Sunday, June 11, 2017

Beware the Days


Seeding in Night's Darkness


It is a time of great darkness upon the lands, globally. It does not take a prophet to see that; it simply takes a holy Spirit-filled child of obedience, a child of salt and light, holding fast to God through his Son, Jesus Christ.

Have you noticed how many people these past several years state that they do not want to be identified as "Christian" anymore because Satan and his ilk have muddied the waters, and smudged the defining lines? 

I went through it myself. The new buzz word being 'non-denominational'. A demonic entity named Abaddon (Apollyon: Grk), meaning 'destroyer' or "place of destruction" [Heb]. [Rev 9:11]


The words of Yeshua (our Jesus) come back to mind. When the darkness is discerned [by the fruit], it is as the Lord forewarned. We are now living in the days described as being similar to the days of Sodom and Gomorrah, and yes, as in the final days of Noah.

The people were rebellious, and they are now too. They had no fear of the Lord; everyone did as they pleased. That is happening on many levels and in many arenas today. Violence, lawlessness, perversion, hatred, deception, chaos, savage [mercilessness], continuous abominations - it all cover the lands (globally).

It is no secret; it takes little discernment; however, many are in denial. Even children are becoming more violent. Multitudes are searching, angry, feeling hopeless, hungry for truth and for heroes. The stage is set for a famine to come upon the land. Scripture twisted, misconstrued, portions left off in order to 'fit' a false teaching.

Multitudes are ignoring the correction of straight shooters (the true men of God who stand strong against the naysayers and preach the sound doctrine of the gospel. The Lord warned through Amos that a famine would come over the land if people continued chasing after the false prophets, false apostles and false teachers.

Jesus is faithful. He has solid teachers on the social media platforms, but people are upset when they speak against their idols (false prophets/apostles/teachers). 

Something has happened, and it has happened in the good master's fields. It was soon discerned that an enemy has intentionally brought in bad seed. What to do, what to do? The faithful servants ran to their master, very upset and not knowing what to do. Trust Jesus [Yeshua].

Do not panic. Do not fear, our Lord gently and calmly states. The master knew who was responsible for the 'mixture' in the field. The servants want to know if they should go out to the fields and gather up all the tares.

Our wisdom is foolishness to Yahweh (Almighty God), but His wisdom is magnificent! The master patiently instructs them further. The Lord speaks through His Word in the message I will write below.

Remember, even in the darkness, there is hope because Light always overcomes darkness - yet there are times it requires patience in the waiting...


All things were made by him
[the Word/Jesus-Yeshua]; and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness has not overcome it. [Jn1:5] ESV

Each One of Us Can Be a Watchman [Ezek 33:1-9]


Imagine sitting around a big table or relaxing in the living room with brothers and sisters in Christ [true brethren], discussing what is going on. We all have something to share. It is a time of sobriety and alertness...serious times, but not a time to fear - it is more of a time to wait upon the Lord.

We recognize our need for one another, as each part of the true body appreciates each member. We discern our need for one another, and the part each one is assigned to. We move harmoniously as the Head of the Body directs.

Healthy grapes cling to the Vine - if grapes separate
from the vine, they will perish. Hold fast!

It is a no-brainer (pardon the pun) > Without the Head, the body will perish.
 If the Body is separated from the Head, it would perish as surely as grapes would wither and perish when separated from the Vine.

When I write, I normally envision that I am speaking to my sisters in Christ because I am more at ease, at least, at this time in my life. Yet, what I have to say is for any who have ears to hear, and who are willing to take matters to the Lord in prayer.

My message is a sobering one; one of concern. Have you noticed how many hearts are waxing cold? Have you noticed evil exalted, witchcraft is now entertainment? 

Back in the 70s, there was a show called Bewitched, with a family of witches, a mixture of good, bad, and mischievous. Then, there was the spinoff of Tabitha, the good witch. In the 80s there was Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and Charmed (about three 'good' witches - the 'power of three')

Then the book series of Harry Potter came out. In the 90s, my son had to study the books, part of the curriculum. If they refused to do the studies or tests, it would be an automatic 'fail'.

We are literally in the days where good is being called evil, and evil good. 

Woe unto them that call evil good, and evil good; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. [Is 5:20]

Violence is increasing, fueled by hatred. Sin around the world multiplies, and wickedness rules with lawlessness and spiritual depravity.

Ukraine Gay Pride Parade 
erupted into violence
June 6, 2015

Once again sin has grossly corrupted mankind to such a degree that rebellion, spiritual blindness, and pride reject the living God [El Shaddai] and Jesus, the only begotten Son born of a virgin.

Yet, we are not without hope. Jesus/Yeshua is calling people, a call to repentance, a call to holiness, a time to take a stand. The line is drawn and the Lord is calling those of us who are His to abide; choose this day, then stand strong. 

