but we cannot expect future sins to be forgiven until the
time comes when we acknowledge any new sin, confess and repent of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Singing Praises in the Battle`<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBQTd_Qdk7fwX0gscuwFtpPY-QckTGK3jyYfLr-cammDjojVZS_K_CaG2AYRgZSIxW9sPQu5G9USBKfKNVmoty_IClQnFIy22ibkMWZHAWPLGxqUQztph2BB6zodMJ1fsDkmYxiJYCOiPoEZsGJPhjLr558MSYKDS0gVpkwE9EyaONB8SPRY5vVc10Q/s441/singing%20in%20the%20battle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="441" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBQTd_Qdk7fwX0gscuwFtpPY-QckTGK3jyYfLr-cammDjojVZS_K_CaG2AYRgZSIxW9sPQu5G9USBKfKNVmoty_IClQnFIy22ibkMWZHAWPLGxqUQztph2BB6zodMJ1fsDkmYxiJYCOiPoEZsGJPhjLr558MSYKDS0gVpkwE9EyaONB8SPRY5vVc10Q/s320/singing%20in%20the%20battle.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal">I would like to end this with something that amazed me
during my five-day hospital stay. I had fallen a couple of times when getting
out of bed; once around midnight on August 4 (2023), and once the next day
(Aug. 5) around 2:30 AM. The second time I hit my eye on the corner of a
dresser.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I began seeing things on a tilt, and there were
hallucinations (<i>I had seen a lit candle move up the wall, over to the left,
up the wall, over etc.).</i> At times, the floor appeared to be breathing, and
other times, my computer screen seemed tilted. My room seemed topsy-turvy on
the Sunday morning upon awakening. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There had been some times during my writing that I would
awaken at the computer as my face hit the hard desk. My son was concerned about
a possible concussion or brain bleed, and wanted me to be seen at the hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Also, my legs (<i>again</i>) were swollen, but in a few
places at the knee and above it measured 66 cm and 72 cm (<i>that is 25 and 28
inches</i>). It is humbling even just writing it. Incredibly swollen, like an
elephant… I could barely walk for the weight and size. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Heck, I recall the days when my waist was that size. I had
been told at a walk-in clinic that doctors usually considered swelling above
the knee to be heart-related. It had to be checked and ruled out. So, the
swelling combined with the ongoing chronic pain of bone-on-bone osteoarthritis
on the knees, now complicated by fainting spells had to be checked. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">All of these things contributed to the decision to go to the
hospital. A myriad of tests was done, <b>ECG</b> (heart – 2x/5 days); X-ray (<i>lungs</i>),
<b>2</b> <b>CTs</b> (<i>lungs and legs</i>), <b>echo test</b> (<i>echocardiogram
– ultrasound of heart</i>), blood tests.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Every test came back satisfactory, no concern. It was the
day before I went to the hospital that the Lord had impressed upon my spirit
not to ‘<i>look or be moved by outward appearances’</i>. That was hard to do as
walking became exceedingly difficult, lifting my legs was not possible without
assistance, the swelling continued.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Is it spiritual? Satan has access to the physical with God’s
permission, but not every illness is a “<i>Job trial</i>”. We live in a fallen,
corrupted world, where governments are taking away good food, soil nutrients
are depleted, water is tainted, air is polluted. Toxins and pollutants, molds
and viruses inundate the world and much of what we use. Truly, we are in times
such as never before.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It takes the Lord to let us know what is going on, and we
must be willing to accept what He says. When I first went into ER, it was a
matter of hours upon hours of waiting. Things went very sour in ER with one
paramedic. I will spare the details at this time, but I am convinced that he
was sent in by the adversary (<i>personality clash, as well as unnecessary
drama due to exaggerated circumstances</i>) – but the Lord allowed it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Since it was long weekend and I got to the hospital about
10:30 AM Sunday, August 6, I ended up in room by myself, with very little care
for 38 hours. No food or drink was given to me either. Yet, here is the
interesting part. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Many negative thoughts were trying to rob me of any peace.
Trying not to look at the circumstances (swelling, pain), hearing the words, “very
possibly heart-related” echoing off the walls of my mind, was a challenge in
itself.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yet it was during this time that the Lord brought scripture
to mind. It pertained to the time when king Jehoshaphat appointed singers to
walk in front of the army, lifting up their voices in praise and adoration, and
honour to the Lord of lords, as they were heading into battle. </span><span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[see 2 Chron
20:21]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is true that I was fighting fear (<i>fear of the unknown,
and concern about the legs and the heart</i>), but I also trusted that God is in
control. My logic wanted to kick in, trying to convince me how foolish it would
be to go ahead of a spiritual army (<i>myself?</i>) and sing praises to God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Hypocrite, and a few other choice words came to mind. It did
seem foolish, but I was by myself. Who would hear but God – and the enemy.
Right, the enemy. So, like an awkward foal, and fighting thoughts of how ‘crazy’
it all seemed, I made up a song, throwing in some scriptures, to praise the Lord
who is the LORD of the battle, and the banner over Him is victory!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I only sang (<i>quietly</i>) about 10 minutes, read a bit of scripture,
then, went to bed. The first three tests were carried out. The X-ray, cat scan
and EKG all came back satisfactory. Blood thinners were given in the stomach,
along with one shot of hydromorphone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The day after that, I was told more tests would be carried out,
all of which was mentioned. Again, the Holy Spirit placed the story of the
praise worshippers upon my heart. Although somewhat reluctantly, I knew it was
the right thing to do. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Desiring to be obedient, during the supper hour when the
nurses keep at a distance, I made up a little song, and sang according to
scripture. It defied logic, and caused me to fight feelings of hypocrisy
(<i>mostly because it is a foreign thing to me; something I had read but had not
put into practice</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It felt so fine after worshipping the Lord that way, even
explaining in the song. The other stack of tests came back the same way,
satisfactory, no concerning factors. The glory belongs to God through Jesus
Christ, His Word made flesh.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But our flesh, the fallen carnal nature, is not only at enmity against God, but against us also. Our daily picking up the cross is a life-long battle because our flesh wars against our spirit.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is our flesh (along with the help of the adversary at times) that would call us a 'hypocrite' when putting God's Word into practice/action. Obedience is better than any sacrifice; it reveals our love for the Lord...our willingness to do His will.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Singing in the midst of grueling conditions brings great upset to Satan/Lucifer. To praise Jesus, the Lord of the battle, when it is Lucifer who wants to be praised, brings his wrath to the forefront.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Are you in the middle of a heated battle right now? Does the
adversary seem stronger, or do you seem outnumbered? Perhaps take wise counsel,
not from me, but from the Lord of the battles. Perhaps it was meant for you to
try as well, or perhaps it is good testimony to validate the supernatural power
of God to build upon your faith.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I am not saying all my troubles are over. There are still a few more things to be tried, such as testing for sleep apnea. Singing in the battle turned the tide at the hospital because Satan wanted me to sit in a hostile environment. But Jesus - our Advocate, the One who is an ever-present help in trouble made the week in the hospital pass without the stress brought upon me within hours of first entering.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There are many battles within a war. Step by step, as led by God (for He will instruct each of us as promised in the Bible), we overcome [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb [Jesus/Yeshua] and the word of our testimony - and love not our lives unto death.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Lord is good and His mercy endures forever. He is exalted on high.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Either way, my prayer is that it will bless you as it did me, especially if you dare to follow in ancient footsteps for yourself, during your own battles.
We serve a gracious, loving Creative God. He is a good Lord and Saviour. Let us
keep lifting up brethren around the world in prayer also, or as led by the Spirit of the Most High God. Keep looking up – our redemption
draws nigh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray
God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Faithful is He that called you, who also will do it.
Brethren, pray for us.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Thess 5:23-25]</span></span></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-18014884990915753242023-08-16T14:52:00.006-04:002024-01-21T00:18:56.498-05:00Free at Last <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsRoJtyza5u4pCipkrBW8qJ1WpLSa7qITed6yWBPMhI1886i0Pz9DlrTYBoUrUoyDnxqj8koUV3McWSUamb132E9jNe68p8CCskkCLcAreMVfjffMATA4KtEMwBscNYgCtRGxs_IOJKosXq8_ABKzhSmLcBRCRe3J9qT3H5NViaH8udI6tsf3XEyeog/s700/freed%20by%20God's%20grace_Adobe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="700" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsRoJtyza5u4pCipkrBW8qJ1WpLSa7qITed6yWBPMhI1886i0Pz9DlrTYBoUrUoyDnxqj8koUV3McWSUamb132E9jNe68p8CCskkCLcAreMVfjffMATA4KtEMwBscNYgCtRGxs_IOJKosXq8_ABKzhSmLcBRCRe3J9qT3H5NViaH8udI6tsf3XEyeog/s320/freed%20by%20God's%20grace_Adobe.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">free at last - </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"> Out of hospital as of Sunday afternoon - back home.</span><p></p><p><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the POWER may be of GOD, and not of us.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in des</span></i><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">pair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.</span><span style="color: #e69138;"> </span></i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[2Cor 4:7-9]</span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><span><i>For which cause we faint not; but though</i></span><i> our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 17-18]</span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>A Very Real Battle</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIWVv0xNSOI_jyFU5Xmu7632uHxAI3LcagU5_86uFkCfu6w689jKM-yyBhuZk-eE7iyXa88NJhnQLX2kH4vZemBs6VmFOW9jTyn1QcXmS0sNmCWxk1NMP7IidUqdkpAEe_nNxzZVRQY81yUy2E9iLPLikXse-Efp0YgtXsE5q1YEFVpPjVKzl0eWIHA/s514/real%20battle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIWVv0xNSOI_jyFU5Xmu7632uHxAI3LcagU5_86uFkCfu6w689jKM-yyBhuZk-eE7iyXa88NJhnQLX2kH4vZemBs6VmFOW9jTyn1QcXmS0sNmCWxk1NMP7IidUqdkpAEe_nNxzZVRQY81yUy2E9iLPLikXse-Efp0YgtXsE5q1YEFVpPjVKzl0eWIHA/s320/real%20battle.jpg" width="208" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br />It is not easy. It is not for cowards...but as our strength drains out, the Lord is faithful to be our strength. When we are weak, we are <b>strong </b>(IN Christ, our Redeemer/Saviour) </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Cor 12:9-10]</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">And when there is no one around to encourage us, do as David and Joshua -- they encouraged themselves in the LORD!</span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>Press On, Saints</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">Hopefully, I will see readers for a Friday posting. No matter how desperate things look, no matter how painful or challenging, do not give up.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">Both Derek Prince and David Wilkerson (<i>beloved preachers/teachers</i>) urged people not to give up right at the end of their horrific and difficult season. </span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">Look at the time we are in. The rapture is closer than ever before. Look at the world situation; search the Word of God. It is all working together just as the living God [<i>El Shaddai]</i> foretold.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">The devil is out to take as many followers of Christ [Messiah] Jesus [Yeshua], true saints of God as he can.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">Wait patiently! Stay in His will no matter how much the flesh pulls at the reins </span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">... (<i>the Lord has been saying this for years, but now the time is - we are too close to quit</i>) </span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">Do not look back and long for times where God/Jesus was not first - but remember how far the Lord has brought you -- much too far to let go now. Hallelujah~</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp00vB6u5EhQ01WJispvUvd0hDOTwcW5MXceC9h6AKq8TWX2cLQsJuoneucGFMbmDhmvBglvZRSm_JLvMEWtvEgN0YG5omZBViqykbalyANMzuk5YgFUs1VpoqDvlqlq-OJXe4eTB4GP5KdjH0scR4xLOi3NKGO7zxp5X9zWTZPX2N741xawTO-lU-hQ/s352/no-dont%20quit%20now-keep%20going.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="352" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp00vB6u5EhQ01WJispvUvd0hDOTwcW5MXceC9h6AKq8TWX2cLQsJuoneucGFMbmDhmvBglvZRSm_JLvMEWtvEgN0YG5omZBViqykbalyANMzuk5YgFUs1VpoqDvlqlq-OJXe4eTB4GP5KdjH0scR4xLOi3NKGO7zxp5X9zWTZPX2N741xawTO-lU-hQ/s320/no-dont%20quit%20now-keep%20going.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">Hold fast to the arm of the living God! You can do this - WITH Christ. The Lord knows what you are capable of better than you. Look at Job - he felt like giving up, not on God - but the pain, the grief, the never-ending battle.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">Ah, but the battle will end. For now, we follow the Commander-in-Chief, our trustworthy King - He is the LORD of the battle and we can rest in Him, as we march ever forward - an honour to serve such a majestic King!</span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">Until the next post...</span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the </i><b>POWER </b><i>of </i><b>HIS </b><i>might.</i></span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eph 6:10] </span> </p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>TRUST</b> in God and His power!</span></p><p><span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>TRUST </b><i>in the Lord with all your heart and lean </i><b>NOT </b><i>to your [own] understanding. In <u>all</u> your ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov 3:5,6]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">There is much that we will not understand in this walk (and in battles), and ...that is where <b>TRUST </b>comes in. Selah</span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">in the presence of His glory</span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com </span> </p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-71423761895477320572023-06-08T06:53:00.084-04:002024-02-11T15:27:35.568-05:00Truth and Deception<p><b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Truth and Deception - Clash of the Kingdoms</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRzMasQkoanJoO59A8iSkxMVYZ0KFEyGl2znXZpLl1BBSxCHmHTjqunZhKz4AOgZNZLH51pEOBhD55l6A0KcubvfXUr4eZoIe3Xi-ombxYgWovc52XrfLYjOiWOyJDOrpXf_hFk_UNSXgfbYCVcXP_rhKMOOo29pU0sgoo0T06IqYSGvBNAmxdnw/s727/fine%20gold_photo%20courtesy--jewelryshoot.com.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="727" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRzMasQkoanJoO59A8iSkxMVYZ0KFEyGl2znXZpLl1BBSxCHmHTjqunZhKz4AOgZNZLH51pEOBhD55l6A0KcubvfXUr4eZoIe3Xi-ombxYgWovc52XrfLYjOiWOyJDOrpXf_hFk_UNSXgfbYCVcXP_rhKMOOo29pU0sgoo0T06IqYSGvBNAmxdnw/w178-h118/fine%20gold_photo%20courtesy--jewelryshoot.com.jpg" width="178" /></span></a></b></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><p><b>NOTE* </b>(minor editing done December 2023)</p><p>This article is a repost from October 2018. A few pictures were changed. However, the reason for the repost, which was entirely UNPLANNED on my part (this is the Lord's leading) is for a couple of important reasons that I understand at this time.</p><p>I was working on "<i>Waves Coming In</i>" - the last part of the six-month series, Season of Consequences 2023. I was mentioning hybrids, clones, supersoldiers, AI, robots, transhumanism, when this article was placed upon my heart.</p><p>The Lord has been strongly and urgently getting the attention of His people. People crying out for revival, as they have for decades upon decades (<i>which is a</i> <i>good thing</i>); however, take heed (pay attention) to what the Lord has repeated more than once.</p><p>Revival begins in each individual. It begins with us. Restore unto us [<i>me</i>] the joy of our salvation; create in us [<i>me</i>] a clean heart, renew a right spirit within us [<i>me</i>]. REVIVAL! It's happening; it's happened in me, and I am not the only speck of dust on this eight billion or so membered planet!</p><p>Moving right along (<i>keep praying about revival - its coming in small waves, moving slowly yet surely, splashing determinedly upon the shores of hope and belie</i>f) - however, <b>all </b>that we see as human is not necessarily so. The power of illusion is strong and convincing...</p><p>The Lord had me often post over the many years that which we see is not always as it appears to be. At times, I would post a picture of a harmless little dog whose shadow (<i>when it casted</i>) made the little critter look like a ferocious beast. </p><p>Another time I posted a picture of a house cat, sitting, looking in a mirror. The house cat saw the reflection of a strong lion in the mirror, staring back at him. It was not reality. These are the things that illusion can trick us with. Element of illusion - Satan/Lucifer is busy.</p><p>His human agents are busy as well, and have been for decades. Cloning (I wrote three articles in the past at least - 2013, 2018, 2021 - those are what I remember, but it is something I have silently followed for years. It has been an interest...and we need to pay attention. </p><p>Why? The book of Genesis strongly suggests that bloodlines were corrupted, and only eight were saved alive in the days of the deluge, the great Flood in Noah's day that purged the earth of all corruption and evil.</p><p>Do you ever wonder what happened to the red-haired giant in Afghanistan that speared one young soldier to death, yet ended up killed by shots to the face, and whisked off secretly by the army? </p><p>That was somewhere between 2002 and 2005. L.A. Marzulli interviewed a soldier who was there, but protected his identity by using a voice changer to distort his voice, making sure clothing covered him completely, and had the camera at the warrior's back during the interview. This was to keep the soldier's identity safe. </p><p>When one listened to the interview and the soldier's testimony, the words of Jesus in Matthew 24:37, describing what it would be like when the Son of man returns, come quickly to mind. Bless the Lord for prophecy; bless the King for His warning.</p><p><i> As in the days of Noah</i>...</p><p>People, we have to open our eyes to reality. Do not listen to those who want to keep us from critical thinking, and replace it with critical racial thinking (Satan's counterfeit - who steals, kills, destroys).</p><p>Cloning, hybrids, chimeras, transhumanism, AI (<i>which now created its own language that programmers cannot decipher;</i> oh-oh), robots, and technologies that would stun you.</p><p>There is a reason the Lord has been prodding His people to spend more intimate, quality time - He wants to instruct us, corporately yes, but individually too. It is crucial. People cringe at unwelcome change, but like it or not, it's going down. We need the Lord's balance, His calm, His rational leadership, His instructions.</p><p><b><i>Spirit of war</i></b> -- China and Russia, cozying up with Iran, Saudi Arabia, and - we are urged ...<b>pray</b>! There is a strong desire to bring the USA down; the US has made enemies over the centuries, with all their world policing and interference.</p><p>This repost will say much - then pray, my friends. Please pray.</p><p>Now to the article, which is part three of Clash of the Kingdoms, Truth and Deception. Any addition is noted so reader is aware. May God move on hearts and speak to each soul individually deep within their spirit man, so they know that they know it is Jesus/Yeshua. <i>End note</i><b>-BP</b></p><p>T<b>ruth and Deception</b></p><p><b>October 17, 2018</b></p><p>Most, if not
all that I have written are things that many of you already are well aware of.
That's great...it means that you are awake and alert! However, there is a
reason the Lord brought all these things to my attention again. </p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">His repeat
lessons are never wasted. That being said, please bear with me while I share
all that the Lord had me go over, and what He has been saying over the past
month.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Lest Satan
should get an</span></i><i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">(take/steal)</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">advantage</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> of us: for we are </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">not</span></u></b><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> ignorant </span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">of his
devices.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For there
shall rise </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">false</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> Christs, and </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">false</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> prophets,
and shall show </span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">great<i> </i><b>signs</b><i> and </i><b>wonders</b><i>;
insomuch that if it were possible, they shall </i><b>deceive</b><i> the
very </i><b>elect</b><i>. </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Pet 5:8; 2Cor 2:11; Mat 24:24]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">These are
very sobering scriptures. They reveal to us that we have a very real
adversary, clever, cunning and most subtle, whose main objective is to deceive
all of mankind in order to keep us from salvation through Christ. We also see
the word “<b>false</b>” repeatedly throughout scripture. The Lord gives us
repeat lessons even after a thing is learned because in this busy world, we “<b><u>all</u></b>”
need reminders, self included.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Such is the
rising of the Antichrist, with loyal subjects (<i>those who worship Lucifer/Satan</i>),
mirroring (<i>counterfeiting, copying, mimicking</i>) everything they witness God doing upon this
earth through His obedient children. He is not yet, but he is rising. Think of
an elevator coming up from the basement of a high rise or sky scraper (<i>abyss,
coming up from the sea</i>). Slowly rising up (<i>hidden</i>); waiting for the
height of destruction and fear.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">They are
also keenly aware of the prophecies that speak of a one-world leader, one who
Satan embodies (<i>Lawless one</i>). The one who will appear in a time of great chaos, war and death
is waiting behind the curtain, waiting for “<b>his</b>” appointed time, to
establish “peace”…for a season.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">So, what
nation upon earth does not say “<i>fake news</i>” in their mother tongue? "<b>Fake</b>" is Satan’s counterfeit of “<b><i>false</i></b>”. Now we hear about “<i>fake science</i>”. I
can see why Satan wants to substitute the word “<b>false</b>” (<i>mentioned
consistently throughout scripture</i>) for the word “<b>fake</b>”, so far one
of the top buzzwords of this millennium.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">According
to</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/5887677991533771902">dictionary.com</a><span style="color: #cccccc;">:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">False</span></b><span style="color: #999999;"> – <b><i>untrue</i></b> or
incorrect; <b>erroneous</b> (<i>a false statement</i>) ---uttering or
declaring what is untrue (<i>a false witness</i>) - <b>unfaithful</b> or <b>disloyal</b>; <b><i>treacherous</i></b> (<i>a
false friend</i>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Fake</span></b><span style="color: #999999;"> – to
prepare or make in order to mislead (<i>a fake report</i>), pretend, make-believe, --- appear more
attractive or valuable in order to deceive (<i>fake jewel</i>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #999999;">Most people
instinctively associate the word <i><b>false</b></i> with <b>lies</b>, counterfeit,
unreliable and untrustworthy, deception, dangerous, treacherous. </span></span><span style="color: #999999;">Whereas the
word </span><b style="color: #999999;"><i>fake</i></b><span style="color: #999999;"> is more associated with <b>pretend</b>, </span><span style="color: #999999;">make</span><span style="color: #999999;">-</span><span style="color: #999999;">belief</span><span style="color: #999999;">,
imitation, copied, </span><span style="color: #999999;">misleading</span><b style="color: #999999;"> </b><span style="color: #999999;">or to </span><span style="color: #999999;">trick </span><span style="color: #999999;">(</span><i style="color: #999999;">a
softer way of saying</i><span style="color: #999999;"> “</span><b style="color: #999999;">deceptive</b><span style="color: #999999;">”)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #999999;">One great
deception of Satan’s is convincing people he does not exist, that he is not
real. Fake fits that best because fake is ‘<i>make-belief</i>’ or ‘<i>pretend</i>’ (<i>not
real</i>). </span></span><span style="color: #999999;">For the
longest time, I was convinced that statement (</span><i style="color: #999999;">about Satan convincing people
he does not exist</i><span style="color: #999999;">) came from C.S. Lewis, but over the years, I came to find
out he was not the originator.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Still, it
is a mystery to me. Some state Martin Luther; however, the more popular answer
seemed to be Charles Baudelaire, a Frenchman (1821-1867), known mostly for his
poetry? Please do not quote me on that as the jury still seems to be out over
who actually coined the phrase.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLTY3jKLLuLbS_E25B4hDJtPlokaDP06Rfy18G4cxK4DiwyeEtbjm-eDDmRmbsua4tk3mqSpP0-HKMrxhxDWh7W7Faunr10ZnuPmftmzcaU0di-AFYDJdZ5mavGFIdrMswHtZI9NuhqlTIDYoSNZ2mTBBzQJfNbpxxs5drLEx2ANhEp0tPhRuFoE/s1600/rightly%20balanced.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1600" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLTY3jKLLuLbS_E25B4hDJtPlokaDP06Rfy18G4cxK4DiwyeEtbjm-eDDmRmbsua4tk3mqSpP0-HKMrxhxDWh7W7Faunr10ZnuPmftmzcaU0di-AFYDJdZ5mavGFIdrMswHtZI9NuhqlTIDYoSNZ2mTBBzQJfNbpxxs5drLEx2ANhEp0tPhRuFoE/w193-h128/rightly%20balanced.jpg" width="193" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">If people
do believe Satan exists, they either downplay his power (<i>see him as no real
threat</i>), or they go to extremes and see a devil behind every bush.
Sometimes a believer might think that they are “<i>under </i>[spiritual] <i>attack</i>”
when in actuality, they are suffering the consequences of sin, either their own or someone else's. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>FALSE</b> is the word God uses for Satan, which truly is the best word for what Satan does, and who he can appear to be, as well as for</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> those who walk in darkness (<i>doing his bidding</i>), or hide sin in their heart. (updated)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The Lord
speaks of <i>'scales</i>' for a reason. Things have to be just, rightly
divided, and balanced. The reality is that Satan despises all of God’s creation,
especially mankind. He is the thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy. He is
a very real adversary who is presently pushing the focus of the world to the
dark side, seducing multitudes (<i>witchcraft, sorcery</i>), so that people
will ultimately praise and bow to him. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">He is
powerful and he does have authority, over the lost, the backslidden, over the
wolves (<i>in sheep’s clothing</i>), and the vultures (<i>sharks – when in
Rome, do as the Romans do</i>), and to those who worship him through
witchcraft, rituals that cite “prayers” and “praise”, complete with blood
sacrifices (<i>occult</i>). He can easily tempt and sway those who compromise, or who walk after the flesh (<i>carnal nature</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">KEY:</span></b><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana;"><b>SUBMIT </b><i>to
God </i>[freedom in Jesus/Yeshua]<i>- resist the devil and he will flee.</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Jam 4:7]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">But one
must be submitted to God. If God is not your authority, King and Lord over you,
then why should the devil flee from you? However, with Christ</span><i style="color: #999999;"> (Messiah</i><span style="color: #999999;">) </span><b style="color: #999999;"><i>IN</i></b><span style="color: #999999;"> you,
yes, he will flee.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">As stated
before, Jesus made it clear that Satan and his armies will deceive all in the
world, but will especially attempt to deceive, and even kill, those absolutely
committed to God. We see evil glorified in the entertainment industry, in
ceremonies and feasts, in fashion, in books (<i>Harry Potter</i>)<i>,</i> in
movies, sports, videos, music, and more. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Deception
began in the Garden of Eden when the serpent deceived Eve. The woman was no fool; she was innocent. That is what Satan took advantage of, her innocence. (<i>He still does that today</i>.) She had never known evil or deception before. Remember, he convinced one-third of the holy angels, who knew God, lived with Him, worshipped Him - convinced them to follow him. Cunning, clever...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The birth of
computers and the internet was a small part of Daniel's prophecy coming to pass
(<i>many shall run to and fro; <b><u>knowledge</u></b> shall be <b><u>increased</u></b> </i></span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Dan 12:4</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">]). </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxCFSTW0MhJSowQvJSGiPqdrcsZzYqchM8MNcuBJlhW9C51VR4OGB4W3Pas8wU-Tg6SGTGC00W6EZxNZ8UZBjf_0fpcaAmEUedQhyOGZl-4DxPkHKt61Fjh5izBqxZGqCSOxxQ2EkVmAI0G3Emsq6o8zOxMlPL6g6pdDYqljqsIZ90O2fOJKP3gY/s606/global%20library-internet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="606" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxCFSTW0MhJSowQvJSGiPqdrcsZzYqchM8MNcuBJlhW9C51VR4OGB4W3Pas8wU-Tg6SGTGC00W6EZxNZ8UZBjf_0fpcaAmEUedQhyOGZl-4DxPkHKt61Fjh5izBqxZGqCSOxxQ2EkVmAI0G3Emsq6o8zOxMlPL6g6pdDYqljqsIZ90O2fOJKP3gY/w236-h148/global%20library-internet.jpg" width="236" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">With a computer
(<i>or device that can access WiFi</i>), the internet is like a global library,
with a wealth of knowledge. Truth is like nuggets of gold, but it will require
a lot of digging, and sifting (<i>and prayer</i>), to find truth on the worldwide web.</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Computers,
along with the internet, and AI (<i>artificial intelligence</i>), robots,
drones, etc., can also be weapons<i> </i>with unlimited abilities, one of
which is deception to hoodwink the masses. Never has so much information
been accessible in one place with a few keystrokes, clicks or scrolls,
swipes, or touch of a finger, thanks to the development of search
engines. No intent to go down that rabbit hole at this time. There are far
too many connecting tunnels; end up in a maze.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">In his
conversation with the serpent in the Garden of Eden, God spoke prophetically
when He made mention of His redemptive plan. [See</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Genesis
3:15</span><span style="color: #999999;">] Satan plotted immediately to thwart the plan of salvation.] </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I am sure
that many Christians have carefully considered the corruption, perversions,
violence, hatred, murder, chaos and deception that is going on today and
wondered why we are not wiped out like those who lived in Noah’s
day? </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It does not take a biblical genius to see that we are right now
racing toward the “<i>day of the Lord</i>” (<i>God’s wrath - Great Tribulation</i>)
mentioned in the book of Joel, Amos, Revelation, and other books of the Bible.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">This
article has been the most difficult and most challenging that I ever remember
having to write. There was great hesitation on my part, mostly due to the crux
of the message. I heard the enemy whisper to me, “<i>People aren’t stupid. They
know all this stuff. Who do you think you are to tell anyone anything?” </i>(The
adversary <u>tempted</u> me further with <b><i>other strong
words</i></b> to dissuade me as well.]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I was a bit
shocked when I heard myself say aloud, “<i>I don’t want to write this article!”</i> But
deep within, my heart’s desire is firstly, to be obedient and secondly, that
even if I can reach a few lost or wayward souls, it is worth the risk. When I
confessed the struggle I was suffering in writing this article to a friend, he immediately acknowledged how the enemy tempts us in our weakest
areas.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">In fact, he
spoke the very words the adversary said to me. I knew the Holy Spirit was
speaking through him. How else could he be so precise? Although I was somewhat
taken aback by the exactness and accuracy of his words, I instantaneously had
peace of mind and heart to hear another Christian with the insight and the
understanding of how the adversary can speak doubt to us. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Thank you,
my friend! (<i>Yes, I repented for toying with disobedience, by considering not writing, but the proof to that remark is that I am now
writing what I have been led to write</i>). We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony, and love not our life unto death. [Rev 12:11] updated</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Failed
Prophecies</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT8397eoJqWGY9kpWR_HISyUMjb2ayAjWiXhR-jeNwf0zbO_dJLtfsJFvzbXdkgWR0dSenEbOfDftJvLXu9CXZ6EtyVACn7Kv5JnTDTPYGSzc0OY5EOjdtUgLnQHoL3rlM0UvJ5rX8Qxc2hXSPkIKB0j0q35y3r2738xXCAeameMLJDnF5fjMu3s/s307/failed%20prophecies2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="307" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT8397eoJqWGY9kpWR_HISyUMjb2ayAjWiXhR-jeNwf0zbO_dJLtfsJFvzbXdkgWR0dSenEbOfDftJvLXu9CXZ6EtyVACn7Kv5JnTDTPYGSzc0OY5EOjdtUgLnQHoL3rlM0UvJ5rX8Qxc2hXSPkIKB0j0q35y3r2738xXCAeameMLJDnF5fjMu3s/w170-h162/failed%20prophecies2.jpg" width="170" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Innumerable
times over the years, the Lord often had me boldly negate prophetic messages
of others that were going viral at the time. No pleasure was taken in invalidating what others said, but the living God does not take kindly to false prophecies, especially ones that promote fear, spoken in His name.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">One such fear was the Y2K event,
when the new millennium began. Although I was not online in those days, I
remember telling others that I did not believe anything would happen. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">I have
believed in God/Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) since I was six years old, but back in
1999/2000, I was not a committed Christian, so my words fell upon deaf ears. I
do believe God begins drawing people to Himself before they ultimately
surrender to his love and mercy.</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">How could we repent if it were not for the love of Jesus and the conviction of the Spirit of the living God?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">There was
some concern on my part about Y2K at first, due to all the hype circulating and
local friends making preparations. The majority of people were not online back in the year
1999/2000, as they are today, yet the fear of severe infrastructure
interruptions was real.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">In my heart
I may have unknowingly asked God what will happen because I did occasionally
pray to God (<i>though in truth, it was </i>(sadly)<i> usually in
desperation, when in a tough spot with nowhere or no one else to turn to</i>).
It was the Lord that gave me the insight that “<b><i>nothing will
happen</i></b>” on Y2K because how else would I know? After all, He used a
donkey once to get a man’s attention, and it was a female donkey. Sorry
ladies, but it is a fact.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And the ass
saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand:
and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam
smote the ass, to turn </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">her</span></u></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> into
the way.</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Num 22:23</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">God’s ways
are so far above ours that it will take eternity to begin to fathom the depth
and wonder of His thoughts and ways.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Nothing
Will Happen</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Late 2002,
I was gifted an old computer and spent about six months online. After those
months, the computer died and it was two years before I got a new one. It was
January 2005 when my life was fully surrendered to the Lord Jesus/Yeshua, and I
posted a couple of prophetic words He had given me.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">However, it
was not until 2008, when I began the blog that the Lord would begin to lead me
to negate certain events that had people, including Christians, bound with a
spirit of fear. Some of the prophecies that I was to disprove or nullify were
the predicted “<i>Judgment day</i>”, May 12, 2011 (<i>Harold Camping, now deceased</i>),
December 21, 2012 (<i>the grossly misunderstood “end of the world” prediction
of the Mayans</i>), <i>Planet X impact</i> dates, Comet Ison 2013, <i>martial law </i>with
Obama happening after a false flag event, and other like prophecies (<i>overwhelming
list</i>) that gave <b><i><u>specific dates</u></i></b> or times.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnkvAacrhJud60nuvyXr_DmHKhmSeBJNh4HXJO9BonVli6cdnmslZPoKI5CLOyUHIN-tLJ9Xfdzvtyb1mgqBhWRJoNnY14kCufYHAbnyQMPg75c3XnKRY2wk1P8_Fq3ay763LD77H86tgTCz1nSuJELEhNc7oWNFhMyU5N6h4sZ3QbS7sHJVPT_0/s248/mankind%20has%20no%20future%20dates.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="248" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnkvAacrhJud60nuvyXr_DmHKhmSeBJNh4HXJO9BonVli6cdnmslZPoKI5CLOyUHIN-tLJ9Xfdzvtyb1mgqBhWRJoNnY14kCufYHAbnyQMPg75c3XnKRY2wk1P8_Fq3ay763LD77H86tgTCz1nSuJELEhNc7oWNFhMyU5N6h4sZ3QbS7sHJVPT_0/w144-h101/mankind%20has%20no%20future%20dates.jpg" width="144" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Each time
prophecies about cataclysmic events that contained </span><b style="color: #999999;"><u>exact</u></b><span style="color: #999999;"> dates
(</span><i style="color: #999999;">some of which included <u>dates</u> for the “</i><span style="color: #999999;">rapture</span><i style="color: #999999;">”, and
specific dates for three days of darkness</i><span style="color: #999999;">) had gone viral, the Lord would
lead me to post, “</span><b style="color: #999999;"><i>Nothing will happen</i></b><span style="color: #999999;">”, or "<b><i>N</i></b><i><b>ot this day..</b></i>."</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Oh yes, I
trusted the Lord enough to post the message, but admittedly, I waited just like
everyone else with bated breath. I only wanted to say what the LORD would have
me say, not my thoughts, or any other influence. There are prophecies that do
not contain dates, but line up with scripture; I do not include these
prophecies because God’s word is true and cannot be changed. God makes no mistakes.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Although a
prophetic word can be imminent; it is most often futuristic. The
prophecies of Ezekiel, Daniel, Jeremiah, Jesus, John the Revelator, et al, are
all proof of that. I cannot count the number of times I prayed not only that I
would not be deceived, but <b><u>more importantly</u></b>, that I would
not be someone who deceives or misleads others. “<i>Let me not bring shame to
your name, O Lord.”</i> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">There is no
sane person who wants to be labeled a fearmonger, false ‘<i>prophet’</i>,
religious nutcase or deceived. We all know that persecution, torture
and death have been the reality for countless who love and follow the true
living God. Even today, in numerous countries, we witness or hear of this stark
truth. Ever since Cain killed Able, evil deeds continue to be carried out by
sinful people, some of whom are demon-possessed or inspired by the invisible
adversary, Satan and his legions.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The day
fast approaches where all Christians will be persecuted and forced to make a
serious choice to either deny the true Jesus Christ (<i>and accept the
Antichrist</i>) or die. It is mind-boggling and difficult for those of us who
live in peaceful nations or who have never seen war first-hand to acknowledge
that we will indeed be persecuted, hated, tortured and killed (<i>see </i>Mat
24:9; Rev 7:14 <i>for starters</i>). That day is nigh upon us.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">When is the
Day? What Hour?</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9vCi7oxgM9N19H9a_LV7mtYctOOo5o-KRVU8WT6_7bVvjBaoMiSFJHOyxjMSUHLNLFJG3QFdrPqhu8OCrojNZ7X9BJovvY-btRh-i94duIlBlaPqTwSd2mYQpNizCpgqMiM6rIl3gS8Hbkm0xK_bRCknAkpWvzU-c_qGTb-_F5AhJnSWNLguUp8/s395/what%20day%20-what%20hour.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="295" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9vCi7oxgM9N19H9a_LV7mtYctOOo5o-KRVU8WT6_7bVvjBaoMiSFJHOyxjMSUHLNLFJG3QFdrPqhu8OCrojNZ7X9BJovvY-btRh-i94duIlBlaPqTwSd2mYQpNizCpgqMiM6rIl3gS8Hbkm0xK_bRCknAkpWvzU-c_qGTb-_F5AhJnSWNLguUp8/w115-h154/what%20day%20-what%20hour.jpg" width="115" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">When we
study the Word of God, we can see how quickly the prophecies are unfolding
today right before our eyes, particularly in the last 70 years. We cannot turn
a blind eye to that reality, no matter how hard it is for us to accept. For
most of us that realization is frightening, due to the horrific events that
were foretold in the written Word of God and will happen.</span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">But oh, how
we long for the return of the Messiah! We have entered into the days that the
prophets of old and the Lord Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) himself spoke about. Yes
indeed, I watched and waited prayerfully as each date came and went. You can
imagine the sigh of relief and the thanksgiving to the Lord as each prophesied
event that I had negated passed without incident.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">That being
said, it does not prove that I am infallible. All of us are fallible - (<i>capable
of making mistakes or being erroneous – </i>Dictionary meaning). The fact
that others who love God can “<i>get it wrong</i>” only proves that I can too. But best not call yourself a prophet if that is the case because God makes no mistakes. That reality in itself is significant and the perfect example of why we are to
take all things to the Lord…and <b>WAIT </b>(waiting<i> – one of
the hardest things Christians are expected to do. Learning to wait is part of
learning to endure</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Please do
not misunderstand me. It was not with arrogant pride or vainglory that I
watched the prophecies fail. Nor did I gloat in the fact that I “<i>heard right</i>”
and others did not; no, not at all. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Many of the
prophecies that were attached to particular events predicting fixed or specific
dates or times were being spoken by well-known and well-liked people within
Christian circles, in churches, on the internet, on television and radio, in
books and more.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Knowing
full well that I am no one of consequence (<i>a complete unknown</i>), yes, I
watched and waited on the Lord. After all, I have made my own share of mistakes
in my walk. But I do not call 'sins' mistakes, although they are serious mistakes. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Sins are
making wrong choices, or giving in to temptation, or doing what we know is
wrong, and not turning away from it. Some will say their prophecies were not
'false', but a 'mistake', because no one is perfect.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Then, I
caution you to be very careful before you put a "thus says the Lord"
to your statements. Again -- God never gets anything wrong, people do. Own it and
repent. We can hear our own voice, or the voice of a demon, so we need to be
careful when we speak on the Lord's behalf.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">With all
faithful disciples of Christ Jesus, if a prophetic word be given to them, the
earnest longing is that it is truth, not only for the sake of the people, but
for the glory of God alone. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I know all
too well that all of us are held accountable, with a greater responsibility not
only upon those who teach, but also upon those who give a prophetic utterance (<i>whether
a leader or part of the congregation</i>). Word of God (<i>which is unchangeable</i>), a man is head over woman, Christ is head over man, and God is head over all. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Cor 11:3] </span><span style="color: #999999;">I had to add this because ... it is written. I do not have all the answers, nor am I a theologian or scholar.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Our prayer
is patterned after Jesus, who humbly prayed, “</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">[…] <i>nevertheless, not My
will, but Yours be done</i></span><i><span style="color: #cccccc;">”. </span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Lk 22:42</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I also
cannot count the number of times I wept when nothing happened. That is not an
oxymoron. Many of those who prophesied are sincere believers, whose only desire
is to be a faithful watchman and warn the people about impending danger and to
urge them to believe and surrender to Jesus if unsaved or backslidden. However, I have no pity for the false prophets, the wolves in sheep's clothing, the greedy shepherds, divination or witches, who choose evil over good.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The desire
is for all to get their hearts in right standing with Jesus if they have fallen
asleep, or if they are <b><u>church-day</u> </b>only (<i>lukewarm</i>)
Christians, or prodigals. The burden is upon the watchmen to speak forth
whatever message the Holy Spirit instructs any such one to speak. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is said
that the hard way (<i>error, trial</i>) is the best way to learn. I can assure
you that I learned countless lessons (<i>actually, most of my lessons</i>) the hard way. There was no much guidance for me growing up. It is just a fact.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij61y5vwiKwFoD29DYFSB1oYiz0fvP4lnLAOOjogM8ki4H48taOpGq7Lpzwa6QogeqO_jhUWQzASsO19XseOfs9OL5WQhll3e_GtJnDYyzhO3yUe9QWWlNZLCYTgHFJJY9r6cVWlecKmW9g_9rZAukA7L8scIpLHF3xOgVsC0nX8HGAEpmgKlfASY/s360/real%20deal%20hahaha.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="360" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij61y5vwiKwFoD29DYFSB1oYiz0fvP4lnLAOOjogM8ki4H48taOpGq7Lpzwa6QogeqO_jhUWQzASsO19XseOfs9OL5WQhll3e_GtJnDYyzhO3yUe9QWWlNZLCYTgHFJJY9r6cVWlecKmW9g_9rZAukA7L8scIpLHF3xOgVsC0nX8HGAEpmgKlfASY/w284-h146/real%20deal%20hahaha.jpg" width="284" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> do not
weep for the false prophets or teachers, since the intent and motive is impure and who are an example that dishonours the living God and makes a mockery of the cross
and the precious blood of Jesus Christ /Y’shua. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Even a
young child soon learns that this life is temporal and that death is a reality.
Eternity is forever, but the urgency is always the concern for the lost,
backslidden, prodigal, and unrepentant souls who face damnation, heading for
what is called the “<b>second death</b>” (<i>eternal separation from God</i>) [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Rev 21:8</span><span style="color: #999999;">].</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Who but the
lost or the deceived would laugh at being separated from God forever? Not only
will they be separated from the Creator and Saviour, but they will be cast into
outer darkness [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mat 22:13</span><span style="color: #999999;">], weeping and gnashing their teeth.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is a
place where there will never be any more chance of salvation, no peace, no
light, no mercy or grace, no hope, a place of torment where the worm never
dies… Is it possible that the <i>“worm that never dies” </i>and
the “<i>fire that is not quenched” </i>[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mk 9:48</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> will
be the constant gnawing, undying knowledge of past, unforgiven sins and
rejection of the Saviour Jesus/Y’shua that will forever burn in their memories,
never to be extinguished or quenched – the ultimate torment?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is no
wonder that Jesus said that there will be a weeping and gnashing of teeth by
those who glibly cast the opportunity for salvation aside, only to be eternally
separated from the love and presence of our Creator. Jesus is the only way back
to our Maker. He is full of grace and mercy, ready to forgive</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Wise and
blessed are you who abide in Christ and are awake and watchful, steadfast in
prayer. Look at the signs that Jesus/Yeshua urged us to watch for
that are happening around the world now. All past prophecies that
gave <i><u>specific dates</u></i> failed to come to fruition; each
event passed without incident.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Everything,
including prophecies, must line up with the word of God, kept in context and in
the proper order. All God does is done decently and in order. We are instructed
to do the same [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">1Cor 14:40</span><span style="color: #999999;">]. The Lord never contradicts His Word or His character. The Sovereign
God states that His word is absolute.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">So shall My
word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">not</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> return
unto Me </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">void</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, but it <b>shall accomplish </b>that which I please, and
it <b>shall prosper</b> in the thing where I sent it. </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Is 55:11</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yes, Jesus
(<i>Yeshua</i>) distinctly told us what signs to look for, but He also made one
point very clear, a point that cannot be forced, manipulated or changed,
although multitudes down through the centuries have either done so or have
ignored it. Why, o why do we ignore the King’s unmistakable words? Why?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">So likewise
you, when you shall see all these things, know that the </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">end is near</span></u></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, even at
the doors. Verily I say unto you: This generation</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">(the ones
who are alive in the latter days that He spoke of)</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">shall not
pass, till all these things be fulfilled</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mat 24:33,
34</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We do well
to keep reminding ourselves of the important words that Jesus spoke next.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">But of
that </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">day</span></u></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> and </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">hour</span></u></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <u>no
man knows</u></span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, <i>no, not the angels of heaven, but my </i><b><u>Father</u> </b></span><span style="color: #cccccc;">(</span><i><span style="color: #999999;">God</span></i><span style="color: #999999;">) </span><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">only</span></u></b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">vs 36</span><span style="color: #999999;">] (Emphasis
mine)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The Lord is
always right. By myself, I know nothing more than the next person…only God
knows all things (<i>omniscient</i>).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Beware Lest
You Fall</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-_zJnwj2Gq1wL7OuT87LISTSsTKhjqkvIhTCDrUlfWMZNz7LfTYQ8rAkHc63RNOyt3F_Y8oHM2IQ2GxAzDuAxFs2F4ElFRQBEZIbtlu0NuQDcmwSEadNYja_48tgHLPj4THtfzZL2lx2_EKD9t88FwefYl1cr6pvzxJ-zjczrdDU0n1Exbei1mA/s396/beware%20lest%20you%20fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="133" data-original-width="396" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-_zJnwj2Gq1wL7OuT87LISTSsTKhjqkvIhTCDrUlfWMZNz7LfTYQ8rAkHc63RNOyt3F_Y8oHM2IQ2GxAzDuAxFs2F4ElFRQBEZIbtlu0NuQDcmwSEadNYja_48tgHLPj4THtfzZL2lx2_EKD9t88FwefYl1cr6pvzxJ-zjczrdDU0n1Exbei1mA/w293-h98/beware%20lest%20you%20fall.jpg" width="293" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Wherefore
let him that thinks he stands</span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <u>take heed</u> </span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">lest he
fall.</span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">You
therefore, beloved, seeing you know these things </span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">before<u>;</u><i> <b><u>beware</u></b> lest
you also, being led away with the </i><b><u>error</u></b><i> of the
wicked, <b><u>fall</u></b></i> <i>from your own steadfastness.</i></span><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">1Cor 10:12;
2Pet 3:17</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The above scriptures
kept and keep me from pride or vainglory whenever the Lord had me negate
certain prophecies in the past. I am ever reminded by the Holy Spirit never to
touch God’s glory and I pray I never do, either intentionally or otherwise.<i> </i>We
are exhorted to be cautious and alert.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It saddens
me when people are so quick to pounce on someone who announces warnings of
impending danger to the masses or a prophecy that should come with <i><u>no
set date</u></i>, only to find out they were wrong – especially if they
sincerely believed what they were prophesying as something that came from the
Lord.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It grieves
me even more to admit that there was a time that I used to be quick to judge or
consider the whole lot of them as false brethren. Please do not misunderstand
those statements either.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I do not
sorrow over those who spit forth “<i>prophecies</i>” for money (<i>having the
audacity to do so in the name of Jesus</i>), or those who speak out of the
foolishness of their own selfish desires (popularity, reputation, history etc), or who prophesy lies in the Lord’s name,
like the false prophets that Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel confronted.
Nor do I speak of those who steal words from others who have spent time with
the Lord; the ones the Lord spoke of through His prophet Jeremiah. It is
deceptive.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Nor do I
speak of greedy shepherds who lead the sheep without sincere prayer and
direction from the Lord, but who are more interested in their own bellies (<i>prosperity</i>)
than they are for souls [of the sheep], spinning scriptures to tickle ears for
the sake of filthy lucre.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Neither do
I speak of lazy shepherds who do not keep a watchful eye out for the
adversary’s presence, or consider the sheep that may be straying or lost. I
speak of those who are more concerned about quantity (<i>numbers</i>) than
quality (<i>truth</i>).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-dBp_vjY6JKFiP62Qyw_CNwJzePohujlTcbxEZDupPqWo-oIStno9UcmwBOm6IQljbNZ39-0EcJLdIj3FXMoE6qeO8otpvSD1jGpDySrN9x8sCnDAXWBwwmHNoEoeyTM-WYa1QMqF64N5IGDoeishYnO94ayS4Dv8HdXyuw6osArHy4UWnMWvNo/s278/double-speak--deceived%20by%20deceiver.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="166" data-original-width="278" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-dBp_vjY6JKFiP62Qyw_CNwJzePohujlTcbxEZDupPqWo-oIStno9UcmwBOm6IQljbNZ39-0EcJLdIj3FXMoE6qeO8otpvSD1jGpDySrN9x8sCnDAXWBwwmHNoEoeyTM-WYa1QMqF64N5IGDoeishYnO94ayS4Dv8HdXyuw6osArHy4UWnMWvNo/w177-h106/double-speak--deceived%20by%20deceiver.jpg" width="177" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yet, just
as pitiful are the sheep who seek after food (<i>words</i>) that will keep them
comfortable and that keep them from acknowledging or even confessing their
sinful ways, loving the pleasure of their sin more than they love God. <i>Let
that never be me, Lord. Stop me dead in my tracks if I go to the broad
path! </i>They run to people to hear what God would say, rather than
running to God, or picking up the Bible<i>.</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Which say
to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">(truth)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">; <i>speak
unto us smooth things</i> </span><span style="color: #999999;">(comfortable)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, <i>prophesy deceits</i> </span><span style="color: #999999;">(illusions)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">: </span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Is 30:10</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">It is
better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Ps 118:8</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We all make
mistakes; God alone is infallible. We all have fallen short of the glory of
God. However, that is no excuse for purposely giving false prophecies, or
stealing the words of others. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 23:30] </span><span style="color: #999999;">It is no
excuse for sin. If we sin, we must confess it to God, not excuse it as an
'oops'.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">The Power
and Allure of Darkness</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBXxAmEUE-6FQIg4C5JGVRaiFFbN6nnACjHPBUd31KskkVRwkxUQTW96MSvWgbqg-0H_gTYHq0EidJ5ooHNf_DdXEq3mCJYAq3OkqZ3oRvGNtjSAAPtHalPS7C2EptETrL1WOqmcsZLn9mPcPinE_lnnCwTxP5fAR1DCVUOTV_2eln8LdBBzvUOE/s399/allure%20of%20seducing%20spirits.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="352" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBXxAmEUE-6FQIg4C5JGVRaiFFbN6nnACjHPBUd31KskkVRwkxUQTW96MSvWgbqg-0H_gTYHq0EidJ5ooHNf_DdXEq3mCJYAq3OkqZ3oRvGNtjSAAPtHalPS7C2EptETrL1WOqmcsZLn9mPcPinE_lnnCwTxP5fAR1DCVUOTV_2eln8LdBBzvUOE/w134-h151/allure%20of%20seducing%20spirits.jpg" width="134" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For I say through
the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of
himself</span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> more highly </span></b><i><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">than he ought</span></u></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">to think,
but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of
faith</span></i><i><span style="color: #cccccc;">.</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 12:3]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">My brother,
my sister, let us be careful least Satan uses pride and self-righteousness to
ensnare us. As I said, there was a time when I was quick to judge those who
gave false prophecies. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Some
prophetic words, according to the Word of God, are obviously false to the
genuine believer. However, there are prophecies that are so convincing that (<i>as
Jesus forewarned</i>) they could well fool even the very elect.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The Lord
God is a faithful Father, who will not hesitate to correct His children when
they go astray. He reminded me of the beginning, when Adam and Eve were in the
Garden, before Eve was deceived and before Adam disobeyed.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I used to
shake my head at the story. How could Adam and Eve be so naïve, so blind, so
foolish as to listen to the serpent? The first thing to remember is their
innocence. They had no more knowledge of the devil, temptation or evil than a
newborn baby does. The serpent knew that, but he also knew exactly
how to seduce Eve. Although Satan chose to rebel against God, he still loathed
Adam’s closeness to the Creator.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Adam walked
with God daily in the Garden. He blossomed in the love and intimacy with his
Maker. He feared God and walked in purity, holiness and freedom, as did his
wife. They had need of nothing and were content with the Lord God and all that
He had provided. Sin did not exist in them.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">But the
word of God speaks about the subtlety, cunning and cleverness of the adversary
(<i>Satan</i>). These two people loved God and knew Him well [<i>intimately</i>].
Yet, keep in mind that Lucifer’s name was changed to Satan. Both are titles for
the same angel, the very one who was the instigator and leader of the first
rebellion.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is easy
to stand at a great distance and condemn Adam and Eve for disobeying God.
However, going back further, one has to wonder how holy angels from all ranks
or levels, who lived in the magnificent presence of a holy, loving God,
serving, loving and worshipping him, could suddenly turn against Him.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4OR7R_JVUSt1pS6StDimKx0KgC4SyNR_kBsvoxZi0D3h2GWrc_VA7PerKeZ7TQViEIptp3P2I1leGWJ4c-mnZwgazESdkX651LpIxHFKNAeUjo_f1H_JUov4UMZ6kgrz30biI3z9111TFkuZlpO9-moylivSSEWBd9kct1Xz2V-QatTILod3Uuw/s317/Lucifer.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="316" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4OR7R_JVUSt1pS6StDimKx0KgC4SyNR_kBsvoxZi0D3h2GWrc_VA7PerKeZ7TQViEIptp3P2I1leGWJ4c-mnZwgazESdkX651LpIxHFKNAeUjo_f1H_JUov4UMZ6kgrz30biI3z9111TFkuZlpO9-moylivSSEWBd9kct1Xz2V-QatTILod3Uuw/w161-h162/Lucifer.jpg" width="161" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">Lucifer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">One angel,
Lucifer, was remarkably subtle, with words so powerfully convincing that
one-third of Heaven’s holy angels chose to join him in a rebellion against
their King, the very one who created them in the first place.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Some think
that one-third was merely a handful, like 200 angels. However, in Daniel 7
verse 10, it speaks of ten thousand times ten thousand that stand before God
and minister to him. Satan’s cunningly clever lies were likely cloaked in just
enough truth to cover the deception. So irresistible was the temptation that a
third of the holy angels did not even hesitate. Such corruption; so void of
honour, love or truth!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">One can be
certain that if angels can smirk, Lucifer’s contented ego surely must have
revealed itself in his countenance. I often pondered whether Lucifer’s darkness
was gradual, or if he <b><i>became</i></b> darkness at the moment of
his rebellion.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Those who
united with him took darkness upon themselves like a cloak as well, and from
then on, Lucifer’s (<i>bearer of light, morning star</i>) name was downgraded
to Satan (<i>adversary</i>). I cannot pretend to understand how the angels who
lived with the true, living God and tasted of His goodness would ever want to
leave glory of His presence and breath-taking splendor.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">They had
thrived in the light and wonder of His pure and holy love. How was it that the
angels who followed Lucifer in his rebellion could not see the deception? With
their high intelligence, it is quite likely that they knew it was wrong, but
they succumbed to the temptation and seduction of promised kingdoms, great
power and counterfeit glory that joining his darkness and force might provide.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Satan
Earnestly Targets Godly People</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rqzrkx2PVuLaP-GLleKOTzMAHhArfhLCJxKvyZSWwaVltRR-bycXOFHEW_KYOKaNJOjUkvnoJX5jj_Xz5mwQpRO0w8isASYZKDvELlVkJWjuuPVXux2YTTR28tOmIxuxHXpqq_JYMv_Z5GmiRCAnybCKIV3-m168CzgZ2lQACHAUrxMjtWw6V3M/s392/fiery%20darts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="392" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rqzrkx2PVuLaP-GLleKOTzMAHhArfhLCJxKvyZSWwaVltRR-bycXOFHEW_KYOKaNJOjUkvnoJX5jj_Xz5mwQpRO0w8isASYZKDvELlVkJWjuuPVXux2YTTR28tOmIxuxHXpqq_JYMv_Z5GmiRCAnybCKIV3-m168CzgZ2lQACHAUrxMjtWw6V3M/w172-h139/fiery%20darts.jpg" width="172" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Be sober;
be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about
seeking whom he may devour. </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">1Pet 5:8</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Above all,
take the </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">shield of faith</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, with which you shall be able to <b>quench</b> all
the </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">fiery darts</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> of the wicked.</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Eph 6:16]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Satan is
indeed like a vicious lion, seeking all he can devour but particularly those
whose lives are dedicated to the Sovereign God through Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>).
We are all prime targets for a merciless, ruthless adversary.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We have to
guard our eyes, our ears, our mouth (<i>every portal</i>) and our hearts,
keeping on the full armour that God provides through Christ. Satan was able to
convince certain angels who know God to turn against him. We learn that man was
made a little lower than the angels. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yet knowing
that, how often do we think that if we had been Adam or Eve, we would not have
given in and eaten of the forbidden fruit? After all, they knew God and
talked with Him face to face, so how could they be so foolish as to listen to
the serpent? </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Jesus
warned, “</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">[…] <b><u>if </u></b><i>it were </i><b><u>possible</u></b><i>,
they </i><b><u>shall</u></b><i> deceive the very elect</i>.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">”</span><span style="color: #999999;"> [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mat 24:24</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">] </span><span style="color: #999999;">So,
it <b>IS</b> possible for a godly person to be deceived. Not
convinced?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We have the
advantage to see all sides because of historical accounts, and because of the
logos word of God (<i>Bible</i>). We also know what the outcome is when a
choice was made. Yet, in our own lives now, when we do not know the outcome,
how strong is our faith and our trust? Makes a difference seeing all sides and
knowing the end result, doesn't it?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Think about
King David. He was a man who loved God, was quick to repent if he sinned, and
obeyed Adonai's commandments and statutes. In the first book of Chronicles, we
read about the significant triumphs David basked in as God preserved him,
granting him protection and victory over the many, mighty armies of his
enemies. [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">1Chron 19:14 – 20:8</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">David
overthrew the Edomites, Moabites, Amalekites, Ammonites, Syrians and Philistines.
Battle after battle, the God of Israel, the LORD of the battle, proved Himself
to be an Omnipotent and Sovereign God. But Satan, that roaring lion, sought to
devour David, to tempt him to defy God.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Seducing
and Lying Spirits</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5-ngz2MSk_K3WfsPeUZY1otDk-J8Apw92rerFSLqWOPSqqhyZB9WE_hRqSb19PO92Wb5m-0GiZOsulMMk71_SnMUIOP4EZC3TwXyzWjc6oikFWoYRD18B7vu5KbZTWULNA0cUwCNsMPG8jKPkXP3kMq7QsXxDhwBb8aA314P8W_L23zBkuXSkXI/s500/D-Keine_GettyImages-iStock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5-ngz2MSk_K3WfsPeUZY1otDk-J8Apw92rerFSLqWOPSqqhyZB9WE_hRqSb19PO92Wb5m-0GiZOsulMMk71_SnMUIOP4EZC3TwXyzWjc6oikFWoYRD18B7vu5KbZTWULNA0cUwCNsMPG8jKPkXP3kMq7QsXxDhwBb8aA314P8W_L23zBkuXSkXI/w147-h196/D-Keine_GettyImages-iStock.jpg" width="147" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">D-Keine_GettyImages--iStock2016</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And </span></i><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Satan</span></b><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> stood
up against Israel, and <u>provoked</u></span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">(aroused,
prompted) </span><i style="text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">David</span></u></i><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> to number Israel.</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; text-align: left;">1 Chron
21:1</span><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">] </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Although
David knew in his heart that all of his victories came only by the intervening
hand of God, Satan seduced him into counting his men, speculatively to gloat in
the fact (<i>pride</i>) that he and his armies overcame Israel’s enemies, who
overpowered and outnumbered his men, plus the fact that a few of them were
Goliath’s giant brothers. [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">1Chron 20:4, 5</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">God’s word
is true. When Satan tempted, God offered a way of escape to David through Joab,
one of the captains in David’s armies. Joab tried to dissuade David to not defy
God and cause Israel to sin, but David would not listen to his trusted comrade,
thus shunning the way of escape God provided.</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And Joab
answered, The Lord make his people a hundred times so many more as they
be </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">(increase)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">:<i> but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants?
Why then does my lord require this thing? Why will he be a cause of <b>trespass</b></i></span><i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></i><i><span style="color: #999999;">(</span></i><span style="color: #999999;">sin)</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">to Israel</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">?</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">21:3</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Displeased
with David’s decision to proceed, Joab counted the men, but not those that
belonged to the tribe of Levi or Benjamin, <i>“…for the king’s word was
abominable to Joab.” </i>[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">vs 6</span><span style="color: #999999;">] God’s judgment fell upon
Israel and seventy thousand died from the pestilence that God sent [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">21:14</span><span style="color: #999999;">], thereby
further altering and decreasing the number of David’s people, thus making the
counting of Israel's numbers redundant.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The above
example reveals to us that a man who loved God and knew his voice fell into
temptation once again, even after repenting and being forgiven for sins he had
committed with Bathsheba. Satan has his watchers that report to him. He knows our
weaknesses and it is those areas he targets.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Some
believers might consider David’s wrongdoings with Bathsheba, as well as the
counting of his men, as proof that he lacked faith or was spiritually weak,
ever giving into temptation. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">However,
David walked obediently before God all his life. Yes, there were times he gave
into Satan’s seductions, but David’s love for God and repentant heart caused
him to humbly confess his sins and receive forgiveness.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">If you are
still not convinced that it is possible for Satan to deceive you because you
are a man or woman who loves and obeys God through Jesus, I will share yet
another example of how clever and ruthless Satan is, as well as being the “<b><i>lion</i></b>”
that seeks to devour God’s people.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">In the
first book of Kings, chapter 13, we are told about a man of God from Judah who
was also a prophet. He was a person who heard God’s voice and was <b>obedient</b> to
His leading. He was told to go to king Jeroboam and prophesy about the judgment
coming upon him.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The king
had ordained a feast and persuaded the people of Judah to turn against the God
of Israel and worship idols (<i>two calves made of gold</i>), offering up
sacrifices to them upon an altar. I will skip over the details of all that
transpired between Jeroboam and the (<i>nameless</i>) man of God, but the story
can be found in the above mentioned reference.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Here is my
point. The godly man was told not to eat or drink, or return home the same way
he came. So, after he had completed his mission, he started back another way,
even rejecting an invitation to refresh himself with food and drink. When the
sons of an old prophet told him [old prophet] what had happened between the man
of God and the king, the elderly prophet was moved to go and find the one who
had seen Jeroboam.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">He found
the man of God resting underneath an oak tree. He invited him to come to his
house and eat a meal with him. The younger prophet declined, stating that he
could not do so. Whether or not Satan spoke through the old prophet of God as
he did one time with Peter in order to tempt Jesus [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mat 16:23</span><span style="color: #999999;">], I cannot
say for sure.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">However, it
is clear in the scriptures that the old prophet was also a man of God, yet a
strange thing happened.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">He said to
him, I am a prophet also as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of
the Lord, saying, Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat
bread and drink water. But he </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">lied</span></u></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> to
him.</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">1Kings 13:18</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">As they
ate, the word of the Lord came to the prophet that had brought the man of God
home to eat.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And he
cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus says the Lord,
Forasmuch as you have </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">disobeyed</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> the
mouth of the Lord, and have not kept the commandment which the Lord you God
commanded you, </span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">But came
back and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which the Lord did
say to you, Eat no bread and drink no water; your carcass shall not come unto
the sepulchre of your fathers.</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">vs 21, 22</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">When he
finished his meal, the younger prophet left, but a <b><i><u>lion</u></i></b> met
him along the way and killed him. Passersby saw him and told the people in the
city where the old prophet lived that the man of God who was disobedient met up
with a lion and was slain, just as the Lord had spoken through the old prophet.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-n3_WruP3362BlSHE-K0KQR_UGwHJ5ITHBJqbiuebP5oxBihq5JQYUGev0UPeyOvR5ujWF-LQJm3j1OOhJxsUcY69tqcyvTkrCL5rsGqGPX3Snsc_CuBpoX611sggQ8F1w4S_u94WUc00O8Ka_jEKdrzv2IsDDkoIu7_fthx1TTv28j90hMa7JZQ/s292/lion%20did%20not%20devour%20prophet%20or%20his%20donkey-1Kings13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="292" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-n3_WruP3362BlSHE-K0KQR_UGwHJ5ITHBJqbiuebP5oxBihq5JQYUGev0UPeyOvR5ujWF-LQJm3j1OOhJxsUcY69tqcyvTkrCL5rsGqGPX3Snsc_CuBpoX611sggQ8F1w4S_u94WUc00O8Ka_jEKdrzv2IsDDkoIu7_fthx1TTv28j90hMa7JZQ/w191-h186/lion%20did%20not%20devour%20prophet%20or%20his%20donkey-1Kings13.jpg" width="191" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Despite the
fact that judgment fell upon the man of God for his disobedience, the Lord did
not allow the “<b><i>lion</i></b>” to devour His servant. When the old prophet
went to retrieve the body of the godly man so that he could bury him in his own
tomb, he saw the lion and the donkey standing by the dead body. The lion did
not eat the carcass or attack the man’s donkey. [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">vs 28</span><span style="color: #999999;">] “</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Alas, my
brother</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">…</span><span style="color: #999999;">” the old prophet mourned. [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">vs 30</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We see how
even a fellow believer can be used to try (<i>test</i>) our obedience.
Shocking! We also see how a third of the once-holy angels that lived with God
were seduced by Lucifer to rebel against Him and were thrown out of their
prestigious positions in heaven. We see how the first man and woman who enjoyed
intimate fellowship with God were deceived and seduced by Satan to disobey God.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Add to that
the two examples of men who heard from God and loved Him, but fell into the
trap that Satan set for them. The adversary’s lies and temptations targeted
their weak areas, seducing them and causing both men to disobey the Lord</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">David's
weak spot at that particular time was his pride. The (nameless) man of God's
weak spot was hunger. He had traveled a distance, had completed the mission the
Lord sent him on and was on his way home. He was in a weakened condition, hungry
and thirsty. Indeed, Satan goes for the weak areas.</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Satan is
like a roaring <b><i>lion</i></b>, seeking to devour (<i>steal, kill and</i> <i>destroy</i>)
whomsoever he can, but he especially goes after the '<i>obedient</i>' people of
God. Perhaps now, the warning of Jesus is heard with deeper understanding.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">“</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">[…] <b><u>if </u></b><i>it
were </i><b><u>possible</u></b><i>, they </i><b><u>shall</u></b><i> deceive
the very elect</i>.</span><span style="color: #999999;">” [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mat 24:24</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Storm
Brewing</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWag6cAhzDYMnwt-uy6bWkho0hQufcPdMVBXqEC52alXlN9sake9RN4K1QBWACL_VbgKLIcgHvPmMNzEWP58vg4LGSy_M04qYR4N8SgX50OwzKV9kWB9UGCna6ZT96MlqQSWZalQ8xYGj-JlrSW2Pg-DKYiPs_o2DQ1AwPv_HThVU2BLYdPaXxDig/s359/storm%20brewing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="359" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWag6cAhzDYMnwt-uy6bWkho0hQufcPdMVBXqEC52alXlN9sake9RN4K1QBWACL_VbgKLIcgHvPmMNzEWP58vg4LGSy_M04qYR4N8SgX50OwzKV9kWB9UGCna6ZT96MlqQSWZalQ8xYGj-JlrSW2Pg-DKYiPs_o2DQ1AwPv_HThVU2BLYdPaXxDig/w210-h153/storm%20brewing.jpg" width="210" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Now that I
have shared some of the serious things I was recalling in the word of God, and
wrestling with the challenge of how to present it in this article, perhaps now
when you hear the message you will understand why I was not excited about
posting it. It is a weighty message.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">There is
much that needs to be said and knowing where to start has been challenging to
say the least. I have been working diligently for the past couple of weeks to
bring it all together under the Lord’s guidance, finally subduing the moments
of pause (<i>hesitation</i>) that I struggled with.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The message
is a serious and sobering warning of approaching corruption, evil [witchcraft],
and chaos, but also one of hope, anticipation, promise and
expectation. Almost two months ago (<i>August </i>15,<i> 2018</i>),
I distinctly heard two words of warning in my spirit, which were: “<b><i>storm
brewing</i></b>”.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Aware, but
not sensing an urgency, I set it aside. A day or so later, I heard a different
word, “<b><i>escalating</i></b>”. The word “<i>escalating</i>” kept coming
to me, but after a couple of weeks, it was joined by the word “<b><i>accelerating</i></b>”.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We see the
anger, the violence, the chaos and confusion happening in all nations globally.
We hear of reports where governments are arresting resistors and
whistleblowers, even if they are government officials or representatives. We
witness betrayal (<i>just like Judas’</i>) at all levels, and in all walks of
life.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Countless
are ending up dead, either by suicide (<i>even though they were known not to be
suicidal</i>), or slaughtered by an “<i>unknown</i>” murderer(s). Sometimes
their deaths include immediate family members or close friends. Others seem to
disappear without explanation or qualifying leads.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">As we see
and hear all the corruption and deception around us, there are times that we
find it all overwhelming. There is a longing, a travailing desperation for the
return of our Lord and King Jesus/Yeshua amongst God’s people. And though we
may cry “<b>Maranatha</b>” (<i>our Lord has come</i>), we echo the words of the
apostle John: “<i>Even so, come, Lord Jesus (Yeshua)”. </i>[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Rev 22:20</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></span><span style="color: #999999;">In late
August [2018], I did tell a precious sister in Christ and dear friend about a “</span><i style="color: #999999;">storm
brewing</i><span style="color: #999999;">” and that the word “</span><i style="color: #999999;">escalating</i><span style="color: #999999;">” was repeatedly upon my
heart. She too is aware that we have entered into a serious time in history. A
special thanks to those who prayed for me during this time of struggle, even if
you did not know exactly what you were praying for.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">It is on
the Horizon</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9KVPnFItMKr2Hj3spVCUHL_wW_AlLECUxYAWFZR1GdiUckx-aXq75w3EQDtok44ui722245ro8aYIjW5HnSfABF0PbwsHss_oFE4eW6AewqKaymdgiYaTlNtM9FC6HIpfHyUpsnMSY0ermmOOYLhV1RGq603pCpUFDvZvkSh5_TtLSUUhO1jDcA/s370/foreboding%20darkness%20on%20horizon%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="370" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9KVPnFItMKr2Hj3spVCUHL_wW_AlLECUxYAWFZR1GdiUckx-aXq75w3EQDtok44ui722245ro8aYIjW5HnSfABF0PbwsHss_oFE4eW6AewqKaymdgiYaTlNtM9FC6HIpfHyUpsnMSY0ermmOOYLhV1RGq603pCpUFDvZvkSh5_TtLSUUhO1jDcA/w232-h174/foreboding%20darkness%20on%20horizon%202023.jpg" width="232" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">some pictures were updated on this post<br />2023 - foreboding darkness on horizon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The words
that I heard on August 15 [2018] this year were once again repeated near the
end of August (</span><i style="color: #999999;">I did not write the precise date, but it was between the days
of August 28-30)</i><span style="color: #999999;">. I noted that it was the second time within two weeks that
I heard the same thing, but still, there was no sense of urgency. I simply
wrote, “</span><i style="color: #999999;">seemingly a second warning</i><span style="color: #999999;">”.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">On separate
occasions I would hear “<b><i>escalating</i></b>” repeated, with a couple of
mentions of “<b><i>accelerating</i></b>”. On September 9, 2018, the Lord spoke
into my spirit. For the third time, he repeated the same two words of the first
and second warning, but this time more words were added. I wrote them down.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Nearly a
month ago (<i>mid-September</i>) I was ready to post my next article, but was
halted as a repeat of the words came for a <u>fourth</u> time. One
thing I have solidly learned is that the Lord does not waste words. He already
had my attention the first time, but now I was beginning to understand the
seriousness and<b><i> <u>intensity</u> </i></b>of the matter.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">As I waited
upon the Lord, He wove it together. The warning that I heard my
spirit:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">● August
15, 2018 – “<b>storm brewing</b>”</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">● August 16
or 17, 2018 – “<b>escalating</b>”</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">An
uncertain number of times in the couple of weeks between mid to end-August,
before the second warning, the word ‘<b><i>escalating</i></b><i>’</i> kept
coming before my eyes and echoing in my spirit. Sprinkled in-between, at least
twice, I heard “<b><i>accelerating</i></b>”.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">● August
28-30, 2018 – “<b>storm</b> <b>brewing</b>”</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">
Repetition of the word, “<b><i>escalating</i></b>”; “<b><i>accelerating</i></b>”
added)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">● September
9, 2018 - “<b>storm is brewing</b>” – (and more words added) “<b>…storm
is on the horizon</b>”</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">(Repetition
of “<b><i>escalating</i></b>”, “<b><i>accelerating</i></b>”)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Confusion
fell upon me when the Lord added the words about the storm being on the horizon.
What, what was escalating? Was the storm that was brewing escalating? What is
on the horizon; what is accelerating? I knew not. What exactly was I
supposed to say?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Natural
Storms</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wlFjCvRz-Ae3BpRGOIXrNI9DXAK3K531j66phc464QjQKXBtb352Clh7WvHRarqZyboWCIlHVFWyACqqn607of05l-aSHV4as6cgWck5oOE38FAE0HUuokzK3lKpjlvBVuvy3EllJHxsgK12Az7SvuW5OtIL-cu0HRC3d7Zf7vgCQQ4IOHurhbE/s423/storm%202018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="423" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wlFjCvRz-Ae3BpRGOIXrNI9DXAK3K531j66phc464QjQKXBtb352Clh7WvHRarqZyboWCIlHVFWyACqqn607of05l-aSHV4as6cgWck5oOE38FAE0HUuokzK3lKpjlvBVuvy3EllJHxsgK12Az7SvuW5OtIL-cu0HRC3d7Zf7vgCQQ4IOHurhbE/w216-h132/storm%202018.jpg" width="216" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Was the
Lord speaking about the hurricane? As I kept writing, days had passed. It was
nearing mid-September. By then, Hurricane Florence, which was said to be of
catastrophic proportions was all over the news because it was about to make
landfall on the eastern coastline of the United States.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Therefore,
it seemed redundant then to write the warnings that the Lord had given me. I
was too late. I should not have put the message on the back burner, but I had.
In my mind, I had determined that by my procrastination, I had failed my Lord.
A strong temptation to ‘<i>give up’</i> confronted me.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yet, almost
as soon as the thought came, the Holy Spirit urged me not to give up, but to ‘<i>go
through’</i>. I was given the understanding that it was not about the
hurricane. Only days after the Hurricane Florence warnings, alerts about
Typhoon Mangkhut (<i>called typhoon Ompong in the Philippines)</i> were
sounding.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Typhoon
Mangkhut went on to wreak havoc in Hong Kong, southern China and Taiwan. Was
the storm that the Lord mentioned the typhoon, if He did not mean the
hurricane? Again, as soon as the thought flew across my mind,
I immediately understood ‘<i>no’</i>, he did not mean the typhoon either.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I was
befuddled. If the storm that the Lord was speaking of was not Hurricane
Florence and it was not Typhoon Mangkhut, then what storm is he warning about?
His words were becoming stronger in my spirit.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">The Lord
speaks </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">once</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, yea </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">twice</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, but man perceives it not.</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Job 33:14</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">God has
spoken </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">once</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">; </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">twice</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Ps 62:11</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The Lord
deepened my understanding. This time my focus was drawn to additional words,
which were: <i>“darkness, darkness, foreboding, unprecedented”.</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Piecing it
together: <b><i>“There is a storm brewing; the storm is on the horizon.
Escalating, escalating…accelerating. Darkness, darkness; foreboding,
unprecedented – it is escalating, accelerating. It is on the horizon.”</i></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Now as I go
over this article, I insert this fact. Yet another ferocious and
powerful, record-breaking hurricane called Michael brought devastation and
destruction to Florida. Three storms, two being hurricanes and one being a
typhoon, tore through lands, bringing destruction and leaving thousands reeling
in the aftermath. Be that as it may, the “<i>storm brewing</i>” that the Lord
spoke of were not these.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">For some
reason, a time that Elijah the prophet experienced came to my remembrance.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And He
said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord
passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces
the rocks before the Lord; but the </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Lord was not in the wind</span></b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">:<i> and
after the wind an earthquake, but the </i><b>Lord was not in the
earthquake</b><i>:</i></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And after
the earthquake a fire; but the </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Lord was not in the fire</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">: and after
the fire, a still small voice.</span></i><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">1</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Kings
19:11, 12</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">God still
speaks to all of His people today as surely as He always has. It does not mean
that what He says to us is scripture, as some people postulate, because it is
not. The Word of God (<i>Bible</i>) is written in completion. I thank God for
His Word. But just because the scriptures are fully written does not mean that
God no longer speaks to people.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSrkNVE-yvb-Nkzjpa506Fx63DmZ0JPphsn6qN-L3Lt8QE2xVEGeFnjBEUeLyJtspt6Q-rDKjQvZVfs1oKeuUtXxyY2FHPorjrn2XGXfA7yZWZw2uD6CkWimfJp4UVmiXFYMcRP612Ra6PnejOdEON89QbeQ_ukQoPuDreTtrJtMAjrTAu4dopQo/s377/one%20way_thru%20Jesus-Yeshua_thru%20the%20cross.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="270" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSrkNVE-yvb-Nkzjpa506Fx63DmZ0JPphsn6qN-L3Lt8QE2xVEGeFnjBEUeLyJtspt6Q-rDKjQvZVfs1oKeuUtXxyY2FHPorjrn2XGXfA7yZWZw2uD6CkWimfJp4UVmiXFYMcRP612Ra6PnejOdEON89QbeQ_ukQoPuDreTtrJtMAjrTAu4dopQo/w153-h214/one%20way_thru%20Jesus-Yeshua_thru%20the%20cross.jpg" width="153" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>only ONE way </b>back to God<br />
It is through <b>Jesus/Yeshua</b> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Jesus paved
the narrow path back to the Father. He sent the Holy Spirit who would teach us
and lead us into all truth. Jesus/Yeshua said that the sheep know the
Shepherd’s voice. The Lord has never asked me to sound the alarm as strongly as
He is now.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Howbeit
when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He
shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak:
and </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">He will show you things to come</span></b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Jn 16:13</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">You Are as
Jonah</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">As it
always is with the Lord, everything He says pieces together; it all comes
together perfectly. He unfolds (<i>reveals</i>) things perfectly as He planned
long ago. So, what did I do? Did I excitedly write down the message and post it
as quickly as I could? No, I found a hundred things keeping me busy, sometimes
to the point of exhaustion. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Distractions,
self-appointed distractions! It was not intentional. In fact, I had not even
realized that that was what I was doing until the Holy Spirit brought it to my
attention.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">If it was
not the hurricanes or the typhoon, then what was the warning about? I did not
know what I was to say. Besides, the Lord has innumerable earthen vessels
speaking forth His words. I reasoned that He could just choose another
watchman, or several, to give the message. He likely already has.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">But I felt
out of His will, and it affected me deeply. Is there any true freedom
outside of God’s will? I know that it is only when I am in the will of the
Father that I have genuine peace of mind, heart and spirit and absolute
freedom. To avoid the unrest in my spirit man, I kept busy…so much to do.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Jesus is
such an integral part of me that I still prayed every day, several times
throughout the day (<i>in spare moments</i>), but kept on the move. The reading
of the Word was not hours as before, but a handful of minutes that I could
spare here and there throughout the day.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Now what?
