SEARCH THE WORD FOR MEANING

 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. - Proverbs 25:2

HE IS THE VINE

     I am persuaded that neither death with its fears, nor life with its cares, nor things present with their pressing claims, nor things to come with the dark shadows, nor height of joy, nor depth of sorrow, nor any other creature, shall be able, for one single moment, to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, and in which He is teaching me to abide. If things look dark and faith would fail, sing again the song of the vineyard: "I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day." And be assured that, If Jehovah keep the branch night and day, and water it every moment, a life of continuous and unbroken fellowship with Christ is indeed our privilege.

--Andrew Murray, in Abide in Christ

PRAYER FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

 Abba Father,

Cause my soul to magnify You, Lord.

Abba Father, I ask You to grant each of these to me and then to ...

Cause my thoughts to magnify You, Lord.

Cause my words to magnify You, Lord.

Cause my actions to magnify You, Lord.

Cause my wisdom to magnify You, Lord.

Cause my discernment to magnify You, Lord.

Cause my knowledge to magnify You, Lord.

Cause my understanding to magnify You, Lord.

Cause my trust in You to magnify You, Lord.

Cause my reverent love-filled fear and awe of You to magnify You, Lord.

Cause my joyful obedience to Your will to magnify You, Lord.

Cause my rejoicing in You to magnify You, Lord.

Cause my every moment of my life to magnify You, Lord.

In Jesus' Name, and in thanksgiving and praise... Amen.

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

 

Psalm 37

Complete Jewish Bible  37

(0) By David:

(1) Don’t be upset by evildoers
or envious of those who do wrong,
2 for soon they will wither like grass
and fade like the green in the fields.
3 Trust in Adonai, and do good;
settle in the land, and feed on faithfulness.
4 Then you will delight yourself in Adonai,
and he will give you your heart’s desire.

5 Commit your way to Adonai;
trust in him, and he will act.
6 He will make your vindication shine forth like light,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

7 Be still before Adonai;
wait patiently till he comes.
Don’t be upset by those whose way
succeeds because of their wicked plans.
8 Stop being angry, put aside rage,
and don’t be upset — it leads to evil.

9 For evildoers will be cut off,
but those hoping in Adonai will inherit the land.
10 Soon the wicked will be no more;
you will look for his place, and he won’t be there.
11 But the meek will inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.

12 The wicked plots against the righteous
and grinds his teeth at him;
13 but Adonai laughs at the wicked,
knowing his day will come.
14 The wicked have unsheathed their swords,
they have strung their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slaughter those whose way is upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.

16 Better the little that the righteous has
than the wealth of all the wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
but Adonai upholds the righteous.
18 Adonai knows what the wholehearted suffer,
but their inheritance lasts forever.
19 They will not be distressed when times are hard;
when famine comes, they will have plenty.

20 For the wicked will perish;
Adonai’s enemies will be like sheep fat,
ending up as smoke, finished.
21 The wicked borrows and doesn’t repay,
but the righteous is generous and gives.
22 For those blessed by [Adonai] will inherit the land,
but those cursed by him will be cut off.

23 Adonai directs a person’s steps,
and he delights in his way.
24 He may stumble, but he won’t fall headlong,
for Adonai holds him by the hand.

25 I have been young; now I am old;
yet not once have I seen the righteous abandoned
or his descendants begging for bread.
26 All day long he is generous and lends,
and his descendants are blessed.

27 If you turn from evil and do good,
you will live safely forever.
28 For Adonai loves justice
and will not abandon his faithful;
they are preserved forever.
But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

29 The righteous will inherit the land
and live in it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous articulates wisdom,
his tongue speaks justice.
31 The Torah of his God is in his heart;
his footsteps do not falter.

32 The wicked keeps his eye on the righteous,
seeking a chance to kill him.
33 But Adonai will not leave him in his power
or let him be condemned when judged.
34 Put your hope in Adonai, keep to his way,
and he will raise you up to inherit the land.

