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Facebook Jail Blues

Come on Facebook, it's been 7 days;
LET ME IN!

Everybody, help me out.

Pass this on to ALL your friends; share it with EVERYONE!

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I mean EVERYBODY!!!

I'll approve ALL friend requests!

Let's blast these Facebook Nazis!

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Facebook Jail, AGAIN!!!

What a lovely thing, and just in time for Christmas: 

 

Friend Requests Blocked for 7 Days

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Why am I seeing this?

 

No, I don't understand...
 

Merry Christmas, Facebook!
 

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For If the Dead Rise Not

What a week this has been!

Tuesday I got word that a woman was dying. She is a mother of 6 with 4 of them still dependent upon her. I prayed and asked God what He wanted me to do. I just somehow knew that I would know the next day.

The next day I found out that she had died at 9:25PM the night before. When I had prayed, she had already passed.

My wife came with these cool verses- 1 Corinthians 15:16a and 17b:

"If the dead rise not... your faith is vain..."

That and every other scripture where Christ raised the dead, I was ready for the dead to be raised. Thursday was the scheduled viewing, so Thursday was the day!

Thursday was quite a day to be sure! I started out of the house for work, and the only thought that was on my mind was seeing that lady raise from the dead... my feet carried me across the porch, everything went kind of gray, then my eyes opened. I was lying on the ground! Apparently there was some frost or ice on the porch and my feet never touched the steps! As far as I can tell, I bounced on my arm all the way down the steps.

The pain that I felt was not like anything I had felt in a long, long time. I cried out to God, and begged for help. The arm was obviously broken and the bones were rotated at least 45 degrees from where they were supposed to be.

I wasn't getting any relief and I was getting shocky fast. I didn't have anybody else to call, so I called John G Lake Ministries in Texas. The only way to get a human being to pray with was the "press X if you are going to die in the next 30 minutes". I wasn't in that bad of shape, but leaving a message wasn't good enough.

I spoke to Jonathon, and he prayed with me. The pain was right at the threshold of what I could handle, but the bones returned to their proper place and alignment.

[THANK YOU, LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

The pain persisted...

That evening we went to the "viewing" at the funeral home. I bent down and put my hand on the deceased's folded hands. I spoke quietly into her ear, "It is not your time yet. The scriptures say 70 and even 80 years, but you're not that old... You are a mother, and your children need you. This is your job by God's design... I speak LIFE into you in Jesus' name... Get up, get up NOW! in Jesus' name."

Nothing happened.

With the smell of formaldehyde still in my nostrils I sat down in the back with my wife. We watched and waited.

Nothing.

I know what God's Word says. Lay hands on the sick, raise the dead... I did my part and I believe God ALWAYS does His.

The next day her body was committed to the ground and she was buried.

???

I believe The Word; I believe God.

What happened?

My faith was shaken.

We went to the grave site this afternoon. I needed to inquire of God; I wanted to understand.

We knelt down under the canopy from the the grave site service. The fresh pile of dirt was like a stinging dull blade to the chest.

"Father, I believe You and I believe Your Word, but I don't understand this."

The answer was immediate and to the point.

"Get your armor on and wait for Me"

Armor is easy, right? Ephesians 6:10-18... and that's the typical answer, after all, we've heard it all before... right?!

We read without reading (Isaiah 6:9-10).

What is "truth"? "God's righteousness"? Peace, Faith, Salvation...

If God said get it on, it's time to get it on.

The latter part of the answer comes from Psalm 27:14 "...wait, wait I say on the Lord"; but back up one verse and read them together-
"Yet I am confident I will see the LORD's goodness while I am here in the land of the living. Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD."  - Psalms 27:13-14 NLT

I am, I am confident that I indeed will see all the good things that God has planned...

... it's His plan; it will be accomplished.

It still hurts though. Signs, miracles, and wonders are supposed to follow those that believe. I believe...

"The LORD is there to rescue all who are discouraged and have given up hope."  - Psalms 34:18 CEV

"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed. The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time. For the LORD protects the bones of the righteous; not one of them is broken! Calamity will surely overtake the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be punished. But the LORD will redeem those who serve Him. No one who takes refuge in Him will be condemned." - Psalms 34:18-22 NLT

It's time to suit up. I'm going to put on the last suit I'm ever going to wear...

... and wait on the Lord.

