Demonstrate Your Love For Me

 Ephesians 2: 11-22,¹¹ Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands) ¹² remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. ¹³ But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ  ¹⁴ For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, ¹⁵ by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, ¹⁶ and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. ¹⁷ He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. ¹⁸ For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.¹⁹ Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, ²⁰ built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. ²¹ In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. ²² And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
My holy people; isn’t My plan amazing? My plan is not just to have a place for you in heaven. The good news of the Kingdom is that I have made a place inside you for Me! It is time you begin to live that way. No longer robbed by the trappings and limitations of religion, I love for you to be set free to live as I have intended. I long for you to do your will in the earth, demonstrating My goodness for all to see. Demonstrating that I live within you. Demonstrating through genuine acts of love, My goodness for all to see. You were made for more than what religion has tried to teach you. You were made to be My hands, My feet, My voice in the earth. Healing all who are sick, driving out demons, curing every weakness, raising the dead. Freely you have received … it is now high time to freely give.
I have shown you that it is imperative you practice charity. Charity is a practical expression of love. It is not enough to tell people I love them. I want you to demonstrate that I love them and that you love them too. That is why it is so imperative that you demonstrate My love. In demonstrating healings, miracles, deliverances, and resurrections, you practice charity, you give them a practical expression of love. Not just words, but you demonstrate in the Spirit and in power, My love to them. I am not a God that sits way off. I sent My Son to die, that people may really live. Demonstrate that to them. Don’t just talk about it. Religion gives empty promises. I tell you, show them My promises, demonstrate My promises for all to see. This is walking in My Kingdom. This is the good news of the Kingdom. Without a practical expression of love, you have no good news. It is time to lay down religion all together. It really does not work. People may be manipulated with words, but to see Me at work, unlocks something inside people, a capacity to hope, to have faith and to see real love. These three stand … the greatest of these is love. Isn’t it time you demonstrate your love for Me? Isn’t it time you demonstrate your love for your neighbor? Then it is time for an upgrade of sorts. You need to move past words, into demonstration. You need to move past promises, into manifestation. I desire My love to be manifested through you. For as you are in genuine union with Me, you will want to do all that you see Me doing. You will heal, you will deliver, you will perform miracles, you will raise the dead. You are My ambassadors, who I have given authority to do these things in My Name. Not worry about when My Son returns. Not argue about how you define holiness. Not judge and ridicule those that are walking with Me. No, it is time for you to take up My cross and follow Me. It is time for you to exercise this union in Me.
All over the earth I see so many people held captive by religion. Many believe they are following Me. They have prayed, asking Me into their hearts and lives. They have had this experience and that experience. They attend church, pay their tithes, sing along & listen to the teachings at the preacher shows. Some may practice spiritual gifts in the safety of the preacher shows. But these are all held captive in the claws of religion. Never having trusted Me fully; they are controlled by fear and anxiety, shame and guilt, rather than doing as I have commanded … to love Me and to love your neighbors. If you truly love Me and your neighbors, you will journey with Me instead of accompany religion and engage in its selfish practices. Who exactly are you following anyway? I have made life to be an adventure. I have made you to be My workmanship in My Son, and have appointed certain good works for you to do along the way … healings, deliverances, miracles and resurrections. Isn’t it time to live the adventure, rather than live the lie of religion?
I urge you, from the depths of My Great Heart, to listen to what I have said to you today. I am looking for you to come awake to what abundant living is all about. I am wanting you to accompany Me on the most fantastic adventure, anyone could conceive. I am looking for you to accompany Me on the journey of a lifetime … running through the villages with My Son, bearing precious fruit along the way to lay at My feet. Entering into the greater things My Son spoke of, that you will do. Gladly spending and being spent, for the furtherance of My Kingdom.
Demonstrate your love for Me.

My Christian Commitment

I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I’m a disciple of His. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I am finished and done with the low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth talking, cheap living and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits or popularity. I don’t have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lifted by prayer and labor by power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, or hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won’t give up, shut up or let until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up and preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go til He comes, give till I drop, preach all I know and work till He stops me.

And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me – my banner will be clear.  Amen

POWER In The Blood!

