Their nation was in a mess. God asked them, “Has anything like this happened in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?” [1] Bugs had decimated their land. [2] A strong nation fiercely attacked them. [3] The priests were mourning. [4] Farmers were wailing because they had no harvest. Trees gave forth no fruit. Joy had withered away. [5]
What did the Lord urge them to do? He urged them to call a fast. Call a sacred assembly! Gather in the house of God and cry out to the Lord! [6] Blow the trumpet in Zion and sound an alarm in My holy mountain! [7] “’Now, therefore,’ says the Lord, ‘Turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.’ So rend your heart, and not your garments; return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; and He relents from doing harm.” [8]
As they sought the Lord, the question came up, “Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’” [9]
Then, the Lord said to them, “Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God; for He has given you the former rain faithfully, and He will cause the rain to come down for you—the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.” [10] “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be put to shame.” [11]
But the Lord did more than restore their land, He poured out His Holy Spirit on them so that prophesying, dreams, and visions were happening in abundance. “And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.” [12]
People were getting saved! “And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” [13]
As the people seriously and earnestly sought the Lord, He brought them from mess to message… a message of salvation that yielded increase both physically and spiritually.
Therefore, may the Lord help us to fast, to gather together and to cry out to the Lord for an outpouring of His Holy Spirit on our land.
[1] Joel 1:2
[2] Joel 1:4
[3] Joel 1:6
[4] Joel 1:9
[5] Joel 1:11-12
[6] Joel 1:14
[7] Joel 2:1-2
[8] Joel 2:12-13
[9] Joel 2:17
[10] Joel 2:23-24
[11] Joel 2:26
[12] Joel 2:38-39
[13] Joel 2:32
Please pray that God will use 21st Century Jeremiah publications to help prophetic speakers to accurately align their messages with the Scriptures even as the prophet Jeremiah sought to do in his day.
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Do You Believe in the Son of God?
The event might have seemed happenstance to some, but it was divinely driven. Jesus and His disciples met a man who was blind from birth. The disciples wanted to know if the man’s blindness was due to his sin or the sin of his parents. Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.
This man had been destined by God for many years to show forth the mighty work of God.
After Jesus opened the blind man’s eyes, a group of religious leaders brought the man in for questioning. When he did not give them the answer they were looking for, they brought his parents in for questioning. When the parents did not give the answer, they were looking for, they turned back to the man, and commanded him, “Give God the glory! We know that this Man [Jesus] is a sinner.”
The religious leaders did not see a miracle in what happened, they saw an offence, namely that Jesus had healed a man who had been born blind. The narrative that they wanted the blind man and his parents to profess was a false one, namely that Jesus was a sinner. The now seeing-blindman said to them, “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
The religious leaders reviled the man.
He answered and said to them, “Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes! Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him. Since the world began it has been unheard of anyone who opened the eyes of one who was born blind. If this Man [Jesus] were not from God, He could do nothing.”
There the man’s witness for God. He stood up for Jesus God’s Messiah! He gave glory to God!
The religious leaders insulted him and cast him away.
“Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, ‘Do you believe in the Son of God?’ He answered and said, ‘Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?’ And Jesus said to him, ‘You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.’ Then he said, ‘Lord, I believe!’ And he worshiped Him.”
Do you believe that Jesus Christ the Son of God? If you do, good, because that is indeed who He is, but beware! There are a whole lot of powerful and influential people in this world who want to silence believers in Jesus. Let God have them! But as for you and me, let us continue to do as the healed blindman did… He believed that Jesus is the Son of God and He worshipped Him!
(See John 9 for the complete text of this story)
This man had been destined by God for many years to show forth the mighty work of God.
After Jesus opened the blind man’s eyes, a group of religious leaders brought the man in for questioning. When he did not give them the answer they were looking for, they brought his parents in for questioning. When the parents did not give the answer, they were looking for, they turned back to the man, and commanded him, “Give God the glory! We know that this Man [Jesus] is a sinner.”
The religious leaders did not see a miracle in what happened, they saw an offence, namely that Jesus had healed a man who had been born blind. The narrative that they wanted the blind man and his parents to profess was a false one, namely that Jesus was a sinner. The now seeing-blindman said to them, “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
The religious leaders reviled the man.
He answered and said to them, “Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes! Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him. Since the world began it has been unheard of anyone who opened the eyes of one who was born blind. If this Man [Jesus] were not from God, He could do nothing.”
There the man’s witness for God. He stood up for Jesus God’s Messiah! He gave glory to God!
The religious leaders insulted him and cast him away.
“Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, ‘Do you believe in the Son of God?’ He answered and said, ‘Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?’ And Jesus said to him, ‘You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.’ Then he said, ‘Lord, I believe!’ And he worshiped Him.”
Do you believe that Jesus Christ the Son of God? If you do, good, because that is indeed who He is, but beware! There are a whole lot of powerful and influential people in this world who want to silence believers in Jesus. Let God have them! But as for you and me, let us continue to do as the healed blindman did… He believed that Jesus is the Son of God and He worshipped Him!
(See John 9 for the complete text of this story)
Thursday, December 8, 2022
The Fallow Versus the Fertile Ground
“Break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till He come and rain righteousness on you” [1]
Commentary below from A.W. Tozer:
Commentary below from A.W. Tozer:
“Here are two kinds of ground: fallow ground and ground that has been broken up by the plow.
The fallow field is smug, contented, protected from the shock of the plow and the agitation of the harrow. Such a field… can be counted upon to remain always the same, while the fields around it change from brown to green and back to brown again. Safe and undisturbed, it sprawls lazily in the sunshine, the picture of sleepy contentment.
But it is paying a terrible price for its tranquility; never does it feel the motions of mounting life, nor see the wonders of bursting seed, nor the beauty of ripening grain. Fruit it can never know because it is afraid of the plow and the harrow.
In direct opposite to this, the cultivated field has yielded itself to the adventure of living. The protecting fence has opened to admit the plow… Peace has been shattered by the shouting farmer and the rattle of machinery. The field has felt the travail of change; it has been upset, turned over, bruised, and broken.
All over the field, the hand of God is at work... New things are born, to grow, mature, and consummate the grand prophecy latent in the seed when it entered the ground. Wonders follow the plow.
There are two kinds of lives also: the fallow and the plowed. For example, of the fallow life, we need not go far. They are all too plentiful among us.
The man of fallow life is contented with himself and the fruit he once bore. He does not want to be disturbed. He smiles in tolerant superiority at revivals, fasting, self-searching, and all the travail of fruit bearing and the anguish of advance. The spirit of adventure is dead within him. He is steady, “faithful,” always in his accustomed place (like the old field) … but he is fruitless.
The curse of such a life is that it is fixed, both in size and in content. “To be” has taken the place of “to become.” He has fenced himself in, and by the same act he has fenced out God...
