by admin | May 16, 2009 | Kingdom Comments, Personal, Uncategorized
Several months ago I decided to offer chapters of the book I wrote several years ago (and have added to…since then) called THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO!
Working and praying with people for 23 years I have learned that very few (myself included) have a real picture of who God is and His power and plan for life. I have a passion for seeking answers and to know more and more.
I offered the book because I did not want anyone to miss it because of ‘money’–especially those in the rest of the world. At the time of Jesus death on the cross He said, “Forgive them Father, they know not what they do.” How interesting that His Heart and the Heart of the Father are almost summed up in that one sentence. Well…..hardly! Since God is beyond anything we can truly conceive.
But it represents the Heart to heal and restore relationship and open the doors to a Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. If we learn true forgiveness, how to release ‘judgment’, to know the power of ‘repentance’ (that in the Greek means ‘to change the way we think’) it is a good foundation to build on for the rest of our life on this planet.
So if you have not taken advantage of accepting the free book, please do. We will be taking it off the Blog on Tuesday, May 26th, following memorial day. THAT IS JUST A LITTLE OVER A WEEK….I hope you won’t miss it.
I will be in the San Diego area doing a one day seminar on “SUPERNATURAL RULES OF ENGAGEMENT” on May 30th at Grace Community Church in San Marcos, California.
Our publisher is working feverishly to have the book re-published and in print by that time. The Seminar will cover just a small part of the book, and other topics the Lord has put on my heart to help people cope with today’s problems and challenges. To sign up and receive more information just click on the page to the right of this message…..San Diego Meeting, May 30th Registration.
When Jesus left He said, “Go ye there fore, and teach all nations…..” This is a wonderful time to be building the Kingdom of God, bringing His influence and forgiveness to the world. When we set an example, influence others with the Love (wanting the best for everyone) of Jesus, the Holy Spirit will draw people in untold numbers into Eternity. We have a precious privilege to be Ambassadors for Christ!
Pressing in and pressing on….
by admin | Apr 18, 2009 | Jesus Talk, Kingdom Comments, Politics, Spiritual Warfare, etc., Uncategorized
Many were astounded, as was I, this week as a report was released in which the Director of HomeLand Security named among others….’right wing pro-life’ people to be terrorists….all terrorist considered dangerous and to be watched closely.
I looked up the meaning of terrorist and found a lot….let me share a little of that: out of over 100 definitions they (a study group) concludes that the ‘only general characteristic generally agreed upon is that terrorism involves violence and the threat of violence.’ Yet terrorism is hardly the only enterprise involving violence and the threat of violence. So does war, coercive diplomacy, and bar room brawls.” Hence depending on the perspective of the state a resistance movement may or may not be labelled terrorist group based on whether the members of a resistance movement are considered lawful or unlawful combatants and their right to resist occupation is recognized. Ultimately, the distinction is a political judgment.
If, indeed, ‘right wing pro-life’ people are terrorists then it is very easy to identify their leader. His Name is Jesus Christ. He was known to say–actually recorded for thousands of years–“Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones (children); for I say unto you that in Heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.” and “But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the dept of the sea.”
Yet, Jesus was also the First to forgive sin, and offer redemption; i.e. peace, love and joy for those who opposed Him. Seems an unlikely leader of a ‘terrorist group’? Yet, that is the accusation in the report from the White House.
This is not an accusation against a group of people but against the very Lord of Glory, Son of God, King of Kings because all who follow Him are part of Him. Who in their right mind would come against the most honored revered loved Man in all of History? The spirit of stupid must have moved into the White House.
I am not of course defending those individuals who also were caught up in the ‘spirit of stupid, death and violence’ who bombed abortion clinics or took out their rage on individuals…..even followers of Jesus can be deceived.
Those who believe in moral boundaries that protect all peoples, those who value and believe in life from conception, those who have received the forgiving Grace of God, and truly follow the commandments of Jesus are told by Him, “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despite-fully use you, and persecute you;”
Nuts! That includes the director of HomeLand Security….and I am having trouble doing that right now. However, I will, because it is a discipline….a decision of my will, not my emotions.
Jesus did say, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:” What better way to divide and destroy our country than to have our leaders accuse (with veiled threats) the supporters of the sanctity of life? Because we do not agree with others does not mean that we destroy each other as though we were the enemy.
Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” That sounds down right inflammatory if a person does not understand that Jesus is talking of the supernatural realm that we are all a part of, and His kind of force is prayer. Amazingly Jesus spoke to this situation 2000 years ago….now there is a leader we can truly follow.
There may be times when we must physically defend our country….but defend ourselves from our own leaders? What is wrong with this picture? President Obama, why do we not have a military person, who has personally faced the threat of loss of life and limb, in charge of HomeLand Security? Someone who truly understands covert operations, not spending time and tax money on watching people who are defending religious freedom?
Paul, a man who knew Jesus well, said, “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” Good advice! Quick to forgive those who know not what they do–forcefully praying against the spirits behind such deception and division.
I have said for years, if I were an Atheist, or a Muslim, or Hindu, or any other religion, living in America, out of a desire to believe whatever I chose to believe, I would want Christians in charge of the country because they will fight to protect the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This has been one Nation Under God, and to insure that it will remain so will require prayer, unity of purpose (if not in doctrine), and quickly responding to the words of Jesus Christ, to keep the freedoms we have so lavishly enjoyed.
Pressing in and pressing on…..
by admin | Mar 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
St Patrick’s Day is very special to me, as I have some Irish blood….but even if I did not, I would enjoy the celebration. Why? Because it is a ‘happy Holiday’ and I love the story or legend of St Patrick.
St Patrick was a slave, captured by Irish Raiders, for six years. He escaped after having a vision from God, and returned to his home in England. During his capture he sought a relationship with God, and pursued more of God later in England. He had a great desire to go back to Ireland and preach salvation…..but it was years before he was allowed to go. Finally he returned, had some battles, but with great favor of God witnessed to the whole country. Here is one of my favorite stories:
Legend has it that St. Patrick would use the shamrock to explain the Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The word “shamrock” comes from the Gaelic word “seamrog” (In Irish, it means “summer plant”) meaning “trefoil” (three leafed) or “little clover”. In Arabia, it is called shamrakh. It was a sacred emblem in Iran and to the Persian triads. It is also a sacred plant among the Druids. Shamrock is the national flower of Ireland. Many Irish people wear a shamrock on St. Patrick’s Day. It is not the Irish national emblem. The harp has that honor. This explains the color green and shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day. Today, if you do not wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, you will get pinched !!
St. Patrick died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, on the 17 March, 461 A.D at the age of 76. He is believed to be buried in Downpatrick, County Down. This is why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on the seventeenth of March. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.
I loved his story and history so much I named my middle son, Patrick….he did the same so we have a second Patrick, fondly called ‘Paddy’ most of the time.
The first St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the United States was held in Boston in 1737. The largest St. Patrick’s Day parade is in New York City.
One of the exciting stories about him was that he drove all the snakes out of Ireland. And, I am told it is true there are no snakes in Ireland. Well…….snakes represent the devil and his demons…..so how interesting to think this man of God drove them out of his beloved Ireland. Should inspire us to drive the snakes –the demons–out of our country as well.
I sure don’t know where the tradition of ‘pinching’ someone who is not wearing green on St Patrick’s day, started? Seemed like fun as a kid….not sure I will go out as a ‘Senior’ pinching strangers….ho ho! But a great time to thank God for the Trinity and celebrate the green–the green shamrock, and speak love, joy and peace to all we meet. After all no one needs to be Irish to celebrate all it represents….the blessings of men of God for all mankind.
Pressing in and pressing on…..
by admin | Jan 7, 2009 | Jesus Talk, Kingdom Comments, Politics, Uncategorized
This solution may seem naive, but not to those of us who see miracles through prayer and understanding the spirit realm is far greater than the physical. I was reading some of the book of Isaiah this morning and found this scripture:
“The Lord has made bare His Holy Arm before the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.” 52:10 It says all nations…..’His Holy Arm’ is Jesus….the ends of all the earth include….whoa…..all the earth! So salvation is for all the earth….duh….we knew that, right!
We who do know the Savior must lead the fight for Israel, for all in the middle east in prayer. We are told to pray for the peace of Israel. There is more, much more. Jesus said, “If any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.”
