Daily Bread

In God's word Exodus 16 the meaning of daily bread is made strikingly clear.
The nation Moses was bringing through the wilderness was left to deal with the manner in which God would be their provision. The importance of the Sabbath was also made clear.

In the world today most aren't going through wilderness void of food.
We are however in a wilderness of economic need.  Many more than expected need paying work, and in the lack of work, they are faced with inability to purchase food.

Many will belittle Jesus and say He doesn't exis.
They will point out that the Bible is purely mystical and God's word is a contradiction of itself.
All of this is fine and God allows for choice of his creation.  To be upset with them is not our work as Christians.

There are small armies of Christians that are well organized to distribute food to others in need.
Matthew 25 is clear upon a servants duties concerning hunger in vs. 35 also in vs. 42

As servants of God and Jesus we are not supposed to cast our pearls to the swine.
The Pearl is the only Gem which comes from Life.  All other gems are elemental.
The Pearl is the church.  The church serves the meek, the hungry, the thirsty, the sick, the imprisoned and
the lost.  While the works of the church are done humbly and without self glorifying, the world says Jesus isn't God.

The food pantries still exist and disperse food.  Prisons are supported in ministry of Christ, and hospitals receive volunteer services from Christ's church.  Regardless of what the world says Daily Bread is provided, even if it isn't the manna is not on the wilderness ground. In the hearts of servants Jesus is alive.

We as servants are to be humble.  Even as though I am able to work I have experienced times of not being able to work, because of economic scarcity.  While I remain diligent doing all I can do to find work, I am humbled by the reality of economic distress in our land.  This morning we went to the food pantry for our daily bread.  Because I am humble it was a time for being grateful that Jesus was alive in the body of His church through the labors of His dutiful servants.

We have endured difficult times in this economy. This enduring comes by way of Jesus' words.
Matthew 19:26

But with God all things are possible.

The world can say what it will regarding Jesus.  But I doubt they are in the work of supplying food to those in need.  The teachings and commands Jesus left us always demanded service as servants while giving glory and loving God the Father.

By the way:
Luke 22:19

And he too the bread, and gave thanks and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in rememberance of me. 

Come as you are to the table of Life.
It is set for all,
greatest and least,
mighty and weak,
sinners and righteous ones.

Peace and Blessings

Pastor Martin

Where is Christian Authority in Ferguson MI. ?

Ferguson is the focus of our nation if not the world.
In recent reports I have seen peaceful protestors putting themselves between law enforcement and riotous gangs.
The typical men of God we'd expect to see, Sharpton and Jackson might as well be on vacation.

Apparently municipal, state and federal authorities can't or won't do anything to quell the violence.
They sure speak to all they are doing but the media always seems to suggest it is a complex situation.
It is not!

Matthew 24:10 says it plainly.

And then shall many be offended and they shall betray one another and shall hate one another.

If you have seen what the media says, it is clear that 'the community' they are trying to calm doesn't want any calmness.  There is no person in religious authority reminding folks that demonstrated anger isn't Christian.
Nobody is mentioning how important forgiving is nor are they suggesting it.
Certainly nobody is speaking to the need to respect the law, at least nobody that can make a difference.

So I ask, Where is the Christian authority in Ferguson?
The only courageous and righteous folks are the ones putting themselves between the agitators and law enforcement.

Pray for Ferguson and the peace of it. Pray for the Holy Spirit to guide others as it guides those willing to stand in the gap.
The power of prayer is mighty!

Pastor Martin

Need for Discerning, Time for Action!

There was a time when my life was an obsession with the secular world.
My time was consumed by watching news especially politics.
I wrote two books in 2010 that attempted to mention the circumstances I observed.

The writing wasn't humble.  It was most assuredly an in your face  diatribe of how our culture
arrived at our troubled times.  I even made arguments for unpopular but worthy causes.  In fact the writing I urged has proved wise four years later.

To this day I am unsure as to why it never became successful.  Lord knows I tried by all possible means to network it as resources were available.

Today you may hear that the main stream media ignores particular news stories by many talking heads.
In 2010 such wasn't the case as it is today.  However when I did make the case in a written work it was flatly rejected.  All I can assume is that the prince of this world (Satan) doesn't want truth revealed or God the Father
has a different will than I thought to follow.  My frustrations over this consideration are heavy.  If the books were read and debated I would have never had income needs as I do today.

The heavy frustrations are part of living in the flesh.  Those principalities in high places do not want my findings to be known.  So be it.

Now that I am looking towards working as a servant of God my manners of revealing observations are certainly less harsh for the conveyance of insights.  The observations however are no less truthful than before.
I am as I was made.

These days I watch current events.  I don't obsess on them as I did before but I do keep myself informed.
Scripture from the prophet Isaiah have been on my mind.

KJV
Isaiah 5: 16-23

But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

Then the lambs shall feed after their manner and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Woe unto them that draw inequity with cords of vanity and sin as it were a cart rope:

That say Let him make speed and hasten his work that we may see it:

and let the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come that we may know it.