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Contentment With God's Abundance

A friend of mine posted this on Facebook; my comments below-

Michael Druckenmiller Sr.

1Ti 6:8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

You ask a hard thing, Lord!

There are so many "Gadgets" to "acquire"...

This verse is in the middle of...

1Ti 6:5 and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.

Know any televangelists like that? Good Grief! Most of the "believers" I come into contact with have some form of an 'askewed' "Prosperity" as a *core* doctrine.

1Ti 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

But, properity in this world's "gadgets" means nothing without Godliness, ie., God-like-ness. He has said that He is not willing that *any* should perish. Hmmmm. Am I? Are we showing God-Like-Ness towards those around us. Or, is it the "accutrements" of Godliness we are seeking.

1Ti 6:7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.

But, there is something we take with us... A heart toward God or a Heart toward the things of this world.

The rest of the passage is a bit scary for those of us with a "gadget" addiction that can only properly be whetted by wealth.

But, I have to ask myself... What or Who, am I really seeking...

My response:

That turns into a very interesting study.

vs 17 unlocks the door to understanding- "...God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment."

It's the thoughts and intents of the heart that need to be examined.

It started with the first commandment to have nothing before God. The tenth commandment is related in that desiring things can consume the thoughts and desires of the heart.

If you love God you will hate the lust for goods; if you desperately cling to money and desire more, you will despise God- Luke 16:13

Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them."   - Mark 7:15
He went on: "What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person's HEART, that evil THOUGHTS come--sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, GREED, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person."  - Mark 7:20-23

...who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 1 Timothy 6:17b

There is a false teaching/doctrine that christians HAVE to be poor. As I said, that is false.

Notice the abundance here-

Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your HEARTS hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?" "Twelve," they replied. "And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?" They answered, "Seven." He said to them, "Do you still not understand?"  - Mark 8:17-21

Jesus was trying to make them understand several things; after all, that topic started a few verses earlier with a warning about false teachings/doctrines...

Ponder the water into wine... that had nothing to do with necessity at all.... think about that....

This is old testament, but perfectly ontopic-

...no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless. Psalm 84:11

Jesus told us quite plainly-
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."  - Mark 12:30-31

Matthew 6:24-34 - towards the end - ...ALL these THINGS will be given to you...

So when God says He will give us EVERYTHING for our ENJOYMENT,  gadgets are included.

It's not the gadgets that will condemn you, it's their priority in your life. If it bothers you, repent, and then ask God to show you if there is an issue or not; "if any of you lacks wisdom... (James 1:5)

I just happened to be studying a similar line of thought in the scriptures when I saw this post. You helped me focus my studies... thanks.

Love you man....


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Eis A Asa, Becoming An Asa

June 2, 2010 I spoke "eis a asa".

At the time I had absolutely no idea what it meant. I hoped that it did mean something and that I would at some point come to an understanding of what it meant.


G1519
εἰς
eis
ice
A primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases.: - [abundant-] ly, against, among, as, at, [back-] ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for [intent, purpose], fore, + forth, in (among, at unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-) on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore (-unto), throughout, till, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-) until (-to), . . . ward, [where-] fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively.

G760
Ἀσά
Asa
Thayer Definition:

Asa = “physician, or cure”

1) son of Abijah and king of Judah
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: of Hebrew origin H609

