Ramble #1: Ezra 4 Adapted
A Letter to "King" Satan from his minions in Fort Wayne:
Let it be known to the king that the people who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem (Fort Wayne), and are building a "rebellious" city, and are finishing its walls and repairing the foundations. Let it now be known to the king that, if this city is built and the walls completed, the people will not pay tax, tribute, or custom, and the king’s treasury will be diminished. ... You will find in the book of the records this fact. Know that this city is a "rebellious" city, harmful to the king and his provincial authorities, and that they have incited sedition within the city in former times, for which cause this city was destroyed. We inform the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the result will be that you, king, will have no dominion beyond the Rivers.
Oh to be a "rebellious" city against Satan! To be "seditious" against the rule and reign of darkness! Oh to do harm to the king and kingdom of darkness, that his dominion may be vanquished in the land "beyond the Rivers" of Fort Wayne!
Ramble #2:
I saw what appeared to be a fresh, ripe bunch of grapes hanging right in front of my eyes. The Spirit of the Lord said to me, "Now is the time. Take and eat. For the fruit of the Spirit is now ripe for the harvest. Long have you eaten of the seedlings, the young fruit, and tasted of their sweetness, but their sweetness lasted only a moment as the fruit was not yet ripe. Now, I tell you, is the time! Pick and eat! There will be love overflowing, there will be joy abundant, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self-control, all the fruits of the Spirit are yours. My presence is here with you. Take and eat and be filled by Me.
Ramble #3:
The Spirit of the Lord said, "I am going to blur the distinction between the realm of Heaven and of Earth." Earth will rise to new heights, never before seen or experienced as my presence will be closer than it ever has been. Heaven will descend to a literal invasion of the Earthly realm. This is not Jacob's ladder, with only a few angels ascending and descending at a time. It's an invasion! There is a new front opening up in the war, and it is here, and it is now.
Ramble #4:
I appeared to be walking the streets of Heaven, the golden streets, shining, glistening in the light of His presence. I looked around and saw I was walking alongside the River that flows from the One. Clear as crystal it was, at first. Then I looked deeper and I saw FIRE. FIRE. FIRE. FIRE. Fire coming in the river from Heaven. Through the crystal clear river, I look and see what lies beneath, the Earth. I kneeled beside the river and for some reason I began to cry, knowing what the FIRE would do.
Ramble #5:
This morning I saw fire coming down from Heaven and encircle me, flowing from my front around me to my back. Then I was lifted up in the air as the fire stabbed/pierced me. It was the middle of my back and pierced me straight through my heart (You know those action / war movies where the hapless enemy soldier, mouth covered, is stabbed in the back? Kinda like that. I don't know how to explain it.) The piercing lifted me up into the sky. Then it began to rip. I was being ripped in two by the piercing fire. It hurt (Duh!). But it was not like half here, half there. I was being ripped into two completely whole people, my spiritual self and my flesh. Afterward, I stood and saw me , as if looking at a bad picture of me in the mirror, but I knew it was me I was looking at, only it was not me, but it was, yet it wasn't. It was the flesh part of me God wants to rip out, to restore the soul to its purest form.
Ramble on... more to come.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
The Holy Hobo
A prayer...
Lord, we ask you to break down walls and bring unity across racial barriers in Fort Wayne. We ask that you would build bridges across the physical and spiritual divides in our city, across the color line, on both sides of the tracks. We ask Father that you would sent the Holy Hoboes, angels walking the tracks in the city, bringing reconciliation, building bridges, taking out the plans and schemes of the enemy to maintain strife and division. We ask for healing and restoration and unity across all lines throughout our city.
Lord, we ask you to break down walls and bring unity across racial barriers in Fort Wayne. We ask that you would build bridges across the physical and spiritual divides in our city, across the color line, on both sides of the tracks. We ask Father that you would sent the Holy Hoboes, angels walking the tracks in the city, bringing reconciliation, building bridges, taking out the plans and schemes of the enemy to maintain strife and division. We ask for healing and restoration and unity across all lines throughout our city.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
The Sign of Daniel
On Monday, President Ahmadinejad will visit the United Nations in New York City to give a speech, possibly (likely) including a denunciation of Israel.