Would you be free from your burden of sin?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood
Would you o'er evil the victory win?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood
Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood
Sin stains are lost in its life-giving flow
There's wonderful power in the blood

There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the blood of the Lamb
There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb

Would you do service for Jesus your King?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood

There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the blood of the Lamb
There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb

Lord, how we need Your power
Every day and every hour
Lord, how we need Your power
Every day and every hour
Lord how we need Your
Power, power, wonder-working power
In the blood of the Lamb
Power, power, wonder-working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb

Would you be free from your burden of sin?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood
Would you o'er evil the victory win?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood
Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood
Sin stains are lost in its life-giving flow
There's wonderful power in the blood

There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the blood of the Lamb
There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb

Would you do service for Jesus your King?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood

There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the blood of the Lamb
There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb

Lord, how we need Your power
Every day and every hour
Lord, how we need Your power
Every day and every hour
Lord how we need Your
Power, power, wonder-working power
In the blood of the Lamb
Power, power, wonder-working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb

Den Of Thieves

And  no, no one is going to do anything! AND TO THINK! I can be jailed for having an overdue library book!

 DEN OF THIEVES

 

While all the assertions below are factual, you will find that there are those that deny reality. They are blinded by the Messiah. And you wonder why we have a divide between us.

 

Old news but important that it is not forgotten. Pretty good summary of what is known - how much more is hidden?

 

$34,000 :

The amount of federal taxes that Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (D) failed to pay during his employment at the International Monetary Fund despite receiving extra compensation and explanatory brochures that described his tax liabilities. 

True:  http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/01/timothy_geithner_obamas_nomine.html

 

$75,000:

The amount of money that the  head of the  powerful tax-writing committee, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), was forced to report  on his taxes after the discovery that he had not reported income from a  Dominican Republic rental  property. His excuses for the failure started with blaming his wife, then his accountant and finally the fact that he didn't speak Spanish.

True http://www.nypost.com/seven/09102008/news/regionalnews/rangels_spanish_excuse_128444.htm

 

$93,000:

The  INCREASE in the amount of petty cash each of our Congressional representatives voted to give themselves in January 2009 during the height of an economic meltdown.That's a $40 + million INCREASE! 

http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-recession-congress-gives-lawmakers.html  See video here from Fox

 

$133,900:

The amount Fannie Mae "invested" in Chris Dodd (D-CT), head of the powerful Senate Banking Committee, presumably to repel oversight of the GSE prior to its meltdown. Said meltdown helped touch off the  current economic crisis. In only a few years time, Fannie also "invested" over $105,000 in then-Senator Barack Obama. 

True:  http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/07/top-senate-recipients-of-fanni.html

 

$140,000:

The amount of back taxes and interest that Cabinet nominee Tom Daschle (D) was forced to cough up after the vetting process revealed significant, unexplained tax liabilities.

True:; http://www.online.wsj.com/article/SB123335984751235247.html?mod=googlenews_w    

Wall Street Journal

 

$356,000:

The approximate amount of income and deductions that Daschle (D) was forced to report on his amended 2005 and 2007 tax returns after being caught cheating on his taxes. This includes $255,256 for the use of a car service,  $83,333 in unreported income, and $14,963 in charitable contributions.

True:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123335984751235247.html?mod=googlenews_wsj  

Wall Street Journal

 

$800,000:

The amount of "sweetheart" mortgages Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) received from Countrywide Financial, the details for which he has refused to release details despite months of promises  to do so. Countrywide was once the nation's largest mortgage lender and linked to Government-Sponsored Entities like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Their meltdown precipitated the current financial crisis. Just days ago in Pennsylvania, Countrywide was forced to pay $150,000,000 in mortgage assistance following "a state investigation that concluded that Countrywide relaxed its underwriting standards to sell risky loans to consumers who did not understand them and could not afford them."

