The GLOBAL Anthem!

This ought to be the GLOBAL Anthem!! It's not just about America! Life is about coming to know Jesus as Lord and Savior. As King of Kings. His reign will be global.

It's the Turn in the Right Direction

It's the turn in the right direction: To be close look them in the face. If the face is turned away there is not much engagement. To see the eyes...then you know. The soul's eyes long to gaze the face of the Son. A sunrise brightens that heart when seeing him face to face. The expressions of that face speak an eternity; they are the reflections of his loving heart that satisfy....for an e t e r n i t y. Listening eyes welcoming; smile warm...He meets us where we are, as we need....face to face. He provides what we really want. We long and need the face of Jesus.

Discern the Times!

Amazing throw back about discerning these very times. Turn this one up!

The Reality of Things Once Foretold Unfolding Before Our Very Eyes

As time marches forward, I see more and more how faith actually has substance. The reality of things that were once foretold now unfolding before our very eyes. How hope and assurance in the things unseen can not be controlled or manipulated by the things of this world. Nothing can separate us from the love of God.

How important is the Word of God? You can put your whole trust into God and his Word and never be disappointed, and fully satisfied.

“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen." Hebrews 11:1, 3 NLT

“Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.” ) No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:35-39 NLT

It's All Going To Happen With Speed And Finality

Think about the times we live in and their magnitude. We are actually witnessing the real push towards the legitimization of one global government, one global religion, and a one global economic system. The beginning of the end is unfolding, and awesomely, the Bible reveals what the motive is for this one world push in (Revelation 13:4, 12, 16, and 17). Do not be deceived. The Word of God is faithful to you. This world system's infrastructure has already been established (UN 2030 Agenda), and many systems are being put in place to try and help it along (such as Obamacare, and calls to control the internet and media ). All in all, it will be interesting to watch how quickly this inevitable "globalization" might come together especially when there is resistance towards it. Is it a surprise that there is intentionality in creating a myriad of chaotic circumstances to this end? Really, what is the "refugee crisis", what are all the years of spending that leads to massive national debt? How does ISIS spread so quickly? Look at the timing of this war with Russia as it's right when we're about to elect a new President in America who threatens the goals of NWO. Who is responsible for that? And Putin is a Nationalist not A Globalist like Obama and Clinton. The examples are endless. Right now we're being told to prepare for nuclear war and are at DEFCON 3. Cruise missiles are being launched into Yemen by the US. Russia is making strategic moves in the Baltics. Montana has a no fly zone over it. Lots of things are happening and the media is silent about what is relevant. 

But we need to digress to a more important perspective. One that emphasizes a truly hopeful outcome. Whether Trump or Clinton wins the Presidency this is the bigger issue needing to be realized. GOD's sovereignty covers all that is above and all that's below. 

Have you ever wondered what the Bible says about Jesus' Authority and his Kingdom that will reign over this very earth? Below are over 60 verses from the Bible about that. Even though this NWO will be established at the cost of many lives and in defiance and rebellion towards God, Jesus will make it right by destroying it quickly. Do we think God will allow Israel and his Church to be destroyed? Do you think God wants you to be help captive by your son and the world's? No, God has a massively good plan, and we can hope in that to unfold perfectly in his timing by faith! Jesus already defeated all evil and death and sin through the cross and his resurrection, and there will be faithful righteous believers in Jesus who intercede for others in the storms ahead. 

"In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever." Daniel 2:44

Do you believe Jesus' theocracy is inevitable? All the below verses are important to rest in as this world does what it's going to do, and amazingly, all that has been written in the Bible will come to pass quickly. We're all going to be surprised at how fast it all occurs. It says Jesus will judge the world system with swiftness and finality. It says the Anti-Christ will be over come by just the breath of Jesus' mouth, and it also says that the military powers of the NWO will be gathered in a valley called Megiddo in Israel to come against Jesus but to no avail. 

Honestly, is this the stuff of fairy tails? I pray you are not deceived through what's coming. The world would have you believe more in the coming of demonic aliens then the coming of Jesus Christ. All this might be hard to believe, but when you read the Bible and watch what is actually happening in the world you can not deny the Word of God....if you love the truth.

"for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth speedily, swiftly and without delay and with finality."” Romans 9:28 

“And then the lawless  one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming." 