I have planned to be reading the Word more thoughtfully. I need to be more disciplined because some days I tend to be lackadaisical, allowing my flesh to rob me of enthusiasm and hope. Nevertheless, giving up is never an option. 

view from my living room window 
Coldstream, B.C.
June 2015

I do love the Word of God. It contains everything: wisdom, comfort, correction, guidance, humour, fear of the Lord,  instruction, rebuke, warning, love, mercy, grace, hope...everything. 

The picture above was taken at 5:50 (heading for six in the morning). I had had a good night's sleep. I opened my blinds. The morning sun was at just at the brink of the mountaintops. Low-lying clouds rested just above the lake. I could hear the mourning doves and other little birds.

It was so calm and serene; my heart just filled with thanksgiving to God, the Creator...and it seemed like the perfect picture as the beauty was doubled by the reflection in the Kalamalka Lake waters. II am glad I took a picture that day.

Sometimes... sometimes loneliness is like a shroud, but it can be removed. We have the privilege of being able to go to our Creator, our Saviour and Redeemer. It really is something all of us can be a part of...it is why Jesus/Yeshua came- so that we could repent and be forgiven of our sins, and escape thehorrific lake of fire, and be reconciled back to our heavenly Father. I exalt You, King Jesus - thank You!

Christ meets my spiritual loneliness, but when it tempts my flesh... perhaps I should drive down to the lake. I can see the beauty outside my apartment window, but it is always nice to just  go and sit right down by the water.

One can listen to the waves, and the melody of the birds, and listen to the interesting sounds other creatures of nature make - feel the cool breeze, and then,
...swat away mosquitoes, and quickly head back to the car (chuckles). Time for a hot cup of coffee for me...tea or juice for others perhaps.

A Message:

Be a voice, a messenger of a simple message...one child speaking to the others, to the brethren, to all who have ears to hear and are listening, and who have pure hearts.

Hearts purged and purified in the fires [of trial and affliction], washed in the precious blood of the Lamb and filled with the Holy Spirit who leads us in obedience to the commandments, and helps us in doing the will of the Lord - hearts filled with the love of God. Selah


A man went into the fields at night and sowed tares amongst the wheat.

Open your eyes and abide deeper in Christ Jesus/Yeshua. Doubt is a 'tare-type' of seed. It is a truth that all people have doubts at times. Do not feed and water [unhealthy] doubt, or it will turn into a harvest of unbelief.

Open your ears to hear before the man (adversary) in the dark night plants seeds of doubt. Stay alert. Pray to be awakened, and [to be] awake when you must be.

 For your adversary, the devil, is like a roaring lion, prowling around, seeking whom he may devour. [1Pet 5:8]

On the other hand: (Keep in mind, it has been the last days since the days of the apostles)

The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
 

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn[Mat 13:24-26; 30]


Harvest time approaches. Did you ever notice how the heads of the tares stand proudly above all the wheat at harvest time, yet the wheat bows humbly in the mighty wind.

Cast down the imaginations that torment [fear has torment] and toss your faith around like a ball in a tennis court. There must be no [unhealthy] doubt. Fight it. Resist the strongman who presents deception. Pray. Bind up the tares together - Then cast out doubt, confusion, any and all fear.

[End of message]

What I understand:

For a season, I got caught up in the "binding" and "loosing" doctrine because the first church I went to after the orphanage was a Word of Faith. I do not remember any other name by which it was called.

My first prophetic dream was about me entering a literal longhouse. I was going down a very long hallway that had many doors. Some I did not enter, some I did. But unfortunately I got a very wet foot, and when I looked down, much to my chagrin, I was almost ankle deep with one foot in urine.

That dream is over two decades old, and I still do not have full understanding of all of it. But the 'doors' represent either churches I visited or teachings I was taught. The urine means "waste". 

In other words, I ran into some bad teaching, false doctrines, which are a complete 'waste' of time, and of no spiritual use. Binding and loosing was one of those teachings.

An interesting piece of trivia. In my dream, I entered into a very long house. In reality, the Vikings were known to build longhouses, but so were the indigenous peoples of Ontario and Quebec. In particular were the Haudenosaunee [Iroquois-On] and Huron-Wendat [NE]; actually known as Northeastern Natives, so that would include the Northeastern part of the U.S. also.

The longhouses were used for shelter, communal living, keeping livestock and crops, and more. In my dream, it was a longhouse, yet the interior looked more modern with modern doors and drywalled walls. It was not a bright walk at the beginning - interestingly enough. I do know at first I was walking in darkness, as the Lord did deliver me from legion. I have so much to be grateful for - so much.

Binding and Loosing

One of the things that was taught at the Word of Faith church was the idea of binding and loosing demonic activity. I knew absolutely nothing when I went to the church. It was across the street from the fourplex I lived in at the time in Maple Ridge, BC, over 45 years ago. There was not much to the town back then.