When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35 I have seen a wicked man wielding great power,
flourishing like a shade tree in its native soil.
36 But I passed by again, and he was no longer there;
I looked for him, but he could not be found.

37 Observe the pure person, consider the upright;
for the peaceful person will have posterity.
38 But transgressors will all be destroyed;
the posterity of the wicked will be cut off.
39 Adonai is the one who saves the righteous;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 Adonai helps them and rescues them,
rescues them from the wicked and saves them;
because they take refuge in him.

This is my favorite Bible! You can look up more or order your own copy here (see below the psalm).

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2037&version=CJB 

A PRAYER FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

My prayer every day, numerous times a day, especially when my ego wants to judge, criticize, condemn--all of which God calls SIN--is basically this, though the wording may vary but the request is consistent:

Abba Father, please continue to open our eyes more and more so we see YOUR truth with clarity.

Continue to open our ears so we hear YOUR voice above all voices and noises of the world.

Lord, continue to open our hearts so we receive YOUR Word, Your Torah, Your Truth.

Help us to live and walk Your Torah, as You instructed us to do.

I ask this, Father, through the authority in the name of Messiah Yeshua, as written in Luke 10:19.

Amein.

Enjoy and join in this praise and worship with Home Free:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXQpDDcrN-w 

CALLING GOD'S REMNANT

      "We are currently at a pivotal prophetic time in history: Will the Remnant Priesthood rise up in Kingdom expectation to change the course of a nation or will the Luciferian Elite have their way? Remnant, the Holy Spirit has been preparing you for this Kingdom moment. It is now time to hope against hope and see Almighty God deliver! Will you become a priest that can carry God’s throne into this water of adversity?"

    Listen to this 39:29-minute podcast from Dr. Michael and Mary Lou Lake for Such A Time As This!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oTy2W61DwQ

Dr. Michael Lake is the Chancellor and Founder of Biblical Life College and Seminary. He is the author of the best-selling books, The Shinar Directive: Preparing the Way for the Son of Perdition, The Sheeriyth Imperative: Empowering the Remnant to Overcome the Gates of Hell, and the newly released, The Kingdom Priesthood. Dr. Lake is a popular speaker at national Christian conferences and is a frequent guest on many Christian TV and radio/podcast programs in North America. Mary Lou Lake has worked side by side with her husband in ministry for over 30 years and is the author of the book, What Witches Don't Want Christians to Know - Expanded Edition.

WHY ARE WE A DIVIDED NATION, YOU ASK?

EACH SEES THE OTHER AS DELUDED. ONLY ONE OF THEM IS CORRECT.

Question: "Why is God going to send a strong delusion in the end times?"

[Copies and pasted from https://www.gotquestions.org/strong-delusion.html]

Answer: The Bible makes it clear why God is sending a strong delusion in the end times: “They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness” (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12). Simply put, God sends a strong delusion to those who choose not to believe the gospel of Christ. Those who take delight in mocking and rejecting Him, He will condemn.

It is a person’s choice whether to accept and believe the truth of Jesus Christ as presented in the Scriptures. To receive the truth and the love God offers is in keeping with its teachings, “This is love for God: to obey His commands” (1 John 5:3). Conversely, to know the truth and not obey it is to face the wrath of God: “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness” (Romans 1:18). Frankly speaking, there is no more dangerous condition for man than to know the truth and refuse to obey it. To do so is to harden the heart and make God’s condemnation sure.

When one knows the truth and refuses to obey it, he is subject to any lie, any deception, any untruth that humanity can conjure up. “For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools” (Romans 1:21-22). Paul goes on in the next few verses to describe the mindset and behaviors of those who disbelieve (see Romans 1:29-31). As a result of human foolishness and arrogant disdain of the things of God, “God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done” (Romans 1:28). And correspondingly, “Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things, but also approve of those who practice them” (Romans 1:32).