Should I be a hypocrite, telling people to read the word, pray, seek God and
then do so sparingly myself? What is happening, Lord? I would break out
silently sobbing sometimes as I went about my chores or errands. I am never
happy outside the Lord’s will.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Then, in my
spirit man one day came the reminding words: <i>“Do not give up just
before the finish line. Fear not. Press on, go through.” </i>(Ah my
Lord…what is wrong with me?) I could imagine the Lord saying, <i>“It took
you long enough to ask”, </i>but at the time, He was silent.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">About two
weeks ago (<i>very end of September 2018</i>), I was minding my own business,
looking out the window at the mountains and the lake as I often do when
praying…thanking God for many things. Then suddenly, I heard the Shepherd’s
voice, “<i>You are as Jonah. Why are you running?”</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRdL28PBUM_WKq80t3j0hdmMvlYiE04W4J3oVENtn66myW64D4-7VJ5PrWU6s-FJlIRh3j87eLaJds2hXFLXNf5I_i3mDylYZzDMe17hR3X41rlNJYkQJK1ElCXRsKBh1xTQDHjYUil6dImVkgaDUfjvgLNkZ9XwPoHbkZQA4D-nOsnehqK1mS5U/s311/Jonah%20ran.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="311" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRdL28PBUM_WKq80t3j0hdmMvlYiE04W4J3oVENtn66myW64D4-7VJ5PrWU6s-FJlIRh3j87eLaJds2hXFLXNf5I_i3mDylYZzDMe17hR3X41rlNJYkQJK1ElCXRsKBh1xTQDHjYUil6dImVkgaDUfjvgLNkZ9XwPoHbkZQA4D-nOsnehqK1mS5U/w282-h148/Jonah%20ran.jpg" width="282" /></a></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I think my
mouth literally fell open, not only at the suddenness of the words, but at the
very question itself. I asked within, <i>“Jonah?! I’m running<b>?! </b> Running
from what?”</i> The Holy Spirit was silent, provoking me to think.
So, I thought about the story of Jonah. Only - this was personal.</span></span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">He was a
simple man who loved the Lord, but one day the Lord gave Jonah a message, a
very stern warning of judgment that would come upon the people of Nineveh
unless they repented. Jonah had his reasons for running, such as his hatred for
the Assyrians who had committed vicious atrocities against the people of Israel
and Judah.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Built by
Nimrod, Nineveh had an infamous reputation, as did its rulers and people, who
were known to be ruthless, lawless warriors, without mercy, whose violent,
brutal savagery (<i>barbaric</i>) made nations threatened by them tremble in
fear. Nineveh’s people were prideful, for the wealth and military power
of it were well-known. But the Lord called it a “<i>bloody city” </i>(full
of bloodshed)<i>,</i> “<i>full of lies and robbery</i>”.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Those that
they had been slain were so numerous that it is written that they “<i>stumble
upon their corpses</i>”. They were known for “<i>dashing the children to
pieces”, and ravaging the women”;</i> slaughter was their joy. To the
Assyrians, the more vicious and inhumane they behaved, the better. The wrath of
God was about to befall Nineveh in Jonah’s day.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Arise, go
to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come
up before Me.</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Jonah 1:1</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The Lord
rebuked them for the <i>“</i></span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">multitude of the whoredoms of
the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts that sells nations through
her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts</span></i><i><span style="color: #999999;">.”</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Nahum 3:1-4</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yes, Jonah
had valid reasons to hate Israel’s malicious enemy, Nineveh, but God had His
ways of getting Jonah’s attention. The Lord also has ways of getting our
attention, and my attention. But the Lord was not asking me to confront anyone
like Hitler or Daesh. He simply was leading me to write a serious and pressing
warning to Christians, and anyone else who might wander onto my blog, or who
allowed the Lord to lead them.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I surely
did not see myself as running, but if the Holy Spirit asks why you are running,
then there is good reason for the question. The Lord did not have me
swallowed up by a big fish. However, His few words that contained a question
overwhelmed and consumed me. I feel like a drowning soul when I am out of the
Father’s will, akin to being swallowed up into the belly of darkness.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">When a
child of light is in the belly of darkness, the Lord does not leave the child
there. As soon as repentance is made, darkness vomits that one out as surely as
the great fish vomited Jonah. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">God raised
Jesus alive from the darkness of death. He is resurrected, ascended and soon
returning. He will bring anyone out of darkness when that person cries out to
Him for help.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">With a
little research, it is easy to find whether the word “whale” was in the
original Hebrew and Greek. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Greek: <b>ketos<i> </i></b>– <i>a
large sea creature</i></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Hebrew: <b>dahg</b> – <i>sea
creatures of undefined species</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">This is
added only to point out that it matters not the kind of sea creature it was.
The point is that in God’s mercy and wisdom, Jonah was swallowed up by a great
fish, cloaked in darkness for three days.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I was
swallowed up by guilt and a nagging conviction. A cloud of darkness enveloped
me because I was delaying the giving of the message. Was it the fear of
naysayers, fear of those who mock anyone who says, ‘<i>I have a message that
the Lord placed in my heart’</i>, or fear that what I was led to present to the
public did not come to pass?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Truth be
told, it was likely a combination of all of the above. The “<i>busy</i>”
distractions carried on, but do not think that I was not ever aware of the
message because the Lord had his ways of keeping a thing at the forefront of
the mind. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">A Gentle
Reminder</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgP3Tx-xyFu6eAV3VTg9fheWj_1DhhSUc4vuA5K6jrl1Nie0kYtW-WcFALNbjeTLVM0q21feqwETM9LxZjFQwBFIuu5Qd1r8QtqyiL-l397doWGiB3ohM44eqPmWeq7su97GmB1e9Te4KXOwIVBrWo_Em7rvgIHFbb_6mJRlzLXLw24VgQgaILkI/s362/gently--dont%20forget.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="362" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgP3Tx-xyFu6eAV3VTg9fheWj_1DhhSUc4vuA5K6jrl1Nie0kYtW-WcFALNbjeTLVM0q21feqwETM9LxZjFQwBFIuu5Qd1r8QtqyiL-l397doWGiB3ohM44eqPmWeq7su97GmB1e9Te4KXOwIVBrWo_Em7rvgIHFbb_6mJRlzLXLw24VgQgaILkI/w207-h126/gently--dont%20forget.jpg" width="207" /></a></span></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">When we
ignore what God has asked us to do, or run in opposite direction, are we not
being disobedient? The awareness of that fact was the “<i>cloud of darkness</i>”.
In my heart I felt shaken. Whether hidden from my brothers or sisters in Christ
or anyone else or not, grieves me because I love him.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">As per
usual, the Lord’s timing is impeccable. He led me to a word that I had written
down years ago, October 2010. Below are excerpts; each bullet point indicates
portions that were selected by me from the entire article.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="background: black; color: #f6b26b;">For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing,
whether it be good, or whether it be evil. </span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="background: black; color: #f6b26b;">For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any
thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.</span></i><span style="background: black; color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="background: black; color: #cccccc;">[</span><span style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc;">Eccl 12:14; Mk 4:22</span><span style="background: black; color: #cccccc;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999;">● <b>Do Not Fear the Darkness</b></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999;">When the darkness comes upon you, as you go through the dark season, I shall
shine My light upon your heart and reveal the secret things that you have not
known are there. Fear not; neither be dismayed or confounded. Be strong and of
good courage. I work in the darkness; I work in ways you cannot see.<br />
<br />
Your emotional condition is not necessarily your heart condition. Allow this
piercing of the heart, for out of the wound shall pour forth all that festers
and infects you. Surrender it into My hands with genuine repentance, believe
and I shall heal you; you shall have a new heart. I shall shine My light into the
darkness, and shall shine light upon your heart. Then shall you see clearly;
then shall you know my glory in the face of My Son.</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></span><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #f6b26b;">For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in
our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face
of Jesus Christ. </span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #cccccc;">[</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #6fa8dc;">1Cor 4:6</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #cccccc;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"> ●
For this is the hour</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> And
this is the time</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> To
birth forth that which is within you</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> A
warrior, a soldier, does not entangle himself in the affairs of life (<i>the
world</i>),</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> But
will desire to please the one who chose him to be a soldier</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> So
it is written</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> So
it shall be </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> No
man that wars entangles himself with the affairs of this life; that he may
please him who has chosen him to be a soldier</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">. </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">2Tim 2:4</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> ●
Those whom I chastise are Mine</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> But
if they choose the way of disobedience, satisfying self</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> Then
so be it –</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> But
those whom I love, I chastise</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">And those
who love Me, obey!<br />
And great shall be their reward<br />
Many shall be their crowns<br />
They who humble themselves in My sight<br />
I shall lift up!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">
● </span><i><span style="background: black; color: #f6b26b;">Take away the dross from the silver, and there
shall come forth a vessel for the finer. </span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999;"> ● Who has not gone through these dark times? All My people have
gone through great darkness; yet in great travailing, weeping and praying, they
persevere and go through. In the shaking, your eyes shall be opened and you
shall see all that is not of Me. Will you trust Me through it all?<br />
<br />
All that is not of Me shall surface and nothing shall remain secret. Let
it go in repentance and believe in Me. Submit yourself to Me, resist the enemy
who seeks to keep you in bondage and he must flee. I have chosen this furnace
of affliction for you, yet it is for good, as you cling to Me and follow the
leading of My holy Spirit in you. Submit to the work I AM doing and fear not.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">(<b>End
excerpts</b>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">And that is
exactly what the Lord did. He shook me, exposing that which was hidden even
from me. He shone his light into the darkness that was keeping me in bondage (<i>from
doing His will</i>). It could no longer remain secret. He corrected me (<b>ouch</b>!)
Repentance followed. I confess it to my brothers and sisters in Christ so that
I may be healed. [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">James 5:16</span><span style="color: #999999;">] Now you know.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">So do not
be concerned when this happens to you (<i>if it has not already</i>) because it
is a good work for good reason. Believe me when I say that right now God is
trying the hearts of His people, to prove us, as He always has. [See </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Deuteronomy
8:2</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> So, for two weeks, I have been doing my best to get the
message together, with the Lord’s help. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">(Excerpt
below)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999;">● You will feel shaken, horribly shaken, but fear not. Have I not said
that all that can be shaken will be shaken? Yes, you have heard this often and
you have read it in My word.<br />
<br />
This is a good work, if you understand the purpose. The dross must be shaken
loose, so it will surface, for dross is skimmed as it surfaces. Your faith must
be immovable. Labor and travail, for it shall not be in vain. Let your labor be
done in fear and trembling. Trust Me. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999;">(<b>End excerpt</b>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Thus says
the Lord, Stand you in the ways and see, and ask for the </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">old paths</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, where is
the good way, and walk therein, and you shall find rest for your souls. But
they said,</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>We</i> <b><u>will</u></b> <b>not</b> <i>walk
therein.</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Also I set
watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">sound of
the trumpet</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">. But they said, We</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b><u>will</u></b> <b>not</b> <i>hearken </i></span><span style="color: #999999;">(listen).
[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Jer 6: 16, 17</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">When I
bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their
coasts, and set him for their watchman: If when he sees the sword come upon the
land, he </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">blow the trumpet</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, and </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">warn</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> the
people; Then whosoever hears the sound of the trumpet, and takes not warning;
if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPAAUlglmjdvtXvD-0Ty2D0MaAYxe_BGACSIAtxdY-YBt6bhN8m-RYE_ZICyr9364pGfwm7pERKov4fR56vNyIHh3QW3msk7ykD1CZwEJGplyVcYXpHAemDwRo9aX1exmQHBMXU-AhmEvKSk6K3oiOZ56sDHPReNKd6GdS0OQGsqh6pF2KJk8qt4/s410/sound%20the%20alarm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="410" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPAAUlglmjdvtXvD-0Ty2D0MaAYxe_BGACSIAtxdY-YBt6bhN8m-RYE_ZICyr9364pGfwm7pERKov4fR56vNyIHh3QW3msk7ykD1CZwEJGplyVcYXpHAemDwRo9aX1exmQHBMXU-AhmEvKSk6K3oiOZ56sDHPReNKd6GdS0OQGsqh6pF2KJk8qt4/w234-h129/sound%20the%20alarm.jpg" width="234" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">He heard
the sound of the trumpet, and took not </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">warning</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">; his blood
shall be upon him. But he that takes warning shall deliver his soul.</span></i></p></span></i></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">But if the
watchman see 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’s hand.</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Ezek 33:3-6</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yom Kippur
falls ten days after the Feast of Trumpets. This year I acknowledged Yom Kippur
for the first time in my life. I had heard about it before but never knew what
it was and never searched it out. However, this year I spent time searching my
heart for all that I needed to repent of.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Wouldn’t
you know that it was after Yom Kippur and my repentance that the Lord made me
aware of my “running” (<i>as Jonah did</i>)? Yet, it was during that time of
Yom Kippur that I heard a trumpet sound spiritually. It was a sound of warning.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Many are
aware, with their very spirit stirred because they are watching and praying.
Those cleaving to the Lord God have eyes to see and do indeed see the signs of
the time. The faithful are beginning to discuss it more quickly with each
other, thus confirming one to another that which the Lord is speaking.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Now, we
must be brave and warn those who slept through the clarion call. It is a time
to make our sure choice. There is a separating amongst the flocks of sheep that
is taking place, not to be confused with the division in the true Body of
Christ that Satan has been responsible for. Yet, we are not ignorant. We are
also aware that Jesus said he came to bring a sword.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Think not
that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter
against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a
man’s foes shall be they of his </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">own household</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span></i><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mat
10:34-36</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7CqUSbiETPsXhv0sNJF9a174sFQNAK0W7YvN6lQ5Ws3nlGkOc9VtQkl4QUvMcOEN9V7UhWzXQbUtrdG87K7uyZgNrY7kBrH2p8dkVpHOrjZ7ndoUVU4p8EbAaHddd_ugBV2eb0Eafrj1y_WyfvOiNX5y5H_YjGSkaLf3f00L9mHcw_y0P1h_pdA/s411/separating%20the%20same%20kind.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="411" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7CqUSbiETPsXhv0sNJF9a174sFQNAK0W7YvN6lQ5Ws3nlGkOc9VtQkl4QUvMcOEN9V7UhWzXQbUtrdG87K7uyZgNrY7kBrH2p8dkVpHOrjZ7ndoUVU4p8EbAaHddd_ugBV2eb0Eafrj1y_WyfvOiNX5y5H_YjGSkaLf3f00L9mHcw_y0P1h_pdA/w261-h162/separating%20the%20same%20kind.jpg" width="261" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There is
division that is the Lord’s doing. He is the original peacemaker and He authors
our spiritual peace. But even in the house of God, there is wickedness,
apostasy, false doctrines, false teachers and prophets. The truth will bring
division. It separates.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It
separates the precious from the vile, the holy from the unholy, and to discern
the clean from the unclean. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 15:19; Ezek 44:23]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Jesus IS
the truth (<i>the way, the life</i>). Yet, even in our own families, there are
those who do not believe in or serve God or Jesus. That truth divides families,
brings a separation.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">There may
be those not only in our own household, but those in the house of God (<i>brethren</i>)
who follow false doctrines, or go after false signs and wonders. The truth
divides. Yes, Jesus did indeed bring a sword.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For the
word of God is quick and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing
even to the </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">dividing</span></u></b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> asunder</span></u><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> of <b>soul</b> and <b>spirit</b>,
and of the <b>joints and marrow</b></span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">(body, soul
and spirit),<i> </i></span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of
heart.</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Heb 4:12</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">(<b>Side
note*</b> - Some say that the soul and spirit are the same thing, but the
Word of God makes a clear distinction between the two, as seen in the scripture
verse above (<i>and joints and marrow are the</i> body). We are a triune
being, just as the Lord is. That should help us to see how three completely
separate parts are still one. <b>BP2018</b>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For then
shall be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the
world until now, no, nor shall ever be</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[again].
[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mat 24:21</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For in
those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the
creation which God created to this time, neither shall be.</span></i><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mk 13:19</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">If we
thought the persecution of Christians in Roman coliseums, or the heinous,
abominable actions carried out in the Crusades, or the merciless slaughter of
millions in the Holocaust were wicked, according to the Word of God, we have
not seen the worst yet.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I cannot
downplay the urgency, yet, not wanting to be tagged a fearmonger or a
‘doomsday’ alarmist, I did hesitate. It matters not what I want or think. What
matters is that God’s will is done. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Obviously,
He has more than one voice speaking to a world of over seven billion people,
but one voice cannot reach all the people today, even with the internet.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">What
exactly is going to happen, I cannot say at this time, but I can assure you
that we had best be prepared, prayerful and alert, listening carefully to what
the Lord speaks to us <b><i><u>individually</u></i></b> and <b><i><u>corporately</u></i></b>.
That which is coming will shake the nations of the world.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Search the
scriptures, both Old and New Testament. See the warnings of what to look for
before the terrible tribulation starts. I emphatically believe that we are in
the times that Jesus/Yeshua called the “<i>beginning of sorrows” [birth pangs - travailing - pain, sorrow]</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Take heed
that no</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>man</b> <i>deceive you. For many shall come in My name,
saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many. And you shall hear of wars and
rumours of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come
to pass, but the</i> <b><u>end is not yet</u></b>.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For nation
shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be
famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> (different) <i>places.
All these are the </i><b><u>beginning of sorrows</u></b><i>.</i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mat 24:4-8</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIItZIJIV5f7gd-xrINHYYpQzDqfkBFmHym7zWIy_d9_-_xl-cxz0XhY9efpOW0F2vLf1SfYMoa8dH3qXg6YicGNGCGYz_qeW2Ed1-or-_alqtsMBPsUYKjBgmwB_yEj3UvNL4JDIk7yTlJvax1Ox1Io_vh1uM_BzWuAMLGNswhY-ZlUyj1Ik3KTc/s409/restrainer%20holds%20back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="409" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIItZIJIV5f7gd-xrINHYYpQzDqfkBFmHym7zWIy_d9_-_xl-cxz0XhY9efpOW0F2vLf1SfYMoa8dH3qXg6YicGNGCGYz_qeW2Ed1-or-_alqtsMBPsUYKjBgmwB_yEj3UvNL4JDIk7yTlJvax1Ox1Io_vh1uM_BzWuAMLGNswhY-ZlUyj1Ik3KTc/w225-h129/restrainer%20holds%20back.jpg" width="225" /></a></span></div><p></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
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the first domino</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">“<b>A
domino effect</b>” was the expression the Lord used back in 2008. Things will
begin slowly, then build momentum (<i>escalate, accelerate</i>), until it all
comes crashing down and blows up in our face. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I wrote an
article titled, <b>We Overcome</b> on May 26, 2008, but unfortunately,
I removed 2008-2012 from my blog and put all the articles on my external. Many
articles were lost when the device somehow became corrupted. Yet, the good news
is that I still had a written copy. Here is an excerpt containing the first two
paragraphs:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #999999;">Things that
are coming will be as unexpected and as sudden, as a<br />
lost wallet that disappears immediately after a purchase. No amount<br />
of searching will restore it, bring understanding or closure. Many people<br />
will blame themselves. Most will blame others, but the multitudes will</span></i><i><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></i><i><span style="color: #999999;">blame God.<br />
<br />
People will be suspicious of each other and accusations will arise<br />
beyond measure. Countless will feel helpless and without hope.<br />
Life will be frightening to them and they will not know where to turn.<br />
Hard lessons will be learned. Some will cry out to God and repent<br />
in spirit and in truth. Some will fear for their lives, and betray each other.</span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">(<b>End
excerpt</b>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">People will
blame and betray each other, with multitudes shaking an angry fist, with a
mouthful of curses toward God. The Lord had also spoken about a “<i>domino
effect”</i> that slowly begins with just one right push. This is already
happening [alignment]. Look at the betrayals of people written about in the
daily news. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Look at the
whistleblowers, the upheaval in government and public and private sectors
filled with accusers, false witnesses, misleading, inaccurate information and
lies. Look at the increased hatred toward Christians, as well Muslims and Jews,
but also various races (<i>people, not religions</i>). </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Witness the
division increasing amongst professing Christians. For example, the ordination
of homosexual preachers (<i>male and female in many denominations</i>); the
music in churches that are becoming more like concerts; the repetition of
lyrics, like a mantra, speaking more of ourselves than praising and exalting
God or Christ.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Where are
we in the ‘<i>domino effect’</i>? We are watching things 'line up' or being
positioned. Have skirmishes and outbreaks not been ‘<i>slowly’</i> keeping
us occupied, as one affects the next until one is overpowered?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">These
violent outbreaks, riots and protests have always been, but the escalation and
acceleration of them, the dividing of the people, the racial division being
done purposely by government officials - it is all preparation, a precursor to
the greater trouble and division coming.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We are
heading for the Great Tribulation (<i>the foreboding on the horizon</i>),
paradigm shift in the nation that will become the dominant one; the loss of
sovereignty, the rise of robots and AI, the coming and revealing of the lawless
one that Satan will end up possessing, as the beast system rises up and the
Luciferians rejoice that their time has come, and their leader has appeared.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The time is
upon us. It is fast approaching. The Lord is revealing. We cannot be apathetic
or hard-hearted, but rather we must watch and pray and ask God for increased
discernment and direction. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">That will
mean not leaning on our own understanding and trusting in Him, acknowledging
that He is God (<i>Sovereign</i>). That is a tall order for us, since we always
have a “<i>need to know</i>” when we do not understand a matter.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We need to
warn others of the dangerous and evil days. We must warn them of God's judgment
because when it hits, it will be frightening, but the purpose is STILL to have
people fall upon their knees in repentance, finally seeing their need for a
Saviour and a righteous and holy Leader.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Many are
mocking; many are beginning to fall away (<i>it begins with compromise, then
deception, sin is a choice; temptation is not a sin - it is a strong effort to
make people choose wrongly.</i>) Selah</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Repentance
and a Testing of the Heart</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeM_Bf90NDguB6tBOmQp3VVtY8xZNT6-tTplocSCDHOqEVlIJYNbEmEoysbuawUeDTNVSnZVZjOQLBCyySoH9xdf8T_xNJOW5ksWlWk1F2URrmQQMKhNdKKUMWSSPpzMnaS_pKRiEw0-ps5rCxvNFecVGlxmIkwOpKH8vnPuq5G3Za8UVQoEOjD0/s308/the%20world%20or%20the%20cross%20--%20choose.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="308" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeM_Bf90NDguB6tBOmQp3VVtY8xZNT6-tTplocSCDHOqEVlIJYNbEmEoysbuawUeDTNVSnZVZjOQLBCyySoH9xdf8T_xNJOW5ksWlWk1F2URrmQQMKhNdKKUMWSSPpzMnaS_pKRiEw0-ps5rCxvNFecVGlxmIkwOpKH8vnPuq5G3Za8UVQoEOjD0/s1600/the%20world%20or%20the%20cross%20--%20choose.jpg" width="308" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Adonai has
been doing a work in us all along and shall continue, but we are in a season
where He has been shining the light on things that may have been hidden or on
things that we hid from others [even ourselves], in order to bring us to repentance so that we
can be an earthen vessel unto honour.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The purpose
of trying the heart at this time is because the Lord is positioning His people.
He wants us to know the condition of our own heart, and He is revealing it to
us thru hard testing. Just as Gideon’s army had to do, we must trust God
despite outward appearances.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Trusting
God often means defying logic. Gideon’s straggly remnant of 300 men were the
least likely ‘<i>warriors</i>’ chosen for the task, yet they all had the willingness
to obey Gideon’s orders. Even Gideon had to defy logic in order to trust in the
God of Israel who promised him victory. Obedience...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mgX44xCrApPo-M735PEh-zqeUlCLVA-OWaifRgfAf_Fh7HGTBEzy6V3iVvCgS2gd1iGTDa37-ejQaY7WXVg7SYsGTwoljIRLW5XbovLiuRQNVpiKOhWpd15xf8TBd6n36o1Rh0Ynjc5w62TKTWJE2MpW1dqwa5h7hIbq3z5-yy2bDkW0d_dygaM/s629/Gideons%20300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="629" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mgX44xCrApPo-M735PEh-zqeUlCLVA-OWaifRgfAf_Fh7HGTBEzy6V3iVvCgS2gd1iGTDa37-ejQaY7WXVg7SYsGTwoljIRLW5XbovLiuRQNVpiKOhWpd15xf8TBd6n36o1Rh0Ynjc5w62TKTWJE2MpW1dqwa5h7hIbq3z5-yy2bDkW0d_dygaM/w238-h132/Gideons%20300.jpg" width="238" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">That was
the secret for Gideon and his army of a mere 300 men. <b>Obedience</b> enveloped in
<b><i>trust</i></b>. They had to go through the motions, convinced that God was the LORD of
the battle – so He was and He still is. He gives victory to those who trust in
Him, <b>obeying</b> His instructions, despite how strange they may
seem, despite outward appearance.</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Appointed
Time</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshKyEh2QmaqQZtld9DxDUAqVkDu4C9BpTvTNqznY0MrzmH4vJkjB9Rk3uO_SCnevu8Y9oKdsmNdnZ5yPLHuCVjVlfcHMtUeKNkiSWkfo1QxMW2GI5PktIPWyaZ5U30j-oUvOr6N3fatOuxXB0JLlDCI3vFrIQ21uFbiDzYIrik7y25_7EfkYwpbI/s520/in%20Gods%20hand_Sovereign%20appointed%20times.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="520" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshKyEh2QmaqQZtld9DxDUAqVkDu4C9BpTvTNqznY0MrzmH4vJkjB9Rk3uO_SCnevu8Y9oKdsmNdnZ5yPLHuCVjVlfcHMtUeKNkiSWkfo1QxMW2GI5PktIPWyaZ5U30j-oUvOr6N3fatOuxXB0JLlDCI3vFrIQ21uFbiDzYIrik7y25_7EfkYwpbI/w149-h112/in%20Gods%20hand_Sovereign%20appointed%20times.jpg" width="149" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">We have to
go through and do whatever the Lord is asking us in this hour. Some of
the things He may ask of us will not be easy, but we must believe and trust
that He will see us through, that He is Sovereign. I cannot count the number of
times that I have had to remind myself, or be reminded, of this very thing –
even still.</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We are not
to do as Jonah did, or as I did, which was to justify within ourselves a reason
for going in a different or opposite direction. For me, I was sure that
the Lord would just find a more willing and brave messenger. But God’s ways are
not my ways; neither are His thoughts my thoughts.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Just as
Jonah learned, I had to learn, as we all do. God has a way of
getting our attention and teaching and revealing to us not only His
Sovereignty, but also the seriousness and importance of doing as He asks us to
do.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">If only we
could fully understand that yes, it is always for His glory, but for our good
and the good of many others! Adam and Jesus are two prime examples.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For as by
one man’s </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">disobedience</span></b><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> (Adam) <i>many were made sinners, so by the </i><b>obedience</b><i> of
one</i></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">(Jesus/Yeshua) </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">shall many be made righteous.</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Rom 5:18</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">He gives us
plenty of time to change our mind, with ample warnings, although there will be
times that a warning of His alerts us and our action must be immediate. As we
see with Adam, our disobedience affects others, but so does our obedience to
God’s will, through Jesus the Christ.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Obedience
could very well save our life or the lives of others. For whatever reason, if
we have run in the other direction as Jonah did, as long as we have breath we
can change our mind and repent.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">God is not
capricious; He does not instantly bring forth His wrath upon us. He is not
strict or a tyrant. No, His understanding far surpasses ours and His wisdom
sees and knows things that no person has even thought of. May we never take
advantage of His grace and mercy! He knows how to reach us, but, as Jonah did,
we have to humble ourselves, confess (<i>admit</i>) the error of our actions
and obey.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is we ourselves
that find excuses, reasons to delay or justify why we think we cannot
accomplish His will or go through that which Abba has planned. I know. I have
been guilty of this at times – doubts, fears, “<i>what</i> <i>if</i>”, “<i>how</i>”,
“<i>why</i>”… Yet, I strongly caution you that we do not make a habit of such
ways. We all have doubts, and that is okay. We need to ponder things and not
take everything up on face value.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">If we
remember what Jesus went through for the sake of mankind and cleave to our Lord
during this incredible time of testing of our heart (<i>faith, trust,
obedience, love</i>), we will not only overcome that which is not of Him, but
we will be rightly positioned to fulfill the destiny He planned for each one of
us.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For as a
snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the earth.</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b><u>Watch</u></b> <i>you
therefore, and</i> <b><u>pray</u></b> <i>always, that you may be</i> <b>accounted
worthy to escape all these things </b><i>that shall come to pass, and to
stand before the Son of man</i></span><span style="color: #cccccc;">. </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Lk 21:35, 36</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Only each
individual knows what the Lord is personally instructing them to do. He has all
things organized, done in order, and with many things at appointed times. We
all have something that we know we must put an end to, to lay down, to let go
of, for the glory of Jesus/Yeshua.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"> [We]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">can do all
things through Christ who strengthens </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[us]. [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Phil
4:13</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">When you
are strengthened by the Holy Spirit [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Eph 3:16</span><span style="color: #999999;">], stand on
the Rock and offer up the sacrifice of thanksgiving and praise </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Psalm 145</span><span style="color: #999999;">]. Worthy
is the Lamb slain! Speak forth what the LORD has revealed to you through
prayer, through scripture, by His Holy Spirit. <b><u>His will</u> </b>revealed,
not ours. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Speak the
things the living God tells you to speak, speak His Word - NOT in a
manipulative, overriding God's will kind of way, but speak the Word in the
Bible as life-giving words, as meat and drink, as flesh and blood. Speak life.
Speak healing. Speak restoration. Speak the words written in the Bible as they
are written and meant. God's word does not return void. Read the Word aloud -
let God handle the rest. Don’t be afraid; be still and know that He is God, not
us -- no pressure. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For the
vision is yet for an </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">appointed time</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, but at
the end it shall speak, and not lie, though it tarry, wait for it because it
will surely come; it will not tarry.</span></i><i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Hab 2:3</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We are at
an appointed time. None of us knows exactly what, or how it will present or how
God works it all out, but it is fast approaching and countless are hearing the
sound of the trumpet. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8hbSU8Fd9S6MjMtyaxHwcRwTXgMbDZYtodAnGz9FJ6YBTcX6RJbXmoa7yNjaGUiFs2l4jEyZN74cZHn_2lRbecGCE_g-aWaoACuPW4LMSPlFlrLQHxzing0JSb1vtKx1c9-xQdhvW9SWmD3nCQhUiQx68ttzLjC3ILrjFH4AjPy0T0Qe81THyw0/s371/watchman%20sound%20the%20alarm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="369" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8hbSU8Fd9S6MjMtyaxHwcRwTXgMbDZYtodAnGz9FJ6YBTcX6RJbXmoa7yNjaGUiFs2l4jEyZN74cZHn_2lRbecGCE_g-aWaoACuPW4LMSPlFlrLQHxzing0JSb1vtKx1c9-xQdhvW9SWmD3nCQhUiQx68ttzLjC3ILrjFH4AjPy0T0Qe81THyw0/w153-h154/watchman%20sound%20the%20alarm.jpg" width="153" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999;">Sound the
trumpet…</span><span style="color: #999999;">and it sounded (<i>spiritually</i>) during the recent Feast of Trumpets,
(<i>Rosh</i> <i>Hoshanah</i>), <i>“Days of Awe”</i>. Yom
Kippur (<i>which</i> <i>was September 19<sup>th</sup> this year, 2018</i>)
was a serious time for searching the heart and repentance. Let us keep on
abiding in Christ and holding fast to love, faith, trust and obedience.</span></p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Great
Deception and Death</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Every word
we speak has power when we speak it (<b><u>NOT</u></b> <i>as taught by the
“prosperity” doctrine </i>[doctrine of devils] <i>teaches</i>). We
must believe in Jesus for salvation, being filled with the Holy Spirit, staying
in God’s word and prayer, to know <b>His will</b> for us, which never
contradicts His word or His character. What we speak has to be God’s will, and
it has to line up with scripture (<i>in proper context!).</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">But for
every truth, there are most convincing counterfeits and subtle deception.
Discernment must increase in these foreboding days, and we cannot discern to
the necessary and keen levels without the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy
Spirit, otherwise we are in danger of being deceived, as Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>)
forewarned. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">In this
fast-paced, busy world, we need constant reminders, as well as encouragement.
When asked by His disciples what would be the sign of His coming (<i>return</i>),
and what they should look for in the end days, the very first words out of the
Messiah’s mouth were to “</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">take <b>HEED</b> that no </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">MAN</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> deceive
you</span></i><i><span style="color: #cccccc;">.</span></i><i><span style="color: #999999;">” </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mat 24:4</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is
understood by all believers (<i>in most, but not all, religions</i>) that we
have an adversary, a powerful adversary in the spiritual realm who has all the
abilities of manifesting in the natural. That being said, to my understanding,
when Jesus warns us not to let anyone deceive us in the evil days (<i>days just
before His return</i>), it is because the days will be so filled with darkness
that people will be deceiving and killing each other without a second thought.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">This is
happening now. Many people are in danger of becoming desensitized (<i>some
already are</i>) and have a hard time trusting anyone or anything. Horrific
crimes do not have the same impact on people as they did even twenty-five or
thirty years ago. This has been part of the enemy’s plan all along.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Take heed
no man deceive you</span></b><span style="color: #999999;">. It is bad enough to have a strong opponent such as Satan (<i>aka
Lucifer</i>) and his armies to contend with, but now we must sharpen our
discernment even more so regarding mankind and the spiritual realm. Whether
people want to admit it or downplay it, the reality is that we are not just
facing some very angry, bitter, untrusting people, (<i>many of whom are already
deceived</i>), but now there are creatures that are on this earth that pass as
human, but are not.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We not only
have to recognize and discern witchcraft (<i>even in many churches</i>), but
also discern those possessed by the devil, or Satan who can appear as an angel
of light. Now we are aware of those in power messing with genetics, making
hybrids, pushing transhumanism, and God knows what else!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Cloning and
Hybrids</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLVQio5kox8EPxZKyNElZBSQlLFW4lyRmJnHLC65QIKhoU7e3qqVRwB56aYmSBtdK9qIZ9ErRAYYDpDATdSsaUfG4tqEsgHT7xOh8b99Hg0vlfhTd93ZbJlL2WLzhxl1peo9brIw2TwrA2OCAd5ig3nk6yi6kpPfSAm8jC-wXwhEykT4dKECWC-M/s389/hybrid%20beasts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="389" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLVQio5kox8EPxZKyNElZBSQlLFW4lyRmJnHLC65QIKhoU7e3qqVRwB56aYmSBtdK9qIZ9ErRAYYDpDATdSsaUfG4tqEsgHT7xOh8b99Hg0vlfhTd93ZbJlL2WLzhxl1peo9brIw2TwrA2OCAd5ig3nk6yi6kpPfSAm8jC-wXwhEykT4dKECWC-M/w185-h165/hybrid%20beasts.jpg" width="185" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYe5vXNoaq_QnsxrZh2hv_GQzmlwFtXq4Ee6tggBV1_PyISfgus6r3TYmRtbEt1VjdRm3TctY7DGaJaV24Na1Dk1N8VMzQiu8uOpmkuqKV4msnN4qkVBMKVXxbHeGl3e8myGvn2Wi21rPY9nPZgZD7zw0WpoQrP_3gh0OlcQwdFky1fmao68_KgM/s219/on%20ancient%20plate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="219" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYe5vXNoaq_QnsxrZh2hv_GQzmlwFtXq4Ee6tggBV1_PyISfgus6r3TYmRtbEt1VjdRm3TctY7DGaJaV24Na1Dk1N8VMzQiu8uOpmkuqKV4msnN4qkVBMKVXxbHeGl3e8myGvn2Wi21rPY9nPZgZD7zw0WpoQrP_3gh0OlcQwdFky1fmao68_KgM/w165-h153/on%20ancient%20plate.jpg" width="165" /></a></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">Remember
the hybrids that we read about in Greek mythology or see in movies or carved in
stone in many archaeological finds? The word of God says that nothing is new
under the sun?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">That which
has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which
will be done: and there is nothing new under the sun.</span></i><i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Eccles 1:9</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yet, we are
convinced we are so advanced. Do you ever wonder why God considered all of His
creation was utterly corrupted, so that He saw fit to bring judgment with a
flood to cover the earth and destroy everything upon the earth except for eight
souls and the animals, birds etc. that were kept on the ark?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Did you
ever wonder why God wiped out whole tribes or nations, including men, women,
children and animals, if He is a God of love? I know many down through the
centuries have asked that question, including myself. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">But if
hybrids and clones were being created, thus corrupting creation and making a
mockery of God, it would stand to reason why the Creator of all would carry out
such a severe judgment. “</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">[…] <i>ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil.</i></span><i><span style="color: #999999;">”</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Gen 3:5</span><span style="color: #999999;">] The
serpent lied, but many still believe him in this day and age.</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0_ybO6Cv3rESEX23a1j5o5NUTMeNkD7ZxYGMc3GziyMzXpThW7ZsDJUHBKAeERyyYpj7YwVaXDZPzwlfTalPlHUfZDry7HyzxN1xr6L9DE-x-dPg6C6p_eLACOlBv4oo5ITpReOO1u4TL-S_0TUDwx8nXDhaOO38dv43Fju_vaTxVPGkNdEqaqc/s1500/Dolly%20the%20sheep_1996%20Roslin%20Institute-Scotland.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1500" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0_ybO6Cv3rESEX23a1j5o5NUTMeNkD7ZxYGMc3GziyMzXpThW7ZsDJUHBKAeERyyYpj7YwVaXDZPzwlfTalPlHUfZDry7HyzxN1xr6L9DE-x-dPg6C6p_eLACOlBv4oo5ITpReOO1u4TL-S_0TUDwx8nXDhaOO38dv43Fju_vaTxVPGkNdEqaqc/w209-h138/Dolly%20the%20sheep_1996%20Roslin%20Institute-Scotland.jpg" width="209" /></b></a></span></div><p></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Dolly the sheep - first 'publicized' clone 1996</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">But why do
we need to pray for increased discernment if we are filled with the Holy
Spirit? We know that scientists have been secretly making hybrids and clones
for longer than we are aware of. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The first
publication of a cloned creature was in 1996, when </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/5887677991533771902"><span>Dolly the
sheep</span></a><span> </span></span><span style="color: #999999;">was born at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland. Since then 13
other sheep (<i>that we know of</i>) have been successfully cloned.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKYFxX8fkbF7btqcLarBG23f5UbUZIJo9akk0QFtKEe6DhNrk2RNCPpB5IO12AKzng8DsOzMz7CwJm4dO3UXuZ2FM5gUiXML1nG0z410eNGNBBzLqJQKbkKmNXxYPjfaXz9IvlLbX5Db-jcjf0zNtV4zMxSbUUkawnrYtpDt08P2UZh93i5WHJN8/s800/cloned%20monkeys_China2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="800" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKYFxX8fkbF7btqcLarBG23f5UbUZIJo9akk0QFtKEe6DhNrk2RNCPpB5IO12AKzng8DsOzMz7CwJm4dO3UXuZ2FM5gUiXML1nG0z410eNGNBBzLqJQKbkKmNXxYPjfaXz9IvlLbX5Db-jcjf0zNtV4zMxSbUUkawnrYtpDt08P2UZh93i5WHJN8/w211-h133/cloned%20monkeys_China2018.jpg" width="211" /></a></span></span></div><p></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">China - cloned monkeys 2018</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></span><span style="color: #999999;">China
announced in January 2018 that they had successfully </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/5887677991533771902"><span style="color: #cccccc;">cloned
monkeys</span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">using the same technique used to create Dolly the sheep. A biotechnology
firm in PEI (<i>Prince Edward Island, Canada</i>) bred the first</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/5887677991533771902"><span>genetically
modified salmon</span></a><span>.</span><span> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoyx1HmDdaNT0suci5ZAvv4-0OT_aDOYqz9J525yptFGFpmjA3qcJMk-1KdlTQb1glVJ1qLMRjVjHkGdbiJB-7idu40yl3vpOmZxQva0JyoN-4CfbqaxpoLPCANXR2ArKj5wbpOANcGqGogAvr-nA4MfMgrQYCmXVDabVKSaLX3xOg93kJvuy5yc/s510/GM_salmon%20Canada2017.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="510" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoyx1HmDdaNT0suci5ZAvv4-0OT_aDOYqz9J525yptFGFpmjA3qcJMk-1KdlTQb1glVJ1qLMRjVjHkGdbiJB-7idu40yl3vpOmZxQva0JyoN-4CfbqaxpoLPCANXR2ArKj5wbpOANcGqGogAvr-nA4MfMgrQYCmXVDabVKSaLX3xOg93kJvuy5yc/w227-h164/GM_salmon%20Canada2017.jpg" width="227" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><b>click any picture to enlarge</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">First bred
in 2016, 4.5 tonnes of salmon were shipped to Quebec, Canada from AquAdvantage©
Salmon in 2017. The GM salmon grow twice as large as wild salmon. (<i>profit,
profit, profit</i>)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">What is
interesting is that the news reports all claim that the genetic modification of
the salmon did not occur until 2016. However, this</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/5887677991533771902">video</a><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">posted by
Al Jazeera (English) was posted on YouTube in September <b>2010</b>, in
which it states that one company had been working on it for two decades (<i>late
90s, the same time period Dolly was cloned</i>). </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">So, we now
have ‘<i>fake news’</i>, ‘<i>fake science’</i>, ‘<i>fake food’</i>…next?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRs7Aw_MUuqzqaSzNgXH-P7ePi-oXLweYEwuVPsfwGMdjwwf0Mj-oKRfTUFV1u_6XY3XJSjTo3vDkSVJ5YnXDOmMZeoRisdd-noS-DNOIf4zFPjIw9xXTOUcZl9WC30mTvg-pKaKt2AmVENpAUH66wblo3Rb9qvFF9mpGp12eNQB-AfdgF59Bzqo/s798/geep_hybrid_cross%20goat%20and%20sheep.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="700" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRs7Aw_MUuqzqaSzNgXH-P7ePi-oXLweYEwuVPsfwGMdjwwf0Mj-oKRfTUFV1u_6XY3XJSjTo3vDkSVJ5YnXDOmMZeoRisdd-noS-DNOIf4zFPjIw9xXTOUcZl9WC30mTvg-pKaKt2AmVENpAUH66wblo3Rb9qvFF9mpGp12eNQB-AfdgF59Bzqo/w164-h187/geep_hybrid_cross%20goat%20and%20sheep.jpg" width="164" /></a></span></span></div><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>geep</b> - goat and sheep cross</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>jaglions </b>- male jaguar, female lion</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;">There are
plenty of animal hybrids as well. Geeps (goat and sheep), jaglions (male jaguar
and female lion – Ontario Canada), killer bees (honey bee and African bee),
zebroids (zebra and horse) are only some of the known hybrids. There are far
too many more to mention here.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></span><b><span style="color: #999999;">Human-Animal
Hybrids (Chimeras)</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNY1E2A4ET1f3VPzW5GVz2DIAtP6zD_3EtP-YmF5Oz1v8iPfVImmNdSAzsr4CgXATO2iuZFbtnv5bpL5tVJgxXkOdQ4aPmfGlSoDu6GSfxalSZagS1clqBuzOBswsAhNfbzWoicbT1Atu80k89I_2RVxyKl40Y0HNGNXbmtqXfBtKoumQpOOAibA/s912/sheep-human%20hybrid_Feb2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="912" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNY1E2A4ET1f3VPzW5GVz2DIAtP6zD_3EtP-YmF5Oz1v8iPfVImmNdSAzsr4CgXATO2iuZFbtnv5bpL5tVJgxXkOdQ4aPmfGlSoDu6GSfxalSZagS1clqBuzOBswsAhNfbzWoicbT1Atu80k89I_2RVxyKl40Y0HNGNXbmtqXfBtKoumQpOOAibA/s320/sheep-human%20hybrid_Feb2018.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></span><span style="color: #999999;">In
January 2018, several health and science websites reported the success of
mixing cells that resulted in a sheep-human hybrid embryo. See:</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/5887677991533771902">Harvard University</a><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">(<i>claims
only 0.01% of the sheep embryo is human</i>);</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/5887677991533771902"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Phys.org</span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;">; </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/5887677991533771902"><span style="color: #cccccc;">ScienceAlert.com</span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;"> An
undated </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/5887677991533771902"><span style="color: #cccccc;">National
Geographic UK</span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">article reports a chimera human-pig hybrid was created in a lab.</span></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>human and pig</b> - as in the days of Noah<br />
bloodlines are corrupted - abominations</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">From
February 2018, an article was posted on </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/5887677991533771902"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Life News</span></a><span style="color: #999999;">, written
by Wesley J. Smith J.D. (<i>Doctor of Jurispurdence – [a graduate-entry
professional degree in law; one of several Doctor of Law degrees</i>]).
According to the credits at the end of the article, he is a special consultant
for “Bioethics and Culture” as well as a bioethics attorney.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: black; color: #999999;">The picture posted on the article (posted above here) is described:
"<i>Image is a likeness of a human pig hybrid, not the actual created
embryo." </i></span><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span><span style="background: black; color: #999999;"><br />
Imagine that! It is only a “likeness” (<i>resemblance, similarity</i>) of the
hybrid, but not the actual picture of the one created. (<i>Cameras are likely
forbidden</i>) It certainly looks real enough, ah, but it is “<i>fake</i>”.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Right
Person, Wrong Body</span></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpS-7XAy7OGSjUXcyZaHXJGM-lBjlZsdoG1cm2P_VFCt3Ba2iAfgmyoV7kFSzySHxUPqGrKuGXWbnEJmUC_aDacd4aCFe_LkzW0YUvbdyo5Ir1zbkJ9W1Fl_fkarK-5dBmRXTtlO-1bsSdoOc0QKElAdr4xf39MmnNiapS4_JRzfym60mR1LopmYM/s620/transgender.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="620" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpS-7XAy7OGSjUXcyZaHXJGM-lBjlZsdoG1cm2P_VFCt3Ba2iAfgmyoV7kFSzySHxUPqGrKuGXWbnEJmUC_aDacd4aCFe_LkzW0YUvbdyo5Ir1zbkJ9W1Fl_fkarK-5dBmRXTtlO-1bsSdoOc0QKElAdr4xf39MmnNiapS4_JRzfym60mR1LopmYM/w290-h193/transgender.jpg" width="290" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;">God is NOT the author of confusion-Satan is</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The
adversary is blurring the lines and mocking God’s creation with transgenders (<i>transsexuals</i>),
bringing about more confusion and angst amongst the multitudes. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Satan wants
people to believe that God has stopped being God, that He makes mistakes by
putting people in the “<b>wrong</b>” bodies. Satan is the father of lies;
the thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy, but God (<i>through Jesus
Messiah</i>) came to give us life in abundance. [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Jn 10:10</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">As of
August 31, 2017, Canada introduced passports with a third gender, where a
simple X will indicate “unspecified gender” (<i>gender neutral or non-binary
gender).</i> However, travelers are warned that not all countries will
accept the “X” and urge people to check with officials in the country they plan
to visit.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Some of the
countries that accept unspecified gender identity are:</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">[in
alphabetical order]:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">* Austria
(Nov 2017)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">* Australia
(2003)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">* Canada
(Aug 2017)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">* Germany
(2013)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">* India
(2009)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">* New
Zealand (2015)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">* Pakistan
(third gender 2009)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">*
Philippines</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">* Thailand,
UK (2015)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">* USA (it
depends on the State). </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Travelers
have to do their own research.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The
technology that exists now is mind-boggling, but I will not get into that here
and now. This is only a hint of why we need to pray for increased discernment.
The alarm is sounding; the trumpet has been heard in the spiritual realm.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">I was in
the United States when Obama was elected for his second term. At that very
time, the Lord said to me, <b>“<i>Now it begins</i>…” </b>I knew that
He meant greater darkness, increased witchcraft and demonic activity, rise in
occult followers and <b><i>much more</i></b> was coming upon the
world, and it surely has. Yet, all that has happened since 2012 is nothing
compared to what is coming. It is a Biblical fact.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">There is a
sense of urgency in the hearts of God’s people, one that demands that we pay
attention, to warn others and to keep very close to Jesus in prayer. If it is
indeed as in the days of Noah, days that are upon us now, then we can expect
that there will be few who pay heed to any warnings or alerts, and carry on
with life as usual despite the very evidence of impending judgment being right
before their eyes.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is due
in part because of widely-announced failed (<i>dated</i>) prophecies, but it is
all part of Satan’s strategies to prepare people for coming of the false
Christ, simply known as the Antichrist. After all, he is the author of
confusion. His plan is to deceive the entire world so that all will worship and
bow to him.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Spirit of
War</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="458" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM74BIEwEOEtm74r4_E8zbT6KhEMFKkOWkLrlDNk1LvVlp261aVOVcP6IDebZg6FUimYqDPEBYY20JWR3vUj_k4wmQJJ779YyYgL7mGW6d3FaXclGKIrcJvEFg9jNLeO9SRcr76W06RswhSIVZ1BUXXEiHKKBqKr6OzBcxCs94c26QT1yM0Aujy3Y/w240-h139/spirit%20of%20war.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">Please pay attention-- and pray on this...<br /></span><br style="color: #6aa84f;" /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">I am adding these words as of this post</span><br style="color: #6aa84f;" /><b style="color: #6aa84f;">June 7, 2023 -</b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">Pray about the '</span><b style="color: #6aa84f;">spirit of war' </b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">because</span><br style="color: #6aa84f;" /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;"> there is a desire to bring </span><b style="color: #6aa84f;"> DOWN </b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">North America.</span><br style="color: #6aa84f;" /><br style="color: #6aa84f;" /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">The <b>USA </b>- has dominated the world for over 200 yrs.</span><br style="color: #6aa84f;" /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">Canada and Mexico are her allies - we are [Canada and the States]<br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">seen as one and the same from the East [although we are 'very' different<br />from each other; it matters not to those East].<br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;"><br />Pray and ask for the Lord to delay, if He would</span><br style="color: #6aa84f;" /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">consider it. Check your lamps for oil; ask the Holy</span><br style="color: #6aa84f;" /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">Spirit to search your heart.<br /></span><br style="color: #6aa84f;" /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">Because... </span><br style="color: #6aa84f;" /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">prophecy in the Bible WILL come to pass</span><br style="color: #6aa84f;" /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">but all is in the living God's hands.<br />Revelation tells us one-third of the earth's population dies;<br />[Rev 9:18; Ezek 5:12; Rev 5:9]<br />that could be the West [<< conjecture] - only God knows.<br /><br />I look forward to our Messiah's return - keep looking up to the skies<br />Deception will take place in the skies, but when Jesus returns, people will<br />finally SEE TRUTH...<br /><br />everyone will know - every knee will bow, every tongue confess that<br />Jesus Christ (Yeshua haMashiach) is LORD - </span><b style="color: #6aa84f;">BP</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM74BIEwEOEtm74r4_E8zbT6KhEMFKkOWkLrlDNk1LvVlp261aVOVcP6IDebZg6FUimYqDPEBYY20JWR3vUj_k4wmQJJ779YyYgL7mGW6d3FaXclGKIrcJvEFg9jNLeO9SRcr76W06RswhSIVZ1BUXXEiHKKBqKr6OzBcxCs94c26QT1yM0Aujy3Y/s458/spirit%20of%20war.jpg"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></a></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It troubles
me when I forget to put a date on things that I write, but below are words that
I wrote sometime last year [2017]. It was brought to my attention in
mid-September.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">A spirit of
war; a spirit of war; a spirit of war</span></b><span style="color: #999999;">… (<i>a spirit of war is upon
the nations of the world </i>[physical], <i>but it is also upon all
who are committed to Jesus </i>[spiritual]).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">*NOTE:</span></b><span style="color: #999999;"> <i>I
have added '</i>physical'<i> and '</i>spiritual'<i> after the
posting, so people can differentiate.<b> </b></i><b>BP2018</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Some of us
may feel that others are leaps and bounds ahead of us. They seem so strong in
their faith and their walk. They shine as fine specimens of light. Some of us,
such as myself, feel like we are so little, awkward sometimes in our standing.
But God does not see things as we do.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The clash
of the kingdoms has escalated. It is all around us. Not long ago, the Lord led
me to an article from November 2016, almost two years ago. This is what He drew
my attention to (<i>which is an excerpt from an article written in February,
2013</i>):</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #999999;">As you
trust in Me, holding fast to your faith, I shall bring you through.
Despise not this furnace of affliction, for again I say to you, this is My will
and My great love for you, and I shall bring you through. Though others
may think they know the end of a matter, fear not, for they know not My mind,
nor can they counsel Me.</span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #999999;">Yea let him
who is without sin cast the first stone. Now you go deeper, pressing in
closer to Me, along the narrow path, learning further obedience by the things
you suffer, even unto death. Those whose intentions are pure, will
surrender to My hand which does the shaking and they shall endure.</span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Though He
were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Heb 5:8</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">And…</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">(Excerpt)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #999999;">I have seen
the intentions and motives of your heart, fear not. I love the awkward
foal as much as the strong horse.</span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">But He
knows the way I take: when He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Job 23:10</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">]</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">(End of
excerpt)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Did You
Feel a Raindrop?</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDzD_O1qB36DwjhP8SOEHgYpwOnFPW_QuILkzD6DAx_r40kb9ZRakZa-KdYaeKl_FYCUb6ZSFonNZtgiSFE89RN44Az8NxlW4t7J5F7kiAdrd5DQMGHqZcbkvFeaT8FpvQA29aOPH6l7NO4gd0beUZzZLOIWDDWAEtE8ULitJ7JIIRf01Av08Ol8/s852/rain%20began.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="852" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDzD_O1qB36DwjhP8SOEHgYpwOnFPW_QuILkzD6DAx_r40kb9ZRakZa-KdYaeKl_FYCUb6ZSFonNZtgiSFE89RN44Az8NxlW4t7J5F7kiAdrd5DQMGHqZcbkvFeaT8FpvQA29aOPH6l7NO4gd0beUZzZLOIWDDWAEtE8ULitJ7JIIRf01Av08Ol8/w283-h159/rain%20began.jpg" width="283" /></a></b></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For as in
the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and
giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not
until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the
Son of man be</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">. </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mat 24:38, 39</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">There is
something with the velocity of a storm that is brewing and is on the horizon.
It is foreboding and unprecedented. Darkness, darkness…when a thing is repeated
by God, we need to pay attention. Is it increased spiritual darkness? </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">That seems
to be a given. Is it increased spiritual warfare? It seems to be sure that it
has to do with something that will be perpetuated by man (<i>people</i>), but
instigated by Satan. Every nation in the world will be affected, either
directly or indirectly.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Daniel
mentioned the wearing down of the saints. We certainly have been inundated with
warnings the past decade, but they seem to be increasing. But when do the
warnings stop?</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">In the days
of Noah, the warnings stopped the day that Noah had all the animals and his
family on the ark. Yet even then, it is recorded that God waited</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">seven days
before He shut the door Himself, and not even Noah could open it when he heard
the desperate screams and cries of the people.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">They all
carried on with their daily lives, eating, drinking, building, buying, selling,
marrying and being given in marriage. It took so long to build the ark that no
one paid attention anymore. It is certain that the mockers and the ridiculers
laughed heartily at the crazy man who said God told him a flood was coming that
would wipe out the entire world.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Then, the
day came that a raindrop fell, and another, and another…and all the laughter
stopped.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Whatever is
coming may be blamed on man, but evil spirits (<i>Lucifer/Satan himself</i>)
will be the ones behind it all. I do know that God is trying the hearts of His
people now, as stated some time ago. He has been shaking things to expose all
that is not of Him, but He is also allowing the testing of our faith, trust and
obedience. He will continue; expect increase.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We can be
just as those in the days of Noah and turn a blind eye to what we see, and a
deaf ear to the warnings we hear, but that would not be wise. If there is
something Abba has been leading you to do, do it, even if your flesh resists.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">If there is
something you need to let go of, let it go. God knows best. Jesus came to set
the captives free. If there is anything to repent of, we would be wise to
humble ourselves and confess to God, asking for forgiveness.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">For a month
now, the Lord has kept this warning upon my heart. Now I share it. He instructs
us to bring all things to him. He is omniscient (<i>all-wise, all-knowing,
all-seeing</i>). His desire is that all should come to repentance. He has always
warned people of impending danger or coming judgment.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The urgency
and intensity of the matter is to alert God’s people to come into alignment
with His will because whatever is coming is going to require faith, trust and
obedience. We have a very real adversary walking around, seeking to
devour whosoever he can. He comes to steal, kill and destroy.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">He targets
our weakest areas and brings the strongest, cleverly cunning and most
convincing temptations, custom-made for each individual. Satan has been around
too long for us to underestimate his wit or downplay his power.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">You are of
God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in
you than he that is in the world.</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">1Jn 4:4</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We are ever
learning truth, including the truths of God’s word. But sadly, there are those
who call Jesus Lord, but carry on teaching the doctrines of devils, leading
many astray. In these dark and perilous times, the Lord is dividing sheep from
sheep.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Even among
Christ’s dedicated believers, there is a separating going on. This is not about
favouritism, or about one being more important than another, not at all.
Rather, think about it as Gideon’s army. More will be shared later, in greater
depth. </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">A trumpet
has sounded. <b><i>There is a storm brewing. It is on the horizon</i></b>.
[What is coming]…<b><i>darkness, darkness, foreboding, unprecedented</i></b>. The
instigators (<i>adversary</i>) are in the spiritual realm, but their deeds will
be carried out in the <b>physical</b> realm by deceived people with
an agenda, people in power.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">They will
carry out Satan’s plans, but only as God allows. Biblical prophecy warns us,
telling us what signs to look for and what we can expect. We have not been told
every detail, but we are aware of the tribulation that the nations of the world
will suffer. We will hear and see things that have never been before and shall
never be again. It is coming and we see the signs of it beginning now.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The Lord
reminded me to look to the skies, adding that there we will see both truth and deception.
It will ultimately be our choice what side we choose and what we believe. There
is a valid reason that He allows the trying of our heart.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">We hear of
UFOs and 'aliens' more these days. Why is that? Is it part of a plan for a
false flag event, an event that looks real due to holograms, or 3D
teleportation? The Lord wants us to be aware that deception will appear in the
skies as part of the 'signs and wonders' of the false prophets.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yet,
remember that our Messiah is returning - with the blink of an eye, there will
be a 'catching up'. The hearts of God's children beat excitedly whenever we
think upon the return of our Saviour, our Redeemer. Check the lamps, dear
saints - do you have need of oil? Replenish now - and keep looking up (to the
skies) for our redemption draws nigh.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Do you feel
that you have been going through intense times, beaten down spiritually,
physically tired? Do not think the Lord has abandoned you, or left you in such
a condition. He is with you. He promised that you would not be alone (<i>and
yes, we do feel alone at times, and at times feel that no matter how hard we
try to explain something, no one would understand</i>). But Jesus..</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">When a
sword is being made, the steel is forged, beaten and put through intense fires,
only to be immersed forcefully and suddenly in frigid water. The extreme
difference in temperature immediately cools the metal. Then it goes back to the
fire, more beating and shaping.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">This
procedure is carried out repeatedly. Upon completion of his work, the
blacksmith will put that sword through severe testing, in order for it to be
proven dependable and strong enough to be used in the hand of a skilled warrior
in the fiercest of battles.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">The work
God has done in us must be proven if we are to stand strong in the darkness of
the approaching storm. We have to be proven as trustworthy and dependable
warriors in Christ. Let us be found worthy to the glory of God! The trumpet is
sounding, and the sound is certain!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For if the
trumpet gives an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">1Cor 14:7</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Wherefore
take unto you the whole armour of God that you may be able to withstand in the
evil day, and having done all, to </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">stand</span></u></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span></i><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Eph 6:13</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">take heed</span></u></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> to
yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">(excess)</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">,</span><i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></i><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">and
drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">unawares</span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">. For as
a <u>snare</u> shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of
the whole earth.</span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Watch</span></u></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> therefore,
and </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">pray</span></u></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> always, that you may be accounted <b><u>worthy</u></b> to
escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">stand</span></u></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> before
the Son of man.</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Lk 21:34-36</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">In Closing</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Given Sept.
9, 2018</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDNI396OXzp2eOsH2h213vaSKON8qBU5JeQTtuBfFlOrKDNMs-fvsTpPW-wBF7o4PYTNSuNbUKXAcakPVy5dgk8wibdmprc3iQOuQZYL1iCnV7Ms26b0fA8pGGAJd0IwUdvIaRcImT8uUvfxu34q8qfLW0frVtdfP7keSGtP-6tNqT_lbIQd0dpo/s573/praying_the%20cross%20on%20mountain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="573" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDNI396OXzp2eOsH2h213vaSKON8qBU5JeQTtuBfFlOrKDNMs-fvsTpPW-wBF7o4PYTNSuNbUKXAcakPVy5dgk8wibdmprc3iQOuQZYL1iCnV7Ms26b0fA8pGGAJd0IwUdvIaRcImT8uUvfxu34q8qfLW0frVtdfP7keSGtP-6tNqT_lbIQd0dpo/w247-h164/praying_the%20cross%20on%20mountain.jpg" width="247" /></a></span></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">You keep
looking at the outward appearance, instead of focusing on what I tell you to
do. Focus on Me and not the outward…remember Peter when he walked upon the
water? Trust means no doubt.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">Can you not
see? Do you not hear? <b>A storm is brewing – storm is <u>upon the
horizon</u></b>. Things are about to unfold in the natural realm. There is
acceleration; things are escalating, escalating exponentially.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">It’s time
to make a change. You know what to do. You need to follow My instructions for
they have purpose and meaning. [<b>see</b> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Prov 3:5, 6</span><span style="color: #999999;">] Those
who hear My will and do it are My mother, brother, brethren. Do you understand?
To do My will is the only way for you to succeed (<i>victory</i>). It
is the way of true freedom, resting and trusting in Me.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And Samuel
said, Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in
obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to
hearken </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">(<b>listen</b>)</span><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">than the
fat of rams.</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">1Sam 15:22</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">By this we
know that we are the children of God, when we love God and keep his
commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and
his commandments are not grievous</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><span style="color: #999999;"> [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">1Jn 5:2, 3</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">(End)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">There is an
upside to the message…the “<b><u>appointed time</u></b>”. Remember, this is
about what the Lord called, <i>“the clash of the kingdoms</i> “ (about
five years ago). The next portion of this message is written, but I will leave
it for now so that I can get this part posted. The warning has to go out, but
the Lord is ahead of it all. Nothing takes him by surprise. It is us that need
to be prepared.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">He has been
warning us of very dark times for years, but remember this. In Noah’s day they
were warned daily as the man of God continued building the ark. It was a daily
witness, a daily statement. God has always revealed things to His people so
that we are not caught off-guard. Look at how long ago Jesus warned us about
the very days that are upon us.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">The </span></i><b><u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Lord is
good</span></u></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knows </span></i><b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">them
that <u>trust</u></span></b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> in him.</span></i><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Nahum 1:7</span><span style="color: #999999;">]</span><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #999999;"><br />
One last thing before I close...and I am unsure what it means. Two numbers have
not left my mind. They were seen the second time after I heard the warning of
"<i>storm brewing</i>".</span><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #999999;"><br />
After writing about dates and how God never gives me such, it is with great
hesitancy that I bring this up, but I feel that I am supposed to. The two
numbers are 11.15</span><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #999999;"><br />
I tried going to a few books in the Bible that had 11 chapters and at least 15
verses, but after about four different books, I put it to rest. There was no
verse that jumped out at me or seemed to link with the message that was upon my
heart. Mind you, as stated, I only looked at four out of the 66 books</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">
What it means I do not know, but I'm just putting it out there. Whether it is a
Bible verse or some other meaning remains a mystery to me at this time. Whether
it is meant corporately or privately, I am uncertain as well.</span><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #999999;"><br />
Perhaps it is personal, but in case it is not, I have now presented it. It
is something that I will continue to ponder, seek the Lord and pray about
it. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/803235763348782566/5887677991533771902">Don’t Quit – Part FOUR (4)</a><span style="color: #999999;"> Just
One Stone - Don't Give Up</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #999999;">for His
glory</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bonita </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(In
reposting this article on June 7, 2023, and in retrospect, since this article
was first published on October 17, 2018, I had a strong suspicion that it was a
date (November 15).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">However,
the Lord is not one to give me (personally) dates, so I went about looking up
scriptures, at the time, but found nothing that jumped out at me. So, I set it
aside and forgot all about it, until repost.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I w
the numbers again, and moving on a hunch I searched out the first reported
Covid-19 case, which was November 17, 2019 [11.17], not November 15 [11.15].</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, in
both reports, it was stated that it was possible the first case was earlier
(mid-November – which the 15<sup>th</sup> is), but both stated no earlier than
that.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If that is
what those numbers meant, only God knew because I was not given the
foreknowledge or understanding of the numbers, only the ‘faith’ and ‘trust’ to post
them. So, all glory would belong to God alone.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two
articles spoke of the November dates back in 2020.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">[Excerpt
from first article]:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><span>Almost 81,000 of the cases occurred in </span><span style="mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/china"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">China</span></a></span><span>, mostly in the province of
Hubei.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span>Official statements by the Chinese government to the World Health
Organisation reported that the first confirmed case had been diagnosed on 8
December. </span><span style="mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/coronavirus-wuhan-doctor-ai-fen-speaks-out-against-authorities"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Doctors who
tried to raise the alarm with colleagues about a new disease in late December
were reprimanded</span></a></span></span><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">. Authorities did not publicly concede there was
human-to-human transmission until 21 January (2020).</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Jonathan Mayer, professor emeritus at the University of Washington’s
department of epidemiology, said <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; mso-highlight: yellow;">it was “entirely conceivable” there were cases as early as <b><i><u>mid-November</u></i></b>.</span>
(2019) [highlights and emphasis mine: <b>BP</b>]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">He said there were three possibilities: that cases weren’t detected at
the time, that they were detected but not recognised as a new disease, or they
were detected and recognised but reporting was suppressed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">“I have no way of knowing which of these possibilities in fact
happened,” Mayer told the Guardian.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><span>[End of first excerpt - <b>SOURCE:</b> </span><span style="mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/first-covid-19-case-happened-in-november-china-government-records-show-report"><span>theguardian.com</span></a></span><u><span>]</span></u><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">[Start of second excerpt]:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-top: 20pt;"><span lang="EN"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">By fitting an early part of the epidemic curve with the exponential and
extrapolating it backwards, we could estimate the day-zero of the epidemic and
calculated its confidence intervals in Italy and China. </span><span style="color: #212121;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-top: 20pt;"><span lang="EN"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">We also calculated how probable it is that Italy encountered the virus
prior 1 January 2020. We determined an early portion of the epidemic curve
representing unhindered exponential growth which fit the exponential model with
high determination >0.97 in both countries. We conservatively suggest that
the day-zero in China and Italy was 8 December 2019 (95% CI: 3 Dec., 20 Dec.)
and 22 January 2020 (95% CI: 16 Jan., 29 Jan.), respectively. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-top: 20pt;"><span lang="EN"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Given the uncertainty of the very early data in China and adjusting
hence our model to fit the exponentially behaved data only, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; mso-highlight: yellow;">we can even admit that the
pandemic originated through <b>November </b>2019</span> (95% CI: 31 Oct., 22
Dec.). [highlight and emphasis mine: <b>BP</b>]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-top: 20pt;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">With high confidence (p <0.01) China encountered the virus prior
Italy. We generally view any pre-pandemic presence of the virus in humans
before November 2019 as very unlikely. The later established dynamics of the
epidemics data suggests that the country of the origin was China.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 107%;">[End of
second excerpt - </span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">: </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8375974/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">ncbi.nlm.nih.gov</span></a><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 107%;">]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">So, the
closest date appears to be either ‘mid-November’ (11.15 [fifteenth of November
2019]), but stated as 11.17 (seventeenth of November 2019, according to
officials)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Again, I
had no idea what the numbers meant at the time, although I had thought it was a
date. However, since the Lord never gave me dates in the past, I overrode that
possibility and looked for scriptures with 11:15, but could find nothing that
seemed to fit. I did not search long.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In the
reposting of this article (due to hybrids, cloning, chimeras, and the times we
are NOW in), I remembered what was posted at the end of the article and
searched it out again…as a possible date.</span><span style="color: #212121;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">I would now
say that the Lord ‘did’ give a date, and that I would trust His date as opposed
to ‘officials’, especially since the majority (but shockingly, not all) know
the truth about Covid-19. [<i>End update</i>—<b>BP-</b>06.07.2023]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Bonita/Desktop/Truth%20and%20Deception%20_Clash-Prt%203-%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Give%20Up%20Just%20Before%20the%20Finish%20Line">Original
Post</a> – October 17, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">in the presence of His glory</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Bonita (dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><span><b>UPDATED DELAY </b> ***** I have changed the day two times. My apologies -- I have been unwell (two weeks now, but God continues to be my daily strength. He is faithful to remain with us during hard times. Bless the Lord; I exalt our worthy Saviour and Redeemer. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><span>This is Friday, 16th June 2023. Please give me until Sunday, 18th now. I will post the next article. </span></span></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">That will end the six-month long series of: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b><i>Season of Consequences 2023</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><span>Your understanding in the delays, as well as the length of time it takes to write an article is greatly and humbly appreciated. May that understanding be returned to you in a time that you need understanding. Amen</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">He knows when to be gentle, and He knows when to say: <i>"You are of your father the devil."</i> Some would say that is not love, but I would then say to those who would even have the audacity to think such a thing, let alone verbalize it, that they know not the living God, for He is love.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">But He is no milquetoast or trembling people-pleaser. Honesty, integrity, truth - everything good - that is El Shaddai. He knows each person's heart and the best way to handle them; all is between God and each soul. But be forewarned...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">God does not play games!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54G9exD2zoQj0kSFoMh7P4r8T0IbczpvIqMzThL07ZOTugKNFRjrZmtvRnj_4779sHscUwYVBz_fWAdBqpkJKpba4e4oRDAERv1NUVfIiwJrgjo2FcGjaLx8crtXOo33wW28eaFqH72CmvH0dp0_oNKLLUgdFy5SVU6a67KJfl08uqSicaBUAR8c/s522/God%20does%20not%20play.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="400" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54G9exD2zoQj0kSFoMh7P4r8T0IbczpvIqMzThL07ZOTugKNFRjrZmtvRnj_4779sHscUwYVBz_fWAdBqpkJKpba4e4oRDAERv1NUVfIiwJrgjo2FcGjaLx8crtXOo33wW28eaFqH72CmvH0dp0_oNKLLUgdFy5SVU6a67KJfl08uqSicaBUAR8c/w132-h172/God%20does%20not%20play.jpg" width="132" /></a></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal">May the Lord minister to every soul that drops by and whether it be encouragement, or whether it be a rebuke, it would be for that person's good, but for the glory of Jesus/Yeshua!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Shalom in Christ</p><p class="MsoNormal">Bonita</p></span></span><p></p><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #999999; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span><p></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-86158293135009087772023-05-22T02:44:00.029-04:002023-06-03T05:40:44.652-04:00Judgment Comes-Counterfeit is Here But Nothing Replaces Jesus-Yeshua<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YKYeLZrz1BSoAZENjYbMCgwU4fk1PsGr8OHxCQWAobdLUmmyx1s5Uy2_Mc1_X5kMP0X6KxSwowphMLEocFayTt77lt0S3Y7KvYbkFBd8uAtVq8VOZTbUJOB7BfNsEwYIlIU3lJqMvjN-cOGbNzLRbuMB4L0mTCF7PcRMsKI7hWzj-sXAzRGjmmY/s374/Ishtar%20and%20Tammuz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="374" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YKYeLZrz1BSoAZENjYbMCgwU4fk1PsGr8OHxCQWAobdLUmmyx1s5Uy2_Mc1_X5kMP0X6KxSwowphMLEocFayTt77lt0S3Y7KvYbkFBd8uAtVq8VOZTbUJOB7BfNsEwYIlIU3lJqMvjN-cOGbNzLRbuMB4L0mTCF7PcRMsKI7hWzj-sXAzRGjmmY/s320/Ishtar%20and%20Tammuz.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Abominations that Ezekiel Beheld</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There is a message that I understood once the Lord
brought it all together. It is too easy to assume when we only have fragments.
I had thought, since it was strongly placed upon my heart to read Ezekiel
chapter eight, on the morning of April 5, 2023 (<i>first day of Passover</i>)
that it had to do with Easter versus Passover.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I celebrate Passover for my own personal reasons,
which have nothing to do with being ‘Messianic’ or a ‘wannabe one’. For me,
personally, I am far more moved to celebrate the feasts of the Lord, as they
are written, than the world’s mishmash [<i>confused mixture</i>] of ‘<i>holidays</i>’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Frankly, after bearing witness to the global tsunamis
of deception that have taken place over the centuries by the leaders in
governments, their armies and agencies, even going back to when ‘leaders’ [<i>kings</i>]
were first assigned (<i>time after the flood</i>), I would much rather trust
God and celebrate His straight-forward, ‘no confusion’ feasts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They all point to our Messiah (<i>our Christ Jesus</i>)
anyway. But naturally, Satan likes to cause division, so through humankind who
were in positions of great authority, combined pagan and Christian festivities
in order to appease the multitudes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That is my personal position, and I stand my ground
there because it is where I found peace. Now, I have family members, as well as
brethren in Christ (<i>that love the Lord and are dedicated to Him</i>) that
celebrate Easter. None of us have allowed our differences to divide us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">To me, Passover makes perfect sense, and it absolutely
points to the Lamb of God, and the way to deliverance and salvation (Red Sea). Whereas,
things such as [chocolate] rabbits (<i>speedy multipliers</i>), eggs (<i>fertility</i>),
chocolate (<i>sweet tooth</i>?), point to the Ishtar false goddess and the
story around her. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I cannot see Easter through a ‘Christian’ telescope,
and jamming this and that piece in a spot to make it ‘work’, but in truth,
there are things we have to leave between a believer and the Lord. I will leave
it at that.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Imagine my delight when it was understood that the
reading of Ezekiel eight had nothing to do with Easter (despite the “women
weeping for Tammuz”), but:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[1] engravings on the walls [similar to the Egyptians]
of unclean animals, creeping things and idols<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[2] 70 men burning incense in a thick cloud</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[3] 25 men facing east, with their back to God,
worshipping the sun [god] <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[4] at the north gate women sat, weeping for Tammuz<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[All of them thought, “God does not see…”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry – rejecting the God of Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob – worshipping false gods (sun god) Ra – Egyptian; Apollo – Roman, Greek –
and weeping for an idol (Tammuz)…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Learning More about Passover</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9xyDbwk-ldpalJ3yJN-TNtSu_gqiO21Pe6Gfqqe9sYC3fGGe2uMr3BYdMH9ZJ9iR7fgJ6-g2p80rCXq3MwqBimEyHeZCLxDnYh3wABh_ppXPJopP8pIEtES7eKizx-sm7EGmjAwmWNyTHRdAakPv4xUEHmvNG4XfyinXxxGPPyO3XFRRD9z8c5k/s750/Ezekiel-70%20censors%20to%20idols.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="750" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9xyDbwk-ldpalJ3yJN-TNtSu_gqiO21Pe6Gfqqe9sYC3fGGe2uMr3BYdMH9ZJ9iR7fgJ6-g2p80rCXq3MwqBimEyHeZCLxDnYh3wABh_ppXPJopP8pIEtES7eKizx-sm7EGmjAwmWNyTHRdAakPv4xUEHmvNG4XfyinXxxGPPyO3XFRRD9z8c5k/w407-h190/Ezekiel-70%20censors%20to%20idols.jpg" width="407" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">70 men with censors - incense to idols<br />Ezekiel 8</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">Passover
began with the exodus out of Egypt. God’s people were enslaved after the
Pharaoh died that had honoured Joseph, his father Jacob, and all the tribes (</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">Jacob’s
12 sons and their descendants).</i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"> The pharaoh that took the throne next held
the Hebrews (Israelites) captive for 400 years, keeping them in tortuous, cruel
bondage.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Back in 2009, the Lord had mentioned exodus to me.
Although I mentioned it in my writings back then, I did not expound on it, but
it was something I remembered because of the first time I celebrated Passover,
which was three years earlier in 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHwK_pUTTUVWbS29apXSBz2zP0C1Uqibdfo5-N5ugr-U8j0BCF2TbmDsJaTkEWaSv7dbeCTV08jQmcOM2YLXTBA-7_VG97gVu9V_nxIPAXcL7nb5BVMfmNk4BnWWvUX41512duquerZrk66RMiBROoof9aWjWbIgeMC62Q4-aND-nSkFdarez7cA/s332/second%20-%20exodus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="332" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHwK_pUTTUVWbS29apXSBz2zP0C1Uqibdfo5-N5ugr-U8j0BCF2TbmDsJaTkEWaSv7dbeCTV08jQmcOM2YLXTBA-7_VG97gVu9V_nxIPAXcL7nb5BVMfmNk4BnWWvUX41512duquerZrk66RMiBROoof9aWjWbIgeMC62Q4-aND-nSkFdarez7cA/w344-h174/second%20-%20exodus.jpg" width="344" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span>In 2011, the Lord made mention of exodus again. At
that time, He spoke briefly of exodus that would occur globally, due to
persecutions, war, natural calamities that would cause people to flee,
refugees, emigrants (</span><i>leaving their own original country permanently to
settle elsewhere</i><span>), thus becoming immigrants (settling in the new country).</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I had left Canada at that time, but I was not an
emigrant [did not leave permanently; I left as ordered by the Lord and waited
for His nod of approval to return]. Nor was I an immigrant, for I knew, as
stated, that my stay in the United States was not permanent. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He made me aware in 2011 that the day would come for
my own exodus <i>(leaving the States, which was only 3.5 years away, which the
Lord did not disclose a time frame to me when He mentioned my exodus</i>).<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I have made it a point to tell people, beginning years
ago, that the Lord has never given me dates, which can be validated in numerous
articles found all throughout this blog. Even in His word, the book of Daniel
is the only place where a timeline is indicated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Lord knows we would be on pins and needles if we
knew the dates of all the things that were to take place. We can become
overwhelmed as people. We all have our limits, some higher, some lower than
others, but we all have limits.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When I first began posting that the Lord did not give
me dates, it was with some trepidation because many people were prophesying and
giving ‘<i>dates’</i> for cataclysmic events. There is never intent to offend
anyone, but there are times the truth will offend some.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[<b>NOTE*</b>: My apologies for any missed repetition in articles. This two-part series mushroomed into an unexpected (<i>150 pg. approximately</i>), seven-part series. Your understanding is appreciated. [<i>End note-</i><b>BP-Jn2.2023</b>]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Lord was teaching me to trust Him to deeper level<i>s</i>,
but there were times that my toes turned white as I waited for each date to
pass where I had posted (<i>and also had announced on radio in those days</i>)
that the Lord negated their prophesies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[“<b><i>Not
today</i></b>…” OR “<b><i>Nothing will happen</i></b>…” [<i>He often let me
know, and then I had to announce it</i> [Blogspot Radio], <i>going against many
other ‘prophecies’</i>].<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to trust
the Lord amidst all the other voices. The Lord was teaching me ‘trust’ because
I had trust issues.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As I did the Passover [<i>Pesach</i>] according to the
Bible [<i>I knew no other way to celebrate it</i>], and as a naïve soul longing
to know God more (<i>I was newly committed even though I </i>‘believed’<i> in
Jesus all my life). </i>It astounded me how much the Passover pointed to Jesus.