The plowed life is the life that has, in the act of repentance, thrown down the protecting fences and sent the plow of confession into the soul. The urge of the Spirit, the pressure of circumstances and the distress of fruitless living have combined thoroughly to humble the heart. Such a life has put away defense and has forsaken the safety of death for the peril of life.
As always, fruit follows the plow. Life and growth begin as God “rains down righteousness.” Such a one can testify, “And the hand of the Lord was upon me there.” [2]
Corresponding to these two kinds of life, religious history shows two phases, the dynamic and the static. The dynamic periods were those heroic times when God’s people stirred themselves to do the Lord’s bidding and went out fearlessly to carry His witness to the world. They exchanged the safety of inaction for the hazards of God-inspired progress. Invariably, the power of God followed such action. The miracle of God went when and where his people went. It stayed when His people stopped.
The static periods were those times when the people of God tired of the struggle and sought a life of peace and security. They busied themselves, trying to conserve the gains made in those more-daring times when the power of God moved among them.
Bible history is replete with examples. Abraham “went out” on his great adventure of faith, and God went with him. Revelations, theophanies, the gift of Palestine, covenants, and the promises of rich blessings to come were the result. Then Israel went down into Egypt, and the wonders ceased for four hundred years. At the end of that time, Moses heard the call of God and stepped forth to challenge the oppressor. A whirlwind of power accompanied that challenge, and Israel soon began to march. As long as she dared to march, God sent out His miracles to clear a way for her. Whenever she lay down like a fallow field, God turned off His blessing and waited for her to rise again and command his power.
This is a brief but fair outline of the history of Israel and the Church as well. As long as they “went forth and preached everywhere,” the Lord worked “with them…confirming the Word with signs following.” [3] But when they retreated to monasteries or played at building pretty cathedrals, the help of God was withdrawn ’till a Luther or a Wesley arose to challenge hell again. Then, invariably, God poured out His power as before.
In every denomination, missionary society, local church or individual Christian, this law operates. God works as long as His people live daringly: He ceases when they no longer need His aid. As soon as we seek protection out of God, we find it to our own undoing. Let us build a safety-wall of endowments, by-laws, prestige, multiplied agencies for the delegation of our duties, and creeping paralysis sets in at once, a paralysis which can only end in death.
The power of God comes only where it is called out by the plow. It is released into the Church only when she is doing something that demands it. By the word “doing,” I do not mean mere activity. The Church has plenty of “hustle” as it is, but in all her activities, she is careful to leave her fallow ground mostly untouched. She is careful to confine her hustling within the fear-marked boundaries of complete safety. That is why she is fruitless; she is safe, but fallow.
The only way to power for such a church is to come out of hiding and once more take the danger-encircled path of obedience. Its security is its deadliest foe. The church that fears the plow writes its own epitaph. The church that uses the plow walks in the way of revival.”
The fallow field is smug, contented, protected from the shock of the plow and the agitation of the harrow. Such a field… can be counted upon to remain always the same, while the fields around it change from brown to green and back to brown again. Safe and undisturbed, it sprawls lazily in the sunshine, the picture of sleepy contentment.
But it is paying a terrible price for its tranquility; never does it feel the motions of mounting life, nor see the wonders of bursting seed, nor the beauty of ripening grain. Fruit it can never know because it is afraid of the plow and the harrow.
In direct opposite to this, the cultivated field has yielded itself to the adventure of living. The protecting fence has opened to admit the plow… Peace has been shattered by the shouting farmer and the rattle of machinery. The field has felt the travail of change; it has been upset, turned over, bruised, and broken.
All over the field, the hand of God is at work... New things are born, to grow, mature, and consummate the grand prophecy latent in the seed when it entered the ground. Wonders follow the plow.
There are two kinds of lives also: the fallow and the plowed. For example, of the fallow life, we need not go far. They are all too plentiful among us.
The man of fallow life is contented with himself and the fruit he once bore. He does not want to be disturbed. He smiles in tolerant superiority at revivals, fasting, self-searching, and all the travail of fruit bearing and the anguish of advance. The spirit of adventure is dead within him. He is steady, “faithful,” always in his accustomed place (like the old field) … but he is fruitless.
The curse of such a life is that it is fixed, both in size and in content. “To be” has taken the place of “to become.” He has fenced himself in, and by the same act he has fenced out God...
The plowed life is the life that has, in the act of repentance, thrown down the protecting fences and sent the plow of confession into the soul. The urge of the Spirit, the pressure of circumstances and the distress of fruitless living have combined thoroughly to humble the heart. Such a life has put away defense and has forsaken the safety of death for the peril of life.
As always, fruit follows the plow. Life and growth begin as God “rains down righteousness.” Such a one can testify, “And the hand of the Lord was upon me there.” [2]
Corresponding to these two kinds of life, religious history shows two phases, the dynamic and the static. The dynamic periods were those heroic times when God’s people stirred themselves to do the Lord’s bidding and went out fearlessly to carry His witness to the world. They exchanged the safety of inaction for the hazards of God-inspired progress. Invariably, the power of God followed such action. The miracle of God went when and where his people went. It stayed when His people stopped.
The static periods were those times when the people of God tired of the struggle and sought a life of peace and security. They busied themselves, trying to conserve the gains made in those more-daring times when the power of God moved among them.
Bible history is replete with examples. Abraham “went out” on his great adventure of faith, and God went with him. Revelations, theophanies, the gift of Palestine, covenants, and the promises of rich blessings to come were the result. Then Israel went down into Egypt, and the wonders ceased for four hundred years. At the end of that time, Moses heard the call of God and stepped forth to challenge the oppressor. A whirlwind of power accompanied that challenge, and Israel soon began to march. As long as she dared to march, God sent out His miracles to clear a way for her. Whenever she lay down like a fallow field, God turned off His blessing and waited for her to rise again and command his power.
This is a brief but fair outline of the history of Israel and the Church as well. As long as they “went forth and preached everywhere,” the Lord worked “with them…confirming the Word with signs following.” [3] But when they retreated to monasteries or played at building pretty cathedrals, the help of God was withdrawn ’till a Luther or a Wesley arose to challenge hell again. Then, invariably, God poured out His power as before.
In every denomination, missionary society, local church or individual Christian, this law operates. God works as long as His people live daringly: He ceases when they no longer need His aid. As soon as we seek protection out of God, we find it to our own undoing. Let us build a safety-wall of endowments, by-laws, prestige, multiplied agencies for the delegation of our duties, and creeping paralysis sets in at once, a paralysis which can only end in death.
The power of God comes only where it is called out by the plow. It is released into the Church only when she is doing something that demands it. By the word “doing,” I do not mean mere activity. The Church has plenty of “hustle” as it is, but in all her activities, she is careful to leave her fallow ground mostly untouched. She is careful to confine her hustling within the fear-marked boundaries of complete safety. That is why she is fruitless; she is safe, but fallow.
The only way to power for such a church is to come out of hiding and once more take the danger-encircled path of obedience. Its security is its deadliest foe. The church that fears the plow writes its own epitaph. The church that uses the plow walks in the way of revival.”
