Wake up to the Wonder!

God is near. His Glory is streaming from the third heaven. He is showering his blessings down onto those who are raising their hands and asking for the shower of gold to touch their souls and transform their lives. Are you ready? Have you been asleep? Have you been nodding? Are you sometimes awake and sometimes dozing off? Awake! The wonder is here. Do not fall asleep. Do not miss the Glory and the Wonder of God!

Why is the Hebrew Year 5777 (2017) so important?

This is the year 5777 in the Hebrew Calendar.
What do these three sevens mean?

The number 777 is the Biblical reference for the last day of creation. It is also a reference to the genealogy of Jesus who is the Son of God.

The number represents both completion and perfection. It is a number that represents God and is considered God's number.  It appears hundreds of times in the Bible. 

In reference to Jesus, He is the Word of God.  When God created the world, He did it through the Word, Jesus His Son. It is an Alpha, Omega number.

• The 777 number represents the seven days of creation.
• The number represents Jesus' completion of change from the six natures of man to the perfection achieved through His Life, Teachings, Death and Resurrection.  
• The 777 number represents the completion or cause-and-effect chain of events that Jesus brought to man from his birth until the end of time.

Sanity Please

It is good to think about where our priorities are...when to speak up and when not to speak.

I think many people are afraid to hurt others, but for 200 years, people spoke up and it helped others to hear what needed to be said...it helped them grow; put things in perspective and live along side each other...

Not everything has to be about one person's feelings...the minority's feelings should not mean more than the majority's feelings.  One person should not be silenced if someone does not want to hear.

People need to get back to the roots our nation was founded on.  We started this great nation; founded on the teachings of the bible...where our judicial system came from and where the idea of a republic originated.  Freedom is a concept found in the bible. All men are created equal under GOD.

So, I'm passing this along to anyone who sees it.
Start speaking up like your grandparents did.
Start being the change that will bring goodness and hope back to our children's lives and sanity to our nations leaders.

Say what is true.  Act with dignity.  Listen and agree to disagree.
Whatever you do, don't keep silent.  Don't let others drown you out because they are louder.  Have your say and demand others hear you equally.

Take our nation back...to values, freedom of religion, freedom for the unborn and the old to live full lives, freedom for God's grace to hold our country and its people in the palm of his hand, protected and guided as it began.

Linger in His Presence

  Linger in My Presence a while.  Rein in your impulses to plunge into the day’s activities.  Beginning your day alone with Me is essential preparation for success.  A great athlete takes time to prepare himself mentally for the feat ahead of him before he moves a muscle.  Similarly, your time of being still in My Presence equips you for the day ahead of you.  Only I know what will happen to you this day.  I have arranged the events you will encounter as you go along your way.  If you are not adequately equipped for the journey, you will grow weary and lose heart.  Relax with Me while I ready you for action.

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. – Ephesians 2:10

Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. – Hebrews 12:3  

Passage and scriptures from:  JESUS CALLING by Sarah Young

 Please pray for the people in W Africa who are suffering from the Ebola Epidemic.  

 There are people starving now because they can't get food due to quarantine. Healthy families that simple have no money or access to rice that is there staple.

 If you'd like to help get food to the hungry suffering, $25 can feed a family for a week. 
There are pastors on the ground ready to bring the food to families.

 Go today to this radio station today.  They are telling stories that will break your heart, as they are breaking mine.

 They are raising $money$ for the healthy families today for 12 hours:  www.mystar933.com/

 Also, pray for our leaders to stop travel into our country and for God's hand to protect our nation from the sorrows of this disease.


Matthew 25
The Judgment of the Nations.

31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, 32 and all the nations* will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 

34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35  For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,  36 naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’

 37 Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ 

40 And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ 41 Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42  For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.’

44 Then they will answer and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’ 

45 He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’ 46  And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Keeping Attuned to the Voice of God

Lots of voices come at us each day.

In our media, words and images bombard us.
In our culture, the way we dress, the way we drive, the way we interact with others while we are out and about...all these things are the voice of the world.

Proverbs 3:6 says:  "Listen for God's voice in everything you do and everywhere you go.  He is the One that will keep you on track."

Something to ponder as we all go about our day:

 Am I seeing the world from the world's view, or from God's?

Lord, help me to see your army of angels surrounding me.  Be with me wherever I go.  Keep me attuned to your voice and help those I see, talk to and drive by, through prayer and deed.
In your name I pray.

Amen.

A Spirit of Expectation

The Fall of the Roman empire happened because it's leaders forgot they were there to serve the people and the people distrusted the Empire.  It collapsed within.

Many compare the US at this time to the Roman Empire.  See today's Denison Forum Post:

http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=5369bb601ac44bfdda928110b&id=12c123f0ff&e=e3bc081045

But, also see his call to prayer.  It ain't over until the fat lady sings people, so get on your knees today and pray for our leaders, for a renewal in their outlook to know and guide by the laws of our constitution.  That their hearts open to the presence of the One True God.

With an election weeks away and a new case of Ebola in New York, we have much to pray about.
Let's pray for others today.  Pray for those now infected and all the workers risking their lives to help others throughout the world. 

Pray, not in fear, but in a spirit of expectation.  We Christians believe Jesus Christ has already saved the world.  That is truly good news.  We need to believe and act.  Renew your relationship with the one who saves and share your faith with a friend.  Pray together.

"Don't be afraid.  Just STAND where you are and WATCH and you will see the WONDERFUL way the LORD will rescue YOU today."    Exodus 14:13