Before that time, I never knew anyone who celebrated Passover, only Easter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The resurrection of Jesus/Yeshua is celebrated on
Easter by many Christians. Since many are now aware of the pagan roots evolving
around the Easter celebration, Easter Sunday has been renamed “<b><i>Resurrection
Sunday</i></b>” by most churches, Christian organizations, and missions.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I gave up Easter the year I first celebrated Passover
[2006], and remember taking some flack over it. “<i>God sees the heart</i>” has
become a famously overused expression. It is true, He does. It is said to stop
any controversy or disagreements. To me, it is akin to people saying, “<i>Do
not judge”,</i> as a means to stop any criticism, discord or division.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We have to go by what the Lord Himself reveals to us
individually. We are to study to show ourselves approved. I learned that the
Passover feast aligns with the first full moon in the [Hebrew] month of Nissan.
Therefore, the date differs each year. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It is a celebration of <b>freedom</b> (<i>when the
Israelites were freed from captivity</i>), just as we are set free from sin
</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 6:21]</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">by the atoning blood of Jesus the Christ (<i>Messiah Yeshua</i>),
and free from the clutches of death (<i>the destroyer, the death angel</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">For the wages of sin is death; but the </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">gift</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> of God is
eternal life </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">through Jesus Christ</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> our Lord.</span></i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 23]</span>
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Hallelujah, glory to God! Jesus IS the only way back to a holy, righteous God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Importance of Hyssop<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Z6UpsVyJ2Co3TjPSBj5Aly9BtwKAJyDHhvkpAKVlPIv-PFlK7pvHGfxoF_4hCV9W2nBaaOh-6f5yA5DBu5AwMlZtVxsBXRwFimV9umtcAWLULIRCQLJ2WixOSB7Nt6J5fDFqjvYO5LmazWtSTij26ep57DyuSKoyLDksYrdNdSLSM-7YomtzhSE/s678/hyssop%20-blood%20on%20lintels%20an%20doorposts.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="678" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Z6UpsVyJ2Co3TjPSBj5Aly9BtwKAJyDHhvkpAKVlPIv-PFlK7pvHGfxoF_4hCV9W2nBaaOh-6f5yA5DBu5AwMlZtVxsBXRwFimV9umtcAWLULIRCQLJ2WixOSB7Nt6J5fDFqjvYO5LmazWtSTij26ep57DyuSKoyLDksYrdNdSLSM-7YomtzhSE/s320/hyssop%20-blood%20on%20lintels%20an%20doorposts.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">dip the hyssop in lamb's blood<br />and put it over doorposts and lintels</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTxqzabyRkrS2kmS6uwsRFdWQUdixR7wYCxHPG9f33xtPxOI3chIADAlzuWnOh4VH2UnD9DXnNzICgOMFu4j4W-3Tip5DjxY0CzvsPQiTJG3oVJnDtKpLMcSRQZVgMY76cCKt1rw7-WiWN5agVHLmxT81rPmn7mw1PBHT1xNHWdpSbrADT7ScvKc/s406/hyssop2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="352" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTxqzabyRkrS2kmS6uwsRFdWQUdixR7wYCxHPG9f33xtPxOI3chIADAlzuWnOh4VH2UnD9DXnNzICgOMFu4j4W-3Tip5DjxY0CzvsPQiTJG3oVJnDtKpLMcSRQZVgMY76cCKt1rw7-WiWN5agVHLmxT81rPmn7mw1PBHT1xNHWdpSbrADT7ScvKc/w140-h162/hyssop2.jpg" width="140" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138;">hyssop</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span><div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Pesach makes more sense to me with the Passover and
exodus of the Israelites having such obvious symbolism pointing to the Messiah,
rather than a pagan holiday with easter eggs, a rabbit and chocolate (</span><i style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">eggs
emphasizing ‘fertility’</i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">).</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Israelites were held captive, enslaved by the
Egyptians, for 400 years. They were in bondage and could not escape. The
Egyptians were cruel taskmasters. Until we are born-again, we are in bondage to
sin and cannot escape – not without Jesus. Satan, the world, and our flesh are
cruel taskmasters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Unleavened bread is like crackers, no yeast, baking
soda (bicarbonate of soda) and baking powder are leavening agents. Unleavened
bread is considered the ‘<b><i>bread of affliction’</i></b>, which apparently
had to do with leaving Egypt in haste, which is why they also eat ‘bitter herbs’,
if I have understood what was said correctly in past times.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Was leaving Egypt in haste in case Pharaoh changed his
mind? He did pursue them shortly after they left. Was all 'bitterness' to be left behind in Egypt...hence, no bitter root. They 'ate' bitter herbs, acknowledging the bitterness of their captivity, but NOT taking it with them? That would be a good thing...we are told to forgive, to have no bitterness within.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I had noticed a couple of meanings or symbolisms for
unleavened bread, but I do not want to get into it too heavily here. The leaven
of the Pharisees was considered <i>hypocrisy</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Paul spoke of leaven when the church was putting up
with a son fornicating with his stepmother [incestuous, wicked sin, unclean,
impure (<i>the Bible says sleeping with ‘his father’s wife’</i>). </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Cor 5:1] </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So, leaven is also symbolic of sin. Paul considered leaven
taboo even among pagans [the unsaved Gentiles the pagans?) Suffice it to say,
to me eating <b><i>unleavened</i></b> bread meant the purging of sin. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Hyssop was the plant used to paint or apply the lamb’s
blood over the doorposts and lintels of the Israelites’ homes. Is that why it
is considered a ‘<i>purger’</i>? it has been recorded that the priests of the
Old Testament used hyssop to help with chest issues, and to cleanse lepers and
other forms of sickness [symbolically to cleanse the soul].<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Did the application of the lamb’s blood on the hyssop
plant cause the hyssop to be a cleanser, a washing agent? Applying the lamb’s
blood with hyssop became historically symbolic as God cleansing us from sin by
the lamb’s blood.</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Our Saviour, magnificent Redeemer, is the spotless
Lamb sacrificed for our sins. His blood covers us when we are born-again, and
death has no hold on us. When we are saved, the destroyer [<i>death angel</i>]
must pass over us because we now belong to Jesus, and he cannot touch the
precious Lamb’s blood!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in
the blood that is in the basin, and apply it to the lintel and the two side
posts with the </span></span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[lamb’s]</span> <i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">blood that is in the basin; and none of
you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ex 12:22]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Purge me with</span></span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>hyssop</b>,
<i>and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow</i>. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps
51:7]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When David was praying (<i>repenting</i>) after his
affair with Bathsheba, he remembered Passover written in the scrolls of the
temple. Hyssop was used for the lamb’s blood, and the lamb’s blood was
atonement for sin. The application of the blood purged the sinner and made them
‘<b>clean’</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">When Jesus/Yeshua was upon the cross, the soldiers
took hyssop, dipped it in the vinegar and gall (<i>sour wine</i>), and <b>myrrh
</b>[<i>holy anointing oil, yet also used for medicinal purposes, perfume, and
embalming]</i> and put it to the Lord’s mouth.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [see Jn 19:29]</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">The Lord refused
the combination, as to endure the cross and fulfill the sacrifice. “<i>It is
finished!”</i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Jn 19:30]</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Unleavened bread is symbolic, and is to be understood
as purging of sin, getting it out of our lives, our ‘temples’ (<i>body</i>);
like the hyssop that purges and cleanses. Christ’s blood sacrifice not only
washes us clean from sin, but it saves us from spiritual death. It all pertains
to Christ Jesus. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I see it so clearly. Jesus/Yeshua’s resurrection was a
victorious event. It is the heart of the gospel [the good news], and the
children of light can barely wait. The Lamb was [willingly] sacrificed, was
buried, but rose the third day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He is alive! He finished His mission! He arose
victoriously – the Warrior King, who ascended into heaven after being witnessed
alive upon earth by hundreds of witneses for 40 days after His resurrection!
All His people anticipate His return, even from the time of the apostles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet, we are the privileged generation to see His Word
come alive (<i>prophecies</i>), and are keeping our eyes on Israel, the apple
of His eye, for they will all be saved. We cannot look at the things that are
right now; we know the Word of God is true. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We see it all happening now, unfolding quickly now. It
is mind-boggling, yet not surprising because God’s people prophesied about it
centuries upon centuries ago. We long to see an end to the deception,
corruption, lawlessness and evil of this world. Satan/Lucifer and his armies (<i>physical
and spiritual)</i> will finally face the judgment and justice they deserve.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Precious, King and Lord Jesus/Yeshau …Marantha!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It Goes Back to Solomon</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjip706pET4OBd5Ks8MYpIkm4XGjIwG6rlN-ue5TP6vYkSrRRO8Q2hXr25IuA4tK5TZSRX4bXJq5y3WQQJiuDjsFANTYZYCCSokKjKch5nZtUc5il_EJL9qtsg0cbgozgLrcrizsBYDDesy3F3QgXqdhOeXtaG7LgAfKGLvt8BccKLRqzUa1U5fxyI/s482/king%20Solomon-foreign%20wives%20idol%20worship.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="365" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjip706pET4OBd5Ks8MYpIkm4XGjIwG6rlN-ue5TP6vYkSrRRO8Q2hXr25IuA4tK5TZSRX4bXJq5y3WQQJiuDjsFANTYZYCCSokKjKch5nZtUc5il_EJL9qtsg0cbgozgLrcrizsBYDDesy3F3QgXqdhOeXtaG7LgAfKGLvt8BccKLRqzUa1U5fxyI/w206-h273/king%20Solomon-foreign%20wives%20idol%20worship.jpg" width="206" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">King Solomon-foreign wives<br />idol worship</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Lord put Ezekiel chapter eight heavily upon my
heart the morning of the first day of Passover, April 5 (2023). I had a good
chunk of this portion written, but it was far from organized. I had made notes
when things were impressed upon my heart.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Five times the north (<i>or northward</i>) is referred
to in the chapter</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezekiel 8]</span>. <span style="color: #cccccc;">Five is the number for “<b><i>grace</i></b>”.
The east is mentioned once in reference to the abomination of worshipping the
sun god (25 <i>men faced east to worship the sun). </i>Tammuz was supposedly
conceived by the ‘<i>rays of sun’</i> from Baal (<i>Nimrod resurrected</i>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">What was the Lord showing me? I chose Passover a long
time ago because the holiday celebrated by my culture (Canada) is heathen or
pagan roots. I have been of the conviction that if the Lord wants someone to
celebrate Passover, He will let them know.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He does have ‘creative’ ways of letting us know, but
as stated, I have celebrated Passover for many moons now. Even back as far as
2012, Passover was celebrated. So, who was Tammuz, what idol was he that the
Lord was alerting me too?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Think back to Solomon, when he built the temples and
altars for his foreign wives. He worshipped the false gods, Molech, the
despicable god of abomination, Molech, whom the Ammonites sacrificed their
innocent children to, and Ashtoreth, the one who became known as the ‘queen of
heaven’, but we know there is no queen in the heavens.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJwYvc7nPHCDn_nbVnau4kUWmgoVUzpAWLnj9y8fMK9fNvt5pQaN2veJrgS_Fm1S9H3ylEa2DMfwwugNTrMtjma-NzffSewXEgVaWLpmKsBgLyxUdGZvoomdkdCludG_4GPO4JOrn_j6a2H5rlOPA2BSBhF4r1zAkoHiOAGIe_PX1x060VyrzNLs/s394/Solomon-foreign%20wives-idol%20worship.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="394" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJwYvc7nPHCDn_nbVnau4kUWmgoVUzpAWLnj9y8fMK9fNvt5pQaN2veJrgS_Fm1S9H3ylEa2DMfwwugNTrMtjma-NzffSewXEgVaWLpmKsBgLyxUdGZvoomdkdCludG_4GPO4JOrn_j6a2H5rlOPA2BSBhF4r1zAkoHiOAGIe_PX1x060VyrzNLs/w162-h146/Solomon-foreign%20wives-idol%20worship.jpg" width="162" /></span></a></div><span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Ashtoreth was the name for her in the Sidonian
culture. Astarte was her name amongst the Canaanites/Phoenicians, Egyptians,
and the Hittites, but known as Ishtar, goddess of ancient Mesopotamia, the
Babylonia goddess (</span><i>fertility, love, war, and political power</i><span>).</span></span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Solomon worshipped her as Ashtoreth. Ezekiel was
grieved when he saw the idol, and he was taken to the north gate of the Lord’s
house, where he saw women sitting and weeping for Tammuz.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezek 8:14]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> He had
first dug a hole in the wall, and saw 70 men standing in the dark with incense.
Then he saw carvings of creeping and unclean creatures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Tammuz the Counterfeit<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Then Ezekiel witnessed 25 men with their backs to God;
then he saw the women weeping for Tammuz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I truly do not desire to frolic in the stories of Ishtar and Tammuz (<i>many
sexual inserts in variations of stories</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The simplest, and the point I think the Lord wanted me
to understand is that the women weeping for Tammuz was yet another sexual
ritual, involving prostitution (<i>in the temple</i>), a heathen practice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Worst of all, the women are mourning the death of a
false god, an idol,Tammuz, who was said to be resurrected (<i>according to
Ishtar</i>) bringing forth new life. The story of Tammuz is a deception of the
ancient serpent, a counterfeit, made to cast doubt on the resurrection of
Christ Jesus.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Satan mocks the true Son of God, Yeshua [<i>my Jesus</i>],
who was resurrected on the third day after His crucifixion. He overcame death
victoriously and <b>IS</b> the Resurrection, the <i>first fruits</i> [Greek – ‘<i>aparche’</i>]
of the resurrection </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Cor 15:20-23]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">! [<i>Jesus/Yeshua</i>]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Only Satan, that ancient serpent, would continue in
his deceptions after he successfully deceived Eve, who in turn was victorious
in tempting her husband, Adam. Because it was in the Garden that God first
spoke of His salvation plan for the sinful couple, and thus for all of mankind
in their fallen state.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and
between your seed and her seed</span> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">(indicating ‘virgin’ birth)</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">; He
shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gen 3:15]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">That was the promise of the coming Messiah, where God
foretold how He would send a saviour who would be crucified (<i>bruised heel</i>),
but the Saviour would bruise the head of the serpent [Satan]. The long view is
that Christ is victorious and Satan and his legions will be thrown into the
lake of fire.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Rev 20:10]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry is Rampant Globally <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPns6pvOnFzZSurEiBtksqlzJJ1x9Rvyphu7CyyF4jY_mH9NGT0nZE1rzI08Afpgzlkxs_ipPKK6VSbukk2uTX2ii7bzIS1v-pNZOBvrj-mXWGJ10iB3LI9SajWcQvODySTpk323YjePJBAtpAGPuhT-dl4dv2WOTWkZEu94_zZxLcM4hBIlMIuU/s440/idol%20worship_credit%20Adam%20Kinzinger.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="395" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPns6pvOnFzZSurEiBtksqlzJJ1x9Rvyphu7CyyF4jY_mH9NGT0nZE1rzI08Afpgzlkxs_ipPKK6VSbukk2uTX2ii7bzIS1v-pNZOBvrj-mXWGJ10iB3LI9SajWcQvODySTpk323YjePJBAtpAGPuhT-dl4dv2WOTWkZEu94_zZxLcM4hBIlMIuU/w186-h207/idol%20worship_credit%20Adam%20Kinzinger.jpg" width="186" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">idol worship<br />credit_Adam Kinzinger</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Honestly, I was minding my own business when I awoke
and clearly heard deep within my spirit man ‘Ezekiel eight’. I had no idea
offhand what was in that chapter.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This all began with the Lord reminding me of judgment
coming from the north, with it often being against His own people, Israel. It
would be during the times that they had rebelled against Him, in doing as they
so pleased.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They worshipped whomsoever they pleased, thus
committed idolatry, sexual perversion, prostitution, corruption. Rebellion,
lawlessness, violence, disobedience angered the Lord, but idolatry always
brought God’s righteous judgment and justice. He is the Creator and will have
no other ‘gods’ before Him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">All of those things became so out of control in the
past that the world suffered the Great Flood that destroyed all but eight souls
left alive on an Ark, as well as any beast, fowl or other creature brought
aboard that floating vessel.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Fast-forward to 2023, and we see a world steeped in
all of the above, including witchcraft and the exaltation of evil, with the
majority in the world seduced, attracted to and embracing the allures of
Satan/Lucifer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In Ezekiel, there was mention of the 25 men between
the porch and the altar [<i>a place of <b>mercy</b></i><b>]</b>, with their backs toward the temple
and their face toward the east, worshipping the SUN!</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezek 8:16] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[<i>Standing in the place of '</i><b>mercy</b><i>', with their backs '<b>away</b>' from God (where the temple was, and facing east, to 'worship' the SUN) ...</i></span></span><i style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">A mockery!</i><i style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> </i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I did state that I did not wish to frolic amongst all
the stories regarding false gods and goddesses, especially pertaining to
Easter. Nimrod is mentioned in the Bible, regarding the Tower of Babel, as well
as being a mighty warrior. There is no mention of a wife or son.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There is a story in a book by Alexander Hislop called
“<i>The Two Babylons</i>”. It is his book that gives a detailed story about
Nimrod, his wife Semiramis, and their son. It is dramatic, with Nimrod being
killed and cut up, with body parts everywhere.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">His wife finds them, except for the male organ. She
claims to be impregnated by the rays of the sun, and Tammuz is born. She makes
an obelisk [phallic] to honour Nimrod. Tammuz is supposedly Nimrod reincarnated,
so Semiramis marries him (<i>incest</i>), but he is either killed by a wild
boar, or executed by his mother (<i>two stories</i>). Extremely condensed
version.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Bible does not mention much about Nimrod, or
Tammuz. Ezekiel records violence in the land, and how the people provoke God to
anger with their abominations (<b>idolatry</b><i>, temple </i><b>fornication</b><i>
with prostitutes, more idol worship -- sun god, weeping for Tammuz, all called
abominations by God; all hidden deep within the temple, as if God cannot see</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">There was somewhat of a struggle on my part to fully
understand what the Lord was trying to show me. I was celebrating Passover, not
Easter.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Ezekiel 8 </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">clearly shows the Lord’s wrath with the idolatry taking
place, first with the idol of ‘<b><i>an image of jealousy’</i></b> [Ezek 8:3] [idol
of leader?], including amongst the 70 men with censors (<i>city elders</i>).
</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 11]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Then there was the weeping of Tammuz</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [vs 14] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">(<i>women
weeping),</i> and the 25 men with their backs to God, facing east – worshipping
the sun [sun god] [another idol]</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [vs 16]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">What is it that I am to see, Lord?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMvz7RgvxPFZcKqVWg0sPmW9NWJVhQlO89kjh4qZoKeI1hHBXhuWgTf35u3w3JBJgfcrsz8R_r9AioYQncOwCK5yFUjTp5hKKKYmSC4vFLLUmNpYWrPn1AZAvCuewiiH8lI40SqZaCGZtGZutmAskY9rFP0w-NPtxUWKLY7QnjfOi3-kPQNlnO1M/s383/self-idolize.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="383" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMvz7RgvxPFZcKqVWg0sPmW9NWJVhQlO89kjh4qZoKeI1hHBXhuWgTf35u3w3JBJgfcrsz8R_r9AioYQncOwCK5yFUjTp5hKKKYmSC4vFLLUmNpYWrPn1AZAvCuewiiH8lI40SqZaCGZtGZutmAskY9rFP0w-NPtxUWKLY7QnjfOi3-kPQNlnO1M/w227-h148/self-idolize.jpg" width="227" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">lovers of self</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Idolatry</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 107%;"> – yes, idolatry is rampant in this
day and age, and the Lord is pointing to His own people through Ezekiel, the ancient
prophet who still speaks today.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">An image of jealousy (<i>a king</i> <b>OR</b> <i>a
political leader</i>), 70 men with censors (<i>would that be supporters, those
who prophesy over a political person, or who pray at their campaigns?); </i>weeping
for Tammuz (<i>women weeping for an ‘<b>idol’</b></i>]; I looked and saw in the
spiritual realm, women ‘weeping’ because the election was ‘stolen’).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Over the drawn-out time that this has taken, it all
began to hit me, and understanding has begun to take its rightful place. It is
not Easter versus Passover, which is what I originally thought when I read
Ezekiel chapter eight, on April 5, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The righteous judgment that is coming upon the nations
is due to global idolatry. Masses upon masses are suffocating under the weight
of idolatry and they are unaware, as surely as I was when I myself was in
bondage to it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">“Women weeping for Tammuz” – we have people weeping
for someone they have idolized; many weeping over a political leader (an idol),
and claiming it is God’s will. The same people who are insist that God is
Sovereign, and that God chooses who rules a country are weeping and protesting
that the election was stolen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Did God suddenly lose His Sovereignty, and mere man
overruled God’s will? How many times has the Lord allowed a wicked leader to
rule over a people because they have rebelled against Him, and choose to
worship the creation more than the Creator?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry and deception are the two treacherous claws
that have ensnared the people globally. Whether the idol is a political leader,
a YouTube regular, “self”, preacher, prophet, it does not matter. The Lord says
He looks and all around the globe it is as the days of Noah, Sodom and Gomorrah.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Violence, murder, rebellion, lawlessness, riots –
people are doing what is right in their own eyes, and few there are that are
acknowledging God. The fact is that it often takes cataclysmic events for
people to realize that they are helpless against the elements because only GOD
can fully control them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He knows that wars, pestilences, earthquakes, all
these horrific things draw people back to the reality that we need our Creator
ruling over us, to help us. We are speeding along into the revealing of the Lawless
one. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">People are prophesying that the global elite (<i>Freemasons/Luciferians</i>)
will <b>NOT</b> have their way, and will <b>NOT</b> bring in their system. Then,
they are rewriting the Bible; and telling God how it will play out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">No, that is wrong. When Jesus gave us power and
authority over serpents and scorpions, He did not give us power and authority
to overrule Him, His WILL or His Word. He has been calling people to repentance
for years. He has been calling people to spend more intimate, deeper time with
Him for years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Seven years ago, He told people to “<i>awake, awake o
sleeper”; “rise up</i>”. He has been repetitive and very consistent. His
messages have become more urgent, but too many are still ‘<i>playing’</i>
church. They prophesy things that they do not know, and then try to say, faith
was not strong enough, or prayers were not frequent enough.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We need to heed the Lord. We ask the Holy Spirit to search
us, and if there is a plank obstructing our ability to see clearly, then we repent,
confess and ask Him to deliver and heal us. There is no way to help another
with a splinter, when a board has hindered your own vision.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">IDOLATRY</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> – that is the clear message the
Lord has thundered across the spiritual skies. Search your heart for idolatry –
whether virtual (online), or physical, whether person, place, or thing –
whatever has become your first love, other than Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Do you fear God? Is there a ‘form of godliness, but
the POWER [of God] denied? We should tremble at the mere mention of His Word,
knowing that all things were created with ‘just one word’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry and deception are bringing the judgment that
comes from the north. Pray for Israel, and keep your eyes upon the things the
Lord will witness to you about in your spirit. Trust Him,a nd He WILL lead you.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But you must be surrendered; letting all things go that
are not of Him. Selah<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Jesus/Yeshua, Our Hope and Our Anchor </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Which </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">hope</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> we have as an
</span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">anchor</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> of the soul, both sure and </span></i><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">steadfast</span></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, and which
enters into that </span></i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">[pre</span>sence]<i> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">within the veil; To
which the forerunner is for us entered, even </span></i><b style="color: #f6b26b;">Jesus</b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, made a high
priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Heb 6:19,20]</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">YHWH will be a <b>refuge</b> <i>for the oppressed, a</i>
<b>refuge</b> <i>in times of trouble.</i></span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 9:9]</span> t</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #cccccc;">hat is coming, and that God in His mercy has allowed us
to know beforehand, just as He did with Noah, and as He did with the people of
Sodom, Gomorrah, Nineveh, Israel …just as He has always done.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">To deny God’s righteous judgment and His holy justice over
sinful people or sinful nations like some people with influence are doing on
social platforms is to deny God’s Word. To tell people judgment will be ‘<i>observed’</i>
by them, but is not ‘<i>meant</i> <i>for them’</i> borders blasphemy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Jesus gave us power and authority for the advancement
of (<i>to proclaim</i>) the kingdom of God, to heal the sick, and have power
over Satan and demons (<i>cast out</i> <i>demons</i>). </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Lk 9:1-2],</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">but nowhere
does the Bible state that we have to get everything out of chaos and into the
church’s control before Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) returns. That is unscriptural. Only
God can bring order to this world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He gave us power to tread on serpents and scorpions,
and over all “<i>the</i> <i>power of the enemy</i>” [Lk 10:19]). Jesus did not
say: “…<i>and over all power of Almighty God</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the
spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out
into the world. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">[1Jn 4:1]<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We need to anchor ourselves by holding fast to Jesus.
He will hold us steady as we cling to Him just as the ship that holds fast the
anchor, with the Holy Spirit being as the rope that connects the two to each
other. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I am persuaded that this world entered into the
beginning of sorrows some time ago. The LORD prepares us; keep strong in
prayer. Fear cannot abide in us when trusting the King, as long as He is on the
throne of our hearts. Jesus is the hope anchored in our souls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The living God
has been warning people of many nations [<i>all tongues, tribes, clans</i>], in
ways, and by means that only He can do. As we see in scripture, He began with
His own people…always!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We all like the
prophecies that please our flesh, but woe to the ones who bring unwelcome
tidings. It is better that you dislike me right into heaven, than to love me
all the way to hell. Your soul is what is key, not what you think of me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Our hearts are
God’s concern, and where we will spend eternity. He has made it clear that His
desire (<i>His will</i>) is that none should perish, but that all of us should
come to repentance. That has been His main message throughout this one little
spot in all the universe for just shy of two decades.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">He is steadfast, consistent,
solid, Faithful and True. The counterfeit is here, but nothing replaces Jesus/Yeshua. Satan has tried since the beginning of time bringing in false gods (idols). Indeed, the counterfeiter</span></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"> appears in the form of idolatry. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, the Lawless one is alive and well, keeping unannounced until the Restrainer is removed and the lawless one is revealed.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">All the world and its people, unknowingly for the most part, have been readying themselves for the most significant time since the history of creation. What a day of rejoicing it will be when all of this is put to an end, and Christ Jesus (haMashiach Yeshua) rules as King of kings and Lord of lords.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">This ends the seven-part (part G) series of: Judgment Comes from the North. I am led to repost an article from 2021 January, called: </span></span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2021/01/rejoice-not-o-my-enemy.html">Rejoice
Not, O My Enemy – I Will Arise Again</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Rejoice Not, O My Enemy - I Will Arise Again</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #f1c232; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Rejoice not against me, O my enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Micah 7:8]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The enemy has rejoiced over many of us as we go through times of purging, trials, testing, suffering, anguish, hardships of this life. He wars hard against us to bring us to defeat, but those of us who cling to God will not be overcome by the enemies of the cross (<i>Satan and his minions</i>). God is with us, and He promises that those who wait on Him will not be put to shame. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">[Ps 25:3] </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Rise again!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ70tkxcs3SG-_arS2a1F7HrNlGs71k63j9ijs1OOBdeZLQQWB6KvZwJRKaqxegTRhvpIJkXPDlYviNfm4QDrONqe0MH_MZQ2UHSftdPuEJXiF3rhXbQcoq5RrNt8XR6WxXhyphenhyphenGLM0gBEs/s275/risen+up+again.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ70tkxcs3SG-_arS2a1F7HrNlGs71k63j9ijs1OOBdeZLQQWB6KvZwJRKaqxegTRhvpIJkXPDlYviNfm4QDrONqe0MH_MZQ2UHSftdPuEJXiF3rhXbQcoq5RrNt8XR6WxXhyphenhyphenGLM0gBEs/s0/risen+up+again.jpg" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The year 2020 was the worst one for me that I ever remember having, even before I was committed to the Lord, and that my friends, is saying a lot! When I say it was the worst, I am not even speaking of COVID-19, its lockdowns, restrictions, rules and limitations.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">What I find incredible is that people all over the world are saying it is the worst year they ever had. Now, whether they speak of loss financially, materially, death or illness due to COVID-19 or not, I cannot speak for them, but isn't it interesting that when we are going through horribly and tragically challenging and hard times, we think no one else is and that no one else could possibly understand. But that is where we often get it wrong.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">For me, the year began with deception, and the Holy Word of God was used to carry it out, just as it was in the Garden of Eden. Did I expect that? Absolutely not because I have been praying for years that I would not be deceived. So, why was it allowed? God has always alerted me before. What happened?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The year ended with more deception involving the holy Word of God. I won't be explaining it in this article, but I promise you, the enemy is ferociously and feverishly busy trying to corrupt, defile, steal, kill and destroy as much as he can. </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">His war is fully-fledged against all religions, but particularly Christianity. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHA86eynIUG9x8_7wyuE3ol6tFIK8trDpdKuFJYdsV-N2sOo3BXMcW7h_wUzZIB2DBgZnCi5QA9t0lUB3FtHtxfF3WUEXpJbXjwgdBA4x6jdbZc7zlgvmehOAqd0z33sISU8KQTuqLxU/s900/drama_masks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHA86eynIUG9x8_7wyuE3ol6tFIK8trDpdKuFJYdsV-N2sOo3BXMcW7h_wUzZIB2DBgZnCi5QA9t0lUB3FtHtxfF3WUEXpJbXjwgdBA4x6jdbZc7zlgvmehOAqd0z33sISU8KQTuqLxU/s320/drama_masks.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">However, every month, for the entire year, I faced some kind of drama, some kind of upheaval, such as betrayal, witchcraft, covetousness of another that caused me great loss, theft (</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">from three businesses</i><span style="color: #cccccc;">), lies, false accusations, persecution, physical illness, mental duress, broken relationships, deception, misunderstandings, the whole gamut…</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I promise you, I am not exaggerating. I will go into it in another article, but suffice it to say, the enemy is out to take down every true believer in God, first. Then in his evil character, he slams against all of mankind, for great is his hate.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">You name it. If it could happen, it did, and I was at a loss as to what was happening and why it was happening. In May, when I came into absolute obedience in all I knew I was to do, that was when everything went from bad to worse. You know...the proverbial fan and what hits it. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Please pay attention. It has only just begun...betrayals (people, including "Christians" turning on each other), covetousness, persecution, deception...ALL of it is coming upon the world, every nation, every country, every tribe and clan. And it is approaching fast; almost upon us. We were forewarned. It is why the trials are so intense. We have to make our choices and take our stand. NOW! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God is good in all He does and in all He allows. His wisdom surpasses the greatest mind ever recorded on earth. All that was foretold is upon us. Search the scriptures; look around and see if it is not so. Our Lord is soon returning. We are being told to be ready and to prepare! Check your lamps. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It was as if obedience brought a curse instead of a blessing, but of course, that was and is a lie of the devil. Obedience brings blessings. We must wait on God's timing. We will never understand fully why he allows what he allows, not everything...not in this lifetime. He is God and trusting Him can be very difficult at times, and believe me, our trust and faith will be tried. It was for all our forerunners, so yes, it will be for each of us too, like it or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Yes, I have to accept that God allowed everything that happened, despite my questioning prayers, and I had absolutely no idea at the time as to why. I can tell you now what I did not know then because during the hardest parts of the year, the Lord was silent in the reasoning behind it all. Yet, consistently, the Holy Spirit would cause me to hear "trust Me, do not fear", over and over again, in my spirit.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Yet, a trying of the heart and of my faith was indeed happening. There was also pruning, a purging, discipline, correction, fire and water, and far too often, silence...yet, He was with me every step of the way, and that much I was well aware of. I knew He would hear me when I prayed, even if he kept silent.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We speak of trusting God, and having faith in all He says and in His Word. We speak (<i>like Peter</i>) of never denying Him, willing to die for Jesus, and on and on we go, confident that we are solid as a rock in our faith and trust in the Lord. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">So, let the trials begin…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">And so they did, for the entire year. Please do not misunderstand me. Not everything that was difficult was a trial. There were several things that happened that were a direct result of someone sinning, but the Lord has been revealing truth to all his people, in His ways and in His timing. Remember, Isaiah 55:8, 9 remind us that God's ways and thoughts are not ours, or even like ours. They are much higher than ours.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">How many times I searched my heart, I lost track. How many times mid-way and especially near the end of the year did I ask, ‘<i>what have I done Lord? Show me my sin so I can repent and turn from it”</i> – I lost track of how many times I asked that too. <i>Take me, Lord. I've had enough!</i> - I remember that I said the latter in years gone by in other heated trials, and I swore that I would "never" repeat those words again. Sigh, I am so glad that Abba is wise and does not listen to hasty words - EVERY TIME they are spoken.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I know that I know it was not just me going through tough times this past year (<i>outside of Covid)</i>. I do not imagine we all go through desperate times at the same time, those intensely dark seasons where we are utterly helpless to stop or to change anything, but multitudes of us do go through together. Even Peter tried to encourage us so we would not become disheartened and fall into despair, depression, angst. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Lord, Is This a Trial? A Test? What's Happening?</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_YrVXxvStmTrzzC6fTdKHghotnpBx5BqJhNR911-Ed6hgOGvAuHHjmVpCd0bhlYOtisHYdZPLs9LA0QrezvCKFb8tNMQh4lPBW2V-rMWTDSJhvflRMD4GuHs8sTqrTjAgVeviZeW-9U/s582/shadrach+meshach+abednego.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_YrVXxvStmTrzzC6fTdKHghotnpBx5BqJhNR911-Ed6hgOGvAuHHjmVpCd0bhlYOtisHYdZPLs9LA0QrezvCKFb8tNMQh4lPBW2V-rMWTDSJhvflRMD4GuHs8sTqrTjAgVeviZeW-9U/s320/shadrach+meshach+abednego.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><i style="color: #f1c232;">Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you: But rejoice, as you are partakers of Christ's suffering; that when his glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Pet 4:12, 13]</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><i style="color: #f1c232;">Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Pet 5:8, 9]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Peter goes on to say that after we have suffered awhile, Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) will strengthen, establish, perfect and settle us. Ah, but how soon do we forget? No wonder the Lord has to always repeat himself, especially in these days of <b>TMI</b> – (<b>T</b>oo <b>M</b>uch <b>I</b>nformation) that we have hurdled at us today from every direction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">So, this particular article will not go into detail of what all transpired this past year. And again I say that I am not even speaking of COVID, although social distancing, mask wearing, lockdowns etc. were indeed a hassle and a challenge for all of us, a great inconvenience to say the least. I’m not even speaking of that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I know that globally multitudes were going through a horrific year as well. Back in September and October 2020, I was getting many letters from people torn apart spiritually by all that was happening in their own lives, seemingly endless trails and tribulations, but like me, not understanding the “<i>why</i>” of it all, yet desperately longing for it all to end.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I tried to answer letters the best I could, as simply another sister in Christ, but the desperate letters did affect me, unbeknownst to me at the time. Every effort was made on my part to not allow the pain that brethren were suffering to cause me to stumble, but the truth was that I was going through myself, so it did affect me…and I knew not who to turn to except the Lord. The letters I received were so heartbreaking, filled with such confusion and discouragement, brokenness and hopelessness that I did not have it in me to say, “<i>hey, me too</i>…”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Sadly, I'm afraid I was a "</span><i><span style="color: #f1c232;">miserable comforter</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;">". </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Job 16:2]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There was an earnest desire not to discourage a broken and contrite soul further, but perhaps I did err in not sharing that I too was going through hell. Perhaps in some way, it may have helped, but instead, with the little strength I had spiritually myself, my best effort was put forth to turn them to the only One I know who could help all of us…the LORD Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjV7H2wWydVX9_PhcDgJNZW53U0nG1P2nBojVK398SRGa-g4prc-x8ZV7dLwglDTOU_VGv007mP0qL3q1OYfTAQlG6kma5tIZQ5A0lYFz6WaMb4CP5-cwuXSKaENnXK1Cs01xjjl5BQs/s1423/silently+pray.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjV7H2wWydVX9_PhcDgJNZW53U0nG1P2nBojVK398SRGa-g4prc-x8ZV7dLwglDTOU_VGv007mP0qL3q1OYfTAQlG6kma5tIZQ5A0lYFz6WaMb4CP5-cwuXSKaENnXK1Cs01xjjl5BQs/s320/silently+pray.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">One person did accuse me of "<i>copy and paste</i>" answers, which truly disheartened me because my intent was to encourage from personal experience and to offer hope, knowing that God always comes through when we least expect it. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I had spoken from my heart, not from someone else's experience. But the bitterness that one person had was more than I knew how to address, and after a few letters back and forth, when that comment came back, after the time and effort I had put in to try and get them not to give up and to truly focus on Jesus, I had to stop writing. All I could do after that was to silently pray for them after they expressed their dissatisfaction with my "comfort".</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">No, this particular article will not be going into details of what transpired last year with me. But o dear brethren, things are about to turn around for those of us who have hung on desperately, even by a thread, a thin rope, even with a mustard seed of faith – refusing to let go of Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>), though every demonic force was doing their best to cause us to give up, or to give in. They failed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">All glory to God alone. And THAT is why I chose to post the verse from Micah 7 at the beginning of this writing. It was a horrific time for Israel at the time the prophet wrote. There was much bribery going on with princes and judges and others in high positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There was oppression, betrayals from those closest to each other, bloodshed and great evil happening. Those who trusted in the living God were hated, reproached. O but what was the prophet saying? Micah knew that the laughter and satisfaction of the enemies would be silenced and halted, as God would rise up to vindicate and to recompense.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Micah was saying <b>WAIT</b> upon the Lord! <b>WAIT</b> for Him; He will bring you out of the darkness as the light at noonday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>ARISE</b>! You will arise! He will strengthen you and the enemy will be the one covered in shame, not you. Everything is not as it appears to be! Trust and wait. When God gives a promise, and confirms it, and does not reveal differently to you when you pray earnestly for truth, <b>TRUST</b> and <b>WAIT.</b> He IS Sovereign.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">When Micah said that the words spoken were:<i> “Where is the Lord your God?”:</i> watch. Believe, know that yes, the Living God is Sovereign. We do not have to know everything. </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">We do not have to understand everything. All we have to do is hold fast to our <b>faith</b>, <u>trusting</u> God and <u>waiting</u> on His timing.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">O beloved friends and brethren, if we have to hear it a million times to keep us focused on Christ and upon the narrow path, so be it. We walk by faith, not by sight...keep reminding yourself. Encourage yourself, as Joshua and David did.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Please allow me to share with you a part of my journal, written mid-way last year, after I had come into full obedience (<i>ridding myself of a bad habit, or rather, allowing deliverance from the LORD, thank You Jesus</i>), in May, in every area, to the best of my knowledge. I had to write it out because my prayers seemed so self-focused, and I truly was wanting to please my Father. Such a hard trial…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I called it:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">The Strongest Temptation </span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(September 2020)</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EEv9-pLh1L-yHEoCmGnOphj_pK78QxNA-3ELOdYG-sy-ke7cMPiSrbzndRYvylnsUKgGYAlT0y8l8Twjols-WvDafLioueWk3mNWscY00mK1bzUd3lN7I9sEbngKckuiau_6ukknwTA/s1200/crucifixion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EEv9-pLh1L-yHEoCmGnOphj_pK78QxNA-3ELOdYG-sy-ke7cMPiSrbzndRYvylnsUKgGYAlT0y8l8Twjols-WvDafLioueWk3mNWscY00mK1bzUd3lN7I9sEbngKckuiau_6ukknwTA/s320/crucifixion.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US">And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc;">[Mk 15:33, 34]</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The strongest temptation to give up has been circling me like a flock of vultures for so long that to guess would likely be to err. Drowning in tears, guarding my words, reeling in pain, crying out to my faithful Maker, <i>Lord, do you hear me? Do you see me? </i>You promised never to leave or forsake me, I do believe that…but where are you now as I cry out?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It’s been so long, month after month, has it been year upon year? I’ve lost track…I know it was off and on, but has been increasing as time passes, as weariness consumes me, and how pain and suffering seem to threaten me with death.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">How long will I cry out and you do not move? I have pleaded for your mercy and compassion, as undeserved as it is.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">You already have been merciful and gracious beyond measure…how many times, I lost count of that too. Too many times to number, you have saved my life, healed me, delivered me, been everything to me…Why will these trials not end, or has it just been one big, long trial?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Your precious and holy Spirit put within me that this is a fight of flesh versus spirit; the enemy against the children of God, children of darkness versus children of light. Why am I not comforted in this? You have taught me much through my suffering, and for that, I will always thank you. Is there growth, Lord? Is there any good fruit, or is my tree bare?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But Father, must this entire life be one of suffering? Forgive me, I’ve heard tons of times that there is always someone suffering more than me. I know this, but I cannot live competing with the world, whether in good or in evil. I simply cannot…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yes, I know others suffer more; I know others never get to live as long; others go without far more. This is understood, but does that diminish my suffering, my pain, my stress, my sorrow? All the voices can drive one crazy. O Abba, it is so difficult not to focus on one’s self when we are in the throes of suffering, pain and grief, whether physically, mentally or spiritually.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">How many times do people say, “<i>It’s not about you”</i>, when we are in desperate times, dire straits, longing for an end, a way out, some relief? Really? Well, yes it is. Because it's my pain, my suffering, my grief...not yours. So, how can I honestly say it's not about me. I am the one being tried; the one being put through the furnace and the water, the suffering... </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">I know, I realize it's about being perfected, molded in Christ's image, for eternity. But as holy and righteous as it may sound, it <b>IS </b>about us. God created us, so obviously, we ARE involved; He alone is doing a work in us. It <b>IS</b> for <u>HIS</u> glory, absolutely, but for our good. </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><b>JFS </b>is not going to help anyone going through mourning, grief, suffering, pain, deep sorrow, despair, depression, and more. (<b>JFS: </b>my personal invented pet phrase for <b>Job's Friend's Syndrome</b>). Oh God in heaven, would anyone dare say that to Jesus in his suffering…that<i> it’s not about you</i>?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2a7kmiVA21vt7wDtonsyd45S9C4yUynQ_UwScXVFYeHzkvlwqnaFkbXNjCy7XoXALNk0ZUBU3qgRvvJ-PFYOfBJ5rT4przhhSsxZRARY7TyWrAIZYxhKgD0ohCXX4NcNOUvqSkOOytYU/s736/travail+in+the+Gethsemane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2a7kmiVA21vt7wDtonsyd45S9C4yUynQ_UwScXVFYeHzkvlwqnaFkbXNjCy7XoXALNk0ZUBU3qgRvvJ-PFYOfBJ5rT4przhhSsxZRARY7TyWrAIZYxhKgD0ohCXX4NcNOUvqSkOOytYU/s320/travail+in+the+Gethsemane.jpg" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Perhaps that is why He took no one with Him into the Garden of Gethsemane. He knew He needed to be real and pour out His heart to you; He knew His strength was zapped; He knew His flesh was warring against His spirit (</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">Father, take this bitter cup</i><span style="color: #cccccc;">…</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">yet, not my will but Your will, O Father...</i><span style="color: #cccccc;">) He knew He needed your help to go through the sickeningly evil, brutal events that He was commissioned to publicly suffer and endure.</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He surely knew that no one would understand His travailing and agony at that moment because they could not see or know what He had to suffer. Well, in truth, the difference is that his suffering was something He chose to do willingly, solely for us sinners. It is why He came into this world, in the flesh. He had done no wrong, never sinned, a spotless, blameless soul, Son of God, Son of man, suffering for us, so we could be forgiven and reconciled back to God, the Father.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC0rRoicBDAdk86ylt_g7cehaGhYfcfgsjl-ykm_CpqYQPZgIbQY_meubDYp2cJYjhq9LJyiL0igJzQcqD0axJO7O7X4aPrIRZBnoQHvHRIW0Sp4iPzkDHDcilfExMWUvbWOg3RpIhKU/s584/overwhelming+grief.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC0rRoicBDAdk86ylt_g7cehaGhYfcfgsjl-ykm_CpqYQPZgIbQY_meubDYp2cJYjhq9LJyiL0igJzQcqD0axJO7O7X4aPrIRZBnoQHvHRIW0Sp4iPzkDHDcilfExMWUvbWOg3RpIhKU/s320/overwhelming+grief.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So yes I disagree...it is about each and every single one of us and the ways we each suffer because our loving Creator wants to spend eternity with us. I get mad at that expression sometimes, it really does sound holier than thou...</span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Father, I know you take no pleasure in people being seduced, deceived and overtaken by wickedness. You're not a sadist who looks forward to seeing Your beautiful creation thrown in the lake of fire that was meant for that rebellious and now-unholy angel, Satan (Lucifer) and his evil cronies...I don't believe for a moment that you take any pleasure in that reality at all. But the thousands of years of patience You've shown humble me...I can't even wait out this trial without being exasperated...and the tons of warnings, and measures You have taken to help us choose properly, is mind-boggling. I cannot argue Abba, that You are justified in wrath; your anger is indeed righteous. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">All I know, Lor</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">d…is…I feel somewhat schizophrenic, all the different voices. Oh brother, the psychiatrists would have a field day with that statement. <i>"You hear...voices? Are they audible --inside your head?"</i> Oh yes, those words could get me committed. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But Father, I struggle so much at times. Sometimes, I feel strong (when you strengthen me), but other times...I'm undone. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I get confused between the voice of my flesh (<i>my own thoughts)</i>, the Word of God in my heart (<i>scripture</i>) and the leading of the precious Holy Spirit…warring or at variance with the accusations and taunting voice of the adversary and his cronies, and the voices of the world, with all its religions, technology and beliefs, and the voices of fellow believers who try and help, and finally, unbelievers -- "Where is your God now?" </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Lord, help me please. I don’t want to give up or give in, but I don’t know how long or even if I can go on. I need you. Please don't let me fall away. I can't, won't, let go. You have to pick my talons out from your robes Lord, but truthfully, I can’t do this without your help...and I don't want to. Forgive me for my weaknesses...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Show me any place where I am in si</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">n. Cleanse my heart and put a right spirit in me. Oh God, I know the holy Spirit dwells in me, but please increase in me. Show me how to decrease. I don't know how...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">… all I can do is weep; I’m so confused. What have I done? Where am I wrong? Show me anything hidden or that I am denying. I trust you, but maybe not as deeply as I think. I do the best I can, but I don’t understand. God, don’t leave me here. Take me home but don’t let Satan laugh any longer at me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I weep more…uncontrollably, disappointed in my weakness; my lack of faith and trust. I, I, I...me, me, me...My God, help!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Then I hear within:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US">For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of peace. </span></i><span lang="EN-US">[Is 9:5, 6]<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Do not fear, for even in My silence, I am with you. Have I not said I will never leave nor forsake you?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>[then my Father went silent…again]</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(End of that particular outcry)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">How Good our Creator Is<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">How many times do we sound like Habakkuk, crying out to the Lord? Habakkuk was witnessing injustice, wickedness, lawlessness, violence. He could not understand why it was all being allowed, or if God would intervene.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><i><span style="color: #f1c232;">O Lord, how long shall I cry and You will not hear! Even cry out unto You of violence, and You will not save! Why do You show me iniquity and cause me to behold grievance? </span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;">(injustice, wrong, evil, unfairness)</span><i style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #f1c232; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Therefore the law is slacked and judgment does never go forth: for the wicked do compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceeds.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Hab 1:2-4]</span><i style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Doesn't that sound exactly like where we are at today? Evil, deception, violence, lawlessness...globally. And what did (<i>and </i><u>does</u>) our blessed and loving Maker say in response?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><i>Behold you among the heathen and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I will work a work in your days, which you will not believe, though it be told you. </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">[Hab1:5]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Yes, trials are hard, the testing of our heart and faith can be excruciating; discipline and correction is uncomfortable --- but it is not without purpose or reason. We just do not understand it in those times, and may not for a long time after it is over with - if at all. But God (YHVH) in His wisdom, knows exactly what He is doing, in control and absolutely Sovereign, He is.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">A Message</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(I’ve held onto the following for a couple years, not sure exactly how long, but I found it on one of my external hard drives. I was hard-pressed to release it now. Praise be to God. - </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">BP2021</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Judgment is About to Fall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0ZbE64YeblOcIRzii-909qPr1GE3MLqaWJosVu0NbbgwC7A1z9_Wzi66mv75fjGD7zLuW_JJ2MF98bZQ3N4dmXvVfvRb8jZKBv27APn01Qq65AvYuQETImDm1y4nAhYsPJdVbUoRixM/s1920/justice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0ZbE64YeblOcIRzii-909qPr1GE3MLqaWJosVu0NbbgwC7A1z9_Wzi66mv75fjGD7zLuW_JJ2MF98bZQ3N4dmXvVfvRb8jZKBv27APn01Qq65AvYuQETImDm1y4nAhYsPJdVbUoRixM/s320/justice.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><b>I</b> will shake all [</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Heb 12:27]</span></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"> to shake you loose from your high place</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"> upon the beast (Babylon Harlot) </span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Rev 17:16]</span></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">The mountains shall</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> tremble and the earth shall push forward and open wide her</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"> gates.</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">[</span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Nahum 1:5]</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Great fires shall surround and walls of mighty waters shall destroy your high place, o Mystery Babylon Harlot, and shall sweep over many of your kingdoms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">[Is 24:20]</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"> So it is written, so it shall be.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">The holy King has not been slack in His promise, as some men count slackness, but is longsuffering, not desiring that any should perish, but all should come to repentance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">2Pet 3:9] </span></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Yea, but not all will...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Yet only the faithful who have ears to hear </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">[Is 55:3]</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">, have heard the blast of the trumpets (<i>spiritual warnings</i>). If the faithful heard not the blast in the spiritual, they listened to those who were commissioned to hear and to obediently go forth to warn others of that which the Lord placed upon their heart to speak forth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small; mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The ram’s horn, held high to the lips upon the face that is lifted upward, blasting forth the warnings. Take heed, watch and pray. Take heed, deception is rampant. Jesus (</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">Yeshua</i><span style="color: #cccccc;">) said, "Take heed no man (person) deceive you. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:4] </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(<b>Note*</b> - We all have different work to do. It's NOT about one being more 'special' than another. It is our reasonable service; each of us commissioned to do a work. It is why we all have different talents, gifts and skills. Amen because ALL glory goes to God through Messiah Jesus anyway! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is written that things will get increasingly worse, as love waxes cold and as sin abounds...with each doing what is right in their own eyes -- except those submitted to our loving Creator. We need Him in every way for that which is now upon us, and most definitely for that which is coming. Search the scriptures.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc;">We believers are NOT going to make the world "ready" for Christ Jesus. Only God alone can fix the mess this world is in. The holy scriptures foretold these times, and Messiah Himself told us what to look for (<i>signs</i>); His words recorded in the New Testament. The prophets of old, dedicated to the living God of Israel, faithfully wrote down the words the Holy Spirit gave them to write. We are without excuse. We need the Lord - period. Seek <b>FIRST</b> the kingdom of God...(<i>that is more than a suggestion of wisdom</i>).</span><b style="color: #cccccc;">BP2021</b><span style="color: #cccccc;">)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>† *<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>* †<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Dispelling Any Possible Confusion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #f1c232;">For God is NOT the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[1Cor 14:33]</span><i style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean NOT to your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He SHALL direct your paths.</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Prov 3:5, 8]</span><i style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(<b>Note**</b> - I understood that these “<b><i><u>trumpets</u></i></b>” are NOT the ones that the book of Revelation speaks of. These are warnings in the <u>spiritual</u> realm to <b>be ready</b>, to <b><u>prepare</u></b> – spiritually first: repentance (<i>if necessary, each one of us will know individually if there is anything we need to repent of).<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">The Lord is exhorting us to draw nigh to Him; He will draw close to us </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">[Jam 4:8]</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">, cleave to Him [</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">Josh 23:7],</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"> laying down our will to gladly follow His instructions, and obviously, to obey His commandments. [</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">1Jn 2:17]</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"> This is how He directs our steps (<i>paths</i>). </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Prov 3:6]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We are in dark days right now (<i>January 2021</i>) where the great tribulation is fast approaching…like it or not. God is always generous in His warnings and the time allotted for repentance. His written Word is full of examples.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet, as it is written, these last days are indeed as the days of Noah, and as the days of Sodom and Gomorrah, and few today are willing to accept the warnings, or to let go of that which satisfies the flesh but is not of God, and to humble themselves before the Living God (<i>through Christ Jesus/Yeshua</i>) – just as in the bygone days of which the Messiah spoke of.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Once we <b>prepare</b> spiritually, and be ready for His leading, the precious and Holy Spirit will instruct each of us corporately, yet especially, individually, if we have humbled ourselves and are submitted to Him. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">We must work together with the Lord. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">[2Cor 6:1]</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"> He will NEVER force anyone, and never has. The onus is upon each one of us separately. I do not know how anyone can do it without him. I know I cannot. So much is going on, but God will keep us aligned to His will, if we let Him lead us, and He will balance all things out for us. He will lead us and help us in every way. He IS faithful and good– BP2021)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(End note)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>† * * * * * †<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">When you see the fall of the beautiful seductress, your Queen[</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">Is 47:11</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">], o foolish ones, will you then awaken and cry out as you witness the judgment fall upon the nations, and upon the whole earth? </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Rev 18:10, 17, 19]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Will you see your way through the darkness of judgment, seeing as you have no oil for your lamps?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will your queen, the Babylon Harlot, offer you any, seeing as she has no light of her own?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her promises and predictions are false hopes and lies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">All that was placed upon My people, My Body, that was meant for evil, I shall turn to good [Gen 50:20], for they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony and loved not their life unto death.</span><span style="color: #cccccc; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Rev 12:11]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">They laid down their lives, broken and humbled, having considered the cost and found it worthy. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Jam 1:21, 22]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">As a woman in travail, the Body of My Christ aches and cries out for justice; they cry out for they have heard that the Bridegroom is coming. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">[1Cor 16:22] </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">They shall be awake, purified, without spot or blemish, <b><u>prepared</u></b> to meet the Bridegroom, for He has all things <b><u>ready</u></b>. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Eph 5:27]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">A quietness lulls over the land, a false peace. It shall be short-lived, as is the eerily peaceful calm before the storm. The harlot and those in her Babylon kingdom continue on with life as usual (<i>but only for a short season</i>) [</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">1 Thess 4:3] </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">– yes, just as in the days of Noah.</span><span style="color: #cccccc; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[2Pet 2:1-2]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">For in those days, the people of the earth had heard and seen Noah’s warnings, yet it fell upon deaf ears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their eyes did behold the mighty ark, but they beheld it with eyes that could not see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Heb 11:7, 8]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">A further delay of seven days was given for the people to acknowledge their transgressions and iniquities, repent and come into the ark for safety, but they would have none of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They shunned the ark and the family of eight souls.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Nothing was harder for Noah than to hear the cries of those he had known and lived amongst, begging to enter the ark.</span><span style="color: #cccccc; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">Yet he could not, for I had sealed the door shut.</span><span style="color: #cccccc; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Gen 7:16]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">There was a strange silence over the earth during those seven days of delay whilst yet a last opportunity was offered in patient love, before My righteous judgment fell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Gen 7:10]</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;"> Selah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">For every thing </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">there is a time and a season. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">[Eccl 3:1]</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"> Life continues on, except for the soldiers who are not entangling themselves with the affairs of the world, but are ready to follow the orders of the One who has called them, to serve in the battle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">2Tim 2:4]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">My Spirit will indeed baptize with fire, so that in the purifying, you will be left without spot or blemish. [</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">Mat 3:11] </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It is all about to go down, as in the days of Noah.</span><span style="color: #cccccc; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">Cling to the Messiah, your ark of today, for He is calling His people to ready themselves. Lo, we are to keep looking up, for our redemption is drawing nigh – our Lord is soon returning. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Lk 21:28; Rev 22:12, 13]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">HalleluYah. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All glory to the Living God (YHVH) alone! Praise and thanksgiving be to God through Jesus our Messiah! NONE shall touch Your glory Lord…none, for You are good and Your mercy endures forever.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(End of the message “<i><b>Judgment is About to Fall”</b></i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In October 2020, when my heart was despairing over the hardships of the year, and concerns for the troubles of others heavy upon my heart,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I received these messages, which I journaled and am led to share. May it bless and encourage any and every weary soul, and strengthen you as only God can do.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Some portions were extremely personal. Those portions have not been included. I trust the Lord’s leading. This is to speak to those who the Lord so leads here, and to whom He quickens the message in their heart. God alone will be glorified, and He does not share His glory with another. Bless the Lord!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">October 26, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">My child, much is coming that people would rather not know about. You must continue to TRUST Me in things pertaining to your life, the lives of your loved ones and the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I am Sovereign, child. Multitudes are beginning to doubt as you have heard and seen. Multitudes are being pretentious, keeping a blind eye, walking in pride and arrogance. Trust Me in all things. Indeed, give thanks in all things.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I know you have heard “suddenly”, “unexpectedly”, “soon”, yet see nothing, but indeed, My word does not return void. Neither does the vision tarry. It shall be right on time. It is no secret that bad things happen “suddenly”, yet it is difficult for people to embrace the fact that GOOD can happen suddenly as well. Focus on Me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">All will work out. Do not ask how, why, where, when – do not use logic to try and reach answers. The spirit of fear longs to return. Rebuke him. Stand fast with your armour on and cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself above the knowledge of God, and (<i>hold captive)</i> bringing all into obedience in Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I will guide you one day at a time. These are serious dark days. You see how people acted throughout the bible. For a “season”, it appears as if people get away with their actions (<i>folly</i>), but beloved, I AM still God. I DO intervene – when the TIME is right. My time is not your time, for as I have often told you, I am not caught up in the time/space continuum, for I AM the Creator of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Many think I am too slow, yet “many” will also admit I am an on-time God, including you. I [always] fulfill my part. Do not give up or give in to defeat.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Fast, give thanks and praise. Ah, my child, there are spiritual and universal laws. TRUST TRUST TRUST.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Oct 27, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Trust Me in how I deal with my children. Do you think I only discipline you? Do you think you are the worst in the bunch? Do you think I have brought you this far only to let you down now?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.26px; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">I AM SOVEREIGN.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.26px; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">I sent My prophets to speak to defiant and wayward kings, yet also to the widowed. Do people truly understand My Sovereignty? Even My own (those who are Mine) question such (my sovereignty) when things happen that they do not understand or that hurt them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.26px; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">I spoke to pharaohs and kings. I sent my angels to appear before righteous prophets and humble shepherds. I spoke through an animal and brought forth a whale (a large fish) to consume a man – to swallow him up without killing him. I the Lord did ALL these things.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.26px; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">I re-created earth when it was destroyed by water. I made everything out of nothing, formed that which was formless – held things back or brought them forward. I the Lord did all these things.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I AM Sovereign indeed (beloved), fully capable of speaking to any man, woman or child; fully able to cause the blind to see, the deaf to hear (physically and spiritually) and to soften or harden hearts. Pharaoh, in the days of Israel’s exodus from Egypt, is but one example.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">For those who long to place blame upon my shoulders, and all evil at my feet, accusing Me of all manner of failings, so be it. The wisdom of such is foolishness to Me. I reach out to all in ways I see fit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Some are deaf by choice, refusing truth that is not to their liking. Some are both blind and deaf, preferring to do what is right in their own eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I have seen your struggles, your frustrations, your efforts to keep flesh submissive and grateful to Me. All has not gone by unnoticed. You passed more tests than you realize. You are indeed willing and desirous to be in My will.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I help you. I love you. SOON – all shall be in place and you shall be walking in the reality of our covenant, fully healed, restored, reversed in years with re-creations, giftings. Time is moving quickly. Things are unfolding rapidly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><u><b>Be ready.</b></u> P<b>repare </b>– ah!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(<b>Note</b>: - <i>It was this message that reminded me of a picture I had taken in 2020)</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8zZXZtoTIaujlnfiUuMzg08kuLlhIiyFswZgewzs4HVJvXrdj04V99O00wcZ2deq_m6XrLUdadM1vdAbcX77QfPQXwM4EWupTI1M9NSx37Ykpxm6pTIB8jgE-r8uW_SsgcfeIyOrSvg/s1707/BE+READY-msgOCT+6.2020-abc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="1707" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8zZXZtoTIaujlnfiUuMzg08kuLlhIiyFswZgewzs4HVJvXrdj04V99O00wcZ2deq_m6XrLUdadM1vdAbcX77QfPQXwM4EWupTI1M9NSx37Ykpxm6pTIB8jgE-r8uW_SsgcfeIyOrSvg/s320/BE+READY-msgOCT+6.2020-abc.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>It was just three weeks earlier that I had actually seen someone carrying a sign with those very words “</i><b>be ready</b><i>” written on it (pic above from town in Okanagan Valley, B.C.).</i></span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i> I was returning to my home from a nearby town when I happened to see the person with the sign, as I was stopped at a street light. Never in my life had I seen such before; I had only heard of such things before (Christians walking around with signs) - from others. </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>It was in October. If you click on the picture, it will enlarge and you can see that the woman with the bike and the man are both wearing masks due to Covid-19 -</i><b>BP2021</b><i>)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc;">Do not look at outward appearances and fear. </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">GIVE thanks. PRAISE ME, trusting that I AM not man that I should lie. My word shall not return void. I speak truth to you by the blood of the Lamb (my precious Son Yeshua) and by His name, for I have exalted My Word above My name.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Nov 6, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yes, my child, be at peace. I realize things are not happening as quickly as you would like, but they are happening quickly. Trust – wait – be patient<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There is a countdown. There is an alignment (<i>to align with </i><b>My WILL</b><i> and </i><b>My word</b><i> </i>(be a ‘doer’ of the Word), <i>not align with man and his agenda, as some false doctrines teach)</i> remember – take heed no man deceive you. Things are balancing out, and also being weighed in the balances. I’ve been doing a quick work, my child.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>These are the days and times that my people must trust their God. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Through my Son and by My Spirit, I shall lead all who abide in Me. Many have all the right words, but they are not backed up by time spent with Me. Come, come closer, come deeper. ABIDE and wait upon Me for I shall not disappoint. My ways are rarely understood by mankind, even by My own people, but those who TRUST in Me will always end up in praise and thanksgiving.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">My love abounds, and it is My love that brings My people back into balance when things that happened – especially if a long wait is involved – throw them temporarily off- balance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Listen for My still small voice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Elijah, in the cave, knew that I was not in the earthquake, or violent winds, or sweeping fire – I was found in the stillness. Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Never has the clash of the kingdoms been more obvious globally as it is this day (<i>even as the days of Noah, Sodom and Gomorrah</i>), and the clash, noise and confusion is steadily increasing and shall continue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Some are being called to fast. ALL are being called to pray. Search your heart with the help of My Spirit. Keep a guard upon it – as well as a guard on all portals of your body (<i>eyes, ears, mouth</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Stay in My Word. I shall direct your steps. Not every thought is from Me, nor is every desire placed by Me. Stay close and wait for My sure answer, as you bring ALL (ALL) to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Do not lean on your own understanding, searching for logic, reason and sense, for there are things, especially now in these days, where FAITH and TRUST will override logic and fear. Faith and trust will keep My people in OBEDIENCE (faith has works, which do My will).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Trust, wait on My timing, no matter how difficult. The waiting will seem to be most burdensome, seemingly overbearing, just before that which one has long waited for becomes a reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Every enemy of the cross will unite to attempt to sabotage your faith and cause you to give up or fall into unbelief.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Remember, this is war, but lo! I hold the victory. PATIENCE, just a little longer. The time is upon you. The chaotic condition of the world and the escalation of evil has not taken Me by surprise. Pray, read My Word and rest in Me with confidence. I will lead each willing and obedient child, according to My will and plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">REST in that CONFIDENCE.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When Nehemiah was endeavouring to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, much came against him, even so-called prophets were sent to discourage him. In fact, they came to ‘curse’ his work. <b>War was in the air</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Therefore, Nehemiah and his workers kept weapons on them. At times, they worked with one hand and kept a weapon in the other. It was shown to Nehemiah that the so-called prophets were sent to discourage him from the work GOD would have him do.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That is what is happening now. This is war. The clash of the kingdoms is upon the earth and shall escalate, according to My Word. As it is written, so it shall be.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>My prayer:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Those of us who seek to DO God’s will, will have people either operating in the flesh OR under the influence of the enemy who will try to sabotage our destiny, and/or have us begin to doubt and allow those poisoned seeds to take root and again, sabotage our faith – causing us to walk in UNBELIEF or worse – to fall away or produce a harvest of bitterness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Father, I am praying (<i>well, you already know, Lord</i>) that you continue to reveal things to us, that you would help those of us (<i>whose core and first desire is to keep you as our FIRST love, and to KNOW your will, so that you are glorified, not take it ourselves</i>), but HELP such of us who are yours to understand what you reveal, and how to handle it in wisdom.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Grant us an understanding heart, Father, so that through your wisdom, we discern judgment. Lord, help me to see through your eyes of love and not through the selfish eyes of the flesh that always seeks to be right or justified.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Holy Spirit, show me any or all instances or occasions where I have left a gap for a bitter root to grow, so that in the revealing, I may humble myself and forgive; thereby destroying the root as forgiveness suffocates it in love, as we are commanded.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lIRugCOiXNrEeuBGBnN3OpvE0UnKSMKlni-DLGgUW72_WmG_OOWVKAQw26jUTfxKIwiWaEizXGL6NUgNBZwCpnKlZgX0TKmaBxGEDJdnHvGxfgcQncjpbhQFcroQh6dtGZwNUlL5c-c/s570/shield_faith-cross+Jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lIRugCOiXNrEeuBGBnN3OpvE0UnKSMKlni-DLGgUW72_WmG_OOWVKAQw26jUTfxKIwiWaEizXGL6NUgNBZwCpnKlZgX0TKmaBxGEDJdnHvGxfgcQncjpbhQFcroQh6dtGZwNUlL5c-c/s320/shield_faith-cross+Jesus.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Help us to stand strong as Yeshua (<i>Jesus</i>) did when offenses come, when name calling and accusations are aimed at us and when persecution in the most dangerous sense presents itself in our lives.</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Because unless you take us home first Lord, we know full well, persecution is coming, for it is written. Help us to know first and then to accept your will Yeshua. Holy Spirit, guard over and convict me if ever I begin to grumble and complain, for over the years, you have always been faithful to me. I am so weary Father, but I will not give up for you are my strength thru Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Help us Father, for we want to be strong and a child you’re pleased with, not because it will bring us favour, but because we love you so much – I love you wholly because you first loved me and he who has been forgiven much, loves much. You showed me the purity and beauty of agape love.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Lord, for those of us waiting for promises to be fulfilled, or prayers answered, please help us to be strong in the waiting and not fearful that you are uncaring or ignoring us. Holy Spirit, Yeshua promised that you would guide us into all truth, convict, correct, discipline, teach and comfort us. I pray you lead us away from deception or at the very least to recognize it, avoid it, and deal with it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet again, grant us wisdom in the handling of it and guard us against pride, arrogance, or a bitter spirit that would grieve you with words. Instead, I pray you show us when we should speak and when we should be silent, and help me Lord to be bold and strong when I should be bold and strong, and mild and humble when gentleness and humility are called for. May I decrease and Messiah increase.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Amen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Nov 11, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Be at peace. I have heard your prayers. I see the heart. Lay down fear; lay aside any unbelief, for indeed I AM the living God, fully capable of overriding flesh and satan, along with his wicked hosts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Trust goes deep, it must. Trust Me. It is what I have said from the beginning. I know you are hurting. I know you are confused, but I am not the author of confusion. I did not give you a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound (<i>disciplined, self-controlled</i>) mind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I have not allowed you to be deceived. Fear not the reports, neither give in. I do the testing. I know you struggle within to be honourable to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">You see the evil not only descending upon the earth, but spreading across the globe. You see prophecies coming to pass – coming to fruition, yet there is still much to go. Fear not. Once it begins, it will go rapidly…as it is written, those years shall carry out. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(<b>Note*-</b> I understood in this instance, Father meant prophecies written in the holy Bible - <b>BP2021</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yea, but an earthquake of unforeseen proportion shall shake up the plans of the evil ones planning an invasion – this will be a temporary setback. My people are praying and I hear their prayers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Delay is temporary. The first domino is teetering, for it has been pushed. Once it loses its balance and hits the next domino (an <i>event – when the next planned move takes place -- manifests</i>), it will not take long to build momentum and all comes crashing down, as it is written.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This generation shall see the appearance of the beasts. Satan is waiting in the shadows (his chosen one awaits) and shall soon come forward out of darkness, but lo! Though Satan himself can appear as an angel of light, he is still darkness. Great evil is in the air. This is why many of my people feel nauseated spiritually. This is why chaos and violence and especially, deception, are so evident. This is why the whole world is upset and divided.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>(end of excerpts)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Our Creator is incredible, marvelous, absolutely beyond words that can fully describe His love, His goodness, His wisdom, His care…or all that He is. I would like to end this article with another article I “happened” to stumble upon. It was written in October, 2017, but God, who alone is glorified, He alone knows the end from the beginning, and is not caught up in the space/time continuum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So great is his love for us…things go in cycles, and prophetic messages are God’s alone, and to His glory alone. None, including myself, can touch HIS glory. Bless you Father! And thank You Messiah, for it is all because of what you did as a warrior and a gentle Shepherd.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">By the way, I had no idea that this message had the same verses in Habakkuk or what the message was actually about. After all, it was written over three years ago, so I did not expect the similarity. Praise God!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Because the following was so similar to what I had put already, I almost did not repost it, but again, the leading of the precious Holy Spirit convinced me with this verse He brought to remembrance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f1c232;">I speak once, yea twice, but man perceives it not.</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Job 33:14]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">October 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Believe – I Do Things Suddenly</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">O LORD, how long shall I cry, and You will not hear! even cry out unto You of violence, and You will not save! Why do You show me iniquity </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">(injustice)</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are those that raise up strife and contention.</span></i><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #f1c232; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment does never go forth: for the wicked does compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceeds.</span></i><i style="color: #cccccc;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">(justice perverted) </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[Hab 1:2-4]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Many question My Sovereignty in this hour when faith is being tried as never before. "</span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Where is justice? Why do you You stand afar off and allow such horrors to take place?</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">"</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> Many of My people are crushed in spirit at all that is happening, yet I promise you that I am with you, even now.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5udEG_PQ74dsIpg0FZyvLZ1Wu-b8KkUaq8Z-a_56XE6n4HdkehtrO4C-PPOrwLvpcqAJ96GmKlb2sb3b-X-aUypKdKZk36lcfUIGjZe8-atun-BviZLV5a6eqybGjV9CmpnFfDW2qoT0/s506/suffering+grief.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5udEG_PQ74dsIpg0FZyvLZ1Wu-b8KkUaq8Z-a_56XE6n4HdkehtrO4C-PPOrwLvpcqAJ96GmKlb2sb3b-X-aUypKdKZk36lcfUIGjZe8-atun-BviZLV5a6eqybGjV9CmpnFfDW2qoT0/s320/suffering+grief.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Hearts filled with sorrow, grief, anger, doubts; confusion abounds and the enemy whispers, </span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">"Where is your God now?"</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> Shut out the voice of the adversary, for only I know the reason behind all things. Sin abounds in this world; human error and choices between doing what is right and what is wrong is still a reality.</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">When things happen that do not make sense, you must trust that nothing has escaped Me. I <b><u>DO</u></b> work all things together for good </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[Romans 8:28]</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">,</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> but in the midst of pain and sorrow, nothing makes sense. I know your frame; I remember that you are but dust. Yet, I say to you, will you </span><b style="color: #cccccc;"><u>trust Me</u></b><span style="color: #cccccc;"> through this?</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Multitudes whisper, <i>"</i></span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Nothing happens that God does not allow</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">." </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">They readily lay even the consequences of sin at My feet, indirectly blaming Me for all that goes wrong in this world.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There is truth in the statement, yet does what I allow mean that everything is My will? Are abortions, murders, suicides, illegal drug use, incest, adultery, fornication, betrayals, false doctrines, witchcraft and much more…are these such things My will? Consider carefully!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If I intervened and intercepted every vile word, action or deed (all sins), most, if not all, would accuse Me of reneging on the gift of the power to choose. I promise you that justice shall be served in the end. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzz0rxREIiq_IGHrwz_YeUFZ33LT16TYRV-6LUpXhn-thWIHilYIqbJq709GxYV5uyV2LSEjfVb8aoNVHn5pv3AFe8bmgubX-xGLIEPbIVwBjHgz9w36RCHM_6av-Mf4ix1eyKPVQop4/s259/justice+scales.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzz0rxREIiq_IGHrwz_YeUFZ33LT16TYRV-6LUpXhn-thWIHilYIqbJq709GxYV5uyV2LSEjfVb8aoNVHn5pv3AFe8bmgubX-xGLIEPbIVwBjHgz9w36RCHM_6av-Mf4ix1eyKPVQop4/s0/justice+scales.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">See Daniel 7:9, 10 and Rev 20:11-13</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">The hearing and knowledge of that will not satisfy most in their darkest hours, yet I assure you that if you will but trust Me through all situations, no matter how mysterious, unfounded, unfair or seemingly untimely, the day will come when you will see that in My wisdom and omniscience, I allowed what I allowed for good reason and purpose.</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20.7px; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">I<span style="background-color: black;"> can handle your outbursts of anger, frustration and all else that you may bring to Me in your emotional turbulence. Be careful not to murmur and complain, but find it within yourself to thank Me that I consider you worthy to face these trials and challenges <i>(as I did My servant Job, Joseph and others</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="background-color: black;">It is better to approach Me in honesty than hypocrisy. Whe</span><span style="background-color: black;">n the storm passes and you calm yourself once again, you will repent and turn from everything that you know is not of Me, if you truly love Me and I am ever ready to forgive. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f1c232; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. he that goes forth and weeps, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing bringing his sheaves with him. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[Ps 126:5-6]</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Indeed, I will hear and forgive, and My compassion will be upon you. I will cast all your sins into the depths of the sea.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>Who is a God like unto you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retains not his anger forever because he delights in mercy.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f1c232; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Micah 7:18, 19]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If you will find the strength to lay all your life down upon the altar (<i>hopes, dreams, plans, emotions, feelings...your very life</i>) and <b>TRUST</b> Me enough to <b>WAIT</b> upon Me (<i>my timing</i>), and <b>OBEY</b> My instructions in <b>FAITH</b>, then I shall indeed give you beauty for ashes. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">I shall turn your sorrow into joy and clothe you in robes of righteousness. You shall be as a tree planted by the waters...if you will but hold fast to your faith, despite all the outward circumstances. Indeed, I shall avenge. I AM a God of grace, mercy and love, but also of justice, judgment and righteousness. Selah</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Shut not your eyes as one blind, nor harden your heart against Me in your dark hour, for I will yet come and bless you if you will surrender all, lay it all down, and trust and wait upon Me.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">This is the time</span></u></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> to turn your eyes toward Me and not away from Me. There is a very real adversary that hates all of mankind, but particularly My people, those who follow after Me and seek Me in earnest, willing to abide, trust and obey, even when their faith is shaken. </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Do not go by your feelings or emotions. Do not go by outward appearances, for in the twinkling of the eye, it can all change. Hold fast to your shield of faith. I AM your shield, your strong tower, your refuge.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #3d85c6; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[Heb 11:6]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If My people would only know what is around the corner, they would be stronger. Yes, horrific things are coming, as foretold, yet I say to you, the Bride is being prepared - and astounding things not heard of are about to take place.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen, O God, beside You, what He has prepared for him that <b><u>waits</u></b> for Him.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[Is 64:4]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Set your face as a flint. Repent where you know you must, yea, but do not be a victim of condemnation when you <u>walk after the Spirit</u> and not after the flesh.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Keep on your armour; fast and pray, be alert! Give thanks and praise even when you do not feel like it, for great is the reward after humility is expressed. Above all, faith, trust and obedience!</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f1c232; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">But now, O LORD, You are our father; we are the clay, and Your our potter; and we all are the work of Your hand. </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #cccccc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #6fa8dc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[Is 64:8]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. </span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: x-small; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[Jn 4:23, 24]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I am moving on your behalf. This battle is Mine and I have commanded My holy angels to do My bidding. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">For it is written, He will give his angels charge over you, to keep you:</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">For he shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.</span></i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[Lk4:10; Ps 91:11]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Wait, I say, wait upon My timing, for that which you have long awaited is upon you. It does not tarry.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Hab2:3]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88H8vO5UnoqFNRIXU3m9kANEq7GnmiB5Lca6ulEVqWW_EZnpw4Ze81pXMkI_Yd4smLj6Upl446Yn_e8ExysoiyM6XbzuQWVtSywjy50ZFuxP9heaobomoCWaJ8fliZsms0EEl6fb0fow/s800/power+of+God+saves+thru+Jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="480" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88H8vO5UnoqFNRIXU3m9kANEq7GnmiB5Lca6ulEVqWW_EZnpw4Ze81pXMkI_Yd4smLj6Upl446Yn_e8ExysoiyM6XbzuQWVtSywjy50ZFuxP9heaobomoCWaJ8fliZsms0EEl6fb0fow/w113-h189/power+of+God+saves+thru+Jesus.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">Breakthrough is coming by My hand alone. </span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The Lord has </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">broken forth</span></u></b></span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"> upon my enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim. </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[2 Sam 5:20; see also 1 Chron 14:11] </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><br /></span></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Baalperazim means "Lord of bursting through"; "Lord of breaking through". </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It shall come suddenly, swiftly and without warning, for I often move in such manner. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">suddenly</span></u></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">. </span></i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[2Chron 29:36]</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i style="color: #cccccc;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">And</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><b style="color: #cccccc;"><u>suddenly</u></b><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><i><span style="color: #cccccc;">there came a sound from heaven as a rushing mighty wind, and it </span><span style="color: #f1c232;">filled all the house where they were sitting.</span></i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #3d85c6; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[Acts 2:2]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i style="color: #f1c232;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">And</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #f1c232; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> <b><u>suddenly</u></b> t<i>here was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bands were loosed.</i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Act 16:26]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">You have waited long, but I say wait a little longer, for it shall come upon you suddenly. Hold fast to faith, keeping your eyes upon My Son Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>), trust and obey. Only believe and be patient...just a little longer. It is time. The time is upon you - I shall do it suddenly!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Jesus said unto him, If you can </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">believe</span></u></b><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">, <u>all things are possible</u> to him that believes.</span></i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[Mk 9:23]</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of My mouth, and I showed them; I did them </span></i><b><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">suddenly</span></u></b></span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">, and they came to pass.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">[</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #6fa8dc; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Is48:3]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">find original at link below:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2017/10/believe-i-do-things-suddenly.html">http://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2017/10/believe-i-do-things-suddenly.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Take Jesus' Hand and Hold Fast</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-vMCDa2vh-wp3a2SiYhWOpwc4gGvY5lFWKIR06iqMH9ldKTUlczH8ZsSZygQ3fY3fpauj7yM-xB32HifpDyv_N8T4HU1DKhpjCT9D8_TzHgI7F4dc5B2KZgfalTWuqD83QYafoAGX_w/s333/Jesus+reaches+out_take+My+hand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-vMCDa2vh-wp3a2SiYhWOpwc4gGvY5lFWKIR06iqMH9ldKTUlczH8ZsSZygQ3fY3fpauj7yM-xB32HifpDyv_N8T4HU1DKhpjCT9D8_TzHgI7F4dc5B2KZgfalTWuqD83QYafoAGX_w/s320/Jesus+reaches+out_take+My+hand.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I end with words that I am speaking to myself as well. Stay close to the Lord. Take hold of His strong hand and hold fast. He will not let go, leave or desert us. Start each day with Him and stay in the Word. This is a discipline I am practicing more than ever myself now, also.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc;">Chronic fatigue, pain and breathing have been serious issues in the past couple months. </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">No, it’s not COVID. The fatigue has kept me sleeping hours far too long and I do not like it. I won’t go into detail now, but all prayer would be welcomed! The Lord is helping me. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">These past three days, it is like that breakthrough is happening. Did someone already pray? Sure seems like something happened in the spiritual realm, and is now happening in the physical...slowly but surely, and after the heaviness of this past year (<i>and beyond</i>), it <b>IS </b>noticeable. O Lord, let it be so for all of us who are waiting (<i>yes, you've taught us a hard lesson in patience</i>).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Is the test of endurance over, Lord? </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If any of you have a prayer request, please do not hesitate to write me, and I will gladly pray. It is what we are told to do, to pray one for another. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">If you are, or have been hanging on by a thread, remember, it was a thread that saved Rahab and her family’s life. It was hung out the window (<i>a scarlet line, a thin cord)</i> so that when Joshua and his army attacked Jericho, Rahab and her family would be SAVED when the spies saw the rope. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[see Joshua 2 – vs 14-21]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It was a cord of hope and Rahab was not disappointed. Hanging on by a thread or a mustard seed of faith can do wonders in God’s kingdom. So hold fast to your faith, and keep trusting in God. He will not disappoint. O be patient, beloved brethren, the time is upon us…and God is with us.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">in the presence of His glory</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt A]</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-from-north-prt.html"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none;">Judgment Comes from the North – Call 2Repent- Worthy
of Hard Tests</span></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt B]</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-b-good-n-bad-in.html"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none;">Judgment Comes – Good N Bad in World N
Church-Prodigals Are Returning</span></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: black; color: #cccccc;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Prt C]</span><span style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: black;"> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-c-sins-of-govt-n.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes – Sins of
Gov’t N Church – Setting Captives Free</span></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt D]</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-d-alert-nations-flee.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes – Alert the
Nations-Flee Idolatry-Repent-Pray</span></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt E]</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-e-idolatry-2023.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes
– Let Your Idols and Soothsayers Deliver You</span></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt F] </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-part-f-ezekiel-still.html">Judgment Comes – Ezekiel Still
Speaks Today</a><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Part
G] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-counterfeit-is-here-but.html">Judgment
Comes – The Counterfeit is Here, But Nothing Replaces Jesus-Yeshua</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></span><p></p></div>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-42356970094990212842023-05-20T23:36:00.009-04:002024-02-11T12:09:55.354-05:00Judgment Comes- Part F - Ezekiel Still Speaks Today<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoD_Bu3n9F6ErVMvVKNiTMb4IjWde9pTC9DMpLmRGlJ07aMfKVCGK-b1qA5JHhCqX8hSMZUwZJ6k1ywAxDpwXVWr-Ga8KtpkENvg9-fjiAlF4_Z1lPiWDK-7tgY5J4mMIu21MNkYV6KcVsuBUQ5g0Em5GbMH_kgmdVJnUctfEHaTTSRCME4Vqmcao/s310/power%20of%20deception.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="310" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoD_Bu3n9F6ErVMvVKNiTMb4IjWde9pTC9DMpLmRGlJ07aMfKVCGK-b1qA5JHhCqX8hSMZUwZJ6k1ywAxDpwXVWr-Ga8KtpkENvg9-fjiAlF4_Z1lPiWDK-7tgY5J4mMIu21MNkYV6KcVsuBUQ5g0Em5GbMH_kgmdVJnUctfEHaTTSRCME4Vqmcao/w231-h197/power%20of%20deception.jpg" width="231" /></span></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There will be one final part, the seventh part G. It will be posted later tomorrow (Sunday).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Power of Deception</span></span></b></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">And the children of Israel said to the Lord, </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">We have sinned</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: do to us
whatsoever seems good to You; only deliver us, we pray, this day. And they put
away the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">strange gods</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> from among
them, and served the Lord: and His soul was <b><u style="text-underline: double;">grieved</u></b>
for the misery of Israel.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Judges 10:15-16] </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">What compassion and love the Creator has. Imagine,
after all their idolatry, when His people promised to put away the ‘strange
gods’ (<i>idols</i>), they pleaded with Him just to deliver them. And what is
written in the Holy Word?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He (<i>our magnificent, glorious Creator</i>) <b>GRIEVED</b>
for the misery of Israel! <i><u style="text-underline: double;">He grieved</u></i>!