Asa
ā´sa (אסא, 'āṣā', “healer”; Ἀσά, Asá):
(1) A king of Judah, the third one after the separation of Judah and Israel. He was the son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam. Maacah, his mother, or rather grandmother, was daughter of Abishalom (Absalom) (1Ki_15:1). The first ten years of his reign were prosperous and peaceful (2Ch_14:1). He introduced many reforms, such as putting away the sodomites or male prostitutes, removing idols from holy places, breaking down altars, pillars and Asherim. He even deposed the “queen mother” because of her idolatrous practices, and of the image which she had made for Asherah (1Ki_15:12; 2Ch_14:3). Though the king himself, in the main, was a zealous reformer, his subjects did not always keep pace with him (1Ki_15:17). With an army of 580,000 he repelled an attack of Zerah, the Ethiopian, and routed him completely at Mareshah in the lowlands of Judah (2Ch_14:6). Directed and encouraged by Azariah the prophet, he carried on a great revival. Having restored the great altar of burnt offering in the temple, he assembled the people for a renewal of their covenant with Yahweh. On this occasion 700 oxen and 7,000 sheep were offered in sacrifice. For the next twenty years there was apparently great prosperity and peace throughout his kingdom, but in the thirty-sixth year of his reign, Judah was attacked by Baasha, king of Israel, at all times hostile to Judah (1Ki_15:32). Baasha continued to encroach and finally fortified Ramah as a frontier fortress. Asa, faint-hearted, instead of putting his entire trust in Yahweh, made an alliance with Ben-hadad, of Damascus. The Syrian king, in consideration of a large sum of money and much treasure from the temple at Jerusalem, consented to attack the northern portion of Baasha's territory. It was at this favorable moment that Asa captured Ramah, and with the vast building material collected there by Baasha, he built Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah (1Ki_15:16-22). This lack of faith in Yahweh was severely criticized by Hanani the prophet. Asa, instead of listening patiently to this prophet of God, was greatly offended and enraged and Hanani was put in prison (2Ch_16:1-10). Three years later, Asa was attacked by gout or some disease of the feet. Here again he is accused of lack of faith, for “he sought not to Yahweh, but to the physicians” (2Ch_16:12). Having ruled forty-one years, he died and was buried with great pomp in a tomb erected by himself in the city of David, i.e. Jerusalem. On the whole his reign was very successful, but it is sad to chronicle that as the years rolled on he became less and less faithful to Yahweh and His law.
(2) A son of Elkanah, a Levite, who dwelt in one of the villages of the Netophathites (1Ch_9:16).

Interesting for sure.

More study required!

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NLT For Me?!

I think I've linked to everything I can find online relating to the NLT and it keeps paying off. A month ago I saw something about a free Bible

NLT-1st-edition-celebration-edition-300-Bible-giveaway/

 I signed up, and sure enough, I got one!

That makes the third NLT Bible I have been given!




The first time I rescued some Bibles that got lost in transit from Operation Worship. They were supposed to be shipped to soldiers over sees, but the box got damaged and ended up at the unclaimed freight center in Georgia. From there an eBay seller bought them on a pallet with a gazillion other books, and I subsequently bought them on eBay.

I had never heard of Operation Worship before. I contacted them and we made arrangements to return their Bibles. I got to know them better and ended up with a case of their Army Bibles for hand outs (purchased). They had a contest and I ended up winning a NOTW OW shirt and an NLT Study Bible.





That was the first one.

Next, I got to partake in an exorcism, my first...

... that is a story all by itself!

The young lady involved later gave me her NLT Life Application Study Bible.

That was the second one.

From there I started looking up all the NLT stuff online I could find.

http://www.newlivingtranslation.com/

http://www.nltblog.com/

http://www.facebook.com/NewLivingTranslation

http://www.tyndale.com/blog/

http://www.facebook.com/TyndaleHouse

With all the news coming in, I received a link to free ebooks. That linked me to the BEST Christian bookstore and resource online- http://www.christianbook.com/

They have THE BEST prices online, period. They have stuff cheaper than eBay!

Click on eBooks, all eBooks, sort by price, Ascending, and you end up with a list that looks like this

All of them that are priced $0.00 are indeed FREE!

And the list changes at least every week.

I found all those freebies and Christian Book.com all because of the NLT Bible and Tyndale Publishers.

Then, I get my third free NLT Bible! It is 2776 of 3000. How cool is that?!

I admire the NLT for its ease in reading. It's like have someone who perfectly understands greek and can speak in plain American english reading the Bible to you.

With that being said, I could be led to believe that God wants me to understand His Word so He keeps giving me Bibles (hint, hint!).

One more cool NLT link; they have an online interkinear

http://nltinterlinear.com/

Check it out.

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Keep Pedalling

I was praying today... not one of those happy prayers.

If God already said it was done, then it's done. But if I don't have it, then what? And, how do I pray?

and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.   - 1Peter 2:24 NASB

I'm already healed, but I'm not. So how do I pray?

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.   - James 1:5 NASB

So that's how I prayed- God, how do I pray about this, and what do You want me to do?

I saw a pair of feet on what looked to be pedals, kind of like bicycle pedals. The feet were pedaling furiously.

Keep going! You're not there yet.

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The Problem Is ME!

"The problem is me..." 

That was the reason why things aren't happening; I'm the problem. That was the sermon tonight.

It reminded me of something God showed me, the Impenetrable Wall.

I saw it again tonight, as I went scooting under it- the wall was me!