[1] Hosea 10:12
[2] Ezekiel 3:22
[3] Mark 16:20
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
For Christ Amidst Againsters
“The Jews sought to kill Him…” [1]
Jesus told His own brothers, who incidentally did not believe in Him, “The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.” [2]
“There was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, ‘He is good;’ others said, ‘No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.’” [3]
Some Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?” [4]
Jesus urged the people, “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” [5]
“Some of them from Jerusalem said, ‘Is this not He whom they seek to kill? But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ?’” [6]
“Many of the people believed in Him, and said, ‘When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?’” [7]
Many from the crowd said, “Truly this is the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.” [8]
“But some said, ‘Will the Christ come out of Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?’ So, there was a division among the people because of Him.” [9]
“And everyone went to his own house.” [10]
Do you see it? The responses to Jesus were diverse then, and the responses to Him are diverse now. What is your response to Jesus? Especially when He is bringing the conviction of sin? The proper response to Jesus is to acknowledge that He alone is the Messiah sent from God. The only Savior of the world. The only one who gives the Holy Spirit to whosoever believes in His Name.
The problem with the Christian faith is not its Founder and Leader… our Lord Jesus Christ, but the opposition that comes from those who refuse to believe in Him and persecute those who do. Righteous ones! You who confess Christ as your Lord and Savior below are some of God’s promises of protection and faithfulness to you:
“Do not fret because of evildoers… they shall soon be cut down like the grass…” [11]
“Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only causes harm. For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; indeed, you will look carefully for his place, but it shall be no more. But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” [12]
“For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by Him shall be cut off.” [13]
“I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. He is ever merciful and lends; and his descendants are blessed.” [14]
“For the Lord loves justice and does not forsake His saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever.” [15]
“The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.” [16]
“I have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like a native green tree. Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; indeed, I sought him, but he could not be found.” [17]
“The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him.” [18]
[1] John 7:1
[2] John 7:5-7
[3] John 7:12
[4] John 7:15
[5] John 7:24
[6] John 7:25-26
[7] John 7:31
[8] John 7:40-41
[9] John 7:41-43
[10] John 7:53
[11] Psalm 37:1-2
[12] Psalm 37:7-11
[13] Psalm 37:22
[14] Psalm 37:25-26
[15] Psalm 37:28-29
[16] Psalm 37:32-33
[17] Psalm 37:35-36
[18] Psalm 37:39-40
Jesus told His own brothers, who incidentally did not believe in Him, “The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.” [2]
“There was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, ‘He is good;’ others said, ‘No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.’” [3]
Some Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?” [4]
Jesus urged the people, “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” [5]
“Some of them from Jerusalem said, ‘Is this not He whom they seek to kill? But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ?’” [6]
“Many of the people believed in Him, and said, ‘When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?’” [7]
Many from the crowd said, “Truly this is the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.” [8]
“But some said, ‘Will the Christ come out of Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?’ So, there was a division among the people because of Him.” [9]
“And everyone went to his own house.” [10]
Do you see it? The responses to Jesus were diverse then, and the responses to Him are diverse now. What is your response to Jesus? Especially when He is bringing the conviction of sin? The proper response to Jesus is to acknowledge that He alone is the Messiah sent from God. The only Savior of the world. The only one who gives the Holy Spirit to whosoever believes in His Name.
The problem with the Christian faith is not its Founder and Leader… our Lord Jesus Christ, but the opposition that comes from those who refuse to believe in Him and persecute those who do. Righteous ones! You who confess Christ as your Lord and Savior below are some of God’s promises of protection and faithfulness to you:
“Do not fret because of evildoers… they shall soon be cut down like the grass…” [11]
“Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only causes harm. For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; indeed, you will look carefully for his place, but it shall be no more. But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” [12]
“For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by Him shall be cut off.” [13]
“I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. He is ever merciful and lends; and his descendants are blessed.” [14]
“For the Lord loves justice and does not forsake His saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever.” [15]
“The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.” [16]
“I have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like a native green tree. Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; indeed, I sought him, but he could not be found.” [17]
“The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him.” [18]
[1] John 7:1
[2] John 7:5-7
[3] John 7:12
[4] John 7:15
[5] John 7:24
[6] John 7:25-26
[7] John 7:31
[8] John 7:40-41
[9] John 7:41-43
[10] John 7:53
[11] Psalm 37:1-2
[12] Psalm 37:7-11
[13] Psalm 37:22
[14] Psalm 37:25-26
[15] Psalm 37:28-29
[16] Psalm 37:32-33
[17] Psalm 37:35-36
[18] Psalm 37:39-40
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
God Wants a Close Relationship with Us
“I will return to My place till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” [1]
The Lord pulls back and the hedge of protection around decreases. The ensuing afflictions bring about a change of perspective in the people that He is pursuing. They say…
“Come and let us return to the Lord; for He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His sight. Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. …He will come to us like the rain...” [2]
They seek the Lord for healing. They seek Him for revival. They pursue the Lord and He responds…
“Your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, and like the early dew it goes away. Therefore, I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; and your judgments are like light that goes forth. For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” [3]
The Lord knows that their faithfulness to Him is short-lived. His prophets are His hands to shape them aright. His Word speaks death to that in them which needs to die so that they can truly live. His judgments provide light for them. The Lord wants to see reflections of His mercy in their lives. They considered their sacrifices for sin sufficient to please God, but no, He was looking for a change in their feelings towards Him. He wanted them to genuinely love Him! To know Him! To love Him which is the first commandment. God wants to be loved by people. He didn’t want to mete out judgments and rebukes to bring them back to Him, but He did so because only He could save them from sin and transform them. He cared for them.
“Then they said to Him, ‘What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?’ Jesus answered and said to them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.’” [4]
To do a pleasing work for God, believe in His Messiah. Walk with Him! Learn from Him! Love Him!
“Then Jesus said to them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.’” [5]
Know and believe God’s Messiah, also partake of Him! We partake of Christ when we eat the bread which is His body and drink the fruit of vine which is His blood. This refers to the new covenant Jesus made. The new covenant is that He became our sacrificial lamb. The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! We eat His bread and drink His blood for the forgiveness of our sins, to have communion with Him and to proclaim that He will come again.
The relationship God wants with us is a close one.
[1] Hosea 5:15
[2] Hosea 6:1-3
[3] Hosea 6:4-6
[4] John 6:28-29
[5] John 6:53-57
The Lord pulls back and the hedge of protection around decreases. The ensuing afflictions bring about a change of perspective in the people that He is pursuing. They say…
“Come and let us return to the Lord; for He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His sight. Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. …He will come to us like the rain...” [2]
They seek the Lord for healing. They seek Him for revival. They pursue the Lord and He responds…
“Your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, and like the early dew it goes away. Therefore, I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; and your judgments are like light that goes forth. For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” [3]
The Lord knows that their faithfulness to Him is short-lived. His prophets are His hands to shape them aright. His Word speaks death to that in them which needs to die so that they can truly live. His judgments provide light for them. The Lord wants to see reflections of His mercy in their lives. They considered their sacrifices for sin sufficient to please God, but no, He was looking for a change in their feelings towards Him. He wanted them to genuinely love Him! To know Him! To love Him which is the first commandment. God wants to be loved by people. He didn’t want to mete out judgments and rebukes to bring them back to Him, but He did so because only He could save them from sin and transform them. He cared for them.