God Almighty, El Shaddai, Adonai – grieved! It reminds me immediately of the
shortest verse in the Bible. It pertains to Jesus when He was at the gravesite
of Lazarus – even knowing that He was going to raise Lazarus up alive.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">He saw the heavy sorrow of his friends (<i>Lazarus’
sisters</i>), Mary and Martha. It is written:</span> <b><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Jesus wept. </span></b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 11:35]</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">Can
you imagine? The strongest, yet gentlest man that ever lived, Jesus wept! The “world”
tells men not to cry, but this female writer will tell you something I have
said as long as I can remember. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I respect a man who weeps, showing compassion, or
whatever real emotion that moved him to tears. It reveals a tender, yet wise
heart – a real man!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yes, we have a compassionate, loving, wise, strong,
yet gentle Creator, but He is no fool, no pushover. The way some describe His
love undermines His righteousness and His wisdom. It is as if He will overlook sin,
when you say you are ‘<i>sorry’</i> because He ‘<i>sees the heart’</i> – ‘<i>He
understands’</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Oh, He understands, alright! It is called ‘<i>excuses’</i>,
‘<i>compromise’</i> ‘<i>being unrepentant’</i>, being ‘<i>disingenuous</i>.’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And just for the record, saying, ‘<i>I’m sorry’</i>
is not repentance. You can be sorry that you broke a window, or sorry you
dropped the eggs, and they all broke except one. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But true repentance is recognizing the fullness, the
evil of a sin. It comes with godly sorrow and brokenness. It comes with a
desire to turn away from the sin, and a desire to never repeat it. When you learn
to ‘<i>hate sin’</i> (<i>and as a child of light, you will progress to that
stage)</i>, you are well on your way to being molded into Christ’s image.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Deception Requires Both Discernment and Judgment</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xeYz3DVQjSpExRpENaXAVeiyu3bqWHwsF6O0c1U-MJIcFTgt8ekKzy1sLeBh1gsLexgRjuLsgVD3RQ76Dw6pD-f3G3Lm4pCH8E-MHUYoKjUCnMxEjJ5yCoFWAQPUktnY-6QDu36Lm8Ige1n78B-v_I9oT30MgtaUvG0n1yqXLShpsoIhCnKBvXc/s563/bad%20hair%20day-new%20normal.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="500" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xeYz3DVQjSpExRpENaXAVeiyu3bqWHwsF6O0c1U-MJIcFTgt8ekKzy1sLeBh1gsLexgRjuLsgVD3RQ76Dw6pD-f3G3Lm4pCH8E-MHUYoKjUCnMxEjJ5yCoFWAQPUktnY-6QDu36Lm8Ige1n78B-v_I9oT30MgtaUvG0n1yqXLShpsoIhCnKBvXc/w223-h252/bad%20hair%20day-new%20normal.jpg" width="223" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Bad hair day? Who told you that?<br />ahahaha - Don't be silly. It is called<br />'the new normal'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The necessity of “<i>judgment</i>” is obvious; things
need to come back into order. The Lord truly has been longsuffering (<i>patient</i>).
[2Pet 3:9] All that we walked through in this series, all the harder truths found
in the various reports around the world, and in magazines, books and videos,
the Lord has made the condition the world is in right now quite clear.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It does not take a genius, or even one with keen
discernment to see that we are truly in the days that are similar to the days
of Noah, and as in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah. And yet ironically enough,
there are those who really do not see it as being ‘that bad yet’. It is
mind-boggling.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The abominations that are highlighted reveal why
judgment must come upon the nations, including the West (<i>despite what some</i>
prophesy).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Two are astronomical. They run neck-and-neck. The
first is <b>deception</b> (<i>which Jesus/Yeshua mentioned </i><b>four times</b><i>
regarding the last days <b>just prior</b> to His return </i>– Christ began with
deception. </span><i><span style="color: #cccccc;">“Take heed that no man <b>deceive</b> you.”</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:4]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">• deceive</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: [of a person] cause [someone] to
believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal
advantage; swindle; hoax; dupe; take in; defraud <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">• fail to admit to oneself that something is true:
give a mistaken impression; also could mean sexually unfaithful to one’s
partner: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">• <b>Latin</b>: <i>decipere: </i>ensnare, cheat, catch
– disloyal, unfaithful, untrue<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Jesus knew that the days immediately before His return
would be so weighed down with deception that even His own very elect will be
deceived <b>IF</b> possible </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:24]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> I realize that most of us are confident
that we are wise enough these days, and will not allow ourselves to be
deceived.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That is not a sarcastic remark, that is a reality. The
majority of us are fairly sure we will not be tricked or deceived, especially
if we have asked God not to allow us to be deceived. Yet, let me ask this, and please
consider it before answering. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Have you come to the point that before any meeting,
before listening to a video, or before a ZOOM conference – before any time where
there will be the meeting of even someone you trust, or meeting one or more people,
that you ask Jesus to keep your eyes and ears alert, and to signal you of any
danger?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">You may think that is a little far-fetched, but is it?
I know I have to start doing it more. Keep in mind the words of the Messiah
Himself forewarning us all when He was asked what we are to watch for in the
very last days before His return. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:24]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Keep in mind when Saul turned on David, when jealousy
and envy overtook his sensibilities.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Sam 18:8] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">He opened the door to the
enemy and Saul was tormented by an evil spirit [allowed by God], which caused
him to try and kill David at times, but God allowed David to escape. Saul was <b><i>deceived,</i></b>
blinded by his jealousy. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Sam 18:10-12; 1Sam 19:11-17]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Think upon Delilah with Samson. Even after he lied to
her three times, and he ‘saw’ her treachery in trying to subdue his strength,
he allowed her seductions to finally win him over, and he revealed the secret behind
his physical strength. And she successfully<i> <b>deceived</b></i> him, and ultimately
betrayed him. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Judges 16:16,17] </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Think upon Peter when Satan spoke to Jesus through the
apostle. Yeshua had just told His small group of men how He would die, and by
whose hands, but be raised up on the third day [<i>resurrected</i>]. Satan,
speaking through Peter, tried to destroy the mission of Jesus through <b><i>deception</i></b>.</span>
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">“<i>Far be it from You, Lord: this shall not be unto You.” </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 16:21]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Jesus rebuked Satan, stating that he delighted in the
things of men, and not the things of God.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [vs 23]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> Satan <b><i>deceived </i></b>Peter, but
Jesus recognized the source.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Think upon Judas, who ate, drank, slept with Jesus and
the 11 others. Not one other apostle suspected Judas of any wrong, <b><i>even</i></b>
when <b><i>TOLD</i></b> that the betrayer/<b><i>deceiver</i></b><i> </i>would be the one who
dipped his bread in the bowl with Jesus. Immediately, Judas Iscariot did so …and
<b><i>still</i></b> not one apostle ‘saw’.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 13:26]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That is the power and the allure of <b><i>deception</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Deception of Idolatry – Shattering the Sacred<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9SEiAcDjAciRnY2hqJ8x5deJhTNyYUOLlLwXm_OK4r1YzOlJXTkXccvWmPr1vl7KQ9p8UC78EZJ_1AkkhcJirgWQ8T75bsDMnwfyysn3hU66ICE5WRGnAMsjvCeqdXwlFj7qigFMALdvZFc_MNxsvVZ8B0agMvGno2C2txITS3-CyDUQia7xymo/s334/2023-train%20up%20a%20child%20in%20how%20they%20should%20go.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="334" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9SEiAcDjAciRnY2hqJ8x5deJhTNyYUOLlLwXm_OK4r1YzOlJXTkXccvWmPr1vl7KQ9p8UC78EZJ_1AkkhcJirgWQ8T75bsDMnwfyysn3hU66ICE5WRGnAMsjvCeqdXwlFj7qigFMALdvZFc_MNxsvVZ8B0agMvGno2C2txITS3-CyDUQia7xymo/w209-h160/2023-train%20up%20a%20child%20in%20how%20they%20should%20go.jpg" width="209" /></span></a></b></div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The next one is also global, and evident everywhere we
turn. <b>Idolatry</b>!</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Whatever we idolize becomes more important to be with
them (or it) than with God. It shatters the sacred worship and adoration of our
Maker, and it is handed over to a false god, an idol.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">• idolatry</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: [idolatries]
– extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before
the holy God; seeking meaning and security from someone other than God—<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: (<i>for definitions</i>) – <a href="https://www.oed.com/">Oxford English Dictionary</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">We have people and things we place first, before Jesus
(<i>our first love</i>), and before God. If we want to walk calmly, focused,
level-headed, with no hint of ungodly fear or angst, we need to walk in the <b>LIGHT</b>
of the Lord. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">O house of Jacob </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Israel]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, <i>come,
and let us walk in the </i><b>light </b></span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">of the Lord.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 2:5]<i> </i></span><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span> </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is not just the secular world that is drenched in
idolatry, many in the body of Christ are too, but they are blind to it – just as
I was to my own idolatry! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-RVtMO0uXM">Jeffery
Poor</a> puts it in a nutshell in this <b>short</b> 7:26 minute video. It is
spot-on, although I would add ‘<i>prophets’</i>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Therefore, You have forsaken Your people, the house of
Jacob, because they be replenished</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> [influenced] <i>from the east, and
are</i> <b>soothsayers</b> [spirit of divination] like<i> the Philistines, and
they please themselves in the children of strangers. </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 6]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> (God forewarned)</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(How often He protects us? Other times, He will allow
us to learn the hard way.)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Violence, Lawlessness, Rebellion, Witchcraft/Sorcery</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlXWmiLXog-ePngdgKyfFDKIxezxxtL6N473E1R-8gQeQKO5upWZzBinBQvmWKE38pg-we80jDc7rOps1ij4e1hXFuqFU5sQib5riyFkAWNnWW-g3Mv0EiOXz_13YD9O8VbX6Kwwyd_Tw_6Ln7yWrGkvzbiFxxVWBB4btiy3GT2ipGd5Pjk_M6gc/s413/violence.rebellion,lawlessness,idolatry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="413" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlXWmiLXog-ePngdgKyfFDKIxezxxtL6N473E1R-8gQeQKO5upWZzBinBQvmWKE38pg-we80jDc7rOps1ij4e1hXFuqFU5sQib5riyFkAWNnWW-g3Mv0EiOXz_13YD9O8VbX6Kwwyd_Tw_6Ln7yWrGkvzbiFxxVWBB4btiy3GT2ipGd5Pjk_M6gc/w258-h137/violence.rebellion,lawlessness,idolatry.jpg" width="258" /></span></a></b></div><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">If you will </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">fear the Lord</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, and serve
Him, and </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">obey</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> His voice, and </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">not rebel</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> against the
commandment of the Lord, then shall both you and also the king </span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[leader of the
nation]</span> <i><span style="color: #e69138;">that reigns </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">over you continue following the Lord your God:</span></i></span></p></span></i></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">But if you will </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">not obey</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> the voice of
the Lord, but </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">rebel</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> against the
commandment of the Lord, then shall the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">hand</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> of the Lord
be </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">against you</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, as it was
against your father. </span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Sam12:14-15]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Certain people like to repeatedly state that the Lord
is the same yesterday, today, and forever.</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">[Heb 13:8] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">It is written; so it is
true. However, when it comes to these harder verses, they avoid them, mostly
because they say that is ‘the law’ and we are ‘under grace’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Being under grace does NOT mean we are lawless; perish
the thought. Otherwise, if that is the case, we just might as wait for the
Lawless one that Satan is going to possess to come along, and do things his
way. No, that would be foolish.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We are not under the 613 laws in the way that if we do
not fulfill them, then we will be stoned to death or whatever the penalty was
for a particular law was. The “law” proved that we could not “keep it”, but
there are spiritual laws, laws with the Holy Spirit and commandments. We are
not a lawless people.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">All of these things are escalating and intensifying,
just as the Lord forewarned with those words [<b>escalating, accelerating,
intense</b> (<i>and the derivatives to those words</i>) <i>back in 2018.]</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We also see the incredulous rise in <b>violence</b> –
from shootings, stabbings, physical assaults – from schools to churches, from
domestic to public, from personal to civic, all age groups, including an
increase in youth violence, from male to female to transgenders (<i>activists</i>).
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Riots, protests, gangs, terrorists, war crimes – all
point to <b>rebellion</b> and <b>lawlessness</b>. The rise of evil, the
celebration of occult holidays, the increasing of satanic groups, public occultic/Satanic
rituals and public gatherings, infiltrating schools with after-hours clubs, Luciferian
worship, and more, all point to <b>witchcraft</b>/sorcery. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry, deception, violence, rebellion, lawlessness,
and witchcraft/sorcery – it looks like all the props are in place on stage for
the entrance of the Lawless one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry and deception top the list. These are
abominations to God, and right now, the majority of the world is steeped in it,
in one way or other, and not even be aware of it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People are
hearing and seeing so much evil, bloodshed, and injustices, that they are
becoming ‘<i>desensitized’</i>. What horrified us even five years ago is now
being accepted as more ‘<i>common’</i> every day occurrences. We are being quickly
conditioned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Is this why the Lord warned that love would ‘<i>wax
cold’</i>? Homelessness has also increased to the point where the police are
having trouble controlling ‘tent cities’ downtown. In Vancouver, a tent city
was torn down one day, with countless bins hauled away…only to be faced with a ‘new
tent city’ being erected within a few days. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The numbers are astronomical. Some panhandlers are
getting aggressive, walking right up to you or your car, when stopped at a
traffic light, waving a hat or a takeout cup in their hand, asking for money. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Many of the same people are outside stores, or on
traffic medians day after day, as if standing there all day begging for money
is their full-time job. It has become difficult to discern who is having a
tough spot in their life, and who is strung out either on alcohol or drugs (<i>with
some, it is easy to tell</i>), and who genuinely just needs a meal. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It has become so much that compassion is fainting
along the broad road that the multitudes travel upon. New agencies, bloggers,
video uploaders, writers of all sorts… everywhere we go, we are being asked for
donations. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is impossible to help everyone, especially on a
pension. Heck, for anyone, it is difficult. That is where the Lord comes in. He
has a wonderful way of pointing us to those He wants us to help. Bless the
Lord~<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That is why I freely give. It is because all I offer is
my little drummer boy gift (<i>which freely I received from God anyway; so it
truly is His – I just borrow it</i>). Yet, I pray that which the Lord gives, He
will anoint, so that it will glorify the Lord and sincerely help and encourage
others. Jesus is exalted on high!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Gird Up the Loins, Brethren<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5c1ERWvp4m1jATHqAOpjiZ4mZf-dPfSEJTny8zjXGISOQX4MEIjXe35aKKvDcr7hwK_WlIf28UX5yyux5i7FNdrjV-iYpKJlRqWuGKY_kWfs5kIqup1zHY2afGpDhTegLqFNsBXYtRoL6E5DKIOQ_IQt8phekLnAdguM6LVPYlMyfpLCwf3zZ5s/s668/gird%20up%20your%20loins.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="668" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5c1ERWvp4m1jATHqAOpjiZ4mZf-dPfSEJTny8zjXGISOQX4MEIjXe35aKKvDcr7hwK_WlIf28UX5yyux5i7FNdrjV-iYpKJlRqWuGKY_kWfs5kIqup1zHY2afGpDhTegLqFNsBXYtRoL6E5DKIOQ_IQt8phekLnAdguM6LVPYlMyfpLCwf3zZ5s/w237-h220/gird%20up%20your%20loins.jpg" width="237" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138;">click any picture to enlarge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Apparently, back in the day when the</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">expression [<i>gird
up your loins</i>] became well-known, it meant taking the long garment and
securing [<i>girding</i>] it around the belt, so that it would not get in the
way of work or battle. See the illustration – click on the image to enlarge.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">We need to gird up our loins, which literally means to
‘<i>prepare yourself for action’</i>, [<b>prepare</b>] to <i>work hard or
battle hard </i>[Hebrew]; to do <i>our</i> [<i>reasonable</i>] ‘<i>service’</i>
for the kingdom.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Rom 12:1]</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">We are going to have to be a shining light, and
that is going to require that intimate time with the</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">King and Lord
Jesus/Yeshua.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The world, all nations, all tongues and peoples, are
saturated in idolatry – whether it is a person, place or thing. When I began
this series on “<b><i>Judgment</i></b> [<b><i>Comes from the North</i></b>]”,
it was understood that the Lord was speaking of His judgment coming – and it [<i>heavier</i>
<i>judgment</i>] is coming upon our nations. It began some time ago, but it is
His hand will be felt heavier soon enough.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This ‘Judgment” series is a subcategory under “<i>Season
of Consequences</i>”. 2023 has begun this season, but it will indeed carry on
past this year. 2024 will be another pivotal year. The Lord had said in January
2020 that it was pivotal, and by March 2020 it surely was.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Great and the Terrible continues, but the reasons
and interpretations have been misconstrued and messed up by plagiarizers. God
will sort this mess out; my part is to be patient. I just do not understand how
anyone who claims to love and work for the Lord would say “thus says the Lord’’
when God did not tell them. Woe – dangerous ground!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry is Global<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeLkp_QVdoig0MgZ5M06Np2cvj4jbjxx0ZVFEbH03SPrcAeLY3YGuo6VuS_CT8YwDhsptZxseWsvLEUxQnZ0gddNt3gj7bzsCsRLypi7aahPY2JUWQQGDtyVMz0fc4RnVHpxV5Rh4mHWvQO7DYLWvwE9KXUB_H8656nsH4KLwENwQqLiIMCJbo3g/s600/2023%20idolatry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="600" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeLkp_QVdoig0MgZ5M06Np2cvj4jbjxx0ZVFEbH03SPrcAeLY3YGuo6VuS_CT8YwDhsptZxseWsvLEUxQnZ0gddNt3gj7bzsCsRLypi7aahPY2JUWQQGDtyVMz0fc4RnVHpxV5Rh4mHWvQO7DYLWvwE9KXUB_H8656nsH4KLwENwQqLiIMCJbo3g/w222-h165/2023%20idolatry.jpg" width="222" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal">I realize that this is not what people want to hear,
but the Lord is fed up with <b>idolatry</b>, putting idols before Him – whether
it is a person that is idolized, or a thing (<i>something someone else has
invented, or created</i>).</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Yet they tempted and and dealt unfaithfully like their
fathers: they were turned aside like a </span></span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">deceitful</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> bow. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">For they </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">provoked Him
to anger</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> with their high places, and </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">moved</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> Him to
jealousy with their graven images. When God heard this, </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">He was wroth</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, and greatly
abhorred Israel:</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 78:56-59]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If one thinks that His anger pertains only to Israel
in their idolatry, one would be grossly in error. God will not sit by silently
and be mocked. He is patient, but He is no fool!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Some are proud of their material possessions, little trinkets,
and treasures they have discovered. Some have several vehicles (<i>or different
modes of transportation</i>), right down to livestock [horses, camels, donkeys,
etc.]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is
there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">horses</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, neither is
there any end of their </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">chariots</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">:</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Perhaps a person is proud of the work they have done
with their own hands, and place it where people can see it and be impressed by
it. Suddenly, folks want to know that person, or at least, follow what they are
doing, and what they have to say.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Their land also is full of idols; they worship the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">work of their
own hands</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, that which their own fingers have made:</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 2:7,8]</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is so subtle. In this series, I swallowed any pride
that might be hiding just under the surface, in order to share something that I
never spoke of, until just recently. However, that would be because it was not
until November 28, 2022 [my birthday] that the scales fell from off my eyes,
and I could see that I had deceived myself the day I turned my back on Jesus. It
was a beautiful, unexpected gift.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">As challenging and difficult as it has been to admit
this publicly, it came down to one thing – </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>I must </i><b>decrease</b><i>,
and</i> [<b>Jesus</b>] <i>must</i> <b>increase</b>.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 3:30] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">(<i>Thank you,
John the Baptist!)</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">My earnest desire is that someone else may see that
they are tempted to go down the same path, choosing ‘<b>self</b>-<i>will’</i>,
rather than <b>God’s will.</b></span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">Rebellion is as witchcraft. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Sam 15:23] </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">These are serious offenses (<i>sins</i>). Although the
Lord rejected Saul from being king, He did not forsake me, although He was
silent for many years to follow. My heart is that someone else does not make
the same mistake. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idols Do Not and Can Not Help Us<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4quHgTw18aX22HH5rF_6O1TuEYC1xudpjUzSkhyVDLrbIZS21tXFFpImfJI7VYcF04IpS8xsXZ_EW3d8ETu7IYzzSJYB3hemeeNfnqsgMZ-HijokV_czjngP6la1Om83pfxOjOjaguInPBMe20Xal3loj9OAOclnKS6CzFom00svW2IepP0v9qQ/s543/bowing%20to%20people.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="543" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4quHgTw18aX22HH5rF_6O1TuEYC1xudpjUzSkhyVDLrbIZS21tXFFpImfJI7VYcF04IpS8xsXZ_EW3d8ETu7IYzzSJYB3hemeeNfnqsgMZ-HijokV_czjngP6la1Om83pfxOjOjaguInPBMe20Xal3loj9OAOclnKS6CzFom00svW2IepP0v9qQ/w236-h129/bowing%20to%20people.jpg" width="236" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal">I spent 39 years <b><i>self</i></b>-deceived because
of my <b><i>self</i></b><i>ishness</i>. I made an idol out of a person, and a ‘thing’
(<i>lust</i>). I am sure it is because of what happened to me at a young age,
but I honestly used to think that if someone wanted to have sex with you, it
was because they ‘loved’ you. I could
not differentiate, and was so deceived.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Then again, I digress. No matter what happens to us in
life, we are the ones in the end who make our own choices. Not even Satan
himself can force us to choose his temptations, or force us to sin. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">N<b>o one can
force us</b>, and God never will, nor would He.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Sin is sin, and we usually know if we are doing wrong.
When I said, <i>“O no, Lord</i>…”, I knew my words were the wrong ones. We have
to own what we did; I take full responsibility.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Strong delusion fell upon me in one area. I was deceived
in the area of ‘men’ because I chose the ‘love’ of a mere man (<i>which was</i>
<b><i>lust</i></b> <i><u style="text-underline: double;">not</u> love</i>) over
Christ Jesus/Yeshua, who <b>IS LOVE. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I instantly became blind (<i>like Paul on the road to
Damascus</i>), except my blindness was spiritual, not physical. And it would
not be for three days like Paul, but for 39 years. The goodness of God must be
understood.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It was an open vision. The Lord Jesus was there in the
room that I was in, but I had no fear of the Lord (<i>no awe, no reverence, I wreaked
with the stench of sin</i>)<i>.</i> Jesus even gave me opportunity to change my
mind, but no – I rebelled. God IS good and His mercy endures forever. I will
not repeat the incident, as I thoroughly gave <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-c-sins-of-govt-n.html">personal
testimony</a> to idolatry.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">All that I will add is that I was the callous one. <i>“O
no, Lord…” </i>How tragic! The good Shepherd waited, watching the black sheep.
It was not until I quoted scripture</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Mk 11:23] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">that the Lord vanished from
sight. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He does not go against His Word, and it does not
return void. I sealed my fate that day for 39 years, and had no clue. Satan
rubbed his hands together in delight, but his ‘gain’ would not be forever.
Praise to Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If I dwell on the sin and not the forgiveness Christ
has now given me, plus deliverance, and healing, I would be utterly crushed by
the weight of such abominable sins. Instead, I am free and determined to stop
anyone I can from making the same mistake. Idolatry is the work of Satan and
flesh. It will steal, kill, and destroy you, if you do not come out of it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It was insanity, deception to the core. Foolishness,
rebellion – and … idolatry. It was not easy to share the details publicly. In
fact, if it was left entirely up to me, I might not have shared it, but you
see, it is not about me, or my identity, or my reputation, or any such thing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is about the goodness and patience of Jesus Christ
toward sinners. He most assuredly does NOT excuse our sins, but if we sincerely
want free, He knows the best way to reach all of us for the sake of eternity.
The ‘choice’ however, is ultimately up to us. Selah <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Gift that Will Last an Eternity<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlxTOwiWYxKgUqYAmP48TSpgu0Gvz_rdw1QjX1yhmullfCpGfo37LKTqzEOJ42X0OI7rV_HDjUI87SApZ3sqn3gGOQpUouEX69mOo8QNGMqUie9diQecyAbjjCoFW9V9zsKlpadHz8zhdBKNPV9q0_v1z7G4PYgW_EotgZjqpQ8d90q0vEqqUsEU/s700/blood.cross-resurrection--eternal%20gift.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="700" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlxTOwiWYxKgUqYAmP48TSpgu0Gvz_rdw1QjX1yhmullfCpGfo37LKTqzEOJ42X0OI7rV_HDjUI87SApZ3sqn3gGOQpUouEX69mOo8QNGMqUie9diQecyAbjjCoFW9V9zsKlpadHz8zhdBKNPV9q0_v1z7G4PYgW_EotgZjqpQ8d90q0vEqqUsEU/w220-h187/blood.cross-resurrection--eternal%20gift.jpg" width="220" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">the Lamb's blood-the cross-the resurrection<br />an eternal gift - salvation</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">But the Lord revealed the bondage that I was in</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">very
recently, on my birthday (</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><i>November 2022</i>). It took several minutes to
sink in. My first reaction was disbelief, but as it all unfolded, then shock. I
am unsure how long I was in shock because I was completely stunned that I had
been under deception.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, once ended, shock was then followed by crushing
godly sorrow when everything that transpired over the years began to fall into
place, piece together, and make perfect sense.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If there was ever a person who did not deserve grace
or mercy, I would be a likely candidate. I often think now that the Lord takes
the worst and does His amazing work. He loves the underdog, the black sheep,
the rejected and abandoned, the “least likely”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I will never be able to repeat it enough times because
it is weighted in gratitude. I love the Lord with all my heart, mind, soul,
being – I love Him wholly. There is a reason for it. It is written that he who
has been forgiven much, loves much.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Lk 7:47]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Wherefore I say to you, Her sins, which are many, are
forgiven; for loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves
little.</span> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Lk 7]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">You, dear reader, may not have sinned to the depth
that I did; I broke every commandment. Does that mean I love Jesus/God more
than you do? No way, that is not what Jesus meant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The story is about the woman with the alabaster box
filled with expensive perfume. Jesus was having dinner in Simon, the Pharisee’s
house when the woman came in. Simon was thinking that if Jesus knew what kind
of [sinful] woman she was, He would not let her touch Him.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Lk 7:39]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Jesus/Yeshua knew what Simon was thinking, and told
him the story of two people who owed money; one owed 500 pence, and the other 50.
The creditor wrote off both debts. Which one would love him (<i>the creditor</i>)
more, Jesus asked Simon. [vs 42]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Simon answered correctly: the one who owed the most. This
is just my thought, but I do not think Jesus was saying that only the person
who has been forgiven a lot will be capable of loving Him much. It seems to me
the point was if one is forgiven of $50, and another is forgiven of $500, both would
be grateful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, the one who got forgiven the $500 would be
most thankful and appreciative. Jesus told Simon that he showed no special love
to Him when he entered the house. He did not give Him water to wash His dirty [<i>well-traveled</i>]
feet, nor did Simon anoint Jesus’ head with oil, or kiss Him, or even soften
His feet with ointment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The ‘sinful’ woman washed his feet with her tears,
wiped them dry with her long hair, and kissed them. She anointed His head with
oil, and anointed His feet with expensive perfume. She expressed her gratitude
in her actions. Simon did not consider himself a terribly sinful person.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">As a result, he did nothing special for Jesus when He
entered his house. It did not mean that Simon did not love Jesus; but his
actions did not express overwhelming gratitude. Both loved Jesus/Yeshua, but
the one who was forgiven more, revealed their gratitude in their actions.</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> [vs
44-50]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The gift of forgiveness and salvation that the Lord
gave me on my birthday will last into eternity. Bless the Lord; Jesus is
exalted on high! [<i>precious Yeshua, the Christ</i>]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">True Love Takes Risks and Warns<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbi29mO4AcDU5Q4030rTDykbtW5Z52qShOqzAWJ94H8wyEAVCFJr3aDZasklX_J99ZYDbkEu-_mCvoAS5ZQpjCz8DXqLtJGT6ZOHPuhZswIn82-ka5yFU75xgGbJY3Npa800MQaIz5wxoSC-QUP1ZEWLnFtwEbJ86pOt6JfHT4Rq7XlbjLXU_wFY0/s413/when%20mercy%20smiles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="413" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbi29mO4AcDU5Q4030rTDykbtW5Z52qShOqzAWJ94H8wyEAVCFJr3aDZasklX_J99ZYDbkEu-_mCvoAS5ZQpjCz8DXqLtJGT6ZOHPuhZswIn82-ka5yFU75xgGbJY3Npa800MQaIz5wxoSC-QUP1ZEWLnFtwEbJ86pOt6JfHT4Rq7XlbjLXU_wFY0/w240-h113/when%20mercy%20smiles.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal">Would you not want to spare someone else from the
seducing spirit of deception, that deadly snare of idolatry? We cannot force
people to make the right decision. But what if that person does not realize
they are lusting after someone, but think it is ‘<i>love’</i>?</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Or what if they do not realize that their admiration
has crossed over the boundary and is now full-blown idolatry? What if that
person does not know they are spiritually blind, or deceived?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Would you not want to help take them by the hand and
place them back on the narrow path, or at the very least, would you not stand
in the gap, grieving for their condition, and intercede on their behalf, asking
the Lord to grant them mercy and deliver them? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">What if they do not know they are denying Jesus when
they run to a person for answers, rather than running to Jesus? What if they
are ‘<i>blind’</i> to what they are doing? I realize that it is difficult to
believe that someone would not know that what they are doing is wrong, but
blind is blind – inability to see is just that, unable to SEE.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">You who can see, will you not help them remove the
splinter in their eye, especially when the plank in your eye has been removed? Or
would you just pray, and hope that they will find out on their own, or by God’s
help, grace, and mercy? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">What if the internet, pornography, a career, entertainment
(<i>music, sports, movies, television program, etc</i>.), a position in society
(<i>leadership</i>), was something they ‘<i>enjoyed’</i> but did not realize
they were trapped inside a prison, and walking a broad path that will
eventually lead them to the lake of fire?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">To truly love someone, you must be willing to take
risks, no matter how uncomfortable or frightening, in order to save them from
greater grief – sinning against a holy and just God! Sometimes, when we share a
humbling testimony, and leave the results up to God, sometimes we snatch a
person from the gripping flames of eternal separation from God. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Passing the Buck<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">• passing the buck: to shift the responsibility for
something to someone else; to shift ‘blame’ from oneself to another person<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">• <b>SOURCE</b>: <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pass--the--buck">dictionary.com</a>
(<< <b>I make sure I get the right answers to you</b> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">😊</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> )<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I even made up an excuse because that is what we sinners
do. It is part of our fallen carnal nature. It is called ‘passing the buck’. We
prefer to ‘justify’ our actions, or pass the blame onto someone else.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In the 80s, there was a sitcom, where the father was
always saying, “the devil made me do it.” It caught on and was very popular for
about a decade. Once in a short while, one may hear it circulate amongst the
old-timers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I did not see what I said as an excuse though; I saw
it as a fact. The Bible says, </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“It is not good for man to be alone.”</span></i> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gen
2:18]</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">I would quip back,<i> “It’s not okay for man to be alone, but it’s okay
for woman, Lord? Why?” </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would say
that I was joking, but was I?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Pardon the expression, but the apple really does not
fall far from the apple tree, does it? When Adam and Eve sinned, Eve blamed the
serpent. </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“<i>The </i><b>serpent</b><i> beguiled me, and I ate…” </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gen 3:13]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Adam was bolder. He blamed the woman <b>AND</b> God.
He said,</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">“<i>The</i> <b>woman</b> <i>whom</i> <b>YOU</b> <u style="text-underline: thick;">gave to be with me</u>, </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.”</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gen
3:12] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">We know how Adonai handled it. The serpent was cursed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Adam and Eve were covered with animal skins </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gen
3:21],</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">and evicted from paradise</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 24</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">], the Garden of Eden that the Lord had
made for them. He also foretold of His plan for salvation.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 15]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">What is An Idol?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkG1Iy4VKn2RwVrUpnBHYHGkgDsGUoVmK5pPppSfdyLft1JNVES5Xp8MMxvYEAkdhs7hXxYlMuYZN1xltvmu7OTbf1YK42HPL9CFv6r6ZHChPdp_hCztSX6xhW7A91m3-9-_9Ne7z9RALdVnDepMhMmf1i0FjzObuFrgMhVMtbF6Kr7E8hiQzgoo/s406/YouTube%20screenshot_uploader%20credit--Lion%20of%20Judah.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="406" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkG1Iy4VKn2RwVrUpnBHYHGkgDsGUoVmK5pPppSfdyLft1JNVES5Xp8MMxvYEAkdhs7hXxYlMuYZN1xltvmu7OTbf1YK42HPL9CFv6r6ZHChPdp_hCztSX6xhW7A91m3-9-_9Ne7z9RALdVnDepMhMmf1i0FjzObuFrgMhVMtbF6Kr7E8hiQzgoo/w270-h155/YouTube%20screenshot_uploader%20credit--Lion%20of%20Judah.jpg" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138;">YouTube screenshot_uploader credit<br />Lion of Judah</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It does not have to be someone of the opposite sex
that we idolize; nor does it have to do with physical lust per say. That is
only with some people, not all. That was my particular sin …shamefully.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">A person can idolize another person; admire, even [<i>unbeknownst
to themselves, inwardly</i>] worship them. They are attracted to their looks,
their personality, their charisma; attracted to outward appearances, and not
listening closely with their discernment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I am not saying people are physically bowing to the
people they idolize [<i>I do not speak of <b>cultures</b> where bowing to
royalty or leadership is the</i> <b>custom</b>; <i>that is usually done out of</i>
<b>respect</b> <i>for position and authority. It is protocol</i>]. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Few people bow down to anything or anyone these days.
However, in the past decade, there has been a trend to bow low several times to
a singer, or an actor. Some say it is out of respect, yet to do it for an ‘entertainer’
strikes me as odd (<i>but that is just my personality).</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">People can idolize someone they love, a spouse,
children, relative. To them, the sun rises and sets on them, and they put them
on a pedestal. Nothing but praise rolls off their lips for the person. In their
eyes, they can do no wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It could be a counselor that you adore, or cannot get
enough of. It could be a teacher, musician, actor, politician, a military person,
a doctor, nurse, pastor/preacher, a ‘prophet’, [fill in the gap]. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">On another hand, it might not be a person at all. It
could be a thing, a career, a sport, a group, a place, a hobby, a talent – it can
even be a charity, or a ministry… It can be anything and anyone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Have you ever watched the number of people at a bus
stop, or in a bank, or some other public place. It is very rare that we do not
see a cellphone or a tablet in someone’s hand these days. It was so bad at one
point that signs had to go up against texting whilst driving due to the
accidents it caused, and the people that were killed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">An idol is anyone or anything that you run to first, that
takes the place of Jesus/Yeshua, and is often the first thing you think about
in the morning, and the last thing at night.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Nevertheless, I have somewhat against you, because you
have left your </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">first love</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">. Remember
therefore from where you are fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else
I will come to you quickly, and will remove your candlestick out of his place,
except you repent.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev 2:5]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If we pray to God for help, why should He help us, if
the only time we pay Him much mind is when we are in trouble, or someone we
care about, or there is an urgent need? Yet, we have left our first love, and
go to the fellowship of another – spend time with them, whether in the physical
or in the virtual.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">And even still, look how our blessed Creator was with
Israel. Truly, He is beyond anything or anyone we can imagine. We will be fools
if we do not turn our hearts wholly back to Him, with trust and obedience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Idolatry</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> and <b>deception</b> are two of
the top reasons that judgment is upon the nations – and rightly so!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Paradigm Shift from Grace to Judgment<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-j4O4rZ1szKOkopJJ1ozBSZSudQQ_r-S6ig-cSaYiJcojaAxF2OMn2LzlrezB1mTi5b6lJ5h5EAf76cD0WqylaT1AthF4P_vbgv3dwpXqD_DyEvGqIcymnY70DmZ8yw3ZJSm_agtthdb90SZCHmOcAQm7UvGBkw5oMpA9JP2uTAA35m-W9OU9aE/s357/paradigm%20shift-from%20grace%20to%20judgment.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="357" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-j4O4rZ1szKOkopJJ1ozBSZSudQQ_r-S6ig-cSaYiJcojaAxF2OMn2LzlrezB1mTi5b6lJ5h5EAf76cD0WqylaT1AthF4P_vbgv3dwpXqD_DyEvGqIcymnY70DmZ8yw3ZJSm_agtthdb90SZCHmOcAQm7UvGBkw5oMpA9JP2uTAA35m-W9OU9aE/w246-h147/paradigm%20shift-from%20grace%20to%20judgment.jpg" width="246" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">paradigm shift<br />from grace to judgment</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I have noticed that some of those who spoke of 2023
being a good year, back in December 2022 or January 2023 have shifted gears.
Now they have shifted to judgment coming, and repentance, but they declare that
it is not for God’s people.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The change in their message came within a few weeks (<i>if
that</i>) of their first prophetic word for the year, the word that told people
get cake and popcorn because it was going to be a happy year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">They backpaddled very fast, and none of the regular
followers batted an eye. Now if you are going to speak and say ‘<i>thus saith
the Lord’</i>, you best guard yourself if you are going to make God look like
He is capricious, because that ‘sudden’ paradigm shift makes God look unstable,
or He got caught off-guard by today’s evil activities.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It seems more to me that it was not a ‘thus says the
Lord’ [directly], but it is a ‘thus says the Lord’ through others, but who will
know? It baffles my mind that not one ‘<i>faithful follower</i>’ caught it, and
if they did, they dismissed it or excused it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It was as if God always changes His mind, depending on
the opinions of people. It seems it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>went
from a year where popcorn and cake were to be part of the celebration to ‘<i>woe,
here comes judgment and justice, and you better repent’</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It came with ‘fake tears’ because it was a hard
message to put out. Is that the truth, or is it to hoodwink people by emotionalism,
so they do not discern the paradigm shift. That is what happens when one
searches the internet instead of waiting upon God. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Why do people make excuses for such false prophecies
and false teachers? It is because of the ‘truth’ and the correct doctrine that
they gleaned from others? And these ‘prophetic voices’, where is the fear of
the Lord? Do they truly think God will wink in ‘<i>understanding’</i> and look
the other way? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This is not a game that is being played, and God is
not mocked. Just because He does not move on them instantly, does not mean that
He is turning a blind eye. And the followers; why are they ignoring the
obvious?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The people do not see the falsehoods. Instead, the
people say, ‘<i>well, this</i> <i>is true’</i> and ‘<i>that is true’</i>, so
this must be also.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">They will ignore the inconsistencies. They will get
laden down with so much information that they will forget the failed prophecies
because they will not be able to remember all that was spoken. However, the
‘prophet’ will gladly remind the people of all the prophecies that ‘<i>have’</i>
come to pass, and the people will be in awe that the prophet ‘hears from
God’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For there shall arise false Christs, and false
prophets, and shall</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>show</i> <b>great signs</b> <i>and</i>
<b>wonders</b>; <i>insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the
very elect.</i></span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:24]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If the false ones are able to deceive the very elect;
it means they have wrapped their lies in deception. If they will show great
signs and wonders, it will be because Satan or demons are helping them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I wish I could remember who the person was that warned
about this kind of thing happening nearly 60 years ago. I did not hear it back
then. Someone had reposted their prophecy about 15 years ago, or so. I lost it
along the way, and cannot remember the name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The letter warned that modern-day
pastors/preachers/teachers would introduce false doctrines, and false prophets
would operate in deception with stolen works as well as divination. He warned
that there would be such a mixture of truth and error that many people would unknowingly
embrace both. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It possibly came from one of Andrew Strom’s
[newsletters, but I cannot be sure. Andrew is a preacher of truth and warns
people about false doctrines (<i>prosperity preaching, NAR, etc., as well as
demonic spirits in the charismatic movement that are identical to the evil
spirits found in Hindu religion, such as the Kundalini spirit</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He often passes good messages along in his Revival newsletters.
Lord bless Andrew Strom and family, as he continues going into places such as
Africa, Singapore and many other places around the world preaching, bringing
deliverance and healing in the name of Jesus, but mostly to speak the truth and
the true gospel of Christ Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Accuracy in Divination</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_A3rVkCqyQtaQamRwJZRHZB4DZ_K5xAbs2ARLpMz_ui45_jW9KEMjrRl4mHYEzbcTQLwQjBzLfHQ23yzz0iPnnJBWaUajFO2yza73zLGxjmK9WGusPGGShk50gpcv_43K45HEnD6UppB7jCnqAsyBXK6U9kEwsEEylImIGBRLgN3LzW7MnhHXy8/s364/divination.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="364" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_A3rVkCqyQtaQamRwJZRHZB4DZ_K5xAbs2ARLpMz_ui45_jW9KEMjrRl4mHYEzbcTQLwQjBzLfHQ23yzz0iPnnJBWaUajFO2yza73zLGxjmK9WGusPGGShk50gpcv_43K45HEnD6UppB7jCnqAsyBXK6U9kEwsEEylImIGBRLgN3LzW7MnhHXy8/w259-h156/divination.jpg" width="259" /></span></a></b></div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I often mention the damsel who was a fortune-teller or
soothsayer, who noticed Paul and Silas and followed them around. The Greek word
used is ‘<i>pneuma Pythonos’</i>, which means ‘<i>spirit of python’</i> or
‘python spirit’. The Pythia was the name of the high priestess of the Temple of
Apollo who prophesied. Suffice it to say that it is a demonic spirit, a spirit
of divination.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">These men are servants of the most high God who show
us the way unto salvation.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Acts 16:17]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This grieved Paul, as she went about repeating herself
for several days. Did you know that the term ‘most high God’ was also attributed
to the gods of the heathen, or the pagans? Zeus and Apollo were two deities
that the title was attributed too. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Paul likely knew this as they were in a town where the
worship of Apollo was well-know. After hearing it enough times, Paul finally
set her free from the demon. When the young woman with a spirit of divination [<i>python
spirit</i>] was delivered, her masters were infuriated because they lost a
fortune financially. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">How can that be if it was divination? It is because so
many of her ‘<i>predictions’</i> from her soothsaying came true that people
flocked to her from far away just to find out what their future held. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The false god (<i>idol</i>) Apollo was known for
healing and prophecy, so Paul knew what that when he delivered the girl to free
her, and to preserve the gospel of Christ, that there would be a severe backlash
by her masters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Satan does not know the future, but he has a
‘temporary’ loose reign on this world, as the god of this world, who ‘blinds’
unbelievers. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Cor 4:4] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">He has boundaries, and there are certain things he does
that God allows.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We cannot counsel God, or comprehend His wisdom all
the time. Satan can cause things to happen, put sickness (<i>spirit of
infirmity</i>) upon people, then remove it, thus making it look like the ‘idol’
healed, and prophesied correctly (<i>divination</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Since he and his demon legions are invisible, they can
see and hear things that we cannot see or hear in the physical realm, so it
‘appears’ as if he knows the future. He can </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>‘appear’ as an angel of light, so
his ‘ministers of righteousness’ can ‘appear’ as ministers of righteousness.
</i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Cor 11:14,15]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I have learned that speaking on behalf of the Lord
comes with great responsibility, as well as accountability. The Lord Himself
takes it most seriously. Our flesh can mimic the Lord’s voice and we can
deceive even ourselves. Jesus sees the motives and intent of the heart, and it
is Him that each person will have to stand before on Judgment Day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We can fool others, but we cannot fool God. Divination
is the counterfeit of prophesy, yet it sounds identical. I have mentioned this
example several times over the years because when the Holy Spirit opened the
eyes of my understanding as I read the words in scripture, the depth of
deception blew my mind. Satan is indeed crafty, clever and subtle, and so are
those who knowingly or unknowingly serve him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When the young woman was delivered from the spirit of
divination, her outraged masters took hold of Paul and Silas and brought them
to the marketplace before the rulers and the magistrates of the city. They were
falsely accused of teaching customs that were unlawful to the people.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As the crowd of her admirers/followers rose up, Paul
and Silas were ordered beaten and tossed into prison. Singing praises moved the
hand of God and a great earthquake shook open the doors and loosed the chains
and bands of every prisoner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The guard was awakened from his sleep, saw all the
prison doors open and chains broken and was about to kill himself with his own
sword, but Paul hastily stopped him, urging him not to harm himself, and
assuring him that no prisoners had escaped.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Relieved and humbled, the guard became a believer in
Jesus Christ that very night.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Acts 16:19-40]<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Satan is the father of lies, and every demon is a
liar. Salvation is not for any demon. We all know that our decisions, our
choices, have consequences, whether for the good or for the bad. With some, the
season of consequences are completed or fulfilled. For others, the season of
consequence is about to begin or has begun.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Be Careful When Mercy Smiles Upon You<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">For others still, God is granting them room to repent,
urging them to stop what they are doing and truly turn back to Him. Allow Him
to deliver, and set you back upon the right track. Do not let pride or
reputation or monetary gain, or the temptation to go down in Christian history
be the hindrances that stop you from doing what is right. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God through Jesus is <b>THE</b> most important
decision that you could ever make. Let it all go and do the right thing…be
forgiven. I have already…but God’s forgiveness is the most important. Please,
be wise – choose Jesus. Choose eternity…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If, perchance, the Lord’s judgment has brought mercy
that has overruled consequence, El Shaddai is always fair and ever wise, even
when we do not understand the fullness or fairness thereof. Moses and King
David were given as examples of grace and mercy, both who had been guilty of
murder, and by law, should have been stoned to death.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In Moses’ case, it was the law of Egypt, the law of
Pharaoh, that anyone who killed an Egyptian would themselves be killed. With David,
it was the law of Moses that anyone who murdered another should be killed
themselves. God is all-wise (<i>Omniscient</i>).</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I can witness that I myself have escaped consequences
that I deserved, but as a result, the same sin was never repeated. Both Moses
and David escaped the consequences of murder by the grace and mercy of God.
Neither were stoned to death; however, neither one repeated their mistake (<i>same
sin</i>) again. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That did not mean they had hassle-free lives. Indeed,
both men suffered in their own ways. This life brings suffering for everyone
who lives long enough; some more than others, which none of us can explain. How
it is handed to us and by what means is as individual as we are.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Some mistake a delay in consequences for sin as a sign
that what they are doing, even though it is wrong [<i>sin</i>], as approval or
as a nod from God. His desire is for repentance, but He is not mocked. One
person’s consequences may be delayed for the purpose of trying the heart of a
soul they injured, or for the Lord to help that injured soul to overcome
bitterness that pain caused.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Be careful when mercy smiles upon you. Try not to make
the mistake of taking it for granted. It may be your heart that He is trying.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">When Judgment is Delayed, The Meaning Can Be
Misinterpreted</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeJ_r66yNtsQUJIflUwZ3AlcqHY2ewW0u2psv8hjSlI2Oh86cVlKZmxEG36n28XhyZcZ2rVVaTXDmY31J7rrii_Flq1ZLbDtZNU8WwYYvRF7O0mkvN2lMsoZtbFzwf120BlcuO6QRhQhcSuVFQxVJUAookmO_eAiJIYXpVL_6qKW2lDoRNSIxDds/s418/delayed%20judgment.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="418" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeJ_r66yNtsQUJIflUwZ3AlcqHY2ewW0u2psv8hjSlI2Oh86cVlKZmxEG36n28XhyZcZ2rVVaTXDmY31J7rrii_Flq1ZLbDtZNU8WwYYvRF7O0mkvN2lMsoZtbFzwf120BlcuO6QRhQhcSuVFQxVJUAookmO_eAiJIYXpVL_6qKW2lDoRNSIxDds/w284-h142/delayed%20judgment.jpg" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">delayed judgment</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Because sentence against an evil work is not executed </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">speedily</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, therefore
the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">do evil</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">.</span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his
days be prolonged, yet surely I know that is shall be well with them that </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">fear God</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, which fear
before Him: <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">But it shall </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">not</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> be well with
the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because
he fears not before God. </span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eccl 8:11-13]</span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">KJV</span></span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There have been people in positions of trust, such as
pastors, teachers, prophets, who became prideful when consequences were
delayed. Thinking they had favour from God, due to the Lord being pleased with
their advancing the kingdom as they preached or taught about Jesus and the
Word.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Despite their wrongdoing, and being fully aware of it,
they continued in their sin, and began to look down upon the one they had
wronged or were hurting, whether directly or indirectly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">If you study scripture, you will see where people
continued in their sin for a season before God intervened with judgment. Look
at Samson. He got away with fornication and lust, until he trusted a betrayer
[Delilah] and after three lies, finally gave away the secret to his strength.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[Judges 16:16-22]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Then, there is King Saul and how long, the years that he
pursued David, and the times he endeavoured to kill him, all born out of
jealousy and bitterness – until that fateful day when Saul and his sons,
including David’s friend Jonathan, were all slaughtered on the battlefield. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">David was a youth when he was anointed as king, yet
Saul was allowed to carry on his shenanigans, his disobedience for years before
David took the throne at 30 years old. Look at how long David escaped rebuke
and punishment after he impregnated Bathsheba and had her husband killed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Not only had enough time passed that Bathsheba made it
through her pregnancy full-term, but the child was already born before God sent
Nathan the prophet to confront the king. So, it had to be close to a year, give
or take, that David first took Uriah’s wife into his bedchamber and she
conceived.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God is not capricious or inconsistent. Throughout the
Bible, we learn of the living God’s strength, steadfastness, stability,
consistency, dependability, unwavering ways, righteousness, holiness, justice, and
so much more. Everything is balanced with Abba!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The wisdom of God is as far out of our reach as our ‘<i>wisdom’</i>
is out of the reach of an ant. Notwithstanding, our wisdom is foolishness
beside God’s wisdom. There is no comparison. Period.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Neither Moses or King David suffered the consequences
of the law, which would have meant that each man be stoned to death for the
murder of another that each separately committed. By the grace and wisdom of
Adonai, both men were kept alive by God’s mercy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Moses killed an Egyptian who was cruelly mistreating a
Hebrew: King David ordered the commander of Israel’s army to withdraw from a
dedicated king’s soldier, Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband, in the heat of battle,
which meant certain death to the warrior. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Mercy was granted to both by God. He sees the heart –
that is not some glib saying. Even Adam and Eve escaped physical death when
they sinned, but there was an immediate spiritual death (<i>separation from God</i>).
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is not a matter of blessings and favouritism. It is
a matter of God’s wisdom, knowledge and Sovereignty. None of the above had
trouble-free lives, just as none of us do. The Lord’s mercy and grace are
intentional and purposeful, even when we do not understand why some people seem
to escape certain consequences. If one cries about ‘unfairness’, consider
carefully before you cry out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If God chose to forego mercy and grace, and just ‘<i>be
fair’</i>, He would have wiped out all of mankind with the flood and started
all over again, leaving none to question or challenge His decision. Yet, He is
the Sovereign God who moves in mercy and in grace. He sought out the righteous
and undisturbed bloodline and found Noah and his family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Fast-forward to today; there will be those, scattered
throughout the nations of the world that will taste the similar mercy of God.
There is work to be done in these last of the last days. The harvest is
plentiful, but the labourers are few.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Ezekiel Speaks Forth Even to This Day</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj949z-GPgOteN-pGHxqZF3DYhWPmMViD47Mg1Wnt8MvB7v1mK8Y4rftOb9G5wVPPUJ5H-QSYIshviN9SV0wZjrKIRsi5jIlYkqgte_NpyQRwGFOKKhGvmRuvAakIonxPO4gVJOs6FuBLRqe8RiIGuJevaceZE-gOwf3sY3d0g3CStTFhtH9Hi1iY/s600/women%20weeping%20for%20Tammuz2-false%20god-idol.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="600" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj949z-GPgOteN-pGHxqZF3DYhWPmMViD47Mg1Wnt8MvB7v1mK8Y4rftOb9G5wVPPUJ5H-QSYIshviN9SV0wZjrKIRsi5jIlYkqgte_NpyQRwGFOKKhGvmRuvAakIonxPO4gVJOs6FuBLRqe8RiIGuJevaceZE-gOwf3sY3d0g3CStTFhtH9Hi1iY/w262-h179/women%20weeping%20for%20Tammuz2-false%20god-idol.jpg" width="262" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">women weeping for Tammuz</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It was Wednesday, April 5<sup>th</sup>, that the Lord
moved on me to read Ezekiel eight. That was the day that I was sure I was going
to post a two-part series for <b><i>Judgment Comes from the North</i></b>.</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I am not the type who can tell you what each book of
the Bible speaks about, as some are gifted with that, or the memorization of volumes
of scripture.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Ezekiel eight</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> – those words
were clearly impressed upon me as I prepared to spend time with the Lord. I did
not understand until I read it. The fifth of April is the first day of Passover,
and I have chosen to celebrate Passover rather than Easter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(<i>This part was being written that day, </i><b>Wednesday,
April 5</b><i>, so in the editing, changes were made to make it past tense. If
I miss a word somehow, this explains it</i>. <i>Yes, just shy of six weeks ago,
I planned to post this article – but it was not to be then</i>.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The first thing that stood out in Ezekiel eight was
the word ‘<b><i>north’</i></b>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And he put forth the form of a hand, and took me by a
lock of my head; and the spirit lifted me up</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">between the earth and the heaven,
and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner
gate that looked toward the </span></span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">north</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">; where was
the seat of the image </span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">[<b>idol</b>]<i> of jealousy, which
provokes to jealousy.</i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezek 8:3]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Verse four (4) speaks of the glory of the God of
Israel and how it was there, just as Ezekiel had seen in the vision in the
plain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Then said He unto me, Son of man, lift up your eyes
now the way toward the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">north</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">. So, I lifted
up my eyes toward the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">north</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, and behold, </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">northward</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> at the gate
of the altar this image</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[<b>idol</b>] </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">of jealousy in the
entry. </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 5]<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Lord succeeded in drawing my attention to the ‘<b><i>north’</i></b>,
but why? What is it about the north that I am to pay attention to? So far, the
prophet was taken to the ‘north’ gate of the inner court. According to
theologians, the ‘<b><i>north’</i></b> gate was the gate that led the temple
priests directly to the altar. It is elsewhere mentioned to be the gate where
kings entered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Bible experts agree that the ‘image of jealousy’ did
not point to a specific idol, but rather it indicated that the priests had
corrupted the temple with the presence of heathen idols, which would stir up
the Lord’s indignation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The ‘north’ gate was considered the ‘higher gate’</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Jer
20:2; 2Kings 15:35]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">, the door of the gate of the inner court, or the ‘gate of
the altar’. It is an area where large crowds of people would have gathered;
hence the ‘image’ (idol) of jealousy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Solomon had built places of worship for his wives and
the diverse idols of each, in the ‘<i>hill that is before Jerusalem’</i>.
Wicked kings after him had continued with the idolatry, but Ahaz is the one who
had purposely set an altar for idols (<i>some suggested Canaanite</i>) inside
the very temple of the Most High God of Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The images of unclean beasts and creeping things that
were idolized (<i>Egyptian suggested</i>) that were engraved upon the walls
provoked God. Ezekiel had mentioned the glory of God, so the purity and
holiness of the God of Abraham revealed the corruption and pollution of the
idolatrous images.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the
LORD’s house which was toward the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">north</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">; and behold,
there sat women weeping for </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Tammuz</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezek 8:14]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">And after seeing the women weeping for the idol
Tammuz, Ezekiel turned and witnessed 25 men who had their <b>backs to the Lord</b>,
facing east and worshipping the sun. Ezekiel saw violence in the land,
idolatry, and an image that several commentators named as possibly being
Asherah/Ishtar/Astarte/Ashtoreth [Hebrew] (same goddess/different names,
different cultures). The prophet saw weeping for Tammuz, as well as
debauchery/immorality.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">By the time the vision ended, Ezekiel witnessed God’s
glory leave the temple (<b><i>Ichabod</i></b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Resurrection Power and Victory</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And it came to pass, as they</span> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Mary Magdalene,
Joanna, Mary (<i>mother of James</i>) and other women]</span> <i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">were much perplexed
thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: And as they were
afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you
seek the living among the dead?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">He is not here, but is risen: remember how He spoke to
you when He was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into
the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">third day rise</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>again</b></span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span>
</i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Lk 24:5-7]</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The cross and the resurrection of Jesus the Christ (<i>Yeshua
HaMashiach</i>) are at the center, the core of the doctrine of the
Messiah/Saviour. The precious blood of Jesus, willingly offered up by Him as
the spotless, unblemished (<i>sinless</i>, <i>perfect</i>) Lamb, a living
sacrifice to pay for the atonement of mankind’s sins. The resurrection is the
victory over sin, death (<i>His body saw no corruption</i>), and Satan. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Jesus foretold of His death, burial and resurrection.
He plainly said that He would be in the grave three days and three nights, just
as Jonah was in the belly of the large fish for three days and three nights
before the fish spewed him forth.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 12:38-40]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The fish vomiting Jonah out of his belly</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Jonah 2:9]
</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">was symbolic of the resurrection of the Saviour. The grave could not hold Him
and He rose victoriously from the dead. The cross of Jesus must go hand in
glove with His resurrection!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The stone that took strong soldiers to put in place
was rolled away, and the tomb is empty. No one could explain it, so the
Pharisees said the apostles stole the body. Christ proved His divinity, and His
love. What a glorious victory!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet, on the very day Passover began this year (2023),
when I awoke, the Lord specifically prodded me to read Ezekiel, chapter eight.
For the month before (<i>March</i>), off and on, I had come across
heart-wrenching articles that exposed sin in the church.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I had wondered if the eighth chapter of Ezekiel was
about the wheels inside the wheels, something I have a hard time imagining, but
no, it was about idolatry and abominations happening in the house of God, the
holy temple. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Despite all His warnings through His prophets, and His
faithfulness, the people of Israel refused to repent and turn back to God. Many
things were being done in secret, including the weeping over Tammuz.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It was about 20 years ago, give or take, that I
learned about the origins of certain celebrated holidays, such as Christmas and
Easter. It came as a shock to me because I had never heard such things ever
taught before. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The introduction of the internet became an important
tool for learning, but little did I understand at the time how much deception
rules in this world. Christmas and Easter were never the same to me after I
learned the origins, and how pagan celebrations were blended with Christian
festivals as a concerted effort to please all the people.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Easter and Passover are Not the Same Thing<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The word ‘easter’ is only found once in the Bible in
Acts 12:4. Some say that the men who translated the scriptures from Greek made
a mistake, putting ‘<i>easter’</i> instead of ‘<i>Passover’</i>, from the word
‘<i>Pascha’</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Others claim that the fault lies with Herod, who mixed
pagan holidays with Jewish celebrations. He celebrated Easter, not Passover,
which is why the translators used ‘easter’ in the verse in Acts. We know Herod
had nothing to do with Jewish festivities. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Several sites claim that Easter originated in Germany,
with celebration beginning at the Spring Equinox, with the [pagan] holiday
being named after Eostre, the ‘Germanic’ goddess of dawn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I skipped over all that due to Ezekiel the prophet,
who spoke of the women weeping for Tammuz. There was no intent on my part to
write about this, until the Lord led me to read about Ezekiel’s vision. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Daniel, Ezekiel and other Israelites were held captive
in Babylon. The story of Ishtar and Tammuz was a Babylonian myth. Tammuz was
said to be the son of Nimrod and Semiramis, who is also called
Ashtarte/Ashtoreth and Ishtar, Babylonian goddess of fertility and war. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">She was also known as the queen of heaven, whom the
prophet Jeremiah mentions.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the
fire, and the women knead their dough to </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">make cakes</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> to the</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>queen of
heaven</b>, <i>and to pour out drink offerings unto others gods, that they may
provoke me to anger.</i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 7:18]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The queen of heaven was said to be the wife of the
false god Baal, also called Molech. There is no queen of heaven, and neither is
Mary [Jesus’ mother] the queen of heaven as the Vatican claims. That is
idolatry. Mary will always be honoured and considered blessed among all women
because she was the chosen virgin who birthed the Saviour of the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Semiramis/Ashtarte/Ishtar was married to Nimrod, who
was murdered and his body cut up into several pieces (<i>pagan version</i>).
Semiramis/Ishtar found all the parts except for his penis. The phallus (<i>obelisk</i>)
was created to pay tribute to Nimrod. There are few countries today that do not
have an obelisk or phallus. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Ishtar claimed that the rays from the sun god Baal
impregnated her. She bore Tammuz [Dumuzi], a son, claiming that he was the reincarnation
of Nimrod, born December 25, during the Winter solstice. He became a shepherd (<i>herdsman</i>),
and later Ishtar married him (<i>incestuous</i>), making herself both his
mother and his wife.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[<b>NOTE</b>*: The name of the goddess changed depending on the culture. Semiramis and Nimrod were Babylonian - Sidon - Philistines. Ashteroth/Astarte from the Hebrew, associated with Baal. She was the Caananite 'queen of heaven' </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[Jer 44] </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Ishtar/Tammuz from the Sumerian/Mesopotamian - goddess of love, war, sex, fertility - And so on. <i>End Note </i><b>BP</b></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Constantine was another one who had merged
Christianity with pagan festivities. Herod did so to please the people, whereas
Constantine’s efforts were an attempt to introduce a universal religion, but
excluded Jewish beliefs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When Tammuz was killed by a wild boar, a 40 day fast
was ordered, each day to honour each year that Tammuz had lived (<i>he died at
age 40</i>). Women were to weep for him each day. At the end of the fast, a
meal of ham was prepared to remember that a boar killed Tammuz. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Catholic church kept the tradition of celebrating
the pagan/Christian festival mix. This was the information found regarding the
‘<i>women weeping for Tammuz’</i>, a Babylonian idol. There are variations,
however slight, written by people, but basically the story is the same.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Pleading Love of the Father</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">If you return, O Israel, declares the Lord, to Me you
should return. If you remove your detestable things from My presence, and do
not waver.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 4:1]</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">ESV</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Go and proclaim these words toward the </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">north</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, and say,
Return, you backsliding Israel, declares the Lord; and I will not cause My
anger to fall upon you: for I AM merciful, says the Lord, and I will not keep
anger forever.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have
transgressed against the Lord your God, and have scattered your ways to the
strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed My voice, says the
Lord. </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 3:12,13]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">F. B. Meyers [Baptist pastor/evangelist] wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">“The people of the northern kingdom, to whom this
appeal is especially addressed, were more excusable than Judah, because their
privileges had been less. God judges us according to our opportunities. How
precious the invitation and promise of Jer 3:12! Confession is an essential
condition that must be fulfilled by us.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">He then mentions </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 1:7]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we
have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son
cleanses us from all sin.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The good Lord knows what each person has gone through
in life, and what support and love they may or may not have had when enduring
excruciating circumstances. Sometimes what we may see as ‘unfairness’ is in
fact an outpouring of understanding, grace and love toward a spiritually and
psychologically wounded soul.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Please do not misunderstand or misconstrue my words or
meaning. Sin is sin, but God’s wisdom and understanding far surpasses ours. We
look upon outward appearances because that is how we learned to judge matters,
but God’s perspective is deeper and broader, wholly encompassing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This can be extremely difficult at times, especially
when it comes to matters very close to the heart. This is where we have to
trust, and anyone who has been in a heart-gripping situation can say with all
HONESTY how difficult trust can be when God makes us wait for His move. It
looks like people are getting away with a great injustice sometimes, but wait…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">At this time in my life that is what the Holy Spirit
is encouraging me to do. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Trust and wait. As I have told you before, it will not
go on forever. Patience is difficult at times; lean on Me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Conclusion:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I am going to halt this piece here, and will
surprisingly post Part G [part 7] tomorrow. That will definitely be the last
part in the series. In case it was somehow missed, Idolatry and Deception are
the main focal points the Lord is establishing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Do we truly see the times we are in, or is part of us still
in denial? (Not in our day, perhaps our children’s day…) No, God is making
things very clear for a reason.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span>[Prt A]</span> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-from-north-prt.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration-line: none;">Judgment Comes from the North – Call 2Repent- Worthy
of Hard Tests</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt B]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-b-good-n-bad-in.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration-line: none;">Judgment Comes – Good N Bad in World N
Church-Prodigals Are Returning</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: black; color: #cccccc;"> [Prt C]</span><span style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204);"> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-c-sins-of-govt-n.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes – Sins of
Gov’t N Church – Setting Captives Free</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt D]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-d-alert-nations-flee.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes – Alert the
Nations-Flee Idolatry-Repent-Pray</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt E]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-e-idolatry-2023.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes
– Let Your Idols and Soothsayers Deliver You</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt F] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-part-f-ezekiel-still.html">Judgment
Comes – Ezekiel Still Speaks Today</a> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[Part
G] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-counterfeit-is-here-but.html">Judgment
Comes – The Counterfeit is Here, But Nothing Replaces Jesus-Yeshua</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">in the presence of His glory</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-24988444837694966182023-05-14T22:55:00.610-04:002023-10-13T21:51:46.745-04:00Judgment Comes from the North-Prt A - Call2Repent - Just God-Worthy of Hard Tests<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwucIRdgZFGyhHOZt5qwFTcS6GY-aFY_R7svrngp6t1jIw_nkDvupSuPixmSH6nbg2l0fLRoTyPGWzbTXSLUkbspOtcXaWJMXEWdRMNwOpirL-5HAFig3cW7H_5qOm2ltSc4C_y9sT8iLyPLwYRb79WaHpmelm5w98esrKJoyjV0803RgW_AOXmM/s468/how%20much%20more%20He%20cares%20for%20us_Aug8.2016-my%20house%20BC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="467" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwucIRdgZFGyhHOZt5qwFTcS6GY-aFY_R7svrngp6t1jIw_nkDvupSuPixmSH6nbg2l0fLRoTyPGWzbTXSLUkbspOtcXaWJMXEWdRMNwOpirL-5HAFig3cW7H_5qOm2ltSc4C_y9sT8iLyPLwYRb79WaHpmelm5w98esrKJoyjV0803RgW_AOXmM/w230-h231/how%20much%20more%20He%20cares%20for%20us_Aug8.2016-my%20house%20BC.jpg" width="230" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">How much more God cares for us...<br />my yard-house--Aug 8, 2016 BC</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>[</span><b>NOTE*</b><span>: This is a five-part (5) series [Parts A to E]. It has been a work in progress and a labour of love for several weeks. I had intended to post it on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - the first day of Passover, but it was not to be. In all things, it seems I am learning and/or practicing patience. I cannot wait until it is over - lol.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.1414px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt A] </span></span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-from-north-prt.html"><i>Judgment Comes from the North </i>– Call 2Repent- Worthy of Hard Tests</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt B]</span><i> </i><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-b-good-n-bad-in.html"><i>Judgment Comes </i>– Good N Bad in World N Church-Prodigals Are Returning</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt C]</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-c-sins-of-govt-n.html">Judgment Comes – Sins of Gov’t N Church – Setting Captives Free</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt D]</span> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-d-alert-nations-flee.html">Judgment Comes – Alert the Nations-Flee Idolatry-Repent-Pray</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt E]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-e-idolatry-2023.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes
– Let Your Idols and Soothsayers Deliver You</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span>[Prt F] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-part-f-ezekiel-still.html">Judgment
Comes – Ezekiel Still Speaks Today</a></span> </span><span style="color: #cccccc; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Part
G] </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-counterfeit-is-here-but.html">Judgment
Comes – The Counterfeit is Here, But Nothing Replaces Jesus-Yeshua</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Some might wonder how is it edifying. Well, the Lord brings things to our attention, and as you can see, if you check the archives for the past several years, He has been moving on people to:</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[1] draw closer to Him, be more intimate and spend more time in His presence</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And you shall seek Me, and find Me, when you shall search for Me with all your heart.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 29:13]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;">. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Heb7:25]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2] get more into His Word; allow Him to speak to us through it</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat4:4]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">3] to dwell in His presence there must be a [<i>reverential</i>] fear of the Lord, faith and trust (<i>without these, what intimacy do you hope for</i>?)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">The <b>fear of the Lord</b> is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov 1:7]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">The God of my rock; in Him will I <b>trust</b>: He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation </span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;">[</span><b style="color: #cccccc;">faith</b><span style="color: #cccccc;">]</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">, </i><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">my high tower, and my refuge, my Saviour; You save me from violence.</span></i><i style="color: #cccccc;"> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Sam 22:3]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">4] drawing us to repentance [straight-up - <i>search our heart, and more importantly, surrender to allowing the Holy Spirit to bring forth anything hidden away in deep crevices that are not of God</i>)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">O Lord, You have searched me and known me.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 139:1]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[5] praying about all things (<i>including for our enemies, and those who come against us</i>). This does not mean we have to accept what they do, or dismiss their wrongs. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It means that we are breaking off all bitterness before it poisons us. It means we know sin because all have sinned (<i>that</i> <i>includes us</i>) and fallen short of the glory of God.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Phil 4:6-7]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">May our enemies repent, but if not, we loose them into God's hands, and refuse to hang onto (<i>or bind</i>) bitterness or hatred [<i>of them</i>] to ourselves.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[6] love means letting go of hatred and forgiving; it does not necessarily mean hugging an enemy; it does not even mean '<i>hanging out</i>' with them or becoming '<i>a buddy</i>'. It means pray for God to bless them (help them). God will instruct you by His Spirit. </span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">People can opine and advise, but God has the wisdom we need, and the counsel we need to follow.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, our little part of letting go of poisonous (<i>toxic</i>) emotions or feelings is not only to keep us from ruining our - [spiritual] - health, but it is also courageous; a pure act of love</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eph 4:31,32]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The reason the Lord has been following this theme for so many years is because of the shortness of time left before the Great Tribulation. That does not take great discernment, but to be wise is to follow His lead.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So, I will get a couple posted tonight with font fixes (<i>colours, sizing</i>), pics, resize etc. There are just shy of 100 pages. I am beginning to wonder if I am not meant to be a blogger; but to put out books. lol</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I just need to find out how to get books printed and to people at no charge. On my budget, I do not think it is possible. Ah well, for now, this is it... to God, my Abba, and to Christ, my beloved Saviour, King and Lord, be all glory, honour </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">and praise! <b>BP</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc537T1B_rU_JTgYWg1p_sQ51abUBaXOkub39gok3cpB2cABORmQCY3weDLRGIBu_Ls2HzJgG6laDmAEBX8pwd8AWwkXsI25-QfBL6m5nyGMIFfvxHKQr4u0v-TWX51WD_x_VSoDjRYCj0_7i5yR4qW5sQ566-FIrl7En6fVk7nMQpefa-dlkV6ks/s716/El%20Shaddai-Creator%20of%20all-Sovereign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="489" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc537T1B_rU_JTgYWg1p_sQ51abUBaXOkub39gok3cpB2cABORmQCY3weDLRGIBu_Ls2HzJgG6laDmAEBX8pwd8AWwkXsI25-QfBL6m5nyGMIFfvxHKQr4u0v-TWX51WD_x_VSoDjRYCj0_7i5yR4qW5sQ566-FIrl7En6fVk7nMQpefa-dlkV6ks/w305-h445/El%20Shaddai-Creator%20of%20all-Sovereign.jpg" width="305" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Finally brethren, whatsoever things are </i><b>true</b><i> -- </i><b>honest</b><i> -- </i><b>just</b><i> -- </i><b>pure</b><i> -- </i><b>lovely</b><i> -- of </i><b>good report </b><i>-- if there be any </i><b>virtue</b><i>, and if there be any </i><b>praise</b><i>, think on these things. </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Phil 4:8]</span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVb5jOEHTGQEtO9SxwUU01p0aSuyMo8hm7Hf6wWQt7Pn0u5POISv_pCbQEqunF7tdBxeLiilPpi0ywL-_uBB5h0dff4GLdtjVnUl2ExzR1lsMxRNLpuOZ5grLQBLTvyueAyI_MbuPSesG8P8pC_1WuhVpi3BO1zDRaT_c38FG4FwPb-0REhuLsO8/s433/weary%20warrior.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="318" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVb5jOEHTGQEtO9SxwUU01p0aSuyMo8hm7Hf6wWQt7Pn0u5POISv_pCbQEqunF7tdBxeLiilPpi0ywL-_uBB5h0dff4GLdtjVnUl2ExzR1lsMxRNLpuOZ5grLQBLTvyueAyI_MbuPSesG8P8pC_1WuhVpi3BO1zDRaT_c38FG4FwPb-0REhuLsO8/w171-h233/weary%20warrior.jpg" width="171" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Have You Wearied?</span></span></b></span><p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The lateness of this entry is in part from struggling
with ‘<i>giving up’</i>, not on God, just…on doing what I have always done,
minister to others through my writing, and through prayers, many times with
fasting. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">A couple of decades of treasures uncovered, nuggets that
the Lord discovered and worked hard to bring forth from deep mines, hidden in
dark recesses of the dust – this clay body that is ever in the hands of the
Potter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The refining fires of the furnace of affliction were
personal. True, not a hair was singed, nor did I smell of smoke, but that which
came forth was to the glory of Jesus. His hard, purifying work, but we reap the
benefits of His work. He is worthy of the fruit of His labour.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>There were waters of separation that threatened to
overwhelm, but the grace of God acted as a buoy to keep one afloat until He
stilled the waters, once they had accomplished His Word, and His will.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I do not understand, but I acknowledge that my hope
has been shaken by the addition of long-term physical pain, and by the unbelief
of people who see suffering as some sort of punishment for some unconfessed
sin. We live in a fallen world; some of us were subjected to misdiagnoses, and
to medicines that wreaked havoc on our bodies, but we were told they were for
our good.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yes, I know, after the countless articles over the
years, with messages from the Lord, and consistently putting forth my own
encouragement to people, wrapped in the love birthed from understanding, and
suffering, only to come to this place of discouragement, this place of lonely
hopelessness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I have been down [<i>depressed</i>] before; most of us
go through such times. Why some suffer more than others is a question that many
have brought up over the several millenniums, to which no one has
satisfactorily answered. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>We can only acknowledge the reality of it, encourage
and pray for each other. Notwithstanding, with the help of God’s outstretched
arm and His strong hand pulling, He raises us up many times, self included.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">You have a </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">mighty</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> arm: </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">strong</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> is Your hand,
and high is Your right hand. <b>Justice</b> and <b>judgment</b> are the
habitation of Your throne: </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">mercy</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> and </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">truth</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #e69138;"> shall go
before Your face.</span> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">[Ps 89:13,14]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This time, so sure of conquering a personal matter
that I would dare write about it with the intent and hope that it would help
another do what is right, I found myself under yet another heavy cloud. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I know the Lord has caused me to forgive, and I have,
but my problem is – the <b>waiting</b> for Him to bring justice; but also, what
if – as a result, the other person is reaching more people and doing more good
than I ever could? Some may say, if you are asking for justice, then you have
not forgiven.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That is a narrow perspective, one that I too once
looked at certain matters from. If you love someone, you do not want them to
carry on doing wrong. They open the door to many other negativities. The door
is open for the enemy to further deceive them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">The door is open for them to fall into pride, to have
<i>no reverential fear of the Lord</i>. O, to ask that justice be done is just as much for them as
it is for you. If your attitude is that it would hurt them or harm them, then
your attitude is wrong, as is your motive for justice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But if you sincerely care for them, would you not want
the Lord to claim them as His and therefore discipline [<i>chasten</i>] them as
He has you? When the Lord disciplines His people, or subdues them, there is an
opportunity given for repentance and forgiveness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Would you not want to be corrected if you were in the
wrong? I would. Not one of us likes to be wrong, but every single one of us has
been wrong before. It is good to be corrected; it is loving to be disciplined.