A prophesy...
A wicked man, this Prince of Persia, asks for a sign, yet none will be given him except the sign of Daniel. For as Daniel was cast by the Prince of Persia into the lion's pit, so Israel will, for a night, be cast into the darkness. With confidence and peace, Daniel (Israel) will rest in the night, in the darkness, with the assurance that God is present and will protect Him from the lions. That same night, the Prince of Persia will neither eat nor sleep nor be entertained, for the fate of Daniel will lie heavy upon him.
I tell you the Lion of Judah is mightier than the Lions of Babylon, of Persia, and of those who would seek Daniel's harm.
The Prince of Persia will stand, awaiting the coming morn, waiting to learn the fate of the man Daniel, whom he had cast into the lion's pit. When the sun has risen, and the pit uncovered, the Prince of Persia will see with his own eyes the Glory of God shown through the life of Daniel.
Then may the Prince of Persia declare: "I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. For He is the Living God and He endures forever; His kingdom will not be destroyed, His dominion will never end. He rescues and He saves; He performs signs and wonders in the Heavens and on the Earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions."
Let it be. Amen.
A prophesy...
A wicked man, this Prince of Persia, asks for a sign, yet none will be given him except the sign of Daniel. For as Daniel was cast by the Prince of Persia into the lion's pit, so Israel will, for a night, be cast into the darkness. With confidence and peace, Daniel (Israel) will rest in the night, in the darkness, with the assurance that God is present and will protect Him from the lions. That same night, the Prince of Persia will neither eat nor sleep nor be entertained, for the fate of Daniel will lie heavy upon him.
I tell you the Lion of Judah is mightier than the Lions of Babylon, of Persia, and of those who would seek Daniel's harm.
The Prince of Persia will stand, awaiting the coming morn, waiting to learn the fate of the man Daniel, whom he had cast into the lion's pit. When the sun has risen, and the pit uncovered, the Prince of Persia will see with his own eyes the Glory of God shown through the life of Daniel.
Then may the Prince of Persia declare: "I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. For He is the Living God and He endures forever; His kingdom will not be destroyed, His dominion will never end. He rescues and He saves; He performs signs and wonders in the Heavens and on the Earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions."
Let it be. Amen.
Monday, September 10, 2007
All your heart...
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13
With all your heart... You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart...
Question... What happens when you don't seek Him with all your heart? What happens when you seek God with only part of your heart? Will you find Him? Will you find God? Or will you find god? What are you searching for? Really, what are you searching for? The god you settle for is the god you will have. What is your heart's desire? Is it something less than God? If it is, you will not find Him, only something less than. Something less than...
Will you settle for something less than God?
Or will you seek him with all of your heart?
With all your heart... You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart...
Question... What happens when you don't seek Him with all your heart? What happens when you seek God with only part of your heart? Will you find Him? Will you find God? Or will you find god? What are you searching for? Really, what are you searching for? The god you settle for is the god you will have. What is your heart's desire? Is it something less than God? If it is, you will not find Him, only something less than. Something less than...
Will you settle for something less than God?
Or will you seek him with all of your heart?
An Interpretation
So I have never been able to interpret tongues, but on Sunday I thought I could. I heard this (not verbatim, but close)...
Come. Come to me. Come home, my son, my Prodigal son. The feast awaits. The celebration awaits. You need only come home. Stop wasting your life in the cares of the world. Stop throwing away your inheritance on the dust of the Earth. It is meaningless, I tell you.
Come home. You are welcome here. Don't doubt it. Though you have been condemned by the world and by yourself, I do not condemn you. Come home. You need only be within sight... A spot on the horizon... And I will run to you. It is time for you to come home! The celebration awaits!
Come. Come to me. Come home, my son, my Prodigal son. The feast awaits. The celebration awaits. You need only come home. Stop wasting your life in the cares of the world. Stop throwing away your inheritance on the dust of the Earth. It is meaningless, I tell you.