All I knew was that Jesus was born of a virgin named Mary and was called the Son of God, fully God, fully man - sinless, perfect in every way. He was crucified, died, and was buried. On the third day He was resurrected by the precious and Holy Spirit of God - He was seen by hundreds of witnesses, some of whom were also resurrected when He was (Christ being the first fruits). 


He walked amongst the people for 40 days and then ascended into heaven. He is coming again at a time appointed, that no one knows but God the Father alone.
That is it. I was completely open to being taught beyond that. 

In the orphanage, all the masses were in Latin. What I learned about Christianity was from Herbie, a Volkswagen car that spoke about Jesus and angels. The headlights were the eyes, the grill was the mouth, the side mirrors were his ears. He loved Jesus and he loved children. The microphone was hidden, but someone heard the children's questions and answered them. We 'all' loved Herbie, and he loved the children, as did Jesus.

I do not know what organization sponsored Herbie to come and teach us (the orphans), but two times is all that I remember. Jesus sounded like a very nice person. Not all of us were orphans. In fact, most of us had one or two living parents, but for one reason or another, they could not keep us. 

My two older brothers went to foster homes. Terrified that I would end up in a foster home and be lost to the system, my mother paid $100/month to Heathfield, in exchange for me staying there. That was a lot of money in the late 50s, early 60s.

The teaching of binding and loosing any demon and their activity was taught at a church in a small town where I lived with my boyfriend for a short time. Sometimes I saw results for this method (demonic activity stopped, or what was perceived as demonic) stopped. Whether the Lord stepped in and took over, I do not know, but other times, the battle seemed relentless.

But I do know that tithing 10% was also taught, then above that, we were to give if we wanted God to bless us. So many times I would be broke, unable to pay a bill because the ten percent of the 'gross' pay was to be paid, not the net.

Many fights with my then-boyfriend, who refused church, would erupt, and physical abuse was the result. At times, I had to neglect the Lord, but when I chose to "honour God first", the 'missing money' meant I was 'stealing' again and boom - unacceptable!

It was a tough call. In order to be obedient to God, tithing and giving, I had to deceive and lie. If I did not there was trouble to pay. When the boyfriend got drunk (yes, I drank in those days too), he would pass out. That was the only difference. 

Then I could take money out of his wallet (to tithe), and he would think he spent it. He would not say anything to me, nor did I. Needless to say, I did not go to church very often.

It was with great earnest that I would bind the adversary and his wicked armies. I also 'loosed' the Holy Spirit to intervene. Without going into all the details, it was several years (off and on - financially, I could not afford to be consistent) before I stopped binding and loosing.

Firstly, I only went to that church for eight or nine months before we moved back to Vancouver. It was the following year that the office Christmas party fiasco happened, and I was beaten beyond recognition.

The church was an hour's drive away. I hitchhiked there, desperately needing comfort and direction. My boyfriend had fled the province the morning after he beat me up because I was in such bad shape he knew that he would be charged by the police (not me). He also knew that there would not be a warrant for his arrest issued for physical assault causing bodily harm.

I cleaned up and hitchhiked to the church, waiting until everyone left the service. Only the two pastors were there, but when I went in only the youth pastor was in the sanctuary. He was five years younger than me, married.

He had just asked me what happened to me. Not knowing what to say, I simply said, "Life." He questioned, "Life?" - not knowing what I meant. Just then, the senior pastor came rushing into the church through a hallway side door.

Before I knew what was happening, he had grabbed my arm and was quickly escorting me out. I was on my tiptoes trying to keep up. He took me to the building's side door, opened it, and literally threw me out. No 'demons' were allowed in his church. The glasses on my face flew off - I could not see them.

I knocked on the door, then I saw them on the ground. No one answered the door. I picked up the glasses and slowly walked to the road. At that moment, I was sure that God himself threw me out of His church. 

It seemed as if God was agreeing with the pastor. Was it okay that my boyfriend had beaten me up? Maybe it was because I drank and smoked herb. Then I show up at a church. I probably should have skipped church.

God was obviously not pleased. I was kicked out of the church that taught me that we could bind and loose demons. We could command the angels. God was showing me that I did not belong to the family. 

Jesus had rejected me. He showed me that through one of his people, the pastor at that church. It would be 13 years before I ever set foot in a church again, and it would only be because (once again), I had no one to turn to.

False Doctrine

This post is not about that teaching. Please search it out. I will say this but I urge the reader to please PRAY if you have been taught the doctrine of binding and loosing. Find a godly preacher who sticks to sound doctrine, and learn what he says.

We are told to "resist the devil", but even that is not some magic formula as some make it out to be. We cannot even RESIST the devil unless we are FIRST submitted to God. Yahweh is the one who commands angels (holy and unholy alike), not us. 

Search the scriptures. I do not see Paul, Peter, James, John or any apostle 'binding' or 'loosing' demons. Paul commanded the spirit of divination (python) to come out of the maiden, and it did, much to the hatred and anger of her handlers...