So yes, I do cry for justice, judgment, mercy and truth.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If I quit my writing now, then, I hand my life over to
the devil as a victory belt…and I refuse to do that. Worse yet, it would be as
if to say, God does not care about justice or judgment, but as we can see just
from one single scripture (<i>posted above</i>), they [judgment/justice] indwell His throne. I
have heard that the two, ‘<b><i>justice’</i></b> and ‘<b><i>judgment’</i></b>
are like two pillars of God’s throne; upholding it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">His throne, a place where El Shaddai reigns with
authority, power, and sovereignty. We expect things instantly, or at least,
taken care of quickly. The world has gotten used to instant and fast over the
last sixty years, but patience is something we all must learn. We all need to
learn to endure, to hold fast in enduring…to accomplish endurance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We hear the world, Satanists and Luciferians, speak
swelling words against the most High. We have already seen times and laws
changed (<i>same sex marriage, bestiality, incest, and pedophilia, the
insistence of gender change/effectually blurring the lines of God’s creation</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Seasons are messed up due to geoengineering and
weather manipulation, the testing of missiles, and war itself with weaponry
shot through the air, has wreaked havoc on the troposphere.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The constant barrage of satellites, including those
that malfunctioned and are drifting, and the International Space Station, all released
into outer space, making it look like a junkyard, thus interrupting natural
ebbs and flows that occurs in the thermosphere.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Daniel warned of ‘pompous’ or swelling words against
the Lord being spoken, as well as changes in the laws, and seasons being
changed. He spoke of the wearing down of the sai</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #3d85c6;">nts. </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #3d85c6;">[Dan 7:25]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Those in other countries who have faced physical
torture, imprisonment, various cruelties, and death know the real meaning of
the ‘<i>wearing down of the saints’</i>. The West will indeed come to know
persecution (<i>the complete wearing down of the saints</i>); the trickling of
it has begun – stand by for the flooding in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Judgment is happening globally, but not full force
yet. I am not the only one who has struggled with weariness. Thank God for God!
This is but a precursor; however, we need to discipline ourselves to spend even
more time with the Lord, for His direction and counsel. Chronic fatigue is also quite draining.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuevs9Ix5VJyDmmr24OuopbyibVpdiDSoVaQbc1PsOWddApRQf--sB5RotDhE12Jj7aFbU24lRbyeSO2Mr1P7IQClEo1Wk1XvRJRXFzMuXCn9kxtSg7e7gyVjTFVOXeE9sO8o2FZ34jJnp2KF7mFnGvxfefyWBw9ZTjMoXnYhXXXkfUApinecttI/s372/rushed%20for%20time,%20busy-not%20enough%20hrs%20in%20a%20day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="329" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuevs9Ix5VJyDmmr24OuopbyibVpdiDSoVaQbc1PsOWddApRQf--sB5RotDhE12Jj7aFbU24lRbyeSO2Mr1P7IQClEo1Wk1XvRJRXFzMuXCn9kxtSg7e7gyVjTFVOXeE9sO8o2FZ34jJnp2KF7mFnGvxfefyWBw9ZTjMoXnYhXXXkfUApinecttI/w207-h234/rushed%20for%20time,%20busy-not%20enough%20hrs%20in%20a%20day.jpg" width="207" /></span></a></div><span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is getting harder for all the saints to find more
quality time. It is all part of the plan of the enemy, the world, and the flesh
<i>(our carnal nature</i>). We were warned of a falling away, which is rebellion
towards God.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>We have witnessed an exponential increase in rebellion
globally in the last three years, along with an increase in violence and crime.
Again – a precursor.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Jesus is with us every step of the way. We need to
remember that, especially in the days or seasons where the circumstances are
blinding us because they are so huge, and seemingly impossible to avoid.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">No real saint wears a perpetual smile, nor feels joy
all the time. I have learned (<i>as we all hopefully do)</i> that we cannot go
by our feelings and emotions, as they can betray and mislead us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, our joy is in Jesus, abiding in Him and He in
us, and the Holy Spirit, our Comforter, Helper, and Teacher. <b>THAT</b> is the
joy that sustains us in the turbulent, grievous times, the privilege of
belonging to Christ and being filled with His Spirit. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>When we fully comprehend that Jesus/Yeshua is always
with us, no matter what (</span><i>unless we choose to walk away</i><span> [He forces no
one]), strength comes. He IS ever present. Therefore, our joy in Him is our
strength.</span> <span>[Neh 8:10]</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">It Is God’s Work</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MoH-x974UuoiGvxOiRKejRl2L9vbroyXR90RpA4u6sZKc_mVuM3_lPxzjvSyv6TSHz-Z-zoR67wIR2icydNWOsEAaAM7nDCtnVkeowD7Xsbfz-qsgmO7Uh8g5nkDtHJ9bVrkmayJGsiqfBrjcc7jJaS3WKl75Ui948CFDpe_ap7JgB8Bl7RqAAA/s446/Jesus.save%20me.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="260" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MoH-x974UuoiGvxOiRKejRl2L9vbroyXR90RpA4u6sZKc_mVuM3_lPxzjvSyv6TSHz-Z-zoR67wIR2icydNWOsEAaAM7nDCtnVkeowD7Xsbfz-qsgmO7Uh8g5nkDtHJ9bVrkmayJGsiqfBrjcc7jJaS3WKl75Ui948CFDpe_ap7JgB8Bl7RqAAA/w187-h252/Jesus.save%20me.jpg" width="187" /></span></a></b></div><span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God, Abba, why is it that You are the only one who sees?
All my life…all You taught me, all the gain from the pain, all the fiery
furnaces, the endless battles, the victories, the fasting, all our intimate
times, Lord, no one should touch that, let alone take it…I do not understand
why those who know me do not see it. What a lonely death this feels like, Lord.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">How am I to wait this out, Father? The Lord has done
much work in me, so much. I have not reached perfection, not even close, yet
the work He has done has made such a difference in me, He saved my soul from
the lake of fire. I push away negative thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">He taught me how to love, and how to forgive. He
taught me to pray for those who do wrong against me. Tough lesson – oh yes, but
necessary! He taught my hands to war and my fingers to fight. He taught me that
He is ever faithful, that He is the Lord of the battle. He knows how to handle
His people, including wayward children.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He takes the worst, the blackest and the darkest, from
that moment of confession and repentance, and He cleans us up. He saves and
cleanses with His precious, spilled blood, purges with hyssop and with the Holy
Spirit, and with fire. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He delivers with His strong arm, heals with Gilead’s
healing balm. He creates a new heart, puts a ‘right spirit’ within, begins the
process of molding us into Christ’s image, anoints the born-again with the
precious and Holy Spirit; He does His amazing work. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">No, I cannot give up or give in, but it is so hard to
go forward in writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Hope deferred. Satan laughs…and his accomplice (<i>a
human</i> <i>being</i>) feels no guilt, shame, or remorse at what they have
done and the damage created. Perhaps, they have deceived themselves about what they
have done. They have certainly successfully deceived others…</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But I remember the atonement, the precious blood
spilled for the forgiveness of sins. For us to turn away means forgiveness and
an eternal destiny with our Creator. There is no other substitute. Jesus IS the
One who saved us. For anyone who will turn away – any one!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">One spends a lifetime learning tough, yet good
lessons, making and paying for mistakes, overcoming, going two steps forward
and perhaps, three back at times, going through hell and back, one trepid step
after another. Other times, with soaring confidence and gladness, twirling and
dancing in the joy of th</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">e Lord…therein lies <b><i>strength</i></b>. </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #e69138;">[…] <i>be not grieved; for the </i><b>joy</b><i> of
the Lord is </i><b>your strength</b></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><i><span style="background-color: #f6b26b;">.</span> </i><span>[Neh 8:10]</span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Victories are celebrated, and learning what a good God
created us, and a glorious King and Lord, a true joy to serve – a magnificent
God who never leaves or forsakes – He can be silent, yes, but He never leaves. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Some will tell you that God is never silent. Really?
Then explain the 400 years between the Old and the New Testament? Explain the
years that Abraham waited after hearing he would have a son of promise, with
not a word from his Friend. (<i>Abraham, a man that God called</i> ‘<b>friend’</b>,
<i>yet Abraham knew God’s silence</i>.) <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">People say that things were different then. More is
going on today, so we have to hear from God constantly, daily. Is God
wishy-washy? Why does He say:</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">A time to tear, and a time to sew; </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">a time to keep
silence</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, and a time to speak</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">;</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eccl 3:7]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>God is not a ‘<i>chatty Cathy’</i>; a chatterbox. When
He speaks, there is wisdom and reason for His words. Years, decades pass, and
the Lord pulls back the curtain to reveal the work He has done. He reveals good
fruit, a strong tree…a winner, only because of Jesus the Christ of Nazareth,
the exceptional man from Galilee. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">No other can even touch His glory, all because of who
He is. Many try, and for a season, may even succeed in holding onto His glory,
but in the end, they get burned – listen please - because the <b><i>power</i></b>,
<b><i>strength</i></b>, and <b><i>holiness</i></b> of God’s glory cannot be
held for long by a mere man or woman.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Greater is He that is in us than he that is in th</span><span>e
world, is a true statement, but if we temporarily lose focus, or slip into a
pit of hopelessness, we lose sight of the reality that not every spirit is of
God, and not every spirit admits that Jesus came in the flesh.</span> <span>[1Jn 4:1-6]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Not everyone (<i>even in church</i>) believes every
word of Jesus, or the Bible in its entirety. Jesus <b><i>IS</i></b> the Word. To
deny the Bible (<i>written</i> [rhema] <i>word of God</i>) is to deny Christ
Jesus. He has been called a ‘good man’, a prophet, a religious teacher, a
Jewish rabbi, but not everyone sees Jesus as God incarnated. Jesus is the Word
of God, come in the flesh. I will say it continually, for it is true. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the </span></span></i><b style="color: #f6b26b;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Word was God</span></b><i style="color: #f6b26b;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">. The same was
in the beginning </span></i><b style="color: #f6b26b;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">with God</span></b><i style="color: #f6b26b;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">. All things
were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him
was life; and the life was the light of men</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 1:1-4]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Weariness has begun …find your strength in the joy of
Jesus our Saviour and Redeemer!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Strongest Warrior Gets Tired<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNnV1NsvtU8nKfgqibw4mcV2PjxXuxw72cUOZdJfZPX49ZY5T4W8ieQA9NlpiHSsBIpvi2YExCixGgjBKqeWVlwkW9-nbiBBMU_pksgn9E-gFdWud9ydr0QQZBwgvxXCjmcwlTjDQ6Qd2GgaAuVw3eL-DQDl_WJlYovxSpOC-O_HCiQa6-wFmveQ/s367/strong%20warriors%20get%20tired.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="367" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNnV1NsvtU8nKfgqibw4mcV2PjxXuxw72cUOZdJfZPX49ZY5T4W8ieQA9NlpiHSsBIpvi2YExCixGgjBKqeWVlwkW9-nbiBBMU_pksgn9E-gFdWud9ydr0QQZBwgvxXCjmcwlTjDQ6Qd2GgaAuVw3eL-DQDl_WJlYovxSpOC-O_HCiQa6-wFmveQ/w245-h195/strong%20warriors%20get%20tired.jpg" width="245" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Even the strongest get tired...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Yet, even the strongest warrior gets tired; even the
bravest can get to the point saying, ‘</span><i>I’m done; I have had enough…’ </i><span>[Think of Job, Moses, Elijah as just
three examples. There is no shame my friend in the times we say, ‘</span><i>No more,
Lord…’</i><span>]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Being a Christian does not make us superhuman, and it
behooves us to not put pressure on people to live up to some high standard that
the Pharisees would quickly endorse.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">The enemy of mankind, of our souls, Satan and his
hordes, are busy right now, doing whatever they can to take Christians down. He
will bring pain and crank up pressure to make limitations even more limited. It
will try your patience. In fact, there will be days when some of you will weep
because the pain causes you to beg God to only say a word. “<i>One word, Lord,
and I would be healed.”</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Do you scold yourself, afraid that you are murmuring
and complaining, instead of trying to explain your limitations to the Lord, and
how hard things are these days as age sets in. Our beautiful Father does not
judge us for the suffering.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">He fully understands. We do not understand why He
allows what He allows, but we can surely trust Him in knowing what is best. He
understands the condition this world is in, how depleted governments have made
water, soil and even seeds. He understands the corruption and the deception
that robbed most people of healthy choices.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">For You are my hope, O Lord God: You </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">ARE</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> my trust from
my youth</span>.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Ps 71:5]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Let my mouth be filled with Your praise and with Your
honour all the day. Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me now when
my strength fails.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay
wait for my soul take counsel together, Saying, God has forsaken him: persecute
and take him; for there is none to deliver him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my
help.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 8-12]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Speak these words of life: God honours His Word, and
it does NOT return to Him void. I cannot tell you the times I have beaten
myself up mentally, scolding myself for complaining, when really all I was
trying to do was talk myself out of the negative.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The best way to do that is to STAND on God’s Word, and
speak it back to Him. It is a precious weapon in our hand that pushes back the
enemy. Glory to our King! I promise you that it is no ‘magic’ formula.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, I do know that trusting God in moments of
weakness, bein</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">g ‘real’ with Him, whilst holding to the fear of the Lord (<i>honouring
Him who is most worthy</i>), He has never failed to help me get through painful
times, whether physical or otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">He Carries Us when Our Strength is Gone</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHHjO6VC61oV4Ne-lAseZMkIdySqc7B15VSjKZX8ybRkjFcYnkTp5daetibsjB1GURfusR-a_FB1N3VtLKBj1zsIWSFVr4zcH542ewltVCFB_RmP-AfBXxVr6CTkzUGezrkzBv1gougsVYVRHtT6nutKv3lkl9G3AaMb68pNxIzQCR6JNPw9v4Lw/s440/Yeshua%20%5BJesus%5D%20carries%20us%20at%20times.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHHjO6VC61oV4Ne-lAseZMkIdySqc7B15VSjKZX8ybRkjFcYnkTp5daetibsjB1GURfusR-a_FB1N3VtLKBj1zsIWSFVr4zcH542ewltVCFB_RmP-AfBXxVr6CTkzUGezrkzBv1gougsVYVRHtT6nutKv3lkl9G3AaMb68pNxIzQCR6JNPw9v4Lw/s320/Yeshua%20%5BJesus%5D%20carries%20us%20at%20times.jpg" width="217" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">sometimes He silently carries us</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Some of you are old(er) now, and some of you are
young, or in-between. Age matters not to our Creator. What matters is that you
come to know and believe that no matter what your age is, the Lord will carry
you, and help you.</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Trust Jesus, and do not turn away in gloom,
discouragement, or despair (<i>melancholy</i>), as the world, enemies of the
cross, and Satan and his demonic armies would like to see us do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Never! Listen, please:</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Hearken</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <span style="color: #999999;"><span>[listen]</span> </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">unto Me, O house of
Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Isra</span></i></span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>el, which are borne by Me from
the belly, which are carried from the womb: And even to your old age </i><b>I
AM He</b><i>; and even to the gray hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I
will bear; </i><b>even I will carry</b><i>, and will deliver you. </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is
46:3,4]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Are you in that place right now, where everything
about the walk seems so hard, yet the presence of the Lord, a constant
companion, keeps you <b>solid</b> in Christ Jesus/Yeshua? The enemy knows how
to get to us, through what people, and in what ways. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Satan/Lucifer particularly enjoys using those close to
us, whether [<i>blood</i>] family, or brethren [<i>spiritual family</i>],
friends, coworkers, neighbours, anyone he sees that he knows will have an
impact on us if they were to come against us in any way, even subtly. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But there are times he knows that something a stranger
can do could successfully knock the wind out of our sails, and fray, but not
sever, the rope of our anchor. If this is where you are at, if you felt the
last wave hit, and it was over, until another came, <b>hold on</b>…the Lord is
announcing ‘<b><i>harvest’</i></b> to some of His faithful soldiers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The labour and pain have not been for nothing. The
digging in with pra</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">yer has cultivated rich soil, watered and fed by the Word of
God. <b>WAIT</b> a little longer; yes, that one word, along with <b>patience</b>,
that makes the flesh crawl. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span>W-A-I-T</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span>! Get the flesh back on the cross
where it is silenced. How it fights us; it prefers comfort and stroking. But
all who wait for harvest season, after all the good work that the Lord and you,
together, is done, will not be disappointed when they reap.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The season of consequence – the time of reaping. What
have you sown? Has your work been unto the Lord; from Him and offered back to
Him, your very best? Have you offered yourself, submitted to the King? Sadly,
some offer an unclean offering like Cain’s was, the work of our hands? Give the
best – give yourself in wholly surrender to a worthy God!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">I </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #f6b26b; line-height: 107%;">beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
God, that you present your bodies as a</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <b style="color: #f6b26b;">living
sacrifice,</b><i style="color: #f6b26b;"> holy, </i><b style="color: #f6b26b;">acceptable</b><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> unto God, which is your</span> <u style="color: #f6b26b; text-underline: double;">reasonable service</u><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 12:1]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">All that is in us is God’s work. He created us, knit
us together in our mother’s womb [Ps 139:13] He is the Potter who creates
vessels unto honour, and vessels unto dishonour. The pounding, prodding,
pressure applied in the right areas to bring healing as the Potter reshapes,
restores, recreates…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>No matter where you are at, He will find you and
rescue you. Back in December 2022, and again in January 2023, the Lord is
bringing back the prodigals. He will meet you with open arms as He sees you
coming toward Him. Hallelujah!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Worthy of the Harder Testing</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGeFTKniFPLdNW6ZTv9_f9ngmRW3-1ADr3Gh06Yv-00sJUlyvpnbloyv9VALHP3tIpPFIZEWGMwklJu4n0eqlmp2Of9tqTGq9poioF_OMZoTJgplW_mcKCnZ21PZKnxNPyh5fnGX2s4PO9Uw_L6F317flOaW6W38ogIj4fcJU4Y_VtRIxPc4-kaI/s436/Jesus%20strengthens%20you.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="315" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGeFTKniFPLdNW6ZTv9_f9ngmRW3-1ADr3Gh06Yv-00sJUlyvpnbloyv9VALHP3tIpPFIZEWGMwklJu4n0eqlmp2Of9tqTGq9poioF_OMZoTJgplW_mcKCnZ21PZKnxNPyh5fnGX2s4PO9Uw_L6F317flOaW6W38ogIj4fcJU4Y_VtRIxPc4-kaI/w156-h216/Jesus%20strengthens%20you.jpg" width="156" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Jesus will strengthen you</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Have you ever stopped to consider that going through
something that seems unbearable, that seems like some kind of punishment, and
you are asking God what you have done, have you ever considered that the
Almighty God considers you worthy of harder testing?</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Even as God protects us, there is still suffering we
go through in this life. Jesus watches out for us, but like Job, we may well
suffer the ramifications of God stepping back and giving Satan some leeway,
some rope to <b><i>test</i></b> us in every way. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That is <b>NOT</b> punishment, my friend. That is a
high approval! Imagine being approved by God Himself as a worthy candidate to
endure the hardest testing. The work of God is always tested (<i>tried</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Just as in the making of the Masamune or the Samurai
sword, th</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">e beating of the steel when forged in the hottest fires, and the
cooling of the same steel in coldest waters to harden it so that it is battle-worthy,
so we are in the hands of the Potter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>O, that God would consider you worthy to endure such a
test! Did you consider changing your mind, your thinking, and refocusing on
Jesus?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Did that just hit home? It did me. Imagine. The trial
of your life, the granddaddy of all trials is happening, and you feel like you
are cursed, that despite walking in God’s will, Word and obedience to the best
of your ability, it is like all hell has broken loose physically, mentally,
emotionally, and spiritually.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It does not mean you have done something wrong, my
friend. In fact, you may have been doing everything right – so now, you are a
threat to the dark kingdom. You become a person of interest – a target. If
there is nothing that comes to mind when the heart is searched for wrong words
or deeds, or if the light of the </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Holy </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Spirit reveals nothing hidden, <b>be
still</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Being targeted by Satan is supposed to speak volumes
about the Christian who suffers by his hand. It means that somehow you are
hindering demonic activity, and the advancement of the dark side in areas
Satan/Lucifer and his armies want to penetrate. You are somehow a threat to the
dark forces, and you may not even realize that you are a mighty instrument (<i>weapon</i>)
in the hands of the living God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">So, instead of being in the state where I want to give
up the writing, I change my thoughts, </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">casting down every imagination that
exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every
thought to the obedience of Christ.</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Cor10:5]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">The enemy is crafty and clever and he works with the flesh
[<i>fallen nature</i>], but we</span><span style="color: #999999;"> h</span><span style="color: #999999;">ave the <b>Holy Spirit</b>. Better and better, <b>Jesus</b>
abides in <b>me</b>, and I in Him. That is three against Satan, and a threefold
cord is not easily broken.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And if one prevails against him two shall withstand
him; and a threefold cord is</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">not quickly broken</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eccl 4:12]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span>We just came through a witchy season too, and we
cannot be ignorant of those times because it is all part of the [spiritual] warfare ( </span></span><span>[Eph 6]</span> <span><i>which many refuse to discuss</i>), which is especially odd since we
see the </span></span><span style="color: #999999;">incredulous escalation in evil around the world.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Jesus and His return is our hope upon which we stand,
but it does not mean we will not suffer in this life whilst we wait. Name one
person who has not suffered. They cannot be named…none have escaped who have
lived any length of time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is most likely the state of enduring, a test of
endurance. Embrace the cross; there is a good reason for it. The heaviness of
the cross is no stranger; the hanging upon it a lonely hour, as the stagnant
air stings the exposed flesh that must die without dignity, and in a state of
humility.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">We all weary; we all have times where we get
discouraged. Sometimes a blow knocks the wind out of you. A thousand questions
have no answers, but the strong shoulder of Jesus is always there to comfort.
One wonders how He does not weary, but He never does.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Have you not known? Have you not heard that the
everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not,
neither is weary? There is no searching of His understanding</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Is 40:28]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">We rise again, my friend, if it takes seven times (<i>and
who is counting</i>?), so long as we rise again. But for now, if even one soul
will pray, it will do wonders. All throughout my journey I have shared on this
blog about <b>prayer</b>, and the importance of it. It was one of the first
things the Lord trained me to do; it is my reasonable service. I thank Him for
His valuable lessons.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">He gives power to the faint; and to them that have no
might He increases strength</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 29]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is not just the elderly that grow weak and weary.
We all can get zapped by life, by circumstances, by people, by the sins or
actions of others – it can drain us. Then, there is a very real adversary who
sets no boundaries – steal, kill, destroy – that is his mission.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There is no shame in growing weary, and let no one
bring you down further when you are doing your best to hold fast to
Jesus/Yeshua. Keep holding, friend. He <b><i>never</i></b> fails us – <b><i>never</i></b>!
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Howbeit, I can promise you. The rest is <b><i>IN</i></b>
Jesus Christ, try it and you will see. Wait upon Him. He will not disappoint. I
can fail you; you can fail me. We can fail others, but Jesus is solid – He
never fails!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the
young men shall utterly fall: But they that </span></span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">wait</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> upon the Lord
shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they
shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 30,31]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">And if the youth grow faint and weary, and some even
fall, how much more the elderly, and what of those in-between youth and old
age? Are we suddenly supposed to be some supernatural pillar of strength, when
for year upon year, battle after battle, we have stood the ground against the
adversary, against flesh?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">No, and that is why there is no shame in leaning on
our Maker, the One who died for us and rose again, and who is soon returning.
He is our rest, our strength, our wisdom, our hope. He is everything we need,
and the only One who can fill that emptiness in you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>An Unexpected Message</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">“Child, be still. Let them laugh, just remember, they
laughed at Me; they laughed at Me. I know you do not understand, but I AM right
here. </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Wait</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> upon Me to do what I shall do; </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">wait</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> upon Me. This
is one of the hardest things for people to do – to </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">wait</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">. I AM
strengthening you, but for now, I AM holding you up.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">“You are right to put flesh on the cross, and O, how
it fights to come down – groaning, whining, suffering. Yet, you cry out to Me.
Lo! I AM here; I have not forsaken you. </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Wait</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> for Me to
bring justice; remember the two women who both claimed to be mother to the same
child? I watched you release it into My hands, and you fell to your knees under
the crushing of humble surrender </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">[letting go].<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">That is complete trust, and yes, it costs everything
to let something dear to you go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know,
I gave My very life for all </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">(to be forgiven and reconciled back
to the Father). <i>My flesh wanted down off the cross. </i><b>Father, why have
You forsaken Me?</b><i> Yes, flesh cries out; it groans; it whimpers; it wants
to ‘live’.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">“Find it within yourself, soldier, to say: ‘</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Not my will,
but Your will, Father.’ <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Stand back; be patient, and watch and see what I will
do. I know </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">the pain is </span><span style="color: #999999;">excruciating, but look into My tender eyes and be aware
of My healing balm. </span></span></i><span style="color: #999999;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Rest</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> in Me…</span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">rest</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> in My arms,
as I gather up your tears and tell you, I receive your love, even though you
feel small and awkward. Be still – shalom.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Consequences are God’s<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I was
looking up the song “<b><i>It Is Well [With My Soul</i></b>]” because I wanted
to start out with thanksgiving to God, and to speak life to encourage myself. (<i>Enter
into the gates with thanksgiving, and into the courts with praise: be thankful
unto Him, and bless His name.</i> [Ps 100:4])<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">There was a
video that said: <b>RIP Dr. Charles Stanley Singing “It is Well”</b> in his
last days at home before he died. Only the first 45 seconds share Dr. Stanley
singing a duet with a young woman (<i>possibly his great-granddaughter? – the
description does not say</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, it
is a very interesting 2:17 minute video. I wish I had listened to Dr. Stanley
when he was alive. Judging from the comments, people seemed to esteem him as an
honorable, God-fearing preacher.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In the
video, Dr. Stanley says something that I think we all need to hear, but it
certainly is applicable in my life, at this time. Is that just not the way the
Lord works? He can work through people we do not even know, in a moment when we
least expect Him, and address exactly what is deep within our heart at that
moment. <b>ONLY GOD</b>! Thank You, Jesus HaMashiach</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnLvr9dmATdQ3QJLzuqjSbufGp9lpVe-4z8YQytGTJn8ErxMxTRvffsu5lXv5-yzvLx1oI_nxWK9IeW2HnfotYW6wRZNXNMgDP40r1g7mZw8HIC_5Jgr8debNewTv_2zOc197AEHPSaDwuIcpUiSKCgYZYSTZj6Sy7-CjBo5VMuV4FY-HutvCj5w/s319/God%20makes%20holes%20in%20brick%20walls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="319" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnLvr9dmATdQ3QJLzuqjSbufGp9lpVe-4z8YQytGTJn8ErxMxTRvffsu5lXv5-yzvLx1oI_nxWK9IeW2HnfotYW6wRZNXNMgDP40r1g7mZw8HIC_5Jgr8debNewTv_2zOc197AEHPSaDwuIcpUiSKCgYZYSTZj6Sy7-CjBo5VMuV4FY-HutvCj5w/w247-h166/God%20makes%20holes%20in%20brick%20walls.jpg" width="247" /></span></a></div><span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Dr. Stanley
had just finished high school and was attending college. He was 18. He had only
gone to visit his grandfather (<i>who was a Pentecostal preacher</i>) twice
before, and Dr. Stanley thought it would be a good time to visit his
grandfather, who was in his 70s at the time.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He stayed
for about a week. They liked to hang out in his grandfather’s screened-in back
porch in North Carolina. They conversed about several things, as Pastor Stanley
was interested in what his grandfather taught over the many years he preached.
Pastor Stanley said that his grandfather shared the following. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He said: <i>“You’re
going through a hard time …put it this way. If God tells you to head toward a
brick wall, you head for the wall, and when you get there, God will make a hole
for you.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He said he
chuckled and never thought a thing about it, but later, on </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">the way home,
thinking about it (<i>he gasps, and nervously adds, “I can hardly tell you</i>)…
It’s like God said to me, here’s what He said: <i>“Obey God and leave all the
consequences to Him and I want you to remember that.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">“<i>Yes,
Lord, I will.” <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That is how
the video ended. One message and it spoke right to me. Now I share it here
because I believe that someone is going to land on this site, and it is going
to be exactly what you need to hear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">THAT is
GOD alone!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Thank you,
Dr. Charles Stanley. Thank You, Lord Jesus.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">VIDEO</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: RIP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vULq4KqPHU"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dr. Charles Stanley</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> “<b>It is Well</b> (With My Soul)” -- [2 min,
15 sec]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Bless the Lord. Indeed, the consequences of any
situation remain in the hands of the Sovereign God. How ideal that back in
December 2022, and January 2023, He spoke of the <i>Season of Consequences.</i>
Ah Lord, how we need Your return, and to dwell with You forever!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Satan Has His Feast Seasons<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is a time where witchcraft peaks for their
spring/summer solstice, for their evil time of worship, rituals and sacrifice.
I started this back a month ago, and was supposed to have it up by the start of
Passover (April 5. 2023). </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, now we are newly into May, and hopefully
this will be in keepi</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">ng with God’s timing, not my plans. (<i>I have had to add
this part, due to being so far behind. In fact, I have had to go over the piece
several times, and update, or whatever was necessary. </i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>I have 61 pages, and have
divided it from </i><b>A-C</b> at the time of this point in my writing.<i> Hopefully, that will be good, but if not,
there will be </i>A-D=== <b>update:</b> I surpassed 100 pages, and it is Parts A-E [5 part])<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">So, darkness covers the earth these days even without
the occult days of celebration. And even though <b>darkness is all around</b>,
walking with Jesus means walking in light. Below, in the secret place, you will
see, step by step – it is the next step that is lit up.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThtW0WbvAX4Ui8c9Iz8x4P_ZQ1EqeFALrMkkXtlUPgfvr1pLj_cNgyI-D6jdUvXxrNBm2RwsKfZ3U8x94vcUTmgtKwIdC_NeutilB_QcLzGinlyIYYQ6IAXvqmUBaetDrj3tNkWO4IJtqk22kp7VEIM6m2PeB8K2LC8BxxZbJg3hLTUTxyzW4o0c/s2717/secret%20places.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="2717" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThtW0WbvAX4Ui8c9Iz8x4P_ZQ1EqeFALrMkkXtlUPgfvr1pLj_cNgyI-D6jdUvXxrNBm2RwsKfZ3U8x94vcUTmgtKwIdC_NeutilB_QcLzGinlyIYYQ6IAXvqmUBaetDrj3tNkWO4IJtqk22kp7VEIM6m2PeB8K2LC8BxxZbJg3hLTUTxyzW4o0c/s320/secret%20places.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">secret place-step by step<br />He leads us</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">The week-long commitment is nearly over, so a strong
backlash should have been expected, but sometimes we think a thing is over when
it is not.</span><span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">It is a time when iniquity abounds, and the love of many has
waxed cold. We are to endure to the end to be saved. </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:12,13]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Covens globally have been busy. Victoria and Kelowna
in B.C. are considered havens for multiple covens [3,000-5,000 covens - from Okanagan Valley to the coast, over to the Island(s)] (not all with high
priestesses), and witchcraft, considered the highest number in all of Canada. </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjsyN2VWmBubvCk56HDgfBIXrRx39J6z9Chr8SekbIMJDjG0JvXlnsE5EHC9_TwmN_aVEWl0TYlCUMdvSPbMH48R-z_vJ9YfcjIyGuH4MCgplxWRkRuubQzi9RBNUfDpL6BQPhBClFUYJ_ouqoF1atDOnYZZve5WyP3Gj0EsBr0YZ-lPrrGb8Gj8/s436/advertising%20witchcraft.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjsyN2VWmBubvCk56HDgfBIXrRx39J6z9Chr8SekbIMJDjG0JvXlnsE5EHC9_TwmN_aVEWl0TYlCUMdvSPbMH48R-z_vJ9YfcjIyGuH4MCgplxWRkRuubQzi9RBNUfDpL6BQPhBClFUYJ_ouqoF1atDOnYZZve5WyP3Gj0EsBr0YZ-lPrrGb8Gj8/s320/advertising%20witchcraft.jpg" width="187" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMup7WBlEs7OxGe9C2DSQLrr-U6YqAcBC_91ZqdbVFU8WWRjPfVI_XxoKH6nVus62SSfm15-MpY9TLSpMGdEVH878B_FqV2TjSvwqBuDJgeaZipmupkVj93ru_LcO-t6cmQZcuFuoylaTJ72l7Z4Zxj2q8oPzYJLEf9woHHyNgX5FJtmR_xFIUxkU/s246/advertising%20divination.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="197" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMup7WBlEs7OxGe9C2DSQLrr-U6YqAcBC_91ZqdbVFU8WWRjPfVI_XxoKH6nVus62SSfm15-MpY9TLSpMGdEVH878B_FqV2TjSvwqBuDJgeaZipmupkVj93ru_LcO-t6cmQZcuFuoylaTJ72l7Z4Zxj2q8oPzYJLEf9woHHyNgX5FJtmR_xFIUxkU/s1600/advertising%20divination.jpg" width="197" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">store (witchcraft) does Reiki, aromatherapy,<br />divination, readings [tea, palm, tarots]<br />they sell crystals and 'spirit boards'</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">However, Ontario has its fair share also, with a store
that sells tarot and oracle cards, pendulums, “<b><i>spirit</i></b> boards” (<i>instead
of Ouija board, but that is what they are – the ‘</i><b>spirit’</b><i> is <u style="text-underline: double;">demonic</u></i>), crystals, rune stones, etc.,
mere blocks from where I live.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkNcKxfIL593JD_nax7PMTvcOoqgl_ddHMONP9WB2SLJMXfqmOyFvlE0GDESftUQoQgVzVZnxd8JiQRUPXTn0Nruso9QdUsdApQAiIGcEziDkXWKZuSFMrt1HmwEL1bJjUFu5ELzJh1wjv23qgLrn-5nEF3EQudwfInBepSgL965v0ZP_oIXKMGI/s809/oshawa%20zen%20shop2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="809" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkNcKxfIL593JD_nax7PMTvcOoqgl_ddHMONP9WB2SLJMXfqmOyFvlE0GDESftUQoQgVzVZnxd8JiQRUPXTn0Nruso9QdUsdApQAiIGcEziDkXWKZuSFMrt1HmwEL1bJjUFu5ELzJh1wjv23qgLrn-5nEF3EQudwfInBepSgL965v0ZP_oIXKMGI/w379-h103/oshawa%20zen%20shop2.jpg" width="379" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvzDAK8Zo6QOxUjXZEkueSMQxu9JNWDJh3bMFDIJROy88dLypzy64RnwEBNe3hsuncvRtowqMPs_E97pqWsIgGtSPcvA5NDGhu9H9ZL5J-IozBUMo1Sqw1tiSlQBDocgWr7IOKbmAhBD4jwBLibhLFKfy5xe_K1oJHHXJS3RTnirkduoW_D4MOxY/s521/oshawa%20zen%20shop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="521" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvzDAK8Zo6QOxUjXZEkueSMQxu9JNWDJh3bMFDIJROy88dLypzy64RnwEBNe3hsuncvRtowqMPs_E97pqWsIgGtSPcvA5NDGhu9H9ZL5J-IozBUMo1Sqw1tiSlQBDocgWr7IOKbmAhBD4jwBLibhLFKfy5xe_K1oJHHXJS3RTnirkduoW_D4MOxY/s320/oshawa%20zen%20shop.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="text-align: left;">You can also get ‘</span><i style="text-align: left;">tea leaf readings’</i><span style="text-align: left;">, and
appointments for </span><i style="text-align: left;">personal divination.</i><span style="text-align: left;"> Whether it is the beauty of the
land, the warmer temperatures in Canada or a combination, people who live in BC
are well aware of the darkness that rules over the land.</span></span></div></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It has been dedicated to Satan by the thousands of
covens, and the influx of immigrants with their own ‘religious’ beliefs must be
similar to what Israel faced when Solomon began building temples and altars for
all the ‘gods’ and ‘goddesses’ of his wives.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That does not frighten a Christian because the
Sovereign living God has the final say – always. If He hands a land over, there
is a reason (<i>typically judgment, a call to repentance or punishment</i>) …and
a season. If it is destroyed it is due to rebellion and rejection of God. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">We still keep in mind the Word of God, keep our armour on</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Eph 6]</span><span style="color: #999999;"> and th</span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">at we are not warring against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, spiritual wickedness in high places. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[6:12]</span><span style="color: #999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty THROUGH GOD to the pulling down of strongholds, and casting down imaginations etc.</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Cor10:4,5]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is good to know all that the Lord instructs us about spiritual warfare. Keep in mind, even with authority and power, we still need the will of the Lord, and to remember He is the Commander-in-Chief, the Lord of the battles</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVdenB2YAsyGjS45cPNmcejsMJ2b_Ld6Sb6joTKUw8X9WxR7CUk7WipjAN7ztClF0kXlvJJpVUosnlmAj7HGgTZsbxqxAQF6Wo0boHofpBkbgw9CTvH2Ca9bGMUHBnbDL1_M6qgBkvADsDB9zrCjZHJFb0v368b70DVTK9xsYsFYirGkXKJWfO3c/s393/VCR%20Is.%20nude%20beach.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="393" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVdenB2YAsyGjS45cPNmcejsMJ2b_Ld6Sb6joTKUw8X9WxR7CUk7WipjAN7ztClF0kXlvJJpVUosnlmAj7HGgTZsbxqxAQF6Wo0boHofpBkbgw9CTvH2Ca9bGMUHBnbDL1_M6qgBkvADsDB9zrCjZHJFb0v368b70DVTK9xsYsFYirGkXKJWfO3c/w282-h184/VCR%20Is.%20nude%20beach.jpg" width="282" /></span></a></div><span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Wreak Beach in Vancouver is an internationally-known
nudist (<i>Naturist</i>) beach. There are five other beaches in B.C. that boast
of this ‘freedom’, such as Three Mile Beach in Penticton; Nudy Dock at <b><i>Lost
</i></b><i>Lake</i> (<i>appropriately named)</i> in Whistler, Crescent Rock
Beach in White Rock, Hornby Island (<i>near Vancouver Island</i>), and Little
Tribune Bay Beach on Van Island.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The oppression over the Okanagan Valley, as well as
the Island (<i>Vancouver</i>) has been felt by people who are not Christians. A
‘heaviness’ or ‘something pressing’ are two descriptions I heard more than once
over the years I lived in B.C. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I miss the beauty of BC, but something happened when
the ‘<i>pandemic</i>’ hit – things changed, people changed, and there was no turning
back. When I left the province in late March 2022, somehow there was a release.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I mentioned it in my blog – when I crossed over the
BC/Alberta border, it was like I saw an invisible hand reaching out with an
outstretched hold as if to grab hold or grip, but it was halted by something
else invisible and could no longer touch me.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Sounds odd, but those who know the Word of God, and
a</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">re aware of spiritual</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">warfare, and the phenomenal increase of evil and
deception, as it is written regarding the last days, would not find it odd.
B.C. is well-known for the occult and its various ‘<i>practitioners’</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is the ‘<i>high sabbat’ </i>[‘sabbat’ is
counterfeit ‘sabbath’], a special day to those who celebrate in the occult, for
heathens or pagans, so evil forces are out and active. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Orgies and rituals are
often held at any one of these beaches during certain peak ‘witchy’
celebrations, but surprisingly, more often hidden in the groves, in the woods
in the hilly crevices. (<i>This was April 30, Walpurgis Night, when writing
this part; in editing before posting, I am adding parts, but also taking parts
out.)</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikubj9o8FogCDfDF2JHg8PZQDP3BhyeYhUdP04s_85BWEktx91a8xfdEi7TRSaJiNhuey35E5lRZRLC9YVg-nJjhYrdFmv-qq5RqIZf9yngoVF69gWImbRDQz2-lyGPuKhYHP17OkJkeBzhk_Jd0va_WTCV2GTlJT-T0FSC0VObInOoVXUostJfZc/s344/witches%20night.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="344" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikubj9o8FogCDfDF2JHg8PZQDP3BhyeYhUdP04s_85BWEktx91a8xfdEi7TRSaJiNhuey35E5lRZRLC9YVg-nJjhYrdFmv-qq5RqIZf9yngoVF69gWImbRDQz2-lyGPuKhYHP17OkJkeBzhk_Jd0va_WTCV2GTlJT-T0FSC0VObInOoVXUostJfZc/w222-h186/witches%20night.jpg" width="222" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><p class="MsoNormal">Heavy drinking, dancing, bonfires, rituals (<i>some are
sexual rituals and/or orgies</i>), chanting, and other activities occur during
these celebrations. Many believe graves open, and evil spirits roam; a time to
meet the devil.</p></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Despite what some may say, it is a real event where celebrations are taken seriously and rituals (<i>many privately</i>) are carried out. To some it is fun and frolic, but to multitudes, it is a 'holy' time for their 'god' (<i>occult</i>) - gods and goddesses.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Certain rituals are intended to meet their ‘gods’ and
‘goddesses’. Witches confessed about making flights after rubbing a magical
ointment (<i>secret</i>) upon their eyelids on the Sabbat night. Astral
projection was mentioned as a ‘<i>time of leaving the body to travel’</i>,
meeting ‘spirits’ in the air. </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Some high priestesses perform fertility rites with men
disguised in costumes made with horns and hooves. This goes back to the
beginning, when this feast first took place, and has continued onward. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Participants would get drunk and cover themselves with
a ‘<i>magical ointment’</i> (special blending of herbs, oils, and other
ingredients). The ointment brought/brings <b><i>hallucinations</i></b> and
visions of horned gods, dragon women, flying witches, and bewitched bodies that
glow.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Devil’s masks have often been worn to conceal the
individual’s identities, but also to rile the Christians who troubled their
celebrations (<i>bonfires, dancing, etc</i>.). To fully get understanding, one
can do a research and find plenty of material about Walpurgis Night.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">People need to be aware that these things still
happen, but are on the incr</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">ease. Now, they are no longer hidden, but seen all
around the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Evil is being embraced and exalted globally. There is
a certain seduction that draws people to the occult; it is no mistake or ‘<i>figments
of the imagination’</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seducing
spirits are a reality.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter
times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to </span></i><b style="color: #f6b26b;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">seducing
spirits</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, and doctrines of devils; </span><b style="color: #f6b26b;">Speaking lies</b><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> in
hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">;</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [1Tim 4:1-2] </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.1414px;">But </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.1414px;">evil</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.1414px;"> men and</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.1414px;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <b>seducers</b> <i>shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived</i>. </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[2Tim3:13]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry (<i>false gods and goddesses</i>),
divination, witchcraft, rebellion…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Growth of the Occult Dark Side<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">To draw a curve on an exponential growth graph to
illustrate the rapid escalation of the occult, particularly witchcraft and
sorcery, may or may not surprise the multitudes at the speed and height it has
reached in the past three years. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">What might surprise people is the witchcraft that is
happening in many churches, under the guise of Christianity – occult products
with Christian names. It certainly sounds like something Satan would invent,
but what is astounding is the blindness that he has managed to veil people’s
eyes with – smearing some of the scales off the old dragon skin [<i>that ancient
serpent</i>].</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Indeed, most people are smart enough to see real-time
rituals taking place at award shows, during intermission at major sports
events, important opening ceremonies such as Gotthard Tunnel, and in the past
couple of years, being introduced in the schools, are they not?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Or is it just considered ‘<i>bold entertainment</i>’,
and in the case of schools, supposedly to give youth a freedom of choice to
balance and navigate life with a broad spectrum of an unbiased worldview? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Shapely, attractive women, physically fit, handsome
men, scant costumes,</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">extravagant props, seductive music, and enticing dances;
the blur between genders; it is all set up to tempt people with</span> <i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">the lust of
the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the ‘pride’ of life: these things are not
of the Father, but of the world.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn2:16] </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Multitudes do not see it as a trap, camouflaged, but
still a trap, not only to cause people to stumble into sin, but also to get
them to participate (<i>unknowingly</i>) in many of the real-time rituals. <b>Shine
the light</b> [<i>cell phone, Satan’s counterfeit</i>], to come into agreement
with the unholy act, to initiate your involvement and spiritual approval in the
dastardly deeds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">But ‘shining the light’ is done at both occult and
Christian events, so who can tell the difference? It is getting harder to
discern many times, as even churches give in to expensive lighting, visual
effects, and music appealing</span><span style="color: #999999;"> to the flesh. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">C</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">an two walk together unless they are agreed?</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> [<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Amos 3:3]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Pride was Satan’s downfall. To mock God further,
Satan/Lucifer made sure that ‘<b>PRIDE’</b> would be something no one would
forget. To show his hatred for ‘mankind’, he decided to blur the lines to make
it as difficult as possible to tell the difference between man and woman, boy
and girl.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">And to prove his rebellion against Almighty God, Satan
took the rainbow, which is a symbol of God’s promise to mankind to never
destroy all of creation by floodwater again, and the devil superglued it to the
“<b><i>PRIDE</i></b>” movement as HIS promise to ‘mankind’ to destroy God’s
work in creating his own ‘image’ of ‘<b><i>man</i></b><i>’kind</i>, by making a
mockery of creation – and with <i>pride</i>, allow people to be whoever they
want to be.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Satan wants mankind steeped in the same ‘pride’ that
took him down. He laughs now as he waves the rainbow in God’s face, but he will
not be laughing when the lake of fire consumes him. His season of consequence
is coming.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">ASS – After School Satan, SatanCon and TST [The Satanic Temple]</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHhgY-eyh5UWciXHnzbh2zovWDmSMo6ymwGsltC2ZkU41aH5K2zRYXXSZc1O7-GscSSu-UY0XHodCmvxkbw1F3cOqaZVqD95UR5z8h8Qci1HNcHva1JgheusMj6_AhCyXc5VKYIDkjlW89Tm9kiTUp6bM-BQeodIF3bBIfrFtqXB6lZsNAvFUpNo/s580/2016-TST-ASS%20announced-AfterSchoolSatan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="580" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHhgY-eyh5UWciXHnzbh2zovWDmSMo6ymwGsltC2ZkU41aH5K2zRYXXSZc1O7-GscSSu-UY0XHodCmvxkbw1F3cOqaZVqD95UR5z8h8Qci1HNcHva1JgheusMj6_AhCyXc5VKYIDkjlW89Tm9kiTUp6bM-BQeodIF3bBIfrFtqXB6lZsNAvFUpNo/s320/2016-TST-ASS%20announced-AfterSchoolSatan.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">click on any pic to enlarge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>The ‘</span><i>After School Satan Club’</i><span> is a program
invented and promoted by TST (The Satanic Temple) and its co-founder Lucien
Greaves, with the first club being introduced in July 2016. It was created in
retaliation to the ‘</span><i>Good News Club’</i><span>, a Christian Evangelical program for
children.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span>Since ‘<i>free speech</i>’ and ‘<i>religious beliefs’</i>
cannot be discriminated against [<i>although that is quickly slipping away</i>],
in 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all religious groups could establish
clubs in public schools. <b><i>The Satanic Temple</i></b> [<b>TST</b>] boasts
that they </span></span><span><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/satanic-temple-doesnt-believe-satan-they-may-sue-his-name-anyway-1516694"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">do not believe
in Satan</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, but simply demand equality and religious freedom (<i>for
those who ‘may’ want to</i> <i>worship</i> <i>Satan</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">People seemed shocked that schools such as </span><a href="https://6abc.com/after-school-satan-club-satanic-group-saucon-valley-district-lehigh-news/13202090/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Saucon Valley
District</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> middle school has ordered that the school allow the
‘After School Satan Club’, May 1, 2023, but this was brought up first over </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/an-after-school-satan-club-could-be-coming-to-your-kids-elementary-school/2016/07/30/63f485e6-5427-11e6-88eb-7dda4e2f2aec_story.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SIX (6) years
ago, in 2016</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemdTZ9cQMcDy5KYk13dtRoNUYdJH2Er5Cb_rfZ_c5xrVQ5NtZDRN4qpmvvT3Nzi-iMuc0xQ3z53CAmlMqqpaMmyiihd5N0T44bsAO04qpYnK71dQjmbVona3UwIMlcvo8ijkB08ihrw9NiCPllTJjlKttxH8ZqYYZ8xhjckkYGEMNnfN_p2_w4vU/s1125/SatanCon-Apr28-30.2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1125" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemdTZ9cQMcDy5KYk13dtRoNUYdJH2Er5Cb_rfZ_c5xrVQ5NtZDRN4qpmvvT3Nzi-iMuc0xQ3z53CAmlMqqpaMmyiihd5N0T44bsAO04qpYnK71dQjmbVona3UwIMlcvo8ijkB08ihrw9NiCPllTJjlKttxH8ZqYYZ8xhjckkYGEMNnfN_p2_w4vU/w402-h201/SatanCon-Apr28-30.2023.jpg" width="402" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">A gathering that has made international news is <b>SatanCon
2023</b>, which begins today (April 28, 2023 – April 30, 2023) [<b>Update</b>:
I keep adding to this post, as I had intended to post it Friday, April 5, but
it did not happen. This is now May 1, 2023, and I am inserting parts right
through as updates: - This is May Day; last day of satanic rituals and solstice
as well].</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Correction</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: It is now
Friday, May 5, 2023, as I continue editing – I had no idea, now over 70 pages.
I will leave some as is, so if it seems wrongly dated, that would be why.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">SatanCon is [<i>was</i>] a sold-out event (<i>although
TST states that people are still invited to shop at their ‘marketplace’</i>)
being held in Boston, Massachusetts, and said to be the largest gathering of
Satanists in history. It is to celebrate The Satanic Temple’s [<b>TST</b>]
10-year existence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In part, that explains why the Lord said that 2023
would be a continuation of the ‘Year of Giant and Year of the Righteous’ [<i>2022
was dubbed that by the Lord</i>]. It is also another pivotal year [<i>2020 was
the year the Lord called</i> <b>Pivotal</b> <i>in January 2020</i>, <i>and
indeed, it did turn out to be by March 2020</i>].<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet trickling in, the stench of evil comes in slowly
building momentum in</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> September – October, by November/December (<b>yearend 2023</b>)
is when great darkness will be seen, like the foreboding before a heavy
thunderstorm, as mentioned in January 2023. Like the rain weighing so heavy
that you know the cloud is about to burst, so shall the weight of evil be so
heavy that you will know that only God has this. His will be done.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">No turning back. God’s Word will be established just
as He planned and foretold through His ancient prophets and apostles. He
explains why <i>(idolatry, deception, rebellion, violence, witchcraft/sorcery –
the increase of evil</i>), and He explained how in His Word.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">The Satanic Temple [TST] is said to be one of the <i>“fastest
growing religious organizations that the United States has ever seen”. </i><b>SOURCE</b>:
</span><a href="https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=5996"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Prophecy
NewsWatch</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;">Denying Satan’s existence, which the TST does, is an
old tactic that goes back to the 1800s. Several people are credited with </span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/03/20/devil/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">the quote</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> about the
devil’s greatest trick is convincing people he does not exist.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">It matters not who originally said it, the fact is
that Satan <b><i><u style="text-underline: double;">does</u></i></b> exist and he
is a very real adversary of mankind, particularly disciples/followers of Jesus
the Christ.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIX2ARBv_eB4vrdVGuCNSj0LewMuyJ2RPZRUQNlX57zz_vDuekPrsQjqsMpntnqkVlB-XXt2XhL9nlQq3GzjxrII9r_K86DvK4XkC5o4tnFzztLwWZPOf5EriA8AZbMUbPWKxC9CNPbWtvWf9EvOSyVHrFDN1fCTY9M6Cm-Ta7zjJYvk18Tnx5HcE/s538/ripping%20up%20Bible=SatanCon2023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="538" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIX2ARBv_eB4vrdVGuCNSj0LewMuyJ2RPZRUQNlX57zz_vDuekPrsQjqsMpntnqkVlB-XXt2XhL9nlQq3GzjxrII9r_K86DvK4XkC5o4tnFzztLwWZPOf5EriA8AZbMUbPWKxC9CNPbWtvWf9EvOSyVHrFDN1fCTY9M6Cm-Ta7zjJYvk18Tnx5HcE/w320-h184/ripping%20up%20Bible=SatanCon2023.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">ripping Bible apart</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">UPDATE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: SatanCon 2023 opened their event
by publicly saying “<i>Hail Satan</i>” twice, before proceeding to rip the Holy
Bible to shreds, as well as tearing the “Thin Blue Line” flag (<i>which was
controversial, as it stood for “Blue Lives Matter” </i>(to commemorate police
officers killed in the line of duty), <i>but was considered racial, as a
retaliation against Black Lives Matter.)</i></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEk2Y51Qv0F8089gZzZ6buatULCSyd8FaZXC-KFaOAWgTOxCBjxNV6XbAuSZUL3zp9ezoH3dSvhm5b7_w_sUCP17dHTI6ZRA9b4LZ-2c18fxjfuX0fVwIrKs67ipBgvgf8KweoSQnfQc-597ej4kCP0r6hpHbZOAJIbxj8GyoTnHl7IUZ5fKoNs3s/s553/ripping%20the%20flag%20apart.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="553" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEk2Y51Qv0F8089gZzZ6buatULCSyd8FaZXC-KFaOAWgTOxCBjxNV6XbAuSZUL3zp9ezoH3dSvhm5b7_w_sUCP17dHTI6ZRA9b4LZ-2c18fxjfuX0fVwIrKs67ipBgvgf8KweoSQnfQc-597ej4kCP0r6hpHbZOAJIbxj8GyoTnHl7IUZ5fKoNs3s/s320/ripping%20the%20flag%20apart.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">ripping 'thin blue line' flag apart</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I do not personally know much about it. However, to
tear the Bible apart, as well as the flag, does reveal lawlessness, rebellion,
and pride. For a group that does not believe in <a name="_Hlk134265582">S</a>atan,
they surely honour his attributes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>SOURCE</b>: <a href="https://www.faithwire.com/2023/05/01/pray-cheers-hail-satan-chant-erupts-as-woman-tears-bible-apart-during-satancon/">Faithwire</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Idolatry, witchcraft, rebellion, lawlessness…</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">High Alert<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Many people shrug off certain pagan/heathen or Satanic
festivities or (<i>according to Luciferians who believe)</i> ‘high holy’ occult
days. Satan counterfeits God Almighty, and if the Lord has special highlighted
feasts, then Satan is bound to copy that with his own.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The choice of dates selected for SatanCon 2023 is no
coincidence. April is a month of rituals, sacrifices, and preparations. Between
April 19-25, a kidnappin</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">g, holding, and ceremonial preparation takes place for
a human sacrifice (25<sup>th</sup>), called the ‘Da Muer’ ritual, which
includes sexual activities/ceremonies and rape/sacrifice of a young girl or
woman.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Disappearances happen all the time, and they have for
decades, centuries. Have we become a desensitized people? O, that our hearts do
not wax cold, or that we deny the reality of cold-blooded wickedness going on
right around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So, doing my own digging, this is what I learned. April
30 is an annual event called Walpurgisnacht (<i>Walpurgis for short</i>), a
Germanic celebration that goes back to when a woman named ‘St. Walpurga’ prayed
to God to be protected from witchcraft. The 30<sup>th</sup> was considered a
day when evil spirits and witches roamed the land.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4GFw8CrBvmCDX487qT9HmvVhFg1kglG7sh8ilMhXO8wWp4hxwuQY0uY-9gQ5mqJq7XeAsSdKJJn3X5bXCq-GUxfIJI3jIJXRe71J_6fS9eJFB2y1IigBrJK-rcsUyolRkZLfnGnvlo4rA-C2txhDzsVi9iRxzaRRTvWG_2YLYsO9mZ0w-XuC6WY/s427/poisoned%20fruit_shutterstock.com.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="400" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4GFw8CrBvmCDX487qT9HmvVhFg1kglG7sh8ilMhXO8wWp4hxwuQY0uY-9gQ5mqJq7XeAsSdKJJn3X5bXCq-GUxfIJI3jIJXRe71J_6fS9eJFB2y1IigBrJK-rcsUyolRkZLfnGnvlo4rA-C2txhDzsVi9iRxzaRRTvWG_2YLYsO9mZ0w-XuC6WY/w115-h123/poisoned%20fruit_shutterstock.com.jpg" width="115" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal">Hexennacht became known as the ‘<i>Night of the
Witches’</i> festival. SatanCon 2023 admits to conferences, witchcraft,
marketplace to purchase memorabilia and other products, and satanic rituals,
but does not state which rituals. Necromancy is forbidden in the Bible (<i>conversing
with the dead</i>).</p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Festivities may well include some public rituals, but
the important occult ones will be private. Those into rituals know it is an
important Satanic celebration with blood rituals and human sacrifice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Although SatanCon is said to end the last day of
April, May first, or May Day, is Beltane, an annual celebration of tying
ribbons around a maypole, placing flowers in the hair, and all-out attempt at
making all look innocent.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEG1qJ3iaZ_4yVLhGaKlk02G4Q2ZneTdWm6iXIOyn1RGE7wCsBAi5YfBhS0HNbFA8n0b7DIDoznnv86cQcvKa6OFeNP9DftovdSqV_waxXayTzvhNWOkHR2EQQbPoQMGwOb7EsG4VEFdu24Yq-OIwrOvviaZ__BnXGCG-STdso3QKbmosF7NkI9fg/s332/may%20pole.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="332" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEG1qJ3iaZ_4yVLhGaKlk02G4Q2ZneTdWm6iXIOyn1RGE7wCsBAi5YfBhS0HNbFA8n0b7DIDoznnv86cQcvKa6OFeNP9DftovdSqV_waxXayTzvhNWOkHR2EQQbPoQMGwOb7EsG4VEFdu24Yq-OIwrOvviaZ__BnXGCG-STdso3QKbmosF7NkI9fg/w276-h184/may%20pole.jpg" width="276" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">May Day - Beltane - May 1</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzvXOHeC1oLQOIiZP0htoawEu1Hn3E5KB7d1p4e6Erpn3ae0j05K60bY7V6qZuiDXarjQx2LdnVPqKNYnW6YnirAoOJvD2C4iwJGuv5nLaxYH2QMpudZ9-2QJ0yZcmS5g9Mpq8XiuEaQrl4I7E8As4tn5ivbS4xyU_HVjRrvOkV8yBIhe6hHf0vA/s386/witches-ritual-bonfire-usher%20in%20spring%20Walpurgis%20night.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="386" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzvXOHeC1oLQOIiZP0htoawEu1Hn3E5KB7d1p4e6Erpn3ae0j05K60bY7V6qZuiDXarjQx2LdnVPqKNYnW6YnirAoOJvD2C4iwJGuv5nLaxYH2QMpudZ9-2QJ0yZcmS5g9Mpq8XiuEaQrl4I7E8As4tn5ivbS4xyU_HVjRrvOkV8yBIhe6hHf0vA/w275-h168/witches-ritual-bonfire-usher%20in%20spring%20Walpurgis%20night.jpg" width="275" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span>It is a night of bonfires, chanting and rituals. Some
say that Beltane or May Day is a continuation of Walpurigis night. The flames
are to guard against supernatura</span>l <span>entities and witchcraft.</span></p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is a time of increased witchcraft, whether known or
unknown by people. Christians should be sure of their spiritual armour [Eph 6],
prayers (<i>some may be called to fasting</i>) to protect loved ones (<i>family,
brethren, friends</i>) against sorcery, witchcraft, increased demonic activity
(<i>with rituals opening portals in-between realms</i>), and every ‘hex’, vex,
incantation, voodoo, hoodoo, curse, and unholy prayer spoken.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">You see, we can become overconfident, but the Lord
Jesus Himself faced demonic activity. He never let His guard down. He kept
close to the Father, and His discernment was keen. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Be sure that the dark forces are out to bring
Christians and their families down, whether physically, mentally, or
spiritually – BUT</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><i>GREATER</i></b> is He</span><span style="color: #999999;"><span> </span><span>(<i>Jesus</i>)</span><span> </span></span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">who is in us than
he</span><span style="color: #999999;"> <span>(Satan/<i>Lucifer</i>)</span></span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">that is in the world.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 4:4]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every
tongue that rises up against you in judgment, you shall condemn. This is the
heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of Me, says
the Lord</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 54:17]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Full armour – read</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Ephesians 6</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">.</span><span style="color: #999999;"> Watch and pray.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat
13:33; Mat 26:41; Lk 21:36]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">He</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">[El Shaddai]</span><i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">shall cover</span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></i><span style="color: #999999;">[me]
</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>with His feathers, and under His wings shall</i> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[I]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>trust: His truth
shall be</i></span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">[my]</span> <i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">shield and buckler.</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[I]</span> <i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">shall not be afraid for the terror by night;
nor for the arrow that flies by day; Nor for the pestilence that walks in the
darkness; nor for the destruction that wastes at noonday.</span></i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">A thousand shall fall</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>at</i>
</span><span style="color: #999999;"><span>[my]</span> </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">side, and ten thousand at</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;"><span>[</span><span>my]</span><span> </span></span><span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">right hand; but it shall not come near</i><span style="color: #999999;">
</span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><span>[me].</span> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 91:4-7]</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Satan would rather kill and destroy than take
prisoners; however, he is a tormenter that operates with the spirit of fear. When
I speak of being overconfident is in the thinking that the dark side will not
bother with you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is Christ in us that causes the enemy to tremble,
not us. However, they will recognize by our countenance how close we are to
Christ and whether we actually abide in Him, and He in us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Keep <b>idolatry</b> far from your path and your life…</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999; mso-spacerun: yes;">Witchcraft, rituals, abomination, deception, sacrifice, idolatry </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;">The Secret Place</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #cccccc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQE-b9pde3snST8UrG3TEqoaMX0SAFlWO_DfrlNMszmKQl9WFrzhksPi1TLL6Zd7ZOjACw7JVNh855PSiyTkt7qquM3Qf9v5_cl6INwq2RmMIQvZoLsNUiXKrq5iyJ_C1oZpOqohqImsDnGfLZ4mDuAcFa4cYGyFh5EA2uyvSnDI0W7hTDKcs6jC0/s1119/ONLY%20way2salvation%20is%20JESUS-ONLY%20way2%20walk%20is%20THRU%20the%20cross-credit%20David%20Hayward.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="750" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQE-b9pde3snST8UrG3TEqoaMX0SAFlWO_DfrlNMszmKQl9WFrzhksPi1TLL6Zd7ZOjACw7JVNh855PSiyTkt7qquM3Qf9v5_cl6INwq2RmMIQvZoLsNUiXKrq5iyJ_C1oZpOqohqImsDnGfLZ4mDuAcFa4cYGyFh5EA2uyvSnDI0W7hTDKcs6jC0/w137-h205/ONLY%20way2salvation%20is%20JESUS-ONLY%20way2%20walk%20is%20THRU%20the%20cross-credit%20David%20Hayward.jpg" width="137" /></span></a></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>It is an anointed place where if we wait prayerfully
and patiently, we will become surrounded by the presence of God. This is that
place where El Shaddai generously grants wisdom when asked</span> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jam 1:5]</span><span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">,</span><span style="color: #999999;"> and where
He opens the eyes of understanding.</span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Lk 24:25]</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This is that holy place we worship the Lord in spirit
and in truth. This is that secret place where Father’s will is done, and His
Word prospers when He sends it. There is a burdensome cross that silently lays
along the side of the trail, awaiting daily pickup.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjDTn8geCTLddEb6FZiIywi27vF82jPKn7EcSRAFGjIvv5TE3qBIWZHPnPvlhDnlDcihfF06BXyD5QYpG6EH-wMX-FhEDFbCE7VFJS0sKspfvJcQgSzf1U-HC9a0sY158DXFs1kclvmBl8FdIZSW6GY0oZ4WiF3L0MMEEDcX1kbQMKa63nr7X0j0/s302/time%20to%20pick%20up%20our%20burdensome%20cross-fleshly%20ways%20must%20die.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="126" data-original-width="302" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjDTn8geCTLddEb6FZiIywi27vF82jPKn7EcSRAFGjIvv5TE3qBIWZHPnPvlhDnlDcihfF06BXyD5QYpG6EH-wMX-FhEDFbCE7VFJS0sKspfvJcQgSzf1U-HC9a0sY158DXFs1kclvmBl8FdIZSW6GY0oZ4WiF3L0MMEEDcX1kbQMKa63nr7X0j0/s1600/time%20to%20pick%20up%20our%20burdensome%20cross-fleshly%20ways%20must%20die.jpg" width="302" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">time to pick up our<br />burdensome cross</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Jesus the Messiah is there to be our strength when we
have no strength to carry it…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This is that place that when we finally find it, we want
to keep going back. The oneness with the Lord, and the beauty of His presence
is like nothing anyone can describe. Yet, no evil can enter there – it is a
beautiful, holy and pure place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet, just as Christ did when Simon the Cyrene helped
him, we continue walking on alongside Him, humbly allowing His power to keep us
going. Jesus is the answer that causes us to endure to the end.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Sometimes growth seems to keep us in darkness, yet
upon the narrow fo</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">otpath, </span><span style="color: #999999;"><span>that ancient path that leads to salvation and rest,
the Gardener (<i>Holy Spirit</i>) shines sufficient light so that the Good
Shepherd’s footsteps are seen, even if it is only one step at a time. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This is that holy place where the living God speaks to
us in that still, small voice. It is not audible, yet we clearly hear Him deep
within our spirit man. We hear Jesus whisper His instructions gently, yet
firmly. This is that anointed place where the King and Lord Jesus takes His
rightful place upon the throne of our heart, holds out the scepter and
advocates on our behalf.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deep inside the thickly-treed [<i>spiritual</i>]
orchard, some are about to enter a new season, a harvest season. Not every
individual is in a harvest season, but in the spiritual realm, these things
rotate amongst souls. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">It depends upon when one was born-again (<i>beginning
of orchard</i>), how many</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">good seeds with plenty of nutrients [<i>God’s Word</i>]
got planted [<i>consumption of nutrients</i>] so roots go deep, and the care
given in weeding, pruning, watering, [<i>continuing in the Word</i>] etc. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>The precious Gardener [Holy Spirit] said to the
Vinedresser:</span> </span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it
and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that you shall
cut it down.</i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Lk 13:6-9]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Hallelujah – it turned out that I was a late bloomer,
and because of the agape love and the thorough, hard work o</span><span style="color: #999999;"><span>f Jesus, my Saviour
and Redeemer, good fruit came</span> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gal 5:22,23]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">…all to the glory of the King of
the harvest. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When everyone else gives up on us, even if we give up
on ourselves, there is One who never does. His name is Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>).
He is the Potter, the Good Shepherd, Wonderful Counsellor, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace, Provider, El Shaddai, Advocate – He is all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>Yeshua [my Jesus] knows the way to every heart. He
tells us to seek Him, to break up the fallow (<i>hard</i>) ground</span><span> </span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 4:1-4]</span><span style="color: #999999;">,
but He will not force us to humble ourselves before a holy God, and repent
before our Creator. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Is that not in itself, quite amazing? He COULD. After
all, He IS the Sovereign, Most High God, but He refuses to force anyone. Jesus
wants us to come to Him willingly. His love draws us, but whether we accept it
or not, is on us -- each one of us. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He knows every detail about us, even the things that
we may keep hidden; He knows things we do not even know about ourselves – and
He loves us anyway. He willingly died for us while we were yet sinners.</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom
5:8]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">My fruit was carefully placed inside a cart to
distribute generously and freely amongst the people. Freely I received; freely
I want to give – my choice, mine to give to the glory of God through Jesus. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But someone came along and upset the cart, scattering
all my good fruit everywhere. The thief picked out the choicest fruit, and left
the rest because it did not fit their agenda. They got interpretations wrong,
and twisted the meaning out of context. The fruit came at no cost or labour to
them, but the story they invented was enough to convince their followers, their
admirers that it had cost them. Yet, the same spirit – betrayed and crucified
Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">The use, misuse and abuse of the good fruit would not
end well, but the wise Vinedresser is watching and is fully aware. His own
plans always in</span><span style="color: #999999;">volve salvation.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 29:11] </span><span style="color: #999999;">Forgiveness fertilizes the soil of
the heart. New fruit has been growing back, plus a greater abundance. All
thanks to the One who began a good work and shall see it through to the day of
Jesus Christ. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Phil 1:6]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So it is written, so it shall be… <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">You too have a secret place, your own holy of holies,
but you have to enter in.</span> <i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Enter into the gates with thanksgiving, and into
the courts with praise.</span></i> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 100:4]</span> <span style="color: #999999;">We are the temple where the Lord dwells.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[1Cor6:19,20]</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The holy of holies is the innermost chamber of our
heart, the place where we wait upon the Lord, having entered into His presence
with great humility, yet boldness – all because of what Christ accomplished
with His death, burial, resurrection and ascension.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Lord bids us, “<i>Come</i>…”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">The King between Two Sinners</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRmcOoXmAYYV3p1vB-AEtTxL9ELLLc2NQh3qmjlWkZSu8ksReCSdkCe_4AAif1uMQUyzkuyJWMSuDN1o819KbBtZDQn2Gq6q_xudksN_m0xQaXqQx_v43mn5hLRFFNFwpQojJFIZrjlSr5_kRyH0FjiJgvHdYpTu9PgGa_-rSShZM4kCaJLAH0Pg/s374/art%20credit_GoodSalt.com.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="374" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRmcOoXmAYYV3p1vB-AEtTxL9ELLLc2NQh3qmjlWkZSu8ksReCSdkCe_4AAif1uMQUyzkuyJWMSuDN1o819KbBtZDQn2Gq6q_xudksN_m0xQaXqQx_v43mn5hLRFFNFwpQojJFIZrjlSr5_kRyH0FjiJgvHdYpTu9PgGa_-rSShZM4kCaJLAH0Pg/s320/art%20credit_GoodSalt.com.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">art credit_GoodSalt.com</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>In the testimony given in the previous post, I had
written about how the prophet </span><i>‘Jeremiah spoke of God’s displeasure with
those who took words from others and called them their own.’ </i></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 23:30]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In the prophetic message the Lord gave me, He said: “<i>Stolen
words do no justice, for if the fruit is stolen, then the sweetness turns from
organic to artificial</i>.” It is deception, wrapped in truth – deceiving
people, pretending to have heard from God, but instead plagiarizing, and in
other instances, in the wrong hands, dangerously led by a spirit of divination.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So, from scripture, as well as from the separate
message the Lord graciously gave me, it was understood that theft/robbery, does
not please God. It is sin. Now, here is the beautiful paradox. Here is an
example of the majesty of the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The same God who despises robbery or theft, chose to
have His beloved Son hung upon a cross between two sinners, both of whom were
thieves. One scorned Jesus, just as the crowd and soldiers did. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>The one sinner jeered, doubting Jesus was the Christ.
The thief taunted Yeshua by insisting He could save them all, including
Himself, <b><i>IF</i></b> He were the Saviour.</span> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Lk 23:35-39</span><span style="color: #999999;"><span>]</span> <span>Mockery! But the
other sinner rebuked the unrepentant thief, accusing the malefactor of having
no fear of God (<i>the other did not recognize who Jesus was</i>). </span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuPKpn8S6mGiUZ3W_6P8cVW84yIlyS-mrHZgmjk72nFQigRruQqdO2Gf_Hv5KLuBg-bSoJrle1rXlwYKk8COXinEl2S4XLBl7Xve9iHiuUp4vvjZpy-3SKBgQRHLPe2Vw8sFLEdGreXTD_3cTloIFx1PivHvIvgJge3heuQPG2AKE2AOVftEjk18/s245/war%20within.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="245" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuPKpn8S6mGiUZ3W_6P8cVW84yIlyS-mrHZgmjk72nFQigRruQqdO2Gf_Hv5KLuBg-bSoJrle1rXlwYKk8COXinEl2S4XLBl7Xve9iHiuUp4vvjZpy-3SKBgQRHLPe2Vw8sFLEdGreXTD_3cTloIFx1PivHvIvgJge3heuQPG2AKE2AOVftEjk18/s1600/war%20within.jpg" width="245" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">The repentant sinner acknowledged his wrongdoing,
saying they deserved their punishment. He recognized his need for a Saviour and
that Jesus/Yeshua was the Christ [<i>Anointed One</i>]. He asked Yeshua/Jesus
to remember him when He came into His [<i>spiritual</i>] kingdom.</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 40]</span> <span style="color: #999999;">Jesus
promised the man that he would indeed be with Him in paradise that day.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[v43]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Hanging between two thieves revealed God’s intention <b>NOT</b>
to overlook the sin, but as a loving Creator to point out His willingness to
draw the sinners to repentance, ever-ready to forgive the repentant soul.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Jesus Christ forgives, and His blood cleanses. So,
when God chastens you due to sin, rejoice. It means you are His and not a
bastard [<i>illegitimate</i>].</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Heb 12:5,6]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to
forgive us of our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [1Jn 1:9-10]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet, pride, unbelief, and denial kept the one thief
back from confessing. He would die before he admitted his wrong. He also had no
fear of God, or any belief for his need for a ‘Saviour’ or ‘Messiah’. He only
has the lake of fire to look forward to, a place that was created for Satan and
the fallen angels, not for mankind. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But since the fall of mankind in the Garden of Eden,
those who do not believe in Jesus or repent, will be condemned to the lake of
fire on Judgment Day. People can deny the place exists, but that will not
change the reality of its existence if a person is sent there.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In the secret place, God’s Word prospers; His wisdom
goes forth. The fai</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">thfulness of God brings us through the darkest moments, our
most sinful times, and leads us into repentance if there is something we need
to repent of; thus salvation, deliverance from the sin, which hatred and
bitterness try to prevent.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Hallelujah for the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and
the power of Messiah to forgive. I just had to share that about how God hates
theft (<i>sin</i>), yet humbly hung between two thieves. We can be like the one
who rejected Jesus and ultimately end up in the lake of fire.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Or we can be as the sinner who feared God, and did the
right thing by accepting Jesus as Saviour and Redeemer, and confessing his
wrong. He ended up with eternal joy. What an incredibly wise and good Creator
and Abba the</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">children of light have. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Sins of the Government<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Some would quickly tag the governments as sinful,
whilst some would only suggest that certain political parties are sinful.
However, the truth is that back in the beginning, humankind should have simply
accepted our magnificent Creator as KING and LORD to rule over us, instead of
opting for a mere human, equally fallible, sinful, and just as easily led into
temptation as us, to lord over us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">A politician can push vaccines (<i>warp speed</i>),
boldly announce how he openly supports the LGBT (gay community), and has plans
to build “freedom cities”, mentioning a contest to come up with 10 cities.
Already some are skeptical due to his support of vaccines and the gay
community. Fifteen-minute cities h</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">ave been scrutinized lately, where the idea
is that people use bicycles or walk, getting rid of cars, since everything they
need can be obtained within 15 minutes in the city…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Trump wants to build ‘Freedom’ cities. What is with
all the building of cities lately? I have never seen so many people put one
leader up on a pedestal like I have seen Trump put up. Are ears shut to things
said that people do not want to hear (<i>like agreeing with Fauci and talking
about getting a vaccine produced at ‘warp speed’</i>)?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Is it that people are so desperate to be rid of Biden,
given all the horrific things h</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">e has allowed to take place, and has signed in.
What went down in Afghanistan shocked the world. Yet, I ponder, J.F. Kennedy
and Robert Kennedy Sr. were assassinated when they were overstepped the
boundaries of the ‘<i>powers that be’</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Why is Trump going through all these charges etc.? If
they really wanted to get rid of him, would they not just assassinate him, as
they did the Kennedys’ and Lincoln in the past? And now, Robert Kennedy Jr. is
running for 2024 elections. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Democrats are still behind Biden, and there are
rumours about Michelle Obama. What a maze… People are desperate for a leader
that will save their country from sinking, but only God can do that.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Even in Canada, people are tired of Trudeau and all
the negative things he has done for Canada, the way the Americans have grown
tired of Biden. They ar</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">e puppets being used, but they do not seem to mind.
People look for replacements, but who, who is trustworthy?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">People are ready to take what is dubbed, “<i>the
lesser of two evils”.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Covetousness - Smart Cities</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Who can build the biggest and the smartest city or building? Who will be greater than them all? </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another city of interest, one that was inspired by Dubai - is <b>NEOM</b>.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNausYvoGV9S1HsQerpzT8HZy2qy-MUgTxqhc5bzsRG51jgQh3BM3LbecIxQMe4bs2qeDNAvx1VP1T_9pDlDvku_zPtDJrOEKt7dT_q0XG60k1SRNCXLD6U2uShSEyH3WoXq9U94TBp2uUdS35Gl2OIMCka-qvhq9bMkLhDhWWT_bKMeq7UFu4dXs/s441/NEOM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="441" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNausYvoGV9S1HsQerpzT8HZy2qy-MUgTxqhc5bzsRG51jgQh3BM3LbecIxQMe4bs2qeDNAvx1VP1T_9pDlDvku_zPtDJrOEKt7dT_q0XG60k1SRNCXLD6U2uShSEyH3WoXq9U94TBp2uUdS35Gl2OIMCka-qvhq9bMkLhDhWWT_bKMeq7UFu4dXs/s320/NEOM.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9phYQySA0OsGT_6vhHtYjHEid1CLeX96O5_BOXlGQPyCNeiJdTK-PsPLzmhWPpCngVU5VU5qCDVCZ-HNOYkkBYLIgge7C_a0OsB-kRznQIwZsHGnkYG73MFLQQ_eT2He9ZPLjS9tuZnYCOmj05DL0eHqrW5ApeshKqiG8Hf-fDJ12pL-N21k-fXg/s285/NEOM-smart%20city-500%20million-Saudi%20Arabia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="285" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9phYQySA0OsGT_6vhHtYjHEid1CLeX96O5_BOXlGQPyCNeiJdTK-PsPLzmhWPpCngVU5VU5qCDVCZ-HNOYkkBYLIgge7C_a0OsB-kRznQIwZsHGnkYG73MFLQQ_eT2He9ZPLjS9tuZnYCOmj05DL0eHqrW5ApeshKqiG8Hf-fDJ12pL-N21k-fXg/w305-h148/NEOM-smart%20city-500%20million-Saudi%20Arabia.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #999999;">To give Dubai a run for
its money – literally. Saudi Arabia has announced the sustainable city of NEOM,
with first guests being welcomed in the beginning period of 2024, not far away.