Just how did he do that? First He paid for our sins, then declared, “Forgive them Father, they know not what they do!” He set ‘forgiveness’ in motion, not as a ‘humanaterian’ act but as a law unto God, to be used in the world to bring love, joy and peace with mercy and grace to all mankind…..as many as follow Jesus can use this spiritual weapon of warfare. Love and forgiveness are so sonorous it is hard to tell the difference at times as both work miracles.
As long as we take sides (spiritually) and judge Humas, or any other terrorist group, we have grounded our prayers in judgment, and the loving affect is gone. In the physical world we must fight to preserve in what ever way is possible, hoping to use mercy and grace in doing so…..we can leave that to the world and those who are in charge and care for their own people (Presidents, Generals, Dictators, etc.).
But, we who want to win the eternal war will heed the words of Paul to the Romans, “And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” Rom 16:20
In prayer we have the privilege to forgive (John 20:23), to rid ourselves of judgment (Matt 7:12) and demand the enemy loose the captives (Isaiah 61), declaring peace over them and the Spirit of Prophecy–Jesus (Revelation 19:10) be released over them, and they are blessed with all the gifts of the Holy Spirit–love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith. (Gal 5:22).
It is mind-boggling to think we have this awesome power–however–we do! The power of the tongue is life or death, condemnation or liberation!
Years ago friends from Israel told us of many Jewish people who were actually getting a ‘visitation’ from Jesus calling them into faith. All things are possible with God!
We must Pray prayers that bring Life; pray for protection for all the people from the results of the on-going war; bind the spirits of death, violence and mayhem over both countries (Matt 16:18,19), and pray spiritual protection over ourselves that there will be no retaliation for our intercession! No matter what the country or nationality Jesus is the answer to world peace, prosperity and well being!
Pressing in and pressing on….
by admin | Nov 24, 2008 | Uncategorized
That came from a speaker at something I attended recently. What does that mean? Well, I had to think about it for awhile. We tend to think ‘worship’ is singing, adoration or devotion to God. Looking a little deeper, what we think and meditate on, especially in fear can become a form of worship.
We hear all kinds of things like:
- What you fear will find you….
- Everything I feared came upon me….
- When we fear the problem becomes bigger and the solution less possible, or
- The more we fear the greater the situation becomes and the smaller God seems.
That becomes rather ‘scary’. Instead we need to think the beginning of wisdom is a fear (or reverence and devotion) of God. I ask the Holy Spirit all the time, “What do you think about this?” I rarely get an immediate answer but my point is, I want Him to know I want His version (or wisdom) on my situation.
I like to think about what I know about God and what His Word says…..I need to make a decision of my will, to have faith not fear because His Word does say, “What is not of faith, is sin.” And the reward of sin, any sin, is not good.
In thinking about this after listening to world and local news….the Holy Spirit did answer me with some Godly wisdom, “Repent of accepting the spirit of recession. And break the assignment of recession upon you, your family and your business.”
WOW! I got so excited, who would have ‘thunk’ there is a ‘spirit of recession’? Well, not me without help from the Holy Spirit who teaches us all things. So I share this so everyone will not accept the invitation of the world to go into depression about a recession. But will pray, rebuking that spirit to rid ourselves individually of the fear that comes with ‘bad news’.
Bad things happen to good people because there is a devil and his demons who come to kill , rob and destroy; there is evil in the world; and men and women have free will to use for or against each other. But, ultimately we have refuse and comfort in God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit was not relieving me of the necessity of prayer, quite the opposite. Prayer is heard in the supernatural realm and directs either Angels or demons. Overing coming evil with good is overcoming fear with faith. Agreement with God sends Angels on assignment–negative thinking and fear equips the demons on assignment. Which team will we be on?
I talk like this is a ‘piece of cake’ for me. No, quite the opposite, I am really good at seeing all the bad and evil things for myself and others…so if have to think quite often….”Better pray, better seize the moment….if not, why not…..what is the alternative?” Then it is easy to choose the right team!
‘Deluged with bad news, but not forsaken….it is faith not fear that moves mountains!’
by admin | Jul 14, 2008 | Uncategorized
Whoops, did I say ABC Nightline News is a scam….oh, I meant to say “ABC Nightline ‘journalist investigative news is alleged to be a scam! Who is alleging that? I am!