They made a fortune off of her prophesying. She was a false prophet, yet her prophecies came true. Why? Because of Satan. What fruit did she bear? Multitudes would say she had good fruit, but it was rotten to the core...

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

Fruit - The blade sprung up and brought forth fruit. It struck me; I had not noticed it before. We are told that we shall know them by their fruit. We cannot know the heart because only God can know it.

It is true, God gives us a new heart when we are born again; however, it is a process PLUS we have the carnal nature within us until the day these fallen, earthly vessels die. So, yes, we are a new creation when we are born-again, but it is a process, back tp

But the fruit is there for all to see. It may look perfect and beautiful, but it is plastic (not real, of not [nutritional] worth - it is for "looks" only (outward appearances)].

Gather together first the tares, and bind them in bundles

Call out the false teachers, false prophets, false apostles, false brethren(is that not like 'binding them' together in bundles? The Lord with his holy angels will do the rest. We do our part; the Lord does His. 

Thank You Holy Spirit - for eyes to see; for correction, for understanding. You are high and lifted it Messiah, be glorified.

What We are Being Shown

not playing

It is no game and the adversary is not playing. Just as Judas, the enemy approaches with a smile, smooth words and a kiss of betrayal. Such will eat with you, walk with you, and even appear to be a disciple of Jesus.

Their words are most convincing, but their heart is not truly for God. It is for their own personal gain - position, power, monetary.


Once again - once again. These are the days of the Judas', be aware!  

It is a time for those with a spirit as Jezebel, one who will prophesy, telling people what they want to hear, turning people [slowly, yet cleverly] to a false god (a false Jesus). It is one who will assassinate the characters of God's Holy Spirit-filled people and any who stand in her way. 


These are the days of seducing spirits, be aware! They will lure you away from God if they can, with temptations that are seductive to your weaknesses. Demons do not tempt you where you are strong, but where you are weak.

Look for the Balaam of today. Test every spirit to see if it is of God. Balaam did hear from God, but he was not His prophet of God; he was a diviner. Balaam could only speak what God had told him to say. 

Remember, he WAS a prophet, but money, that was what he wanted  Yet, he still devised a plan to go around what God spoke (blessings upon His people) to lead the Lord's people into worshipping false gods (idols) and into sexual immorality.

He was a double agent, untrustworthy, but he likely had a charismatic smile. He  His wickedness was all in order to gain the filthy lucre promised by king Balak. He sought worldly reward, to be well-known, sought after...rubbing shoulders with the "kings" -   

Balaam was a soothsayer, a diviner. He betrayed God's people (Israelites) for money, for position (favour with the king). God saw the heart of the 

These are the days of those like Balaam, ready to deceive or lead astray for personal gain. There is no fear of the living God, and the ways certain 
'Christians' try to get around God's will is as Balaam (to get what they want). 

Even their prayers are to bend God's will to their will, so they can get what they want and not what God sees as best. They excuse their sins.  After all, they repeat, "God understands. He made me. I'm a born-again believer, under grace."  This is referred to as "charismatic witchcraft". 

Beware of those who walk as Balaam did.

Seducing spirits that deceive (is there any evil spirit that does not deceive?) are rampant in the world. As Jesus forewarned, "Take heed no man (person) deceive you."  [Mat 24:4]

When people hear the word "lust", they automatically think sexually. It is true that sexual immorality is at an all-time high. People literally go through "the motions" on the dance floor, particularly sodomy. 

Clothes for men and of course women, leave nothing to the imagination. In fact, today's fashions are mostly see-through, or the material covers just enough to tempt and stir up the sexual lusts of others, or that you will not be arrested for indecent exposure. 

Yet, nowadays, with the way the courts and the laws are going, that charge may not even exist, or it is rarely implemented. These days, sex outside of marriage is taken for granted. 

There are also far too many married people today who forget their vows and sneak around in adulterous relationships, and the birth of the internet makes it so much easier to deceive a spouse and others.  

Just as the Israelites in the days of Moses, hearts became hardened and some of the people "tired" of their spouses and wanted "something new". It mattered not who was put to shame, what families were torn apart, or who was hurt in the process, so long as the "two" lusting after each other were happy, that is all that mattered. 


In anger, Moses finally permitted what became known as 'a writing of divorcement' (the first original divorce certificate).  However, that does not mean that God agreed with the choice of certain individuals. Self-centered, proud, covetous (often), ungrateful, uncommitted...the list goes on.

They (Pharisees) say unto Him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?  He (Jesus/Yeshua) said to them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

And I say to you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery: and whoso marries her which is put away does commit adultery.  [Mat 19:7-9]

(Note* - I must add that I do believe that if a man (yes, it sometimes happens), or a woman and/or children are being beaten or worse that God would not insist that those in danger should stay in such a place, and to leave for safety at the first opportunity.

