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    GOD'S PLAN FOR MAN

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    "He is not here: for he is risen. . ." Matthew 28:6


    Last night 12/21/21, I dreamed all night again, this time of "The Resurrection." It was the same kind of dream as "Christmas Magic," which I wrote about a few days ago.

    Update: 12/25/21: I just realized the date 12/21/21 adds up to 333, a number thought to represent Jesus Christ:     (1+2=3, 1+2=3, 2+1=3 (333). ​You can't make this stuff up.

    The dream last night about the resurrection really felt like it had something to do with the "Christmas Magic" story. Again, there were no pictures or visions that are clear to me, or that I remember, but a feeling of amazement, as if perhaps I was witnessing resurrections, and the words "The Resurrection" over and over and over again.

    Heavenly Father, hear my prayers. Let Your words flow through me, and not my own, and let Your children hear them. In Jesus' name. Amen.

    So, what was God’s plan for man? The book of Titus tells us that it was eternal life:
     
    Titus 1:2 “In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;”
     
    So, God promised [man] eternal life before the world began, and we know also that He has only thoughts of peace towards man, to give us an expected end … eternal life:
     
    “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11
     
    Amen.
     
    Now, Colossians 1 tells us that everything was created,
     
    BY HIM
     
    THROUGH HIM
     
    FOR HIM, and
     
    IN HIM
     
    Colossians 1
     
    16 “For by Him all things were created in heaven and on earth, [things] visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [that is, by His activity] and for Him.
     
    17 And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.]
     
    Think of it like a movie: God is the creator/writer and director, and everyone and everything, earthly and heavenly beings, is there to perform God’s Will, like actors in His movie.
     
    BY HIM
     
    THROUGH HIM
     
    FOR HIM, and
     
    IN HIM
     
    His Will, before the world began, was that man, who was created from the dust of the earth, would have access to eternal life. So, every life force in the universe is pushing man towards God’s Will, from one degree of glory to more glory, from imperfection to perfection [which is eternal life].
     
    “And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18
     
    Every life force in heaven and in ​and on earth is pushing man towards God’s Will, including Satan and his minions.
     
    Think of God's Plan like a movie, God's movie. At first viewing of God’s movie, Satan and his minions appear to be the antagonists in the movie, the evil villains, and by all rights and definition, they are evil. The real antagonist in the movie, however, is sin and through sin, death.
     
    Now, we know from scripture that God is perfect, and everything He created is good:
     
    God is perfect: "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." Matthew 5:48

    And, everything He created is good: “For everything God has created is good. . .” 1 Timothy 4:4
     
    Therefore, we should have faith to believe that Satan was created exactly how God planned it: Perfect in all his ways until iniquity was found in him. “Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.” Ezekiel 28:15

    Is this not why even the Archangel Michael dared not accuse the devil (Satan), but simply said, "The Lord rebuke you"? Jude 1:9

    Jude 1

    8 "Nevertheless in the same way, these dreamers [who are dreaming that God will not punish them] also defile the body, and reject [legitimate] authority, and revile and mock angelic majesties.

    9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil (Satan), and arguing about the body of Moses, did not dare bring an abusive condemnation against him, but [simply] said, 'The Lord rebuke you!'

    10 But these men sneer at anything which they do not understand; and whatever they do know by [mere] instinct, like unreasoning and irrational beasts—by these things they are destroyed."

    But these men sneer at anything which they do not understand . . . by these things they are destroyed. Jude 1:10

    In other words, we should not sneer at things we do not understand in God's Word, lest by so doing, we destroy ourselves.

    How could we be 'born again,' unless we first died? 

    1 Corinthians 15

    35 "But someone will say, 'How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body will they come?' 

    36 You fool! Every time you plant seed you sow something that does not come to life [germinating, springing up and growing] unless it first dies."

    It took me a little minute to understand what he was saying, but if you think about it, when you plant a seed, the outer shell must die for the seed to break through and grow. Right now, we are still in our seed, our shell. Our outer shell must die, our flesh, so that we can come to life in Jesus Christ, the resurrection.