Isaiah puts it succinctly: “They have chosen their own ways, and their souls delight in their abominations; so I [God] also will choose harsh treatment for them and bring upon them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in My sight and chose what displeases Me” (Isaiah 66:3-4).

When people know the truth and refuse to receive it, when they refuse to obey it and hold it in unrighteousness, “they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth” (2 Thessalonians 2:12 NLT).

“God is love” (1 John 4:16). He is not some cruel monster who deliberately and inwardly delights in preparing people for everlasting condemnation. But He earnestly and lovingly proclaims the gospel of Christ, “not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).

Throughout the Scriptures, God urges people to accept the truth. But when people reject Him and spurn His message, then—and not until then—God hardens them and turns them over to a deluded mind to wallow in their wickedness to their eternal damnation. This is what the Lord says about those who choose to reject the truth: “They greatly love to wander; they do not restrain their feet. So the Lord does not accept them; He will now remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins” (Jeremiah 14:10).

SHARE THE PRAYER

Copied and pasted from Mario Murillo Ministries' Facebook page. 

What if this is the hour God has been waiting for?

When humanity is at the end of itself.

When human systems can simply "take no more."

When what is facing humans is insurmountable.

When every corner of our communities are desperate for hope.

So, let's take a stand - will you join us?

We say WELCOME to the SUPERNATURAL DISPLAYS OF GOD'S GLORY!

We say, Father, step in and take over

- our businesses

- our families

- our children's education

- our community needs

- our legislative committee hearings

- our relationships

- our board meetings

- our media airwaves

- our family's needs

- our desperation for community

- our burden for this nation

- our hurting industries

- our lonely seniors

- our teenagers and college students in despair

- our lawyers and Judicial systems

- our hospitals and rescue services

- our food industries

- our manufacturers

- our churches

- our neighborhoods

- the prisons

- the classrooms ...

Lord, in EVERYTHING and EVERY CORNER of this nation, we say have YOUR WAY now!!!!

Let there be SIGNS AND WONDERS on every

- street corner

- every Zoom call

- in text messages

- in grocery stores

- in business offices

- in courtrooms

- in Legislative chambers

- in living rooms

- in front yards

- at gas stations

- everywhere!

From this moment forward, may there be a RUSH of DIVINE INTERVENTION, SUPERNATURAL signs and wonders, and and rush of the solutions and help of a Mighty God!

We declare that there will be testimony upon testimony coming forward of men and women, boys and girls who say "in this moment I saw God. In this moment, I surrendered. In this moment, Jesus stepped in and made all the difference."

THANK YOU GOD for these moments when we can experience our limited-ness as humans and when YOU get to step in and say, "It's My turn now ..."

Holy Spirit COME!

- MMM Team

ANOTHER REASON FOR JUDAS

     Everything included in the Bible is for us to learn from in some way and measure, including why Jesus--knowing who Judas was and what he'd do--allowed Judas to be with Him from almost the start of His ministry, until the betrayal in Gethsemane. I'm going to skip over the obvious reason and move on to one that came to me during time in the book of Mark this morning:

    Judas was never all-in as a true follower of Jesus. 

    And this made me think of the prophecy Jesus spoke of, about how some who believe they are Christians will Do Church, maybe even for decades, but never actually Be the Full-On Church Jesus instructed His followers to be, which is another way of taking the Lord's name in vain... taking it on in vain and not actually representing Him as we're supposed to.

    Not only that, but how many of us who call ourselves Christians could hold up under what some in the world are experiencing? If we really are in the End Times, and if Tribulation is about to unfold, how many will "endure to the end"?

    It's something for all of us to think about. I mean, Judas was with Jesus pretty much every day for three years. A 24/7 gig. And he still didn't get it. Why? He never surrendered his life to the purposes of God. I get it: It can take a while to reach that point for some of us, but it is required. That takes absolute trust in God. 