I (the wall) was yelling to me (the runner) "Keep Going! KEEP GOING!!!"

The pastor prayed for me and I kept saying, "I'm going through... I'm going through..."

Later, the pastor said, "I don't know why I'm saying this, but all those... all the things that... It's right there in front of you!"

Good!

Since it was right there in front of me, my wife and I prayed for a woman in a wheelchair; she didn't get up.

My wife didn't get her healing.

My neck is improving though...

Right there in front of me...

Hmm...

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Blog Disclaimer

This blog is a venue for me to express things.

I also like to keep a record...

When God speaks, it is worth writing down, don't you agree?

So, there will be all kinds of things in this blog.

In the event that something in this blog offends or upsets, please feel free to contact me. I'll be glad to get together with you, discuss it, pray, and explain things in greater detail.

I can be reached through a multitude of methods.

The easiest is FaceBook.

If you would rather email me, send a message to

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But Then, Again... Clarification

So, we're hard on the TV preachers, but we're nice to the Catholics?

Why is it that if a man says he can heal, everybody says, "why doesn't he go to the hospital and heal everybody?"

Why is it, when the church body gets together for communion, God's wrath is kindled?

Catholics are idol worshipers, plain and simple. They need to get saved.

For some reason, people feel we need to show them some special treatment or favoritism, but I don't understand that. Maybe it is because we don't know history...

And, when the term "christian" is used, that somehow applies to Catholics too. We're so screwed up, aren't we?!

I think I'm done using the term "christian".

If someone asks me if I'm a christian, my answer will be "No". Maybe I should say, "no, I'm not catholic..."

Or, "christian? You mean a person that goes to church?"

I am a follower of Jesus. I am a priest and a king. I am a missionary. I am a prophet and an apostle.

But, you can call me "Duane". Just Duane.

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As to healings, I guess I was wrong. There are some under the mentor-ship of JGLM that are reporting clearing out entire hospital wards. That's great!

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God's wrath being kindled during communion... I found some things in my blog posts that answer this.

Unforgiveness, Sickness, Communion, Healing...

I confessed my faults, elders prayed, I found forgiveness for others through communion and Jesus Christ, I was healed of my sickness, and now God wants me to get in His presence...

Repentance, confessing faults, elders praying, forgiving... That's the way it is supposed to go.

But, when they don't go that way, is God pleased?

Communion, Repentance and the Eagle

Communion must have been in vain, or people were taking it unworthily; I'm not a judge, but I saw what God showed me.

Is it that their mouths serve God, but their hearts must still be in spiritual Egypt?

You can't serve God and have Egypt as your ally (the reference to the eagle).

Remember Lot's wife?

God showed me a while ago that He has expectations of us.

The Line, God's Standard

 The LORD said, "I'm using this measuring line to show that my people... don't measure up, and I won't forgive them any more.  - Amos 7:8b

This was the sad part. There was a verse that matched it, but I didn't want to embrace it. Then it came true-

"The blood is on your heads!"

That's Acts 18:6

But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."  - Act 18:6 NASB

Yep, there you have it. Paul was talking to the people at the synagogue (church folk?). They resisted. They blasphemed. Now I'm out seeking some lost folks (gentiles?) to introduce them to the Kingdom of God.

Wow...

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Blog Spring Cleaning

I'm doing some spring cleaning around here.

Things may appear and disappear.

If something disappears that you want to stay up, let me know via facebook.

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Miracles

Miracles...

Does God do miracles anymore?

I mean, REAL miracles?

I think the real question is, if God did do a miracle, would we realize it?

Yes, yes, and yes.

To see what God did in order to put a $20 bill in my wallet so I could help out someone in need was just amazing!

I think I was more blessed just to be used of God.

And, I got the $20 back!

Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.  - Ecc 11:1 ESV

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Apology

I did a bad thing.

I blogged and I shouldn't have.

I had an issue(s) with some things that were said and I blogged.

It was stated to me that if I were a man, I would have gone to that person first...

I agree.

I may not have been man enough the first time, but I'll man-up and apology publicly:

I am sorry.

I hope that I have not done any irreparable damage.

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Communion, Repentance, And the Eagle

Friday was very strange.

It was "Good Friday" of which that seemed like a great time to have a church service and communion.