2 Thessalonians 2:8 ESV

“For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. ("Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!") And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon (Megiddo).” Revelation 16:14-16 ESV

The Valley of Megiddo. (Armageddon will take place here)

Here are three songs that speak to all this that you can proclaim

Ancient of Days- Ron Kenoly

Time Will Tell - Matthew Ward

Far Behind - Matthew Ward

Here are the verses about the Authority of Jesus and his never ending kingdom. Rest in these: 

“He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."”

Luke 1:32-33 ESV

“Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.”

Isaiah 9:7 ESV

“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.”

Ephesians 2:19-22 ESV

“But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.” 1 Corinthians 4:19-20 ESV

“For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm! God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.”

Psalms 47:7-8 ESV

“The Lord will reign forever and ever."” Exodus 15:18 ESV

“But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice, and he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness.” Psalms 9:7-8 ESV

“And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"”

Luke 4:36 ESV

“And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.”

Luke 9:1-2 ESV

“and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.”

Luke 24:46-47 ESV

“In your majesty ride out victoriously for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; let your right hand teach your awesome deeds! Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;”

Psalms 45:4, 6 ESV

“The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.”

Psalms 93:1-2 ESV

"The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all." Pslams 103:19

"They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom And talk of Your power; To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts And the glory of the majesty of Your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations." Psalms 145: 11-13

"O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth You have made heaven and earth." Isaiah 37:16

""But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever; For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom endures from generation to generation. "All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, 'What have You done?'" Daniel 4: 34-35

""Pay attention to Me, O My people, And give ear to Me, O My nation; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples. "My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait for Me, And for My arm they will wait expectantly." Isaiah 51:4-5

"Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus." Mark 15:43

"(he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;" Luke 23:51

"Now it will come about that In the last days The mountain of the house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it. And many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; That He may teach us concerning His ways And that we may walk in His paths." For the law will go forth from Zion And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And He will judge between the nations, And will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war." Isaiah 2:2-4

"And it will come about in the last days That the mountain of the house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, And the peoples will stream to it. Many nations will come and say, "Come and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD And to the house of the God of Jacob, That He may teach us about His ways And that we may walk in His paths " For from Zion will go forth the law, Even the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And He will judge between many peoples And render decisions for mighty, distant nations Then they will hammer their swords into plowshares And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they train for war." Micah 4:1-3

" Behold, a king will reign righteously And princes will rule justly" Isaiah 32:1

"At that time they will call Jerusalem 'The Throne of the LORD,' and all the nations will be gathered to it, to Jerusalem, for the name of the LORD; nor will they walk anymore after the stubbornness of their evil heart." Jeremiah 3:17

"In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever." Daniel 2:44

"'But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.'" Daniel 7:18

"'So many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the LORD.'" Zecheriah 8:22

"And the LORD will be king over all the earth; in that day the LORD will be the only one, and His name the only one." Zechariah 14:9

"Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!" Mark 11:10

"For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this." Isaiah 9:6-7

""And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed." Daniel 7:14

"Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear; But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked. Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins, And faithfulness the belt about His waist. And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the young goat, And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little boy will lead them. Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox. The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den. They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea." Isaiah 11:1-9

""Behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as king and act wisely And do justice and righteousness in the land. "In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell securely; And this is His name by which He will be called, 'The LORD our righteousness.'" Jeremiah 23:5-6

""But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity." Micah 5:2

""This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come." Matthew 24:14

"Soon afterwards, He began going around from one city and village to another, proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God. The twelve were with Him," Luke 8:1

"preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered." Acts 28:31

"From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17

"Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness." Matthew 9:35

""And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'" Matthew 10:7

"But He said to them, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose." Luke 4:43

"And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing." Luke 9:2

"...and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'" Luke 10:9

"To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God." Acts 1:3

"But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike." Acts 8:12

"And he entered the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God." Acts 19:8

"And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face." Acts 20:25

"When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening." Acts 28:23

"From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force." Matthew 11:12

"Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 3:1-2

"He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR come and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES." Matthew 13:31-32

"And He said, "How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it? "It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil, yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR can NEST UNDER ITS SHADE." Mark 4:30-32

"So He was saying, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? "It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES." Luke 13:18-19

"He spoke another parable to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened." Matthew 13:33

"And again He said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? "It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened." Luke 13:20-21

"Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." Matthew 16:28

"And Jesus was saying to them, "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power." Mark 9:1

"But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God."