Woe onto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.

Woe onto them that are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight.

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away righteousness of the righteous from him!

Here is the version of

The Complete Jewish Bible.

But Adonai-Tzva'ot is exalted through justice,  God the Holy One is consecrated through righteousness.

Then the lambs will be able to feed as if they were in their own pasture, and those wandering through will eat from the ruined fields of the overfed.

Woe to those who begin by pulling at transgression with a thread, but end by dragging sin along as if it were a cart rope.

They say, "We want God to speed up his work to hurry it along so we can see!  We want the Holy One of Israel's plan to come true right now so we can be sure of it."

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who change darkness into light and light into darkness, who change bitter into sweet, and sweet into bitter!

Woe to those who see themselves as wise, esteeming themselves as clever.

Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine

men whose power goes to mixing strong drinks, who acquit the guilty for bribes, but deny justice to the righteous.

America fits this description perfectly.  Indeed the prophet Isaiah spoke to the ancient nation of Israel before Christ.  Mankind however at any point in history remains the same to the core while times and realities change.

Our American Culture is nothing more than a modern day version of Old Israel as the world would notice.

The nation of Israel was formed by wanders just as our country came to be from pioneers fleeing prosecutions in Europe.  Those who came here formed up our country with a covenant to God, the same God of Abraham stated in the Mayflower Compact.  Just as Israel was blessed so are we as the children of Abraham.  All be it that our founding came through a Christian perspective.

In the days of Jesus his ministry was exalted by the people he served.  Those people flocked to Him rather than to the reigning priests scribes and kings.  For His exaltation He was killed.  Those in Power claiming to know the word of God denied God's promise even as scripture prophesied.

Today our culture in its politically correct manner would like to erase God from our history.  People that delivered technological convenience to the bounty of our collective wealth suggest that those of us serving God are the enemy, because any god isn't needed.  More they suggest that belief in God is some sort of mental illness.

We are plagued by the epidemic of moral relativism.  Even churches in our country are bending to political correctness of what a loving God would condone or accept.

As chaos in our world expands and unsolvable problems continually present themselves God's Ten Commandments are hidden.  Even the Two Commandments of Jesus have become meaningless in the seeking of denominational gods thought to be God almighty.

Following Christ is as popular as seeking paranormal discoveries.  Neither are truthful as presented.  In fact, all evidence demonstrates that both are lacking any type of Abundant Life promised by Jesus Christ.
Rather fear of terrorism, division of race or class are the primary focuses of the day.  If any good distraction is presented by the talking heads within the media it is such as a fad of dumping ice water on the heads of those wanting to do good for a cause.  Such clever wisdom infects us.  If we truly were doing the work of Jesus, we wouldn't need such a display of foolishness, nor would we be participants of any of it!

How many followers of Christ spread the Gospel of His Kingdom as He directed?  Do you speak of His Gospel at work, or in social circles?  Is that just listened to at worship service?  How many followers of Christ feed the poor, or give shelter to the stranger?  How many bring the Good news to prisons or even hospitals?  Who cares for the widows or orphans?

Do the followers of Christ bring the Good News beyond the possibility of losing work?

I do not believe that our nation can be saved as many would think.  I do not believe our nation can be turned around.  I do believe that we are as a nation corrupt no longer under God.  When the Land of the Free has the greatest amount of incarcerated people in the world there is something very wrong.

When our own leaders act in a manner contradictory to the freedoms stated in our constitution and when those charged with protecting individuals from government corruption abdicate their duty, (media) it is clear we are close to our end.

God's will is being worked out and as much as we love America, and being Americans our nation will become servants to His Kingdom coming.  Nobody knows when Jesus will return, but in as much as I have studied God's word and watch the world as it is I am sure that God is close to pulling the trigger for releasing His wrath on a wicked and sin filled world.

I am no follower of Jesus, but I am chasing Him in telling all who will hear; It is time to get your house in order!
I urge you to develop a relationship with God through Jesus.  Not as many claiming to know Him would suggest, but as only you can do by getting to know Him.

Read and understand what Jesus commanded within the New Testament.  Allow the Holy Spirit in you to grow and guide you to what God says is acceptable rather than to be counted in the herd of goats.

Peace and Love.

Pastor Martin

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Urgent Message for Presbytery

Isaiah 62:6

I have set watchman upon the wall O Jerusalem which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silent.

Ezekiel 33


This message is not for the flocks.
This message is for those ministering to the flocks and the lost.

The Antichrist is here but not yet revealed.
End times prophecy in Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21 are here.

The United States of America through governing offices has turned away from God's authority.
Our elected officials are corrupted, greedy and wicked.  None will solve our current or future problems because none are humble towards God.

If we look at current events we can see wars and rumors of wars, famines and pestilences, and earthquakes in diverse places.

We are in the beginnings of sorrows yet to come.