It was before communion that God's wrath was stirred. I didn't quite understand what was going on but I saw myself throwing my communion cup and the juice flying everywhere; then it was if I heard "THE BLOOD IS ON YOUR HEADS!"

That shocked me. I asked God if he wanted me to actually do that....

The pastor's disposition changed to one of brokenness; he then led everyone to pray and to have God search them thoroughly.

Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.  - 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 NASB

That's serious.

There is another verse:

But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."  - Acts 18:6 NASB

That verse shocks me... I'm not going to get into that at this time...

The next thing I saw was an eagle or a man. I could see the eye, then the rest came into view slowly. Around the eye was what appeared to be dark feathers, brown and black. At first it looked like a bird, sort of like an eagle, but as more of the face came into view, it was more man-like.

This could go a few different ways.

The cherubim that Ezekiel described (Ezekiel 1:10, 10:14) had a face likened to an eagle, as did John's description in Revelation 4:7.

The other reference that is interesting is in Ezekiel 17. It has to do with two eagles and Jerusalem. The problem was Jerusalem trying to use Egypt as an ally.  

I'm looking forward to the understanding of all this.

"...and with all thy getting get understanding."  - Proverbs 4:7 KJV

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How Many? And When?

Some Biblical clarity on healing:

The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them.  - Matthew 4:24 NASB

All... and they were healed.

When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill.  - Matthew 8:16 NASB

Healed all.

But Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and He healed them all,  - Matthew 12:15 NASB

Healed... all.

While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them. Demons also were coming out of many, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.  - Luke 4:40-41 NASB

All... Jesus was healing them

Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being cured. And all the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all.  - Luke 6:17-19 NASB

All the people... healing them all.

All of them were healed, every last one of them. The devils were cast out.

So how does this fit in with the modern mentality?

Today, if a person says he can heal, people immediately say "if that is so, then why don't you go heal everybody in the hospital?"

And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed." But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us." But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once.  - Matthew 15:22-28 NASB

Notice, Jesus was sent only; He was only sent to Israel. It is interesting that He healed the woman's daughter anyway. He healed because of "great" faith.

Is there "great faith" in the patients in the hospitals?

If there is, faith in what?

Here's where it ends up, where it all started. Just as soon as Jesus came out of the wilderness, just as soon as He got started, He prophesied that they would mock Him too.

And He said to them, "No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.'" And He said, "Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.  - Luke 4:23-24 NASB

If You're a healer, heal Yourself... or how about, if you're such a healer, why don't you heal everybody in the hospital?

???

Keep reading:

"But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land; and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. "And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian." And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things;  - Luke 4:25-28 NASB

Jesus used this as the reason or answer to the accusation that would come.

No matter what you you do, the accusers will mock you.

What are you sent to do?

Elijah was sent for a specific purpose; Elisha was sent... Jesus was sent for a specific purpose...

So what were you sent to do?

Are you doing it?

I know what I was sent to do...

Are you ready?!

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But Then, Again...

So, we're hard on the TV preachers, but we're nice to the Catholics?

Why is it that if a man says he can heal, everybody says, "why doesn't he go to the hospital and heal everybody?"

Why is it, when the church body gets together for communion, God's wrath is kindled?

Do idols belong in the temple of God? We are the temple of the living God, as God himself says, "I will live with these people and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people." The Lord also says, "Leave them and stay away! Don't touch anything that isn't clean. Then I will welcome you  - 2 Corinthians 6:16-17 CEV
 
Children, you must stay away from idols.  - 1 John 5:21 CEV

Jesus answered: You will certainly want to tell me this saying, "Doctor, first make yourself well." You will tell me to do the same things here in my own hometown that you heard I did in Capernaum. But you can be sure that no prophets are liked by the people of their own hometown.  - Luke 4:23-24 CEV

Who were those people that heard God's voice and rebelled? Weren't they the same ones that came out of Egypt with Moses? Who were the people that made God angry for forty years? Weren't they the ones that sinned and died in the desert?  - Hebrews 3:16-17 CEV

But most of them did not please God. So they died, and their bodies were scattered all over the desert. What happened to them is a warning to keep us from wanting to do the same evil things.  - 1 Corinthians 10:5-6 CEV

Don't forget what happened to those people that the Lord rescued from Egypt. Some of them did not have faith, and he later destroyed them.  - Jude 1:5 CEV

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Pleasant Surprise...

What a pleasant surprise- RADICAL things happening... 

We need to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

To those who hear...

