"O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles."
"Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart." Psalm 43:3 and 2 Corinthians 3:2-3
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Exodus 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
Exodus 23:27-28 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
2 Chronicles 32:8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
We fight in the name of Jesus as our Lord fights our battles for us!
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
It is a spiritual battle that we are fighting for as we claim the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ in our lives, the fruit of His Spirit will follow, both in the physical and the spiritual.
The battle has already been won as our Lord is eternal and exist outside of time, yet we are called to war as we do not, yet. It is as we follow the narrow path of Truth laid at our feet, our calling, following and obeying his battle plans and path to victory in our lives; that we will see the victory of Christ Jesus come to fruition in our lives.
We must equip ourselves with the armor of God, the Sword of Truth, His Word and learn how to pray, learn what is available to His children, what truly is our inheritance in Jesus Christ!
All the host of heaven bow to his name and we have the authority of his name to call upon. All the host of hell cower and tremble at his mighty name! We send them to flight at the mention of his name!
Matthew 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
When we pray we must bind the forces of darkness and loose the forces of Heaven! Victory is ours in the name of Jesus! Binding and Loosing!
You see when we come to the Lord Jesus to find his salvation, we find that the promise land is occupied, the enemy has his strongholds in our lives both in the flesh and in the soul, which is the mind, will and emotions; and it is in the inner temple, in the spirit that our Lord comes to dwell and lay claim to us for eternity and to fight our battles for us. Understanding the Lord's design in us is key to revealing where the enemy is hiding in our lives!
Deliverance is available! In the mighty name of Jesus!
It takes work and diligence to fight the good fight of faith, to root out all the places the enemy is hiding and shine the light of God upon Him and sally forth as Joshua and God's people did at Jericho, obeying His will and calling out His name to tear down those walls, those strongholds and kingdoms!
“And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.”
Hebrews 12:29
“For our God is a consuming fire.”
The Lord our God is a consuming fire and He is always faithful to lead us, guide us and provide for all our needs. As the people of Israel were led out into the wilderness and received instruction from God they were led by an awesome pillar of fire that would move as they were to move. They would pack up the tabernacle and move forth, obeying God following Him to the promise land. Today we have a new covenant and a new tabernacle of which the Lord has now pitched.
Hebrews 8:1-2
“Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.”
Hebrews 9:11-12
“But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.”
Now we are made the holy tabernacle unto Him by the blood of Jesus, the gift of repentance, the baptism of water in the name of Jesus and then when that pillar of fire comes down we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost! The holy of holies dwells within us in the inner man when the Lord takes residence therein! Praise God.
1 John 2:27
"But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him."
We each have our own personal High Priest to intercede for our sins in Jesus Christ and it is His anointing that will lead us. We each have our own pillar of fire to lead us in this dark world we live in!
We each are a unique vessel called unto Him according to His design in us! A unique tabernacle in the wilderness, a holy temple for our God!
No matter where we are or where we have come from The Lord our God is there for us and can call down that pillar of fire to lead us and guide us to Him and the promise land. His light shines through each of us with a singular beautiful light as He has taken each one from the depths of the earth and removed the dirt and filth to reveal the gem he has placed with in. He refines us and through the precise cuttings of that two edged sword of the Word of GOD, He forms us into a precious jewel, a beacon of light unique to Him and His desires for each one and the callings He has instilled in the depths of each soul. A personal touch, a personal work taken with such deliberate care and love, carving out a special place for each one in His Living Temple that we might come together and finish our course with joy, and the ministry, which we have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
How much more will that light shine as we follow our Lord Jesus Christ and allow him to bring us together, knitting our hearts in His love, perfecting us as His light shines on us from within our brothers and sisters in Christ. The Lord is doing His work in the wilderness in each of us that then we might come together joining each unique piece of His glorious work that is HIS LIVING TEMPLE!
When that happens then we and the world shall truly know the glory of our Lord and God.
There may be a darkness that is closing about the earth consuming all we see, our eyes have been opened!
OUR LORD WILL ANSWER THAT DARKNESS WITH HIS LIGHT IN US!
ARISE!
Let's go forth and let his perfect will rule our life and let that pillar of fire come down and lead us all together into the promise land and all the glories and riches that await us there!
Isaiah 60:1-2
"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee."