True:  http://rightvoices.com/2008/08/21/more-sweetheart-loan-details-on-senator-chris-dodd-d-ct-chairman-of-the-senate-committee-on-banking-housing-and-urban-affairs/

 

$1,000,000:

The  estimated amount of donations by Denise Rich, wife of fugitive Marc Rich, to Democrat interests and the William J.Clinton Foundation in an apparent quid pro quo deal that resulted in a pardon for Mr. Rich. The pardon was reviewed and blessed by Obama Attorney General and then Deputy AG Eric Holder, despite numerous requests by government officials to turn it down.  

True:  http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/20/nation/na-holder20

 

$12,000,000:

The amount of TARP money provided to community bank OneUnited despite the fact that it did not qualify for funds, and was "under attack from its regulators for allegations of poor lending practices and executive-pay abuses."  It turns out that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), a key contributor to the Fannie Mae meltdown, just happens to be married to one of the bank's former directors. 

True:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258284337504295.html  

Wall Street Journal

 

$23,500,000:

The upper range of net worth Rep. Allan  Mollohan (D-WV) accumulated in four years time according to The Washington Post through earmarks of "tens of millions of dollars to groups associated with his own business partners."

True:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/14/AR2006051401032.html

Washington Post

 

$2,000,000,000:

($2 billion) the approximate amount of  money that House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI) is earmarking related to his son's lobbying  efforts. The son, Craig Obey, is "a top lobbyist for the nonprofit group" that would receive a roughly $2 billion component of the "Stimulus" package. 

True:  http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/a_plan_for_stimulus_money_national_parks/C530/L37/

and this as a list of these related stories:  http://search.yahoo.com/404handler?src=news&+++%0A+fr%3D404_news%26ref%3Dhttp://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-democrats-by

numbers.html&url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090129/ap_on_go_co/stimulus_national_parks_2

 

$3,700,000,000:

($3.7 billion) not to be outdone, this is the estimated value of various defense contracts awarded to a company controlled by the husband of Rep. Diane Feinstein (D-CA). Despite an obvious conflict-of-interest as "a  member of the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee, Sen. Feinstein voted for appropriations worth billions to her  husband's firms." 

True:  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/22/MN310531.DTL

 

$4,190,000,000:

($4.19 billion) the amount of money in the so-called "Stimulus" package devoted to fraudulent voter registration ACORN group under the auspices of "Community Stabilization Activities". ACORN is currently the subject of a RICO suit in Ohio .

True:  http://www.ocregister.com/articles/stimulus-economy-percent-2295331-bill-pelosi

 

$1,646,000,000,000  ($1.646  trillion):

The approximate amount of annual United States exports endangered by the "Stimulus" package, which provides a "Buy American" stricture. According to international trade experts, a "US-EU trade war looms" which could result in a worldwide economic depression reminiscent of that touched off by the protectionist Smoot-Hawley Act.  

True:  http://www.asiaing.com/2008-national-export-strategy-the-new-global-main-street.html

and http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/01/022685.php

 

Background:  Smoot-Hawley Act: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot-Hawley_Tariff_Act

 

It's becoming a culture of corruption and  stupidity. 
In addition, these folks appear to be above the law. 

 

All of the aforementioned are still in office, living
like the royalty they think they are.

 

Remember: This all happened in just the FIRST QUARTER,
folks!

 

WHATS WRONG WITH EVERYONE?...Isn't someone going to put a stop to this???

The Cain Ridge Rivival

The Cain Ridge Revival of 1801, was part of a larger move of God known as brush arbor revivals. Joining them in increasing numbers after a meeting at Red River in Logan County in June 1801 were Methodists and Baptists as well as the unchurched. Following is some information I found on the internet concerning its history:

Christianity fell away following the American Revolution. A Scotsman traveling through the South saw few religious people. Francis Asbury found not one in a hundred concerned about religion. Alcoholism was rampant, and universalism and deism captivated the infant nation.

But in 1800 scattered revivals erupted like geysers in the back lands of Kentucky. People gathered under makeshift arbors while the gospel was preached, sometimes accompanied by emotional outbursts. Barton Stone, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Cain Ridge (near Lexington), hearing of the camp meetings, witnessed one for himselfThe scene was passing strange. Many fell down as slain in battle and continued for hours in an apparently motionless statesometimes for a few moments reviving and exhibiting symptoms of life by a deep groan or by a prayer for mercy most fervently uttered.