Luke 9:27

"But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you." Luke 11:20

"The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John; since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it." Luke 16:16

"Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or, 'There it is!' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst." Luke 17:20-21

"for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes." Luke 22:18

"But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom." Matthew 26:29

"Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." Mark 14:25

"'Your kingdom come Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven."  Matthew 6:10

"And He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come." Luke 11:2

Jesus is Kind

Who is Jesus? Tangible love = Kindness. Here's to yet another opportunity / another day to be kind to one another. Kindness is Jesus.

Watching All The Signs

This is NOT the stuff of fairytales, but things do unfold in such a way that you can be caught off guard / misled if you aren't watching.

From Prophecy Watchers:

"The Euphrates River is mentioned in the Book of Revelation in a prophecy that is predicted to occur just before Jesus returns. During the Great Tribulation, when the global destruction of the last days is threatening the very existence of life on Earth, the Apostle John says:

“And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.”

Rev. 16:12

During the upcoming World War III, just before the attack of China and the other countries to the east upon Israel, the Euphrates River will be removed from being an obstacle by drying up. This will permit the march of a 200,000,000-man army to reach the Valley of Jehoshaphat (Armageddon) just as Christ returns to fight against them (Rev. 9:16). Could the current trend toward drought in this region and the dramatic decrease in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in recent years be the first stage of the fulfillment of this prophecy? In the words of John the Baptist, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord!

Check out this link! We're watching. How about you?"

Article:

As Iraq runs dry a plague of snakes is unleashed

Specific Prayer and Intercession

Very Important! If you ever wanted something to pray for here it is. These are very specific items to pray about that influence the future. The battle is in the heavenly arena.

Have The People Lost Their Way?

Excellent Article! We have a responsibility, as a people, to vote in those who will lead us. Therefore, the people must have a discernment of
right and wrong. But what if the people lose the Way? I believe our only hope is, as a people, to repent of our own personal sins. Those of yesterday and those of yesteryear, and to trust God to forgive us through his Son Jesus Christ. Then humbly live by faith in the Way. This includes those running for President. Put God into the equation.

The common denominator for all people is this:

““For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son. And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants. ””
‭‭John‬ ‭3:16-21‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Article:

Why Christians aren't laughing at Lance Wallnau saying God is raising up Donald Trump like Cyrus in Isaiah 45

Understanding the Kingdom of God- He Wants You There!

Can you grasp the absolute amazing kindness of God in this parable? I pray you do! A laborer who does understand it is ok with the outcome.

Read Matthew 20:1-16. If you read this and ask for understanding God will give it to you. It brings great great joy and awe to realize how kind God is to the undeserving. Who is deserving of such great kindness? Definitely not I! How tremendous of a reality it is that God does extend his eternal salvation up to the very last minute. We can hope and pray for one another, our leaders, our kids towards this understanding because it is a healthy realization, and then extend all the praise, honor and Glory to the One who deserves it. He is Jesus Christ.

Much ❤️

““He answered one of them, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage? Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you. Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’ “So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭20:13-16‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The Most Important Issue of Our Day......Hands Down

This is the most important issue of our day...hands down. Please Listen

From Jim Cymbala:

"Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy…” He was talking about Satan, the enemy of our souls. But what in the world would Satan like to steal? He has no need for money or your house or your car. So what is he after? How about your soul? How about the calling on your life? Or your prayer life? How about your faith? The thief comes only to steal… Even if you’ve dedicated something to God, he’ll still try to steal it. I dedicated my first child when she was first born….

To hear the rest of the story and how God recovers stolen property, listen to this week's sermon here:

Sermon Audio:

Restoring Stolen Property

Making Sense of the Times - The Word of God Reveals the Truth

Let's make some sense about what is going on, because it's hard to move forward without context. Many people are unaware, confused, afraid about what is ahead, but God's Word provides context.....as well as peace, hope and understanding.