When they reported on the Florida Outpouring–the ‘old time revival’ (as they did say a couple of times) in Lakeland, Florida their investigative reporting made me suck air!
The pretty little Anchor woman that introduced the report was a ‘sourpuss’ and cloaked her words in ‘darkness’ to warn us that this could be ……wooooo….I don’t know what danger she was warning the audience about, unless it was the sad misleading expose’ to follow.
Here we are in a world full of chaos, China with loss of life through earthquakes, war raging in several countries, slavery going unchecked, and sex-slave trade doing well, while here in our country we have unbelievable destructive fires in California, and people homeless from the floods in the mid-west, God forbid we would want to give people hope.
Things are so bad that the Pharasees, oh I mean the media (the experts of our day), are sure that God wouldn’t show up in Florida. And they have a responsibility to warn the public, what might not be happening.
Todd Bentley doesn’t look like ‘the church man’ we are accustomed to…..and therefore we are turned off before we are turned on to what God is doing. We question the man or woman that God wants to use? I just think God will do what he wants to do, and His humor may be to use a man who offends the natural mind and use the supernatural to do it. I would love to see the report they would have given on John The Baptist!
Todd is someone who has turned his life around, sought the Lord day and night for days, months and years. Until the Lord said it was timeand sent him out to other countries of the world. Well received and with great success–many healings and huge crowds of thousands in other countries, Todd went to Florida for just a three day conference….well, God had a different idea. This was definitely not on Todd’s agenda.
Oh, they didn’t report all that on Nightline? Well, it would be hard to dig that out….for an organization as large and resourceful as ABC.
Thousands have found a new understanding and relationship with the Almighty from this revival, all over the world, and hundreds every night at the Florida facility. They didn’t report that either? Well it takes one to know one I guess, and they don’t know about Jesus or relationship with our Heavenly Father. Well, I am sure they will soon as many of us are now praying that their hearts and minds are open to receive the best news ever reported.
Talented, educated investigative reporters could not find a few people out of ten thousand each day, with an exciting story of their healing that they would gladly supply medical back. Oh, they did find a couple of people who didn’t get the healing–but were not even discouraged. That was reported as though the person was a naive unsuspecting victim. Hey, hundreds of us are praying for that man and his child, so it will have the ending that faith-filled father is looking for.
The reporter did find a nice looking Pastor in suit and tie who did not approve of what he saw. How interesting there was no accounting of the hundreds of Pastors in attendance every night from all over the world who know and understand this is a move of God. They come hoping to take this revival back to their own city or country. Nor did they report the 30 or 40 well known Pastors who came one evening to pray for Todd, support this revival and tell the world they believe this is a legitimate move of God.
I really was amused and offended at the woman in a business in Lakeland who didn’t want the revival. Did they talk and interview the motel, hotel owners and operators? Or the restaurants, or the Air Lines? I’d bet money they are happy about the revival. Our country needs any shot to our economy.
Oh yes, money, we sure need to talk about that. There is no charge to attend……guess if this was God He would drop the funds out of heaven so no one would have to give. There is an oxymoron–since we pay for watching ABC TV by buying products of their many sponsors, who pay a fortune for the privilege of partnering with them . But some how people should not partner and support financially the ‘revival’ that they chose to attend?
Todd is the victim in all of this, because he so graciously invited all the press to come, to attend, because I assume he did not imagine that they would distort this move of God, to stir the waters of unbelief.
Nor did our well-paid (speaking of money) reporters, editors, etc. let the world know that this man is a well respected family man.
Todd is not the image of what I would have chosen to represent God to this generation; but that is why we haven’t reached the generations because we stereo-type men and women of God. I am not looking at the tattoos or the dress, only what God is doing. I have seen Todd in person, I have received prayer in his meeting. Never have I ever heard him say he does the healing, rather Jesus is the Healer and he is just his servant. If he did say that he does healing, as they reported, why didn’t they report the hundred of times he gave all credit to Jesus or the Holy Spirit?
I don’t even object to the negative reports if they had just balanced the ‘facts’ with the other side of the picture. God will take care of Todd, and He will bring good out of what was definitely evil.
The Scam is representing Nightline as a news program, instead a story line of what ABC wants the world to see. And, assuming that we the American public are not qualified to make our own conclusions when we receive all the facts.
Carol