    My prayer, uttered nearly every day and often more than once a day, especially if I feel myself judging another or others (or did it), is to repent and ask God to open the eyes, ears, hearts, and minds of ALL OF US to His Truth, His Righteous Ways, and His Kingdom Ways so we walk in Kingdom and represent our King well in the world and in the spiritual battle we're engaged in. Because, we want to be those who not only stand but withstand, as instructed in Ephesians 6 and elsewhere in the Word.

    May the peace, joy, and strength of our Lord be upon you and your loved ones. In Jesus' name. Amen.

HOW CAN YOU PROVE YOU LOVE JESUS?

Christ Jesus determines who are His by the Weapons of War, the Sword, that He observes in their hands: "Whoever says, 'I know Him,' but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps His word, in him truly the love of God is perfected" . . . "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words." -- 1 John 2:4-5, John 14:23-24

The above is an excerpt from Jamie Walden's amazing book, which prepares remnant Christians for such a time as this.

INVISIBLE NO MORE

    Eyes, dark and unused to sunlight, squinted past filthy, tattered strips of cloth that covered his face ravaged by time and affliction. Fabric stiffened with grime scraped against the raw skin of his hands tucked inside his robes as he shuffled bare feet across dusty ground. He inched forward, desperate to keep as much of his presence unnoticed as possible, knowing, however, that he was obvious in his attempt at anonymity. And then, the one he was moving toward, both in trepidation and inexplicable hope, turned and looked at him, as people do when they feel someone watching them. 

    All these long years of staying mostly in caves, waiting for someone to place food and water where he could reach them, once the kindhearted person had left... all the years of no one looking directly at him.... And here was this man he'd heard so much about, gazing directly into his eyes. Seeing him. After all these years. Looked at, not with repulsion but with -- not pity -- but with something he couldn't yet assign a word to. It was that unfamiliar a feeling.

    He moved forward faster, unused to approaching anyone, but desperate to not miss this opportunity--the man was always on the move, always had some place he had to go next, or so the rumors went. And though it made no sense, the man seemed to be waiting for him. 

    He picked up his pace, no longer mindful of his calloused feet or gnarled hands causing others to recoil. All he could think was that he had to hurry, that time was growing short. Shorter than what, though, he couldn't fathom. After all, a man in his circumstances wore time like a weighted burden. Silently, he berated himself for not practicing what he'd say.

    One yard away from the man whose gaze had remained fixed on him, he stopped, heart beating hard against his ribs. Through cracked lips and dry tongue, he said, "If you are willing, you can make me clean."

    Had he spoken too boldly? Because some flicker of another thought altered the man's countenance. Only briefly though, and evident solely to him because of how intently he watched and waited for the man's reply. The man moved toward him. Habit born of instinct urged him to move back, to move away, as he was accustomed to doing, but he remained in place. Stayed motionless as the man reached out and lowered the coverings from his leprosy-ravaged face.

    The man wore an expression of resolve and something deeper as he said, "I am willing! Be cleansed!"

    Life instantly returned to his skin and body. He fell to his knees, grabbed the right hand of the man. Gratitude too large and too deep for words sought the only path of expression possible in that moment: tears streamed down his face and onto the man's hand as he kissed it over and over.

    "Tell no one," the man said. 

    So overcome by this immediate healing, he heard little else of what the man said. He stood in silence as he watched the man join those who always traveled with him, now thronged by others, as they walked toward the center of town. 

    Someone to his left said, "Who was that man? By what authority did he do such a thing?"

    "His name is Yeshua." He sucked in a breath. How many times in all his years had he heard that word read from the texts each Sabbath and holy day--yeshua. 

    Yeshua. Translated in Hebrew as Salvation.  

