WE are in a time of decision like
never before!
What then shall we choose? What is
the way that may seem right to a man and lead us to a place of destruction?
How will we know?
A test question from Mark 10
13-15a Later
they sent some of the Pharisees and some of the Herod-party to trap him in an
argument. They came up and said to him, “Master, we know that you are an honest
man and that you are not swayed by men’s opinion of you. Obviously you don’t
care for human approval but teach the way of God with the strictest regard for
truth—is it right to pay tribute to Caesar or not: are we to pay or not to
pay?”
15b But
Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said to them, “Why try this trick on me?
Bring me a coin and let me look at it.”
16 So
they brought one to him. “Whose face is this?” asked Jesus, “and whose name is
in the inscription?”
17 “Caesar’s,”
they replied. And Jesus said, “Then give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and
to God what belongs to God!”—a reply which staggered them.
We have a small community group that
meets on occasion and when we do the time is electric with words of knowledge,
wisdom and understanding beyond the flesh. (at least that is my description of
our times… iron sharpening iron on all levels and generations)
These times in which we live… election
2016 upon us in less than 70 days… a time when it seems there is no “righteous”
choice… a time when I feel as if the Lord is removing His hand from this land
that I love so dearly and feel blessed to be a citizen. (Yes, I know my full
citizenship is beyond this earthly realm… and I keep that in mind always as I
consider where I am planted for the moment.)
I read an article recently that said it
really doesn’t matter what you vote, because either win will send this country
into chaos. Is that true? Maybe… so where do I stand firm?
I stand on “soil” not seen with the physical
eyes, but known with the spiritual.
We’ve been asking some very pointed
questions in our community of late and when I saw the plumb line which had been
drawn without our even knowing it (I compiled 2 months of notes)… I was amazed
at the provision of directives. Clearly the Lord is telling us before it
happens so that we are not caught unaware. I see it!!! Dreams, visions,
prophecies, and just simply the WORD of GOD revealed to eyes that are willing
to see.
I was taken to a Scripture besides the
one I opened with by the aforementioned article…. The one about brother against
brother… you remember that one? Well I decided I needed more context so I
looked up the passage. Matthew 10… Jesus telling his disciples not to worry…
telling them what to expect … and even telling them that HE WAS SENDING them
out as sheep among wolves for HIS purposes…. Strange talk for a shepherd…
right?... unless you read it all and listen without your 2 ears. Check this out….
Maybe you’ll hear what I hear and be comforted as were the disciples who had
the opportunity of looking directly into My Jesus’ eyes as He walked among them…
I’m still thinking and may add more… but had to get this out today! Be blessed
my precious precious friends and family… HE WILL TELL US!!! And has already.
Persecution Will Come
16 “Behold,
I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents
and innocent as doves. 17 Beware of men, for they will deliver you
over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, 18 and
you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness
before them and the Gentiles. 19 When they deliver you
over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what
you are to say will be given to you in that hour. 20 For
it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21 Brother
will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will
rise against parents and have them put to death, 22 and
you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end
will be saved. 23 When
they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you
will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 “A
disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant[e]
above his master. 25 It
is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his
master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more
will they malign[f] those of his household.
Have No Fear
26 “So
have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or
hidden that will not be known. 27 What I tell you in the
dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.
28 And
do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him
who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[g]
29 Are
not two sparrows sold for a penny?[h] And
not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But
even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not,
therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. 32 So
everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my
Father who is in heaven, 33 but whoever denies me before men, I also
will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Not Peace, but a Sword
34 “Do
not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to
bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his
father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law. 36 And
a person's enemies will be those of his own household. 37 Whoever
loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son
or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever
does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever
finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find
it.
Rewards
40 “Whoever
receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. 41 The
one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's
reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous
person will receive a righteous person's reward. 42 And
whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a
disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”
PRAISING THE LORD FOR EACH OF
YOU RIGHT NOW!!!
7/3/16 asked:
“if ww3 were today what would
you be called to do?
~keep my family safe
~Decide for what we are
fighting and “comfort”
~minister in the arena to
which you are called outside as well as inside
~Figure priorities, know how
I am equipped (spiritually and physically)
~know who can be trusted
because I’ve tested the relationship
~Ask for wisdom and “circle
up the wagons”
~understand that we’ve been
safe for so long that we may not know for what we are looking… contingencies
~know what is important at
this point
~no time to be afraid… get it
done
~know the WORD of GOD in your
heart, voice of Truth
~know the gifts of yourself
and those around you and understand that the gifts of God are irrevocable
(Romans 11:29)
~circumstance will not change
the call on your life
~Discernment is imperative…
knowing beyond the world
~testify to hope
Then it was L turn
7/10/16
“How do you hear from God?”
(personally how do you hear)
~Different today (as we
mature) than from the past… and yet some things remain constant.
~1 Samuel 3… Samuel didn’t
recognize… Eli knew and had to mentor and guide to understand “WHO” was
speaking.
~3 voices: God/ours/enemy
~1 John 4:1, John 10:27
~dreams will be important …
Joel 2:28 “…daughters shall prophesy, old men shall dream dreams and your young
men shall see visions….”