I've been listening, but I was afraid that I was alone. I guess I'm not.

But,

are we going to do anything with/about it?

But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.  - James 1:22-25 NASB

For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES.  - Hebrews 10:26-27 NASB

Very sobering...

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Realization and Resolution

The realization:

I can't live like other men and call myself a Christian.

The resolution:

I will not live like other men; I will be who I am in Christ.

If I keep trying to do as I have always done, then the results will be the same.  Or rather, they will actually be worse- if I know what is right and choose not to do it, it will be worse for me

• (No sacrifices can be made for people who decide to sin after they find out about the truth. They are God's enemies, and all they can look forward to is a terrible judgment and a furious fire.  - Hebrews 10:26-27 CEV
• If you don't do what you know is right, you have sinned.  - James 4:17 CEV
• If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin.  - John 15:22 CEV )

 The new creature has a new attitude, a new purpose, and a new name

• Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.  - Philippians 2:5-7 NASB

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Spirit of Deep Sleep

There is a "spirit of deep sleep"; that's what God said.

It's back to Isaiah 29 again.

Astonish yourselves and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with strong drink! For the LORD has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes (the prophets), and covered your heads (the seers). And the vision of all this has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed. When men give it to one who can read, saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot, for it is sealed." Isaiah 29:9-11 ESV

GOD has poured this on us.

... to be continued

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Work, Slaves, Masters

After being called into question at work, ON MY DAY OFF, I had to go in, to explain myself. Sunday, God had said, "Above Reproach" and the Sunday before "Do Not Lose Heart".

After showing them I am indeed above reproach, and standing in defense of the real thieves, and suffering the the emotional pistol whipping, I figured I'd better get some scriptural foundations for this mess.

I ran to this scripture-

All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12 NASB

Ya! I can stand right up on my pride, beat my chest and misuse that scripture out of context and all my facebook buddies will know just how spiritual I am...

Maybe not.

What does the Bible say about "slaves" and their "masters"?

Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men, knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free. Ephesians 6:5-8 NASB

That wasn't what I wanted to hear.

Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. For he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and that without partiality. Colossians 3:22-25 NASB

That still isn't helping.

All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against. Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles. If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. 1 Timothy 6:1-6 NASB

Urge bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. Titus 2:9-14 NASB

Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unreasonable. For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly. For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God. For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, WHO COMMITTED NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN HIS MOUTH; and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls. 1 Peter 2:18-25 NASB

So, I have to not only endure, but patiently endure.

In so doing, I will find favor with God.

I... " have been called for this purpose"

hmm...

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Created Questioning the Creator?

God also said, "Can the vessel ask the Potter?"

You will say to me then, "Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?" On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, "Why did you make me like this," will it? Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use? What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, Romans 9:19-23 NASB

"Woe to him who strives with him who formed him, a pot among earthen pots! Does the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making?' or 'Your work has no handles'?...  Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him: "Ask me of things to come; will you command me concerning my children and the work of my hands? I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host. I have stirred him up in righteousness, and I will make all his ways level; he shall build my city and set my exiles free, not for price or reward," says the LORD of hosts. Isaiah 45:9, 11-13 ESV

It is okay to ask God questions-

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. "Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? "Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him! Matthew 7:7-11 NASB

And, if we don't understand, we can ask God-

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5 NASB

God wants us to understand-

Wisdom is the main thing; get wisdom, and with all your getting, get understanding. Proverbs 4:7 LITV

There is a time we need to be quiet-

You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay, that the thing made should say of its maker, "He did not make me"; or the thing formed say of him who formed it, "He has no understanding"? Isaiah 29:16 ESV

We can be asking too many questions and enter into insubordination-

For he says: "By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I remove the boundaries of peoples, and plunder their treasures; like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones. My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples; and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken, so I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved a wing or opened the mouth or chirped." Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood! Isaiah 10:13-15 ESV

We are the instruments of God; He is not our instrument.

We are proud, haughty, high-minded, judgmental, and out of line.

We keep asking questions because we want answers, but there comes a point where we need to shut our mouths and start doing something (not just "something", but specifically what God sends us to do!).

Check this out-

always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith. But they will not make further progress; for their folly will be obvious to all, just as Jannes's and Jambres's folly was also. 2 Timothy 3:7-9 NASB

"rejected in regard to the faith"???

Does that scare anybody?