    So, we were created perfect, like God, in light and love, planted in the dirt and raised up with God's breathe. Now, through sin and death, we die, spiritually and literally, and are 'born again' in Christ, whom is the Word made flesh.

    How many people know that God never promised in His Word a good time for bad people? The way of the ungodly will perish. Psalm 1:6  -  It will not be a good time for the wicked. The Bible is clear on this fact.
     
    God is good, all the time - to His chosen people - but, when He comes again, the ungodly will perish.
     
    His children, however, are protected from harm in Jesus Christ: Jesus said, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:19

    If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior, God has given you an engraved invitation, written in the blood of His only begotten son. Did you RSVP by accepting Him and believing in Him? Have you surrendered your life in full obedience to God?

    God promised eternal life before the world began, but “Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God . . .” 1 Corinthians 15:50
     
    Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, except through eternal life, also called ‘the resurrection,’ who is Jesus Christ.
     
    “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” John 11:25
     
    JESUS CHRIST IS THE RESURRECTION!!
     
    In other words, through God's brilliant plan for man, sin entered the world, which is the antagonist (the bad guy) in His movie, and through sin death entered, through death, eternal life in the resurrection, which is Jesus Christ, whom is the protagonist (the good guy) in the movie. 

    “Jesus says unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life [the resurrection]: no man comes unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6
     
    Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection, is God’s promise of eternal life before the world began. We are ‘born again’ now through His Word, His system on earth, but later, at the end, we will be ‘born again,’ in the resurrection, who is Jesus Christ.
     
    “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 now or then!

    How can we be ‘born again' unless we first die, to be resurrected incorruptible and immortal, and to ascend on the clouds with Jesus? “For this corruptible [man] must put on incorruption, and this mortal [man] must put on immortality.” 1 Corinthians 15:53

    God's movie is unique, in that our free will lets us write our ending: In both endings, man dies; there is no escaping that, but in one ending, death leads us through the fire, and in the other ending, death leads to eternal life, the resurrection, who is Jesus Christ.

    Which ending do you choose? Bow to Jesus and confess to God now . . .

    "    For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God." Romans 14:11

    GOD IS GOOD - ALL THE TIME!

    All glory and honor and praise and thanksgiving to God, Most High, the creator of the heavens and the earth.

    ​Amen!

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    REJOICE IN THE LORD!

    ​As believers in the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ, WE ARE the light of the world.

    Matthew 5:14-16     “You are the light of [Christ to] the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and [recognize and honor and] glorify your Father who is in heaven." Hallelujah!


    As believers in Christ, we know from scripture that temptation is common to human (mankind) experience, but that God will not let us be tempted beyond our ability to resist. Hallelujah! Praise God.

    We also know that if we remain steadfast until the end (resist the temptation of sin), we will be saved. Thank you, Jesus!

    1 Corinthians 10

    13 No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist], but along with the temptation He [has in the past and is now and] will [always] provide the way out as well, so that you will be able to endure it [without yielding, and will overcome temptation with joy].

    14 Therefore, my beloved, run [keep far, far away] from [any sort of] idolatry [and that includes loving anything more than God, or participating in anything that leads to sin and enslaves the soul]."


    Pray that we all remain steadfast under the trials and tribulations and temptations  of human life, life in the flesh, for we know that if we persevere in righteousness (repentance, obedience to God) until the end, we will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised:

    "Blessed [happy, spiritually prosperous, favored by God] is the man who is steadfast under trial and perseveres when tempted; for when he has passed the test and been approved, he will receive the [victor’s] crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him." ​ James 1:12

    Matthew 24

    11 "Many false prophets will appear and mislead many.

    12 Because lawlessness is increased, the love of most people will grow cold.

    13 But the one who endures and bears up [under suffering] to the end will be saved.

    14 This good news of the kingdom [the gospel] will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end [of the age] will come."