The Beast of Revelation 13 is the NEW WORLD ORDER. Read Revelation 13 and know we are right now in this transitional period. In so many ways it is here. It is very intentional and God forewarned us about it. It is against Jesus Christ believe it or not. Many world political and religious leaders are for it. Some are not. NWO is more sinister then you can imagine. It's dark, and the Anti-Christ will eventually control it. It's public platform proclaims "peace, security, and unity" and it's secret platform creates "order out of chaos." If you oppose globalism and the "peace and security and unity" mantra, if you call out the truth you're going to face the pressure. If you go with the flow you will assimilate, and you will eventually take the mark of the beast....that mark that will let you buy and sell. Many are not for the NWO. Donald Trump is not for this NWO, and if he wins he will experience the tremendous pressure that ensues for going against it. Hillary Clinton is for the NWO, and if she wins we will continue to see the floodgates of chaos open for the purpose of justifying and establishing this world order (which also has been and is the real legacy of Obama).

Read these verses and watch this video. I pray you will know and understand that true peace and safety and unity comes through Christ alone, and that under his authority you have an eternal home of goodness and rightness. He is the Prince of Peace, The King of Kings and Lord of Lords. God has said he will destroy the NWO (the iron and clay of Daniel 2) through the Kingdom of his Son Jesus Christ.

Stay close to the Savior.

“As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever, just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure."”
‭‭Daniel‬ ‭2:43-45‬ ‭

“For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him.”
‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:2-10‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4:2-4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Be Blessed- Support Israel

On 10/13/16, Netanyahu responded to UNESCO adopting its second decision this year denying the Jewish people’s connection to the Temple Mount. He emphasized that UN decision was a play out of their 'theater of the absurd.' It is indeed totally absurd. The Temple Mount is Israel's holiest site and has been for more than 3,000 years. Only 6 countries voted against this absurdity, and why so many abstentions? It's time to know who you stand with. You can't stay on the fence. Thankfully America voted as it did.

“I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”” Genesis‬ ‭12:3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to arouse her? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel, and cursed is everyone who curses you.”” Numbers‬ ‭24:9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“This message concerning the fate of Israel came from the LORD: “This message is from the LORD, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the human spirit. I will make Jerusalem like an intoxicating drink that makes the nearby nations stagger when they send their armies to besiege Jerusalem and Judah. On that day I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock. All the nations will gather against it to try to move it, but they will only hurt themselves.” Zechariah‬ ‭12:1-3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye: "Behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord. And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem." Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.”
‭‭Zechariah‬ ‭2:8-13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

"Let Downs" Can Bring You Closer To God

Life has a tendency to bring about "let downs", and when we are "let down" we have a tendency to move off of track and away from GOD, the lover of our souls. People change and circumstances change, but God does not. We must not give up on or be angry with God because we don't understand. The right thing to do is to humbly turn back towards God and give him attention then wait. Return your heart to him....the lover of your soul. God the Father gave us Jesus to know and learn from and to help us draw near to GOD. Your relationship with Jesus Christ and loyalty to him is therefore the most important relationship and loyalty.

“Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinner; purify your heart, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.” James‬ ‭4:8‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Part 6 of 6- From Cursed to Blessed

Part 5 of 6- From Cursed to Blessed

Part 5 of 6

Listening Listeners: Can You Hear God's Voice?

Notes: Hearing the Voice of the Lord - Derek Prince

The distinctive mark of those who come to and follow Jesus are those who hear his voice. The one basic requirement for an ongoing personal relationship with God is hearing his voice.  Do we hear what we want to hear from false teachers, our own hearts or do we listen to the voice of God? The one requirement that hasn't changed throughout every age and dispensation is those who are God's children hear and listen to his voice. 

Exodus 15:26 The Lord becomes my physician when I listen diligently to him with both of my ears "listen listening"

“He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.”” Exodus 15:26 NLT

Exodus 19:5-6 “Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’ This is the message you must give to the people of Israel.””

Exodus 19:5-6 NLT

Deuteronomy 28:1-2 &15

““If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God:

“But if you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and do not obey all the commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:”

Deuteronomy 28:1-2, 15 NLT

“This is what I told them: ‘Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Do everything as I say, and all will be well!’ “But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward.”