His church at Cain Ridge immediately planned a camp meeting for the first weekend of August, 1801. The church could hold 500; but workers, fearing an oversized crowd, threw up a large tent. Church families opened homes, barns, and cabins to the expected visitors.

But they didnt expect 20,000! Hordes arrived by horse, carriage, and wagon. Prayer and preaching continued around the clock on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Excitement mounted; cries and screams pierced the hazy summer air; men swooned; women were seized by spasms; children fell into ecstasy; so many fainted that the ground was covered with bodies like a battlefield. Then the jerks broke out. Their heads would jerk back suddenly, frequently causing them to yelp. I have seen their heads fly back and forward so quickly that the hair of females would crack like a whip.

On Monday, August 9, 1801, food and supplies were exhausted, and so were the worshipers. Many left; but others came to take their places. Four more days of singing, preaching, shrieking, and jerking continued before the geyser died down. Between 1,000 and 3,000 had been converted, and the news was the buzz of the region. People across the new nation began discussing the revival of Christianity, and the Cane Ridge Revival is considered one of the most important religious gatherings in American history.

God has indeed begun opening up an ancient well of revival.  This particular well of revival is one that is distinctly different than many of the recent moves of the Holy Spirit.  God desires to release a move of His Spirit in the highways and the byways, in the small and insignificant places, just like He did in the early 1800s.  This will largely be a revival of churches in small towns and rural towns.  This revival move of God will become a turning point for America, just as the Cain Ridge Revival was a turning point for America in the early 1800s. 

You see, after the revolutionary war, the church just about closed up shop in America.  Sin was rampant and there was no concern for the church, leaders were corrupt and many even spoke of how unlikely it would be for the church to turn around in America  most figured it was too far gone.  Thank God He never feels that way.  Through a grass roots revival, God turned the heart of a nation back to Him.  I believe that is what the Lord is saying He intends to do again.  Praise God for His faithfulness.

I believe something quite like a geyser, a mighty wave, a great flow of revival is about to break out.  Lets be praying that His Kingdom comes.  Our nation needs it.  The Church needs it.  We all need it.  Many have hungered for a wide reaching move of God that will turn our nation back to Him.  He is uncapping this ancient well of revival.  Nobody can take credit for any of it.  If they do, they are liars and should be warned that God does not like that sort of thing.  He is about to usher in a great revival to this area that will not just be birthed here, but will shoot out across America and to the nations as a message saying He is interested in the small insignificant places.  For it is in such places that God indeed can receive the glory and the honor and no big names will step in to take it.

A significant result/sign associated with this revival is going to be the establishing of many fathers to equip those touched by it.  It wont be dogma, but relationship that will be needed to maintain the simplicity and the power of what God is about to do.  The release of many fathers to equip the saints to do the work of the ministry will be an obvious sign of this move of God.  True relationship cannot be established by pastors.  Pastors and church leaders care for many people, often hundreds.  Fathers are related to and care for just a few people, who in turn minister to many others.  These Fathers will have specialties as gifts of Christ to the Church.  Some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers  will actually equip in their area of Christs anointing.  The fear of the Lord will be renewed, as well as a healthy respect and honoring of God and His works.  Ecstatic prophecy and acts of deliverance will also be signs associated with this revival, just as was done in the early 1800s. 

God is about to do a new thing, using an ancient well.  Isnt it like the Lord to do something so good!

Is Doubt Knocking At Your Door?

Doubt.  He’s a lousy neighbor.  

An unwanted visitor.  

An obnoxious guest.  

And he’ll pester you.  

He’ll irritate you. 

He’ll criticize your judgment. 

His aim is not to convince you, but to confuse you. 

He doesn't offer solutions.  

Doubt only raises questions. 

Had any visit from this fellow lately?  

If you find yourself going to church in order to be saved and not because you’re saved, then you've been listening to him. 

If you find yourself doubting that God could forgive you again for that, you've been sold some snake oil. 

If you’re more cynical about Christians than sincere about Christ, then guess who came to dinner? 