As I watch preachers today very few are in the business of preparing disciples.
Less are in the business of Jesus' teachings.

Many are into preaching prosperity for fleshy conditions.
Contributing to a ministry is much like absolution to salvation.

The real problem false prophets have is the lack of Holy Spirit Wisdom.
I can no longer avoid writing this warning.  All I have been doing for my own condition
seems to be failing. The hands of this workman have not put me in the labor of kings of the world.

He who lives in this world has a growing power.
Injustice, theft and distractions are rampant.

Our world is in the midst of focus on "Sharknado Two".
Even those given to informing us in the secular world are taken up in man's foolishness.

Preaching to the flocks that Jesus was the lamb is a good thing, but the importance of Jesus coming back as the Lion of Judah is far more important.  The Holy Spirit guides me to urge pastors towards studying God's word in Ezekiel 33.  God's enemy Satan has his minions hard at work preparing for his inevitable rise as it is written.  How else can a child of God see all things happen in this world and not see the urgency of times at hand?

It is time to allow the Holy Spirit to grow within our flesh so that we truly are a peculiar people, not of this world.  We are to be the light and the salt wearing our Gospel Armor as witnesses for the coming Kingdom.

If your ministry is counting on a rapture before end times you may want to seek Holy Spirit Wisdom.
How could a rapture be exclusive while those believing in Christ are being persecuted unto death before such exclusivity?  Why would watchman be necessary to blow the horn of God's coming sword?

We are here on earth in the time of the 5th seal written of in Revelation.

Revelation 6: 9-11

And when he had opened the fith sea I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held:  And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou mot judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?  And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that they should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

If your flock is not being told of Glory to come through this time of beginning sorrows then be assured your fate is outer darkness.  Earth is on the verge of being shaken just as heaven will be shaken.

All we can do is strengthen our faith and pray for Jesus our Savior to come quickly.
Also make sure your name is written in the Book of Life.

Peace and Blessings

Pastor Martin

Orchids

Orchids 

Orchids was the first novella I wrote, and it's the first in a series of four detective novels. I had a great affection for the characters the series revolves around. It's my own personal belief that the most important element of a good story is the character(s)! The Libriro now offers bargain prices on downloads of all four novels, or if you're a paperback fan they can be purchased through Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

Blocked

In life we observe and do.  It is our job to sustain ourselves by our labors.
For a servant of God, we are also to teach His ways when the need is presented.
Such an opportunity is easy enough to perceive as it presents itself.  There are times
when the opportunity to teach is demanded.

Earlier today I was watching WBTV in Charlotte.  They have a frequent guest which claims
to be a life coach.  This life coach likes to educate folks in a simplistically devised acronym listed on the screen vertically.  Beside each letter is a description meant to guide behavior.

It is a simplistic but clever way to present oneself as an answer man.

Trouble comes when I email him so as to inform him of material he uses incorrectly.
On this particular occasion scripture from the books of Samuel had been appropriated for lesson giving.
It was used inaccurately and worse no attribution to God's power was offered.  Once I posted the correction to his email addy, my message was kicked back to me as undeliverable.

This is just one example of being blocked in such a manner.  I am working on a double digit list of being blocked.  In all honesty the reality is frustrating.  However, when I focus on what the Lord and Savior Jesus endured for expressing God's truth, I check myself for the frustration.  I take refuge in Galatians 1: 6-9.
Paul says men that would teach the wrong Gospel of Truth shall be accursed twice!

When I see misappropriation of God's word, I discern if it is honest error for misunderstanding, or whether it is a manipulative use for self gain.  The two are very different and must be dealt with differently.
Informing is done humbly, and kindly.  Rebuke is neither.  So it is no wonder being blocked is the result.

Before I studied the word of God, I spoke truthfully about mankind's truth.  There too I met with blacklisting.
Truth is often sought, but never accepted.  Usually truth sought is a matter of acceptable convenience for man.  When the truth becomes known as it always does, those accepting the reality of believing in the wrong truth is never really the majority.

I don't complain about being rejected.  I do however marvel at the dynamic.  The world seeks solutions to problems, but will not accept solutions.  Maybe it is because they don't truthfully understand their own contribution to the problem.

I am fortunate I can make a wage for a skill that doesn't involve discerning the foolishness of men.
This way I can earn a living.

I believe in life promised by Christ in eternity. I don't enjoy arguing truth for the sake of those unaware of their consequences.  None of that stand makes my life any easier.  But even as my life isn't easy for doing so, eternity separated from God is something I wish for nobody.  That is the battlefield.  Apparently the prince of the air, (Satan) is doing just as students of Christ were taught.  Deceiving the masses.

Blocked.  Unwilling to know the truth.

Unprofited Prophet.

Foolish Men

Romans 2: 20

An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which have a form of knowledge and of truth in the law.