Each wanted to build their own empire? Arabians are bragging about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbbr1ynSsnk&t=25s"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Neom</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, a luxury
island: <i>“The future of work, living and sustainability.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As soon as you see the “<b>S</b>” word (<b>sustainability</b>),
think WEF because that is the key word that is linked to the Forum. It is one
of Klaus Schwab’s pet words.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">• <b>Trojena</b>, a mountain destination, for tourism,
where Asian games will be held in<b> 2029</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">• <b>THE LINE</b> is the flagship city<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; line-height: 107%;">• <b>Oxagon</b> is to be a ‘<i>gateway for clean
industries’ </i>(</span><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://www.weforum.org/videos/documentary-the-fourth-industrial-revolution"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">WEF Fourth
Industrial Revolution</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">The goal is to have 1,000,000 million people living on
THE LINE by 2030, and approximately 9,000,000 by 2045. That is quite the goal.
Is Saudi Arabia aware of the depopulation plan, to bring down the globe’s
numbers to 500 million to balance all of life with nature?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzUroS6AfpMYmU5_Ckd1zdHByKfrw3RhpSoNnAyd8zePxs6Ncay3EBUwhRmhIVOvJZcPEtVZX46BTV-2FRwWdULCWnOlrBWPTMW4dC63QxoNFbpr6Ba25y9l8IIyWMg41Fc4og613AgZdpzlqtKMwRPI_-txnu1vtjWhysK0pq21N0UGGo__Qqko/s422/Chongqing%202020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="422" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzUroS6AfpMYmU5_Ckd1zdHByKfrw3RhpSoNnAyd8zePxs6Ncay3EBUwhRmhIVOvJZcPEtVZX46BTV-2FRwWdULCWnOlrBWPTMW4dC63QxoNFbpr6Ba25y9l8IIyWMg41Fc4og613AgZdpzlqtKMwRPI_-txnu1vtjWhysK0pq21N0UGGo__Qqko/w261-h170/Chongqing%202020.jpg" width="261" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Chongqing 2022</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Chonqing (</span><i>pronounced chong – ching)</i><span> is China’s
Smart City, 2022, with a [permanent] population of over 30 million. </span><b>Singapore</b><span>
was elected the smartest city in the world, with </span><b>Helsinki</b><span>, Finland’s
capital coming in second.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The aim of smart cities: increase quality of life,
improve ‘<b><i>sustainability’</i></b> [there is that WEF word again], and
benefit businesses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: </span><a href="https://www.hlp.city/smart-city-technology-benefits-and-the-worlds-top-10-smartest-cities/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">hlp.city</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (see world’s
top 10 cities)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Brand new news</b>: Vancouver BC will be joining the 'smart cities' with <b>CURV </b>- designed by the same man who modeled Dubai. CURV is set to be finished for <b>2029</b> and will offer the <i>tallest residential</i> skyscraper in the world.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVjMIcCT5wBDD7xn_kGAjt3dw5YPyPYqJ5SfNd2l-gWSC4LWpPw9EiTODzzR3iAZoY5A3vpSjyLsQII0xJXs3we-szBWM1l1M6mnLA7zvCz4ldRjrWJzGx-Gn5SKSmLeHTcep2vUejZnmBiiw7GU-esQcznGul8yl1ecYhDumhNIs6gQmkq0b8ho/s363/CURV-2029-VCR%20BC-tallest%20residential%20world.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="363" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVjMIcCT5wBDD7xn_kGAjt3dw5YPyPYqJ5SfNd2l-gWSC4LWpPw9EiTODzzR3iAZoY5A3vpSjyLsQII0xJXs3we-szBWM1l1M6mnLA7zvCz4ldRjrWJzGx-Gn5SKSmLeHTcep2vUejZnmBiiw7GU-esQcznGul8yl1ecYhDumhNIs6gQmkq0b8ho/s320/CURV-2029-VCR%20BC-tallest%20residential%20world.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #93c47d;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQw6wL73syzKZhgmg-P5yfrk7B2P7vIQuTN8fDB6-3uQJNPUuVAv5bnJU0D-wgjWgV2fVYr2ESMdKACmnsCujthRbz64vBYRCZqcPOEYcBbUEZ7fynEe9lVlPMuSK8BfYhj_IEW9W45c5Q2YdPiYeMv6vsLGXQpRHfaSGR-CPCWhWNuhnj0wLvWdE/s223/tallest%20residential%20in%20world_VcrBC-2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #93c47d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="177" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQw6wL73syzKZhgmg-P5yfrk7B2P7vIQuTN8fDB6-3uQJNPUuVAv5bnJU0D-wgjWgV2fVYr2ESMdKACmnsCujthRbz64vBYRCZqcPOEYcBbUEZ7fynEe9lVlPMuSK8BfYhj_IEW9W45c5Q2YdPiYeMv6vsLGXQpRHfaSGR-CPCWhWNuhnj0wLvWdE/s1600/tallest%20residential%20in%20world_VcrBC-2029.jpg" width="177" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #93c47d;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBq29EnZIaoOH4ZYPeTHgX21U65wsO5nCF4-feUHBvcBF9OBKWKkWfaYfWJ3C1tIHLbdQwGuJ3pSkbsEPs7qDBIwjD4YzoEVuzWT4NmvuM1-GOgBmCwuyqMey_aPjPTplNiLijyMXJ5JIpDpZoMnBWz5clTqBSp4BMXMJ02zglrb30Yt0jnbvin0/s357/luxury%20CURV.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #93c47d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="357" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBq29EnZIaoOH4ZYPeTHgX21U65wsO5nCF4-feUHBvcBF9OBKWKkWfaYfWJ3C1tIHLbdQwGuJ3pSkbsEPs7qDBIwjD4YzoEVuzWT4NmvuM1-GOgBmCwuyqMey_aPjPTplNiLijyMXJ5JIpDpZoMnBWz5clTqBSp4BMXMJ02zglrb30Yt0jnbvin0/w233-h167/luxury%20CURV.jpg" width="233" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">CURV - Vcr BC's 2029 residential tower</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #999999;"><span>People</span><b> idolize</b><span> places…</span></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Covetousness, lovers of self, pride, idolatry...</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">What about all the leaders who pushed masks and then
vaccines?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://thecovidblog.com/2022/07/15/centaurus-novavax-trump-vaccine-abv/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Trump</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">,</span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-consequences-public-servants-vaccines-1.6143735"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> Trudeau</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">,</span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/04/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-vaccination-requirements/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> Biden</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, </span><a href="https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2021/08/03/frances-macron-uses-social-media-to-push-for-vaccination/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Macron</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> are but FOUR
world leaders who are pushing for the jab, despite all the reports of fine,
physically fit athletes and doctors who are suddenly dropping to the ground and
dying.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">With thousands of people having died from injections,
some sources are asking who will be responsible for the deaths?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Editor, Brian Shilhavy of HIN wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">“But starting in December of 2020, when President
Trump threatened the FDA and forced them to approve experimental injection of
COVID-19 shots that were produced by U.S. Government funds through his
<b>Operation Warp Speed</b> program, through 2021 when President Biden instituted
mandates for people to receive those lethal injections as a condition for employment,
and estimated 300,000 Americans lost their lives from these lethal injections.”</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>SOURCE</b>: </span><a href="https://healthimpactnews.com/2023/will-anyone-be-held-accountable-for-the-300000-americans-murdered-by-the-covid-19-shots-in-2021/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Health Impact
News</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> [HIN]<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is jam-packed with very detailed information,
videos, pictures, sources, etc. Who are you willing to trust with your health
when they get elected? Now no one is ever satisfied with their leader, or if
they are, it is short-lived and extremely short-sighted. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">People bow to others, whether governmental leaders,
news anchors, musicians, actors/actresses, activists, preachers/pastors,
prophet/prophetess, evangelists, inventors, social media celebrities, the list
is endless. We put people on pedestals, and God help anyone who dares speak
against their name, their reputation, or what they say or do when it comes to a
loyal follower!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Deception, rebellion, pharmakia (witchcraft, sorcery), idolatry…is rampant</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">To be continued in: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt A] </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-from-north-prt.html"><i>Judgment
Comes from the North</i> –<b> </b>Call 2Repent- Worthy of Hard Tests</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt B]<i> </i></span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-b-good-n-bad-in.html">J<i>udgment
Comes </i>–<b> </b>Good N Bad in World N Church-Prodigals Are Returning</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt C] </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-c-sins-of-govt-n.html">Judgment
Comes – Sins of Gov’t N Church – Setting Captives Free</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> [Prt D] </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-d-alert-nations-flee.html">Judgment
Comes – Alert the Nations-Flee Idolatry-Repent-Pray</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt E]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-e-idolatry-2023.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes
– Let Your Idols and Soothsayers Deliver You</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Prt F] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-part-f-ezekiel-still.html">Judgment
Comes – Ezekiel Still Speaks Today</a> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[Prt
G] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-counterfeit-is-here-but.html">Judgment
Comes – The Counterfeit is Here, But Nothing Replaces Jesus-Yeshua</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">in the Presence of His Glory</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></p><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b></b></span><p></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-48755494538176529322023-05-14T22:54:00.379-04:002023-05-22T03:01:39.621-04:00Judgment Comes-Prt B- Good N Bad in World N Church-Prodigals are Returning<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9f7ya5vJLusZch4WEfOu_gjCbn6al4GGcOAtRHNgqkDNUeY2nljG64377rSsPeAX0CXopdHHZtLo7N2XyJWHz7HSAYbh_YBuVoRmhJxX9LKtiuQ5htMefdqHX4yovtcJIBtx5h_UNr76oQv7f_R67ldyUytH4Zv6wSlyjtzKjNsOHAQbtJI0b9M/s718/Gods%20anger%20is%20stirring2023-Great%20Trib%20coming.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="718" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9f7ya5vJLusZch4WEfOu_gjCbn6al4GGcOAtRHNgqkDNUeY2nljG64377rSsPeAX0CXopdHHZtLo7N2XyJWHz7HSAYbh_YBuVoRmhJxX9LKtiuQ5htMefdqHX4yovtcJIBtx5h_UNr76oQv7f_R67ldyUytH4Zv6wSlyjtzKjNsOHAQbtJI0b9M/s320/Gods%20anger%20is%20stirring2023-Great%20Trib%20coming.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God's wrath is stirred<br />Prepare for the coming Great Tribulation</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt A]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-from-north-prt.html"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration-line: none;">Judgment Comes from the North – Call 2Repent- Worthy
of Hard Tests</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt B]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-b-good-n-bad-in.html"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration-line: none;">Judgment Comes – Good N Bad in World N
Church-Prodigals Are Returning</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: black; color: #cccccc;"> [Prt C]</span><span style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204);"> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-c-sins-of-govt-n.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes – Sins of
Gov’t N Church – Setting Captives Free</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt D]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-d-alert-nations-flee.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes – Alert the
Nations-Flee Idolatry-Repent-Pray</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt E]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-e-idolatry-2023.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes
– Let Your Idols and Soothsayers Deliver You</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Prt F] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-part-f-ezekiel-still.html">Judgment
Comes – Ezekiel Still Speaks Today</a> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[Prt
G] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-counterfeit-is-here-but.html">Judgment
Comes – The Counterfeit is Here, But Nothing Replaces Jesus-Yeshua</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In the previous article, all topics were categorized in one or more of the following: rebellion, covetousness, deception, idolatry. I will be doing this with all sections. There is a reason, and I did not realize it until I as done with the approximate 100 pages. This is the Lord's doing. It explains judgment clearly. God is just and righteous.</span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UgSssDj2-rQ3oRmsfT-rhBXufJe9MPzYfxnOvEg-fF44inCb7O6RJt_BXwunQ_J1_APyEQoEbc7xNvfBrofuu5n1zJPcor7BkidZRWPQr1-YTPvck5whxO-e2Rky8mtlLQDdcikBLY94gGDT0jp84oQGR6pu6qg1E12e4UHGjARSP1GZpW-KTnc/s409/Epsteins%20Island.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="409" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UgSssDj2-rQ3oRmsfT-rhBXufJe9MPzYfxnOvEg-fF44inCb7O6RJt_BXwunQ_J1_APyEQoEbc7xNvfBrofuu5n1zJPcor7BkidZRWPQr1-YTPvck5whxO-e2Rky8mtlLQDdcikBLY94gGDT0jp84oQGR6pu6qg1E12e4UHGjARSP1GZpW-KTnc/w237-h152/Epsteins%20Island.jpg" width="237" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Epstein's Island</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Some of Epstein’s Visitors</span></span><p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">One surely cannot guess necessarily from outward appearances. Would you be surprised to see names like:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Anderson Cooper, Angelina Jolie, Barak Obama, Bruce
Willis, Bill Clinton, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Celine Dion, Charlie Sheen, Cher, Drew Barrymore,
Ellen DeGeneres, George Clooney, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Gwen Stefani, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John Legend,
John Travolta, Justin Trudeau, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Juan Pablo Molyneux, Kathy Griffin, Katy Perry, King
James [Lebron James], Madonna,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Michelle Obama, Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Meryl
Steep, Naomi Watts, Oprah, Prince Andrew, Prince Charles (<i>now king Charles</i>),
Paula Hala, Pharrell Williams, Sophie Trudeau,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Robert Downey Jr., Rob
Reiner, Whoopie Goldberg, Victor Salva --- as only <b><i>some</i></b> of the
names on the list of visitors to Jeffrey Epstein’s Island? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Lust, pedophilia, witchcraft, idolatry... People idolizing people…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Does it not turn your stomach? Does it not make you
cry out for the innocent? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I was a virgin when I was kidnapped by a notorious
gang on the weekend of my sixteenth birthday. It was a Saturday, and I would be
held for several weeks before I was let go. A hand pulled back a jacket to
reveal a gun that day of my release, and I knew that if I said anything the
entire family would end up dead. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I never did say a word, but my family did not believe
that I was kidnapped against my will. We moved far away for about six months
because my stepfather wanted to protect his two younger daughters,
understandably – they were only seven and four. But I knew if I said nothing, the kidnappers would be true to their word...they had a reputation; and they were not stupid.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">My parents moved back to the big city after about half a year, but
the tension in the house, and the rejection I felt (<i>it was as if I were a stranger, or a deaf mute. It was tragic. In fact, the topic was taboo.)</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As a result, I ended up leaving home, and spent the next [almost] two years wandering on
the streets of the big city, as I knew of no agencies at the time that gave a
helping hand up. After I had barely turned 17, I was considered dead when a speed freak thought he had
strangled me for not selling $10 worth of meth to his friend, a transvestite.
But he had ordered me to sell to no one. For my loyalty, I was to die. I was playing possum (<i>pretending to be
dead)</i> and when they placed me under a tree, I bolted 'alive' and began screaming at the top of my lungs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">“<i>Holy s***</i>!” the transvestite yelled, and the two of
them hightailed it out of there, faster than a MiG-25. I lived another several months on the street, but I never saw those two 'regulars' again. True story! In truth, I believe God was watching over me all the time, and I had no idea.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It has only worsened. Pray for the children of this
generation. Do not just sit around and say ‘how horrible’, pray to the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As in the days of Noah (<i>all was destroyed but eight
souls alive, and all that Noah saved of clean and unclean</i> <i>creatures, as
commanded of God</i>). Is this not a disobedient, rebellious generation – and
no, I am NOT just speaking of youth. This effects ‘every’ age group, young to
old and all in-between. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Which formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine
longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the Ark was being prepared, in
which a few, that is, </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">eight souls</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, were saved
through water </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">(the flood).<i> </i>[1Pet 3:20]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Genesis 19:1-29 == The record of the angels that visited Lot in Sodom. According to FB Meyer (pastor, evangelist and friend of D.L. Moody - who also is known for Cross References/commentaries for KJV) wrote that the angels were sent to Sodom by God due to Abraham's prayer.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If only we could see the importance of prayer from the heart - not New Age style, or this or that type, just honest communication to our Creator. He made us this way so that we would instinctively know what to do when matters of the heart stirred us.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When words escape us, we who are born-again, Spirit-filled children of light have the Holy Spirit who will intercede on our behalf. He knows what to pray, as He knows the will of the Father.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: x-small;">[Verses 1-29] </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">record what transpired between Lot, his family, the men of Sodom, and the angels, before Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed. Lot's wife could not help looking back on the city that still had her heart. As a result, she was turned into a pillar of salt, as they were forewarned by the angels.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLr9jq-yV7RJ4G_AALnu9n624G7e5EVqhodNsY97oCHUzCnS_yHs_dwGNwStH4mBOL6JTRHFWEeWCtdpxBn73-RjfBpa9694gqlsfEJ9dask6F0Y9p2gmTM7VBdaDTPtZ9xnkqIEmUaspfmJT-RaYAeFDUNCLr4c0ljI2Ansyz832MJVhMapTkwc4/s708/Lot%20made%20drunk%20by%20his%20daughters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="708" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLr9jq-yV7RJ4G_AALnu9n624G7e5EVqhodNsY97oCHUzCnS_yHs_dwGNwStH4mBOL6JTRHFWEeWCtdpxBn73-RjfBpa9694gqlsfEJ9dask6F0Y9p2gmTM7VBdaDTPtZ9xnkqIEmUaspfmJT-RaYAeFDUNCLr4c0ljI2Ansyz832MJVhMapTkwc4/w360-h245/Lot%20made%20drunk%20by%20his%20daughters.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: x-small;">[Verses 30-38] </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">record how Sodom was still in the daughters. Full of fear and lack of trust in God to provide seed so that the family line would continue, the daughters got their father drunk and committed incestuous acts, which impregnated them both.</span></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">They ended up bearing the children of their own father. It would be easy to comment in a negative light, but what would it have been like to grow up in a culture where anything goes?</span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> Hmmm sounds familiar. </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">Despite what transpired, they must have been forgiven, because the Messiah Jesus did end up coming through the bloodline.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Lust, fear, rebellion, incest, idolatry...</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">Epidemic of Inappropriate Behaviour Amongst Leaders</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gf4NaSIvPr1jsT71aABAgyV2azlVm2L5ZOJIV6KswRl8SiaJRbTEhVk-XrrRso5pto27uAr1GcunoeRzLv-UdeXBr2zUw0nEBdsBnBZ72xe85S-gwamTPG-e1tk6zSONsV-qyg0fMASDfO-lOqvmJ_z8soMig-crZGLI5pleDZO2bepWh7fW-I0/s537/money%20paid_to%20hush%20student_Trudeau.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="537" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gf4NaSIvPr1jsT71aABAgyV2azlVm2L5ZOJIV6KswRl8SiaJRbTEhVk-XrrRso5pto27uAr1GcunoeRzLv-UdeXBr2zUw0nEBdsBnBZ72xe85S-gwamTPG-e1tk6zSONsV-qyg0fMASDfO-lOqvmJ_z8soMig-crZGLI5pleDZO2bepWh7fW-I0/w253-h224/money%20paid_to%20hush%20student_Trudeau.jpg" width="253" /></a></b></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Articles pop up questioning the integrity of country
leaders, such as a young student who was the recipient of a $2.25 million
mutual non-disclosure non-disparagement agreement, which was signed in exchange
for her continued silence in a </span><a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/270001"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">complaint
lodged against PM Trudeau.</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> It has been said that the claim is
false (<i>disinformation</i>), but one has to ask, if you had that much money,
would you pay that amount if you were innocent?</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">So many in high positions seem to have sexual
fantasies including pedophilia, and other sinful issues. Another woman, a
female reporter who was very unsettled with </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/06/canada-justin-trudeau-groping-case-reporter"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Trudeau’s
behaviour</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> towards her has asked to be left alone regarding an
incident that took place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LzRno2lHpC926h1czYFq_RnA8xH9Xi6G-q5KhuvK7rJLEgBq32OU2VVym4HlgEI8NqUu2ksRsV0vkFSPfRuNJ_dal3s87hOrUN1-ek4gTlGJPG2WTfUa-jA1gXG9Jtwk3b_3Vju33Ehls-1_2BIM0qBCfosGnQh46nbXwWbb9SfkSu0ud89azjU/s676/trudeau%20denies%20groping_states%20it%20was%20misunderstood.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="676" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LzRno2lHpC926h1czYFq_RnA8xH9Xi6G-q5KhuvK7rJLEgBq32OU2VVym4HlgEI8NqUu2ksRsV0vkFSPfRuNJ_dal3s87hOrUN1-ek4gTlGJPG2WTfUa-jA1gXG9Jtwk3b_3Vju33Ehls-1_2BIM0qBCfosGnQh46nbXwWbb9SfkSu0ud89azjU/w320-h176/trudeau%20denies%20groping_states%20it%20was%20misunderstood.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Trudeau denies groping<br />States action was misunderstood</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Trudeau, then 28, stated: “</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">I do not feel that I
acted inappropriately in any way, But I respect the fact that someone else
might have experienced that differently.”</i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> He was accused of ‘groping’. The
unidentified reporter has since left journalism.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The revealing of those in the spotlight who are
involved in pedophilia is astounding. It is incredible how the words of the
Bible are jumping off the pages. Sodom and Gomorrah, evil called good, good
called evil, hearts waxing cold, lovers of self (<i>narcissism</i>), and
onward; it is mind-blowing, but praise God who forewarned us.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Davos Heavily Guarded</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6ijhUI0xp0TwMEquk36BkFtw-Ghw71hUPYU1sFGHSVcyM5QRdAPoLHrEeHhbjO7_dPJpIlYeVLAJ8kqhcPC9ujjdZ3thwThcpNCOlRdYNcggDBpLF_EDtM3XOj1h5i8YPq7rk35Sqh0q4axFm8PnCSm6g1YddkzBv9w37h2vqkli1Uua_nz2KQg/s407/davos2023-heavy%20guards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="407" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6ijhUI0xp0TwMEquk36BkFtw-Ghw71hUPYU1sFGHSVcyM5QRdAPoLHrEeHhbjO7_dPJpIlYeVLAJ8kqhcPC9ujjdZ3thwThcpNCOlRdYNcggDBpLF_EDtM3XOj1h5i8YPq7rk35Sqh0q4axFm8PnCSm6g1YddkzBv9w37h2vqkli1Uua_nz2KQg/w284-h204/davos2023-heavy%20guards.jpg" width="284" /></span></a></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGOhfgoGESHTjsZ-SYj_v3yaJBpt89PkOpVo3MiG4rnOf2VmB9bVWgo7zr__Z0dqRJdouE0ifUfV7QuOiHr39iMwbixsXuCoUjPAbLv_DM13qYlVfdNoZUt2AdBQEXLnE8qylRJNlqnvsbE_7irAGeHKV8eSyz4nuc2SCV3koVfw3kIlzy7HP0Ds/s410/davos%20guarded1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="410" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGOhfgoGESHTjsZ-SYj_v3yaJBpt89PkOpVo3MiG4rnOf2VmB9bVWgo7zr__Z0dqRJdouE0ifUfV7QuOiHr39iMwbixsXuCoUjPAbLv_DM13qYlVfdNoZUt2AdBQEXLnE8qylRJNlqnvsbE_7irAGeHKV8eSyz4nuc2SCV3koVfw3kIlzy7HP0Ds/w262-h188/davos%20guarded1.jpg" width="262" /></span></a></div></b><span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The heavily armed meeting at Davos in January 2023
caused many people to wonder why so much artillery was needed, and why did
outfitted guards surround the building during the WEF meeting 2023?</span></p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Some of the top name </span><a href="https://qz.com/davos-2023-world-economic-forum-attendees-1849990706"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">WEF attendees</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> would be the <b>media</b>,
such as WaPo (<i>Washington Post</i>), CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Globe and
Mail, Financial Times, Axios, and Global News. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared
Kushner, Queen of Netherlands (<i>Maxima</i>), Queen of the Belgians (<i>Mathilde</i>)
and Albert II of Monaco (prince) and will.i.am. (<i>Black Eyed Peas
musician/rapper</i>) attended.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">CEOs from Shell, Amazon, Citigroup, Moderna (<i>vaccines</i>),
Google, BlackRock, Stanford University, Unilever, Emirates were some of the
other hundreds of attendees. WEF has so many connected with it (<i>1,000
attendees every year</i>), that it would be near impossible to quench the fires
of the WEF and Klaus Schwab now.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Read this article from 1999, and see if Schwab was
honest. He said a world government is the last thing he wants (<i>24 years ago</i>).
Back then, Schwab clearly stated that he wanted to educate the world with a <b>new
set of 10 commandments</b>, [<i>does Georgia Guidestones come to mind, although
now destroyed?],</i> ethical guidelines that would guide everyone in getting
along. He would not be a ‘ruler’; he prefers to be an ‘educator’.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">After you read the 24-year-old article [Nov. 1999] put
out by </span><a href="https://www.forbes.com/global/1999/1115/0223108a.html?sh=55573ae87e11"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Forbes
magazine,</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> fast-forward to today, [April/May 2023], and see if
he has changed his thinking or goals. (<i>He</i> DOES <i>want a one-world
government, but instead of </i><b>New World Order</b><i>, it has been renamed
as</i> <b>The Great Reset</b>.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deception, lust, denial, and idolatry…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Freemasonry [Illuminati] is Alive and Well </span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="510" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fiJnFtNXKscv53IgTyQgte3G5NQjS24JIGITk6O1NBRoZRZV0SBXDE6XCvaaNJ7TMNBvpGjhnX6T1a68AtzLG2fE9dFa1XuQDTat2eG3WePGl2JICb8QR7_9xrJkJ7rm8hyO400iUphuEZtb_q4TBIpxtnuzp9id9hDfblQht4ws6S7XeEVnGpo/w197-h217/Prince%20Harry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="197" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Prince Harry and Meghan</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fiJnFtNXKscv53IgTyQgte3G5NQjS24JIGITk6O1NBRoZRZV0SBXDE6XCvaaNJ7TMNBvpGjhnX6T1a68AtzLG2fE9dFa1XuQDTat2eG3WePGl2JICb8QR7_9xrJkJ7rm8hyO400iUphuEZtb_q4TBIpxtnuzp9id9hDfblQht4ws6S7XeEVnGpo/s563/Prince%20Harry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="636" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnjTvC73nDEQNI032jWKfOxoMzXgFbepDuAC0PrtUQwiIAvKzyrhBMT6ysarWwLZqe4Y7YEoA9jX_SlNcj8IPRMdANMprFW3durN_ZCg52Y1kvbzu1R_1I9gn8PnEMVa_RF3VFrY4KLQUIAoJSHeNPT_-Xlaek6FTE73ZF367uOxC2OqT2vdhxGs/w237-h184/Prince%20Harry.Michelle%20Obama-Jill%20Biden_source--goodhousekeeping.com.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="237" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Prince Harry, Michelle Obama, Jill Biden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnjTvC73nDEQNI032jWKfOxoMzXgFbepDuAC0PrtUQwiIAvKzyrhBMT6ysarWwLZqe4Y7YEoA9jX_SlNcj8IPRMdANMprFW3durN_ZCg52Y1kvbzu1R_1I9gn8PnEMVa_RF3VFrY4KLQUIAoJSHeNPT_-Xlaek6FTE73ZF367uOxC2OqT2vdhxGs/s636/Prince%20Harry.Michelle%20Obama-Jill%20Biden_source--goodhousekeeping.com.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="170" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESLlP7bQR5rNzFlS26oWTEpmIkiUr_gACT0JFnypDfNU8w0-3uhTAsLAfoaoFAbWAY7bkITmCihy4ZpD9La9lKlLYpVsZExTMNb5rUaRJKOZNVcedZVz4sLrnHjwDFoKlFtpnVB4f4a60jLFKzHsHb89KRUF_ofRjpc3fz80dPxN3lfyBlhXvrdM/w126-h264/Prince%20William.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="126" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Prince William</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESLlP7bQR5rNzFlS26oWTEpmIkiUr_gACT0JFnypDfNU8w0-3uhTAsLAfoaoFAbWAY7bkITmCihy4ZpD9La9lKlLYpVsZExTMNb5rUaRJKOZNVcedZVz4sLrnHjwDFoKlFtpnVB4f4a60jLFKzHsHb89KRUF_ofRjpc3fz80dPxN3lfyBlhXvrdM/s355/Prince%20William.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Have Freemasons been renamed 'globalists' or 'elite globalists', or is the world slowly being blinded to the Freemasons/Illuminati for now? Are the 'globalists', WEF and cartel all distractions to keep people disinterested in the Luciferians and the Freemasons? Is it odd that one rarely hears about Freemasons anymore when the net used to be inundated with articles, pictures, reports etc.?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX-n6kehLFnhJYVjoj_x5Hrltmg1sP0aP1jelWO7-mGkvbhAruqUDn1-0EKVxEbchIbw5OAYGqe3lhVr5ooGU2T_d1VTEUZxH4RL3lhuGFxyNn30LLOuEUzDjHig-wBLsPNalwHUT7ab_aNB7PQyc31-0QqJna_Zc595RTBKiJnZmWza2UtTtrVg/s369/King%20Charles.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="212" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX-n6kehLFnhJYVjoj_x5Hrltmg1sP0aP1jelWO7-mGkvbhAruqUDn1-0EKVxEbchIbw5OAYGqe3lhVr5ooGU2T_d1VTEUZxH4RL3lhuGFxyNn30LLOuEUzDjHig-wBLsPNalwHUT7ab_aNB7PQyc31-0QqJna_Zc595RTBKiJnZmWza2UtTtrVg/s320/King%20Charles.jpg" width="184" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Let us not forget King Charles<br />close friend of Klaus Schwab<br />darkness gathers September 2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We still see the Napoleon gesture (<i>hand inside the
jacket)</i> which has always been linked to Freemasonry. There are stories that
say the hand in the jacket used to identify people of <b><i>upper class</i></b>,
or <b><i>leadership</i></b>. One of the most famous individuals known for that
posture is Napoleon Bonaparte.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Many state that it had nothing to do with Freemasonry,
whilst others identify the “<i>hidden</i> <i>hand</i>” that offers the secret
handshake as a sign of belonging to the group. The image was first introduced
to me as a Freemason act, so it is the first thing I think of when I see it.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We do know that secret societies do exist within the
‘society’ on all levels. It goes back as far as Nimrod, and even Israel, when
Ezekiel was taken into the temple by the Spirit of God to see what the priests
and temple members were doing behind closed doors and in secret chambers. (<i>More
on that later</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="387" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JIX-UIT66wTjzCASgMmawlkbdvG3uy8UEaFNlZNj0U-h0HaZE0JpRJLz4wBkdcawvOxF4mgALZkt_dvv7vx12dIM-dbYO-XFqn_KOktnXttOd7TJDSB7GtLgzaOMApiHLRTbuTmhXU2QlLT9NiGb8rU1Sh59G1vs8AhsCLg1mXCekjnovJBlUbM/w266-h208/symbolism-Gotthard%20Tunnel.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="266" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">exalting Baphomet<br />Gotthard Tunnel opening ceremony</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JIX-UIT66wTjzCASgMmawlkbdvG3uy8UEaFNlZNj0U-h0HaZE0JpRJLz4wBkdcawvOxF4mgALZkt_dvv7vx12dIM-dbYO-XFqn_KOktnXttOd7TJDSB7GtLgzaOMApiHLRTbuTmhXU2QlLT9NiGb8rU1Sh59G1vs8AhsCLg1mXCekjnovJBlUbM/s387/symbolism-Gotthard%20Tunnel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmWb_h1Cs3h8KSYiD8M-lxRsx2xH9NFANt3fSWYRVheFVucwf1LxhMw583wDcNPBp4m-R0Idvl5qZuyTRTuNVL-YewPQ2aU4OPei0XChmItV-Dt0YZVPExnDY1sW5xOpzcuQPf1G-qbP9DxbqNQ5eQDS4-M8oJ16coOAY-Jbk7eCwGXtTpv-wfI4/s452/symbolism%20is%20reality-Luciferian-Baphomet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">she 'calms' the beast<br />from red and angry - to light and 'love'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /><span></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yA2NX_QcchvXEg72uuMnQJIV6e8BH9bYxrnZq6PAw1KRYYrHX7NixeliXB2JN7YPBpdueOthgZb9GJ464a740UvR7ze4t3CUMVNC_n242Rhc9RSu3BFAjAURVFKa59WOHdwwyletxgfbX0uWeiQDwiZ1ICAfF103wXY9vo85tZLoUijq0NztNSw/s411/Birmingham-woman%20rides%20beast-Luciferian%20worship.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="411" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yA2NX_QcchvXEg72uuMnQJIV6e8BH9bYxrnZq6PAw1KRYYrHX7NixeliXB2JN7YPBpdueOthgZb9GJ464a740UvR7ze4t3CUMVNC_n242Rhc9RSu3BFAjAURVFKa59WOHdwwyletxgfbX0uWeiQDwiZ1ICAfF103wXY9vo85tZLoUijq0NztNSw/s320/Birmingham-woman%20rides%20beast-Luciferian%20worship.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Birmingham Opening Ceremony --woman rides beast<br />as in Revelation 17<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf5ZK5Wb3tD8rnksp7xaPK3c1D_-oT00-TMI-s_esd34-p-vx1B7IYBPxklKCPxWfwFL6uT4vwhYc7VQVYAAIQ0krMf3fUcyfK9IXxQ7VdonF4UhMSSxv2U_32eq97xT-7FeYonP1F43pnG2Cm7Ed_xE_QApyVoe0B-ZmidLrJ85kTHSaE1yKkzs/s450/woman%20rides%20the%20beast_bk%20of%20Revelation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 107%;">From the opening ceremony of the </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbOldRsITpQ"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Gotthard Base
Tunnel</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 107%;"> in Switzerland, in June of 2016, to the opening
ceremony of the July, 2022 </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvmMHA6DbwY"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Birmingham
Commonwealth games</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 107%;">, [3 hrs:36 min], to the
Pfizer-sponsored 2023 </span><a href="https://www.out.com/gay-music/sam-smith-kim-petras-gottmik-violet-chachki-are-grammy-squad-goals"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Grammy Awards</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 107%;"> with Sam
Smith (<i>playing Satan</i>) and Kim Petras (<i>transgender</i>) singing “<b><i>Unholy</i></b>”,
the public is watching evil being exalted and worshipped. Indeed, it is
appropriately titled, ‘<b><i>unholy’</i></b>, and it grieves my very spirit.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="364" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdMORefLQytKNilbjwXcZbNbbFmH48D1aMkiVFOH7ASnJEOb1mpAxZGm6b1kTlVT-7mBlKBNFIANN0Ml0-O2jjIiPXEGEIp_pctZu-4mnHTx5tUnsh26Gw1JmSz4olwOGjgnKhLX5sXZb8yF5ak8y-wlpeGA37Nl6BDN2Xt0r3ykIGCqJZgdXtQQ/w205-h151/the%20look%20of%20PRIDE%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="205" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">transvestites - transgender Kim Petras, non-binary Sam Smith<br />gays, transsexuals, transgenders<br />click on any picture to enlarge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdMORefLQytKNilbjwXcZbNbbFmH48D1aMkiVFOH7ASnJEOb1mpAxZGm6b1kTlVT-7mBlKBNFIANN0Ml0-O2jjIiPXEGEIp_pctZu-4mnHTx5tUnsh26Gw1JmSz4olwOGjgnKhLX5sXZb8yF5ak8y-wlpeGA37Nl6BDN2Xt0r3ykIGCqJZgdXtQQ/s364/the%20look%20of%20PRIDE%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="385" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyL-oMSEqYRCxXS4uVQHQrSfdG8PFnReDDlgTJ_uk9o9BnXmJxgrI5eVNaF6apHk9B-bDBb76St9-LQ65SgoRYVqwV5WAe0Fdqcb7MRydhj7o6q64dfrDl6zYoisIi9jFeXMGYSsh43dytli2yVJ8DDyvygpbQRiU0xUjqJVmRo5wKx2SMz0XsIg/w240-h205/getting%20harder%20to%20tell%20the%20difference.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">transgender Kim Petras<br />it is getting harder and harder to tell <br />the difference</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyL-oMSEqYRCxXS4uVQHQrSfdG8PFnReDDlgTJ_uk9o9BnXmJxgrI5eVNaF6apHk9B-bDBb76St9-LQ65SgoRYVqwV5WAe0Fdqcb7MRydhj7o6q64dfrDl6zYoisIi9jFeXMGYSsh43dytli2yVJ8DDyvygpbQRiU0xUjqJVmRo5wKx2SMz0XsIg/s385/getting%20harder%20to%20tell%20the%20difference.jpg"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">Narcissism (<i>Bible calls it</i> ‘<b><i>lovers of
self’</i></b> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: x-small;">[2Tim 3:2]</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">) is rampant as non-binary singer Sam Sparks is joined
by transgender Kim Petras, and surrounded by queers, gays, bisexuals,
transvestites, and transgenders.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The arrogant looks on the videos as the group moves
from place to place to pose for photographers are difficult to dismiss, as the
team takes precise and provocative poses for the media.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As in the Days of Sodom and Gomorrah<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Reading about Sodom and Gomorrah, and how the male
citizens acted, particularly when it came to the holy angels that were visiting
Lot, becomes easier and clearer to understand as I see what is going on
globally amongst the people. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gen 19:1-6] </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Even offering the men (<i>who were aged from young to
old</i>), two of his young daughters who were still virgins, the sodomites were
ready to push past Lot and break down the door in order to have their way [<i>rape</i>]
with the holy angels.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [vs9]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It is a mind-boggling scene. The holy angels rescued
Lot by pulling him into his house, but then put blindness on every male there
because every single one of them wanted to sodomize the angels, and have
nothing to do with the virgin maidens.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [vs 11]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Lot also had sons-in-law, who had married his other
daughters, who were in that riotous crowd outside his house. At the advice of
the holy angels, Lot went out to caution them, but they mocked him and would
not listen when he warned them that the Lord was going to destroy the city.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[vs14]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">lust of flesh and eyes, pride of life, rebellion, abomination, witchcraft, idolatry...</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Violence of Transgenders</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ET76hSCX7mDyJbYPHByBg3ENPrsJpoPf3m1l1pji-xEmB9niGteVne2aHQ_4Vk9w2-xaN5wI8NrS8HQfTLRl62LFgk41rkePFAdpp_PFokgoQAf-8QUYTeC2WnUUDwtD5vW0JwpjQnvU2QDVk8zlI6vh5A27TTZLVnm0cdNj2fUNqzEJqri1BhE/s381/Riley%20Gaines-activist%20transgender%20attack.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="381" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ET76hSCX7mDyJbYPHByBg3ENPrsJpoPf3m1l1pji-xEmB9niGteVne2aHQ_4Vk9w2-xaN5wI8NrS8HQfTLRl62LFgk41rkePFAdpp_PFokgoQAf-8QUYTeC2WnUUDwtD5vW0JwpjQnvU2QDVk8zlI6vh5A27TTZLVnm0cdNj2fUNqzEJqri1BhE/w242-h169/Riley%20Gaines-activist%20transgender%20attack.jpg" width="242" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">swimmer Riley Gaines attacked by<br />transgender activists</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There have been a few articles where transgender
activists became violent during certain events. One such event pertains to
transgenders coming against a woman speaking against males entering swimming,
since males have different muscles, and are typically physically stronger and
faster than women.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Even if they chose to be a transgender, their muscles
are still masculine, and the argument is that it is unfair to pit men against
women in sports.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Riley Gaines, a young swimmer who spoke out against
transgenders competing against women was assaulted (<i>physically hit</i>),
yelled at, chased and ‘forced to barricade herself for three hours’, with
campus cops rushing her to safety. </span><a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/07/riley-gaines-ambushed-and-hit-after-womens-sports-speech-at-sfsu/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">NYPost.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Another woman speaking at a pro-life event faced
violence from transgender activists and ‘Antifa agitators’. The PRIDE movement
is taking on violence more often, now that many governments are supporting the
transitions by changing many laws. </span><a href="https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=5995"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">ProphecyNewsWatch.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8MLoERv8vIcg_7uknXEGgh6-yr01CAuKHTxItRfxyveJHyistIxs0Phaf-c-MRJaD7bl6elAftsOrXBgmxtn_TsvAZCjFLeC25Rwt3NcickQelrwzyG7p2DOks9IKbHdiHhJcfR3kUTCJZ8Lb9jdGE3HdUE6dyzeGwr_WzG4vkrdebM40NJnjzw/s545/obama%20and%20michelle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="545" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8MLoERv8vIcg_7uknXEGgh6-yr01CAuKHTxItRfxyveJHyistIxs0Phaf-c-MRJaD7bl6elAftsOrXBgmxtn_TsvAZCjFLeC25Rwt3NcickQelrwzyG7p2DOks9IKbHdiHhJcfR3kUTCJZ8Lb9jdGE3HdUE6dyzeGwr_WzG4vkrdebM40NJnjzw/w256-h166/obama%20and%20michelle.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">With Photoshop and malicious intent and conspiracy
theories, there have been some nefarious lies put forth. People no longer know
who are </span><a href="https://people.com/politics/michelle-obama-throwback-photos/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">normal couples</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (<i>in
politics</i>) and who are photoshopped, or put </span><a href="https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/official-govt-docs-expose-michelle-obamas-14-year-history-as-a-man/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">under the
spotlight</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1071" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxbuapGHNzvWet-I43QivzYktWehb7lulae6PoOJaxLRur9T10A5xrz59Kx7jc4Dfa0RpCgX4Wys91DhbngQK52BmAWV2TTkY5dPVSZ46jF39FmQTzdoZOzaOYQEzCjeQE-8XPxGxwvZNna0GiE9G8kcJXAbbiv5B1FmZ3JCTy5yYwhLRsmVK5dw/s320/what%20some%20people%20do%20for%20what%20reason.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">someone photoshopped Barack and Michelle on left<br />on right - photoshopped - Barack and Michael</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxbuapGHNzvWet-I43QivzYktWehb7lulae6PoOJaxLRur9T10A5xrz59Kx7jc4Dfa0RpCgX4Wys91DhbngQK52BmAWV2TTkY5dPVSZ46jF39FmQTzdoZOzaOYQEzCjeQE-8XPxGxwvZNna0GiE9G8kcJXAbbiv5B1FmZ3JCTy5yYwhLRsmVK5dw/s1071/what%20some%20people%20do%20for%20what%20reason.jpg"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It is sad when people cry out for truth, yet accept
anything deceptive that comes along. Photo manipulation programs, as well as AI programs surely do not help.
There has been so much deception go on that no one knows what or who to believe
anymore, which is why the words of the Lord shine even brighter.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">We were warned that many false prophets have gone out
into the world, so we are NOT to believe every spirit, but to test the spirits
to see whether they are of God. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 4:1] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">There are false prophets in the
media, in the secular, back in the apostles’ day</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Act 13:6]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">, in the church
today. There is a False Prophet that will appear before the Lawless One is
revealed. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rev 16:13; 19:20]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Pray about everything, people, if you truly do not
want to be deceived. Satan’s blurring of lines has been successful. May God
help us all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry, deception, sexual immorality, violence, rebellion…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Governments Not Helping<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">From ‘</span><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/2023/1/13/drones-have-shaped-the-ukraine-war-are-killer-robots-far-off?_cpx_camp_rule_id=10835"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">killer drones’</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">, to British
Columbia legalizing ‘illegal’ drugs such as crack, MDMA, ecstasy, methamphetamine
(<i>speed</i>), and powder coke (<i>cocaine</i>) – even allowing two and a half
grams of heroin and fentanyl, knowing that all these drugs can be killers,
especially the latter, which has killed tens of 1000s [106,000] in 2021. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: </span><a href="https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">nih.gov</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> [National
Institutes of Health – government]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iI6OgHNezUBp1_nzrKlm8PSqvcZRdfIcIbPx474pzWOK7Jys86t8LBQJyWa7kpBzlT5-KYccGIi8YTyCMMUXzb-Y_EJuufEwy2vuCxty-wOo8Py2ywz7lPjuIstR56Peg_c3QYk-t6iEOESr8JlUQvLbftXwQdk4T6FkLXmGKN1UX9RtsXE9UmE/s721/BC%20legalizing%20street%20drug%20possession.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="721" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iI6OgHNezUBp1_nzrKlm8PSqvcZRdfIcIbPx474pzWOK7Jys86t8LBQJyWa7kpBzlT5-KYccGIi8YTyCMMUXzb-Y_EJuufEwy2vuCxty-wOo8Py2ywz7lPjuIstR56Peg_c3QYk-t6iEOESr8JlUQvLbftXwQdk4T6FkLXmGKN1UX9RtsXE9UmE/s320/BC%20legalizing%20street%20drug%20possession.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">legalized fentanyl 2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">The intent and purpose of this action (</span><a href="https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/164542"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">legalizing
lethal drugs</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">) is to help youth? That is ridiculous. If it were
family or friends, we would be calling it “<i>enabling</i>”. It is bringing
down the population under the guise of helping people with their addictions. It
may be keeping some of them out of jail for awhile, but it is not helping with
the trap in which they are ensnared.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkroaMUb7r_6uDuvdm77DTMnGSQOOAykp7VnvZt7on8JvBXyYt5jkNs0UouzwIOt9WGIdWnkEfvKqNutguqRSc0vE5gf4K7bmB35aZ_ExVrGLxIU_u6lX5l4grZ4sIan9TQQPN0el9GtA3Uc7LyzVLdVO6Q-C0HuN-DIA-Ixs2IrwvWQ0ut-oYp0/s441/activist%20hand%20out%20heroin.meth.crack2023-BC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="441" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkroaMUb7r_6uDuvdm77DTMnGSQOOAykp7VnvZt7on8JvBXyYt5jkNs0UouzwIOt9WGIdWnkEfvKqNutguqRSc0vE5gf4K7bmB35aZ_ExVrGLxIU_u6lX5l4grZ4sIan9TQQPN0el9GtA3Uc7LyzVLdVO6Q-C0HuN-DIA-Ixs2IrwvWQ0ut-oYp0/s320/activist%20hand%20out%20heroin.meth.crack2023-BC.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">BC activist handing out free heroin, meth, crack 2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: left;">Everything is off-balance and out of kilter. What is
the old saying? Give them an inch and they will take a mile. Carrying drugs is
not as much an issue as the </span><b style="text-align: left;">quality</b><span style="text-align: left;"> of the drugs. The fentanyl deaths
are enough to break the heart. Addicts, many of them young people, have been dying
off like fumigated flies, all over North America (</span><i style="text-align: left;">Canada, United States,</i><span style="text-align: left;">
</span><i style="text-align: left;">Mexico </i><span style="text-align: left;">) for decades.</span></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Even if the people are allowed to carry lethal drugs,
how does that help them if the drugs they purchases are laced or cut with extremely
potent substitutes? Most people purchase the drugs for the ‘high’ they will
obtain, not with intent to overdose, or to end their life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They are taking an amount they are used to taking, but
if the potency is double or more, it is a sure death sentence. Most of them are
not being forewarned, which is why many die with the needle still in their arm,
or a rolled tube still up their nose. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">According to the CDC [<i>Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention</i>] using it as a substitute or lacing other street drugs with
it is not just due to it potency, but that potency makes the drug “<i>more
addictive and cheaper”</i> (hence, more sales),<i> “more powerful and more
dangerous.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100
times stronger than morphine. What also makes a difference is whether the
fentanyl is pharmaceutical [for pain after surgery, advanced-stage cancer] or
illicitly manufactured. With street drugs, it is the latter that people
purchase. <b>SOURCE</b>: </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/stopoverdose/fentanyl/index.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">cdc.gov</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If ingested, the trouble signs have gone beyond a safe
time to get help. Most people do not have <b>naloxone</b> (called <b>Narcan</b>)
on hand, but if you do and someone is overdosing on opioids (<i>fentanyl</i>, <i>codeine,
heroin, morphine</i>), 0.4 or 2 milligrams (mg) injected under the skin or into
a muscle [repeat after 2-3 min IF needed]. Call 911 and police ASAP.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Naloxone is temporary, but it will restore normal
breathing [reverse respiratory depression] within 2-3 minutes. See professional
help. Know the facts from professionals before an incident occurs. Beware of
misinformation. Please check with medical experts, poison control, police, or
other informed sources.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5753997/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">National
Library of Medicine</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (nlm.nih.gov.) : <b>ALSO</b>: </span><a href="https://www.rxlist.com/narcan-drug.htm"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">rxlist.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When cannabis was legalized, quality became the norm
with various strains or types. If marijuana was merely legalized as far as
possession went, it still did not address the quality of the drug. Some people
sold poor quality cannabis that was barely worth the money spent.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">The United States DEA [Drug Enforcement
Administration] reported clearly that China was the “<i>principal source of
illicit fentanyl</i>”, as well as “<i>fentanyl-related compounds</i>”. SOURCE: </span><a href="https://www.congress.gov/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">https://www.congress.gov</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>ALSO</b>: </span><a href="https://trone.house.gov/2023/01/08/chinas-role-in-illicit-fentanyl-running-rampant-on-us-streets/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">trone.house.gov/2023/</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Pharmakia [witchcraft], deception, idolatry (drugs)...</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">If the Trumpet Makes an Uncertain Sound</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwk05Yqa93jPDgHorTNRXnESiTPUM3DOfXrSbyiViqdgzV4gsMQVuJVp21LLstoEIVHlKaogDu0woXzsNbG3cI16otXbLGsdr4qXjd4nsHH2aXWHXuYWf2E_f---4VltA2pUiOKS2HwMN6k-w-mZ335z4OyJz4PxSmwoWYnv1zaVRfF3rKlIb6fUU/s460/shofar-rams%20horn-trumpet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="460" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwk05Yqa93jPDgHorTNRXnESiTPUM3DOfXrSbyiViqdgzV4gsMQVuJVp21LLstoEIVHlKaogDu0woXzsNbG3cI16otXbLGsdr4qXjd4nsHH2aXWHXuYWf2E_f---4VltA2pUiOKS2HwMN6k-w-mZ335z4OyJz4PxSmwoWYnv1zaVRfF3rKlIb6fUU/s320/shofar-rams%20horn-trumpet.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">For if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who shall
prepare himself for battle? So likewise you, except you utter by the tongue
words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? For you
shall speak into the air.</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Cor14:8-9]</span></span></p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is one thing to forgive a person, but it is quite another
to allow a person to mislead due to their popularity. The Lord has said for
some time (<i>several years</i>) to come <b>deeper</b> in Him, <b>stay longer</b>
in His presence, <b>waiting</b> upon Him, but also that we have to take a <b>stand</b>
(<i>due to what was coming, due to where we are now with evil abounding, and
due to what is yet to come</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gBPJTmVNGvevr64Q2lUu6r-BYTs4KD2f3Ig0n9ZKssNFREyPK7Hgig8DQjH6HmUC2y9FimOQ8g5jfTAIjntWsSaqjZqRpue6IK02ZDOLgvlj4Eml4U8TVqfGgrz-AT7g-T85nlp9-zJuIt7r9JInRq073SjKzrTf5xiNgnb6WBzbJhES8cS4ZW8/s537/God%20and%20His%20Word%20change%20not-Apr.2023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="537" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gBPJTmVNGvevr64Q2lUu6r-BYTs4KD2f3Ig0n9ZKssNFREyPK7Hgig8DQjH6HmUC2y9FimOQ8g5jfTAIjntWsSaqjZqRpue6IK02ZDOLgvlj4Eml4U8TVqfGgrz-AT7g-T85nlp9-zJuIt7r9JInRq073SjKzrTf5xiNgnb6WBzbJhES8cS4ZW8/w386-h187/God%20and%20His%20Word%20change%20not-Apr.2023.jpg" width="386" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Neither </b>the living God or His Word change</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God is not changing His Word simply because we are in
the last days, or because we ‘decree’ or ‘declare’ a thing. God is God: His
Word accomplishes that which He pleases; it never returns void. Thus His Word
is written, so shall it be. None can alter His Word.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Also, (<i>to those who say that God is the same
yesterday, today and forever</i> (and He is)</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Heb 13:8]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">) He is not speaking
more today than in times past simply because so much is going on. There has
always been a lot going on. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Read through the living Word of God. Others had it
tough in their times. We just happen to be alive in an incredible time where
the end times (<i>which started with the apostles, and Christ’s ascension</i>) are
rapidly winding down, as we are in the last of the last days. The end times are
very much alive, and we are watching God’s Word unfold as a result.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Of all the generations who went before us, we can go
through scripture, then glance around at the physical realm around us,
observing and listening, and watch the Word of God animated (<i>happening</i>)
in our world. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">My trumpet (</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">as watchman</i><span style="color: #cccccc;">) warns of battle [</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">spiritual
battle</i><span style="color: #cccccc;">] – stay guarded (</span><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Eph 6</span></b><span style="color: #cccccc;">-</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">armour on</i><span style="color: #cccccc;">); stay in the Word,
please use discernment when listening to prophetic voices. The enemy can speak
through prophetic voices today, and it may not be discerned. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">That is not to belittle anyone or negate anyone’s
ability to discern. It can pertain to any one of us, myself included. Our Lord
warned us of great deception, and if He had to forewarn us (<b>four times</b> <i>in
the Olivet discourse</i>) about deception… </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">And as He sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples
came unto Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? And what
shall be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the world?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">NO MAN</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <u style="text-underline: double;">deceive </u>you. For many shall </span></i><u style="text-underline: double;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">come in My name</span></u><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, saying, I AM
Christ; and shall deceive many.</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat24:3-5]</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">There </span>are those who
are mixing truth with lies, misinterpretations, or manipulations of God’s Word.
It is so cleverly interwoven that it is difficult to detect, unless you know
the source of their material.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">God’s </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Word does not and will not return void, but
accomplishes His will, and it prospers where He sends it.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 55:11]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> His Word
is His will [<i>I have always said that</i>], and it will carry out precisely
as He planned. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">The Bible does not use the terminology of ‘<i>New
World Order’ </i>or ‘<i>The Great Reset’</i>, but it is very clear that an
incredulous <b><i>change</i></b> will go down, with the lawless one at the
helm. [see Ezekiel, Daniel, Jeremiah, Zephaniah, Revelation]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Digital currency is not mentioned, or a digital wallet, but we can read in
scripture where silver and gold will be tossed in the street. In other words,
money (<i>coins and bills</i>) will mean nothing. There was no paper money back
in the days of the ancient prophets; coins were the currency.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFtdCqcQQ6iaTUbU9M8plsngaOjaptjWKZ1ylI3IjCPUIR404gFnEqRWxpvXjBr2CGyHWNrleWvN1oOSZ1sGaEq9m5gLTgu_Y4-APSDJpU3o9igXEXI7z_VgK9KAH4jlhlVHg-H2d4wUma9RYagp3hUXKzojLTs8r9_i0aU5vEjFwTC03DEoJQrA/s279/one%20day%20useless_dreamstime.com.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="172" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFtdCqcQQ6iaTUbU9M8plsngaOjaptjWKZ1ylI3IjCPUIR404gFnEqRWxpvXjBr2CGyHWNrleWvN1oOSZ1sGaEq9m5gLTgu_Y4-APSDJpU3o9igXEXI7z_VgK9KAH4jlhlVHg-H2d4wUma9RYagp3hUXKzojLTs8r9_i0aU5vEjFwTC03DEoJQrA/s1600/one%20day%20useless_dreamstime.com.jpg" width="172" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">the day fast approaches<br />useless money</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">They shall </span></i><u><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">cast</span></u><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> their </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">silver</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></i><u><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">into the streets</span></u><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, and their </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">gold</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> shall be <u>removed</u>: their silver and their gold shall
not be able to deliver them </span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">[having no value]</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> in the day of
the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their
bowels: because it is the stumbling block of their iniquity.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezek 7:19]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Another thing: if God calls homosexuality an abomination,
will He call a man ‘His son’ who fights hard for what God is against? What
troubles me is that the followers do not pick up on these inconsistencies, the
double-mindedness, the same spirit that moved Herod and Constantine to go with
what the “<i>people</i>” were saying, and not what God wanted.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Would the living God gladly endorse a man who publicly
states that he (<i>Trump</i>) is fighting and fighting hard for the </span><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/16/celebration-same-sex-marriage-mar-a-lago-00074441"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">‘gay
community’</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">. I have yet heard Trump mention Jesus once.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="534" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzeh7L6hqEcjlpXAOrwCasM1OopJobiJAFjnzKsv951WkY8tXFGKSZ3-PGqKAvzUqY_7Si0m1KxGw0SuwxvEJuUtWUi9iR19aGs6m8UKaBMsQ1wlLEiVh8yC7tk1erDPId-n6W6p5UcbctLwd7zFhPswGLBwa6fJ98JV5ae9FLqAJ-rbcdrv2XpQ/s320/Dec2022--Trump%20to%20fight%20hard%20for%20gay%20community.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">LGBT 'gala event'<br />Kari Lake - Trump - Spirit of Lincoln 2022</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzeh7L6hqEcjlpXAOrwCasM1OopJobiJAFjnzKsv951WkY8tXFGKSZ3-PGqKAvzUqY_7Si0m1KxGw0SuwxvEJuUtWUi9iR19aGs6m8UKaBMsQ1wlLEiVh8yC7tk1erDPId-n6W6p5UcbctLwd7zFhPswGLBwa6fJ98JV5ae9FLqAJ-rbcdrv2XpQ/s534/Dec2022--Trump%20to%20fight%20hard%20for%20gay%20community.jpg"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 107%;">Popular Kari Lake also joined Donald Trump in the “</span><a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/trump-hosts-gala-for-homosexual-republicans-after-biden-signs-same-sex-marriage-law/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">gala event”</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 107%;"> called, “<i>Spirit
of Lincoln”</i> 2022 (<i>makes me think of Bethel church – grave soaking)</i>
celebrating Joe Biden’s new law for LGBT, but also hosting the event for
homosexual republicans.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Trump is the same man who created “</span><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/08/25/1029715721/pfizer-vaccine-operation-warp-speed-delay"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Operation Warp
Speed”</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> and advance-ordered $2 billion with Pfizer to
manufacture 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccines, the same vaccines that
has doctors and athletes (<i>all young</i>) “suddenly” dropping dead globally. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAe5UrB7ivWJyzyT8v4CKysf_EhQs3-XaPDqEarI_P5-toASRFk5IqUnQ3WFc9HyGagdedyqkhwlX3PUhaSwFxrwd1hUel9N5Tpg5fr7mOKjRlvKNBk38ImjmN6Du5WanneCXd8cKdAngM8QAnbUa4ccm-1HUnilBR6H8sS27ninC44ByvDCkUmmU/s265/3%20ontario%20chinese%20police%20stations-quebec%20and%201%20more.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="265" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAe5UrB7ivWJyzyT8v4CKysf_EhQs3-XaPDqEarI_P5-toASRFk5IqUnQ3WFc9HyGagdedyqkhwlX3PUhaSwFxrwd1hUel9N5Tpg5fr7mOKjRlvKNBk38ImjmN6Du5WanneCXd8cKdAngM8QAnbUa4ccm-1HUnilBR6H8sS27ninC44ByvDCkUmmU/s1600/3%20ontario%20chinese%20police%20stations-quebec%20and%201%20more.jpg" width="265" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">one of three Chinese police stations<br />Toronto Ontario 2022-23</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8Q77uxFa4shFghQ0yvcPZ4XyDY499TJvnJufNh6j7a2r7qJqi8d_aTvpN8kFBOGYoGqI-pddEI-cPS9f_nvOSx5ZUXJZ7RWQtZCcDM3K-uhGJV9rtzQmMKFTwVk2sve2rqkA0hLPT7OwetkgW_hY8K_ohAhvudjlBrfadkBk_qf6ummKk1_hAmo/s697/RCMP%20investigating.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="697" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8Q77uxFa4shFghQ0yvcPZ4XyDY499TJvnJufNh6j7a2r7qJqi8d_aTvpN8kFBOGYoGqI-pddEI-cPS9f_nvOSx5ZUXJZ7RWQtZCcDM3K-uhGJV9rtzQmMKFTwVk2sve2rqkA0hLPT7OwetkgW_hY8K_ohAhvudjlBrfadkBk_qf6ummKk1_hAmo/s320/RCMP%20investigating.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">RCMP investigating five Chinese police<br />stations in Canada (one is Quebec)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4PBiZsbOhBcvy6TlqDeMZVzP9A6e2gLLBiQpJxp_Rm8ld2JPkNevj2yVzBtzfad9uHrfoRk72i5k1wfc11WpCz6q6VpJ4pzjwbxmngBVW9bkguLsTGtxjD6Rg63JCHQ44MJGSWeb_uZTIW4_AlNxwFgKjv0nTaMTBTYbqMFmb1kGrpTQsWYQZD8/s641/chinese%20police%20in%20canada.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="641" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4PBiZsbOhBcvy6TlqDeMZVzP9A6e2gLLBiQpJxp_Rm8ld2JPkNevj2yVzBtzfad9uHrfoRk72i5k1wfc11WpCz6q6VpJ4pzjwbxmngBVW9bkguLsTGtxjD6Rg63JCHQ44MJGSWeb_uZTIW4_AlNxwFgKjv0nTaMTBTYbqMFmb1kGrpTQsWYQZD8/w238-h171/chinese%20police%20in%20canada.jpg" width="238" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">English and Chinese<br />police station - ONTARIO Canada 2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">What of Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia? He is
broadening his sphere of allies. </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/rcmp-investigating-chinese-police-stations-canada-1.6627166"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Chinese police
‘service stations’</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (a definite <b>three</b><i> in
GTA-Greater Toronto Area, Ontario; another news story reports five</i>)
operating and being investigated by RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police],
sexual crimes amongst </span><a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-rmts-sexual-assault-friends-worked-together"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">massage
therapists</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">, and the corruption just goes on and on.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbawZnC11dzG0QLk-Mby5lWkpKIkwyY6OdyJGBzDNKYKxYCvLNA9envCV_mR7cOOtamCPJx0XC18RUSwvshWrymwxHCqjBg6zuKlVidDqMeFcnmE6vwZLfqJnFtIbo4CgJjTUGZqOS47BsqV9JMR1cPEWG1_PBjoVIskfecO9AlLR-djgzgrtulQ/s259/said%20to%20be%20unknown%20but%20harmless.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="227" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbawZnC11dzG0QLk-Mby5lWkpKIkwyY6OdyJGBzDNKYKxYCvLNA9envCV_mR7cOOtamCPJx0XC18RUSwvshWrymwxHCqjBg6zuKlVidDqMeFcnmE6vwZLfqJnFtIbo4CgJjTUGZqOS47BsqV9JMR1cPEWG1_PBjoVIskfecO9AlLR-djgzgrtulQ/s1600/said%20to%20be%20unknown%20but%20harmless.jpg" width="227" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">source said to be unknown but<br />government says it is harmless - Apr29-May1.2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Another balloon flew over </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-military-tracking-another-mysterious-balloon-rcna82300"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">American land</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> [April 29-May
1, 2023], but officials in the U.S. military do not know who it belongs to. It
flew over parts of Hawaii, but not near any important (<i>military</i>) areas.
It is slowly moving toward Mexico, and no one knows who the balloon belongs to,
or if it is a weather balloon, or what its purpose is, and no one is concerned
about it.</span></span></p></span></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">May 1, 2023 </span><b>SOURCE</b>: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-military-tracking-another-mysterious-balloon-rcna82300">NBCNews</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The whole world is travailing and groaning for the
return of Jesus Chris</span>t.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Sins in the Church and Christian Community<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Many Christians, including myself, have been praying
for a great move of God across the land, for the Holy Spirit to sweep over the
lands yet once more, before the falling away deepens and spreads. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Christ’s followers (<i>disciples</i>) have His heart,
the heart of the Father, that being that all should come to repentance and
embrace the atonement that Jesus/Yeshua provided for us. Glory to His name.
Bless the Lord! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There have been rumblings about revival, but it is not
happening in ways that people expect or anticipate… This will be mentioned more
in the next part called, <i>The Waves are Coming In. </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">The Lord warned of judgment some years back. In
October 2019, a warning went out on witchcraft. Then, in December, 2019, the
Sovereign King sounded an urgent wakeup call. I wrote about it in January 2020:
</span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2020/01/once-upon-mountaintop-part-1.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Once Upon a
Mountaintop</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> [Prt 1] – then </span><a href="http://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2020/01/once-upon-mountaintop-part-2.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Part 2</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (<i>mentions
the spiritual and [for some] physical exodus, which the Lord first mentioned in
2009</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">We were forewarned that a falling away would take
place in the last days (<i>Acharit</i> <i>HaYamin</i>). I believe we have
entered into the time, the season, of the falling away; the trickling began,
with drops here and there, now it has picked up to gentle waves. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As I have often said, one cannot ‘<i>fall away’ </i>from
a place where they have not ‘<i>once stood’</i>! It is not possible. They were
saved, but a choice was made. Temptation came and was embraced; a compromise, a
rebellion. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Or we give up from weariness, or from trials, or
life’s hardships, something we may consider unfair or non-sensical. It is a
choice. A person chooses to leave or forsake God. The living God, our Jesus,
never leaves or forsakes us. Period!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Prodigals Returning 2023<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="368" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrnZ1ZvR3hWaoyMDAZEQkx8sRpJhA4dQWa8FN6IflhC3-TxH5uj1BB18MpPOUQoMIZzorDctrJl5m_TNdKtgUosZrP7oSTlVQFJRoe55bKnYeKBhv-zet7Ua99pb2EL3Zubuia8qp-zwmwzAOUhGiA7EznzSq1ZUqg8v9nmN_HNNWYZ6Tnx33b_o/s320/my%20(prodigal)%20son%20is%20returning-run2%20meet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="246" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">father runs to meet the returning<br />prodigal son - open arms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrnZ1ZvR3hWaoyMDAZEQkx8sRpJhA4dQWa8FN6IflhC3-TxH5uj1BB18MpPOUQoMIZzorDctrJl5m_TNdKtgUosZrP7oSTlVQFJRoe55bKnYeKBhv-zet7Ua99pb2EL3Zubuia8qp-zwmwzAOUhGiA7EznzSq1ZUqg8v9nmN_HNNWYZ6Tnx33b_o/s478/my%20(prodigal)%20son%20is%20returning-run2%20meet.jpg"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But would it not be wonderful if those who are lost
were to hungrily cry out to Jesus? The Lord mentioned at the beginning of the
year [2023] about the prodigals returning, about healings, deliverances,
salvations. He did not stop these things.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I myself was set free in a few areas since 2020 – in
fact, May 25, 2020 I was delivered after 50 years of smoking. It was my <i>personal</i>
jubilee – a literal 50 years I was enslaved, in bondage to that addiction! It
will be three years free in less than three weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is wonderful to be free; therefore, I cannot, and I
will not, allow any guilt or shame to be on me for it taking so long. The
patience of Jesus is astounding – but it is not something I was testing. I
truly was trying to overcome my flesh, and kept failing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That is why I know that I know that Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>)
delivered me, and so does everyone who knows me. Many thought that I would
never quit. Addiction is like having the talons of a harpy eagle in your back
that will simply not let go.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">The Lord is reaching out to people of all ages, from
the young to the old, and all in-between. The parable of the seeds comes to
mind, zeroing in on the seeds that were doing well. The seed that fell into
stony places were as those who hear the Word (<i>gospel of truth of Jesus</i>)
and with joy embraced it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But the root did not go deep, and when persecution,
trials/tribulations arise (<i>because of the Word</i>), they wither away (<i>fall
away</i>). It is becoming more and more difficult to find a church that teaches
truth and does not sway from sound doctrine, seeks to entertain with ‘shows’
and flashing lights, or impress people with numbers, or thrive on the
traditions of men. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Protection and Wisdom for True Teacher</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="384" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSi4NWVNUZn6Rr_WXiJLAj-K5u23qVaUI5HZISRMQsfBA80cVyQB91n_9bqf7EC-0nCwVNX6dOUKHXzoIHMeNgukF2LGZcy0TCdTwrgvCKmaZAqRwyNCA5_JP9EsKhcBk_JSLAsrdMWO6c-Ala8q9z_fO7uijPGjCnY4LrgVvq9umL5t4IkjoYSA/w216-h277/angel%20on%20assignment%20to%20guard.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="216" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">holy angels ordered to protect<br />prayer to God</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSi4NWVNUZn6Rr_WXiJLAj-K5u23qVaUI5HZISRMQsfBA80cVyQB91n_9bqf7EC-0nCwVNX6dOUKHXzoIHMeNgukF2LGZcy0TCdTwrgvCKmaZAqRwyNCA5_JP9EsKhcBk_JSLAsrdMWO6c-Ala8q9z_fO7uijPGjCnY4LrgVvq9umL5t4IkjoYSA/s492/angel%20on%20assignment%20to%20guard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Earnest prayer that God would raise up true pastors
who speak from the heart, and are bold for the good news, standing on the truth
of the core gospel, loyal to the King and Lord, not being insincere about where
they source their message or the </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">• megachurch
pastor in Atlanta, GA suggests that a ‘new gospel’ is needed for “<i>older,
single people used to getting some sex </i>[sic]<i>, but may now </i><b>struggle</b><i>
with being celibate”.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Dec 2022]
(less than four [now five] months before the date of this writing)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">This [wolf]
pastor, Jamal Bryant, boldly states that he believes that <i>“if conservative
Christians don’t evolve in how they engage the culture on issues such as
abortion, sexuality, and recreational drugs, like marijuana, megachurches might
soon become a thing of the past.”</i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
wants to ‘<i>bring in’</i> black males to legally grown cannabis (<i>he will
teach the farming</i>) as a ‘bid to welcome more men’ into </span><a href="https://mychristiandaily.com/megachurch-pastor-suggests-a-new-updated-gospel-for-adults-used-to-getting-some-sex/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">his church.</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Blasphemy!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">• </span><a href="https://www.christalignment.org/what-we-offer-at-dandenong"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Christalignment</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> [<i>endorsed by people such as Bethel
Church</i> (Redding, Ca), <i>Heidi Baker,</i> et al – run by ‘christians’ <i>operating
in</i> New Age <i>and</i> <b>divination</b>] – offer ‘readings’ from their ‘<b>destiny
cards’</b> (<i>Christianized ‘</i>tarot cards’). They are involved in the </span><a href="https://www.christalignment.org/queer-expo"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Queer Expo</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">; and the </span><a href="https://www.christalignment.org/rainbow-serpent-2017"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Rainbow Serpent Festival</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> (<i>Australia’s largest music
festival</i> – 5 days); discern for yourself, see pictures from the festival –
is Jesus glorified? It is precisely ‘worldly’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Last, but not
least, ‘ChristAlignment’ announce that soon you will be able to ‘shop’ at their
online store – see what is </span><a href="https://www.christalignment.org/store"><span style="line-height: 107%;">“Coming Soon”</span></a><u><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<b>spoiler alert</b>: <i>You will be able to
‘<b>purchase’</b> one-on-one </i><u style="text-underline: double;">personal
readings</u>) – or for any ‘<i>love offering’</i> or ‘<i>donation’</i>…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I know the Lord spoke to me about ‘alignment’ several
years ago, but I can assure you that this ‘alignment’ [<i>above group</i>] has <b>NOTHING</b>
to do with the Christ of the Bible – it is witchcraft, divination, occult, and
New Age mix, glorifying abominations and that which is against the Sovereign
God, and King of kings and Lord of lords<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">• it is called “The Holy Spirit Board” – The
advertising says: “<i>Get the answers you need! The Holy Spirit Board can
answer all of life’s most important questions, straight from the man himself!”</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If Satan speaks the truth as he did when he tempted
Jesus in the desert wilderness, it is <b>only</b> because he is strictly speaking
scripture, and God cannot lie. Satan used the Word of God [logos] against
‘God’. He is the father of lies, a murderer from the beginning. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">One reviewer tells people to protect themselves
against ‘<i>astral nasties’</i> by saying the ‘archangel Michael prayer’ by
having the Bible open at Psalm 91 before engaging with the ‘board’. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This is no game; it is war – spiritual warfare. The
‘astral nasties’ is a watered-down phrase for demons – evil spirits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">What did Jesus say? “<i>You shall not tempt the Lord
your God.”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This board is called the
“<i>Holy</i> <i>Spirit Board</i>” but it has nothing to do with ‘holiness’. You
would be speaking with an ‘unholy spirit’: demonic spirit, a familiar, an
unclean spirit, a python spirit of divination. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">One reviewer said that Jesus called Himself ‘Asmodeus’
(<i>which is the name of a demon</i>). Blasphemy! It is a false Christ, not the
true Christ, but an antichrist; a counterfeit, an impersonator.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Another reviewer claims that Jesus of the ‘board’ said
Donald Trump will be reinstated. Another said they now lean on Jesus’ words,
not their own knowledge. That sounds like some of the words the ‘political’
prophets have been speaking this past year or more. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This board is dangerous. It is deception: it will lead
you to Satan and his armies of demons, NOT to Jesus OR the Holy Spirit. Take
heed! A Ouija board has always been connected to the occult, no matter how it
is advertised, or what symbols are on it (apparently cross, dove symbology is
used). This is tampering with witchcraft and the demonic side. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I find it hard to believe that a serious born-again
Christian would even consider purchasing such a thing, let alone making excuses
as to why Jesus needs a ‘board’ to reach out to people. This ‘fun’ people speak
of is like the shiny red, poisoned apple.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, we see ‘<i>Christian’</i> destiny cards that
have an eerie resemblance to tarot cards. We have ‘<i>glory tunnels’</i> and ‘<i>glory
clouds’, ‘glory dust’</i> – it is endless, the ‘signs’ and ‘wonders’ that
people still continue to seek after today. Fortune tellers or soothsayers are
today’s false prophets.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">More pictures to follow - just posted to get second part up; three more parts to do font, sizing, resizing pictures, etc</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">in the Presence of His Glory</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt A] </span></span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-from-north-prt.html"><i>Judgment
Comes from the North </i>– <b>Call 2Repent- Worthy of Hard Tests</b></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt B]</span><i> </i><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-b-good-n-bad-in.html"><i>Judgment
Comes </i>– <b>Good N Bad in World N Church-Prodigals Are Returning</b></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt C]</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-c-sins-of-govt-n.html">Judgment
Comes – Sins of Gov’t N Church – Setting Captives Free</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt D]</span> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-d-alert-nations-flee.html">Judgment
Comes – Alert the Nations-Flee Idolatry-Repent-Pray</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt E]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-e-idolatry-2023.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes
– Let Your Idols and Soothsayers Deliver You</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span>[Prt F] </span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;">Prt F] </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-part-f-ezekiel-still.html">Judgment
Comes – Ezekiel Still Speaks Today</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[Prt
G] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-counterfeit-is-here-but.html">Judgment
Comes – The Counterfeit is Here, But Nothing Replaces Jesus-Yeshua</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-11457508495276218492023-05-14T22:53:00.329-04:002024-02-11T11:58:24.959-05:00Judgment Comes-Prt C- Sins of Gov't N Church-Setting Captives Free<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_Vl1adHPu3YEKkUrXLxQllyJ2YSRCOUxEp82FBxf0_Kq8Z59J0iRbivNG6xh7pjTFe_wmu95Dbb9Ofjr2_8HJlUzI9o0M3HB52c29CKxPVDu4T-5WYxsmq8VGGhIOLha6pY2CGiH3T0RjDCiircmhjWwMFZZ78MwJ9wYgz9B1TL5LnCklevzrCo/s384/bad%20love%20is%20not%20love.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="377" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_Vl1adHPu3YEKkUrXLxQllyJ2YSRCOUxEp82FBxf0_Kq8Z59J0iRbivNG6xh7pjTFe_wmu95Dbb9Ofjr2_8HJlUzI9o0M3HB52c29CKxPVDu4T-5WYxsmq8VGGhIOLha6pY2CGiH3T0RjDCiircmhjWwMFZZ78MwJ9wYgz9B1TL5LnCklevzrCo/w161-h164/bad%20love%20is%20not%20love.jpg" width="161" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In case you missed parts:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.1414px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt A] </span></span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-from-north-prt.html"><i>Judgment Comes from the North </i>– Call 2Repent- Worthy of Hard Tests</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt B]</span><i> </i><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-b-good-n-bad-in.html"><i>Judgment Comes </i>– Good N Bad in World N Church-Prodigals Are Returning</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt C]</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-c-sins-of-govt-n.html">Judgment Comes – Sins of Gov’t N Church – Setting Captives Free</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt D]</span> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-d-alert-nations-flee.html">Judgment Comes – Alert the Nations-Flee Idolatry-Repent-Pray</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt E]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-e-idolatry-2023.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes
– Let Your Idols and Soothsayers Deliver You</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Prt F] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-part-f-ezekiel-still.html">Judgment
Comes – Ezekiel Still Speaks Today</a> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[Prt
G] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-counterfeit-is-here-but.html">Judgment
Comes – The Counterfeit is Here, But Nothing Replaces Jesus-Yeshua</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Bad Love
is Not Love<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There were
a few times that I had begun to give testimony to a horrific thing I did when I
was young. Age does not matter because it is a ‘<i>matter’</i> of the heart,
not age. In my mind, I was not a sinful woman, staying loyal to one boyfriend, faithful,
but for what?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I did not
see fornication as a sin if I stayed with one man, even if I was not married. I was wrong.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is without the body; but he that commits fornications sins against his own body.</span></i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [1Cor 6:18]</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Meanwhile, I also drank when I felt like it, dabbled in drugs, mostly marijuana,
but occasionally, LSD, or MDA, or mesc [<i>mescaline</i>], but not very often with
hardcore drugs, once I was out of my teens and early 20s.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If one
grouped the weeks and months into a timeframe, out of five years that I knew my
second boyfriend, we were only together perhaps 12 or 13 months, if even that
could be scraped together. The other four years, give or take, were us separated.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We were
broken up more than we were together. My first boyfriend was only a few months
after I was released from being kidnapped. He got me high for the first time in my life. I was looking to bury the pain of the kidnapping. No one knew, but I did... We split up in the second month, when he was with another girl.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The second boyfriend and I did live in the same place when we were together, but three months at
a time was really the ‘<i>maximum</i>’. The breakup was typically due to another female - sometimes violence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Once we broke up, it was generally for several months at a time, six to eight
months. His unfaithfulness, drinking, drug use, often presented the problems.
He was not keen on working, which put more pressure upon me to provide. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It caused
undue stress, was a financial strain, bills went unpaid (<i>irresponsibility</i>),
and his unfaithfulness always had me trying to ‘<i>improve’</i> myself in order
to win his heart. It was in that relationship that I coined a phrase that I was
famous for with those who knew me. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I would
say, “<i>Bad love is better than no love,”</i> but that was a lie straight from
the pit of hell. Bad love is not love at all, but I was blind to that fact. One
time we had moved in with his sister and her husband, sharing a house. His
sister and I worked in the same small office. We both worked reception and gave
the male employees the routes and territories they were to cover in their
sales.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Things
Not of God, But Of the World</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For all
that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.</span> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Jn 2:16]</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There were
about eight men in the company, six salesmen and two owners. All of them were
attracted to my boyfriend’s sister. She was a slim, attractive blonde, and she enjoyed
the attention. I had only been with the company about 10 weeks when Christmas
came.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The office
closed at 2:00 pm on Christmas Eve to hold a small staff party before the company
shut down for eight days. Drinks and food were plentiful. No word of a lie, I
was the wallflower watching my boyfriend’s beautiful sister surrounded by the
male staff. It was awkward, and very uncomfortable.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">A couple of
men were off by themselves having a drink and talking, whilst the rest gathered
around my coworker like bees making honey in a hive. We were supposed to go out
for dinner and drinks after work, starting at six o’clock. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESVEmk1Nr3ziDbgTupYtdBuO2y61XyFm_18rb2lWiO4AvzW5ip6fcLErkeNl6YHwYDrH_DO6jqIuJ6Xk6yvbl21OG6zDDq0xuHV9J2_E09sIPqr96Z921R3Vu2o3aCvpfeG_B65l7iPHnbeLyCVdKjMIdRogp8XpWWg4LStXGbqP_EtoU8pImBsk/s409/office%20party.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="409" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESVEmk1Nr3ziDbgTupYtdBuO2y61XyFm_18rb2lWiO4AvzW5ip6fcLErkeNl6YHwYDrH_DO6jqIuJ6Xk6yvbl21OG6zDDq0xuHV9J2_E09sIPqr96Z921R3Vu2o3aCvpfeG_B65l7iPHnbeLyCVdKjMIdRogp8XpWWg4LStXGbqP_EtoU8pImBsk/w190-h140/office%20party.jpg" width="190" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">She was my
ride home from work. By five-thirty, I was getting nervous, and tried my best
to get her to pull herself away (<i>I even reminded her that she was married,
to which she stated that talking to men was not wrong</i>.) She had a point,
but there surely was plenty of flirting going on. The drinks helped.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">By
six-thirty, the bosses wanted to close up shop, and people started to drift out.