I suggest you put a lock on your gate.  

I suggest you post a “Do not enter” sign on your door!  

Say no to doubt!

~Max Lucado~

Prepare For The Race

Ephesians 4:11-15
¹¹And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;¹²For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:¹³Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:¹⁴That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;¹⁵But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

My holy people, you are now in a time of times, when all that has been done before is passing away and you are preparing for what is now ahead. Never before has there been a time when My foundations are becoming a requirement for real living. Real faith in God. Real hearing. Real seeing. Real knowing and real trusting.
The baby lessons of the past will not prepare you for the time you are now in. You must find whatever means is necessary to truly learn of Me and walk in Me. Your very survival is at stake. No longer can you rely on asking others the questions you should be asking Me. No longer can you rely upon what the preacher says, but must know how to hear from Me yourself. This is not just a matter of choice, but of necessity. Your survival, your family's survival, your ministry work's survival are all at risk. The very purpose and destiny that you were created to fulfill in My Kingdom is at risk. This is the importance of obtaining Kingdom substance in your life.
Baby lessons, milk and honey, manna ... none of these will do. You must obtain strong meat. You must be filled and walking in Holy Spirit. You must be in Me. Now is the time. Today is the day for these things to become reality. It is time to wake up and to begin journeying with Me.
This journey is the most exciting adventure you could ever experience. However it is also a perilous journey. There are dangers along the way. As you remain in Me, you are kept safe and as you remain humble, you are kept empowered. As you learn of Me and walk with Me intimately day by day and moment by moment, this adventure, this journey, will become both substance and sustenance for you. We will not just walk together, but run together through the villages, gathering precious fruit for Father along the way.
The time of times you are now in dictate a different attitude, a different view, of this journey. Just as I am pouring out more and more grace, your adversary is pouring out more and more resistance. To do the will of God will actually be costing you more, but the thrill of doing the will of God will also be greater. You will realize, you will see, the importance of fulfilling destiny and purpose, as you have never before.
Those that are to survive must be walking differently, praying differently, warring differently and relating differently.
Your walk must be intimate with Me. You must be seeing, hearing, knowing and following Me day by day and moment by moment. To do otherwise may spell disaster for yourself, your family or the work to which I have called you.
Your relationships must take on the attributes of being comrades in a common battle. War buddies rather than social acquaintances. Trusted friends rather than mere church goers. Serious and long term rather than shallow and short-lived.
You must be reformed in order to survive the days and years ahead. As you do, you will rejoice in the work I have begun and brought to fruition. The humble will rejoice and declare the works of God in your day.
My holy people, equip yourselves for the path I have laid out for you. Prepare for the times like no other. I love you and will always be with you.

O Lord, Help Us!

“LORD, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. LORD, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against you.” II Chronicles 14:11  

Call Out To God!

I want to encourage all of my fellow believers to stay strong in the faith. The Scriptures are now being fulfilled at a startling pace, and the signs Jesus told us to watch for are growing more apparent each day. If you feel confused or frustrated and unsure of what you believe, I urge you to call out to God.

If you earnestly study the Bible and remain steadfast in prayer, you will grow in the grace and knowledge of our Savior. Despite what the skeptics of this world might say, I have seen God work, and I know that He is our helper in the time of trouble, our great physician in the time of sickness, our provider in the time of need, and our comforter in the time of sorrow.
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by fully surrendering your heart to the Lord. 
Call out to Him!

One Nation Under God

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

''IF YOU WILL NOT FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT WHEN YOU CAN EASILY WIN WITHOUT BLOOD SHED, IF YOU WILL NOT FIGHT WHEN YOUR VICTORY WILL BE SURE AND NOT SO COSTLY, YOU MAY COME TO THE MOMENT WHERE YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGHT WITH ALL THE ODDS AGAINST YOU AND ONLY A PRECARIOUS CHANCE OF SURVIVAL, THERE MIGHT BE A WORST CASE, YOU MAY HAVE TO FIGHT WITHOUT A CHANCE OF VICTORY  BECAUSE IT IS BETTER TO PERISH THAN TO LIVE AS SLAVES."