    

                                                        Image: www.bridgemanart.com

    The above is a story based on what I felt as I read Mark 1 this morning. Imagine that man with leprosy--the most physically unclean a human could be--saying to Jesus, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." I imagine that Jesus did pause for but a moment as the weight of that request permeated His entire reason for being here at that time. The man wanted his skin and body clean again. Jesus wanted the man's soul clean for eternity, and there was only one supernaturally legal way to do that: It was imperative He take every next step that brought Him to the Victory of the Cross. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13 KJV

    It wasn't nails that kept the Word of God--Salvation--on the cross: It was love.

                                                        Image: Prince of Peace by Akiane  

 

YIELD YOUR HEART TO THE LORD

As we have wrestled out, the Lord is good to draw those He loves into the wilderness places; to "Gethsemane". It is the place where we begin to quiet our over-inflated sense of self and yield our hearts to the Lord. It is a place of preparation, of repentance, and of dying to the things that will hinder our ability to demonstrate the power of God.

- Jamie Walden, Omega Dynamics: Equipping a Warrior Class of Christians for the Days Ahead

GOD NOT ONLY LOVES YOU, HE LIKES YOU!

Exalted as they are, however, the highest ranking angel hovering over the throne of the Most High is outranked--wonder of wonders--by the most insignificant human being who has been born again, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb.

- Paul E. Billheimer, Destined for the Throne

NEED HOPE REGARDING THIS ELECTION?

Let Pastor J.D. Farag help you with that through this inspired messages.

Part 1: Bible Prophecy Update

Pastor JD answers the question of “Now what?” in light of the ongoing chaos over the US presidential election declaring Biden the winner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z903nKjxWyA

Part 2: Surviving the Storm

Pastor J.D. talks about surviving the storm that seems to be on the horizon on the heels of the presidential election declaring Biden the winner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vlWiRfciCs

CALLING FORTH THE ARMY OF YESHUA/JESUS, COMMANDER OF GOD'S ARMY: THIS ELECTION ISN'T OVER

These are Daniel days, specifically Chapter 10 in the book of Daniel. 

Saturday, November 7, 2020, after I recovered (somewhat) from learning that a news organization had (erroneously) called the presidential election in order to set that Ghost Train in motion, I felt urged to consider Daniel. Remember: He, as had others, had been captured and forced to live and serve the king of a God-less kingdom. Despite all that was going on in that Pagan realm, Daniel and his three companions stayed true to their obedience to God's words, commandments, laws, and statutes.... even to the point of being thrown into the lions' den and into a roaring fire -- only to survive without a scratch and without so much as their garments smelling of smoke. 

Point 1: No matter what transpires from this moment on, we must be faithful representatives of Almighty God in everything we do and say. Reread all of the book of Daniel and ask our Father to put that kind of trust in Him and loving obedience to Him and His righteous Kingdom ways into our hearts, minds, and mouths (and social site comments and memes).

The other thing about Daniel 10 is this: He'd realized that the end to the 70-year captivity was about to happen. He wanted to make sure this happened without a hitch (as opposed to the software "glitch" we're dealing with at this time), so he set about interceding with God about this. He waited upon the Lord for an answer... waited 21 days, mostly fasting and praying on his face in total submission to God, until an angel of the Lord came to him to let him know his prayers had been answered the first time he'd uttered them, but that a spiritual battle had prevented the angel from reaching him to let him know. 

Point 2: We are to be as faithful as Daniel in this matter...because you can bet there is a huge spiritual battle happening right this moment in the second heaven. Why?

BECAUSE WE ARE THE ARMY OF GOD

AND WE ARE ENGAGED, 

FULFILLING, 

AND RAMPING UP OUR ROLES AS INTERCESSORS 

WHO TRUST IN ALMIGHTY GOD AND THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT.... 

BECAUSE AS HIS ARMY, WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT.

And then there's this (FYI: This is a Messianic Bible, so don't panic):

Isaiah 40

Complete Jewish Bible

 

“Comfort and keep comforting my people,” says your God.