1 Thessalonians 2:12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
Coming home from work today my brother in Christ, Steven Revealed this interesting video unto me:
What a truly amazing story of faith and love for our Lord Jesus Christ. Up until a few months ago, I had no clue what Islam was truly about. I and a couple of brothers in Christ went up to Green Bay to a conference to hear testimonies of persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ, and what they endured for their faith. The first three out of the four speakers came from countries where Islamic religion was the major religion of the country. The first speaker was a man by the name of Mujahid El Masih, a pastor which converted to Islam. Right at the beginning of his testimony he showed what would happen to a country once Islam has taken roots inside the governmental structure of a country. During his testimony he stated “People today have a misconception about the religion of Islam. It is not a religion; it is a way of life!" After listening to the speakers, they had a stand where you can shop for merchandise and books from the speakers and from the holders of the convention. I picked up a few books one which caught my attention entitled, "Unveiling Islam" made by Ergun Mehmet Caner, and Emir Fethi Caner. The book opens up the understanding of Islam to where it started, why it started, what the people of Islam believe, and what Islam truly does to a person. Islam has two major books that they follow to the letter, the Quran and the Hadith All the words in the two books are written down by witnesses of Mohammed, the supposed prophet of Allah. In the writings of the Quran and Hadith you find allot of disturbing things that talks about what the people of Islam should do to infidels (nonbelievers) or people who convert from Islam.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith - 9.57 Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to 'Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn 'Abbas who said, "If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah's Apostle forbade it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody with Allah's punishment (fire).' I would have killed them according to the statement of Allah's Apostle, 'Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.' "
From that point you can see why Rifqa Bary was fearful for her life. Muslims are taught to obey the words of the Quran and the Hadith. To Rifqa's parents, she is a disgrace to the family and the only way to bring honor amongst the family and for her was to kill her. Well long story short by the grace of God, the courts found it not safe for her to return to her parents, for the sake of her life, and on August 10, 2010, Rifqa turned 18, giving her freedom from any parental control. This latest video on this story of this amazing story:
A lot of people here in the United States did not know much about Islam up until September 11, 2001. When the illuminati attacked American soil, under the deception that Islamic radicals flew two planes into the World Trade Center and into the Pentagon, the media pumped out lies and deception to make the people believe that a terrorist group named the Taliban planed the attacks on the WTC. There is so much evidence that those buildings were brought down by demolitions right into its foundations. Since then America has been blinded by the spirit of patriotism to attack Afghanistan, and eventually into Iraq. It is now 2010, the war started on October 7th, 2001, almost nine years and nothing has been accomplished except our economy being in shambles, and more of our rights that the Constitution states that we have are now being chipped away. During this time we switched presidency from a ruthless leader that people questioned his intelligence, to a world pharaoh, a Muslim, and a communist, Barak Obama. From the very beginning of Obama’s run for presidency, his past has been shrouded in terms of where he was born, and if he was a Muslim. During the campaign his birth place was in question. In order to be president of the United States you have to be born on American soil. What he wants people to believe is that he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, his mother of course vouches for this, and however the twist to this is that Obama's grandmother states he was born in Africa. Interesting how his healthy grandmother all the sudden falls ill and eventually dies during the campaign. The second issue is that Barak Obama is a closet Muslim. Through many interviews and actions, you see signs that his true religion is Islam. For the sake on staying on topic, I would like to make an article addressing the statement of Obama being Muslim, at a later date. To tie this together, recently in the news, people here in the United States are facing the rise of Islam with a new problem. Dating as far back as early summer of 2009 people began to take notice of a building two blocks away from where the World Trade Centers were. "The location was precisely a key selling point for the group of Muslims who bought the building in July. A presence so close to the World Trade Center, “where a piece of the wreckage fell,” said Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the cleric leading the project, “sends the opposite statement to what happened on 9/11.”“We want to push back against the extremists,” added Imam Feisal, 61."( The New York Times) Ever since then the Muslim community wanted to go bigger then just a place for people to gather and pray, they wanted to build a mosque. "We are in the planning stages," said Oz Sultan, spokesman for the center now called Park51. "We have just started the process of fundraising planning.” Sultan said it would take three to six months to establish a plan on how to raise the needed capital. He said any fundraising campaign would begin domestically, but he would not comment on whether it would extend overseas or to foreign governments."(abc News) How are the people of New York responding? 67% of the people of New York do not want the Mosque to be built. People are of course still blaming Muslims for the attacks on 9/11 and view a mosque near ground zero to be a slap in the face to them, and to the families of those who had lost loved ones when the buildings collapsed. A few political and religious people have stepped into the consideration on whether or not the mosque should be moved to an area where more people would feel less threatened of seeing a mosque so close to ground zero. Governor David Paterson of New York talked with Larry King about how he wants to handle the situation, "If people put their heads together, maybe we could find a site that's away from the site now but still serves the ... area. That would be a noble gesture to those who live in the area who suffered after the attack on this country, and at the same time would probably in many ways change a lot of people's minds about Islam, which is really a peaceful religion practiced by peace-loving people," he said.” There’s no attempt at pressure or coercion here. I'd just like to talk about what might be a magic moment in our history." (abc News) A peaceful religion, with peaceful people? Already we know how they view converts from Islam But what about other people, like christians, or unbelievers? Sura 2:193 Fight them until there is no [more] fitnah and [until] worship is [acknowledged to be] for Allah . But if they cease, then there is to be no aggression except against the oppressors. Sura 9:29 Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled. Sura 4:89 They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah . But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper.
