I receive all kinds of newsfeeds from around the world. Most of them have to do with Israel as she is the center of prophecy. Jesus said on the day He rode down Mt. Olivet on a donkey that if the people had only known of His coming on that donkey, they could have saved themselves tremendous heartache. They didn’t; and 35+ years later, Rome destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple (Lk. 19:41-44).
Scripture also gives us information about His 2nd coming – Ezekiel 38+39. Persia, modern Iran, is in the newspapers quite a bit at the moment. Iran is currently smuggling rockets with advanced guided warheads to Hezbollah in Lebanon. These are much more accurate than the ones they shot at Israel in 2006. Right now, the US leaves a warship off the coast of Israel with the capability of shooting down rockets from Iran, not southern Lebanon. Is Israel currently a “land of unwalled villages,” meaning she is pretty much defenseless like Ezekiel 38:11 states? Despite the nuclear treaty Iran is still working out with the US and Europe, the commander of Iran’s Basij Force states that “wiping Israel off the map is not up for negotiation.” Sound like “devising an evil scheme” against Israel to you (Ezekiel 38:10)?
Reading today’s newspapers is like reading the Bible! The Bible is coming true before our very eyes, quite literally. Jesus might return tomorrow or a hundred years from now. Ready or not, He will come. Choose to be ready by simply being in and hanging out with the Word of God, Jesus Himself, so you can filter all your thoughts through Him and His Word throughout your day to experience freedom now and forever.
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God told the Israelites that they would enjoy many wonderful things if they listened to and followed Him, one of which would be rain. He also said He would withhold that rain if they didn’t.
Thus, what should the conclusion be if it didn’t rain for one year? Oh, it’s just a dry year. What if it was dry bones for two years? Hey, something’s up. I’m starting to get real hungry. Now, what’s up if the drought went on for 3 years and half years? Hopefully, you’d come to your senses. I must not be listening to and following God.
Israel was staring at idols, which in this case was Baal, the god of the sky and rain. The one true God was trying to get their attention by withholding the rain. All they needed to do was repent, ask forgiveness, start listening and following and the rains would return.
God did His part to get them to return to Him; and yet out of love, He went a step further. He sent Elijah to get their attention (1 Kings 17-18). This is a wonderful picture of grace. God went over and above the call of duty to bring the Israelites back to Himself. He is the source of the good stuff, which in this case was rain for their dusty land and water for their thirsty animals.
God, out of His tremendous love and grace, is pursuing a deeper relationship with us. He brings challenges our way just like He did with the Israelites (Hebrews 12). And like the Israelites, we determine when those challenges will stop. We must decide to get rid of what is between us and Jesus. God’s grace is no April 1st joke. He is that serious about a relationship with you. And, He has and will continue to go to great lengths to draw you closer to Him. Return at the first sight of pain and discomfort, rather than after three and half years!
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You’re erecting walls between us. I hear this all the time in marital counseling. It’s usually one partner blaming the other for their marital problems.
Do you know that God has this same complaint against us? We’re erecting walls in our relationship with Him by putting idols before our faces. An idol is anything or anyone we turn to rather than to Jesus to meet our needs (i.e. our drugs of choice).
Ezekiel writes, “When any Israelite or any alien living in Israel separates himself from Me and sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face…I will set my face against that man.” (14:7-8)
Idols are in our hearts, not just some statue; and yet, they block our view of or separate us from God. In essence, they become a wall between us blocking Him from meeting our needs.
So ask yourself today, what are you staring at – Jesus or something or someone else? Let the Spirit point out your walls, so you can take them down in His power using the scriptural FREEdom process.
It’s your choice – you can stare at the wall or you can stare into the most loving pair of eyes you’ll ever see. Let’s pray for each other to make the right choice!
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Happiness. Everyone is looking for it, but does anyone really know what it means?
For some to achieve happiness for themselves, they have to cause others tremendous pain or unhappiness. What makes some happy today might not make them happy tomorrow. Thus, the search for happiness starts all over again with each sunrise or sunset.
If happiness is your goal, how do you ever make decisions? It’s going to get quite exhausting if your basis for decision making changes with the ever changing definition of happiness.
Here is where Jesus comes to the rescue. You can be “happy” regardless of your ever changing circumstances as you learn how to better hear Jesus in the Word and in daily life. When you trust Him to know what you need and then only turn to Him to meet that need with each decision, your decision making process becomes quiet simple. Regardless of what that decision will be, you’ll be happy today!
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I woke up the other day with this phrase ringing in my ears, “It takes more faith, strength and courage to change direction than it does to go with the flow.” I had to write it down because it’s so true.
If we want to see our lives changed, to experience more peace, and to draw closer to the One we say we love, it’s going to take a huge increase in faith, strength and courage. Do I really believe it’s worth the effort to against what I’ve been thinking or doing for years? Do I have the strength to filter out the old thinking that caused the flow in the first place? Then will I have the courage to take the necessary steps if I have both?
This is where prayer enters the scene. “Lord increase our faith to believe life change is worth both the time and effort it will take! Give us the power that rose You from the grave to change our thinking. And then increase our courage to do what we know to be true.”
This is my prayer for you. Please make it your prayer for me.
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