2 “Tell Yerushalayim to take heart; proclaim to her
that she has completed her time of service,
that her guilt has been paid off,
that she has received at the hand of Adonai
double for all her sins.”

3 A voice cries out:

“Clear a road through the desert for Adonai!
Level a highway in the ‘Aravah for our God!
4 Let every valley be filled in,
every mountain and hill lowered,
the bumpy places made level
and the crags become a plain.
5 Then the glory of Adonai will be revealed;
all humankind together will see it,
for the mouth of Adonai has spoken.”

6 A voice says, “Proclaim!”
And I answer, “What should I proclaim?”
“All humanity is merely grass,
all its kindness like wildflowers:
7 the grass dries up, the flower fades,
when a wind from Adonai blows on it.
Surely the people are grass!
8 The grass dries up, the flower fades;
but the word of our God will stand forever.”

9 You who bring good news to Tziyon,
get yourself up on a high mountain;
you who bring good news to Yerushalayim,
cry out at the top of your voice!
Don’t be afraid to shout out loud!
Say to the cities of Y’hudah,
“Here is your God!
10 Here comes Adonai Elohim with power,
and his arm will rule for him.
Look! His reward is with him,
and his recompense is before him.
11 He is like a shepherd feeding his flock,
gathering his lambs with his arm,
carrying them against his chest,
gently leading the mother sheep.”

12 Who has counted the handfuls of water in the sea,
measured off the sky with a ruler,
gauged how much dust there is on the earth,
weighed the mountains on scales, or the hills in a balance?
13 Who has measured the Spirit of Adonai?
Who has been his counselor, instructing him?
14 Whom did he consult, to gain understanding?
Who taught him how to judge,
taught him what he needed to know,
showed him how to discern?

15 The nations are like a drop in a bucket,
they count like a grain of dust on the scales.
The islands weigh as little as specks of dust.
16 The L’vanon would not suffice for fuel
or its animals be enough for burnt offerings.
17 Before him all the nations are like nothing.
He regards them as less than nothing.

18 With whom, then, will you compare God?
By what standard will you evaluate him?
19 An image made by a craftsman,
which a goldsmith overlays with gold,
for which he then casts silver chains?
20 A man too poor to afford an offering
chooses a piece of wood that won’t rot,
then seeks out a skilled artisan
to prepare an image that won’t fall over.

21 Don’t you know? Don’t you hear?
Haven’t you been told from the start?
Don’t you understand how the earth is set up?
22 He who sits above the circle of the earth —
for whom its inhabitants appear like grasshoppers —
stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
spreads them out like a tent to live in.
23 He reduces princes to nothing,
the rulers of the earth to emptiness.
24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
scarcely their stem taken root in the ground,
when he blows on them, they dry up,
and the whirlwind carries them off like straw.
25 “With whom, then, will you compare me?
With whom am I equal?” asks the Holy One.

26 Turn your eyes to the heavens!
See who created these?
He brings out the army of them in sequence,
summoning each by name.
Through his great might and his massive strength,
not one of them is missing.

27 Why do you complain, Ya‘akov;
why do you say, Isra’el,
“My way is hidden from Adonai,
my rights are ignored by my God”?
28 Haven’t you known, haven’t you heard
that the everlasting God, Adonai,
the Creator of the ends of the earth,
does not grow tired or weary?
His understanding cannot be fathomed.
29 He invigorates the exhausted,
he gives strength to the powerless.
30 Young men may grow tired and weary,
even the fittest may stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in Adonai will renew their strength,
they will soar aloft as with eagles’ wings;
when they are running they won’t grow weary,
when they are walking they won’t get tired.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2040&version=CJB

ARMY OF GOD, REMEMBER THIS:

GREATER IS HE WHO IS IN US

than he who is in the world.

LET US BLOW THE SHOFAR AS GOD, THE ANCIENT OF DAYS COMMANDED:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6l85faxRNU