Newness of Life

 (I said I wasn't going to edit this but I need to do some serious cleaning up of this and finish it eventually. Being that I had ADD that may or may not happen. Ah well.) A dear friend sent me her journaling thoughts on the journey that she has been on since 2020, and this morning I thought it would be a good idea to do the same thing as a way of consolidating this journey as it has been life altering in every way. I am writing as I usually write, stream of consciousness without editing as I go and I will leave this unedited. I usually go back and clean it up a little. Shocking, I know. Anyways, I have to say that the 2020 journey began as I was touring Israel in 2007. I went at my mother's urging without any real desire to tour the "Holy Land". While I always had a deep love for the Jewish people, and the Jewish story, I didn't feel particularly drawn to the land. I felt the Lord lived in my life and trying to connect to a human Jesus walking the roads of Jerusa...

 I don't know about you, but when the Lord said that there would be signs in the sun, I think that he meant that there would be signs in the sun. Today I happened about a video talking about THREE very strong solar storms that hit on August 5th from sunspot area #4168. That is around or the exact day when the UN met in N.Y at their headquarters to plan the two state solution that included dividing Jerusalem. Scripture tells us that this follows a fake peace deal between Israel and it's Muslim neighbors. Amazingly, this youtuber who has no agenda but to report on earth and sun activity showed a picture of the sun that he said looked like the sun is very, very mad. He said it should be a Halloween picture. I will post it if I find it because it definitely looks like it's snarling at the earth. Also, the solar flares or storms are connected to major earthquakes, usually a few days after the storm, and we did see the 8.8 quake in Russia. Looking at the Strong's Concordance ...

 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 ...