~time proves.. feel through
what you “hear”…test… practice of listening… settling of my spirit in communion
and acknowledgment that I know what I am hearing and from Whom.
~God’s Word
~maturity…. Trust… discern
(KG dream… had to “mature” quickly)
Then 7/23/16 J and A close this section of our time together
“What is the next step for us
as a group… our part of the Body?”
~A’s dream: do we only
respond when it is on our doorstep? I feel like we talk a lot about “being
together”… what does that mean?
~Training? For what?
~Something is “afoot”… change
is being pushed
~Institutions are under
attack.. family, schools, churches
we need fellowship,
accountability, encouragement and strength in this place
~There comes a time to stand
~I need to know how to plan
and then I can do it
~We need each other and what
only you bring to complete our efforts… do we understand at what level of
“alert” we are?
~We are past the point of
being comfortable
~there must be “safeguards”
in place… the plan of what if this happens what do you do? Know how we each one
operate so we trust that part in this circumstance
~FAITH… that God knows and
will tell us
~corporate prayer for same
thing
~Amos 3:7 God will tell us
~the world is fear mongering…
be beyond and unaffected by that tactic
~Let go of doubt…
WORD: sometimes we need to be
aware that we will be attacked even through the things we love (not as obvious)
~We must be awake AND aware
for such a time as this so we respond and not react
I had a dream on the Thursday
after this meeting:
~I needed the color purple
~I heard “The enemy wants to
assault “togetherness’”
~What divides? Firey darts
raining down…
~researched on awakening:
What were firey darts in Jesus day?
“firey darts in the 1st
century warfare were not to kill but to DISTRACT!!!... They were to set
something on fire (supplies, living quarters, anything that was important to
opposition’s survival and success). If something important was on fire, then
they would have to leave the ranks of fighting to attend the fire… created a
weakness in the battle front.
Set fire to a roof and you
remove the authority of that house.
Isaiah 21:5
… bowed so I cannot hear
… dismayed so I cannot see
…heart staggers so I tremble
…ARISE OH PRINCES AND ANOINT
THE SHIELD!”
(shield of FAITH!!!)
-shields back then were
layers (6 deep) of skins… warriors had to maintain suppleness of the shields so
they OILED the shield every day or the shield was useless.
WORD: Firey darts
=distractions to call warriors from the battle formation
7/23/16 Ks bear, hay
bale, old lady dream.. (see previous email)
WORD: “because the playing
field has been anointed with your prayers”
J group time 2
Corinthians 5-7
~separate ourselves
~yoked together… “amongst is
not yoked”… partnership with who/what?
~Know who you are PAST what
the world says
~Godly sorrow produces
repentance, worldly sorrow bring death
~If we keep taking back the
thing from which we repent (Godly sorrow)… then it can become worldly sorrow
~My life says Who God is
~Reconciliation… take what
you know is right… Banks do not err with their numbers… when there is not a
matchup.. you look in your numbers and “reconcile” the error
WORD: know who you are and do
not lower the bar
8/14/16
K does wisdom Proverbs
2-4
~Wisdom is knowing what is
right and doing it
WORD: runners will lose
ground if they look around instead of looking towards the goal… looking around
makes us lose focus, confidence, direction, momentum and our goal. If Satan
catches us looking… he exploits the weakness.
~Knowledge… Wisdom…
Discernment (3 different things)
S’s bear dream:
See previous email… Bear left
her alone
8/21/16
W takes us to James 1
Why are we here?
What is the good and perfect
gift?
What is our image of
ourselves? Is it important? How do we see ourselves?
~Pure religion.. Visit
orphans and widows (the afflicted and lonely)
~What would a stain from the
world look like for each of us?
~What does God want from me?
You? All of us?
~How do we reach the potential
God has for us?...
~What would be a trial for
you?
~At what point to I pay
attention?
~Wisdom is asking and
believing… “as a child”
~ask then stay the course
~God’s not into making us
happy, He’s making us HOLY
~temptation does not define
you, your response to it does
E’s dream:
Bear chasing him and a group
of children into WW1 type trenches with railroad tie siding… he distracts bear
with light from flashlight.
WORD: Hears the words…
“Orphans need a home”…. (W reminds us of James 1… pure religion passage)
8/28/16
James 2 and words from J
Yeah… Ds back with us!!!
Glad you finally put on your running shoes!
~How do we provide AND
protect?
~Faith and works… somehow to
live fully means there is something beyond simply believing in faith… action
follows the belief
~What does response look
like?
~deception is rampant in all
the systems (institutions) of the world
WORD: Preserve the body
There are wolves clothed as
sheep
The devils are in the walls
(the enclosures)
The Bridgroom is coming but
the bride is NOT ready.
(A’s encouragement card…
bride preparing)
~Remember the word KG gave…
Run the race and do not look to right or left
WORD: We are being called to
do something corporately. WE will not be all we can be until we do something
together.
~knowing of God is not just
in talk, but in power
~we don’t have to “make up”
something to do.. it will be clear to all of us
Closing prayer words:
Lord.. You have taken us
again to another level… teach us, move us and we acknowledge that we want YOU
to lead us to Your Truth and our place in that.