    Pray that God's children have a renewing and a refreshing of Spirit, so that we do not become salt that has lost its taste, but that our light always shines brightly, so that men may see our good deeds and glorify our Father who is in heaven! Praise God! Amen!
    ​
    Matthew 5

    13 “You are the [d]salt of the earth; but if the salt has [e]lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people [when the walkways are wet and slippery].

    14 “You are the light of [Christ to] the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

    15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

    16 Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and [recognize and honor and] glorify your Father who is in heaven."

    1. Matthew 5:13 In ancient times salt was often used as a preservative. Similarly, followers of Christ are to preserve both the gospel message and Christian values in the secular world.
    2. Matthew 5:13 The salt from the Dead Sea contains impurities that affect its qualities as a seasoning and as a preservative.


    Finally, no matter what life throws at us, we know that no mountain is too high because the Lord is our strength, and he has made our feet steady.

    A Prayer of Habakkuk

    A Prayer for the Times

    Habakkuk 3 (AMP)

    17 "    Though the fig tree does not blossom

    And there is no fruit on the vines,

    Though the yield of the olive fails

    And the fields produce no food,

    Though the flock is cut off from the fold

    And there are no cattle in the stalls,

    18 Yet I will [choose to] rejoice in the Lord;

    I will [choose to] shout in exultation in the [victorious] God of my salvation!

    19 The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army];

    He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet

    And makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my [e]high places [of challenge and responsibility]."

    Footnote: www.biblegateway.com

    (e) Habakkuk 3:19 The troubled times of life may actually be the “high places” of spiritual growth for the believer who remains stable when tested by God.


    ​He is my rock and my fortress

    And I will choose to

    ​REJOICE IN THE LORD!

    Praise God! Hallelujah! Thank you, Jesus. Amen
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    Esau was the firstborn, but God loved Jacob (Israel)!

    Ever wonder why Jacob (Israel) was born grasping Esau's heel? "Afterward his brother came out, and his hand grasped Esau’s heel, so he was named Jacob (one who grabs by the heel, supplanter). Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them." Genesis 25:26

    Or, ever wonder why Esau gave away his birthright for a bowl of red lentil stew?

    Genesis 25

    29 "Jacob had cooked [reddish-brown lentil] stew [one day], when Esau came from the field and was famished; 

    30 and Esau said to Jacob, 'Please, let me have a quick swallow of that red stuff there, because I am exhausted and famished.' For that reason Esau was [also] called Edom (Red). 

    31 Jacob answered, 'First sell me your birthright (the rights of a firstborn).' 

    32 Esau said, 'Look, I am about to die [if I do not eat soon]; so of what use is this birthright to me?' 

    33 Jacob said, 'Swear [an oath] to me today [that you are selling it to me for this food]'; so he swore [an oath] to him, and sold him his birthright. 

    34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and got up and went on his way. In this way Esau scorned his birthright.'"

    Or, even why Esau lost his inheritance, when Jacob and Rebecca tricked Isaac into giving Jacob the blessing of the firstborn?

    Genesis 27

    5 "But Rebekah overheard what Isaac said to Esau his son; and when Esau had gone to the open country to hunt for game that he might bring back,

    6 Rebekah said to Jacob her [younger and favorite] son, “Listen carefully: I heard your father saying to Esau your brother,

    7 ‘Bring me some game and make me a savory and delicious dish [of meat], so that I may eat it, and declare my blessing on you in the presence of the Lord before my death.’

    8 So now, my son, listen [carefully] to me [and do exactly] as I command you.

    9 Go now to the flock and bring me two good and suitable young goats, and I will make them into a savory dish [of meat] for your father, the kind he loves [to eat].

    10 Then you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before his death. 

    11 Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, 'Listen, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth [skinned] man.

    12 Suppose my father touches me and feels my skin; then I will be seen by him as a cheat (imposter), and I will bring his curse on me and not a blessing.'”

    Why would God let these things happen?

    Well, because God loved Jacob! And, He knows our hearts!

    Jeremiah 17:10

    “I, the Lord, search and examine the mind,

    I test the heart,

    To give to each man according to his ways,

    According to the results of his deeds."

    Hebrews 12:16 "Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright."