Better is a dry morsel with quiet... Proverbs 17:1 ESV

Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 4:6 ESV

Here's the clincher-

therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach in a high wall, bulging out, and about to collapse, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant; and its breaking is like that of a potter's vessel that is smashed so ruthlessly that among its fragments not a shard is found with which to take fire from the hearth, or to dip up water out of the cistern." For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." But you were unwilling, Isaiah 30:13-15 ESV

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Above Reproach

This morning God said, "Above Reproach"

Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain. Philippians 2:14-16 NASB

It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?), and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil. And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 1 Timothy 3:1-7 NASB

For the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict. Titus 1:7-9 NASB

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My People

God said "My People".

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. Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
2 Chronicles 7:14-16 KJV

That is a verse we can all quote, but we take it entirely too lightly. We should emphasize the "if" and realize that it is not in the genre of fast food- it doesn't happen in 15 minutes and then we take it home.

The next passage explains this better:

"And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, 'They are My people,' And they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'" Zechariah 13:9 NASB

That is loyalty.

WARNING!!!

TRIALS AHEAD!

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Do NOT Lose Heart

More from Sunday Morning...

In Sunday school, God was trying to encourage me. Don't be discouraged; don't lose heart!

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,
Luke 18:1 NASB

"I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?" Luke 18:8 NASB

Well, will He?

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart, 2 Corinthians 4:1 NASB

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves; 2 Corinthians 4:7 NASB

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16 NASB

When Sunday School was over, a dear friend gave me a piece of paper. She said, "that's for you!"

The paper said-

...for there is no question that He will do what He says. Hebrews 10:23


If you have a promise from God, hold fast to it. Don't give up on it. Hold on to...

Don't be discouraged.

Don't lose heart.

Don't give up.

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The Heart Is Sick

Sunday morning was quite busy...

God said,

"The heart is sick"

The heart is sick?


"The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? "I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds." Jeremiah 17:9-10 NASB

This reminds me of how/what started all of this-

Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The whole head is sick And the whole heart is faint. Isaiah 1:5 NASB

If you continue to read in that chapter-

"So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. "Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good... Isaiah 1:15-17 NASB


In the Bible, the words "Heart" and "spirit" can be readily interchanged.

All of this is referring to the spiritual condition of the people.

These staunch warnings keep coming and the worship is confounded in the house of God.

Someone said that they kept hearing a trumpet when God was speaking-

'They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one is going to the battle, for My wrath is against all their multitude. 'The sword is outside and the plague and the famine are within... Ezekiel 7:14-15 NASB

This goes back to what God was saying on December 4th; it starts in Ezekiel 7, is reiterated in Ezekiel 21, and is broken down for the New Testament church in Hebrews 12.

I don't know how else to say this-

But you have forgotten that the Scriptures say to God's children, "When the Lord punishes you, don't make light of it... Hebrews 12:5 CEV

We have all been warned.

God says "Take heed"

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... To Go To Heaven

A little before 4AM I awoke.

I almost missed what was going on just prior to this; there was a sermon being preached within me.

It was something along the lines of -

...this will not get you into heaven!

This was followed by -

 [Matthew 5:2-12 NASB]
2  He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,
3  "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4  "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5  "Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
6  "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7  "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
8  "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9  "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
10  "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11  "Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
12  "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.


That was interesting, but it was only the beginning!


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If "The Head" Is Sick, What Is "The Head"?

Previously, God had said the "head is sick" (Isaiah 1:5) then, "go to the potter's house" two days later (Jeremiah 18:4).

Today I got an explanation of what "the head" is.

"For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body." Ephesians 5:23 NASB

So the "head" is the husband, and he is sick. This is not a physical sickness, but a spiritual condition.

AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. Mark 10:8 NASB


Husbands and wives become one in marriage. The head or husband is sick. Since they are now one, the whole thing is sick...

"But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make." Jeremiah 18:4 NASB


Is this making sense?

Our marriages are no good; they are not what God designed them to be.

You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. 1 Peter 3:7 NASB

According to the passage in 1 Peter, the condition of our marriages may be the hindrance in our prayer time. 

So, the problem is in the home; it is a top-down problem. We need to let God take the marriage, destroy it, then remake it.

Can anybody say OUCH!?

Marriage was given to us to be an example of our relationship with Jesus Christ, and fathers are supposed to be representative of our Heavenly Father.