“Then they said to Him, ‘What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?’ Jesus answered and said to them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.’” [4]
To do a pleasing work for God, believe in His Messiah. Walk with Him! Learn from Him! Love Him!
“Then Jesus said to them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.’” [5]
Know and believe God’s Messiah, also partake of Him! We partake of Christ when we eat the bread which is His body and drink the fruit of vine which is His blood. This refers to the new covenant Jesus made. The new covenant is that He became our sacrificial lamb. The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! We eat His bread and drink His blood for the forgiveness of our sins, to have communion with Him and to proclaim that He will come again.
The relationship God wants with us is a close one.
[1] Hosea 5:15
[2] Hosea 6:1-3
[3] Hosea 6:4-6
[4] John 6:28-29
[5] John 6:53-57
Monday, December 5, 2022
The Importance of Christian Faith
By Christian faith I mean believing inwardly and professing outwardly that Jesus Christ alone is your Lord and Savior. To be a Christian in the Biblical sense is to be one who believes that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah promised by Moses and all the prophets.
Jesus went as far as to tell Jews who had a head knowledge of the Scriptures that they did not have the God’s Word abiding in them. They did not have the One from whom all Scripture came. They did not have the One who reveals the meaning of the Scripture, namely Jesus Messiah.
“You do not have His Word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.” [1]
These Jews had the Scriptures but not the Author of the Scriptures. Jesus told them, “You are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.” [2]
Jesus pinpointed what was lacking in their faith:
1) They would not come to Him… they did not receive Him as their Messiah. They were unwilling to be Christians. To be identified with Christ!
2) They did not have the love of God in them. [3]
3) They were apt to receive a self-appointed messiah but not the One whom the Father sent them. [4]
4) They were more interested in being honored by human peers than by God. [5]
5) They claimed to be followers of Moses, but Moses prophesied of Jesus in his five books (Genesis – Deuteronomy). Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of Moses. Jesus told them, “If you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.” [6]
The Christian faith is important. Be a person identified with Christ! A Christ-centered and Christ-exalting believer!
A spiritual stronghold to overcome is the lie which says no one should say that salvation is only in the Name of Jesus. A second stronghold to overcome is the lie which says that no one should speak the Name of Jesus in public places. The early Christians countered these lies with truth…
“Let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. This [Jesus] is the ‘stone, which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other Name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” [7]
“So, they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His Name.” [8]
“Dear Heavenly Father, please help all of us Christians to believe that the prophecies of the coming Messiah have all been fulfilled by Your Son, Jesus of Nazareth. Please fill us afresh with Your Holy Spirit so that we unashamedly identify ourselves as Christians and lead others to believe in Him. In Christ’s Name I pray. Amen.”
[1] John 5:38-39
[2] John 5:40
[3] John 5:42
[4] John 5:43
[5] John 5:44
[6] John 5:46
[7] Acts 4:10-12
[8] Acts 5:41
Jesus went as far as to tell Jews who had a head knowledge of the Scriptures that they did not have the God’s Word abiding in them. They did not have the One from whom all Scripture came. They did not have the One who reveals the meaning of the Scripture, namely Jesus Messiah.
“You do not have His Word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.” [1]
These Jews had the Scriptures but not the Author of the Scriptures. Jesus told them, “You are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.” [2]
Jesus pinpointed what was lacking in their faith:
1) They would not come to Him… they did not receive Him as their Messiah. They were unwilling to be Christians. To be identified with Christ!
2) They did not have the love of God in them. [3]
3) They were apt to receive a self-appointed messiah but not the One whom the Father sent them. [4]
4) They were more interested in being honored by human peers than by God. [5]
5) They claimed to be followers of Moses, but Moses prophesied of Jesus in his five books (Genesis – Deuteronomy). Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of Moses. Jesus told them, “If you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.” [6]
The Christian faith is important. Be a person identified with Christ! A Christ-centered and Christ-exalting believer!
A spiritual stronghold to overcome is the lie which says no one should say that salvation is only in the Name of Jesus. A second stronghold to overcome is the lie which says that no one should speak the Name of Jesus in public places. The early Christians countered these lies with truth…
“Let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. This [Jesus] is the ‘stone, which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other Name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” [7]
“So, they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His Name.” [8]
“Dear Heavenly Father, please help all of us Christians to believe that the prophecies of the coming Messiah have all been fulfilled by Your Son, Jesus of Nazareth. Please fill us afresh with Your Holy Spirit so that we unashamedly identify ourselves as Christians and lead others to believe in Him. In Christ’s Name I pray. Amen.”
[1] John 5:38-39
[2] John 5:40
[3] John 5:42
[4] John 5:43
[5] John 5:44
[6] John 5:46
[7] Acts 4:10-12
[8] Acts 5:41
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Love for the Lord Restored
“’I will punish her for the days of the Baals [false gods] to which she burned incense. She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry and went after her lovers [idols]; but Me she forgot,’ says the Lord.”
Our Lord is faithful in love. He desires faithful love to be mutual. Israel had failed the relationship by giving to other idols what should have been given to the Lord.
“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, will bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfort to her. I will give her vineyards from there, and the Valley of Achor as a door of hope; she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, as in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.”
The Lord took her away from the place of her failings in relationship and caused her to be fruitful in a place that was not normally considered a place to bear fruit – namely a wilderness. She became aware of God’s mercy toward her and His love for her was a door of hope. She began to sing to the Lord as in the days of her first love for Him.
“’And it shall be, on that day,’ says the Lord, ‘that you will call Me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘My Master,’ for I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals [idols], and they shall be remembered by their name no more. In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, with the birds of the air, and with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of battle I will shatter from the earth, to make them lie down safely. I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and justice, in lovingkindness and mercy; I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, and you shall know the Lord.”
“Heavenly Father and Christ Jesus the Son, thank You for Your faithful love for us Your people. Thank You for loving us so much that even when we disappoint and fail You, You do not give up on us, but You bring about favorable circumstances for us to be renewed in our love for You. You restore us in the qualities that make You so beautiful and unique in this world. The qualities of righteous and just living, as well as lovingkindness, mercy, and faithfulness. Thank You for revealing Yourself to us so that we know You and walk with You as Your betrothed. We look forward to the day when You bring us to Your house, and we will dwell in Your house forever. In the Name of Jesus Your Son Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.”
The Scripture verses are from Hosea 2:13-20 NKJV
Our Lord is faithful in love. He desires faithful love to be mutual. Israel had failed the relationship by giving to other idols what should have been given to the Lord.