    And, just as Cain was evil in the sight of God:

    Genesis 4

    3 And in the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground. 

    4 But Abel brought [an offering of] the [finest] firstborn of his flock and the fat portions. And the Lord had respect (regard) for Abel and for his offering; 

    5 but for Cain and his offering He had no respect. So Cain became extremely angry (indignant), and he looked annoyed and hostile. 

    6 And the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? And why do you look annoyed? 

    7 If you do well [believing Me and doing what is acceptable and pleasing to Me], will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well [but ignore My instruction], sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you [to overpower you], but you must master it.”

    So, too, was Esau evil in the sight of God, and Jacob loved:

    Malachi 1

    God’s Love for Jacob

    1 "The oracle (burdensome message) of the word of the Lord to Israel through [My messenger] Malachi.

    2 'I have loved you,' says the Lord. But you say, 'How and in what way have You loved us?' 'Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?' declares the Lord. 'Yet I loved Jacob (Israel);

    3 but [in comparison with My love for Jacob] I have hated Esau (Edom), and I have made his mountains a wasteland, and have given his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.'

    4 Though [impoverished] Edom says, 'We have been beaten down, but we will return and build up the ruins.' Thus says the Lord of hosts, 'They may build, but I will tear down; and men will call them the Wicked Territory, the people against whom the Lord is indignant forever.'

    5 Your own eyes will see this and you will say, 'The Lord is great and shall be magnified beyond the border of Israel!'"
    ​
    What can we learn from all of this? I think God's reprimand to Cain, when Cain was sullen and angry because God did not accept his offering, says it all:

    Genesis 4:7 "If you do well [believing Me [God] and doing what is acceptable and pleasing to Me], will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well [but ignore My instruction], sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you [to overpower you], but you must master it.”  

    Choose God! Repent, confess your sins, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.

    ​Hallelujah to the Lamb of God! Praise God! Amen.
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    Choose God

    You know those people who say God is a myth, a fairy tale, sky daddy? First, if you know God, you know you know God. The more God plays out in my daily life, the more I want to shout it from the housetops!!

    Over the last couple of years, God has been very active in my life, to say the least. My journey has been from full-blown, active and willing sinner, to faithful servant of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and our heavenly Father.

    God gave my husband and I messages last year, however, of which I did not write about, because, as I have said before, sadly, I do not have the faith of a mustard seed.

    But, no matter how stiff-necked (stubborn) man is, if God has a Word to be said, He will insure it is said. Hallelujah! Praise God!

    This story begins in 2020.

    Last year, God gave my husband a vision of a silo, and he started talking about building a silo. We soon realized that was not feasible, primarily because we do not have room to grow enough of anything to fill a silo. But, God had planted the seed in our thoughts and hearts, and, almost simultaneously, God put a spirit of preparing (storing food and necessities) in me. I struggled with this concept at first, because Jesus said, “But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:” Matthew 6:20

    Then, God gave me a vision one night: I was washing dishes, and I began washing with a large, full bottle of dish detergent, and when I was through washing, the bottle was half empty. That would be a lot of dishes. So, I then knew that God was having us store food, because a time was coming when people would need it.

    All of this happened last year, and we have been prepping ever since then. I bought a dehydrator, and then two dehydrators. Recently, I bought a pressure canner. 

    In addition to storing food, I was drawn to learning about medicinal, delicious and nutritious weeds that grow in the backyard, and even cultivating some weeds, and collecting seeds from them for next year. And, we planted 13 fruit trees. 

    Now, everyone may not have room to grow all of that outside, but you do not need to have a lot of room. We also started learning to cultivate food inside the house. We actually started hydroponics a few years ago, to see how it would go, and, surprisingly, the plants got big over the winter, but then I planted them outside in the spring. But, I now know for sure that I can grow brassica (broccoli, cabbage, etc.) greens inside the house, in water.... and also in dirt (in the house). The leaves of the broccoli plant are just as delicious and nutritious as the actual broccoli itself.

    So, plant a tree . . . or, even a weed, grow something, inside or outside! 