Corinthians 1: 19-20

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring nothing to the understanding of the prudent.
Where is the wise, where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

It wasn't but just a few years ago that our country and the world determined a coming destruction for mankind's carbon footprint.  You recall former Vice President Al Gore and his predictions of the world ending.  He mentioned that polar ice caps would melt and the result would be flooding of coastal cities and low lying lands like Florida.  Don't you recall all the new legislation implemented to combat a problem that Al Gore wasn't sure could even save us?  Billions of dollars were appropriated to our condition of crisis.

This is the example spoken to in the first scripture within Romans.  Did you know Al Gore was a professor?
Aren't those that took his advice the babes with a form of knowledge in a truth of law man ascribed?

In Corinthians we are living in the destruction of wisdom from the formerly wise.  What can all those that claimed global warming as a truth say now?  Just this year we have seen two polar vortexes which are freezing the crops in low lying lands previously thought to be submerged from polar cap melting.

Where is the wise?  Where is the scribe?  Well there were scribes and wise men.  I was one of them and I did write of Al Gore's foolishness.  That writing was published in a book named Hypocronance.

The words are written on page 66-67.

Men or mankind lacking understanding of God's written word are highly susceptible to the foolish rantings of celebrity know it alls.

The leadership of our current president is unsatisfactory. By each day we live it becomes more apparent
that what was mentioned in 2010 in the same book is truth.  Today more folks are seeing the truth, and they are angry because they found themselves on the wrong side of truth revealed.  They wanted to believe that Obama was a great leader and voted their desire.  Now that they see they were wrong...  oh well nobody likes to be proven wrong.  But to suggest that Obama was less than a satisfactory leader when it wasn't known as I did, left me in a very unpopular position.  Many friends departed, as did family.  Have they
accepted the truth and sought to rebuild a relationship they cast away?  Not as of yet.

The climate control wasn't the only foolishness God laughed at for man's wisdom.
There are countless subjects on which scribes wrote of concerning man's folly.  But where were the scribes?
We were here, but we were ignored, or ridiculed, even blacklisted.
To this day the news that promoted Al Gore as godlike for his Nobel Peace Prize winning concerning climate
will say nothing of it while they report on frigid weather embracing the lower 48 states.
How many war theaters is our country in today?  Keep in mind Obama was given the Nobel Peace Prize for
what?  Peaceful Leadership?  That was even before he began to lead the country.

I have considered what is yet to come concerning our future.  I have not been instructed as to how to be specific, or I am to self interested in my own condition to be worthy of writing Holy Spirit gift of prophesy these days.  Maybe I am weakened as Jeremiah was, I am not sure.
Generally speaking the condition for men ahead isn't good.  I read the words of God and see our present actions coming alive in God's prophesy.  Our country and culture doesn't make the connection.  In fact they
hate the consideration of knowing God's words.

The four pillars on this earth that are under the control of the prince of the air (Satan) are politics, finance, education and religion.  The prince of the air has so much control in each of these pillars that any bottom-up correction seems impossible.  As Satan is the great deceiver, it is likely that the controlling influences of these pillars will begin to attack each other as chaos and confusion grow.  Then the time will be ripe for the antichrist to appear.  This false messiah will make peace, offer security, and satisfy the fears of men.
Then once he is ready to claim influence over people in confidence the need for the True King will arrive.

In history prophets were killed so the peoples could move ahead without being reminded of their error.
I am quite literally alive and rejected.  I am not upset or even mad for the rejection.  How could I be?
God uses us as He wills.  My needs are met even if I wish for better living.

I woke up this morning to walk my dogs, and as I shivered in the brutal cold; the Holy Spirit reminded me of Man's foolishness.  The foolishness of men people will no longer remember to mention.
I pray for Al Gore.  He might be a very lonely and wanting man in his 30,000 sq ft mansion living in Tennessee wondering about heating it in these bitterly cold days, making all of his once wise words completely foolish.

Here is a link of writing if you wish to test prophetic writings I speak to on this post.
 http://www.mymuttpublications.net/179935406

Unprofited Prophet

Lyrics lacking music

For a time I have listened to Gospel music.
Some of it I liked, some not so much.
As I listened I wondered why God's word couldn't have
an overview from beginning till now.

Here are the words:

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny

Angels knew men,

Giants were born

God’s creation corrupted

Iniquity and sin in all the land

God’s repentance came alive

One worthy of salvation,

all else to die.

His covenant to Noah,

a rainbow in the sky.

Truth ain’t a lie but it is free to deny

Another promise made long ago

Abram received from the most high God

don’t you know?

Father of nations,

Abraham you will be,

just because you have faith in Me.

Your descendents will be numbered as the stars in the sky

Isaac will be from your flesh in old age,

Then Jacob I’ll call, ‘Israel’ will pave the way.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny

Joseph will live in a land unafraid

He’ll rule over foreigners

serving the promise the most high God made.

400 years God’s people grew.

Changes in time they forgot truth,

misery and bondage was what they knew.

Moses killed for knowing a lie,

Set on the desert certain to die, he wandered his way into a life.

