Newness of Life

 I was looking for something and in my usual form was distracted by the document. I clicked on it and boy did I need to rehear this warning I received in 2024. I feel I have gotten a little sleepy. I wrote this as I was trying to interpret what the Lord was impressing on my spirit. Here it is: Taking my walk, I was thinking about the coming persecution, and Gracie was sniffing in the bushes. To her dog mind this was a great idea, but to my higher understanding, it was a terrible idea. I know those bushes are constantly sprayed with pesticides, and she is sniffing in toxins that can kill her. Right now, it’s very dangerous to focus and listen to anything that is not speaking by God’s spirit, and that magnifies the glorious of God. 2 Cor 3 it’s by beholding the beauty and truth of God, with eyes of the Spirit, that transforms us. We become what we focus on, and even neuroscience bears this out: Newburg, a neuroscientist at Penn State who studies Neurotheology (yes, that's a thing) sa...

  My pastor recently preached on the topic of sanctification, and it got me thinking quite a bit about it. While walking the beach and talking to the Lord about it, I looked out at the water and saw a man holding a woman in his arms. What struck me about this was how the woman was completely wrapped around her partner. Every limb was wrapped around him as she nestled her face into the crook of his neck, held in his peaceful embrace. "This is sanctification." You wrapped around me with every part of your being, deriving your very life from me and totally satisfied in that place. She could have been distracted by any number of things, but she wasn't. She was fully his. The fall of man from the embrace of God is more of a heart wrenching betrayal of love than anything else. I think of God, who is Love Itself, searching for Adam after he turned aside to lies.  Adam, where are you? Have you ever had someone hide from you, or felt that they were avoiding you? That hurts, especi...

 I am writing this list from the Dake Study Bible, page 26. He cites his references but I won't do that for the sake of time.  Deception False Christs Wars and rumors of wars Famines Pestilences Earthquakes Anti-Semitism Offences Betrayals Hatred False prophets Lawlessness abounding Love decreasing Increased missions Abomination of desolation New Jewish nation in Judea New Jewish temple Great tribulation of 3/5 years Martyrdoms Flight of Jews from Judea Increased satanic powers Surfeiting Sex crimes Procrastination and lethargy Do you see it? This list was composed in the 50's or 60's by one Finnis Jennings Dake.

Ok, this blog is a little backwards. First I kind of dissect Psalm 118 which is about the Feast of Tabernacles. I am studying it out because of a dream that I had telling me that it's upon us, or rather, it's coming! Then I get into the dream and onto the current events fulfilling the second advent prophesies. It's pretty exciting stuff but also sad because most of the church isn't recognizing the hour, just like in Jesus's day. It's all repeating again. My suspicion is the wider church culture will also be the main persecutors of those who are one with Christ, just like in His first coming. At least that's what He has said to me as far as I can tell (through that dark and foggy glass). Psalm 118: "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes."  (v. 9) Here begins the theme and the lesson that Israel will learn in the last day! Here is the theme of all scripture, and the crux of man's fall: you can rely on yourselves, or ...

 I have been watching Trumps stance on Isreal because the AC, whoever he is, will "divide the land for gain" er, money. Trump supported this solution and said it plainly when he rolled out the UAE deal, so this should not come as a surprise. An hour after Trump announced that the deal was done back in January of 2020, a 7.7 quake struck and Miami shook to the point that high rise buildings were evacuated. Now, the UN is talking about a two state solution as Israel nears it's 80th year and 8th decade and wouldn't you know that an 8.8 quake strikes off the coast of Russia!? Coincidence? I wonder what excuses will be made for this stance. Trust the plan. It's just like a believer trusting God no matter what happens. I will say it again, once you have "prophets" declare that a man will save us and is God's anointed, you have effectively called that man "God".  Trump is being used of God, but not in the way that we think. That's my convictio...

  Apparently I went through a blog creating phase and forgot about it. One of my blogs was about going through unemployment for a short time called "Walking On Water". I just read one of the posts from November 2008 and kind of like it. I think I might have been wiser back then, or maybe it's just that 2020 hadn't pickled my brain yet. Here it is. If you are pressed for time just skip to the list at the bottom.  Well, I have found gainful employment doing exactly what I didn't want to do, therapy. This past year has been a painful, challenging time of transition. I feel like I have been stretched like taffy, to the point that I thought I would break. Only taffy doesn't break does it? It only gets longer and thinner. I suppose the analogy holds for us, or maybe not. Taffy analogies aside, I have made it to the other side of this great chasm, such that I can no longer say that I am walking on water, well, not completely anyways. Actually, I feel a little bit lik...