    Now, what does the Bible say about famine in the land?

    Seven Years of Feast - Seven Years of Famine

    Genesis 41

    29 "Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

    30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

    31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous."

    This morning, God showed me the following Scripture from Jeremiah 14, which is in line with God's Word to me at the beginning of the year regarding Jeremiah 4. You can read about it by clicking here. The entire Book of Jeremiah describes God's wrath to come, but Jeremiah 4 and Jeremiah 14, is what He has shown me.

    Famine and the False Prophets

    Jeremiah 14

    False Prophets

    13 "But I said, Alas, Lord God! Behold, the [false] prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword nor will you have famine, but I [the Lord] will give you lasting peace in this place.’ 

    14 Then the Lord said to me, 'The [counterfeit] prophets are prophesying lies in My Name. I have neither sent them nor authorized them nor spoken to them. They are prophesying to you made-up visions [pretending to call forth responses from handmade gods], a worthless divination and the deceit of their own mind.

    15 Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the [false] prophets who are prophesying in My Name, although I did not send them—yet they keep saying, 'Sword and famine shall not be in this land’: by sword and famine those prophets shall meet their end and be consumed.

    16 And the people to whom they are prophesying will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and sword; and they will have no one to bury them—neither them, nor their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters. For I will pour out their [own] wickedness on them [and not only on the imposters posing as prophets, for the people could not have been deceived without their own consent].'"


    The Blameless Will be Satisfied

    Psalm 37

    16 "Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]

    Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).

    17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken,

    But the Lord upholds and sustains the righteous [who seek Him].

    18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless,

    And their inheritance will continue forever.

    19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,

    And in the days of famine they will have plenty and be satisfied."

    20 But the wicked (ungodly) will perish,

    And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures and like the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke],

    They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

    21 The wicked borrows and does not pay back,

    But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.

    22 For those blessed by God will [at last] inherit the land,

    But those cursed by Him will be cut off."


    "The Lord knows the days of the blameless . . . And in the days of famine they will have plenty and be satisfied."


    Acts 3

    19 "So repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God—seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord [restoring you like a cool wind on a hot day];

    20 and that He may send [to you] Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you,

    21 whom heaven must keep until the time for the [complete] restoration of all things about which God promised through the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.

    22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your countrymen; you shall listen to Him and obey everything He tells you.

    23 And it will be that every person that does not listen to and heed that Prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’

    24 Indeed, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also announced these days.

    25 You are the sons (descendants) of the prophets and [heirs] of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed (descendant) all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’

    26 It was for you first of all that God raised up His Servant and Son [Jesus], and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.”


    Matthew 13:15

    "'For this nation’s heart has grown hard,

    And with their ears they hardly hear,

    And they have [tightly] closed their eyes,

    Otherwise they would see with their eyes,

    And hear with their ears,

    And understand with their heart, and turn [to Me]

    And I would heal them [spiritually].’"


    Isaiah 45:17 

    "Israel has been saved by the Lord

    With an everlasting salvation;

    You will not be put to shame or humiliated for all eternity."

    ​
    Isaiah 45:22 “Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other."


    Choose God and His only begotten son, Jesus Christ, or Go To Hell. There is no other choice.
    ​

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    Oh, Heavenly Father, living God, most gracious, just and merciful, we pray that You continue to shine Your Light on the heavens and the earth, exposing all darkness, from east to west and north to south. Shine Your Light into the hearts of Your children, waking them out of their slumber in Jesus.

    Father, I thank you for waking me up, and for not giving up on me. You are a patient and loving Father, and we know that you want all of your sheep to find the way back to Your Flock. We pray for Your Great Awakening of the World, and the Great Harvest promised by You through Your Word and Prophets, thirty-, sixty- or an hundredfold. Hallelujah! 

    Father, we pray that Your children everywhere find you, come back to you, and are healed, before the fury of your recompense on the World.

    Father, we know we have broken your laws and our sins have separated us from you. We are truly sorry, and now we want to turn away from our past sinful life toward you.