Truth ain’t a lie, but its free to deny

Moses learned to be less than he was

A Sheppard of flocks he lived by the day,

searching his purpose by the stars of the night

he happened upon a curious sight.

A glow in the mountain above the plain

grumblings in the clouds, seemed profane.

Against warnings he climbed, they thought him insane.

Atop the mount burned a bush with a voice

I AM THAT I AM, you have no choice.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

Moses gave to the folks I AM and His Laws

From the most high God to the Almighty IAM

Moses and his people of Israel wandered the land.

By great and mighty miracles they escaped Pharoah’s dreadful fate

In 40 years of wilderness some began to hate.

In keeping His promise to Abraham nations so great

I AM had to separate wheat from chaff.

Those that murmured and rebelled

were culled out of Israel, into hell.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

Same side of the Jordan River is where Moses got lost.

Joshua took up where Moses left off

Delivered his people to Promised Land across

War was before them, all of which I AM told

Victory after victory a great nation, all to behold.

12 tribes to their inheritance as promised to be

Israel prospered for a time as they lived free.

Rebellion to the law demanded, judges, profits and priests

Up until the nation of Israel demanded a king.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

A king was anointed,

but I Am put it to cost

Your king will take from you,

making you realize loss.

The king will take sons, daughters,  

best of your fields,

vineyards, crops and servants

a tenth of your wealth.

Your new king is Saul toast his health.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

In the law I AM gave many did strive

Living wrongly or rightly all men died.

In the struggles of life under His Law

The peoples’ greatness came to his great flaw.

Sam told Saul the will of Almighty I AM.

Kill the enemy and all that they own.

In victory Saul’s anointing came to an end,

Spoils he kept for favor of his men.

Pride was his sin before his fall.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

I AM instructed Sam to find a man of His Heart

Go to see Jesse that is where you’ll start.

Seven sons before Sam, none were I AM’s choice.

Sam said to Jesse none of these will do.

The youngest a Sheppard was out in the field

they sent for him, God’s will revealed.

For his youth and care, I AM declared

Arise and anoint him,

This is he, whom my Spirit will be heir.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

King Saul had a demon in his head

It was the harp of David from which the demon fled.

Relieved of one torment Saul faced another

Goliath a giant challenges Israel’s wonder.

No man of the nation knew braveness that day

Along came David on Jesse’s errand

Food for his brothers, no harp in hand.

The giant cried out taunting the men

From David’s sling one stone was the Giants end.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

David a Sheppard with a harp and sling

A mighty warrior Israel sings

Thousand of the enemy undone by Saul

Ten Thousand of the enemies by David’s hand fall.

The king’s jealously is David’s fate

He did nothing but run from ruling hate.

Twice he refused to end the king’s life

Loyalty to I AM’s king

meant more than his own strife.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

Because I AM favored David

David’s sin of murder and adultery

left him with evil against his house.

His wives’ taken by a neighbor

for David to see

He also lost the son of adultery.

David from his sin was free.

A son of peace and perfect

Solomon came from I AM.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

Night at Gibeon, Solomon slept

All the laws of I AM he kept

So In Solomon’s dream I AM crept.

What shall I give the son of David?

Lord God most high

Give thy servant a heart of understanding

To discern wrong from right

keeping your peoples upright

worthy for my father David’s delight.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

Solomon’s wisdom

marvel of the world.

Peace foretold,

fortunes unknown,

a perfection in namesake

I AM directed.

Lust of idols against I AM’s command

Solomon lost kingship of the land.

Rehoboam retained Judah, Jeroboam king of ten tribes

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

Kings are men and men will sin

Israel’s disobedience a downward spin.

Most High’s promise to Abraham must be kept

I AM chose Elijah as His elect.

Cake and oil for a widow

Return of her son’s life

Challenge to false prophets

Cost them their lives

I AM’s righteousness shown in Elijah’s ways

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

Before Elijah was taken up

Elisha asked for twice his heart.

Asked for and answered before Elijah’s depart

Elisha became the first of many knowing IAM’s heart.

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekial and Daniel

Major prophets Israel wouldn’t understand.

Hosea to Malachi I AM’s patience did stand.

Enduring enslavement from Babylon till Rome

Nation of Israel could not get to home.

Truth is a lie, but it is free to deny.

From the foundations of creation

The Most High God, I AM,

Yaheveh, our Father above

Sent perfection in flesh,

Yeshua the savior walking under a dove.

From Adam announced by John Jesus was sent

Miracles and wisdom all that heaven’s creation could present.

Reconciliation to God men could be free

Repent my children eternity is yours here with Me.

Truth ain’t a lie, but it is free to deny.

I'll be presenting these words to select folks I know in the music realm.

The marriage of melody and words is open to any.

The Holy Spirit will see to what he designs.