Finally, she pulled herself away. I knew we would be in trouble because we were
already a half hour late. It would be nearly an hour by the time we reached
home.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I had about
three drinks, so I was feeling no pain, but that would not last. All hell broke
loose when we arrived home. The husband was asking questions, but he seemed
rather calm. His wife (<i>my boyfriend’s sister</i>) was saying how the office
party went on longer than expected, but ‘we’ were just talking with the staff (<i>I
never said that I sat for hours alone, with the odd man coming up and wishing
me a ‘Merry Christmas’. I had only been there 10 weeks; his sister had been
there for well over a year</i>.)</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Since my
boyfriend could not get mad at his sister, he took it out on me. We were not
even home five minutes when he suddenly grabbed me. My face got punched, I felt
my lip split, smashed my face against the sink faucet, and broke my nose. My
face was then smashed into the counter, where I ended up spitting out pieces of
broken teeth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I was pushed
up against the fridge and punched in the stomach, where I fell to my knees. I
took more hits to the back, chest, and face. Finally, after being pushed
face-first into a cupboard, I staggered toward the kitchen table, trying to
escape and to sit down. He picked up a coffee jar and threw it at me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Seeing it
coming, I ducked but not enough, and it hit the back of my head, splitting it
open. It was ONLY then, when blood came pouring out, did the husband of my
boyfriend’s sister grab my boyfriend, and tell him, “<i>Enough</i>!” He opened
the kitchen door, pushed him outside and told him to cool down.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">After 10
minutes of being beaten up, it took a coffee jar splitting my head open to make
it all stop. I felt so betrayed. Why did no one intervene before? Realizing it was over, I lowered my head on the table and began to
sob uncontrollably. My boyfriend’s sister and her husband left me there in the
kitchen, retreating to their room.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I do not
know how long I sat there, nor do I even remember getting up, going upstairs to
our bedroom, grabbing a pillow and a blanket and finding a corner to pass out
in. I awoke in the morning to blood-matted hair, and a blood-soaked pillow. My
boyfriend was nowhere to be seen.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In my late
20s, but it felt like I was ancient, and on death row – the pain everywhere was
surreal. I staggered to the bathroom, still feeling disoriented. Did I have a
concussion? No medical help was sought, nor did anyone offer to drive me to get
checked out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It was her
brother, after all. She could not betray him. I must have slept for over 14
hours; it was morning. When I looked in the mirror, I was horrified; not even
recognizing myself. Everything hurt. How was I to go to work in a week? How was
I to be seen in public? (<i>I do not know what his sister said to the bosses,
but I lost my job before I had to return</i>…) Everything was falling apart.
Why?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">My entire
face was black, blue and purple, with seven splits; two splits on my nose,
three on my lips and two on my forehead. There was random bruising on my arms,
chest and back. If I had gone to the police, they would have put out a warrant
for his arrest. The damage was that bad.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I was
grateful that he did not grab a knife – there were no guns in the house. I
found out from my boyfriend’s sister that he had gotten up early, saw me, and
took a bus to two provinces away, Saskatchewan, where his younger brother lived
with a girlfriend. He did not want to be arrested.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">After
giving me that information, his sister and her husband went out for breakfast,
leaving me alone again. All that was said was “<b><i>omg</i></b>” when they saw
my face – nothing else. There was no comfort to be found. I was hopelessly lost
and majorly messed up, mentally, emotionally. There was nowhere and no one to
turn to.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">All this
happened because men were attracted to my boyfriend’s sister, and she was giddy
and flattered by all the attention. I reckon most people would be, so I could
not bring myself to take a bus because I did not know how I would explain her
absence to her husband. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I knew my
boyfriend would be upset with us being late, but I did not know he would go
ballistic, especially knowing his sister was my ride. There was no opportunity
even given to explain. It immediately became a physical affront, or outrage.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Denying
Jesus to Chase After an Idol</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDur0ECz7VMg3wtkRePiqZvmHJk-SCfOAQ33rAiGvZXXmD0RXEQBnN0VVFmV4QmkBe50MEZIRhnm3FwEWwRPOf7DWu4skSaGzyCtS8x6DxuyYEXAH9Uc8Lrv7Qm24z8xmBJlmZlhrr1WHgXxeGc99v6aZedN2iQZrSsXPRM5ATm6cCqv7QXra4x9Q/s524/idol%20worship-idolatry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="500" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDur0ECz7VMg3wtkRePiqZvmHJk-SCfOAQ33rAiGvZXXmD0RXEQBnN0VVFmV4QmkBe50MEZIRhnm3FwEWwRPOf7DWu4skSaGzyCtS8x6DxuyYEXAH9Uc8Lrv7Qm24z8xmBJlmZlhrr1WHgXxeGc99v6aZedN2iQZrSsXPRM5ATm6cCqv7QXra4x9Q/w122-h128/idol%20worship-idolatry.jpg" width="122" /></a></div></span></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Withhold your foot from being unshod </span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;">[stop chasing after idols]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"><i>; and your throat from thirst </i></span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[your thirst is not quenched]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><i style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"> </i><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"><i>But you said, There is no hope</i></span><i style="color: #cccccc; font-style: italic;"> </i><span style="color: #cccccc;">[it is</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">hopeless]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"><i>: no; for I have loved strangers</i></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"> [idols]</span><i style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, and after them will I go.</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-style: italic;">[Jer2:25]</span></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>It is
understood why the Lord held me back from sharing this testimony sooner in its fullness.
I had shared fragments, but not enough to give a complete picture. Now, it
makes sense – why now, and why here. </span><b>Idolatry</b><span>…</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">A few weeks
had passed. My ex called his sister at Christmas to say that he got married to
a woman he knew for two days. I was shocked. He never spoke to me. Apparently,
they were drinking, and with some manipulating of paperwork, a crooked judge,
and extra money, he managed to get married legally.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I was already
a mess spiritually, physically, mentally, and emotionally, but now, I was
completely undone. And what had I done to deserve all this? Waiting for his
sister at work. I should have just left the party, but what was done was done.
It should have revealed the character of the man, but I was still recovering
from several splits in the facial skin, and some of the heavier bruising. My
nose never did get fixed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">His sister
and her husband were gone for the day. So, up in the bedroom, alone in the
house, I fell to my knees as any broken, desperate, and lost person might do. I
cried out to the walls. “<i>O God, who IS my husband?”</i> I do not know if I said
‘<i>God’</i> or ‘<i>Lord’</i>, but I was really (<i>in my mind</i>) talking out
loud to no one; I was not addressing God. It was just an expression to me in
that moment.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Suddenly,
Jesus was there in the room, in a long, white robe. I could not make out His face
(light), but somehow, I knew He had a tender look, and compassion. It was an
open vision. Peace filled the room. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There was a
tree, a river, and to the bottom right, there was a small square box, with the
silhouette of a man. I did not recognize the shadow; it was not the bodily
outline of someone I knew – certainly not the outline of my ‘ex’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It was
revealed to me that the man who had beaten me up, who had been my ‘on again-off
again’ boyfriend for five years (<i>more</i> ‘off’ <i>than</i> ‘on’) was NOT my
husband. That would explain why I did not recognize the shadow, the silhouette
outline. “<i>O Lord …no!”</i> I gasped softly.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Unbelief</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> spoke, and <b>fear </b>of remaining
unloved shook me. ‘<i>Look at me</i>,’ I thought, ‘<i>I am a mess. Who would
love me now?</i> <i>At least bad love is better than no love.</i>’ When I spoke
those words, ‘<i>O Lord, no,’</i> the Lord began to fade in and out, almost
like Alka-Seltzer does as it fizzes and pops in and out as it dissolves in
water. But what I did next was unbelievable. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Firstly,
there was no fear of the Lord. It did not even cross my mind. Secondly, it was
only in retrospect that I realized that Jesus was ‘<i>fading in and out’</i> because
in His mercy, He was giving me opportunity to change my mind.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Thirdly, I
was no better than Satan who tempted Jesus in the desert wilderness, when I
quoted scripture. At that time in my life, I only had a couple of verses
memorized. The first verse I ever learned was Rom 8:28. But unbelievably, I
said:</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6e5NghHw-tvIRLxjlo8UQoT9Bb-mLnbXd-qxuhFEg_KD1TAdzbhuNzVLsPdf1wlxb1lnCNCh0tfquWE89Qxy7CgsreQ8xZulq3dXU9odK0szIMe9QA0Zw153Peg-OmKm8IqjJLZYwcrNtU4hq8qHNaYTsQlyUpayDI16VY4GQ1XjquNgneD6QTQ/s256/mountain-moving%20faith.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="256" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6e5NghHw-tvIRLxjlo8UQoT9Bb-mLnbXd-qxuhFEg_KD1TAdzbhuNzVLsPdf1wlxb1lnCNCh0tfquWE89Qxy7CgsreQ8xZulq3dXU9odK0szIMe9QA0Zw153Peg-OmKm8IqjJLZYwcrNtU4hq8qHNaYTsQlyUpayDI16VY4GQ1XjquNgneD6QTQ/w224-h160/mountain-moving%20faith.jpg" width="224" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">[…] <i>… whoever
says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt
in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to
pass; he shall have whatsoever he says.</i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mk 11:23]</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">After I spoke
the scripture, the Lord Jesus was gone. His Word does not return void, but I
had also committed a great abomination. I had fallen into <b>rebellion </b>and<b>
disobedience</b>, but also <b>idolatry</b>. I chose a mere man over the King of
kings and Lord of lords. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I had no
idea of the fullness of what I had done, for I was [spiritually] blind. I did
not know it then, but I also needed deliverance of ‘<i>legion’</i>, but it
would be 11 years before that happened. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Rebellion,
fear, unbelief, idolatry… The Lord came to help me, and this is what He got
faced with.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The
Burden of Idolatry</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Long story
short – I did not heed the words of the Lord (<i>that the man was ‘not’ my</i> <i>husband</i>).
That was disobedience. It took three and a half years and a child later, but we
were married. That was rebellion and idolatry. We continued to break up and get
back together, a repetitious pattern. We were toxic together.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">What
happened to the woman he married? He got ‘<i>tired of her’</i> after two months
and called me, telling me that he had made a mistake. He wanted to see me. I ended
up hitchhiking two days to get two provinces over.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I know it
sounds absurd, but again, in retrospect, I truly believe the Lord protected me.
I did not know that there had been many disappearances and murders along the
TransCanada Hwy. in recent years back then. An older trucker picked me up,
saying that he would want someone watching out for his daughter if she ever
pulled a stunt like hitchhiking.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When he
came to the place where he had to drop me off, he radioed other truckers on his
CB and waited on the side of the road until the truck came along that agreed to
take me. The truckers linked one to one right across two provinces. I get
choked up even now at the memory. They truly protected me (it was as if God
sent His holy angels, or else ordered the steps of these men).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If you do
not think God would do such a thing, especially knowing I was tormented by ‘legion’,
in rebellion, disobedience and idolatry, then read how good He was to His own
rebellious, idolatrous people. He is not a God who is trigger-happy, or ready
to slam the gavel down on tender fingers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">He is amazing.
O good grief, I just managed to get myself all teary-eyed writing this. But who
would not be moved by such tender mercy toward a wayward, prodigal who had
rejected their father?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Thanks to
the truckers, I arrived safely in Saskatchewan. I made a phone call and spoke
with my ‘ex’s’ younger brother. They were supposed to be half an hour; I waited
in a donut shop. I sat there all night and no one showed up. Feeling like a
fool, I was just about to leave and start hitchhiking back to BC when my ex
showed up with his brother, full of apologies and excuses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He took me
to his place, along with his brother. I used his phone and got a motel room for
a night. He wanted to ‘<i>talk’</i> with me. The next day he came over, but
before he came over, I performed a ‘ritual’, a small piece of witchcraft [any
amount is evil]. It was supposed to ‘<i>get one pregnant’</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">After all that
time, I had never gotten pregnant. It was doubtful I would now, but I just had
to try out the ‘<i>fertility ritual’</i> I had read about in a New Age magazine.
Unbelievably, after five years of no success, this time it worked.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I
conceived. However, right after he had had his way with me, he told me that he
was going to try and make the marriage work. Knowing that he was going to
reject me, he still had the audacity to take me to bed. He had just used me yet
again…what a fool I was!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Returning
to BC, I was drinking whiskey in a vehicle with a kind, elderly man, old enough
to be my grandfather, that I had met at the motel. However, he was in his early
70s, and could not speak because of a stroke he had years earlier. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">His wife
had passed away a couple of years after his stroke. He missed her terribly
because she knew him so well that she knew what he wanted even though he could
not express it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could only say ‘yes’
and ‘no’ very drawn out and slowly. As we entered Calgary, a traffic accident
had police diverting traffic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The officer
smelled booze. I explained the driver’s stroke, and that he was not drinking, but
that I was. I did not know that it was illegal for a passenger to drink. My
goal was to get the kind driver off the hook. It did. The remaining booze in
the 40 oz’er was thrown out, but I was arrested on an outstanding warrant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Apparently,
when my ex and I were apartment managers, he stole money when we left (<i>he took
$600, left a cheque for $500, but the owners claimed a few grand</i>). The charge
was ‘theft under $5,000’. I could barely believe all that was happening to me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Everything was a mess. I spent the night in jail, but I had a dear friend in
Alberta, a woman I considered to be a second mom. </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">She had
known me for about 13 years by then, so she let me come stay with her until I
could get on my feet. It was during my stay with her that I found out that I
was pregnant. </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">She comforted me just by being there for me. Even my own parents
had washed their hands of me after the kidnapping.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">My ex had a warrant out for his arrest for '<i>Theft Under $5000</i>". He never did face the charges, and I reckon the statute of limitations ran out. I appeared in court for sentencing two days after I gave birth to my daughter. The judge was female, and gracious. My charge had been dropped to "<i>Accessory After the Fact"</i> - and I received probation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He seemed to get away with all he did. Never once did I clue in that it was possible that the day I denied or rejected Jesus that I played right into the devil’s hand, and had opened a huge door to him to enter.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">My ‘ex’
stayed with his wife for another year, but then ended it. The marriage was annulled.
Fast-forward, when our daughter was almost three, we were married. We continued
the ‘<i>breakup’</i> pattern; however, I did manage to have two more of his
children in-between the breakups, another daughter and a son.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We left BC
because he would have gone to prison for all his drinking and driving offenses,
and he had been charged again. He was always running from trouble. We moved to
Ontario, but after less than a year we broke up. It would be the end of our
marriage, but there was still more trouble to come.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">After three
months, he called me on a cold winter’s day, stating that his uncle had thrown
him out of the house, and he had no where to stay. He said that if I just let
him sleep on the couch that night, he would find a place the next day. It was
freezing out – I relented.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The problem
was that I had no papers indicating we were separated, nor that I had custody
of the children. He refused to leave. He was the husband, no papers, the police
said he had every right to stay, even though the rental was in my name and only
rented to myself, it did not matter legally.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQoeYfzMi7qWCVzRtVXAA1LneG5m53Ze62_ssy_gm-aBr2ZHzHLPzj3oy5IENMWOjsuIxVz2Yxkh881NY4jXhrxjT2TCgpTFqddeHH9IWrSCuUphM_j6yfqix2sXGokboq46MFIsQ7tDd_2l5rySrhP1tjnYXmdm0mZpQC5akYnOjCIqvkTM1H8g/s299/mother%20three%20children-custody%20battle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="299" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQoeYfzMi7qWCVzRtVXAA1LneG5m53Ze62_ssy_gm-aBr2ZHzHLPzj3oy5IENMWOjsuIxVz2Yxkh881NY4jXhrxjT2TCgpTFqddeHH9IWrSCuUphM_j6yfqix2sXGokboq46MFIsQ7tDd_2l5rySrhP1tjnYXmdm0mZpQC5akYnOjCIqvkTM1H8g/w215-h195/mother%20three%20children-custody%20battle.jpg" width="215" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal">It was a
few weeks later that I ended up in the hospital from abuse, for one month. And
the fight for custody was about to begin, and be stretched out over a seven-year
period. Sin, in any form, separates us from God. I was not a Christian, even
though I had always believed in God, and in Jesus, and everything I had heard
about Him.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Idolatry</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> is an abomination, and I still had
years of consequences to go through. You see, I had denied the Lord for a man –
idolatry. Therefore, I would spend ‘years’, literally, looking for the ‘<i>man’</i>
to fill that silhouette – the empty shadow in the box that I had seen ‘<i>oh,
so many years ago’</i>…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That day
would never come. The reason it was a shadow, a silhouette, was indicative of
what could have been, but my choice made it a ‘shadow’ of what could have been.
It was my own fault that my destiny was to be to spend my life alone. Not only
did I have no ‘<b><i>fear of the Lord’</i></b> (reverence), but I did not <b><i>trust</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Self-Deception</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5U1bIFEb93lepFXUb9pSqtHYJam-cS4ls091IvySu1VT60LwZfiC3lqkAWJBZxK51xtryl2NFHnds4NIWznht11km-QJtNgN_4iZE0ejfWcT18N9o9HM4aYfLqvEgRI262UHDTA1X-M0IH3-6cTgOkt-JtP7ta7r_3rlLlt7tGqfUstVOm6l3qw/s350/self-deception2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="350" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5U1bIFEb93lepFXUb9pSqtHYJam-cS4ls091IvySu1VT60LwZfiC3lqkAWJBZxK51xtryl2NFHnds4NIWznht11km-QJtNgN_4iZE0ejfWcT18N9o9HM4aYfLqvEgRI262UHDTA1X-M0IH3-6cTgOkt-JtP7ta7r_3rlLlt7tGqfUstVOm6l3qw/w165-h136/self-deception2.jpg" width="165" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>The pride of your heart has deceived you, you that dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that says in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? </i>[Obad 1:3]</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">When a person
falls into idolatry, they fall into self-deception. Pride was likely first to lead one away with temptation. They become blind to the
fact that they are deceived. That person will <b><i>not</i></b> see that they
are deceived until they come <b>OUT</b> of deception, and that being by the grace
and mercy of God Almighty.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Four more
men over the course of the next decades, trying to find love, and never finding
it within reach. Why? Because I had denied love – God is Love; when I denied
Jesus, I denied love. The shortest relationship I had with a man was one week.
The second man, with my ex having been the first.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The third
man was a wonderful fellow. We remained friends for 12 years, until he met the
woman that he married. To keep her at peace, he severed all past relationships
with female friends. She would be his number one friend. I was torn. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Lord
had already given me a dream, and revealed to me that he had met the woman that
sent electricity throughout his body, but I also lost my best friend after 12
years. He married her three months after I told him about the dream.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The fourth
man was not a nice man. He was in the picture a little over six years; we had
entered the seventh year of knowing each other when I returned to Canada. The fifth
and last man was a friend (platonic), where we were friends for seven years. He
was a charmer, insisted on honesty, yet he was not an honest</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">man.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It turned
out he was a wiccan, and not a Christian. He kept ghosting [disappearing] on me
for weeks at a time, and always had some valid excuse. One thing is that he
never spoke down to me, always was respectful, but he was a narcissist. In his
mind, he could do no wrong. He had relationships during his ‘ghosting’ times.
The Lord revealed it, but he denied all of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The last
time he ‘ghosted’, he was gone for six weeks. Rumours started flying around.
Finally a woman turned up in a group and started talking about him, saying things
that added up with his timeline. I wrote him an email stating all that I had
heard and asked about it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He texted
me that he was going back to camp and that he would call (phone) me in a few
days, or maybe a week. That was the last time I ever heard from him. It was at
the very beginning of March 2022. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It was the
mercy of God. Thirty-nine years was the season of consequence for saying, “O
no, Lord” that fateful day. How the Lord tried to spare me, as He faded in and
out, trying to give me time. He never forces us to make the right choice, but
He reveals what the right choice would be. How good He was to me; how good He
is. A year’s grace may not sound like much, but in truth, I deserved no grace,
no mercy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Setting
the Captives Free</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjO8Fzp8KWzoxvq0B3-wyzPjoAPTi3W-rHSfetMnIsTrTHDUQzM87eorQluNBtgrspp02o8KbidcA1Zv3dZgfRHxAjbALRu30OthQqw8kYmwtcK8pRMsxbwKtP86IZdJJVhdLYDAvNqVOnTg9rKuRlNbCUfh3jKyNMEr_ddmPCpDydNGffvRMJ60/s386/set%20free-Royal-free_Dreamstime.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="386" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjO8Fzp8KWzoxvq0B3-wyzPjoAPTi3W-rHSfetMnIsTrTHDUQzM87eorQluNBtgrspp02o8KbidcA1Zv3dZgfRHxAjbALRu30OthQqw8kYmwtcK8pRMsxbwKtP86IZdJJVhdLYDAvNqVOnTg9rKuRlNbCUfh3jKyNMEr_ddmPCpDydNGffvRMJ60/w210-h116/set%20free-Royal-free_Dreamstime.jpg" width="210" /></a></span></b></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal">The Lord delivered
me from self-deception. He set this unworthy captive free…free from the prison
I had built myself, with the adversary as a guard. When I “saw” what I had
done, godly sorrow consumed me, and the Lord forgave me. Then, He cleansed me,
put on a fresh robe, and healed me. Glory! Yes, we can deceive ourselves and
not even know it. Guaranteed, our ‘idols’ will answer us but it is further
deception. We fool ourselves, blinded to the truth, unable to hear. Praise God
for His mercy!</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The only
area that I was deceived in was the area of ‘man’ [men]. Even when I knew the
relationship was not going anywhere, I stayed deceived. What does the Lord tell
us?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Son of
man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling
block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by
them? Therefore speak unto them, and say to them, </span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Thus says the Lord god; Every
man of the house of Israel that sets up idols in his heart, and puts the
stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet; I
the Lord will answer him that comes according to the multitude of his idols;</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezek14:3-4]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Anything
and any one that you put before the Lord becomes an idol. The Lord angers at idolatry,
and rightly so, there IS no other God beside Him. Because of my ‘choice’,
despite being told the man was <b>NOT</b> to be my husband, my season of
consequence would last 39 years from start to finish…39 years (<i>a year of
grace and undeserved mercy</i>!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1983-2022
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">– I was set free from
the season of consequence; it was fulfilled in 2022. Hallelujah! And only then
did I even SEE the are that I was deceived in, or even understand the self-deception.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So, when I
see that our nations are steeped in idolatry, and they are; I know what I am
speaking of. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2012, on Passover, the
Lord had me cut my hair. I asked how short, and the answer was ‘to the
shoulders’ – because God has always had a ‘<i>remnant’</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The action
of cutting my hair (<i>as crazy as it sounds</i>) was taken from the first book
of Samuel. There were sins being carried out in Israel. Eli served Israel 40
years; he was priest and judge.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">However, he
did not judge or discipline his two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, who did much
wrong before the Lord, including fornicating with the women that gathered at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Sam2:22] </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The
consequence was that both sons were killed by the Philistines, who took the Ark
of the covenant and brought it into their own camp. When Eli heard the news, he
fell over backwards and broke his neck (<i>as he was a heavy, 98-year-old man</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Eli’s son
Phineas was married, and his wife was with child. She went into labour when she
heard the news of her husband’s death, and that of her father-in-law, Eli. She
named the child ‘Ichabod’, for when hearing of the Ark of the covenant she
said, ‘<i>The glory is departed from</i> <i>Israel’</i> (because the ark of God
was taken [vs 21], and her husband and his father were dead.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When the
Lord instructed me to cut my hair off on Passover, it had to do with the United
States and the rebellion of the people throughout the land, not to mention
witchcraft, adultery, fornication, and idolatry. Cut to the shoulders meant the
Lord had a remnant – later, the hair was burned. How I wept!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Although I
was unaware, I was living in the United States at that time and was guilty of
all the sins as well. It was then that the Lord instructed me not to pray for
the country, but to pray for the people.</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoyNhpA8iwLvs2FG_5IwYS2uVK_OOKizlCzfoA0wfHyDovVqZ8-bM0VIvTg7CTHuIC5FxNVm1VzGqUIujHIOE8RmIQVsmCJHLkCW0N9yw8pwWMjdIeKjQwmAy9EVv1tJiSG5ZlvdMBA4hAsu_rZVi6UTxetN8czp6tD4UICzO876neXreWVlVgm8/s313/a%20nation%20repents.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="313" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoyNhpA8iwLvs2FG_5IwYS2uVK_OOKizlCzfoA0wfHyDovVqZ8-bM0VIvTg7CTHuIC5FxNVm1VzGqUIujHIOE8RmIQVsmCJHLkCW0N9yw8pwWMjdIeKjQwmAy9EVv1tJiSG5ZlvdMBA4hAsu_rZVi6UTxetN8czp6tD4UICzO876neXreWVlVgm8/w221-h159/a%20nation%20repents.jpg" width="221" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">a nation repents</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b style="color: #cccccc;"><i><span lang="EN-US">I do
believe that Ichabod can be changed</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cccccc;"> – but like Nineveh, it takes the entire <b>NATION</b>
repenting. People are prophesying that America
will return to the glorious land it was in the beginning, but it will not. God’s
Word will carry out; His will <b>will</b> be done.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I also
believe that revival begins within an individual heart, a heart ready to be
changed. As a result of that, many who have been deceived, even if
self-deceived, will be captives that are set free. They have been crying out to
God, surrendering their lives and all they have to Christ, realizing the times
we are in, and having made a wise choice – choose Jesus/Yeshua.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The
beginning of sorrows is upon us. The whole earth is travailing for the return
of Holy King and Messiah/Saviour. The Great Tribulation looks out over the
earth from the foreboding horizon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">From that
point, I still had 10 years to go before the consequences to my choice would be
fulfilled, and God would heal and restore me. If only the people of America and
Canada, would repent, but there are too many steeped in idolatry, and other
abominations, loving the sin more than the Creator.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need the return of the Christ Jesus!
Maranatha…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The
Goodness, Patience, and Majesty of Jesus</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">To reveal
how this entire globe is saturated in sins and abominations, I shared the
testimony of how I myself was self-deceived in one area for choosing idolatry
over the precious Saviour. It is not easy to share some things we have done
wrong, but a person needs to stand back in awe at the magnificence of our
Creator.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He comes to
us when least expected, most often when we are a complete mess, or when we are
so hurt and broken, we do not know which way to turn, or to who. He does not
come condemning – He comes offering a way unto salvation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Jesus gives
us the freedom of choice. Some choose wisely; others choose as I did. Did you
notice that firstly, He spoke truth when He proclaimed that the man who beat me
up was not my husband? He saw far ahead, and saw the damage it would do, not
only to three innocent children, but to this sinner as well. His concern was
genuine.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Did you
notice how even when I made the wrong decision, Jesus waited patiently, giving
me time to change my mind, to rethink my decision? Who in their right mind goes
chasing after a man who basically pulverized them? I was completely and utterly
messed up!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">And
finally, did you notice that it was only when I spoke God’s Word [<i>scripture</i>]
that finally He departed? Such goodness! How He must have grieved at my misuse
of His Word, for His Word is power and authority, but because of my choice
(<i>idolatry</i>), He allowed it to accomplish what was spoken.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It was all
part of the consequences. I would reap what I had sown – literally.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">So shall
My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto Me void,
but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing
whereto I sent it</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">
[Is 55:11]</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEz6fUKefbzh5NowY7u0aM1d24ssGC-pA3UAi9RfyWPITkXVK43Hcs6MSby1KBsFpNhP57KPd_NCtzOGoC6CA9w8OmSEl8wOeJJwd0kAKOOeJu49tZF6Tn1CVqqsF0oVkcmpC0A1D0DudNGhWG6ZKP0uodWr2UX2COpZtGVeaFayluuGWlUgeyIdI/s439/only%20one%20leper%20out%20of%2010%20returned%20to%20thank%20Jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="350" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEz6fUKefbzh5NowY7u0aM1d24ssGC-pA3UAi9RfyWPITkXVK43Hcs6MSby1KBsFpNhP57KPd_NCtzOGoC6CA9w8OmSEl8wOeJJwd0kAKOOeJu49tZF6Tn1CVqqsF0oVkcmpC0A1D0DudNGhWG6ZKP0uodWr2UX2COpZtGVeaFayluuGWlUgeyIdI/w163-h204/only%20one%20leper%20out%20of%2010%20returned%20to%20thank%20Jesus.jpg" width="163" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">only ONE leper out of TEN (10)<br />returned to thank Jesus/Yeshua</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">What I can
assure the reader is that although the Lord left my ‘vision’, He stayed with me
all those years. Why? I do not know, but I am forever grateful. There is
something I must make perfectly clear. I do believe in standing on God’s Word,
and I do believe we have authority and power to speak it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However,
and that is a huge ‘however’; we cannot – CAN NOT – manipulate God’s will or
override it. If the Lord had not wanted Mark 11:23 to be fulfilled in that
situation, it would not have been. It would not be a matter of His Word
returning void because it had not gone forth out of HIS mouth. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Despite the
power and authority, we have been given as born-again, Holy Spirit-filled
children of God, we still do not have the same strength of power, nor do we
have the Sovereign authority that only the living God has. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">When you
listen to false teachers and false prophets today telling you to declare this
and decree that, I urge you to keep the above in mind. The final say will
ALWAYS belong to the Lord God Himself. Satan knew what he was suggesting when
he hissed, “[…] …<i>you will be as gods.”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He is the
manipulator of truth, the father of lies and a murderer from the beginning. He
does not abide in the truth, and the truth is not in him. [Jn 8:44]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Idolatry is a grievous thing, and will take a
person down a slippery slope into a sticky pool of sins. To go after some other
‘god’, when we have the ultimate, holy, majestic, good God, who is full of
mercy, grace, compassion, understanding, and love – we are indeed fools. I was
the most foolish of all, and it took a long time to get that donkey tail off my
derriere.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But Jesus…<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The searchlight
is always going over the land of my heart, and into the deeper places because I
shun idolatry. I know the deception, the allure, the catering to lusts, the
pride, the ugliness of it. I hate sin; I cannot even find the words to describe
how loathsome; how sickening, how putrid sins are. This flesh just never seems
to have any end. I can barely wait for the day this flesh will be gone and is
replaced with a glorified body.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So, dear
reader, are you beginning to see why I so often say how much I love Jesus? The
one who loves much is the one who has been forgiven much! I love Yeshua wholly…
and perhaps now, one can begin to understand how great the intimacy is with
every child of God. It is personal and very individual.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I do not
know how the Lord God does it, but He truly does make us feel so special, like
we are an only child (<i>although we are not; we belong to an incredibly
beautiful family of brothers and sisters</i>). Yet it is something built
through trials and various tribulations, through victories and overcoming, through
tears and through joyous twirling around – and one wonders why, when someone
has shared their very life, even the very ugly and shameful parts, with the
strongest desire that another soul can avoid making the same mistake, why
plagiarism hurts so deeply.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The fruit the Lord produces is not
replaceable; it is meant to be ‘given’, not to be ‘taken’. There is a
difference. Selah – <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Lord, grant
me the strength to be patient, and in judgment, remember mercy. What Satan
meant for evil please turn it to good, and save those souls – be glorified. Do
for them what You so graciously did for me, which is this, Father (Abba):</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Remember,
O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever
of old.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Remember
not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions [rebellious ways]: according to
Your mercy [agape love], remember me</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> [them] <i>for Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.
Good and upright is the Lord: therefore, will He teach sinners in the way</i>.</span>
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 25:6-8]</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Woman at the Well<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXW9UEkXjiy21AY5OBKNZobTkq27QmI-Y9baYtndJ3q4_t2LnzzW_ilXO8rB_7-WrYuFwpvGhktKRReVxVkTWX2hC84dxeZTBcw9KH6Z500YNdKKcBQuK8p-tUiLOgj_d127yC5-6qEY5pvF4_BN500Jy5Lya2Y62wUs7aqk74oyBBqPbOA7QB8MI/s390/woman%20at%20well2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="390" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXW9UEkXjiy21AY5OBKNZobTkq27QmI-Y9baYtndJ3q4_t2LnzzW_ilXO8rB_7-WrYuFwpvGhktKRReVxVkTWX2hC84dxeZTBcw9KH6Z500YNdKKcBQuK8p-tUiLOgj_d127yC5-6qEY5pvF4_BN500Jy5Lya2Y62wUs7aqk74oyBBqPbOA7QB8MI/w188-h132/woman%20at%20well2.jpg" width="188" /></span></a></b></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal">Does the story of the woman at the well resonate here?
As the saying goes: If the shoe fits…</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus
said unto her, You have well said, I have no husband: For you have had five
husbands; and he whom you are now with is not your husband: in that you said
truly.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 4:17,18]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">You see the silhouette meant there was no [<i>physical</i>]
man, except Jesus [<i>spiritually</i>]. What a difference my life would have
been had I only said, ‘<i>Yes, Lord!</i>’, but such is the power of pride, rebellion,
fear, unbelief. Such is the seduction of idolatry and lust. Never underestimate
it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The idols today are not necessarily statues. It could
be anyone, even children. It may not be a person; it may be a thing… a social
media platform, a tablet or cell phone, a career, your reputation, material
possessions, ‘self’, or – simply fill in the blank. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In retrospect, I can clearly see now that the Lord did
answer my prayer, when I prayed not to be deceived. That prayer was first
prayed 22 years after I had deceived myself with idolatry. The Lord did not
allow it in any other area except the one where I had deceived myself, the area
of choosing a ‘mere man’ over Jesus the Messiah. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He could have, but do you begin to see the depth,
breadth and height of His goodness, His mercy, His love? And until I cried out
to God to see what was wrong, decades later, humbly asking for truth and for
help, only then did I come to discover exactly what I had done that fateful day
in my youth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Thank goodness it was only 39 years; it could have
been 40 that I wandered. Yes, it was the absolute mercy of the Lord to keep me
from deception in other areas, undeserved mercy. I owe Him everything; everything
was always His anyway – I just … could not see it at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Opposition<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iDDehWie2eC1bvhuGrLMuDd_dslCHi0g5cjZSYDxzcG2lHnooV87gDI3toEjiRu95IZOVEbpb1rPO8xzZjv71vwNlI6uckNN9qHTUUm2JY2g1Fomn6_Qq9bhTaxh16ALFcmKKNtPCngwAVbHIL0lMxqFYpmtvN_vKUmUIrUpPcJExnZrKthI1Ag/s500/opposition.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="500" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iDDehWie2eC1bvhuGrLMuDd_dslCHi0g5cjZSYDxzcG2lHnooV87gDI3toEjiRu95IZOVEbpb1rPO8xzZjv71vwNlI6uckNN9qHTUUm2JY2g1Fomn6_Qq9bhTaxh16ALFcmKKNtPCngwAVbHIL0lMxqFYpmtvN_vKUmUIrUpPcJExnZrKthI1Ag/w183-h126/opposition.jpg" width="183" /></span></a></b></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal">Sometimes there are those who oppose us. No matter
what we say or do, they have condemned us. If you know who they are, you may
know why they oppose you, but if not, do not let it get to you. Forgive and
hand it over to God. Life is too short to let it consume you. Not everyone in
this life will like you – it is just the way it is.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We may not even know a person is against us until it
surfaces or <i>someone</i> else lets us know. Do not be surprised if that ‘<i>someone
else’</i> is the Holy Spirit, who is making you aware that someone is cursing
you in their spirit. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He may be urging you to pray for them, and not to
allow the ugliness of their sin to pool in your own soul and poison the waters.
The sin of one does not have to become our sin; Eve was deceived, but Adam
joined in. God was head over Adam, and Adam was head over Eve.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">For that reason, God gave the commandment to Adam, not
to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. There seems
to be split views on whether the Bible tells us Adam was with Eve when the
serpent beguiled her.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It is because</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Genesis 3:6 </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">states the Eve desired the
fruit to be wise, so took and ate it: <i>“…and gave also to her husband with
her; and he did eat.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Some say Adam was there and she turned and offered him
the fruit, and other state that he came later, but he ate ‘<i>with her’</i>,
and immediately their eyes were open to their nakedness, and they felt shame.
Their innocence was shattered, and they sewed fig leaves together, and made
aprons.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [vs 7] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">Therefore, Adam was held responsible for disobeying. Together,
they fell.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Holy Spirit may also be revealing a clever wolf in
sheep’s clothing to you, and to shake the dust from our feet now that we see
through their act. O but the lessons learned in the fiery trials! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Rebellion, disobedience, sin…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deliverance and Healing – Set Free<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYO1732V4zVIqRN5b_7jbW46udd5vHRMsFdbO6DjvrXjrd-akbdu3cLTO4UCSLID_KbtBjDipeMsveWO1uiw-XdhoCi8uJ0k5UJumtxTrbbRb1J0-PbmLor1F0p3XvXTcnhcNSpcT48AS1G8C-AIh9HJj52vCI_xZJVpXGI3GPBj3cxYvCUy5cQuI/s304/delivered--set%20free%20woohooo%203%20years.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="304" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYO1732V4zVIqRN5b_7jbW46udd5vHRMsFdbO6DjvrXjrd-akbdu3cLTO4UCSLID_KbtBjDipeMsveWO1uiw-XdhoCi8uJ0k5UJumtxTrbbRb1J0-PbmLor1F0p3XvXTcnhcNSpcT48AS1G8C-AIh9HJj52vCI_xZJVpXGI3GPBj3cxYvCUy5cQuI/w160-h138/delivered--set%20free%20woohooo%203%20years.jpg" width="160" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">delivered, glory to Jesus<br />three years on May 25, 2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In 2020, my <b>jubilee</b> year [</span><i><span style="color: #cccccc;">I got excited and
called it that</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;">] where I was set free from the bondage of addiction to
cigarettes after <b>50 years</b> of being held captive [<i>see why I got</i> <i>excited</i>?],
and after three long years of desperately trying to quit.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I had tried everything to quit. Cigarettes had gone
from $3.50 a pack in the States in 2014, to $9.50 a pack when I returned to
Canada September 2014. That is the difference our CDN. government charges
smokers in taxes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Ever feel like a foreigner in your own country? I was
away six and a half years (in my seventh year). In that time away, Canadians no
longer had paper money but plastic [<i>synthetic polymer, which apparently is
purchased from a company in Australia</i>]. Also, there were no longer any
copper pennies. Cigarettes jumped $4 per pack from the time I left. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So, to destroy a pack with only one or two cigarettes
out of it was a huge and serious decision. By the beginning of 2020 (<i>January</i>),
cigarettes were over $12 for a 20-pack. The cost was just too extreme to be
wasting packages. So, when I decided to destroy a pack with only a couple out
of it, I was sincere about quitting, and determined that<i> ‘this time I will
succeed.’</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I tried to quit by cutting them up and taking them a
block away to a dumpster. If I cut them and placed them in the garbage at home,
my concern was that I would be tempted to go buy cigarette papers, take the
tobacco out of the cut-up pieces and re-roll them. (<i>Yes, I had done that
before.)</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Other times, the cigarettes would be cut up and
flushed down the toilet, or I would pour lighter fluid on them in a
stainless-steel sink and set fire to them. And last, but not least, there were
several times I would drive to the homeless shelter and give the cigarettes
away. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Many in the shelter would pick cigarettes up off the
street and re-roll them into a single cigarette. I had done that myself before.
Not good because one never knows if the person who threw the ‘<i>butt’</i> away
had an infectious disease or not. It was a filthy thing to do, but addicts do
anything for a ‘<i>fix’</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">At over $12 a package, it was getting expensive to
just keep destroying them, but I kept thinking that each time was the last
time. I was determined, and sure that I had psyched myself up enough to do it.
Many Christians gladly reported how they quit, but God did not get the glory,
they did.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There were some others who told me that the reason I
could not quit is because I did not really want to, or I did not have enough
faith because it could be done. I did not really think smoking was a sin. It
was the fear that it was an ‘idol’, as many had told me that really upset me.
The fear of idolizing something that was killing me brought me great shame. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Fasting, prayers, weeping, travailing…went on for
three years. I did want to quit, but overcoming the pleasure (<i>my flesh liked
smoking</i>), and the strength of the addiction kept overpowering me. It seemed
like it calmed my nerves, but that was psychological phooey-hooey.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Sometimes it would be six months or so before I tried
again, but I had to keep trying. I kept reminding Jesus that I was going to be
as the woman who kept going to the wicked judge for justice, for help. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">If a wicked judge would grant a request just to be rid
of the ‘pest’, how much more would a loving God desire to help someone sincere
enough to keep asking? I needed God’s help, and the time came to admit it. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I believed that He would help me, if I could just
convince Him that I was sincere. (<i>I still had moments where my mentality
needed assistance because I thought God would be overly strict with me, since I
had been an overly-bad person.)</i> Satan is a liar. A sinner is a sinner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Finally, somewhere along the line, I told the Lord
that my flesh enjoyed the cigarettes too much, even though they were killing
me. I confessed that unless He delivered me, I would never quit – I was
desperate, helpless, and felt very ashamed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Setting Captives Free</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaxYAL3YRsG3H3GC14mrJVuXzPVqPJAPAkXrXJF5Ujc5w5mg2lgTbazYorWExo0owJrHcuLl8zgeoejUCwcG9IrZQg8pNpCL_8sJmeLlNBcKfOtGQg9nkTYc64ANBIeYZPFrpnPHo9wsfYjhOeFyian0w9JTlWhQ0sGgh2Kac2t34luHEhhoV6bk/s600/Jesus%20still%20sets%20captives%20free.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="600" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaxYAL3YRsG3H3GC14mrJVuXzPVqPJAPAkXrXJF5Ujc5w5mg2lgTbazYorWExo0owJrHcuLl8zgeoejUCwcG9IrZQg8pNpCL_8sJmeLlNBcKfOtGQg9nkTYc64ANBIeYZPFrpnPHo9wsfYjhOeFyian0w9JTlWhQ0sGgh2Kac2t34luHEhhoV6bk/w213-h126/Jesus%20still%20sets%20captives%20free.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Jesus still sets captives free - hallelujah!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>The long-awaited day came, salvation, deliverance, and
healing. Jesus touched me, and the scales fell from blinded eyes. All because
of Jesus (</span><i>Yeshua</i><span>) healing took place, allowing me to see. Broken,
contrite – how it hurt, but Jesus anointed my eyes with the healing balm of
Gilead. Before I knew it, three weeks had passed without a cigarette.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I still do not know how it came about. That is why I
say, “<i>Only Jesus</i>…” I had promised the Lord that if He helped me, I would
never touch His glory, and with the help of the sweet and Holy Spirit, I never
have. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">JESUS delivered me; He opened the prison doors. I
remained temporarily in the prison, having been conditioned like the elephant
that was chained from its newborn days to keep it from escaping. By adulthood,
the elephant was so conditioned to know its limitations, and that it could not
escape, that it did not realize that there had been no chain around its leg for
months. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">But the Lord urged, “<i>The door is open, but you must
walk through</i>.” It reminded me of the Israelites at the Red Sea. <i>“The way
has been made, but you must cross over.”</i> Faith has action. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Without faith, it is impossible to please God.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">I sought Him;
I had to believe that He is, and that He is</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">a </span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him.</i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Heb 11:6]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Anyone who knew me, also knew how often I said, “<b><i>I
quit</i></b>” (<i>right after cutting up smokes, or flushing them, or giving
them away</i>), only to watch me ‘<b><i>start again’</i></b>. Finally, <b>VICTORY</b>,
all because of the Lord of the battle! In less than three weeks, May 25, I will
celebrate three years of victory. Whoop! Glory to God alone!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Jesus does see the heart. We can fool others; we can
even deceive ourselves, but if we sin ignorantly, Yeshua knows the best way for
us to learn, so that we do not repeat the sin. And IF we do, it would no longer
be due to ignorance, but due to willful sin, which would be rebellion and
idolatry.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Because once we have been given eyes to see, and once
our eyes of understanding are no longer blinded, then we are without excuse –
unless – it is a matter of the heart. Then, we deserve any judgment that falls
upon us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry Began with the Hebrews<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SvjYy9y8vgEYaHIMLv7-lWGX_WvJa-x0y5w9GDg1-u2ZXE92amX4u0h7Z_TKhcq_Vz9kwFaNguqg96icEQRN_IcZu53V0B-ufLGZLehawSmTPDFiG4QFcuswbfG8n5pyIJ_izUpQLbu6uH-rklfqZGPc_qs1KIS_KMOfL_sCmD2JBS98ZRUmqDA/s355/Solomon%20built%20temples%20to%20false%20gods%20for%20his%20wives.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="355" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SvjYy9y8vgEYaHIMLv7-lWGX_WvJa-x0y5w9GDg1-u2ZXE92amX4u0h7Z_TKhcq_Vz9kwFaNguqg96icEQRN_IcZu53V0B-ufLGZLehawSmTPDFiG4QFcuswbfG8n5pyIJ_izUpQLbu6uH-rklfqZGPc_qs1KIS_KMOfL_sCmD2JBS98ZRUmqDA/w188-h153/Solomon%20built%20temples%20to%20false%20gods%20for%20his%20wives.jpg" width="188" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Solomon built temples for heathen/pagan gods<br />for his foreign wives</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There are some historical articles that suggest
idolatry began shortly after Adam.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Saul the king knew better when he disobeyed, and when
he kept spoil from a war when he was told not to, and went he went to a witch
to raise Samuel up from the dead, so Saul could consult him. Sin piled upon
sin…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Solomon the king knew better. To be blessed in every
way, including with godly wisdom, and yet choose to disobey God? Like Adam
being told not to eat the fruit from <b>ONE</b> tree, Solomon was told not to
marry foreign wives for they would turn his heart against <b>One</b> true,
living God, and cause him to build altars and temples to their false gods.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">That is exactly what happened. So filled with lust for
women that Solomon had 700 wives, princesses, and 300 concubines. It is
difficult to know the exact number; however, it is mind-boggling to imagine the
desire or need for that many intimate partners.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">[…] …<i>and his wives turned away his heart. For it
came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after</i>
<b>other gods</b>: </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as
was the heart of David his father.</span> </i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Kings 11:3,4]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The man known as the wisest man who ever lived turned
on the giver of his gifts (<i>wisdom and wealth</i>), and worshipped false gods
such as Milcom [<i>abomination of the Ammonites</i>]; Chemosh [<i>idol/abomination
of Moab</i>], Molech [<i>abomination, the Ammonites sacrificed their own
children to this god</i>], and many other strange gods of his wives.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 6-8]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">There was also the worship of <b><i>Ashtoreth</i></b>
[goddess of Zidonians; <b><i>Ishtar</i></b>, goddess of Assyrians, <b><i>Astarte</i></b>,
goddess of Philistines – <u style="text-underline: double;">same</u> false
goddess, each culture with a different name.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 5] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">This will be brought up
later in this series.]<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">For the life of me I cannot fathom how Solomon turned
on God and worshipped other gods, when he spoke with the true God. However, the
allure of the occult, the temptation for the dark side, combined with lust and
pride and wealth, was too much for him to resist.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Kings Saul and Solomon chose to please people rather
than to please God. Forty years ago, I did not know what idolatry was, and I
thought lust was love. I was truly a mess. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Please do not make the same mistake. This life is
temporal; but eternity is just that – forever. Christ Jesus – <b><i>God is LOVE</i></b>;
He is the ONLY one who can fill the void all of us have inside. If you are
happily married, you are blessed indeed. Never take it for granted. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It does require dedication, faithfulness, courage, and
resilience. One good thing that resulted from this has been my dedication over
the last 25 years, at least, in praying for marriages. I know the pain of infidelity,
of betrayal, of wolves and wolverines, as well as abuse in every form. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I understand how Satan seeks to steal, kill and
destroy marriages, especially Christian marriages. He has gone even further in
perverting God’s original plan of uniting one man and one woman, and binding
them together as one flesh, to become one. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">With Satan, anything and anyone goes. He has not just
blurred the lines. He has attempted to annihilate them, even trying to make it
possible for a male to have a child. He seeks to make a mockery of creation and
our Creator. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He has been given a season, which is how he is able to
deceive many to follow him, but in the end, he loses. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Marriage is Sacred<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBOE9lnH3rleBPGu6SVWxa0VjwoVHWUgkn-pPU-M9hic0jxem4ENsWh0eyYaV4MkYLmFnoWsYjB5x8oBxZn3C3bUCp4TK-xsjppGRf3HwJ7WxNHyVhh-uhXV2153Ug3YVPORMSm_scKDoCYwjmqLHCoTy8bGgmdBfmEDIbNuo4So4mxYDf5ACtC4/s360/marriage%20is%20sacred.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="360" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBOE9lnH3rleBPGu6SVWxa0VjwoVHWUgkn-pPU-M9hic0jxem4ENsWh0eyYaV4MkYLmFnoWsYjB5x8oBxZn3C3bUCp4TK-xsjppGRf3HwJ7WxNHyVhh-uhXV2153Ug3YVPORMSm_scKDoCYwjmqLHCoTy8bGgmdBfmEDIbNuo4So4mxYDf5ACtC4/w211-h129/marriage%20is%20sacred.jpg" width="211" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">marriage is sacred and holy unto God</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Marriage between a man and woman is meant to be a
precious gift of our Creator/Maker. Satan and the world have smeared the
beauty, counterfeiting, and perverting the purity of holy matrimony. God put it
in my heart to pray for marriages, even before I committed to Him.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He made me an intercessor. Imagine, the one who failed
in marriage; the one who has never known the love of a man (<i>except Jesus</i>),
praying for marriages. All marriages need prayer; all people need prayer. It is
our reasonable service. We are exhorted to pray for one another.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The one key is this. Even if you are unaware of a
certain spiritual condition within, if you desire truth and to be holy, deep
within, if you hate your sin with a vengeance, and long to stop sinning, God
sees that and He will honour it…His way, His timing, His wisdom. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We have to <b>wait</b> out Abba’s ways. Even if we
never understand His reasoning, give thanks for all He is and does. Glory to
God through Jesus/Yeshua!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet, in due season and in the timing of His wisdom,
Jesus/Yeshua bound up the broken heart, saturated my soul in forgiveness, and
this captive was set free. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">†</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> May 25, <b>2020 </b>– set free
from cigarettes<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">† </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">December <b>2021</b> – set free
from a spirit of rejection and abandonment<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">†</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> November 28, <b>2023</b> [my
birthday] – 39 years of consequences fulfilled (<i>not 40 years; therefore, a
year’s grace </i>lol) In truth, that year’s grace is also undeserved mercy!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There is nothing worth taking the place of God. Idols
truly are an abomination, and no substitute. They cannot hear, see, speak – and
if we have made an idol of a person who can hear, see, speak, guaranteed, their
wisdom is foolishness to God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Someone once said: <i>When you put a person on a
pedestal, they are at the right level to kick you in the teeth; so</i>,
idolizing any person positions you to be seriously hurt. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, and He that formed
you from the womb, I AM the Lord that makes all things; that stretches forth
the heavens alone; that spreads abroad the earth by Myself;<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">That frustrates the tokens of the liars, and makes
diviners mad; that turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;</span> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 44:25,26]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Beware the False Ones<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSs8xeW-1jVOCSZQCO22ks4dgLmZFNXOpR8eCWdhrZoy60jbjHgfM6D8Vhj4EipOsWlNGa3SGCjBpvRQf1rXQIV3ltPfsjAECZuoNkn_n6wG_0N8VBOzLdJk5GctzlJF-CV7yVNhcEAzB5-DsnZjHEA8HER-uaG8w12tuFMnzu6R7PT9I4zoKy18/s362/mixture-%20wolves%20sheep-deception.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="362" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSs8xeW-1jVOCSZQCO22ks4dgLmZFNXOpR8eCWdhrZoy60jbjHgfM6D8Vhj4EipOsWlNGa3SGCjBpvRQf1rXQIV3ltPfsjAECZuoNkn_n6wG_0N8VBOzLdJk5GctzlJF-CV7yVNhcEAzB5-DsnZjHEA8HER-uaG8w12tuFMnzu6R7PT9I4zoKy18/w182-h120/mixture-%20wolves%20sheep-deception.jpg" width="182" /></span></a></b></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal">Below is from biblehub.com:</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Sovereign God will laugh as He frustrates the
tokens of the liars… <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idol statues will be smashed. Struck dumb the oracles
of the heathens, disappointed their lying priests, and made void all the signs
and tokens [wonders] they gave the people, that such and such things would come
to pass, which did not, and which proved them to be liars:<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">And makes diviners mad; soothsayers, astrologers, and
such sort of persons</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (false prophets/teachers), <i>who
pretended to foretell future events; but these not answering to their
predictions, they became mad, because their credit was ruined, and they lost
their reward:</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: </span><a href="https://biblehub.com/commentaries/isaiah/44-25.htm"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">biblehub.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (from Gill’s
Exposition of the Entire Bible – 1700s – 18<sup>th</sup> century)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God Answers You According to Your Idols<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I wrote about incredible deliverances and healing
because I knew that Isaiah 61 still happens because Jesus is the same as He
always has been, and that in 2023, there are going to be people set free who
have been held captive in many different areas around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It happens more than we know, but it is not big news
to the world, so the reports do not come in the same way they would have in the
places where Jesus walked and performed miracles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I could finally see clearly. That is how I know
firsthand that those who are deceived do not know they are UNTIL they are
delivered, until they are released from the snare of the devil, but they must
grow to hate sin; they have to desire truth and to be purged in all areas. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It cannot be pretended, or spoken to make ourselves
sound good. God does see the heart, and the sooner people believe as more than
just some candy-coated expression, the better off folks will be. Abba
whitewashes and sugarcoats NOTHING.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">However, there are those who know they are cheating,
or that they are deceiving people about the source of things they spoke and
speak about. God warned that He would answer people ‘</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">according to their
idols</span>’</i><span style="color: #cccccc;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Selah</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Therefore, speak to them, and say to them, Thus says
the Lord God; every man of the house of Israel that sets up his idols in his
heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes
to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him that comes </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">according to
the multitude of his idols; </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezek <b>14:4</b>] </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(<i>Interesting</i> – <b>144</b> – <i>the number for
God’s witnesses in the future. Coincidence? Remember, coincidence on the side
of good is said to be God working anonymously.</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">One cannot skip from person to person, site to site,
gleaning from fields that are not theirs to glean from, or gleaning without
permission, and expect that to be ‘<i>hearing from God’</i>. A person can think
so highly of themselves, or the compliments (<i>flatteries</i>) people give
them that they excuse or blind themselves to what they are doing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Their ‘<i>good reputation’</i> is more important to
them (<i>what people think</i>) than the ‘<i>heart</i> <i>condition’</i> that
God knows. The invitations, the popularity, and the monetary gain is far too
tempting to have to surrender it for truth. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">They have made their way onto the Christian pages in
history, and refuse to surrender that for anything. After all, “</span><i><span style="color: #cccccc;">God understands;
He sees the heart.”</span><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">And if the prophet be deceived when he has spoken a
thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand
upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of My people Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity:
the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeks
unto him, that the house of Israel may go no more astray from Me, neither be
polluted anymore with all their transgressions; but that they may be My people,
and I may be their God, says the Lord God.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ezek 14:<b>9-11</b>]
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Best to read the entire chapter. [<b>911</b> – a very
serious matter, where it is beyond the physical realm, and into the realm where
evil lurks behind the scenes]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">“O what a tangled web we weave when first we practice
to deceive.” </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Sir Walter Scott [1808] (still applicable today)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">My heart is to pray that those who do love the Lord,
but are misguided, or fell into a snare with temptation at a time of weakness,
would be moved by a spirit of repentance, that they would find the courage to
at least confess to God, who will then forgive.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We are never to pray the worst for someone. That would
be witchcraft. We leave the ways, the methods, and the outcome to God alone,
for our wisdom is foolishness to God. Only He knows <b>the way</b> to a heart. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Only the living God knows if repentance is sincere,
and only He can make a way where there is no way. Our flesh can get in the way,
but when we submit our lives and all situations to God, He is fully able to handle
things. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">But woe to those who have been warned, and although
they profess to ‘<i>love’</i> people, they love themselves and what they have
gained more. Therefore, they refuse to stop what they are doing, and truly go
to God for all that they ‘prophesy’. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">God will not be mocked. He is longsuffering (<i>patient</i>),
but He is no fool, especially with those who preach, teach, and/or prophesy.
They are held more accountable.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jam 3:1] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">And especially when taken from
someone who truly travailed before the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They make a mockery of God when they take fragments,
and do not know what it means. They lack interpretation, and either give the
wrong meaning, or give no meaning at all. It is a mockery and very dangerous
ground to stand upon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Obedience has been learned from suffering, and I am
grateful for it. [Heb 5:7,8] I finally learned to <b>trust</b> – that was a
very difficult one for me, but God’s patience and understanding won me over. It
is so frustrating that as a writer, words fail me, for all He has done, not
just for me, but for so many…countless!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He taught me to obey, by allowing certain things that
caused suffering. He saw my ignorance when I fell into idolatry and lust, but
even still, I believed in Jesus. There are consequences to our choices. How long
the season is, and how severe is God’s to decide.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">What He has done for me, He will do for others. Jesus
is good, and His mercy endures forever. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Psalm 136]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Deception, mockery, theft, rebellion, divination,
false teachers, false prophets, idolatry…</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">in the presence of His glory</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.1414px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt A] </span></span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-from-north-prt.html"><i>Judgment Comes from the North </i>– Call 2Repent- Worthy of Hard Tests</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt B]</span><i> </i><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-b-good-n-bad-in.html"><i>Judgment Comes </i>– Good N Bad in World N Church-Prodigals Are Returning</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt C]</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-c-sins-of-govt-n.html">Judgment Comes – Sins of Gov’t N Church – Setting Captives Free</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt D]</span> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-d-alert-nations-flee.html">Judgment Comes – Alert the Nations-Flee Idolatry-Repent-Pray</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt E]</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-e-idolatry-2023.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes
– Let Your Idols and Soothsayers Deliver You</span></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Prt F] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-part-f-ezekiel-still.html">Judgment
Comes – Ezekiel Still Speaks Today</a> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[Part
G] Judgment Comes – The Counterfeit is Here, But Nothing Replaces Jesus-Yeshua [post later Sunday] Lord willing...</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p></p>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803235763348782566.post-47155029842738993782023-05-14T22:52:00.410-04:002024-02-11T12:02:51.018-05:00Judgment Comes-Prt D- Alert the Nations-Flee Idolatry-Repent-Pray<p><i style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #f6b26b;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqHhGxZdVnJeuB2JWo77uSS746sZmsIAprQb1k6EpNc236WCKFrW02oVxkzsztYolK022awykWWq40BjxeT7HDUZ8oTRjAy9WvM6zuPiQwiOTeAyanXGhBR7ggOsb-qYoZaTHSJTIRPn9GaO_VFEDzgcHeS87v-8yhh5zy3rRmWduek5PtULiMwY/s604/Asian%20bear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="604" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqHhGxZdVnJeuB2JWo77uSS746sZmsIAprQb1k6EpNc236WCKFrW02oVxkzsztYolK022awykWWq40BjxeT7HDUZ8oTRjAy9WvM6zuPiQwiOTeAyanXGhBR7ggOsb-qYoZaTHSJTIRPn9GaO_VFEDzgcHeS87v-8yhh5zy3rRmWduek5PtULiMwY/w348-h229/Asian%20bear.jpg" width="348" /></span></a></i></div><i style="color: #f6b26b;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. [Mat 6:34] ESV</span></i><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.1414px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt A] </span></span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-from-north-prt.html"><i>Judgment Comes from the North </i>– Call 2Repent- Worthy of Hard Tests</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt B]</span><i> </i><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-b-good-n-bad-in.html"><i>Judgment Comes </i>– Good N Bad in World N Church-Prodigals Are Returning</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt C]</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-c-sins-of-govt-n.html">Judgment Comes – Sins of Gov’t N Church – Setting Captives Free</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt D]</span> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-d-alert-nations-flee.html">Judgment Comes – Alert the Nations-Flee Idolatry-Repent-Pray</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt E]</span> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-e-idolatry-2023.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes
– Let Your Idols and Soothsayers Deliver You</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Prt F] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-part-f-ezekiel-still.html">Judgment
Comes – Ezekiel Still Speaks Today</a> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">[Part
G] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-counterfeit-is-here-but.html">Judgment
Comes – The Counterfeit is Here, But Nothing Replaces Jesus-Yeshua</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold;">Distractions, But Not Judgment from the North<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYdI6TW3VM8OYPUlmKvztgqgxYXpiVOTOxRuGv7uYZ1lkopScnYtqJDdR5-p_vf25ijE8KnzH1WVW-A9-lXSh2XFiTIswlzznS6mf-wDoEMK6oqPnTeXqq0-17ucbjoaBD2Mr_xgGSq1g9o2JXSQnZvB08bUBqIIAWIzXkBkjbG-Vl8P16mbW2w0/s792/chinese%20balloon%20shot%20down_photo%20credit--thestar.com.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="792" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYdI6TW3VM8OYPUlmKvztgqgxYXpiVOTOxRuGv7uYZ1lkopScnYtqJDdR5-p_vf25ijE8KnzH1WVW-A9-lXSh2XFiTIswlzznS6mf-wDoEMK6oqPnTeXqq0-17ucbjoaBD2Mr_xgGSq1g9o2JXSQnZvB08bUBqIIAWIzXkBkjbG-Vl8P16mbW2w0/w228-h197/chinese%20balloon%20shot%20down_photo%20credit--thestar.com.jpg" width="228" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Chinese balloon shot down<br />photo credit: thestar.com</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">When the Chinese sent their ‘</span><b style="color: #cccccc;">spying’</b><span style="color: #cccccc;"> (</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">supposedly,
‘weather’) </i><span style="color: #cccccc;">balloon down into the United States and it came through Canada
from the ‘north’, my first thought was that the posting of </span><i style="color: #cccccc;">‘Judgment Comes
from the North’</i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> was </span></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">too late. Remember, I had intended to post this on the
first day of Passover [Pesach] – Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Meanwhile, six weeks
later…</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I was well into the article, but it was not in any order.
I had actually noted the balloons in February, and it brought me to prayer. So
much happening; Lord, what do I do? Continue on…calmly, peacefully. Do not
panic. Remember, for you, it is not a competition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Chinese have been loudly rattling their sabers,
and making themselves quite ‘<i>noticeable’</i> globally, not only taunting the
West with their bold presence, but pressing Taiwan even more. China is busy
talking with nations, gaining allies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0EPeLzavAFUrTmbLZWf58S6N2Hyfd8BwqZTeaNH3s9R9SW8AGSmXo5ONsdcv4qvEzf04xoc9ai_VrmKBtwYuEIYWT4t7hkltFbzjCrlSHW_o-J9J6aJ87nF4D7M3H5XfIcVZQLF9UQX05qtzISYxqP7FkzKhV_uhC2b7l4x-DMv_gLDnX0JYCeE/s600/prayer%20for%20these%20places-taiwan.vietnam.philippines2022dec.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="600" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0EPeLzavAFUrTmbLZWf58S6N2Hyfd8BwqZTeaNH3s9R9SW8AGSmXo5ONsdcv4qvEzf04xoc9ai_VrmKBtwYuEIYWT4t7hkltFbzjCrlSHW_o-J9J6aJ87nF4D7M3H5XfIcVZQLF9UQX05qtzISYxqP7FkzKhV_uhC2b7l4x-DMv_gLDnX0JYCeE/w238-h192/prayer%20for%20these%20places-taiwan.vietnam.philippines2022dec.jpg" width="238" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal">When my friend Hoang Nguyen passed in November 2022, I
had placed a small map of Vietnam, Taiwan and Philippines in the tribute because
my friend and brother in Christ was from ‘Nam, but I did not post right away
after his passing.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I did not realize what was happening with China and
Taiwan (<i>sigh, yes, I know</i>), but I had asked people to pray for the area,
particularly Taiwan – I sensed danger but whether from natural calamities or
supernatural enemies, I did not know at the time of posting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It was a little after that post (<i>which was December
21, 2022, almost one month after my friend’s passing</i>), that I found out
about China’s interest in Taiwan. Prayers continue…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">China is aligning itself with Russia and Iran (<i>axis</i>).
Sabers are coming out of their sheaths and are being lifted high, a threatening
position. However, the ‘<i>gathering of allies’</i> is being done openly and
discreetly, all in the guise of strengthening better relationships amongst
countries where tension has been the past norm.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">For example, Xi Jinping held a conference call between
himself, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and PM Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud [Suu’d
– born August 31, 1985] The discretion comes in to play as the public was told
it was to wish the King (<i>Crown Prince</i>) “<i>best wishes”</i> and “<i>Ramadan
greetings</i>”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7pFpxbMpvveQzRMhrYQphL9mee1S0ivxDt5k7N2GbdG_8OlkZ7e-7pc74_uLXBRgJqBhYZU7LDIefkEmguYx5D0OZiwe9MJ8z-dqGjlthTaCh_bkBZl5Cl_gRcBzE3-U8hi4XZK0uorFlYItWEveoiWHO9vQvRDddyQzcRAkQo2LamYczf8tFSc/s411/China%20President%20Xi%20Jinping--Crown%20Prince%20Mohammed%20bin%20Salman_Dec10.2022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="411" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7pFpxbMpvveQzRMhrYQphL9mee1S0ivxDt5k7N2GbdG_8OlkZ7e-7pc74_uLXBRgJqBhYZU7LDIefkEmguYx5D0OZiwe9MJ8z-dqGjlthTaCh_bkBZl5Cl_gRcBzE3-U8hi4XZK0uorFlYItWEveoiWHO9vQvRDddyQzcRAkQo2LamYczf8tFSc/s320/China%20President%20Xi%20Jinping--Crown%20Prince%20Mohammed%20bin%20Salman_Dec10.2022.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Dec10.2022<br /> President Xi Jinping - Crown Prince Mohammed<br />bin Salman</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">From China’s own website, the following is posted:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">“Xi Jinping pointed out that recently, with the joint
efforts of China, Saudi Arabia and Iran, the Saudi Arabis-Iran talks in Beijing
were successfully held and achieved significant results. It has helped to
improve relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and played a major exemplary
role in enhancing regional unity and cooperation and easing regional tensions,
which has been widely praised by the <b>international community</b>.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Crown Prince (King) also “<i>sincerely appreciates
China’s strong support in improving relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran,
which fully demonstrates China’s role as a responsible </i><b>major</b><i>
country.” </i>[highlight emphasis mine]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">“Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to developing
its relations with China, and stands ready to </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">work with
China</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> to open up new prospects of bilateral cooperation.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE: </span></b><a href="https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/202303/t20230330_11051863.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the PRC</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (People’s Republic of China)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Surveillance Balloon</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5mv1vn3R-uXmj7pkG_plVrRsWTSdCwAKGekDmaLw3CqydPFy_XE4P0Sf5Ul4lQNFq6Z0rrWZPlo_ywAtwCoYnGASEWSWERyqs-KeszlzYT52iC5j4AKXLL-Xb2SIAhFt5Lq3UeibxyjXIMrTyo5D3LmcvDJ2agz9LxapBEb-wCHIpHAWUX4Cno4/s748/Feb4.2023--Chinese%20balloon%20downed-SCarolina.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="748" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5mv1vn3R-uXmj7pkG_plVrRsWTSdCwAKGekDmaLw3CqydPFy_XE4P0Sf5Ul4lQNFq6Z0rrWZPlo_ywAtwCoYnGASEWSWERyqs-KeszlzYT52iC5j4AKXLL-Xb2SIAhFt5Lq3UeibxyjXIMrTyo5D3LmcvDJ2agz9LxapBEb-wCHIpHAWUX4Cno4/s320/Feb4.2023--Chinese%20balloon%20downed-SCarolina.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">click on any picture to enlarge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">What troubled most North Americans was why a
surveillance balloon, identified as Chinese, was allowed to enter the U.S. in
Alaska’s airspace, then travel through Canada, and then southerly again to the
States, supposedly pausing at strategic military bases across the country [States]
before it was shot down on </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-canada-china-balloon-objects-1.6746196"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">February 4,
2023</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, off South Carolina’s coast.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTpBACEqEjojy1PNRqy5V2pR7BSZuyF_XxhH-nEDA7mR-3Tgs1BnPspFkdQgPYh78pzaAqavLT3O4AFd21c1O4GvxIdnZPFw4f-3eur8TnE1ju-sQLKR9seGARLdt4-bdBW3TwgPymylniIG82CJQnIE_xB8DXYRpp4TdO38FUnoejd-nuGR1fGo/s485/four%20balloons%20shot%20down-feb2023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="485" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTpBACEqEjojy1PNRqy5V2pR7BSZuyF_XxhH-nEDA7mR-3Tgs1BnPspFkdQgPYh78pzaAqavLT3O4AFd21c1O4GvxIdnZPFw4f-3eur8TnE1ju-sQLKR9seGARLdt4-bdBW3TwgPymylniIG82CJQnIE_xB8DXYRpp4TdO38FUnoejd-nuGR1fGo/s320/four%20balloons%20shot%20down-feb2023.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">four balloons shot down-Feb 2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Three ‘</span><i>unidentified flying objects’</i><span> were shot
down in three consecutive days [see above link]. Firstly, off Alaska’s coast,
but also on the same day, one was taken down in </span><b><i>South America</i></b><span>
[Feb 10], secondly, over the Yukon [Feb 11], and thirdly [Feb 12], over Lake
Huron. Although reports suggest otherwise, PM Trudeau denies any debris being
found in Canadian waters.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That would be an ‘<i>interestingly creative’</i> way
to ‘<i>donate money’</i> – take down a balloon and have its ‘contents’ floating
in your water. The ‘<i>donations’</i> could help with debris that needed
‘cleaning up’. Okay, I am getting ahead of myself with many governments
globally asking for ‘donations’ for this or that reason, but a little humour
goes a long way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It does seem that everyone is asking for donations
these days, or has a donate button…from news sites (<i>that let you read 1-3
articles, then pay</i>), to blogs, to just about everything nowadays. Folks
need help.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The homeless are on street corners, at stores, and on
highway medians. I find myself asking the Lord where to give because it is
impossible to address the homeless, and all the websites. And only God knows
where I can help the most. I am on a pension, but the widow woman in the Bible
gave 2 mites (<i>worth half a penny</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">That was everything she had. What a generous heart.
Jesus was so impressed with her giving that He made a memorial of her gift to
this day – she is still honoured.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In early 2011 [Feb], I had had a vision that took
place over a three-day period. In one snippet, a bear with three arrows in its
mouth was seen running across the top of Canada, heading westerly toward
Alaska. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Jesus has spoken of distractions for nearly five years
now (<i>sprinkled throughout the archives in articles</i>), with events
escalating as the push becomes more desperate by the Illuminati [Freemasonry],
the Luciferians, to bring in the NWO (<i>which has been renamed the Great
Reset, as the Lord said, in late 2020</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Again, history repeats. Three times during the Trump
administration, Chinese balloons were said to have crossed the country. Trump
called such info ‘</span><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3844511-chinese-balloons-flew-over-us-three-times-during-trump-administration-officials"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">disinformation</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">’. During the
Biden administration (<i>recently</i>), two more Chinese balloons were reported
to have travelled over the United States again. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">President Biden stated that even though the Chinese
balloon was shot down, it was ‘</span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/16/biden-objects-china-spy-balloon-surveillance"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">not’ linked</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> to the China
spy program. If it was not spying or collecting information, then why bother spending
all the money in shooting it down?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Canadians questioned why authorities did not intervene
with the first balloon, skeptical of our government ever since Trudeau publicly
admitted his admiration for the CCP and their ways. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They doubted him when he said no debris from the
Chinese balloon that was shot down and landed on Canadian side of Lake Huron
was found. People speculated that with his keen interest in the Chinese,
Trudeau would have ordered any debris collected, so he could see for himself
what the Chinese put inside their surveillance balloons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGNNcn4xSvC3hq2JJcFEAonSirVwJGB1qgt8msAluy9WdiVL8aoO4w0Z41aMD76nki63kgdybRgEShxoBgOKNQkn0wmVM5nC6Ehfk4HbGtFFBVxsyYge9PFAhvfLb-lDbqjwYxEDVzCgtSTFMb06gBVIXFMLB1djTk7tS5iOuMixFPw_P0Cx2hzM/s565/Lieut-Gen%20Alain%20Pelletier_DeputyCommander.Can.Air.Div2023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="565" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGNNcn4xSvC3hq2JJcFEAonSirVwJGB1qgt8msAluy9WdiVL8aoO4w0Z41aMD76nki63kgdybRgEShxoBgOKNQkn0wmVM5nC6Ehfk4HbGtFFBVxsyYge9PFAhvfLb-lDbqjwYxEDVzCgtSTFMb06gBVIXFMLB1djTk7tS5iOuMixFPw_P0Cx2hzM/s320/Lieut-Gen%20Alain%20Pelletier_DeputyCommander.Can.Air.Div2023.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Lt-Gen. Alain Pelletier - NORAD<br />Canadian Air Division</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Lt-Gen. Alain Pelletier [Deputy Commander – Cdn. Air
Div], [</span><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/9494290/chinese-spy-balloon-flight-path-canada/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">NORAD</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">] dismisses
allegations regarding Canada ‘<i>allowing’</i> flight of the Chinese balloon to
pass through ‘<i>undetected’</i>.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">He claims ‘</span><a href="https://www.cp24.com/news/chinese-balloon-flew-through-radar-gaps-during-journey-over-canada-norad-1.6278765"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">radar gaps’</span></i></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> happen due to
dust particles or birds flying in the wind, which leads to ‘<i>false contacts’</i>.
However, the ‘<i>tweaking of the</i> <i>radar’</i> enabled them to catch the
second balloon in past weeks (Feb 12, 2023). China countered accusations by
stating that the U.S. flew more than </span><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/china-says-more-than-10-u-s-balloons-flew-in-its-airspace-in-the-past-year"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">10 balloons</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> in their
airspace without permission.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The presence of the next three balloons that were shot
down was brushed aside, as President Biden stated: […]<i> “…the unidentified
objects are ‘most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation or
research institutions, studying weather or conducting other scientific
research.” </i>(Back to weather balloons again. That is getting as old as ‘<i>the
dog ate my homework.’</i>)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">If merely harmless weather balloons, why shoot them
down?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>SOURCE</b>: </span><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/chinas-spy-balloon-unidentified-objects-shot-down-what-we-know-so-far/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">CBS News.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> (<i>includes
short video of Biden speaking on the matter</i>)</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">All the above information came out in over a one-week
span. As fast as public attention was drawn to the presence of a Chinese
‘spying’ [<i>surveillance</i>] balloon, followed by three more ‘<i>unidentified
flying objects’</i>, it fizzled out just as quickly. Did you notice? Well, that
is how distractions work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">How many other ‘distractions’ are tossed into the daily
‘<i>media salad’? </i>Even more thought-provoking; what are we being distracted
from? If they have us looking ‘up’, perhaps we should be looking ‘downward’ (on
the ground).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">After careful consideration and waiting on the Lord, I
understood that these were all manmade events, meaning<i> ‘not from God’</i>. As
all these things begin to wear down the saints like a dripping tap, the
renewing of our strength will indeed only be found in time with the Lord. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">With increased busyness everywhere, even that is becoming
more challenging. Let us guard ourselves. I know that I need to discipline myself
more. It is so easy to get ‘busy’ – it is surreal how easy it is.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">At any rate, back to the subject at hand, the balloons
were <b>not</b> “<i>judgment coming from the north</i>” – they were distractions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Look to the Skies</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">First mentioned in <b>2016</b>, and followed up again
in 2020 and 2022/23, the Lord mentioned: “</span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2016/11/look-to-skies.html"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Look to the
skies</span></i></a><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">”. </span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I understood that He was
forewarning of deception, such as an alien invasion, but also what governments
were doing in the skies, such as holograms. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxWIizTRMg8cOR9UiO8bqV--XVNK0OezGpvvxVE0jKzSL2T-PRzMiXHdUKsAR3MowOFTJxa4aMOO710PfPK3Saik_svwsF9c7NvqZT_BhEhDfv9lHT80DMw2W_2kf_E9x8ybivbLNbOYCKgpLsdW-Lbe_Di2aAPpok3DrQaK-8nPfG-Z_sw5npT4/s360/china%20hologram%202017.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="360" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxWIizTRMg8cOR9UiO8bqV--XVNK0OezGpvvxVE0jKzSL2T-PRzMiXHdUKsAR3MowOFTJxa4aMOO710PfPK3Saik_svwsF9c7NvqZT_BhEhDfv9lHT80DMw2W_2kf_E9x8ybivbLNbOYCKgpLsdW-Lbe_Di2aAPpok3DrQaK-8nPfG-Z_sw5npT4/s320/china%20hologram%202017.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2017</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzjqVkdJtK4sTJFU4P6K99zE9Ed6YZ21lQIp6VDWqEZ2zMDyxAS5GPnEWLlg_xloLR2UOq-qxo7wx2k3mLn2wfEX0Ca0dcDAw4iLf_xXqKGhIHY_NkSnVLfWmLH2pTBjHMGsTGN296PDSwfXc91tKZl8TL-nGQyYCv6uaHhjaVfQr-dhBd_fkjcg/s374/china%20floating%20city%202020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="374" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzjqVkdJtK4sTJFU4P6K99zE9Ed6YZ21lQIp6VDWqEZ2zMDyxAS5GPnEWLlg_xloLR2UOq-qxo7wx2k3mLn2wfEX0Ca0dcDAw4iLf_xXqKGhIHY_NkSnVLfWmLH2pTBjHMGsTGN296PDSwfXc91tKZl8TL-nGQyYCv6uaHhjaVfQr-dhBd_fkjcg/s320/china%20floating%20city%202020.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">2022</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Interestingly enough, it was China that had people “</span><i>looking
up to the skies</i><span>” back then. China has been famous for their holograms of
floating cities, UFOs, humanoids, and more. It was as if China was testing the
reaction of their people, but more so, the global reaction.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFmva1r9OnMKJrB5wAS1-xuOpn6YDgFU0hbZkdSt_DH8MqWAfE9uTrRJ7kH4PIw76cD_fsgLWWiLS8LA2IPPOGDfpo0weiWvjGI3Y2xW_SxnNBbpO9i9QjKL3LglIV0rZW2hE5IY2qALFCwCqMDNVdxe-4F1zA50j5E1bU-UmL0A56bQz2Z-r1e8/s373/August%202022-Pu'er-Yunnan%20Province.%20China.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="373" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFmva1r9OnMKJrB5wAS1-xuOpn6YDgFU0hbZkdSt_DH8MqWAfE9uTrRJ7kH4PIw76cD_fsgLWWiLS8LA2IPPOGDfpo0weiWvjGI3Y2xW_SxnNBbpO9i9QjKL3LglIV0rZW2hE5IY2qALFCwCqMDNVdxe-4F1zA50j5E1bU-UmL0A56bQz2Z-r1e8/w237-h181/August%202022-Pu'er-Yunnan%20Province.%20China.jpg" width="237" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2022--Pu'er_Yunnan Prov. China</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>The appearance of their holograms fed those who
believed Project Blue Beam would likely come to fruition. The “</span><i>Project</i><span>”
was considered a conspiracy theory that warned people that the governments of
the world would create a ‘fake rapture’ (</span><i>via holograms, satellite
projections, etc</i><span>.) apparently to introduce a New Age religion, combined
with an Antichrist. There are plenty of articles on the net, if interested.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When it comes to war, we will need to be discerning,
and very close to the Lord. Much has gone down globally since 2016 [<i>seven
years ago</i>]. The Lord also reminded people of His ‘logos’ [written] Word
which speaks of comets, or meteors, or asteroids, which the Bible refers to as
‘<i>falling stars’,</i> such as in </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[Lk 21:25,26; Rev 6:12-14; Rev 8:8-9]</span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> et al.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There is plenty of evidence around the world where
asteroids or meteors landed. One of the latest and most frightening was the meteor
that struck Russia in February 15, 2013. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRrdSwhQhY0">ABC News</a> provided a 4:29
minute video. Over 1000 people injured, and much damage done.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">With so much going on, and with things escalating and
intensifying, it is easy to forget, especially as we try to carry on with a ‘normal’?
life. Yet, on the good side of ‘<i>look up to the </i>skies’ is to do so as an
act of hope and faith, looking for the return of our Saviour and Redeemer,
Jesus the Christ (Yeshua haMashiach). </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is written that there will be signs in the sun,
moon and stars. Nations will be distressed, and the sea and waves will roar.