“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, will bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfort to her. I will give her vineyards from there, and the Valley of Achor as a door of hope; she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, as in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.”
The Lord took her away from the place of her failings in relationship and caused her to be fruitful in a place that was not normally considered a place to bear fruit – namely a wilderness. She became aware of God’s mercy toward her and His love for her was a door of hope. She began to sing to the Lord as in the days of her first love for Him.
“’And it shall be, on that day,’ says the Lord, ‘that you will call Me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘My Master,’ for I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals [idols], and they shall be remembered by their name no more. In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, with the birds of the air, and with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of battle I will shatter from the earth, to make them lie down safely. I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and justice, in lovingkindness and mercy; I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, and you shall know the Lord.”
“Heavenly Father and Christ Jesus the Son, thank You for Your faithful love for us Your people. Thank You for loving us so much that even when we disappoint and fail You, You do not give up on us, but You bring about favorable circumstances for us to be renewed in our love for You. You restore us in the qualities that make You so beautiful and unique in this world. The qualities of righteous and just living, as well as lovingkindness, mercy, and faithfulness. Thank You for revealing Yourself to us so that we know You and walk with You as Your betrothed. We look forward to the day when You bring us to Your house, and we will dwell in Your house forever. In the Name of Jesus Your Son Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.”
The Scripture verses are from Hosea 2:13-20 NKJV
Friday, December 2, 2022
Let the Revival Begin
Where do we start? How does revival begin? It begins with prayer. Christians, we need to gather together for prayer and pray for revival in our city, across the USA and throughout the world.
God is looking for people to stand in the gap and pray. I think even if a couple of us set a time to pray and gather together each day, God will honor our prayers and send the revival.
God is looking for people to stand in the gap and pray. I think even if a couple of us set a time to pray and gather together each day, God will honor our prayers and send the revival.
Listen to our Lord Jesus Christ not to the Thief
“Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’ And Jesus answered and said to them: ‘Take heed that no one deceives you.’”
Matthew 24:3-4
Matthew 24:3-4
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Handwriting On The Wall
“Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. His face turned pale, and he was so frightened that his legs became weak, and his knees were knocking.” [1]
This hand crashed the king’s party. He and his supporters were drinking alcohol from the cups of God’s temple. Stolen from Jerusalem! They were praising gods that were no gods. Suddenly, the true and living God interrupted the vile behavior of these worthless leaders. The king was so frightened that his knees literally began to knock together. The king’s wife got him to call for Daniel the prophet of God to give him the interpretation of what the divine hand wrote.
Daniel said to the king, “You, Belshazzar… have not humbled yourself... Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from His temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in His hand your life and all your ways. Therefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
This is the inscription that was written: mene, mene, tekel, parsin.
Here is what these words mean: Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.
Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.” [2]
What are our nation’s leaders doing? Have they set themselves against the Lord of heaven by the things they are doing both before us and behind us? God knows! God sees! In due season, God acts against arrogance. They too, will see the writing on the wall, and not be able to wiggle out of the consequences that are coming to them from the hand of God.
Let us humble ourselves, turn from sin, and give glory to God because the day of judgment on proud rebellion against God is at hand.
[1] Daniel 5:5-6
[2] Daniel 5:22-27
This hand crashed the king’s party. He and his supporters were drinking alcohol from the cups of God’s temple. Stolen from Jerusalem! They were praising gods that were no gods. Suddenly, the true and living God interrupted the vile behavior of these worthless leaders. The king was so frightened that his knees literally began to knock together. The king’s wife got him to call for Daniel the prophet of God to give him the interpretation of what the divine hand wrote.
Daniel said to the king, “You, Belshazzar… have not humbled yourself... Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from His temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in His hand your life and all your ways. Therefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
This is the inscription that was written: mene, mene, tekel, parsin.
Here is what these words mean: Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.
Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.” [2]
What are our nation’s leaders doing? Have they set themselves against the Lord of heaven by the things they are doing both before us and behind us? God knows! God sees! In due season, God acts against arrogance. They too, will see the writing on the wall, and not be able to wiggle out of the consequences that are coming to them from the hand of God.
Let us humble ourselves, turn from sin, and give glory to God because the day of judgment on proud rebellion against God is at hand.
[1] Daniel 5:5-6
[2] Daniel 5:22-27
Monday, November 28, 2022
Earnest Prayers for Friends in Danger
The king of Babylon sent the commander of his guard to execute the wise men of his kingdom. Why? Because some said, “What the king asks is too difficult?” But Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact. He was granted time. His next step was to ask his three friends to pray…
“He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.” [1]
Jesus warned His disciples that He was about to be arrested, tried, tortured, and executed. He told His disciple Simon Peter…
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” [2]
As the hour of His physical abuse drew near, Jesus said to His disciples, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” “He [Jesus] withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed.” [3] In fact, “being in anguish, He [Jesus] prayed more earnestly.” [4]
How many key servants of the Lord need our prayers today? They are wisely and earnestly serving God our Father, but dark characters want to destroy them, that is, unless intercessors, pray for them.
“Heavenly Father, I have some people on my heart today. You know who they are. They need victories that only you can give them. Please come through for them today. Be glorified in giving them the victory over those who seek to ruin them. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.”
[1] Daniel 2:18-19
[2] Luke 22:31-32
[3] Luke 22:40
[4] Luke 22:44
“He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.” [1]
Jesus warned His disciples that He was about to be arrested, tried, tortured, and executed. He told His disciple Simon Peter…
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” [2]
As the hour of His physical abuse drew near, Jesus said to His disciples, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” “He [Jesus] withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed.” [3] In fact, “being in anguish, He [Jesus] prayed more earnestly.” [4]
How many key servants of the Lord need our prayers today? They are wisely and earnestly serving God our Father, but dark characters want to destroy them, that is, unless intercessors, pray for them.
“Heavenly Father, I have some people on my heart today. You know who they are. They need victories that only you can give them. Please come through for them today. Be glorified in giving them the victory over those who seek to ruin them. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.”
[1] Daniel 2:18-19
[2] Luke 22:31-32
[3] Luke 22:40
[4] Luke 22:44
Saturday, November 26, 2022
A Burden Released
Is there a narrative that guides your goals?
I’ve always hoped that God would use my life to bring Him glory. In 1977, I wrote a story of a crusader who attempted to reopen a boarded-up church. It was the last remaining church building in his city. He had a congregation of two. They were content for him to be their teacher even if no one else joined their gathering, but he was not content. He rallied young people together to help him repair and reopen the church, but sadly, satanic people killed them all. My goal was to inspire commitment to church gatherings even if in doing so it resulted in martyrdom.
Dedication to church gatherings has been a driving force in my life. Glory to God!