    Please forgive us, and help us avoid sinning again. We believe that your son, Jesus Christ, died for our sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears our prayers. We invite Jesus to become the Lord of our lives, to rule and reign in our hearts, from this day forward.

    Please send your Holy Spirit to help us obey You, and to do Your Will for the rest of our lives.

    We pray for all of these things in Jesus' name.

    Hallelujah! Praise God, Most High, the Great I Am, the creator of the heavens and the earth, our heavenly Father. 

    Amen! Amen! Amen!
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    Recently, I heard that if you read the Bible from start to finish, and pray, God would give you revelations about His Word.

    Psalm 1:1-2

    1 "Blessed is the man . . . 2 . . . (whose) delight is in the law of the Lord, And on His law [His precepts and teachings (commandments)] he meditates day and night."

    "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou know not." Jeremiah 33:3

    Did you know that reading God's Word, the Bible, is how He talks to us, and that prayer is how we talk to Him? These two combined are how we open up the communication airways for God to show us great and mighty things.

    Anyway, so I started reading the Bible, Genesis, about 10 days ago. Somewhere around Deuteronomy is when things got supernaturally weird. I mean, our God is a supernatural God, right? And, His Word is alive! Hebrews 4:12

    Now, before this incident, the only Biblical veil I was aware of was the veil Moses used to cover God's glory (Shekinah) that radiated from his face after leaving God's presence. 34 . . . "    When he came out and he told the Israelites what he had been commanded [by God], 35 the Israelites would see the face of Moses, how his skin shone [with a unique radiance]. So Moses put the veil on his face again until he went in to speak with God." Exodus 34

    Around the weekend of August 21, 2021, during Hurricane Henri, which hit areas of the northeast hard, but pretty much missed us, I felt very oppressed, depressed, suppressed and repressed, and my husband felt it as well, even to a greater degree.

    ​Now, I am a firm believer that people turn to God the most in despair, so sitting next to my husband at the computer desk, I grabbed his hand and began praying out loud. It was not long before we were both sobbing, as I was trying to get the words out. Repenting, begging for forgiveness, crying out for His Glory. Of course, I had no specific idea of why I was doing that, at that moment. I now believe God (God's Spirit) willed it. 

    Later that night, when we talked about it again, I said it felt like a veil over me, and my husband agreed, it felt like a veil. We went to bed, and had an uneventful sleep.

    I believe it was a couple of days later, around August 23, my husband said, the veil is gone, and I agreed.

    "but whenever a person turns [in repentance and faith] to the Lord, the veil is taken away." 1 Corinthians 3:16

    God is Great All The Time, and He is Truly Amazing! Hallelujah! Praise God! 

    Fast forward about five days. I am still reading the Bible start to finish, and I am up to Joshua now, and I came across the following Scripture:

    2 Corinthians 3

    14 "    But [in fact] their minds were hardened [for they had lost the ability to understand]; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed [only] in Christ. 

    15 But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil [of blindness] lies over their heart; 

    16 but whenever a person turns [in repentance and faith] to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

    17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty [emancipation from bondage, true freedom].

    18 And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror (reflection) the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit."

    "We . . . reflect the Lord's Glory." 2 Corinthians 3:18

    All Glory and Praise to God in the Highest. Hallelujah! Thank you, heavenly Father, for all of our blessings, of which we were unworthy sinners, but are now redeemed through the blood of Jesus Christ.

    Thank you, Jesus, my Savior!

    ​Amen! Amen! Amen!
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    Throughout God's Holy Word (the Bible), He routinely blesses man for his obedience, and curses him for disobedience. "Our God is a consuming fire" Hebrews 12:29, and He will not tolerate disobedience. "It is a fearful and terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God [incurring His judgment and wrath]." Hebrews 10:31

    After 40 years being led through the wilderness by the Lord, the Israelites were finally ready to take possession of the land promised by God to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel), a land flowing with milk and honey. God promises great blessings if they keep all His commandments, but, also, great punishment for disobedience.