Unprofited Prophet

Windows to the Soul

This morning I woke to my daily rituals.
As I walked the dogs greeting the day, my eyes couldn't escape beauty of the morning sky
I had never seen before.  It is sure that rain is coming because of the morning red skies.  However, the red
was so much more than red.  A pink, orange and crimson blend of light was framed by the coolness of a turquoise blue licked by purple and gray from mountains below and clouds above.  I knew immediately I had never seen such a sky before!  Truly I was grateful.  A brief glimpse of spectacular beauty unusual for these many recent days. 

The dog's need was met and the coffee brewed earlier was ready for consumption. The next work of the day was in front of me.  A job I have been on for one reason or another isn't in operation.  I keep seeking work presenting myself for opportunities many others seek as well.  Prosperity is not abundant.  I can only ask of the Father to show me His ways.

I sipped on the coffee prepared thankful for the warm comfort in my hands.  It took some time for me to realize a prayer was being answered.  God's ways demanded a search for scripture to consider and write of for my own clarity.

The scripture I was thinking on is contained in the book of John.  Upon examination I realized the account of the scripture put on my mind, meant more than the specific detail which pulled me to research.  The detail was Jesus giving sight to the man whose eyes were anointed with mud.

I have read the account of John 9 several times.  This day I was given revelation I had never understood before.  Maybe it was the newness I witnessed of a morning sunrise, maybe it is the answering of the prayer I have sought for a while.

Jesus and His Apostles were walking by this man blind from birth.  The Apostles asked Jesus whose sin was the reason for the man's blindness?  Was it his or was it his parent's sin?  Obviously the Apostles were thinking of an assumption common to the day.  There must be a cause for his condition.  Such was the thinking of those living under the law of Moses.

Now imagine the never heard response to the Apostles Jesus mentioned for an answer.
Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be manifest in him.
The Apostles had seen many miracles as written earlier in the Gospel of John, so what was new about this miracle?

Unlike immediate miracles Jesus previously showed the masses, this miracle required a following of directions after a very specific application of hands on anointing.  Witnesses that knew the man wondered how he had gained sight.  His explanations made it all the way to the leaders which weren't believing that Jesus was who he claimed to be.  The leaders even questioned the man's parents to validate that he was blind from birth.  What was even more amazing that the man with restored sight only knew Jesus by name, he had never seen Jesus.  It wasn't until later that he did come to see Jesus and believe that he was the Son of God, thereby falling to his knees and worshiping him.

Jesus wasn't yet done.  John 9: 39-41 explains the account.

For judgment I am come into this world, that they which not may see, and that they which see might be made blind.
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
Jesus said unto them,  If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

The blind man never saw until Jesus interacted.  He never asked either for restored vision.  But as he did come to see for others to wonder he replied Jesus put mud on my eyes and told me wash them, then I saw.
That was his testimony to anyone wanting to know.  His sight was his coupon to faith and believing.
Others unwilling to believe his account were unwilling to accept that God was in the flesh in front of their very eyes plain to see.

Imagine that one of the Apostles named Thomas doubted the other Apostles accounts of be seen as risen from the dead.  This account is in John 20: 27-29  'Doubting Thomas' is the contemporary coining of the incident.

Depending on how well you understand God's plan according to what is written in scripture is demonstrated very clearly in studying this account of John 9.  What is it you see?  Do your vision senses keep you in bondage to the troubles of this world?  At what point do you believe without the advantage of seeing this world as it is?  Do you suffer from stress?  Do you find yourself in worry, unrest or fear?  If you claim to know scripture and the words of God why are you assailed by life's troubles?  What is it that you must see before your faith is as complete as the blind man with restored sight?

This world is becoming confusion.  It has been proven as incapable in solving problems.  Money is applied to the problems without any measures of success.  Men without knowing God's plan will do what comes naturally and will do so claiming to be just while living in the fruits of injustice, safety and prosperity.  Any person that can see today knows the lies and inequity of man.  Aren't our politicians doing as the Pharisees did as in the days of Jesus?  But each of them will always say God Bless America when they want money or a vote.

What do the windows of your Soul demand from you?  Do you think we can solve our own problems?  Do you hope with impossibility that our blessings as a nation will magically return to us?  Or are you of the mind that the only salvation left in days coming is a faith in God's promise?

Blessed are those that have not seen, but believe.

Unprofited Prophet

Familiar Spirits

Samuel 28:7

Then said Saul unto his servants,  Seek me a woman that has a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her.  And his servants said to him,  Behold there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.

My brethren, consider our culture today.  Look at the popularity of paranormal TV shows, and movies.
Read the entertaining books of sorcery and see the little children desire the powers of magic.
I ask of you, is this just entertainment?  When does the realm of entertainment become a prison removing us from God?

Acts 12:5

Peter was therefore kept in prison; but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

There are many scriptures that inspire us to meditate and pray to God without ceasing.  So how do we find ourselves busy in these days focusing on demonology, sorcery and witchcraft as entertainment?  Where are the pastors of the Christ's church rebuking such interests?  If we can not hear the proper ministry of God's wisdom in what to avoid, do we accept the inequity of evil as entertainment?