How can we expect to be effective in church work or doing anything for the cause of Christ if our marriages and homes are an abomination to God?

Husbands, get right with God!

Then, get right with your wives!

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Circumcision, Ew!

This was something that came to me late Thursday night-

it was when Moses' wife circumcised their son, threw the foreskin at his feet, and called him a bloody husband.

Now it came about at the lodging place on the way that the LORD met him [Moses] and sought to put him to death. Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and threw it at Moses' feet, and she said, "You are indeed a bridegroom of blood to me." So He [God] let him alone. At that time she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood"--because of the circumcision. Exodus 4:24-26 NASB

With everything that is going on, God is calling us to repent.

God is saying- get yourself in order.

God is saying- get your marriage in order.

Circumcision? What's that got to do with anything?

We as husbands have let our homes get in quite a disarray.  Our children, our heritage from the Lord, our future... it's out of hand!

Moses was on his way to Egypt to set the Hebrew children free. He was doing what God told him to do. But he was still disobedient in that he had neglected some of the basic things. Thank God for Zipporah! God was going to kill Moses!

We husbands have left our job to our wives. Thank God for spiritual wives! But, we need to set things right!

Now, put away your flint knife and no cutting anything!

Circumcision OF THE HEART has to do with repentance and a turning away from stubbornness and rebellion.

God is calling us to holiness and that includes our children.

Dads, it time to be the dad that God has called you to be...

... get your house in order.

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 "So circumcise your heart, and stiffen your neck no longer. Deuteronomy 10:16 NASB

"Moreover the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live. Deuteronomy 30:6 NASB

"Circumcise yourselves to the LORD And remove the foreskins of your heart, Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Or else My wrath will go forth like fire And burn with none to quench it, Because of the evil of your deeds." Jeremiah 4:4 NASB

But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God...  For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice the Law; but if you are a transgressor of the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.  26  So if the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?  27  And he who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not judge you who though having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a transgressor of the Law?  28  For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh.  29  But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God. Romans 2:5, 25-29 NASB

and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ;  Colossians 2:11 NASB

When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, Colossians 2:13 NASB

for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh, Philippians 3:3 NASB


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From the North...

This was a bonus from Tuesday, when I went to the potter's house -

"I have aroused one from the north, and he has come; From the rising of the sun he will call on My name; And he will come upon rulers as upon mortar, Even as the potter treads clay." Isaiah 41:25 NASB

This is a man who seeks God first thing in the morning... and stomps his enemies masterfully.

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The Head Is Sick

Sunday morning God said,

"the head is sick"...

That is Isaiah -
"Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The whole head is sick And the whole heart is faint. From the sole of the foot even to the head There is nothing sound in it, Only bruises, welts and raw wounds, Not pressed out or bandaged, Nor softened with oil."  Isaiah 1:5-6 NASB

There is a problem. The head is sick and the body is feeling the pain.
One rendering of the passage puts it as the body has been punished so much there isn't a fresh spot to scourge; the continual punishment has beaten it to a pulp.

Joel comes to mind. Joel 1:16 says gladness and joy have been cut off from God's house.

"Yet even now," declares the LORD, "Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning; And rend your heart and not your garments." Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil. Who knows whether He will not turn and relent And leave a blessing behind Him, Even a grain offering and a drink offering For the LORD your God? Blow a trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly, Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and the nursing infants. Let the bridegroom come out of his room And the bride out of her bridal chamber. Let the priests, the LORD'S ministers, Weep between the porch and the altar, And let them say, "Spare Your people, O LORD, And do not make Your inheritance a reproach, A byword among the nations. Why should they among the peoples say, 'Where is their God?'" Joel 2:12-17 NASB

That sounds like a great game plan, but it doesn't jive with the first chapter of Isaiah.

"What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?" Says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats. "When you come to appear before Me, Who requires of you this trampling of My courts? "Bring your worthless offerings no longer, Incense is an abomination to Me. New moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies-- I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn assembly. "I hate your new moon festivals and your appointed feasts, They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. "So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. Isaiah 1:11-15 NASB

As I was waking up Tuesday, God said,

"go to the potter's house"

"Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will announce My words to you." Jeremiah 18:2 NASB

 Here is the answer-

But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make. Jeremiah 18:4 NASB

The head is sick, the vessel is spoiled.

We must let God make us a new vessel, in whatever manner pleases Him!

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