    I mean, if we really think about it, no one should wonder why the world is in its current state of affairs. In Genesis 6:5-6, "The Lord saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually. The Lord regretted that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was [deeply] grieved in His heart."

    God loves us, though. We are His peculiar people, created by Him and for Him, in His likeness and image, and paid for with a hefty ransom, the blood of His only begotten son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

    His Peculiar People: 1 Peter 2:9 "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;"

    Created By Him and For Him: Colossians 1:16 "For by Him all things were created in heaven and on earth, [things] visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him and for Him."

    In His Likeness and Image: Genesis 1:27 "So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them."

    Paid for With a Hefty Ransom: 1 Corinthians 6:20 "You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body."

    He is our heavenly Father, and His blessings for obedience are great, but He will not tolerate disobedience, for which His curses are also abundant.

    God's Treasured Possession

    Deuteronomy 26

    18 "Today the Lord has declared that you are His people, His treasured possession, just as He promised you, and that you are to keep all His commandments;

    19 and that He will set you high above all the nations which He has made, for praise, fame, and honor: and that you shall be a holy people [set apart and consecrated] to the Lord your God, just as He has spoken.”


    God Provides . . .
    Blessings for Obedience and
    Curses for Disobedience

    Deuteronomy 27

    11 "Moses also commanded the people that day, saying,

    12 These [tribes] shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people when you have crossed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

    13 These [tribes] shall stand on Mount Ebal to pronounce the curse [for disobedience]: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

    14 The Levites shall answer with a loud voice to all the men of Israel:

    15 ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved or cast image (idol), a repulsive thing to the Lord, the work of the hands of the artisan, and sets it up in secret.’ All the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’

    16 ‘Cursed is he who dishonors (treats with contempt) his father or his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

    17 ‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary mark.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

    18 ‘Cursed is he who misleads a blind person on the road.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

    19 ‘Cursed is he who distorts (perverts) the justice due to a stranger, an orphan, and a widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

    20 ‘Cursed is he who is intimate with his father’s [former] wife, because he has violated what belongs to his father.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

    21 ‘Cursed is he who is intimate with any animal.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

    22 ‘Cursed is he who is intimate with his [half] sister, whether his father’s or his mother’s daughter.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

    23 ‘Cursed is he who is intimate with his mother-in-law.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

    24 ‘Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

    25 ‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to strike down an innocent person.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

    26 ‘Cursed is he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them [keeping them, taking them to heart as the rule of his life].’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’"


    God Provides . . .
    Blessings and Curses

    Deuteronomy 28

    1 “Now it shall be, if you diligently listen to and obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all of His commandments which I am commanding you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

    2 All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you pay attention to the voice of the Lord your God.

    3 You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.

    4 The offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your animals, the offspring of your herd and the young of your flock will be blessed.

    5 Your basket and your kneading bowl will be blessed.

    6 You will be blessed when you come in and you will be blessed when you go out.

    7 The Lord will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way, but flee before you seven ways.

    8 The Lord will command the blessing upon you in your storehouses and in all that you undertake, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

    9 The Lord will establish you as a people holy [and set apart] to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk [that is, live your life each and every day] in His ways.

    10 So all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will be afraid of you.

    11 The Lord will give you great prosperity, in the offspring of your body and in the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.

    12 The Lord will open for you His good treasure house, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

    13 The Lord will make you the head (leader) and not the tail (follower); and you will be above only, and you will not be beneath, if you listen and pay attention to the commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today, to observe them carefully.

    14 Do not turn aside from any of the words which I am commanding you today, to the right or to the left, to follow and serve other gods.

    Consequences of Disobedience

    15 But it shall come about, if you do not listen to and obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

    16 You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the field.

    17 Your basket and your kneading bowl will be cursed.

    18 The offspring of your body and the produce of your land, the offspring of your herd and the young of your flock will be cursed.

    19 You will be cursed when you come in and you will be cursed when you go out.

    20 The Lord will send upon you curses, confusion, and rebuke in everything that you undertake to do, until you are destroyed, perishing quickly because of the evil of your deeds, because you have turned away from Me.