How many children do you suppose know plainly of Harry Potter as opposed to the prophet Samuel, or any of the Apostles teaching us the words of God?  How many parents believe that reading accounts of Harry Potter are beneficial for the child's reading comprehension in secular standards of man's wisdom?
Do these parents not know that our culture's literary foundations was taught by scriptural study?
What of the truths of wisdom taught in proverbs?  Are they more important than Satanic rituals we seek that destroy souls of the curious?

In any of the paranormal movies available to watch, what is the end result?  Terrible death.  Why is there such a curiosity of wickedness in evil forces of nature?  Why is the fiction of good and bad as a never ending battle given up to the fiction of man's creation, rather than the truth most men consider as fictitious?

In the words God has given us, there is a unseen reality of a battle within the heaven above of good and evil.
There is also a clear warning given to the reader of God's words concerning His prophecy.
Revelation 22: 18-19

Why in your church do you not hear a clear and distinct rebuke of seeking with passion the things God says to be evil?  Has our culture become so self confident we assume that seeking our entertainment is acceptable rather than seeking a worthy relationship with God?

Do you read horoscopes daily, or do you read scripture?
Why do you focus on obituaries, rather than the words from the bread of life?

My brethren I urge you to go beyond the teachings of your church for your salvation.  Ministries today do not preach relevant subjects to avoid.  Our culture is immersed in sorcery, witchcraft, demonology, numerology and never ending humanism before the ceaseless meditation and praying to God for Salvation.

Familiar Spirits are eager to take residence in your heart.  It is the Spirit of God that is already in your heart which gets neglected for the pursuing the corrupt nature of flesh overseen by evil on this earth.
The Savior Jesus was complete in casting out demons.  Some Apostles did similarly, others had not the truth to do so.  If God's servants worked so diligently in casting out demons from the evil one, why then do you invite the familiar spirits into your heart?

Unprofited Prophet

Spiritual Currency

Love is patient and kind, not jealous, not boastful, not proud, rude or selfish,

not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not gloat over other people's sins, but it does take delight in truth.

Love always bears up, always trusts, always hopes, always endures.

But for now, three things last---

trust, hope, love;

the greatest of these is love.

Pursue Love!

Many readers of God's Word know of these scriptures written by the Apostle Paul.

I wonder of those who know the words.  Knowing of such ideas is one thing, but applying them is another.

Our culture can be measured by these words of spiritual currency.

Unfortunately for our culture that measure won't be known as profitable by those charged in managing

a healthy and wealthy account for God's Kingdom to come.

Individually we may practice some traits of love's description, but as a people we have no common

agreement towards achieving the intention Paul was instructing us to practice.

If you turn on the news, what are the prevailing stories being reported?

Is truth delighted, or do we examine the failings of notable people?

What else do we see on our news?  Aren't the topics of coverage today usually about legislation, money, employment or rights?

Yesterday I read an email sent.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2014/01/establishing_a_us_state_religion.html

If you are uninterested in reading the link let me cover the subject.

A group of nuns, known as The Little Sisters of the Poor are the subject example.

These nuns look after the elderly and give them dignity at the end of their earthly existence.

They are resisting ACA legislation because of clauses in it, which go against their spiritual beliefs.

The article also expresses an opinion of what the government is doing and that it is a violation of

1st amendment rights.  I have personally interacted with the author by email in previous years and she is widely read by those claiming to be faithful.

The intention of standing up for The Little Sisters of the Poor is worthy.  To be sure this disagreement is one to pay attention of going forward.

The disagreement at hand becomes wider after the intention of standing up for the Little Sisters.

The wideness of the disagreement contains no spiritual currency.  In fact, the only currency pointed to is currency man makes important.

Money, property and liberty of expression are the values of concern.  The corrupting of these values comes by a false religion, or worship towards governance.  Even the faithful count monies lost in penalties for standing on principle.

The truth of our culture is not difficult to see.

A slight majority of people have chosen to put faith in government.  They are unaware of deceptions they accept in wrongly placed faith.  Either by ignorance of God's Word, or willing choice to dismiss the words of God, they believe that a government immersed in corruption can deliver love while hoping to trust the corruption as a benefactor.  Those of faith put the currency of man's importance forward as the contention of difference and nowhere can hope, trust and love of the Father be found.

The charitable and faithful service of The Little Sisters of the Poor is the red meat tossed into Colosseum of fleshy worship.

The Savior mentions serving God and serving money along with the failings of trying to serve both.

Matthew 6:24.  If that wasn't enough, the good doctor Luke diagnoses the same Luke 16: 9-13.  He makes the prognosis clear.  How do the faithful reconcile the wideness of the above disagreement to the Savior's instructions?