The hatred continues on and on, and yet how can the people that participate in Islam, the religion of peace? Well of course there is opposition to the opposition of building the mosque, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D- Calif., has called for an investigation into funding, not for the center, but for the conservative effort to oppose it. After all we are supposed to get along with all religions, and be a peace with our brothers of man right? Well what does the word of God say about coming together and being in peace:
2 Corinthians 6:14-17 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. From those above verses we know by the words of God, that we cannot be equally yoked with those of the world and of the devil, yet why is the Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese, Timothy Dolan , in New York weighing in on the building of the mosque? He urged both side to come to come together to find a "loving, respectful discussion." And would be more then happy to be part of further discussion about the plans for the mosque. In 1994-2001 Dolan went to study in Rome where he was a visiting professor at Pontifical Gregorian University and was a faculty member of the Department of Ecumenical Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. Even Rudy Giuliani weighed in on the matter calling it a tremendous pain for the 9/11 victims. In closing we are seeing the rise of Islam in our country. More and more mosques are popping up nationwide, and companies are giving way to Islamic ideology at work, accomidating them for their beliefs:
How long will it be until Islamic Law is set full course in our government, how long will the children of God remain silent about this uprising? Take comfort brothers and sister, God is in control. How do we handle this situation? Prayer, fasting, and showing love unto our enemies: Matthew 5:44-48 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Romans 12:17-21 17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, amen.
Brian Erickson references: http://www.archny.org/about-us/the-archdiocese/ http://rifqabary.com/ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/nyregion/09mosque.html?_r=1&sq=mosque%20ground%20zero&st=nyt&scp=1&pagewanted=all http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Giuliani-on-Mosque-This-Project-Is-Divisive--101062444.html http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Mosque-Developer-Says-No-Meeting-Scheduled-With-Gov-100967889.html http://abcnews.go.com/US/Politics/islamic-center-backers-rule-taking-funds-saudi-arabia/story?id=11429998&page=2
I praise God for opening my eyes to the world around me, it has been a gradual process throughout my life. Music has been no exception. Gradually he has been filtering out was is not pleasing unto Him and I have found that my music library dwindled down to almost nothing as not much in this day was pleasing to a discerning ear. The Lord is most gracious and He does gift His people with His anointing in music, and what a glorious gift that is. The piano playing of our dear Sister Shirley is enough said about that, when her fingers hit the keys there is a harmony with heaven that comes about, thank you Lord for that glorious gift!
That being said this was brought to my attention. Here is a modern contemporary "christian" artist, one whom I did listen to probably just over a year and a half ago, Tobymac. A picture from his latest works.
The picture next to him is from the freemason handbook, notice too he has one eye revealed, "the all seeing eye." "SIGN OF A FELLOW CRAFT" The sign of the Fellow Craft alludes to the penalty of the Fellow Craft obligation. The sign is made by cupping the right hand over the left breast, drawing it quickly across the body, then dropping the hand to the side. The penalty that the sign alludes to is "having my left breast torn open, my heart plucked out, and given to the wild beasts of the field and the fowls of the air." Explanation of the Fellow Craft sign: The action of cupping one hand over the left breast and drawing it quickly across the body signifies the heart being ripped out if the candidate should violate his Fellow Craft obligation.
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
While we are here we walk by faith, not by sight. If not then we are blind and how can we make it home to be present with the Lord, spending eternity with Him? How much more should we desire faith that we might see more clearly?
Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Galatians 5:6
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Faith cometh by hearing the word of God and worketh by love! I love my Lord and God with all my heart, soul and strength! I trust in Him completely knowing that I am nothing and can do nothing without Him. Without my faith and trust in Him to lead me, what possibly could I do in this life of worth? Nothing. I need to study the word of God to show myself approved before Him that I might know His promises therein. Obeying the Gospel that is written as in Acts 2:38 I can receive the Holy Ghost. Thank you Jesus! If faith cometh by hearing the Word of God, how much of the Word should I soak myself in! The River of Living Waters!
Through the gift of the Holy Ghost, the Lord pours His Spirit into us, God dwelling in us! It is a river of Godly Love pouring into us, changing us, purifying us, preparing in us the perfecting of Godly Love in Christ Jesus! All because we have first submitted ourselves completely to Him in faith and love!
To walk by faith we walk with a comprehension of that which is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, four dimensions, having seen the depth of all which is the spiritual realm. That is the reality that we walk in and if one cannot see that, they are blind. Everything is spiritual! Lest our Lord open our eyes to that, we will walk by mere sight not seeing the Truth of the reality around us, being blind to that how might we find our way home?
We need for the Lord to give us the Spirit of Jesus Christ, when His love fills us and saturates us, we can step forward in faith more and more gaining confidence in our stride with him! Glory to God! He has laid a path of golden light at our feet, a very narrow path that we cannot follow except by faith! The faith of Jesus Christ is a gift of God, Peter walked on water as he walked on the faith of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! So can we! He will sanctify us, separating us from the muck and filth of this world. He will give us all we need to walk as we step forward in faith and love in Jesus Christ, guiding each step of the way as He is the Way, the Truth and the Life!
Our Father in Heaven is so very gracious, so very merciful unto us, Praise the Lord our God for all He has given all unto us that we might be made worthy through His Son, Jesus Christ! That we might be filled with all the fullness of God very God, having faith that we might see and He might guide us home to life everlasting with Him! Glory to God Almighty!
Ephesians 3:16-19
16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