That is all I will say on it at this time, but I still exhort each and all, to take everything to the Lord. Everyone has an opinion, but God's wisdom and direction surpasses all. He knows what is best and will guide those who trust Him to lead. - BP)


Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.  [Prov 3:5, 6]


Watch for seducing spirits. They are not just out in the world, but seducing spirits have even entered the churches. In fact, they love to tempt the followers/disciples of Christ Jesus (Christians) the most. 

seducing spirits are in the churches
many prophesy

Be sober. Be vigilant because your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom he may devour. [1Pet 5:8]

They will lead you away from God, away from Jesus/Yeshua. If you are a Christian and you give in to seducing spirits, you may try to justify it with the doctrines of devils. These spirits will lead you away from the faith. All of us have to be on guard.

It can start with flatteries or compliments, smooth words, charismatic smiles, or stroking a person's ego with smooth words and a type of admiration. Laughter and fun times will be thrown in to spice things up. Then before one knows it, they are over their heads in sin. If they enjoy the sin, guaranteed that it all will be justified, even to the point to saying it is God's will.

Divorce is never God's will. In today's society, nearly everything is throwaway or replaceable, including relationships. Do not be deceived. Stay very close to God.
 

                                     

Flee fornication; flee from temptation. Flee. All of us must be careful. Beware, least you fall. Do not be as David with Bathsheba. 


Be as Joseph with Potiphar's wife. David paid the consequences the rest of his life; Joseph reaped great reward.  Trust God!

These are the days of seducing spirits...and every kind of evil and deception. Stay close to God, no matter what. Stay in the Word. Sins have consequences. We all have sinned, but we must crucify the flesh daily...cry out to God to help if it is too much.

Finally, beware of deception. It will come in unexpected ways and forms.  That is why it is called deception. It is never as one expects, and often, not through people or means that we expect either.

I bring deception up lastly because most people, even unbelievers, are aware of the falsehoods, the deception and lies so magnified in the world today. Since the 2016 elections, the phrase "fake news" has become the newest buzzword. 

When His disciples asked Jesus what they should look for and what would be the sign of His return, the Lord Jesus Christ began His warning with "deception".
Take heed no man deceives you. The Messiah did not waste words, yet He spoke of deception three or four times in a very short time period.

In the latter days, which we are heavily into now, Jesus (Yeshua) went on to mention deception four more times in His warning and prophesying.  It seems only appropriate to mention it here as well, since our Saviour (Messiah) felt it necessary to mention it so many times in His talk regarding the last days just before His return.

Take heed that no man (or woman - no one) deceive you. [Jesus/Yeshua]

Beware the days and time we are in!
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Time Flies

Three months ago (March 6), I was discharged from hospital. A day or two after that I came upon Isaiah 40 (my Bible immediately opened there, without a bookmark). I trust Jesus - no other! It begins:


Comfort you, comfort My people, says your God. Speak comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she has received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.

The voice of him that cries in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.  [Is 40:1-3]

Three or four more times over the next couple of weeks the Bible kept opening there, without bookmark or wear and tear that would immediately open the book there.  From the first time and right through, I asked the Lord, "How? How do I ...or even, how can I comfort your people, Lord?"

I felt the Lord was asking the wrong person to comfort the brethren. As I searched for the answers to the "hows", life continued and searching the heart was heavy and deep. How? Simple - point to the cross, the blood-stained cross.

This whole life means nothing without Jesus. Keep a repentant heart. He is what all of us need, whether we know it or not, or believe it or not. I laid down pride...Lord help me to die to self. Flesh ---

Faith became shaken, but not done away with. I know that I know that I know, I am not the only one whose faith is shaken and tried...and more than once. What could I possibly say, and why is He asking me at my lowest point?

Perhaps in the writing, it will help another. Because when one part of the Body hurts, we all hurt. When one part rejoices, we rejoice. May the Holy Spirit help me to say that which God would have me say, and may He be glorified.

It may be a few days, but it will not be a month. Shalom in Christ

It is a process - step by step, from glory to glory and it is all-- for Jesus' glory!

for His glory
Bonita                    dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Take Heed No Man Deceive You

(NOTE*: This article was updated/edited - added to May 9/17 BP)

Take Heed!

Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in My name saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.[Mat 24:4, 5]

At the end of December 2016, I had wondered if the Lord had anything to say about the New Year.  With chaos and confusion and tension building in every nation globally, it is natural to wonder what is going to happen or what all the turmoil is leading up to. Yet, no matter what, we have to keep reminding ourselves that the Lord is our safe refuge, our strong tower and always precisely on time.

The Holy Spirit will lead us in the way that we need to go, whether corporately, individually and/or both. God is not a fortune teller, but as the one true God He cautions and warns. He is the true Living God that can safely and wisely direct our steps by His Spirit. None else can.