I am sure of one thing.  Our culture is immersed in currencies of man and not of God.  Faithful or not our culture demonstrates time and again that our interests are in the paranormal, sorcery and idolatry of self and of money.  Look at the TV shows on, look at the involvement of gaming in the virtual world.  Look at what our churches make important.  Isn't making contributions to churches and the like letting the left hand know what the right hand does?  Do we not report our contributions rather them keep them in secret?  How is any of this counted by those in heaven's charge of wealth considered?

Jeremiah warned Jerusalem to return to what God commanded.  He gave them warning over and over to his own detriment and it went unheeded to the cities overthrow and destruction.  Are we as a nation any different than a modern Jerusalem?  We are a debtor nation.  We have as a slight majority replaced the sovereign, almighty nature of God to a governance of men.  Even our faithful dispute the nature of man's currency rather than keep the currency of heaven.  Is our modern Babylon, China, or Russia?  Will our great Rome collapse from within?

What blessing from above can a nation count on receiving when the nation no longer looks to on high?

The issue of The Little Sisters of the Poor is adeptly being misconstrued by the prince of this earth.  Yes the devil, Satan is a scriptural lawyer that twists God's intention.  The actions of the righteous are made into fiery darts from the wicked as to ideas and manipulated reactions.  The faithful assume that the enemy is manifested as a government body full of evil doers.  What they have forgotten or misplaced is that the enemy is of principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

If our news reporters will not bring the light to those in the shadows of darkness in high places what can we expect except to remain ignorant?  What is our condition in ignorance?

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou has rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shall be no priest to me: seeing as thou have forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

As great as the claim is of our country from the faithful in being faithful it is my warning that many will be counted as goats on the left hand come the day of judgement.  The Little Sisters of the Poor will go to the right for they do as Christ instructed.  Those widening the disagreement of this issue may think their actions are righteous for vitriolic support of the sisters.  To those of self deception the Savior will say, "I Never Knew You."

This nation of ours will not endure, no matter how much we wish it to be.  Our slight majority puts faith in the nation over God.  Those claiming to know God fight over fleshy currencies, and in no place apparent is there

trust, hope or love of God's promise found except in the quiet deeds of those being made as the read meat of our fleshy Colosseum of hateful ranting.

Embrace and pursue Love!

Unprofited Prophet

no more words...

For many years I've tried to explain things to come.
Since the words took no root, I've had to focus on imagery.
Seeing as our economy has been slowed to a snail's pace, I found I had a great amount of time I wished not to spend idle. 

Because I am all about exploiting applied energies I thought about all I was seeing in our culture.
TV has become a multi-course menu format of inanity, mysticism, paranormal wonder and anything that removes us from natural truths.  So I asked myself, what must be done to befriend and embrace a world so full of distractions?

News of politics isn't news anymore.  News of entertainment isn't entertaining as it once was when Hollywood was king.  We are immersed now in remakes of old stories bent on nostalgic feel goodism.

I noticed the antics of some celebrities, notably Miley Cyrus.  As I once saw Madonna go to mediocrity, I was hopeful to offer Miley's father a potential that may be redeeming for the young woman about to cast her life away.  I've emailed the man Billy Ray Cyrus at his Blue Cadillac webpage, but I fear it is likely not updated or visited.  My thinking was simple.

Since Miley likes to show her posterior as much as she does, she may as well make a business of the show.
I also though of this new word that is a buzz called 'Twerking'.  After I inquired the meaning of the word, I made an association of another trending cultural absurdity known as hand gesticulation made popular in the #Occupy days.  You know what I am talking about.... the sign that demonstrates loving an idea.
Two hands placed together to form a heart. 
The result and culmination of this nitwitt thinking became manifest and is seen below.

It took me about 50 hours to hand embroider this prototype.
Notice I included the rainbow coloration so as to be embracing of all folks appreciating fashion.

It was my idea to get a celebrity type like Miley to make an investment in this type of clothing line for a few reasons.  Miley could Twerk Luv without disrupting her current appetites, and develop a business that may someday be profitable to her.  She could effectively employ folks without work that possess sewing skills, for a personalized desired image pre-ordered from others wanting a unique piece offered by 'Love Twerk Apparel'.  The templates could be applied to the particular garment as ordered by the customer.

The only flaw to my thinking was in the networking approach.  I assumed that a guy with an Achy Breaky Heart had any sense to improve upon his daughter's future.  Never mind any of that, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

The greater good lies in accomplishment for those with a skill set currently not being utilized.  The prototype is simple enough and so is the business idea.  In our current business climate something so simple could be the seeds needed to jump-start a pervasive growth, nobody else seems to accomplish.

Why Hollywood munchy crunchy types aren't grabbing up this idea, I can only assume they are as desperate as I thought.  I see once employed movie stars now doing stupid commercials as ambassadors for non profits, or spokespeople for the needy. 

What if one of these celebrity types saw the wisdom of such thinking as "Twerk Love Apparel' and put people back to work so that they would have a disposable income, thereby able to fund new creative screenplays so they could once again work towards for the sake of making America the land of Opportunity?

Just Twerk Love and tell the world it is on your ass!

Unprofited Prophet