Come home. You are welcome here. Don't doubt it. Though you have been condemned by the world and by yourself, I do not condemn you. Come home. You need only be within sight... A spot on the horizon... And I will run to you. It is time for you to come home! The celebration awaits!
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Risk
A silly blog...
What are you willing to risk to get all that you ever dreamed of?
Life is like a box of chocolates... Errr... Life is like the game of Risk. You versus the Enemy. Everything's already been set up.... Your pieces have been put into position, so have his. The game has already begun. But do you realize it?
The enemy's strategy is ruthless, trying to take advantage of the weak points in your defense. He advances; you draw back. Far too often when the Enemy attacks, we become fixated on the point of attack rather than realize that he has left himself open to a counterattack in another location. The Enemy often desires to drive a dagger deep into your territory, which he does for a time, only on the next turn to have you regain your position with little difficulty. But is the wound still there?
Sometimes we may think we are "all that." We ourselves may try to advance deep into enemy territory to make a great impact for the Kingdom, but if we do so without patience, perseverance, and power, it will all be for nought. The Enemy. on his turn, could send us reeling. We must wait... We must build up our defenses and manpower. We must look past the small encounters, the battles in life, to see a grander picture of the war we are in and set a larger goal for ourselves. Only then can we move forward, with God's empowering, to make a steady advance against the Enemy and drive him to defeat. But this one issue remains... Can we conquer our own mindsets first?
We need to wait patiently, building up our strength, building up knowledge, learning wisdom. Then we will be able to step out in authority to make firm advances against the Enemy on multiple fronts until the final day comes when the Enemy is defeated once and for all.
What are you willing to risk to get all that you ever dreamed of?
Life is like a box of chocolates... Errr... Life is like the game of Risk. You versus the Enemy. Everything's already been set up.... Your pieces have been put into position, so have his. The game has already begun. But do you realize it?
The enemy's strategy is ruthless, trying to take advantage of the weak points in your defense. He advances; you draw back. Far too often when the Enemy attacks, we become fixated on the point of attack rather than realize that he has left himself open to a counterattack in another location. The Enemy often desires to drive a dagger deep into your territory, which he does for a time, only on the next turn to have you regain your position with little difficulty. But is the wound still there?
Sometimes we may think we are "all that." We ourselves may try to advance deep into enemy territory to make a great impact for the Kingdom, but if we do so without patience, perseverance, and power, it will all be for nought. The Enemy. on his turn, could send us reeling. We must wait... We must build up our defenses and manpower. We must look past the small encounters, the battles in life, to see a grander picture of the war we are in and set a larger goal for ourselves. Only then can we move forward, with God's empowering, to make a steady advance against the Enemy and drive him to defeat. But this one issue remains... Can we conquer our own mindsets first?
We need to wait patiently, building up our strength, building up knowledge, learning wisdom. Then we will be able to step out in authority to make firm advances against the Enemy on multiple fronts until the final day comes when the Enemy is defeated once and for all.
Monday, August 6, 2007
Shaking
I don't know what this means yet. I haven't delved into it as I should. The Lord said:
Shake the Earth, Shake the Heavens.
What does it take, Lord? What can we do?
A prayer:
Lord, I come this day and claim spiritual authority in Jesus' name over the very ground on which my feet stand. I cry out, with Creation, with the dirt and the rocks and the bugs and the grass and the trees and the animals. I say shake what must be shaken! Let us cry out in praise to our God and King! Let the Heavens shake with this resounding cry of praise from this place! Let the cry never stop. Let praise arise! Let your worshippers arise! Let a new song go forth! Let the song You sang over us at creation be heard once again in this land!
Shake the Earth, Shake the Heavens.
What does it take, Lord? What can we do?
A prayer:
Lord, I come this day and claim spiritual authority in Jesus' name over the very ground on which my feet stand. I cry out, with Creation, with the dirt and the rocks and the bugs and the grass and the trees and the animals. I say shake what must be shaken! Let us cry out in praise to our God and King! Let the Heavens shake with this resounding cry of praise from this place! Let the cry never stop. Let praise arise! Let your worshippers arise! Let a new song go forth! Let the song You sang over us at creation be heard once again in this land!
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