However, this morning, while reading Ezekiel, the Lord revealed to me something I had not noticed before. Earlier in the book, the Israelites had strayed from God. Worse than closing churches, they were worshipping false gods in their gathering places. God gave Ezekiel words for them, but ultimately, it was God who would bring them back to Himself. Ezekiel just needed to keep his eyes on the Lord and follow the Lord’s leading.
I am not abandoning my dedication to church gatherings, but I am abandoning the lie that if I don’t gather people to God, I’m a failure. God has shown me through His prophet Ezekiel that sometimes though a man of God speaks the truth and models godly principles for others, they will not join themselves to God.
My part is to be a witness for the Gospel that saves lost souls. It is the listeners’ part to respond or to face the consequence of their non-response. On the one hand, I don’t want to shut down my effort due to a lack of response on the part of my listeners, on the other hand, I want to maintain a whole lot of passion to keep spreading God’s Word.
Below is a portion of what I read in Ezekiel this morning:
“In 25th year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the 14th year after the fall of the city—on that very day the hand of the Lord was on me, and he took me there. In visions of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose south side were some buildings that looked like a city. He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze; he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. The man said to me, ‘Son of man, look carefully and listen closely and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Tell the people of Israel everything you see.’ I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits, each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high.” [1]
The vision continues with Ezekiel measuring the dimensions of the city. God rebuilt the lost city of Jerusalem. Years later, many of Ezekiel’s people did return to the Lord. This spiritual awakening came about as a result of God’s work. Ezekiel had a part in it but was not the lone crusader on whom the whole vision depended.
God has done great things through my life, but the greatest thing that He will do, namely the transformation of a fallen world back into a paradise, only He will do. I am okay with that. In fact, going forward, I just want to proclaim His Name and let Him carry the burden of the results.
[1] Ezekiel 40:1-5
I’ve always hoped that God would use my life to bring Him glory. In 1977, I wrote a story of a crusader who attempted to reopen a boarded-up church. It was the last remaining church building in his city. He had a congregation of two. They were content for him to be their teacher even if no one else joined their gathering, but he was not content. He rallied young people together to help him repair and reopen the church, but sadly, satanic people killed them all. My goal was to inspire commitment to church gatherings even if in doing so it resulted in martyrdom.
Dedication to church gatherings has been a driving force in my life. Glory to God!
However, this morning, while reading Ezekiel, the Lord revealed to me something I had not noticed before. Earlier in the book, the Israelites had strayed from God. Worse than closing churches, they were worshipping false gods in their gathering places. God gave Ezekiel words for them, but ultimately, it was God who would bring them back to Himself. Ezekiel just needed to keep his eyes on the Lord and follow the Lord’s leading.
I am not abandoning my dedication to church gatherings, but I am abandoning the lie that if I don’t gather people to God, I’m a failure. God has shown me through His prophet Ezekiel that sometimes though a man of God speaks the truth and models godly principles for others, they will not join themselves to God.
My part is to be a witness for the Gospel that saves lost souls. It is the listeners’ part to respond or to face the consequence of their non-response. On the one hand, I don’t want to shut down my effort due to a lack of response on the part of my listeners, on the other hand, I want to maintain a whole lot of passion to keep spreading God’s Word.
Below is a portion of what I read in Ezekiel this morning:
“In 25th year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the 14th year after the fall of the city—on that very day the hand of the Lord was on me, and he took me there. In visions of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose south side were some buildings that looked like a city. He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze; he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. The man said to me, ‘Son of man, look carefully and listen closely and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Tell the people of Israel everything you see.’ I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits, each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high.” [1]
The vision continues with Ezekiel measuring the dimensions of the city. God rebuilt the lost city of Jerusalem. Years later, many of Ezekiel’s people did return to the Lord. This spiritual awakening came about as a result of God’s work. Ezekiel had a part in it but was not the lone crusader on whom the whole vision depended.
God has done great things through my life, but the greatest thing that He will do, namely the transformation of a fallen world back into a paradise, only He will do. I am okay with that. In fact, going forward, I just want to proclaim His Name and let Him carry the burden of the results.
[1] Ezekiel 40:1-5
From Bones to Blessings
The Spirit of the Lord gave the prophet Ezekiel a most amazing vision. He witnessed the Spirit of the Lord transforming dry bones into a mighty army for God. Imagine turkey bones that were picked clean by thanksgiving feasters suddenly coming together to form the bird’s skeletal structure, muscle forming on the bones, feathers reappearing and then, life entering it, and it is now alive and stronger than ever before. And it’s soul mission now is to bring glory to God!
“The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.
He asked me, ‘Son of man, can these bones live?’ I said, ‘Sovereign Lord, you alone know.’
I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. I looked, tendons and flesh appeared on them, and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’ So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.
‘I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’” [1]
“Holy Spirit please breathe life into souls today and cause them to rise up to serve and glorify God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Please bring dry bones together. Please grant us muscle. Please fill us with very presence. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.”
[1] Ezekiel 37:1, 3, 7-9, 14
“The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.
He asked me, ‘Son of man, can these bones live?’ I said, ‘Sovereign Lord, you alone know.’
I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. I looked, tendons and flesh appeared on them, and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’ So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.
‘I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’” [1]
“Holy Spirit please breathe life into souls today and cause them to rise up to serve and glorify God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Please bring dry bones together. Please grant us muscle. Please fill us with very presence. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.”
[1] Ezekiel 37:1, 3, 7-9, 14
Thursday, November 24, 2022
From Insult to Praise
“No longer will I make you hear the taunts of the nations, and no longer will you suffer the scorn of the peoples or cause your nation to fall, declares the Sovereign Lord.” [1]
Have you ever been taunted or scorned? Insulted or laughed at due to your size, shape, color, ethnicity, speech, or lack of ability? The people that the prophet Ezekiel addressed experienced taunting. The Lord told them it was going to stop. What would a life without insults look like?
“I will show the holiness of My great Name, which has been profaned among the nations, the Name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.” [2]
Wait! What’s this? The people who experienced disrespect disrespected God’s great Name both by their words and deeds? Are there any nations like that today? Thankfully, God has a solution.
“I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit in you and move you to follow My decrees and be careful to keep My laws.” [3]
The Lord gathered them back to their homeland. He led them to repent of their unfaithfulness to Him, namely from idolizing other non-gods and living in sin. Then, He filled them with His Holy Spirit so that they could live lives that brought praise and glory to His Name.
“Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices. I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Sovereign Lord. Be ashamed and disgraced for your conduct, people of Israel!” [4]
The only shame and disgrace that His people should have been concerned about was the shame and disgrace they brought to their Creator and Sustainer. To the lover of their souls!
“Heavenly Father, in Name of Your Son Jesus the Messiah, please forgive me… forgive my nation… forgive my world for the way we have treated You and Your Name. Please do anoint us with Your Holy Spirit so that we might with a new heart live to praise and glorify You.”