    21 The Lord will make the pestilence and plague cling to you until He has consumed and eliminated you from the land which you are entering to possess.

    22 The Lord will strike you with consumption [causing you to waste away] and with fever and with inflammation and with fiery heat and with the sword and with blight and with mildew [on your crops]; and they will pursue you until you perish.

    23 The heaven which is over your head shall be bronze [giving no rain and blocking all prayers], and the earth which is under you, iron [hard to plow and yielding no produce].

    24 The Lord will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from heaven it will come down on you until you are destroyed.

    25 The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you will go out against them one way, but flee before them seven ways, and you will be an example of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth [when they see your destruction].

    26 Your carcasses will be food for all the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.

    27 The Lord will strike you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors and with the scab and the itch that you cannot heal.

    28 The Lord will strike you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart and mind;

    29 and you will be groping at noon [in broad daylight], just as the blind grope in the darkness, and nothing you do will prosper; but you will only be oppressed and exploited and robbed continually, with no one to save you.

    30 You will be pledged to marry a wife, but another man will be intimate with her [before you]; you will build a house, but you will not live in it; you will plant a vineyard, but you will not use its fruit.

    31 Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it; your donkey will be torn away from you, and it will not be returned to you; your sheep will be given to your enemies, and you will have no one to save you.

    32 Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes look on and long for them continually; but there will be nothing you can do.

    33 A people whom you do not know will eat the produce of your land and all the products of your labors, and you will never be anything but oppressed and exploited and crushed continually.

    34 You shall be driven mad by the sight of the things you see.

    35 The Lord will strike you on the knees and on the legs with sore boils that you cannot heal, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.

    36 The Lord will bring you and your king, whom you appoint over you, to a nation which you and your fathers have never known; there you will [be forced to] serve other gods, [lifeless gods of] wood and stone.

    37 And you will become a horror, a proverb [a mere object lesson], and a taunt [a derisive joke] among all the people to which the Lord drives you.

    38 You will bring out a great quantity of seed to the field, but you will gather in little, because the locusts will consume it.

    39 You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will not drink the wine or gather the grapes, because the worm will eat them.

    40 You will have olive trees throughout your territory but you will not anoint yourselves with the oil, because your olives will drop off.

    41 You will have sons and daughters, but they will not be yours [for long], because they will go into captivity.

    42 The cricket will take possession of all your trees and the produce of your ground.

    43 The stranger who lives among you will rise above you higher and higher, and you will go down lower and lower.

    44 He will lend to you [out of his affluence], but you will not lend to him [because of your poverty]; he will be the head, and you the tail.

    45 So all these curses will come on you and pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God by keeping His commandments and His statutes which He has commanded you.

    46 They will be a sign and a wonder to you and your descendants forever." Amen.

    And, what is important to know is that our God, our heavenly Father, is just and forgiving, if we repent [turn away from sin].

    "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9

    "I tell you, no; but unless you repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways and live changed lives], you will all likewise perish.” Luke 13:5

    "Change your hearts! And show by the way you live that you have changed." [Repent] Matthew 3:8

    "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

    ​There is only one way to God, through His son, the Christ Jesus. 

    1 Timothy 2

    5 "    For there is [only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, 

    6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the right and proper time."

    John 8:24 "I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins."

    Ephesians 6

    10 "In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might.

    11 Put on the full armor of God [for His precepts (commandments) are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil.

    12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) places.

    13 Therefore, put on the complete armor of God, so that you will be able to [successfully] resist and stand your ground in the evil day [of danger], and having done everything [that the crisis demands], to stand firm [in your place, fully prepared, immovable, victorious].

    14 So stand firm and hold your ground, having tightened the wide band of truth (personal integrity, moral courage) around your waist and having put on the breastplate of righteousness (an upright heart),

    15 and having strapped on your feet the gospel of peace in preparation [to face the enemy with firm-footed stability and the readiness produced by the good news].

    16 Above all, lift up the [protective] shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

    17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God."
    ​
    Amen.
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