Jeremiah 7:23-24 NLT

John 10

““I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.” Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant, so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep. “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd. “The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.” When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him. Some said, “He’s demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?” Others said, “This doesn’t sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”” John 10:1-21 NLT

There are three things that distinguish those who really follow Jesus 1. They know his voice 2. Jesus knows them 3. They follow Jesus. This has nothing to do with denominational labels. 

Blessed are those who have ears that hear! Jesus did not say blessed are those who read the Bible. He said blessed ( remember he came to give them that follow him a rich and satisfying life) are those who hear my voice. There are many people who read the Bible, but who do not do what God says to do. It is essential to read the word, but it is more essential to do what it says. 

“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.” James 1:22-27 NLT

Hearing God's voice is 

1. Personal: Your heart is like a safe that hides and protects the valuable gift of life God has given you, and only the voice of the Lord can unlock your heart. There are no two voices alike. Many harmful troubles can come when the door of your heart is opened to the wrong voice. Listen to your Shepherds voice. 

2. Intangible: It cannot be touched, felt or apprehended. It can only be heard. It's outside of the physical and material perspective. It has nothing to do with buildings, clothes, books, furniture, uniforms. God's voice is not restricted. It is relational. 

3. Present in time: It's not in the past nor the future. It is now. When you hear a voice it is because that person is present. God is present now. We do not live in the past nor the future. We live in the present. We live and hear God's voice now. "Who should I say sent me, and God said ' Tell them that I AM sent you'" 

God is a personal relational and present God. 

Hearing God's voice produces faith. Many people long for and struggle for faith, but they don't achieve it because the secret to faith comes by hearing God's voice. 

“So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News ( RHEMA) about Christ.”

Romans 10:17 NLT

“Your eternal word, O LORD, stands firm in heaven.”

Psalms 119:89 NLT

The logos or total mind, counsel and will of God is contained in the word, the Bible, and the word of God is summed up in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus is the personified logos of God. The total counsel, mind and representation of God. Being that this is true, if you deny Christ you deny God. If you hate Jesus you will hate God and his Followers. Where is your heart toward Jesus? Now is the time to hear and listen to God's voice in the logos and the rhema as it pertains to Jesus Christ. John 1:1-2

Logos vs Rhema

Logos is the totality of the mind and counsel of God. Eternal unchanging. Comprehensive, settled, final. 

Rhema is the word spoken to describe and help understand the logos. Comes down from heaven, they are personal, daily words from God to us. The GOSPEL!!! 

Man does not live on bread alone but on every Rhema of God's voice! Matthew 4:4

God has a rhema for us each day. A portion of rhema. 

THEN HOW DOES FAITH COME? Have you ever read the Bible, and received nothing from it? It's just black marks on white paper with no voice of God? Are your ears open to THE VOICE or are they closed to it? GOD IS A LIVING SPIRIT. Are you rebellious in heart? Apathetic, indifferent, unforgiving, stubborn in heart? What is keeping you from receiving and hearing the God who loves you? Only the Holy Spirit of God can make the RHEMA of God come alive to you. 

Read how Jesus depended on the RHEMA of God in Isaiah 50:4-7

“The Sovereign LORD has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will. The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me, and I have listened. I have not rebelled or turned away. I offered my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from mockery and spitting. Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will. And I know that I will not be put to shame.” Isaiah 50:4-7 NLT

“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.”

Romans 8:14 NLT

There are three steps to receiving the faith that heals or brings about salvation: 

1. Reading the Rhema ( the actual Words in the Bible)

2. Hearing or listening or believing the voice of the Lord that reveals the Rhema. This is not instantaneous. It is an attitude and a frame of mind. You listen. Do you accept God's voice? 

3. Receiving the faith that heals follows. The Holy Spirit interacts with our lives causing us to 1. To be born of the Spirit of God and 2. To be led by the Spirit of God to mature and grow in the character of Christ. This is being continually led, not just once a week. 

How do we hear God's voice?

“Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” "Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.””

Mark 4:9, 23 NLT

This is listening with the heart

A callused and hard heart is spiritually deaf and cannot understand the teachings of Jesus. It is a heart that will not hear God. 

Cultivate a sensitive heart to hear the voice of the Lord. 

Solomon asked for a discerning or hearing heart. One that would hear the voice of the Lord. 

“Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?””