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” [5]
[1] Ezekiel 36:15
[2] Ezekiel 36:23
[3] Ezekiel 36:24-27
[4] Ezekiel 36:31-32
[5] Psalm 150:6
Have you ever been taunted or scorned? Insulted or laughed at due to your size, shape, color, ethnicity, speech, or lack of ability? The people that the prophet Ezekiel addressed experienced taunting. The Lord told them it was going to stop. What would a life without insults look like?
“I will show the holiness of My great Name, which has been profaned among the nations, the Name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.” [2]
Wait! What’s this? The people who experienced disrespect disrespected God’s great Name both by their words and deeds? Are there any nations like that today? Thankfully, God has a solution.
“I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit in you and move you to follow My decrees and be careful to keep My laws.” [3]
The Lord gathered them back to their homeland. He led them to repent of their unfaithfulness to Him, namely from idolizing other non-gods and living in sin. Then, He filled them with His Holy Spirit so that they could live lives that brought praise and glory to His Name.
“Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices. I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Sovereign Lord. Be ashamed and disgraced for your conduct, people of Israel!” [4]
The only shame and disgrace that His people should have been concerned about was the shame and disgrace they brought to their Creator and Sustainer. To the lover of their souls!
“Heavenly Father, in Name of Your Son Jesus the Messiah, please forgive me… forgive my nation… forgive my world for the way we have treated You and Your Name. Please do anoint us with Your Holy Spirit so that we might with a new heart live to praise and glorify You.”
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” [5]
[1] Ezekiel 36:15
[2] Ezekiel 36:23
[3] Ezekiel 36:24-27
[4] Ezekiel 36:31-32
[5] Psalm 150:6
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Remaining Return Ready
“Where, Lord?” they asked.
He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.” [1]
What is the context of this conversation between Jesus and His disciples?
The answer is… “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.” [2] Jesus is using a metaphor to describe the spiritual condition of people when He returns. A dead body is a human form with no life in it. Jesus is saying that when He returns, those who are spiritually dead to God will be caught off guard.
“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.” [3]
Just as it was on the days of Lot… “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying, and selling, planting, and building. But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.” [4]
The people in Noah’s days and Lot’s days, did not take God seriously. They did not repent of their sins. Other things were more important to them than God was.
Jesus does not want anyone to be caught spiritually dead to God when He returns. He wants you and me to be ready. Spiritually awake! Spiritually alive to God!
The good news is that Jesus Christ gave His life on Calvary’s cross for your sins and mine. He is our Savior. Jesus taught His disciples, “Even if they [brothers] sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” [5] So, God is willing to forgive us as oft as we are willing to repent of our sins. The key to salvation is to repent when we sin and to remain with Christ until the day He returns or until we die, whichever comes first.
[1] Luke 17:37
[2] Luke 17:30
[3] Luke 17:26-27
[4] Luke 17:28-29
[5] Luke 17:4
He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.” [1]
What is the context of this conversation between Jesus and His disciples?
The answer is… “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.” [2] Jesus is using a metaphor to describe the spiritual condition of people when He returns. A dead body is a human form with no life in it. Jesus is saying that when He returns, those who are spiritually dead to God will be caught off guard.
“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.” [3]
Just as it was on the days of Lot… “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying, and selling, planting, and building. But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.” [4]
The people in Noah’s days and Lot’s days, did not take God seriously. They did not repent of their sins. Other things were more important to them than God was.
Jesus does not want anyone to be caught spiritually dead to God when He returns. He wants you and me to be ready. Spiritually awake! Spiritually alive to God!
The good news is that Jesus Christ gave His life on Calvary’s cross for your sins and mine. He is our Savior. Jesus taught His disciples, “Even if they [brothers] sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” [5] So, God is willing to forgive us as oft as we are willing to repent of our sins. The key to salvation is to repent when we sin and to remain with Christ until the day He returns or until we die, whichever comes first.
[1] Luke 17:37
[2] Luke 17:30
[3] Luke 17:26-27
[4] Luke 17:28-29
[5] Luke 17:4
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Every Eye Shall Behold Him
Annie Herring is one of the pioneers of the Jesus music genre, later to be called Contemporary Christian music. She was a member of the trio 2nd Chapter of Acts, for which she wrote most of the songs and sang lead and harmony vocals with her brother Matthew Ward and sister Nelly (Ward) Greisen.
During an interview, she testified of a moment in which she had a vision of Jesus Christ in heaven. She said that she felt such love for Him. She wanted to kiss Him. As she drew near to Him, she felt every sin that she ever committed. She felt each transgression. It broke her heart. She felt there was no way Jesus could love her. The vision ended. She said, “Jesus is the perfect spotless Lamb of God!” Jesus took her sins away and affirmed His love for Annie over and over again. The Name of Jesus became like honey to her soul. And He filled her with His Holy Spirit.
Friday, November 18, 2022
JOY in You the Lord JESUS!
“Therefore, the redeemed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”
Isaiah 35:10
Isaiah 35:10
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Sunday, November 13, 2022
A Noble & Good Heart
“The seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.” [1]
“He replied, ‘My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.’” [2]
“’Where is your faith?’ He asked His disciples.” [3]
“Then He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.’” [4]
“Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, ‘Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.’” [5]
The Word of God supplies our faith in God to trust in Him for miracles when we need Him for help.
Questions to ask oneself: “Have I a noble and good heart that hears the word, retains it, and by persevering produces a crop?” “Do I hear AND practice the Word of God?” “Do I believe God for miracles both for myself and others?”
[1] Luke 8:15
[2] Luke 8:21
[3] Luke 8:25
[4] Luke 8:48
[5] Luke 8:50
“He replied, ‘My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.’” [2]
“’Where is your faith?’ He asked His disciples.” [3]
“Then He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.’” [4]
“Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, ‘Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.’” [5]
The Word of God supplies our faith in God to trust in Him for miracles when we need Him for help.
Questions to ask oneself: “Have I a noble and good heart that hears the word, retains it, and by persevering produces a crop?” “Do I hear AND practice the Word of God?” “Do I believe God for miracles both for myself and others?”
[1] Luke 8:15
[2] Luke 8:21
[3] Luke 8:25
[4] Luke 8:48
[5] Luke 8:50
Friday, November 11, 2022
The World’s Kingdoms Become the Lord’s
“Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ‘The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!’” [1]
The Kingdom of God will outlast all other kingdoms built on false narratives contrary to the Word of God. In due season, the false narratives collapse, and those who trusted in those false narratives will be greatly disappointed and suffer great losses.
“Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel.’” [2]
Believing the Bible about Jesus Christ being your Savior from sin is the answer for entering the kingdom of God.
“The kingdom of God is… righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” [3]
[1] Revelation 11:15
[2] Mark 1:14-15
[3] Romans 14:17
The Kingdom of God will outlast all other kingdoms built on false narratives contrary to the Word of God. In due season, the false narratives collapse, and those who trusted in those false narratives will be greatly disappointed and suffer great losses.
“Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel.’” [2]
Believing the Bible about Jesus Christ being your Savior from sin is the answer for entering the kingdom of God.