Only God knows each of us intimately (He is omnipresent, which means that at all times, He is everywhere or ever present).  Only God fully understands where we are at well enough to guide us in His wisdom.  He is omniscient (all-knowing, all-seeing, all-wise).

The Holy Spirit laid upon my heart some of what to expect this year. It has been confirmed prophetically by others in their own words. The Body of Christ receives the same message, but as individual parts, we all have our own personalities, as did the prophets and apostles of old who wrote the Holy Scriptures. These things are not just for a select few to know.


In Joel 2:28, God promised to pour out His Spirit in the last days, and sons and daughters would prophesy; old men would dream dreams and young men would have visions.  The Lord said that He would pour out of His Spirit and His servants and handmaidens would prophesy. Today, from the very young to the old can prophesy as the Spirit gives them utterance.  People who are not prophets can speak forth prophetic words; they can prophesy. This is God’s doing through His precious Holy Spirit.


God pouring out His Spirit upon many people first happened on the day of Pentecost. On that glorious day, tongues of fire fell on about 120 people praying in the Upper Room and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Peter explained what had happened (in Acts 2:16, 17) when citizens from as far away as Asia, Egypt, Rome, Arabia and other countries heard people speaking in the native tongues of their country.

Baffled and amazed, they wondered what it meant. Not understanding, certain mockers accused those who had been in the Upper Room when the tongues of fire fell, of being full of wine (drunk), but Peter made it all very clear that it was none other than the words of the prophet Joel fulfilled.

Therefore, multitudes today prophesy because of that very promise of God. However, knowing what the end times entailed, Jesus forewarned that we are to try every spirit to see if it is of God because of the vast number of false prophets that would be out in the world today. And it is so…

Miracles and Great Trouble

From the December 2016, here are excerpts from that which the Lord laid on my heart:

“This coming year, there are going to be many miracles, many long-awaited visions, dreams and prophetic words finally coming into fruition.”

(Scriptures were given about the “fear of the Lord”, as well as those who keep His commandments. [Ps 147; Deut 5; Rev 12]

“Yet again, the Lord mentions the “clash of the kingdoms”.

This coming year not only brings blessings, but also a year of great trouble. Stay close to Christ. Seek Him for answers and to lead you. that includes leading you to a prophetic word if that is what He desires to do.

Yet I caution (a gentle reminder) that we are not to chase after people for a prophetic word, but to run to God, who promised to pour out of His Spirit in the last days and sons and daughters will prophesy. [Act 2:17]

Allow Him to confirm a thing to you as HE chooses to do so. Be prepared for a clash of the kingdoms. A year of miracles, but also a year of great troubles! Stay close and hold fast to the Lord.”

(End of excerpts)


So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

Then said Jesus unto him, Except you see signs and wonders, you will not believe. The nobleman said to him, Sir, come down or my child die. Jesus said to him, Go your way; your son lives. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken to him, and he went his way. [Jn 4:46-50]


The story goes that the nobleman’s servants met him to tell him that his son was alive. When he asked his servants the hour he began to recover, and they told him, the father knew that it was the same hour that Jesus had told him to go, and that his son lives. He and his entire household became believers.

We are told in God’s word that in the end times, there will be signs and wonders, both from God and from false prophets. All of us need to be able to discern which is which.  When the Lord said at the very end of last year that great miracles (blessings) were coming, but also great trouble, we must believe Him even if we do not see things immediately.

One such miracle happened quite recently when a category F4 tornado swept through Tulsa, Oklahoma and carried a mobile home, along with five family members inside, for 130 miles before dropping it, mildly damaged yet intact in Kansas. The family was unharmed.


Everyone was amazed at such a miracle. Apparently the five members prayed for slightly over over four long hours, whilst the mobile twisted and turned precariously in the winds. Imagine the adrenaline coursing through their veins for that many hours! A harrowing experience! What a test of faith! And ironically, the woman’s name was Dorothy. What are the odds?


Everyone was talking about it, including me. How amazing! Imagine a mobile home ripped up from its foundation and carried in the volatile winds for over 130 miles! Incredible. Nothing is impossible with God!


What cushioned the landing of the mobile home was a car, which the mobile landed on. The vehicle had no occupants inside at the time of impact. The mobile home suffered little structural damage overall.

But what were we told? Jesus us told us to watch and pray. He also exhorted us to try ever spirit to see if it is of God or not because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 

Is it not true that we often believe what we want to believe, especially if a thing seems to bring glory to God? The story was first published by World News Daily Report in 2015 and republished in 2017. The majority must have missed the story the first time around, even me. It is “fake news”, a satirical story published by World News Daily Report. 

Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms were buzzing with the ‘miracle’. And all the while, the staff at WNDR news site, and likely the devil himself, were laughing at the gullible Christians who were praising God for such a miracle. How it quenched the spirit within me when I found out.