1 Kings 3:9 NLT

God does not shout. He will whisper. We need to cultivate a special sensitivity to the voice of God like the sensitivity in the finger tips of a blind person who reads braille. An ordinary person cannot read braille unless they cultivate the right sensitivity. 

Four requirements to cultivate a unique sensitivity to the voice of God:

1. Attention

2. Humility

3. Time

4. Quietness

“My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully ( incline, bow down your head, humbly receive) to my words. Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to those who find them, and healing to their whole body. Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” Proverbs 4:20-23 NLT

“My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully ( bow down) to my wise counsel.” Proverbs 5:1 NLT

“Listen to the words ( pay attention to the words) of the wise; apply your heart to my instruction.” Proverbs 22:17 NLT

““Be still, ( cease striving, let go, relax) and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”” Psalms 46:10 NLT

“I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him.”

Psalms 62:1 NLT

“Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker, for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care. If only you would listen to his voice today! The LORD says, “Don’t harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah, as they did at Massah in the wilderness.”

Psalms 95:6-8 NLT

To hear God's voice approach him with a heart of worship. 

God sets the time and place to speak to us. We must let go of all our other priorities and honor God with the time we have with him. Everything else is second. The time and place may not be what we expect. 

1. Moses: “Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. The LORD spoke to him from there.” Numbers 7:89 NLT. The place was sacred from the Holy of Holies behind the second curtain. 

““When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.”

Matthew 6:5-6 NLT

2. Elijah: ““Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the LORD told him. And as Elijah stood there, the LORD passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And a voice said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?””           1 Kings 19:11-13 NLT. God is not like a big man shouting. The power of God's voice is in a whisper and it can create worship and reverence in our hearts. 

3. Jeremiah: “The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, “Go down to the potter’s shop, and I will speak to you there.” So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel. But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over. Then the LORD gave me this message: “O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand.” Jeremiah 18:1-6 NLT. God chose the place to speak to Jeremiah. Jeremiah received the message at the right time. Israel is still being formed to this day. 

What people are waiting for today is a man who has heard from God. 

How can we know for sure we heard God's voice? There are four confirmations:

1. Agreement with Scripture. The Spirit reveals Gods voice and is the author of all scripture. “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” 2 Timothy 3:16 NLT. The Holy Spirit is a person and does not contradict himself. Satan has many counterfeits to the voice of the Lord that when listened to will end in judgement: “Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead? Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark. They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness.” Isaiah 8:19-22 NLT.  Mediums , spiritists, oujie boards, psychics, fortune tellers, horoscopes, tarot cards,  tea cup reading, yoga. The only  voice that guides is the voice of God through the scriptures. “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path." Psalms 119:105 NLT

2. Confirmation of Circumstances: “At that time the LORD sent me a message. He said, “Your cousin Hanamel son of Shallum will come and say to you, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else.’” Then, just as the LORD had said he would, my cousin Hanamel came and visited me in the prison. He said, “Please buy my field at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else, so buy it for yourself.” Then I knew that the message I had heard was from the LORD. So I bought the field at Anathoth, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces of silver for it.” Jeremiah 32:6-9 NLT. 

3. The Peace Of Christ: “And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ's] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always].” Colossians 3:15 AMP. Peace, thankfulness and God's Word in your heart. 

4. Confirmation Through Fellow Believers: “Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called “the black man” ), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas ), and Saul. One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Dedicate Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.” So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.” Acts 13:1-3 NLT.  Worship is the best preparation for hearing God's voice. Public confirmation of the call of God on Barnabas and Saul. “This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead.” Galatians 1:1 NLT. We are members of a body with other members, and depend on the other members for unity in agreement with the Spirit of God. Truly Spiritual men do not move ahead unilaterally. It depends on who we hear confirmation from. Proven integrity and maturity of believers is key when accepting the confirmation of God through them. Right relationships are necessary. The better our relationship the better we can hear. There are three primary relationships that God uses and we can expect to hear God's voice: 1. Pastors and their people (“Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.” Hebrews 13:7 NLT), 2. Husbands and wives (“For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.” Ephesians 5:22-24 NLT),  3. Parents and children (“Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.” Ephesians 6:1 NLT)

The Holy Spirit will not say anything to us individually that contradicts or disagrees with what is already in Scripture. 

Lord, help us to hear your voice!