Men’s hearts failing for fear (heart attacks?) because of all the powers of
heaven that will be shaken. But in all this chaotic, cataclysmic time, the Son
of man will appear in all His glory. [Lk 21:25-26]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">And when these things begin to come to pass, then </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">look up</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, and </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">lift up</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> your heads;
for your redemption draws near</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">. [vs 28]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">These were the reasons that the Lord:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[1] warned of deception in the skies <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[2] encouraged us to keep looking up for His return. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If the ‘<i>prophets’</i> had received that word from
the Lord, instead of gleaning from fields that they did not plant, they would
have understood and bear witness to the wisdom and compassion of the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Odd Unexplained Appearances</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagZASvGUc9Bz7VS7Y-B051UBmjqaINb2Ioce_GCu2OdARmOExviFJL6p5ur2NKJEcfKRyUAuIjXrF5gPa7FjNaOCUKC6aJFAHWCdFJNnEaV8cIbzP3s-mbeZivi3lYc8mkxd9jzn-xqN7y5erSbCjAfy7WMXv6puriRNPnHM9hosY1KfpuRJStaQ/s584/kelowna-b.c.strange%20object-feb10.2023--castanet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="584" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagZASvGUc9Bz7VS7Y-B051UBmjqaINb2Ioce_GCu2OdARmOExviFJL6p5ur2NKJEcfKRyUAuIjXrF5gPa7FjNaOCUKC6aJFAHWCdFJNnEaV8cIbzP3s-mbeZivi3lYc8mkxd9jzn-xqN7y5erSbCjAfy7WMXv6puriRNPnHM9hosY1KfpuRJStaQ/w203-h143/kelowna-b.c.strange%20object-feb10.2023--castanet.jpg" width="203" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Feb 10--Kelowna BC</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmPFsToZ4Ny3TyxzN1eLhOUszZWX-mmiQzOV8F1wyz1fpYjJNgkC-zkDDreCeWJR-krUYGwzeigWjcNDghptkbErzHG9rm2aR2kZz34PEvGRKIGjU7itLahIfvHt3X6fhmJB7a6LsTekIYA9N53R6mypoVzZiXmW1e_k7JzmzuX5KE1EWx-hfDzI/s610/kelowna-strange%20stuff-feb10.2023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="610" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmPFsToZ4Ny3TyxzN1eLhOUszZWX-mmiQzOV8F1wyz1fpYjJNgkC-zkDDreCeWJR-krUYGwzeigWjcNDghptkbErzHG9rm2aR2kZz34PEvGRKIGjU7itLahIfvHt3X6fhmJB7a6LsTekIYA9N53R6mypoVzZiXmW1e_k7JzmzuX5KE1EWx-hfDzI/w267-h199/kelowna-strange%20stuff-feb10.2023.jpg" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kelowna BC - 10 Feb 2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">A “</span><a href="https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/410960/Strange-object-spotted-in-the-sky-over-Kelowna"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">strange object</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">” was caught
going across the Kelowna, B.C. skies on February 10, 2023, the same time that
the second Chinese balloon flew down into the States. Then, on February 25,
2023, another B.C. Kelowna (Black Mtn) resident captured a </span><a href="https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/413179/Black-Mountain-resident-captures-strange-light-in-sky-on-security-video"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">strange light</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> going across
the sky.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3L9V04rxh2MrIuyWdIoDvPFm366PrOdAjqQxq6Uy88NCfIHXvezqNnVGFcTsjS0cOM-_tgCTqkAnHpOOHop6A5xwre4IHP-I1BpC4C2xbOni_tBf9NwAXmvZjOilGqGa9I_DoRIwIW7XW8OsAKJaThQyXcDmczuQM2vtJVVG8QnRcE8juZvYki4/s636/strange%20light-Blk%20Mtn-Kelowna-Feb25.2023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="636" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3L9V04rxh2MrIuyWdIoDvPFm366PrOdAjqQxq6Uy88NCfIHXvezqNnVGFcTsjS0cOM-_tgCTqkAnHpOOHop6A5xwre4IHP-I1BpC4C2xbOni_tBf9NwAXmvZjOilGqGa9I_DoRIwIW7XW8OsAKJaThQyXcDmczuQM2vtJVVG8QnRcE8juZvYki4/s320/strange%20light-Blk%20Mtn-Kelowna-Feb25.2023.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Feb 25.2023-Black Mountain<br />courtesy_Hayley Elliot</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">So, although there are launches like Starlink, the
satellite internet constellation system, a SpaceX [Elon Musk] invention, as
well as many other satellites now cluttering up the outer space around our
planet, there are other unexplained appearances in the sky.</span></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">With theories on an alien invasion planned to deceive
mankind in order to cause panic and chaos, and thus bring in the Antichrist (<i>Lawless
one</i>) in order to ‘solve’ the problem, as well as conspiracies regarding
Project Bluebeam and a ‘<i>fake rapture’</i>, the Lord did warn us to look to
the skies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He cuts confusion to the quick by warning about
deception first, via man and help from the invisible dark side. But also He
reminds us that He is returning, and to keep hope and trust as a shield,
looking for our Saviour.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Geoengineering is another situation that was denied by
the governments of the world. Yet, the breakdown in soil (<i>minerals/nutrient
depletion</i>), water contamination (<i>including rain water</i>), and weather
manipulation (<i>weather wars, something that has been going on since WWII</i>)
has now been proven. And now, the government admits to geoengineering but for
good purposes. They are no longer denying it. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Chemical release in the air also causes breakdown in
immune system, lungs, etc. This has been proven. I have personally monitored geoengineering
(chemtrail patterns) off and on, since 1997, and how I learned that certain
patterns affect weather; others affect our bodies. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkiDFxtIpQUkOn1aR_ykXQsCYAlXol_dEqVQCEqrGDqkx0e4nF-BHH4Q09fSYYOsxHv-5sbYDg2Jxk5ZDXuGDUQKXR-Z-yOtbFUh2O3hyMP-e3Kyv_XEnW5LpVC-8jcj-Dp1nLHqsOP4byTn5iFgccgr_-dieTQpntQNivVpwAy8GKDuhwibQXcI/s772/apr14.2023aa--3%20sick%20in%202%20days-then%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="772" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkiDFxtIpQUkOn1aR_ykXQsCYAlXol_dEqVQCEqrGDqkx0e4nF-BHH4Q09fSYYOsxHv-5sbYDg2Jxk5ZDXuGDUQKXR-Z-yOtbFUh2O3hyMP-e3Kyv_XEnW5LpVC-8jcj-Dp1nLHqsOP4byTn5iFgccgr_-dieTQpntQNivVpwAy8GKDuhwibQXcI/w232-h211/apr14.2023aa--3%20sick%20in%202%20days-then%204.jpg" width="232" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Apr 14.2023- people sick<br />two days later</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">Anyone who wants to see can attest to geoengineering.
It is not conspiracy. Much observation and prayer over the decades went into my
conclusion, as well as reading the work of multitudes. Two days after the above was sprayed in Ontario, three </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It is not only due to the great deceptions planned
against mankind, but it is written that the Lord Himself will be returning like
lightning that comes from the east and shines clear over to the west, so shall
His coming back be.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:27]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">How the whole earth, including God’s people, groan,
and travail for His return. Maranatha!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">(<i>For governments
to involve themselves in geoengineering, which they do not deny now, is to go
outside boundaries, play by no rules, hence, lawless</i>.) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Illusion, deception, control and manipulation,
rebellion, lawlessness, idolatry…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Unrelenting North</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy_vlh-uTYyNVcC8oMzxYKM4535P8swClGQLniN9PBrLSRY1IugxkXT0yw4Pss4m84hIwdigUTsyKaZI1h2VbNk_8NMqS4Wp1amqiFQ6V9iliyMCHEwtipdtuEv5694j_cDCMXibtvUu-Xv4kCNgweTYqjm-VcWUMniBfC75Fqwx0Iky6njuCEFY/s386/cold%20unrelenting%20north%20wind.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="270" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy_vlh-uTYyNVcC8oMzxYKM4535P8swClGQLniN9PBrLSRY1IugxkXT0yw4Pss4m84hIwdigUTsyKaZI1h2VbNk_8NMqS4Wp1amqiFQ6V9iliyMCHEwtipdtuEv5694j_cDCMXibtvUu-Xv4kCNgweTYqjm-VcWUMniBfC75Fqwx0Iky6njuCEFY/w175-h250/cold%20unrelenting%20north%20wind.jpg" width="175" /></a></span></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">I first heard of God’s judgment coming from the north
in a random comment made by someone briefly during a bible study discussion one
or two decades ago. No exhaustive research was carried out at that time, but my
curiosity was piqued.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">From a quick search, I discovered that it is
scriptural, as well as what kind of judgment was carried out from the north,
and why. A couple of decades ago, thoughts of the north always made me imagine
blustery, biting cold, winter winds that savagely whipped against the body of
any poor soul unfortunate enough to be found in its path. (<i>That kind of
thought should be expected of me – I am a Canuck </i>[<i>Canadian</i>])<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">What is discovered in the Bible is that God would
often stir up the hearts of brutal, heartless adversaries [<i>void of
compassion and mercy</i>], who would then gather their armies to arise ‘<i>from
the north’</i> and invade the kingdoms of certain nations. If successful in
their campaign, they would possess the land, enslave the people, and take their
belongings as spoil. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts; Because you
have not heard My words</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <span style="color: #cccccc;">[would not listen],</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Behold, I will send</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> [gather
together]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>and take all the tribes</i></span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">[armies] </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>of</i> <b>the north</b>, <i>says
the Lord, for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring
them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all
these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an
astonishment </i></span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[destruction]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, <i>and a hissing</i> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[horror]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, <i>and perpetual
desolations.</i></span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jer 25:8-9] </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">KJV-ESV<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Who are these people that the Lord God [<i>Adonai</i>]
judges? These people were most often <b><i>His</i> own </b>people, who were
steeped in rebellion, idolatry, immorality, hostilities (<i>violence</i>), and
more, having turned their backs on the living God. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Are those the armies that the prophet Joel called
locusts? That depends. Commentators vary in their perspectives, understanding
and conclusions. Some saw the [<i>various</i>] locusts as literal; at given times
throughout history, invading Israel, and destroying their agriculture [<i>crops</i>],
sent by God for the <b>disobedience, rebellion</b> and <b>waywardness</b> (<i>often
idolatry</i>) of His people. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Others suggested the locusts referred to all the
invading armies that swooped down upon Israel, attacking from the north: armies
such as the Babylonians, Midianites, Moabites, Ammonites, Philistines, et al. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The north was considered a vantage point due to the popular
trade routes, the traveling caravans, etc., which could be seized to hinder
Israel’s supplies, but the north was also a strategically advantageous point
due to the ability to position armies in the hills.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">According to </span><a href="https://www.thetrumpet.com/15759-geography-and-israels-independence/print"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">one report</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, the
mountainous northern ridge that <i>“stretches from below Hebron in the south to
the valley of Jezreel in the north – the ridge is referred to as the “spine of
Israel”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It goes on to say that the hills “<i>provide an ideal
strategic vantage point for either engaging with enemies or simply standing
guard over the towns and cities peppered across the lower plains.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">“The scraggy hills, marked by steep inclines, gaping
gorges and deep valleys, are also an ideal natural barrier for slowing invading
armies and provide a measure of protection for civilians and homeland armies as
well as military hardware and facilities.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">SOURCE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">: </span><a href="https://www.thetrumpet.com/15759-geography-and-israels-independence/print"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">thetrumpet.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (©2023
Philadelphia Church of God)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Perhaps it was from the massive number of times Israel
was indeed invaded from the north, according to scripture, that they finally
use it in modern times to their advantage (<i>protecting Israel</i>), or
perhaps it was because they only became a</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">state again in 1948.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, from the [<i>extreme</i>] north of Israel is
Russia, who is mentioned by the prophet Ezekiel when he spoke of Gog, a person
or title? (<i>and the land of Magog</i>). The Bible calls Russia the <i>“king
of the north</i>” [Ezek 38]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Scriptures will be fulfilled with the alignment of
Russia, China, Iran and other ‘allies’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Israel is No Longer God’s Chosen?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARQ3HzodhlfXMIcW46BjR3NyK9S7zGg1wRPda6tOtdldYU09JnA-_DZ0NHhh-IpWVTRCN6XQx2MLsACCOTU7aw5HiAWnOnWGcqoehs74gO3-XaXGJh9DJGzvxApYdFLjT13jJOkOgPgIXszIHSggWAfar33_4BTkypCTUqTNuJB7RleouvnYz_bE/s361/Abram-became%20Abraham-chosen%20of%20God.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="361" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARQ3HzodhlfXMIcW46BjR3NyK9S7zGg1wRPda6tOtdldYU09JnA-_DZ0NHhh-IpWVTRCN6XQx2MLsACCOTU7aw5HiAWnOnWGcqoehs74gO3-XaXGJh9DJGzvxApYdFLjT13jJOkOgPgIXszIHSggWAfar33_4BTkypCTUqTNuJB7RleouvnYz_bE/s320/Abram-became%20Abraham-chosen%20of%20God.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Abram became Abraham - chosen of God</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">For you are a people holy unto the Lord your God. The
Lord your God has </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">chosen</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> you out of
all the peoples on the face of the earth to be His people, His treasured
possession. </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Deut7:6]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God chose Abram and brought him out of a pagan culture
[<i>Ur</i>] that worshipped false gods. From Abraham [<i>God changed his name</i>]<i>
</i>would come forth many nations, including 12 Hebrew tribes that came forth
from his grandson Jacob, later renamed ‘Israel’. God keeps His promises. He
kept that one, as we know.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Yet God made a promise to Abraham when He called Him
out of Ur.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Gen 12:1-3]</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">He will keep that promise also. [Some people today can
act like spoiled children (<i>or like Joseph’s jealous, envious brothers</i>),
and despise the ‘<b>chosen’</b>.]<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet, what responsibility came with that privilege of
being chosen? They were to be exemplary; an example; an ideal or model for the
rest of the nations. However, most importantly of all, the Israelites (<i>originally
the Hebrews</i>) became the privileged bloodline that El Shaddai chose to bring
His beloved Son, the promised Saviour through. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Why else do you think Satan [<i>Lucifer</i>] has
fought so hard to destroy them? And today? His vengeance is against all of
mankind, yet his hatred for the Israelis (because of Yeshua/Jesus) is: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[1] to keep them deceived [<i>blind</i>] to the fact
that their Messiah (<i>our Saviour</i>) has already come, as they prepare the
temple for the Lawless one (<i>little do they know for now</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[2] to make it look like God failed in His promises (<i>to
save Israel</i>) </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom 11:26]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[3] to increase antisemitism amongst the Gentiles; to
further stall God’s end time plan (<i>but it will not happen</i>). God is
Sovereign and Omnipotent, not Satan. The devil’s pride prevents him from
accepting that reality.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It would not matter which people God chose, they would
be hated, but it just happened to be a small nation – Hebrews, now known as
Israelites. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There are people [A<i>ntisemites</i>] who think that
Israel is no longer God’s chosen, and that God forsook them due to their
present-day condition (<i>embracing the Pride movement, with a weeklong
celebration coming up in June 2023).</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Sadly, Israel does ‘<i>proudly’</i> call themselves
the “<i>Gay Capital of the Middle East</i>”. There are tourism agencies that
not only set up tours specifically geared toward the Pride movement, but points
to the best places for gays to stay in Tel Aviv, best bars etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I refuse to supply a link as if to encourage this. I
do not; my prayer is that God opens eyes, softens hearts, and grants
opportunity to repent once they can see. May He rebuke the devourer long enough
for them to make a decision without temptation. God never forces us to choose
Jesus, but He gives plenty of opportunity to make the right choice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Be Not Easily Swayed by Empty Promises<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">What I am trying to establish throughout this series
is WHY a loving God would choose to bring <b>JUDGMENT</b> from the ‘north’ (<i>do
not forget</i> <b><i>justice</i></b> – <i>with God, they always go hand in hand.
Adonai is a good and fair God, full of mercy, grace and patience. But there
comes a time…</i>) <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Why bring judgment at all? This series makes ‘why’
abundantly clear for those who want to blame, scoff, or mock. Keep in mind that
the series is called, Season of Consequences. I spoke of the calm before the
storm, but foreboding clouds darken around September 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">A king has been crowned that has an agenda, along with
his pal, Klaus Schwab. End of the year, November and December, will likely be a
time of some dominoes beginning to fall. There is a ”push”…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Yes, I take a risk because today’s ‘prophets’ speak of
wealth transfers, blessings, (<i>tell that to the people in Nigeria, China, N. Korea,
Pakistan, and India, and other war-torn, persecuted countries</i> (jihad
terrorists) – as IF God favours us in the West so much more. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God is doing miracles over there, but of course, we
are not being told of it through news. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Shame on those false prophets! The people in these
other countries are our brothers and sisters in Christ too. Where are the
genuine tears, the heart-wrenching sorrow for our brethren? Well, it is coming
to North America – it has started in trickles; we have heard reports of
churches, police and other random shootings. Violence and lawlessness increases.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This is not fearmongering. It is the Word of God
coming to fruition. When the Lord mentioned ‘<i>exodus’</i> in 2009, I did not
have understanding fully. I only saw in part, and therefore, did not pay much
mind, but I did post it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Lord mentioned it again in 2012, and I understood
that it meant there would be multitudes leaving the countries they called home.
It was understood that it would affect ‘<i>nations’ </i>which meant global (and
some of us would experience an ‘exodus’ as well). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This exodus would be due to wars, persecutions,
natural calamities, etc. that would affect multitudes. Emigrants leaving their
country (<i>as</i> refugees<i>; as those</i> ‘fleeing’), and immigrants, coming
into countries that would accept volumes of emigrants.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I emigrated from the United States in 2014, returning
to Canada, <b>NOT</b> as an immigrant, but as a Canadian citizen. That was my
first ‘<i>exodus’</i> [leaving the U.S.], as I was 9 months into my seventh
year in the States when I left. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I had no idea how long I would be in the United States
when the Lord first moved upon my heart to go… and I did not want to go because
it meant leaving my children. I had wept, fasted, prayed, for a week – then, I
obeyed. I had to be certain that I was hearing from the Lord, and not some
demon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Lord provided ‘online’ work for me the entire time
I was in the States. You can trust that when you obey the Lord’s leading, He
will provide for you. He is trustworthy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">My second ‘<i>exodus’</i> was March 27, 2022, when the
Lord had me leave B.C. (<i>the province of my heart</i>) to return to Ontario (<i>the
province of my birth</i>). I lived in B.C. longer than I did Ontario. All three
children were born out west.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I arrived in Ontario July 1, 2022. It was the longest,
painful trip, due to a fully packed SUV, all motels practically booked due to
Canada’s July 1 national celebration, and construction. Six days grabbing naps
(<i>anywhere from thirty minutes up to three hours</i> <i>maximum</i> [<i>that
was when</i> utterly exhausted]) in the front seat sitting up, and long delays
due to the construction that began immediately over the Manitoba/Ontario border,
and continued all the way down through the entire province. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I kid you not, but praise God, the weather was
excellent, the vehicle gave me no problems. I was able to eat and do nature
calls. It was a great trip otherwise. Prepare! Jesus is the way through everything
– He is the ONLY way through… It was a safe trip and I am grateful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Quick Detour – Short Rabbit Hole, Short Visit<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Please understand. There is a reason Jeremiah rebuked
the prophets that stole from others, warning that God is against them (Please
see: [Jer 23:30-32])<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">When people glean material from your site and have NOT
consulted the Lord on certain things, their interpretations are misconstrued,
that is, if they give any. Even if there is truth in what they speak, it is
likely because it comes from scripture.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yviiHcFB5tCF0KqI60tiLNfBC6KTL4nnXuNVPLpCUN6BAmUGFMjTXCxwc9lW7N_-CKQwIIpTUp_trRMYZz4u_rZH7HwAtPamMjEbd-F4nvURn_Ka4AR00Xp9lY6vPQWNMTi1AwWpi2PF7ey1_BsEp2Dsd4ykCHmWqH7PB-aIbNEnrcBUwGqo0Ps/s355/satan%20tempts%20Jesus-Yeshua.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="355" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yviiHcFB5tCF0KqI60tiLNfBC6KTL4nnXuNVPLpCUN6BAmUGFMjTXCxwc9lW7N_-CKQwIIpTUp_trRMYZz4u_rZH7HwAtPamMjEbd-F4nvURn_Ka4AR00Xp9lY6vPQWNMTi1AwWpi2PF7ey1_BsEp2Dsd4ykCHmWqH7PB-aIbNEnrcBUwGqo0Ps/w241-h165/satan%20tempts%20Jesus-Yeshua.jpg" width="241" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal">Satan did that with Jesus; spoke scripture to Him.
Despite what they say that sounds like truth, they are misleading the people –
all in God’s name. One does not need me to say that is wrong.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Nowhere in what the Lord told me about ‘<i>exodus’</i>
(<i>when He first mentioned it in 2009, and expounded on it in 2012</i>) did He
tell me there would be a ‘<i>wealth transfer’</i>, similar to the Egyptians who
gave all their gold, jewels, and other valuables to the departing Israelites.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Israelites had been wrongly enslaved, and brutally
treated for 400 years. They were beginning a new life, and the Lord God of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob caused ‘<i>the thief’</i> to restore unto His people. They
gathered ‘great wealth’, but they were held captive for four centuries! They
were slaves, and treated like animals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">And even though a modern-day exodus has been taking
place, within random countries around the globe, this has been for some years.
This was explained in another article before. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Many of those in this exodus are<i> </i>refugees, sex
slaves and persecuted souls, terrorized, and fearful souls fleeing the lands
where they were born and grew up in. Hundreds, if not thousands, have lost
their lives due to tragedies involving their ways of being transferred (<i>overloading</i>),
neglect, mishandled transportation, lack of proper water and food [assistance].
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This exodus has been and is taking place globally (<i>for
several years now). It </i>does not mean that our ‘<i>enemies’</i> will be
slaughtered as Pharaoh and his Egyptian armies were. Pharaoh had divided his
armies six times. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Firstly, dividing North and South. Then, according to
his gods (<i>Egyptian false gods</i>): Amen, Ptah, Sutekh, and RA. Pharaoh
trusted in the god Amen. That was his standard according to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_ancient_Egypt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">historical
records</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, but whether that was applicable to the time when he
crossed the Red Sea, in chase of the fleeing Israelites or not, is unclear. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If so, it would have meant that Egypt lost all its
armies when the waters of the Red Sea fell back down upon them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is one thing I would like to quickly
insert because I heard it a few times along my faith walk on this planet. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It has to do with the word “<b>Amen</b>”, which has
erroneously been linked to ‘<b>Amun</b> Ra’, the false Egyptian god, and
Christians are told to avoid saying it. We know that Satan/Lucifer, the author
of confusion, counterfeits everything of God, in order to deceive the masses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I will give you a link to a Jewish site that explains
the word ‘<b><i>amen’</i></b>. It clearly comes from the Hebraic language. “<b><i>Emunah</i></b>”
means ‘<b><i>faith’</i></b>, a life wholly dependent on God. “<i>Amen</i>”
means [so] <i>‘be it’</i>, or ‘<i>let it be so’</i> (<i>translated into English</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">According to the site, amen comes from ‘emunah’, and
shares its root with ‘<i>faith’</i> and ‘<i>eman’</i>. The Jewish site states
that it is recorded that Jesus used ‘amen’ 51 times in the Synoptic Gospels,
and 25 times in the gospel of John.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Amen</span></span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> also means ‘<b><i>trust’</i></b>
in Hebrew. Faith and trust, all in ‘amen’. No wonder the devil wants to have us
afraid to use the word ‘amen’, for fear we would be honouring an ancient false
god. Why would Satan bother with ‘Amen’. If the roots are indeed shared with ‘<i>faith’</i>
and ‘<i>trust’</i>, that would be why. Faith and trust are important to our
Father (<i>Abba</i>).</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">FAITH</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">: </span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">But without</i><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> faith </span><i style="color: #f6b26b;">it is
impossible to please Him: for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and
that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.</i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Heb 11:6]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">TRUST</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">:</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Trust <i>in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not to your own
understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your
paths.</i></span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov 3:5,6]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Those are only two out of multiple verses throughout
the Old and New Testaments that point to the Lord always, with faith and trust.
So, it is clearer to see why the adversary would do all he can in his crafty,
subtle ways to destroy the foundation (<i>faith in Christ</i>), and trust (<i>our
confidence in Him</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Out of the Rabbit Hole and Back on Track<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">For a balanced and fuller understanding of the origin
in the original language, please read the article at: </span><a href="https://jewish.shop/37040/amen-in-hebrew/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">jewish.shop</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> The devil is
doing all he can to dissect Christianity and have us toss bits and pieces away.
Let us not be people who perish for “lack of knowledge”. Search out what you
can. Keep an open ear. It is worth it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is impossible for us as individuals to search out
every little thing, which is why we can help each other with tidbits here and
there, as part of our learning (<i>to the glory of God</i>), we share. Freely
we receive, freely give.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We All Need to Repent – Every Nation<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Israel has relaxed by granting women access [June
2022] to </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/28/israel-abortion-law-changes-roe/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">abortion pills</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (<i>when Roe
vs Wade was overturned</i>). </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbv7FsAJPU4pKhRpMrJpzBNV0ntxeUVodpFJ_r0GBWymAal1qyy9tfqMnvLi2aTf0VMSutYJ5i85m8FA_FdXVzIU9tzvbHapIXcYD76RBl76O2Fe1X2LU4rGRuCz79nXH6TuPsd5E74gL4LheKfHLpcKg5TNVoCpkjYKNYqMCgw8uLTWPCcyY4-M/s886/Daniel%20Atwood-on%20L--new%20rabbi%202019_photoCred.--SamSokol--JTA.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="886" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbv7FsAJPU4pKhRpMrJpzBNV0ntxeUVodpFJ_r0GBWymAal1qyy9tfqMnvLi2aTf0VMSutYJ5i85m8FA_FdXVzIU9tzvbHapIXcYD76RBl76O2Fe1X2LU4rGRuCz79nXH6TuPsd5E74gL4LheKfHLpcKg5TNVoCpkjYKNYqMCgw8uLTWPCcyY4-M/s320/Daniel%20Atwood-on%20L--new%20rabbi%202019_photoCred.--SamSokol--JTA.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">photo credit_Sam Sokol JTA</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Israel has also ordained their first gay rabbinical
student who faced denial in New York. It was almost four years ago (2019) when
the ordination of </span><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-openly-gay-orthodox-rabbi-ordained-in-jerusalem/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">gay Rabbi
Daniel Landes</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> was celebrated with ceremony and dance in Yeshiva
University.</span></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The young gay was to marry a man in the fall </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">of 2018,
but it did not happen. Jewish rabbis now marry same-sex couples, as do many
other countries, Canada included.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OCgJVvCxy9lw08nXvJNbFZSsl6tQYCXHZehV31lBpef50-Nzkc8s-SqF23jbIiboGb61mpoiT6kE_3btY8QsZz-yqKxeUMMLL4r7rhZ5jiSwFy-CVgEpZt_TxBM9c9Ww7kPK-VzCawWByaiBouaEcR3m76ijJ4-ePg9ADzXz-pB8h889KlGd_PA/s589/jewish%20same-sex%20marriage2020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="589" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OCgJVvCxy9lw08nXvJNbFZSsl6tQYCXHZehV31lBpef50-Nzkc8s-SqF23jbIiboGb61mpoiT6kE_3btY8QsZz-yqKxeUMMLL4r7rhZ5jiSwFy-CVgEpZt_TxBM9c9Ww7kPK-VzCawWByaiBouaEcR3m76ijJ4-ePg9ADzXz-pB8h889KlGd_PA/s320/jewish%20same-sex%20marriage2020.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Israel-same sex marriage</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">People may point at Israel because of these things and
insist God no longer considers them His chosen people, especially because of
the sins the nation is steeped in. Firstly, God keeps His promises, and in the
end [after Tribulation], Israel will be saved.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Is 62:12]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">There are other places throughout scripture where
God’s promise is mentioned, including </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Zechariah 12]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">,</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Revelation 7]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">, which
mention the remnant saved at Christ’s return. Do not forget the two witnesses,
plus the 144,000 mentioned, all aimed at the salvation of Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Secondly, people point at Israel and the sins of the
people, but can anyone name <b>ONE</b> nation today that is not steeped in
rebellion, violence, lawlessness, the Pride movement, abortion, the ordination
of gays into the churches as pastors, reverends, preachers, etc.?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">No, not even one can be named; there is not one nation
upon this entire earth right now in May 2023 that is holy unto God. We need (<i>and
desperately await</i>) the return of our Saviour (<i>Messiah</i>), King of
kings and Lord of lords, Jesus the Christ (<i>Yeshua haMashiach </i>[Yeshua the
Messiah]).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Are the Locusts the Prophet Joel Mentioned ‘Armies’?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXdX5zLuZ3ivyjxQfB-wMT2sCjdOwK3qsIGSFh_Ki1cWaAs_mO5OtueanH61LKVaGOWLwvv-_pOIzKTlZapLJbSee2_9VtZLQDcoIu_FrnkABw_afd2VR7OAVKXPVAH1HEsqjkFZ0GQmUoRUoXe1MObI2fdaZPi252XNJ-XjNeP1qlzSo-FWY1Ys/w228-h228/Apache%20attack%20helicopters-war%20craft.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="228" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Apache attack helicopter - warcraft</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXdX5zLuZ3ivyjxQfB-wMT2sCjdOwK3qsIGSFh_Ki1cWaAs_mO5OtueanH61LKVaGOWLwvv-_pOIzKTlZapLJbSee2_9VtZLQDcoIu_FrnkABw_afd2VR7OAVKXPVAH1HEsqjkFZ0GQmUoRUoXe1MObI2fdaZPi252XNJ-XjNeP1qlzSo-FWY1Ys/s500/Apache%20attack%20helicopters-war%20craft.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #e69138;"></span></a></span></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>Most historians and commentators agreed that full
understanding depends upon when the prophet Joel penned the words, as no
scholar has clamped down on the precise timing. Other commentators saw Joel’s
words as futuristic, suggesting the prophet spoke of helicopters, which would
best be described as “locusts” (</span><i>main rotary blades, ‘tail’ rotary, fin,
landing gear, canons, etc.).</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c9xWYK8LhE3sjGAl779d5RPMgfKGrfbOraRFxAffnx2z2TdYOKVWsJxpksdMLwGnw8XPwvlGnYc87kXrJr42ZY-gU6k45YjF_saKMON3RsUkJSbwhPo6La12ulrA2wzTJRDwg_w1bRmu_3D4wQas5rNVhI25pK4QrQzACUzqIY0sC22fAZVbaA8/s538/Apache%20war%20helicopters_craft4attack.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="538" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c9xWYK8LhE3sjGAl779d5RPMgfKGrfbOraRFxAffnx2z2TdYOKVWsJxpksdMLwGnw8XPwvlGnYc87kXrJr42ZY-gU6k45YjF_saKMON3RsUkJSbwhPo6La12ulrA2wzTJRDwg_w1bRmu_3D4wQas5rNVhI25pK4QrQzACUzqIY0sC22fAZVbaA8/w250-h245/Apache%20war%20helicopters_craft4attack.jpg" width="250" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Apache war helicopters</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>From the prophet’s description. the similarity can
easily be recognized by those familiar with aircraft. The Apache attack helicopter
(</span><i>warcraft)</i><span> and the Black Hawk can readily be seen as </span><b><i>locusts</i></b><span>,
especially</span><b><i> </i></b><span>when the government’s military sends out ‘swarms’.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4if2ymVoP1ZD0et8zkdrCZ4EM9ne87TxpZjTa2vZ7KwtSLVh2ojhMM6ukuxFLvjmL4W_BGTgehSAgFbzKHb89iLfe8Wkrsq12IdgMq2mfOadXWv52tpyyPyKj2sOJ3wfD3nFmcV_Htf837uparrzZ3RTre5leggx0VT-D7gwy54D8DQPt-bbGUs/s553/copyhawks_similar2Blk%20Hawks_photo%20crdit-TaiwanNews-CCTV%20screenshot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="553" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4if2ymVoP1ZD0et8zkdrCZ4EM9ne87TxpZjTa2vZ7KwtSLVh2ojhMM6ukuxFLvjmL4W_BGTgehSAgFbzKHb89iLfe8Wkrsq12IdgMq2mfOadXWv52tpyyPyKj2sOJ3wfD3nFmcV_Htf837uparrzZ3RTre5leggx0VT-D7gwy54D8DQPt-bbGUs/s320/copyhawks_similar2Blk%20Hawks_photo%20crdit-TaiwanNews-CCTV%20screenshot.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">'Copyhawks' - similar to Blackhawks<br />swarm - photo credit_TaiwanNews CCTV</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span>“</span><b><i>Copyhawks</i></b><span>” is the name given to the
Chinese aircraft by a journalist for Popular Mechanics (2017) for the uncanny
resemblance to the Black Hawks. Overall, the experts, no matter their viewpoint,
all agreed on two things. “</span><b><i>From the north</i></b><span>” indicated:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[1] powerful, swift, and relentless invasions <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[2] just judgment of the righteous, holy and Sovereign
God against a rebellious and/or idolatrous nation, particularly His own people<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">People are hungry for truth, but truth comes in
various degrees. Sadly, many people only want truth that is convenient; truth
they can handle, or can readily accept. They want to hear hope, and peace, and
security. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The world thirsts for acceptance and agape love. Only
God through Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>) can provide all those things. He is the One
who cares enough to set us straight. Victory was accomplished through the
bloodstained cross and the empty tomb [<i>resurrection of the Saviour</i>], but
despite what some people prophesy, that does not mean a trouble-free life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Jesus said: </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“<i>These things I have spoken to you,
that in Me, you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation</i>
(trials): </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jn 16:33] </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Jesus Christ Himself learned obedience through the
things He suffered.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Heb 5:8]</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">Jesus is coming back to rescue His people from
the evils this world has embraced. Yet, it is written that a great tribulation
is coming, the likes of which has never been seen before, nor shall ever be
seen again.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not
since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:21]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">FEAR of the LORD is Missing Amongst Most Christians<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjLqTTZEdN-pGBSYECrCWyccbxn2qi3N79MdYzv5ej_phDKINYklyXnGKSxpUD2bidzkw6LNfcSUoKpeR4Zs2U1A2hpq641_kQrwwNbx18Laz8-LPu0AWD79ODLwhoK0nJ_gE3S9qAO4A9ppIbHnasE0uky6L5Pc11m3uJZixZd8zq8e7W60py7Q/s384/fear%20of%20the%20Lord-beginning%20of%20wisdom-knowledge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="384" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjLqTTZEdN-pGBSYECrCWyccbxn2qi3N79MdYzv5ej_phDKINYklyXnGKSxpUD2bidzkw6LNfcSUoKpeR4Zs2U1A2hpq641_kQrwwNbx18Laz8-LPu0AWD79ODLwhoK0nJ_gE3S9qAO4A9ppIbHnasE0uky6L5Pc11m3uJZixZd8zq8e7W60py7Q/w276-h186/fear%20of%20the%20Lord-beginning%20of%20wisdom-knowledge.jpg" width="276" /></span></a></b></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal">Where is the fear of the Lord? It is so important. One
cannot <b>KNOW</b> the Lord if one has no fear of the Lord. This kind of ‘fear’
is not as in ‘horror/afraid’, such as we feel when we face evil or great
danger, but rather the kind of fear as one has toward an excellent father,
except amp it up because this ‘Father’ is Almighty God.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I call it a reverential fear – a respectful,
honouring, in awe type of fear – the Wonder, the Majesty, the All-consuming
Glory of God, our flesh could not bear to see God wholly<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Honour</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (<i>Sovereign Creator</i>, <i>Omnipotent
God</i>), <b>respect</b> (<i>His divinity, goodness, purity), </i><b>awe</b> (<i>His
holiness, power, authority, magnificence, strength, glory, Omniscience</i>
[all-knowing], <i>immeasurable</i> <i>grace</i>), <b>reverence</b> (<i>His
wisdom, good judgment, balanced justice, undeserved mercy)</i>, <b>gratitude</b>
(<i>His exceptional ways, salvation, provisions, protection, agape love,
never-ending, ever-changing list</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">To understand that with one word, He can change
everything. To know that no matter how much we try to hide, He sees the heart
and knows us better than we know ourselves. No matter where we run to, we
cannot escape Him. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Where shall I go from Your Spirit? Or where shall I
flee from Your presence? If I ascend up to heaven, You are there: if I make my
bed in hell</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[the grave]</span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">, behold, You are there.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">If I take the winds of the morning, and dwell in the
uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall Your hand lead me, and Your right
hand shall hold me.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 139]</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">David was aware of God’s omnipresence (<i>all-encompassing,
all-surrounding</i>). I know what I am speaking about because when I denied the
Lord and went after an idol (<i>a mere man</i>), I had <b><i>no fear of the
Lord</i></b>. I was not wise, but instead was blind, foolish, ignorant,
rebellious, hard-hearted, deceived – completely lost.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They Avoid Hard Truths, Offer False Hope<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We want God’s love but not His judgment. However, His
judgment comes with justice and as a result of His love. He does not want
people to end up in the lake of fire. It is only when things turn upside-down,
with no foreseen way out that <i>many</i> (<i>but not all</i>) people
acknowledge their sins, and turn back to God in brokenness and repentance. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">That is the purpose of judgment. It is yet another
opportunity to turn back to God. He balances everything. Love does not turn a
blind eye to sin or to wrong-doing. But you have false teachers saying judgment
is not for you; it is for ‘<i>globalists’</i>, or for the <i>opposers</i> of
the ‘<i>chosen’</i> president, or for other wicked sinners, but not you. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Just as in Canada, where people are desperate to see
another leader than Trudeau who has sold us out to the Chinese, and to the WEF,
Americans too are looking for another leader, other than Biden, who has made
some very serious and detrimental changes for the country.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There is not much selection for candidates, just as in
Canada, so the ‘political prophets’ are itching to see Trump return to office,
so that their prophecy comes true. It is nerve-racking in the way that the
Bible clearly says that God sends strong delusion, and answers idolaters
according to their idols. As someone who has ‘<i>been there, done that’</i>, I
can assure you that God’s word is true, and He does what He says He does!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">You will have to ‘watch’ though, some say. That is not
even scriptural. It is weaving in and out of truth, that ‘verbal’ sleight of
hand – deception, false hope, trickery, tomfoolery.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">People are already saying, peace and security (<i>nothing
will touch us; it is as if Christians are invincible</i>) when there is no
peace, just as it is written from long ago. You will have wealth transfer, and
blessings. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJe8uZhH7CUL4SxZ5Z9o9xZNjoG5GsNe1-8lxgiicA7bZtg7lYd9sQJAbDO20aQH2CcZ0zoJlyGmXdsSz7oRhSGm2HaguzV0hXvoYn_tUnJXkkfa5lyvn-jXMW-d6Ms_CjyvAfsZb2N7pBZ2y8oscwT1fEBictdC7E-e62qzRIx6VA2NPxSnFhKw/s393/covetousness.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="393" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJe8uZhH7CUL4SxZ5Z9o9xZNjoG5GsNe1-8lxgiicA7bZtg7lYd9sQJAbDO20aQH2CcZ0zoJlyGmXdsSz7oRhSGm2HaguzV0hXvoYn_tUnJXkkfa5lyvn-jXMW-d6Ms_CjyvAfsZb2N7pBZ2y8oscwT1fEBictdC7E-e62qzRIx6VA2NPxSnFhKw/w251-h169/covetousness.jpg" width="251" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal">What if people have a problem with covetousness? Some
do, even Christians. Is God going to transfer wealth into their accounts? Who gets
the money, and what is the purpose of this monetary gain? Interesting…a
transference of wealth right when the powers that be want us to go to digital
currency, and a digital wallet.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They give themselves an ‘out’, saying that yes,
trouble is coming, judgment is coming (<i>far different from their first
prophecy of the year, where you were told to get cake and popcorn, because
‘whoopee 23’</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I am being sarcastic because it troubles me that
brothers and sisters in Christ are ignoring the shuffling around of prophecies,
as if God is inconsistent, or as if He ‘didn’t see that coming.’ A mockery!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Please hear this, for it is truth. If you are God’s
child, He will correct you if you are wrong; He will discipline. When a good parent
judges that a child has done wrong, they punish according to the measure of the
wrong. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That is how good parents teach, but the false teachers
will cause you to believe that judgment is <b>NOT</b> for you, sin or not. A disciplined
child can also turn and rebel; they can turn the hard way, against the
correction. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God will not force obedience, but obedience does bring
blessing. Jesus is so good; we can barely fathom or explain Him to the depth He
deserves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">False pastors, false teachers, and false prophets have
a skewed or warped</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">perspective of what a righteous God of judgment and justice
does and does not do, and to whom. Search the Bible, study and see. I am still
learning, and often feel I have so far yet to go. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There is so much mixture being given out on social
media; a straying from God’s word, inconsistencies – and worth repeating that
so much information is given by these people that one can get lost in the
shuffle. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Then, to prove they are ‘true’ they will put together
all the prophecies that have come true. It is so you will never doubt them. One
would have to have a list for those that came to pass, and a list for those
that did not.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">For one example: by the end of 2022, there were
supposed to be a lot of ‘dead politicians’, visited by the death angel for
their shenanigans. Charles was supposed to die before he was crowned king. Yet,
people dismiss all these wrong prophecies, and point to ones that came true,
which may not be a lot considering how many were given.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I remember saying that many prophets [<i>Daniel,
Ezekiel, Jeremiah, John the Revelator</i>] died without seeing their prophecies
come to pass, but most of them pertained to the end time and are beginning or
are unfolding now. How clever the deceivers are these days.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Jesus said:</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> […] <i>if it were possible even the elect
will be deceived.</i></span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24:24]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Sins of the Churches</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR6WM1pvWLZ0k9a_c3gxRtjnnROjQo80dAbi--JBZRoPf3NOuUMhKw_fTRFA2rFUHsuq8R5O2dWgaG1uF4rE9bgbKnKrRO32ih36IGrVymmf3LM9R07IsfrkGs7ZLcFUewd1-TVuT5ljxHeYf4Ou1rAGvWEvEB5qvekPOpBS2WkDX4zUtOG9vvIk/s412/church.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="412" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR6WM1pvWLZ0k9a_c3gxRtjnnROjQo80dAbi--JBZRoPf3NOuUMhKw_fTRFA2rFUHsuq8R5O2dWgaG1uF4rE9bgbKnKrRO32ih36IGrVymmf3LM9R07IsfrkGs7ZLcFUewd1-TVuT5ljxHeYf4Ou1rAGvWEvEB5qvekPOpBS2WkDX4zUtOG9vvIk/w245-h139/church.jpg" width="245" /></a></span></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">What some people do not understand is that God is not
going to judge unbelievers who are openly rebelling and sinning against Him in
various conceivable ways, yet wink at the same sins being carried out by those
who call themselves His people or His children. That is not justice, nor is it
the way of a righteous, holy God.</span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yes, our victory is in Christ. We are not of this
world, but we are in it. This lifetime is temporal, victory is permanent in the
eternal. All these things are true, but victory in Jesus does not mean we can
sin and expect to get away with it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It does not mean we can manipulate God’s Word to have
it say what we want it to say. Yes, we stand on God’s Word, and speak God’s
Word forth, but we do not ‘create’ things, and by speaking GOD’s Word, it will
not override God’s will simply because it is His Word and we are speaking it
into ‘whatsoever’ situation we want changed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Our power and authority given by Christ has to do with
spiritual warfare, not in getting things in the world all in order for Christ’s
return. We do NOT have the same authority God has, but Lucifer (<i>Satan</i>)
and his followers seem to think they can override God’s authority, or have
equal authority. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“<i>Take heed no man deceive you.”</i></span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 24]</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">Jesus warned
the people, regarding the last days just before His return. The very first
words out of His mouth regarding what to watch for just prior to His coming
back were about deception. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He followed it up with three more mentions of
deception. For a man that never wastes words, the repetition should be taken
very seriously. We cannot expect God/Jesus to turn a blind eye to our sins.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He may be silent for a season, which often is mistaken
for ‘<i>grace’</i> and ‘<i>mercy’</i>, as if God is overlooking sin (<i>whether
idolatry, fornication, infidelity </i>[adultery],<i> homosexuality, theft,
covetousness, whatever</i>). Sin is rampant throughout numerous churches
globally, as well as within the governments of the world. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">For now, we stand on God’s Word and His promises. We
abide in Him and He in us; He is our safety net, our strength, our hope and our
stability. Thank God for sending the Holy Spirit to indwell the saved!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Watch</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> <i>therefore, and</i> <b>pray
always</b>, <i>that you may be accounted</i> <b>worthy to escape</b> <i>all
these things that shall come to pass, and</i> <b>to stand</b> <i>before the Son
of man.</i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Lk 21:36]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Written throughout this blog, scattered within
countless articles, are the words repeatedly to ‘<b>watch and pray’</b>. That
is what WE are told to do; I continue to echo the words that come from the
Bible because it is THAT important. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">As stated in the last article, </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/03/prayer-can-change-anything-part-b.html"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Prayer</span></i></b></a><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> can change
anything,</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/03/prayer-can-change-anything-part-a.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">[Part A]</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> two-part
chapters, [</span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/03/prayer-can-change-anything-part-b.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Part B] </span></a><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">. </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">The title says
it all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry, deception, no fear of the Lord…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Sins of the Churches and Governments<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God’s judgment must come. In fact, it has already
begun (<i>as stated before a few years back, it has already begun</i>). As
mentioned in the previous article, I have a folder with the same title as this
portion of the article. This world is so steeped in sin that it is no wonder
that God is allowing evil armies to be stirred up to carry out His judgments.
Search the Bible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">People call it fearmongering. They hated the ancient
prophets for the things they prophesied that were coming. Some, such as Isaiah,
Jeremiah, Amos, et al, were martyred, murdered for what they spoke. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Rebellious nations, including God’s own people (<i>Israel</i>),
throughout the Bible, suffered invasions of evil kings and armies due to their
idolatrous, riotous carrying-on. The first church began on the day of
Pentecost, where 120 people were gathered in an upper room, worshipping God and
praying, when a mighty wind blew and each person had a tongue of fire appear
upon them. Each was filled with the precious and Holy Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Even back in the days of the ancient prophets, there
were thieves who stole God’s words from other prophetic messengers. [Jer 23:30]
In the time of the apostles, idolatry was already a problem. Paul saw an
inscription with the chiseled words<b>: To the Unknown God </b></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Acts 17:23]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Call to Repentance<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlGB2RKHsETBR6_a7UD_GAxGKYssWQMSyB5Mttb-UVee3GwiTf8YVf-UuI3-EWU3c31g3KSyJPAxo4GxL06GTRkRQ8cnW3BhNjwt5fRUwuyfMkQ96nQAjjW5OfYWyvnDNJ21Uw90Zq9VqgpVK0SJonHuJepTZzklNqeA6sEvEiCYzHvnL6xxMXw8/s239/repent.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="239" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlGB2RKHsETBR6_a7UD_GAxGKYssWQMSyB5Mttb-UVee3GwiTf8YVf-UuI3-EWU3c31g3KSyJPAxo4GxL06GTRkRQ8cnW3BhNjwt5fRUwuyfMkQ96nQAjjW5OfYWyvnDNJ21Uw90Zq9VqgpVK0SJonHuJepTZzklNqeA6sEvEiCYzHvnL6xxMXw8/w138-h131/repent.jpg" width="138" /></span></a></b></div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAqOsevlLqW5c3fo2K-DNVIG9Sr4XkRqgr6Lb7b8MTX07RyIn78PcxXM7lY-DAHpct7udRxp12dz2pSjV7NZgdvQMLnngFFPs1DNysKKNMAyIG38l8jwX4p8Z18GV5Spq-a0-D-cCaic8PUzwoX1sHjNfmgAi-xDds2bmxKhoVBZ5ss7Yz26kqsM/s412/broken-contrite%20repent.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="314" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAqOsevlLqW5c3fo2K-DNVIG9Sr4XkRqgr6Lb7b8MTX07RyIn78PcxXM7lY-DAHpct7udRxp12dz2pSjV7NZgdvQMLnngFFPs1DNysKKNMAyIG38l8jwX4p8Z18GV5Spq-a0-D-cCaic8PUzwoX1sHjNfmgAi-xDds2bmxKhoVBZ5ss7Yz26kqsM/w145-h190/broken-contrite%20repent.jpg" width="145" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">godly sorrow</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Too many people are not repenting, even amongst God’s
own people. There are some who act as if they have suddenly forgotten the
meaning of certain words, such as fornication. To them, fornication no longer
means ‘</span><i style="color: #cccccc;">sex outside of marriage’</i><span style="color: #cccccc;">.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Instead, it has somehow morphed into ‘adultery’ (<i>sex
with married person</i>), and they excuse the sin, even when you point out
scripture such as <a name="_Hlk135176058">[1Cor 6:18]. </a>To them, marriage no
longer requires a license, even though that is the acceptable and understood
law for our culture. “<i>Just a piece of paper</i>” is what the license is
called, and that expression has been around for 70 years or more, but became
very popular in the ‘hippie’ generation (60s, 70s).</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is without
the body; but he that commits fornication sins against his own body.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[1Cor 6:18]</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Others seem to have suddenly become sinless, but if they
slip and do something sinful, instead of humbly acknowledging it and turning
away from it, they justify it with “<i>God understands</i>”, or the newest
excuse that I have heard is: <i>“I’m not perfect; we all make mistakes. Nobody
is perfect</i>,” and the shame of sin is shrugged off as a <b><i>mistake</i></b>.
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mR1B5yoC0pNdKmdFltO4WBbHXam7RqBNbtvv3Zq1Ct9MdHc8Z42g4Bkp4nYnXwvnNoueamj0lp93WyyEiG1oNMRglT9LnJTrLLEUcIKFHmBg58ghz_rw-8Hwo4KCbM5SnfIID8bxr4JlpmIlqT27uWpjqgyKJlTiC0YrRRz9cAj04BDoRl1czj8/s555/do%20parrots%20echo%20each%20other.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="555" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mR1B5yoC0pNdKmdFltO4WBbHXam7RqBNbtvv3Zq1Ct9MdHc8Z42g4Bkp4nYnXwvnNoueamj0lp93WyyEiG1oNMRglT9LnJTrLLEUcIKFHmBg58ghz_rw-8Hwo4KCbM5SnfIID8bxr4JlpmIlqT27uWpjqgyKJlTiC0YrRRz9cAj04BDoRl1czj8/w240-h160/do%20parrots%20echo%20each%20other.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">And people parrot the false teachers, “<i>Right, we
are not perfect; we all make mistakes…”</i></span></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It is like the Lord said:</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i>Every way of a man is
right in their own eyes: but the Lord ponders the hearts</i>.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov 21:2]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Is that not what the devil himself does? He takes the
truth, twists the meaning, wraps the deception in truth, and viola! He manages
to deceive again. Yes, it is true that we are not perfect and that we make
mistakes. It is called the fallen, carnal nature.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, sin is sin. If our ‘mistake’ caused us to
sin, or was a sin in itself, we cannot justify it by saying that we are not
perfect and all make mistakes. Adam and Eve would not have got away with that
statement, and neither will anyone today. Own your sin – meaning, take
responsibility for your choices and actions, and repent…turn away from it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">That excuse is being used for false prophecy, false
teachings [<i>doctrines of devils</i>], traditions of men, denial of or hiding
sin. “<i>None of us is perfect – God understands that. He made us.”</i> O, He
understands alright! And judgment is coming upon all the nations of the world… <b>including</b>
God’s own people if they are sinning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Sin is sin. No one likes the word. No one likes to
make mistakes, or admit a sin. It is not comfortable. Whether we like to admit
it or not, we must daily fight our carnal [<i>fallen</i>] nature, which is
prone to pride and selfish yearnings. Our carnal mind is enmity against God.</span>
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Rom8:7] </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">To deny this is to deny God’s Word. It puts one on the
well-greased slope of ‘<i>grace’</i> that ends in a pit of sticky sins, and slimy
snakes. The quicksand of deception will swallow you up; it is so watered down
that it will consume you, unless you repent. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">When we acknowledge the truth of our adamic nature,
and humbly confess our shortcomings, or the ‘<i>unsugar-coated’</i> word, which
is <b>sins</b> – to the Lord; the Holy Spirit earnestly and gladly helps us.
Please read</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">2Chronicles 7:14,15. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">However, if you listen to certain prophecies or
sermons, judgment is only upon the so-called elites, global elites, powers that
be (<i>choose your phraseology</i>) …never upon God’s own people. Poppycock!
Claptrap! That is false hope; that is tickling the ears of the people; people
pleasers. It is a lie; deception.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The blood of Jesus will wash us clean if we mess up,
which we may do whether we want to or not. But we have to be real before God,
who knows all things anyway, and confess our mess – yes, <b>S-I-N</b> (<i>the
word no one likes</i>). It requires humility and a fear of the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Whether it is a thought, word or deed, the Holy Spirit
is more than willing and able to help us. We do not have to sit in the vomit or
wallow in the mud. Christ will wash our filthy robes, cleanse us in His blood,
purge us, put on a new robe, and forgive us. He throws our sins far away into
the sea.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">He will turn again; He will have compassion upon us;
He will subdue our iniquities; and You will cast all their sins into the depths
of the sea</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Micah 7:19]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Israel in the OT (<i>God’s chosen people</i>)
consistently messed up. Have we not all messed up at some point in time? Read
about God’s longsuffering (<i>patience</i>), eventual, yet righteous anger (<i>the
living God is not mocked</i>), and the judgments He sent forth. Many times His
people were fighting off invasions that came as judgments.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Justice prevailed and judgment went forth, not only
upon wicked kings and pagan nations, but also against Adonai’s own people when
He deemed it necessary. Why? To turn the people back to Him when they once
again acknowledged their sins, and professed His Sovereignty, holiness and
justice. God is always about salvation and deliverance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As we mature, we overcome many areas by the help and
grace of God through His precious and Holy Spirit, but we never quite ‘arrive’
whilst we are in these earthen vessels. Let us not deceive ourselves. The Word
of God guides us, telling us what to do when we stumble. (<i>Yes, some believe
they never stumble ...not in thought, word, or deed. I pray the Lord helps them</i>…in
fact, helps us all.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">When we stumble, we rise back up.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Prov 24:16]</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">What
does the Word of God reveal to us? Israel, the chosen nation of God, many times
faced the judgment of God for their rebellion; their rejection of God; their
idolatry, immoralities, and more. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Some would say that that was then and we are now under
grace. These are the same ones who will tell you that Jesus (God) is the same
yesterday, today and forever. Yes, He is, but people, you cannot have it both
ways. That is being capricious (<i>unstable,</i> <i>inconsistent</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Do you not even search your own heart for anything
that you may be doing wrong? If not…why not? Oh, because you are preaching Jesus;
it is because some of which you prophesy has come true. Therefore, you cannot
be in ‘sin’, and if you are, God will overlook it because He sees your heart.
Is that it? Be very careful, my friend…</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in Your name? and in Your name have cast out devils? And in Your
name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess to them, I never knew
you: depart from Me, you that work iniquity.</span> </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mat 7:23,24]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Will You Follow the False Ones?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTnsYBRtCF-QOCNKzhirDeu0hSzLmE1RikW_87x4P3WWUPI7uLdNSwZX24poLVwcUYqq5gUYzDBbSs-sGDG6EKDe0SECJ4-ZeVS_FakG4gwSii1-nxXllFMIPdJ9nG7W604BGnAEkL7h7yFHErTIkHFZ2BnnYUDP2Bs7vF5Kc2FyBsjmF8Cc7SUs/s376/look%20carefully.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="376" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTnsYBRtCF-QOCNKzhirDeu0hSzLmE1RikW_87x4P3WWUPI7uLdNSwZX24poLVwcUYqq5gUYzDBbSs-sGDG6EKDe0SECJ4-ZeVS_FakG4gwSii1-nxXllFMIPdJ9nG7W604BGnAEkL7h7yFHErTIkHFZ2BnnYUDP2Bs7vF5Kc2FyBsjmF8Cc7SUs/w212-h175/look%20carefully.jpg" width="212" /></a></span></b></div><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><p class="MsoNormal">People who twist scripture accuse others and Satan of
twisting scripture. Who is the author of confusion? Satan is subtle, crafty and
clever, very clever. There are people who would take a letter that someone
wrote them and manipulate the content so that they can answer it according to
their ‘wisdom’.</p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is done for an advantage to ‘self’, and the most
astounding thing is that when it is a Christian, it is obvious that there is no
fear of the Lord. Would they ignore the prodding of the Holy Spirit to stop
what they are doing? One would be surprised at what goes on behind the scenes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They forget the words of David, who knew if he soared
to the heavens, or went to the depths of the sea, or hid in the deepest cave,
or even made his abode in the grave, God would be in all those places (<i>that
is majorly paraphrased</i>). [Ps 139]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">O, the tears that are spilled over the evil in the
world, even amongst some of God’s own people. Jeremiah was called the weeping
prophet. I am now old enough and have seen enough in my life to begin to
understand the weight upon the ancient prophet’s shoulders, and how he abhorred
sin. Few, if any, believed what Jeremiah said he saw or even believed the words
from the Lord that he spoke.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">And if the false teacher or false prophet wonders why
anyone would think such things of them (<i>that they are unrepentant</i>), it
could be that the sin continues (<i>as hidden</i>). They believe that they have
special favour with God as His ‘<i>anointed’</i>, and that He has ‘led’ them to
the sites where they steal from. They say, “<i>Judge not – touch not God’s
anointed</i>.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If ever scriptures were taken out of context, those
two are up at the top of the list, especially with those who ‘<i>prophesy’</i>.
It is used by pastors/preachers and ‘prophets’ who do not want you to trouble
them in any way; nor critique or challenge anything they say or do. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They are God’s ‘<i>anointed’</i> (<i>they believe),</i>
and if you so much as put one of their hairs out of place, look out! Friend, do
you not know that in these days, all people who are filled with the precious
and Holy Spirit are ‘<i>God’s anointed’</i>? Do you not see how God is even now
calling you to repentance, to stop what you are doing and to actually trust in <b>HIM</b>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Many have misused and twisted scripture about God’s
anointed and doing the prophets no harm. It goes back to the beginning, when
the Israelites were just being formed. It goes back to Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob. God protected them because He had a plan, a people being formed, a
nation from which the promised Messiah, the long-awaited Saviour would come
from.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It is not meant in the same way today. Where is a ‘new
nation’? Where is the nation where the promised Saviour/Messiah shall come?
There is none because Israel (Jacob) was the new nation. Israel were the chosen
people, and Judah was the tribe that the Saviour, the Messiah was to come from.
He has come already, gave His life, was resurrected, ascended to the Father
(God), and will return. Not long now.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">God’s People Do Suffer</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OW4l86UTWIgJwZCud90d1npJ3I0Ai1puDYe4zx03HG0itZJ5fpNPzia4uf4F7kHiIKjMo4zMeXzqhLEbXJGSwZmyFDwzQ_SG7ZEmTxAn4dKoFwlu2v1s_OEmWxgJIs8ytVOzmEZy11uwLCVO7TDUYYgKWwZd65YLNGtN3DeSBVUdAYNs_70HOtY/s372/Nigeria.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="372" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OW4l86UTWIgJwZCud90d1npJ3I0Ai1puDYe4zx03HG0itZJ5fpNPzia4uf4F7kHiIKjMo4zMeXzqhLEbXJGSwZmyFDwzQ_SG7ZEmTxAn4dKoFwlu2v1s_OEmWxgJIs8ytVOzmEZy11uwLCVO7TDUYYgKWwZd65YLNGtN3DeSBVUdAYNs_70HOtY/w275-h212/Nigeria.jpg" width="275" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Nigeria</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">When God anoints a person, it does not mean a life
without troubles. All of God’s people suffered. It does not mean that no evil
will touch God’s people because many good people suffer tragic things. We must
be realistic.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Start with the Bible. Look at how God’s people
suffered. Most of the prophets and the apostles were murdered (martyred).
Today, we have brethren that are being massacred strictly because they are Christians.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Look at what is happening in oppressed countries,
Nigeria, China, North Korea, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Iran, Saudi Arabia,
Afghanistan…the list grows. But we Christians in the West are somehow ‘more’
blessed, and can expect wealth transfers, and victories unlimited.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We already have victory in Christ. No matter what
happens in this life, He is our hope in glory. Let us keep things in context
though. Love speaks the truth, whether people want to hear it or not. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">‘Anointed’ does not address merely preachers and
prophetic voices, and it does not mean that God has exalted prophets above
everyone else. He exalts His beloved Son, Jesus/Yeshua.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Acts 2:33</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">] He lifts up
the humble, and resists the proud.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Jam 4:6]</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">God is good, and His mercy endures
forever.</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Ps 136]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Look at the Nigerians that are being killed </span><a href="https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/nigeria-a-thousand-christians-killed-in-first-100-days-of-2023/17669"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">in the 1000s</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, simply
because they are Christians. Men, women, and children, kidnapped, enslaved,
raped, tortured, murdered, brutally cut up and bodies burned. No one wants to
hear such realities. Well, face it, because hundreds of thousands of God’s
people suffer every day in countries that do not protect Christians. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">What did Jesus say to the Pharisees, over two thousand
years ago?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Therefore, also said the wisdom of God, I will send
them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the
world, may be required of this generation;</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Lk 11:49,50]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">And Stephen, a deacon in the early church, was stoned
to death for what he spoke to the authorities, the religious men who were
judging him.</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Which of the prophets have your fathers not
persecuted? And they have slain them which showed before the coming of the Just
One; of whom you have now been the betrayers and murderers:</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Acts 7:52]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Guaranteed the true prophetic voices today are not as
popular as the false. Many of the false take from sources that are not of God,
but say they are from the living God. There is mixture, inconsistency, error,
but so much is being spoken that people forget.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">People idolize people today. Have you ever noticed how
some will bow down before a musician, as if they are some kind of God? It
really troubles me. People say they do not bow down to idols or to people, but
stand back and watch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There are popular people who will post the prophecies
that came true, but subtly shuffle the ones that did not come to pass under the
proverbial carpet. These people give out so much information that it is
difficult to keep up with who said what when.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Such as these rely on that. People forget. In this day
and age, when so much is coming at us from all directions, we all forget
things. The true messengers will not bring news that pleases the multitudes,
but will obey the Lord, according to His Word. What they speak will be balanced
because God does everything decently and in order. Satan authors confusion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Does warning go out to the body of Christ to humble
themselves before the Maker, the Omniscient God, and ask Him to shine His light
in every nook and cranny within, to expose all that is not of Him? We all must
search our hearts and ask the Holy Spirit to search it also, in case we deceive
ourselves. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Do we admit that we must get a beam out of our own eye
in order to help a brother or sister with the splinter in theirs? Or do we just
go around accusing people of being religious or legalistic because doctrines
are questioned, or prophetic words or messages?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The old saying my mother used to say: Me thinks the
man protests too much! (it is like throwing a curve ball to have people look in
the opposite direction, and miss the deception at hand).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Idolatry, deception, rebellion, lawlessness…<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Judgment Falls Upon Rebellious, Idolatrous Nations<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As the adage goes, history repeats itself. As I
learned long ago from the Word of God, and often repeated over the years,
Adonai warns and warns, long before He passes judgment, always giving people (<i>such
as Nineveh, Sodom, Gomorrah, Babylon, Jericho, Israel, etc.</i>) room to
repent. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yet continuously, the people justified their actions,
and went on in compromises and in sins. Even today, there are some who call
themselves God’s people, yet they can be stiff-necked, still resisting the Holy
Spirit. There are many false prophets today who pacify their followers, but the
hope they offer is false, the future they describe is prefabricated, a castle
in the air. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It is not according to scripture, yet it is so wrapped
around truth that to separate them would be like trying to separate tares and
wheat. The timing has to be right to separate the two, or else the good wheat
will be destroyed along with the tares.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the
time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, Gather together the tares first,
and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into My barn.</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Mat 13:30]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Many today are attracted to sin by seducing spirits
offering every kind of allurement [<i>from covetousness to idolatry, from
fornication/adultery to homosexuality, to prosperity and wealth, from
horoscopes to witchcraft, from false doctrines to apostacy, and every other
vile thing imaginable</i>]. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">People are accepting erroneous false doctrines simply
because it is presented by a charismatic popular person, as more false teachers
and false prophets promote such, but not necessarily under those names. Andrew
Strom from New Zealand has dedicated several years warning people about the
truth regarding false prophets, NAR, the Kundalini spirit, and much more.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">More false teachers and false prophets have learned to
avoid those ‘labels’ due to the ‘knowledge’ the internet offers (<i>eat from
the tree of knowledge of life and death</i>). The serpent still has the same modus
operandi, yet the false ones promote the teaching and beliefs by selecting a
pinch here and a tad there of some truth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It is such an array that it makes it harder to
pinpoint, but in reality, the core teachings branch out from prosperity [Word
of Faith] teachings, NAR, seven mountain mandate, Latter Rain etc. This is
going on within an appalling number of churches. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">There are churches that have good pastors, caring for
their flock according to the commands of Jesus (<i>Yeshua</i>), and obedient to
the Word and to the Lord, preaching the true gospel, true doctrine; but they
are getting harder to find. They often get negative feeback. However, scripture
forewarned us about the last days.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So many churches today have ‘<b><i>mixture’</i></b>.
People hear ‘some’ truth, and do not search further; or because they like the
leadership, they do not bother to ‘<i>try every spirit to see if it is of God’</i>.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">There are those who present truth (<i>taken from
others</i>), but corrupt it with wrong or misleading interpretations, twisting
parts to suit their agenda, or keeping truthful parts <b>out</b> that will not
stroke the ears of their followers favourably.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Yes, that may sound harsh, but it is a reality. It is
not to critique as much as it is to warn. That is what the ancient prophets,
the apostles, Jesus Himself, and His disciples such as Stephen [<i>stoned to
death for speaking trut</i>h]</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Acts 7:58-60]</span><i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">.</span><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Another example is Trophimus [<i>an Ephesian, a</i> <b>Gentile</b>
<i>Greek, who accompanied Paul on his third missionary trip</i>]</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Acts 21:29]</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">.
So from the ancient prophets to the apostles and their travelling companions,
and our Messiah Jesus Himself, all spoke against the false, and it often cost
them their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deception, pride, false doctrines, false teachers,
false prophets, idolatry…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Judgment Upon the Nations</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the
oppressing city! She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she
trusted</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> NOT <i>in the</i> LORD<i>; she drew not near to her
God. Her princes within her are </i>roaring<i> lions; her judges are evening
wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the marrow.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her
priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Zeph 3:1-4]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Through the prophet Zephaniah, the Lord continues. He
speaks of being just, and how each morning He brings His judgment to light
without fail, but the ‘unjust’ know no shame – they will not acknowledge their
sin. It is as if they either do not believe God sees the heart, or if He does,
He sees nothing wrong in theirs. They refuse to repent or stop their lying.</span><i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">I said, </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Surely you
will fear Me</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">, you will </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">receive
instruction</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I
punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Therefore, </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">wait</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> upon Me, says
the Lord, until the day that I </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">rise up</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> to the prey:
for My determination is to <u style="text-underline: double;">gather the nations</u>,
that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them My indignation, even all My
fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy.</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[vs 7,8]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">These words are for today as well. Zephaniah spoke of
the sins of Jerusalem, and her refusal to admit they were impure morally,
refused the instruction of their God, and were in fact, not as close to God as
they wanted people to think.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Just as today, there were those who listened, and God
saw. But overall, the majority ignored His daily urging for righteousness and
repentance. Judgment is falling upon the nations, just as the Lord said back in
late 2019/2020, but again in January 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Great Tribulation will be to cause people to see
their helplessness against a Sovereign God. The purpose of the ‘Trib’ is to
give people yet again, another opportunity to turn back to God, to fall on our
knees in brokenness and admit we were attracted to the dark side, worshipped
the creation more than the Creator, and need to be broken with godly sorrow and
humility. Then, God will move and will forgive, restore and comfort the people.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This is not a game. It is not some competition. It is
war, and Satan goes for ‘<i>keeps’</i>. His plan is to ultimately ‘destroy’ us,
but there will be those who willfully refuse Jesus, but not necessarily in a
direct way. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Please listen to what these prophetic voices are
saying. This is worth repeating so that you will discern for yourself. Not all
of them are speaking for God. Much of what they say comes from sources. It is
not from them personally spending time with God. It is getting harder to
discern; we need the help of the precious Holy Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Judgment Upon Some of God’s Own People<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They call themselves prophets, perhaps in an
‘indirect’ way, like reading ‘<i>touch not God’s anointed’</i>; ‘<i>do My
prophets no harm</i>. These messengers will speak of repentance, even justice
and judgment. In that respect, it is different from the ancient false prophets,
but only because of the internet. Much of the ‘judgment’ and ‘justice’ coming
(according to the false prophets) is against political opposers of Trump, or
against those who stole the election, or against the “globalists”, never God’s
own people. Well, that is plain wrong! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God cares about His people and if His sheep go astray,
He is going after them. He will reveal the discipline of a Good Shepherd. Like
it or not! No child likes being disciplined or punished at the time it is dealt
out, but in the end, it makes the child secure, and he grows up learning ways
that he will not depart from later.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Doom and Gloom or Justice and Salvation?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I have given example after example over the nearly two
decades of writing (<i>using myself as an example)</i> to reveal that
‘judgment’ is not a bad thing. With the living God, <b><i>judgment</i></b> is
always linked to ‘<b><i>justice’</i></b>. God’s judgment is not corrupted as
the world’s is – He is just!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He is merciful, and full of grace. Our wisdom is
foolishness compared to His wisdom. When the Lord has judged a sin of mine in
the past, it hit home hard. Why do you think I use the sword (<i>like a Samurai
or the Masamune – fighting swords, some of the best)</i> when I speak of God’s <i>work</i>
in us?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">God’s (Abba’s) work is very detailed. The furnace of
affliction is so that we can be shaped, pounded, molded. The waters of
separation cool things down. It is not senseless or cruel, but a very important
step in the process. Repetition is necessary. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Often judgment places us in a furnace of affliction;
at times, the heat is increased seven times hotter (<i>more difficult, very
intense</i>). The steel of a sword must sustain the heat of these intense
fires, then removed, and pounded repeatedly, shaped, folded, pounded again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Then, the blacksmith does ‘<i>quenching’</i>, which is
dipping the hot metal into water for rapid cooling. This helps the forger to
control the <b><i>strength</i></b> of the metal, and keep it from being brittle
(<i>easily broken</i>). The process is repeated.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The purification, the repetition, produces a topnotch
fighting weapon. It must be proven worthy to place into the hands of a strong
and mighty warrior. Judgment is likened to this process. The end result is clearly
meant for salvation, to turn rebellious hearts into a mighty weapon in God’s
hand, for we are in a spiritual battle, whether one admits it or not.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So, a person can see it as doom and gloom, or they can
see it as judgment and justice in the hands of a competent CREATOR, whose
desire is for His creation to come back into the proper order of things. So
great is His love, but He is not fluffy-wuffy, wishy-washy or namby-pamby.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The truth is for all people, all tribes and clans, all
tongues, all nations. It is not a popular message, but it is a true one. Peter
warned of God’s longsuffering (<i>which has been about spent</i>), as well as
His desire for all to come to repentance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">If you have heeded His warning, repented, been
cleansed and restored, stand your ground and speak forth, reaching out to help
others. Time is short. Please consider carefully, pray and go as led of the
Holy Spirit…each of us with different giftings, finances, and abilities, yet in
Jesus, we have been given power and authority to do spiritual warfare.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Do not forget the armour. [</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Ephesians 6] </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">How the false prophets randomly insert their lies is
done so smoothly and subtly, so cleverly that the lies generally go undetected
because of the methodology and the intertwining. Satan always took God’s truth
and twisted it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">He also continuously wraps lies (<i>deception</i>) in
truth, so that people see or hear the truth but not detect (<i>discern</i>) the
hidden lie. Today’s false prophets have the internet and pick up new ways to
deceive the people. Satan still covers his lies with truth, so people see and
hear truth, and then do not bother to ‘test’ the spirit to see if it is of God,
when he brings out the lies – subtly. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">They avoid the ‘<i>telltale signs’</i> that alert
people to wolves or false prophets. However, they cannot do it to 100%
perfection because only Jesus was/is perfect. Indeed, be prepared to hear of
their ‘<i>not perfect’</i> statements.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Theft, rebellion, deception, false doctrines, idolatry…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Imperfectly Perfect, Children of Light</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">For the false ones to say they are ‘<i>not perfect’</i>
is a loophole, a <b><i>way out</i></b> if what they say fails. It works because
the irony is that none of us is perfect. We are imperfectly perfect.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It sounds like an oxymoron that some wise one thought
of. Perhaps that person was Glenn Marsden of the Global Imperfectly Perfect
Campaign (mental health), but it is hard to say. It is in songs and other outlets.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The point is, we are imperfect, flawed from the
beginning due to the fall, the carnal nature. That being said (<i>and I have
mentioned this before</i>), we <b>ARE</b> to be perfect. It is written to be
perfect even as our heavenly Father is perfect. [Mat 5:48] It’s a process, but
it can be done.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">PERFECT</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> in the sense our Creator means,
does not mean to be ‘<i>without error’</i>, or ‘<i>incapable</i> <i>of making
mistakes’</i>. Only Jesus the Christ/Messiah was perfect. Where we are told to
be perfect, even as our Father in heaven is perfect [Mat 5:48], we have to find
out what word the original languages used. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Typically, we search the Hebrew and the Greek. The Old
Testament written in Hebrew and Aramaic, such as portions (were Aramaic) in
Genesis, Jeremiah, Daniel and Ezra. The New Testament was written in Greek,
with the exception of certain words [Hebrew and Aramaic] that appear in the
Greek, yet preserve the <i>“approximate sounds of the original Hebrew or
Aramaic words.”</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">Just</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> “some” of the Aramaic words in the
Greek New Testament are: (this is very interesting):<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">“<i>My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”</i> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Mk
15:34]</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">; “<i>Little girl, rise</i>.”</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> [Mk 5:41]</span>;<span style="color: #f6b26b;"> “<i>accuser/Satan</i>” </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Heb. At
least 36 verses given];</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> “<i>truly, amen</i>”</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">[I stopped counting at 100, so
well over 100 Bible verses given]. Intriguing. <b>SOURCE</b>: </span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><a href="https://bibtheo.com/2020/02/04/aramaicgnt/"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">bibtheo.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> (Bible
theology)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">According to concordances that break down the meaning
of a word in Hebrew or Greek, and looking at the context in which it was used,
to be ‘<i>perfect’</i> <b><u style="text-underline: double;">is attainable</u></b>
for the saints. In the Hebrew, ‘<b>perfect’</b> means ‘<b><i>blameless’</i></b>
[innocent of wrongdoing; without guilt]. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If we keep a repentant heart, and with the help of the
Holy Spirit, avoid sin, we will not be guilty or doing wrong. Once Jesus has
washed us in His precious blood, and forgiven us, we are ‘blameless’. He paid
the price – He made atonement for our sins, when He took all our sins and bore
them upon the cross. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The weight of them must have crushed Him. I recall
feeling the weight of just my sins, and it was more than I could bear. Jesus
took it – how He bore up with the weight of ALL sins, I am flabbergasted.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Do not let Satan, the accuser of the brethren, keep
you under condemnation for past sins, sins that are confessed and forgiven, are
under the precious blood of the Lamb, Yeshua (<i>my Jesus</i>). They are thrown
into the depths of the sea [<i>forgotten</i>]. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Micah 7:19]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">In the Greek, ‘<i>perfect’</i> means [<i>in a nutshell</i>]:
<b>whole</b>, <b>complete</b>, <b>mature</b>. You see, to view perfect with
that knowledge and understanding, we realize that it is not some unreachably <a name="_Hlk135195555">h</a>igh standard, but a normal process of growing and
maturing in the faith. <b>See</b>: </span><a href="https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/topical.show/RTD/cgg/ID/5021/Perfection-as-Complete.htm"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">bibletools</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The nations have been alerted. There is not one nation
upon all the earth that is wholly dedicated to God, and allow Him alone to lead
them. This earth is saturated in idolatry (<i>materialism, celebrity worship, homosexuality,
covetousness et</i> al) We all need to repent and pray before a Holy God!</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-style: italic;">But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, which is the Head, even Christ: </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">[Eph 4:14-15]</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">in the presence of His glory</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.1414px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt A] </span></span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-from-north-prt.html"><i>Judgment Comes from the North </i>– Call 2Repent- Worthy of Hard Tests</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt B]</span><i> </i><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-b-good-n-bad-in.html"><i>Judgment Comes </i>– Good N Bad in World N Church-Prodigals Are Returning</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt C]</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-c-sins-of-govt-n.html">Judgment Comes – Sins of Gov’t N Church – Setting Captives Free</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt D]</span> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-d-alert-nations-flee.html">Judgment Comes – Alert the Nations-Flee Idolatry-Repent-Pray</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">[Prt E]</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-prt-e-idolatry-2023.html"><span style="color: blue;">Judgment Comes
– Let Your Idols and Soothsayers Deliver You</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Prt F] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-part-f-ezekiel-still.html">Judgment
Comes – Ezekiel Still Speaks Today</a> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[Prt
G] <a href="https://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2023/05/judgment-comes-counterfeit-is-here-but.html">Judgment
Comes – The Counterfeit is Here, But Nothing Replaces Jesus-Yeshua</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p></p></div>For His Glory Alonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244127567262420900noreply@blogger.com2