It was not until I was preparing to write this article, to share the jubilant news with others of the greatness of our God that I discovered the wool had been pulled over my eyes and I had not even discerned it. How many of us read the words of Jesus, "...IF it were possible, even the elect will be deceived." 

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before.  [Mat 24:24, 25]

I was one of the gullible, until it was impressed upon me to check to see what other news sites were saying. Surprise, surprise, they were all silent on the report. Red flag!  Snopes and TruthOrFiction both posted that the miraculous ride through the tornado, with five survivors, including “Dorothy” was FAKE news. The entire story was satire.

Definition of satire:  the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other issues

Did I feel stupid? Perhaps some, but worse was the realization that my discernment was not as keen as I had thought it was. Perhaps some read the article and knew immediately that it was fake, particularly when they saw the name Dorothy. Others would think the name to be a humorous coincidence. What are the odds?

A reader has to scroll to the very bottom of the page, which carries a news article, a wealth of comments and several other stories, before coming to the DISCLAIMER that World News Daily Report posts. Scroll to the very bottom of the page of the report:
Tornado carries mobile home 130 miles

Disclaimer:

“World News Daily Report assumes all responsibility for the satirical nature of its articles and for the fictional nature of their content. All characters appearing in the articles in this website – even those based on real people – are entirely fictional and any resemblance between them and any person, living, dead or undead, is purely a miracle.”        

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Jesus/Yeshua Warns Us

Jesus said to the nobleman that unless he sees signs and wonders he would not believe. And although there will be signs and wonders, it is best that we do not seek after them. The disciples and Jesus were on the Mount of Olives, when they asked him privately what the sign of His coming and the end of the world would be, and when?


The very first words out of the Messiah’s mouth in answering them were: “Take heed that no man deceive you.”

Deception!  The very first thing Christ Jesus warned them (and us) about was deception as the time of His coming approached, and the end of the world. Four times in His speech He cautioned about deception. [Mat 24]

We are in that time now. It grieved me that I fell for the story at first. I put nothing past God; He is the God of the impossible. However, that was not the first test in discernment that I had failed recently. 

My discernment was always keen before and for that I give the Lord glory. But the Lord is showing us all that what worked five or ten years ago does not now. Be on guard because I do believe the Lord is allowing the testing. What tripped me up may not fool you, and vice versa.

The Lord God most often saves the best until last. The adversary [Satan means adversary], who counterfeits and mimics all God does, has also saved the best till last. He is only just now beginning to pull out his heavy artillery. He is bringing out his strongest deceptions now and he is most convincing. 


If mankind can pull the wool over our eyes, how much more can Satan and his legions? Just wait until the False Prophet and the Antichrist are revealed, and most if not all, will not know at first. Satan is king of deception! You don't think that you can be fooled as I was? Be on guard and pray that you will not be.

Not only is the Lord shaking up His people (judgment begins in His own house), and shaking has begun in the world, He is doing more...much more in this hour. The Lord is allowing many tests to try His people right now, and they are more difficult than those in the past.  

We cannot even begin to imagine the powers that exist. We are blown away by technology, the ability to have X-ray vision; night vision; to appear invisible; to remote view; super soldiers; holograms; weather manipulation; chemtrails, to name a few.

There is also cloning (replicating DNA, making identical copies), hybrids (animals and mankind), transhumanism (mankind and machine), and on it goes. I do not need to carry on because the list is incredibly long and grows longer quickly and continuously, one discovery after another...so we "can be as gods". Still the same lie that the serpent told the woman Eve in the Garden of Eden.

We are in dangerous, dark and foreboding days. Not only is our discernment being challenged, but the Lord is also shaking things. It is not a heavy shaking...yet, but it will get to that. It now is clear to us that the Lord God has spoken through many about "shaking" and He is doing it now

The Lord has been warning about a "shaking" for a long time. Not only in His written word, but warning through His people. I do know He mentioned it a few years back to me and I posted it, but where is it on this blog, I have no idea.

That matters not, I am but one voice. Amongst seven billion people, my voice is but a peep.  Yet when one voice is mingled with thousands upon millions of other voices, a roar sounds and the message is heard, whether accepted or not, it is most definitely heard.

The Lord God has repeatedly and graciously spoken this warning through a multitude of other vessels. He is good beyond measure!  A sister in Christ named Amanda Hagerman was one of the voices the Lord chose to speak through back in December of 2012 about the coming shaking. 



No one can say the Lord does not give fair warning. He first warned us through the Holy Scriptures.


See that you refuse not him that speaks. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from Him that speaks from heaven: Whose voice shook the earth: but now He has promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 

And this word, Yet once more, signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain[Heb 12:25-27]

Whatever He reveals, we must work with Him by repenting and being cleansed. The Bride shall be without spot or blemish. Are you without these things (spot or blemish)? I am not yet perfected (and will not be in this corrupted, fallen flesh), and oh, how I pray for increased discernment!

No one is pointing fingers. If we are being corrected, it means that we belong to the Lord, that we are His children. Let us strive to walk after the Spirit and not after the flesh. Let us pay very close attention to all that is being told to us by the Holy Spirit and Jesus, and no matter what, learn and LEARN QUICKLY, (with the help of the Lord), when we learn to take all things to God.

If we believe our discernment is keen, we may well fail because despite our experience and intellect, things are not as they once were. Most of us have been deceived (fooled) at some point and at least once in our lives, if we have lived long enough. We believed someone or something because we trusted.
 


Yet it must be said that if it was not gravely possible that even the wisest can be deceived, Jesus would not have begun his very speech about the last days with: Take heed that no man deceive you. [Mat 24:4]  Did He say, "take heed, you blind and foolish ones?"

Absolutely not. He was speaking to each and every one of us. Did I check out the story when a Christian friend read it to me from her cell phone? When I first looked it up, did I scroll down to the bottom of the page on my own and see the disclaimer? Did I pray about it?

The answer is no. Not at first. I only checked further and deeper when I decided to write about the "miracle".  Then the prophetic word God gave me would be established by this "truth", this "sign".

O how we can be like Jonah at times. God wants people to repent, even today. Jonah knew that if he prophesied about coming judgment and punishment that Nineveh would repent and that God would be merciful and relent. He did not want to appear as a false prophet.  Jonah was not happy when Nineveh repented.


If we are brutally honest, those who publish prophetic words or messages from the Lord, are we not like Jonah? Do we hope that our prophecy or prophetic words will come to pass so that we are PROVEN to be true and hearing from God? Will we run far as Jonah did at the idea that people just might repent?

Well, I know that I know that those who speak forth messages from the Lord most certainly do hope their words come to pass. Yet one thing I was shown long ago is that if we have a dream or vision or receive a prophetic word about coming judgment, after warning people, we are to pray for God's mercy. 

We are to pray that people repent and turn their hearts back to God. We are not to hope the judgment comes so we can prove to be "true ones". That is the wrong heart attitude and believe me, the Lord God WILL deal with it, in His time and in His way. 

The very thought makes me tremble. Do we fear the Lord, truly fear Him, or have we gotten comfortable in our relationship with Him because He speaks with us...because Jesus paved a way for us to communicate with God. He has been teaching me very clearly to forget SELF...stay humble before our God.


He has shown you o man what is good; and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. [Micah 6:8]

Despite the constant rhetoric about "fake news" since the days of Trump's campaigning, I accepted the story because to me such a "miracle" glorified God (the true, living God). I believed it because I wanted to and because I know God is the God of the impossible. I do not doubt that He can do anything.

I once wrote that Solomon was considered the wisest man who ever lived. Even to this day, reference is made to Solomon and his wisdom. Yet, in all his wisdom, he still fell away from obeying Almighty God because of his lust for women and the love he felt for his foreign wives.


The Lord God warned him not to marry foreign women or they would sway him towards worshipping their idols, their false gods, and that is exactly what happened. In the end, Solomon was deceived into disobeying God because of a weakness he had in his flesh.


His weakness may not be ours; my weakness may not be yours and your weakness may not be mine, but we ALL have weaknesses. Satan will target those weaknesses in order to deceive us and to make us fall.

We think we are so much wiser than Adam and Eve, and Saul, and Peter, and all those in the Bible who were also very confident in their standing with God, and yet each failed in one way or another.


Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore (for what reason) let him that thinks he stands take heed (beware) lest he fall.  [1Cor 10:12]

It seemed such a simple matter, an amazing news story that I did not see any need to take it to the Lord or pray about it. However, I have been praying about increased discernment.

I do believe that Father God (Abba), in His goodness and wisdom, allowed me the embarrassment of such a trivial thing, in order to "shake me" into realizing the lateness of the hour - the foreboding and deceptive times we are in, but also to drive home the fact that without Jesus (without taking all things to Him in these evil days), then we can be (and likely will be) deceived.

Dear reader, it is only going to get increasingly worse and very quickly! This cannot be sugarcoated or played down. Yes, I realize that everyone is weary of hearing about the "end of the world" and the "return of the Lord", only to see things continue on the same.


And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all thins continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. [2Pet 3:4]

This is the doing of the enemy, Satan and his legions. Jesus warned of it. Daniel warned about one who would "wear down of the saints". [Dan 7:25] This is only the precursor to the real wearing down. The worst is yet to come.

I must remind myself as well. Take every thing (no matter how trivial it seems) to the Lord. It is best to err now and be corrected than to err later where it could mean our death, or worse, it could mean leading others astray. God forbid!


Be careful (anxious) for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. [Phil 4:6]

for His glory

Bonita                           dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com

(Note*:  Edited/updated/added to on May 9/17 - BP/2017)