“The kingdom of God is… righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” [3]
[1] Revelation 11:15
[2] Mark 1:14-15
[3] Romans 14:17
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Affirming God’s Witnesses
“He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.” [1]
Now is the time to harvest! Our feet are still on planet earth. It is our opportunity to share the Good News of what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross and at the empty tomb.
Consider God’s servant Job! His story is a metaphor for Christians who are attacked physically, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally for their faith and obedience to God. The lengthiest part of Job’s suffering was with his “three friends” who did not understand that he was being a witness for God. The story concludes with God affirming that Job spoke rightly of Him. [2]
Now is the time to harvest! Our feet are still on planet earth. It is our opportunity to share the Good News of what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross and at the empty tomb.
Consider God’s servant Job! His story is a metaphor for Christians who are attacked physically, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally for their faith and obedience to God. The lengthiest part of Job’s suffering was with his “three friends” who did not understand that he was being a witness for God. The story concludes with God affirming that Job spoke rightly of Him. [2]
Peter, James, and Paul, like Job, also suffered for their faith in God.
Consider what happened to Jesus while He walked the earth! After He preached to the truth to them, His hometown folks almost threw Him over a cliff. [3]
For so many years, I have struggled to overcome the lie that a person needs to be continuously “successful” in the eyes of others to be a good witness for God. That is not Scriptural. Actually, in most cases, it is contrary to Scripture. What I have experienced when I love people like Jesus loves them is attacks. The enemy of human souls – the devil – delights in his captives. The last thing the devil wants is for some person to demonstrate by word and deed the love of Jesus Christ to lost souls.
“He who gathers in summer is a wise son.” [4] Gathering is work. It involves sweat, injuries, and yes, even unkind treatment at times. The gatherer's hope is in his or her Redeemer. One day, he or she will be welcomed into the Savior's rest.
“Thank You, Heavenly Father, for affirming those who witness for You.”
Consider what happened to Jesus while He walked the earth! After He preached to the truth to them, His hometown folks almost threw Him over a cliff. [3]
For so many years, I have struggled to overcome the lie that a person needs to be continuously “successful” in the eyes of others to be a good witness for God. That is not Scriptural. Actually, in most cases, it is contrary to Scripture. What I have experienced when I love people like Jesus loves them is attacks. The enemy of human souls – the devil – delights in his captives. The last thing the devil wants is for some person to demonstrate by word and deed the love of Jesus Christ to lost souls.
“He who gathers in summer is a wise son.” [4] Gathering is work. It involves sweat, injuries, and yes, even unkind treatment at times. The gatherer's hope is in his or her Redeemer. One day, he or she will be welcomed into the Savior's rest.
“Thank You, Heavenly Father, for affirming those who witness for You.”
[1 & 4] Proverbs 10:5
[2] Job 42:7
[3] Luke 4:29
[2] Job 42:7
[3] Luke 4:29
Saturday, November 5, 2022
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
The New Temple & Christ's Return
Jesus resurrected a new temple built without hands when He resurrected from the dead on the third day and when He baptized His disciples with the Holy Spirit. The new temple is His body, the Church. His body, the Church, reaches to every continent and to every nation. For this Church He shall return. And thanks to His atoning work on the cross for our sins, we shall live and reign with Him forever and ever. Hallelujah!
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Monday, October 17, 2022
Precious Promises that Brighten our Day
“Thank You
Heavenly Father for the beautiful artistry You create daily for us to behold.
And thank You for Your precious promises that rise like the sun to brighten
our day.”
Saturday, October 15, 2022
As the Lightning Flashes
People Get Ready! The King of kings and Lord of lords will come quickly.
“As the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.”
Matthew 24:27
“As the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.”
Matthew 24:27
Friday, October 14, 2022
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
First Love
Loving the Lord our God is the first and great commandment.
On a scale of 1-10, is our love for JESUS cold or hot?
Love for God is the best foundation to build on.
“Dear Heavenly Father, please forgive us for not loving You as we should. You are lovely, loveable, and loved! You are wonderful! Please help to always love You fervently. In the Name of Jesus Your Son, I pray. Amen.”
On a scale of 1-10, is our love for JESUS cold or hot?
Love for God is the best foundation to build on.
“Dear Heavenly Father, please forgive us for not loving You as we should. You are lovely, loveable, and loved! You are wonderful! Please help to always love You fervently. In the Name of Jesus Your Son, I pray. Amen.”
Sunday, October 9, 2022
True Conversions
Jesus said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3)
Let us pray and speak for true conversions wrought by the preaching and teaching of the Gospel accompanied by the converting power of the Holy Spirit.
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Please Carry Me as I Serve You Lord
Did your father ever carry you on his shoulders? Or as a father or mother, did you carry your child on your shoulders? I am so glad my Heavenly Father has been carrying me and carrying the burden I feel for the proclamation of the Gospel to lost souls.
“I love You Lord and want to lead more lost souls to You before I leave this present age. But the task is beyond me for it requires responsive hearts. Please carry me Lord to the heart whom You have prepared to receive and believe Your Gospel, and please help me share the Gospel clearly and lovingly with that soul.”
“I love You Lord and want to lead more lost souls to You before I leave this present age. But the task is beyond me for it requires responsive hearts. Please carry me Lord to the heart whom You have prepared to receive and believe Your Gospel, and please help me share the Gospel clearly and lovingly with that soul.”
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
The King Is Coming
“I was watching in the night visions,
And behold, One like the Son of Man,
Coming with the clouds of heaven!
He came to the Ancient of Days,
And they brought Him near before Him.
Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,
That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
Which shall not pass away,
And His kingdom the one
Which shall not be destroyed.” [1]
“Then the seventh angel sounded:
And there were loud voices in heaven, saying,
The kingdoms of this world
Have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ,
And He shall reign forever and ever!” [2]
[1] Daniel 7:13-15
[2] Revelation 11:15
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Need Encouragement?
Come into God’s presence with thanksgiving in your heart and into God’s courts with praise. Worship God! He will speak to you. He will help you.
Friday, September 23, 2022
Praying for Gospel Proclamation
Sanctification by the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit guidance
Holy Spirit enduement with power and divine wisdom
God's resources to support Gospel proclamation
And CONVERSION of SINNERS to CHRIST!
Thursday, September 22, 2022
God's Promises to His Faithful Servants in Psalm 112
Yes, praise the Lord! In due season, those who have honored the Lord by the way they have lived ARE honored by Him in so many many ways.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
The Lord becomes the Crown of His Remnant People
The Lord becomes the crown for the remnant of His people. He is our Spirit of justice and the source of our strength so that even battles which are on the verge of being lost are instead won!
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Conversions To Christ
“I tried to make myself a Christian, but failed.” ~ Hudson Taylor
Stop and think about that for a moment!
Who is Jesus Christ?
He is the perfect Son of God! He lived a sinless life! He raised the dead, opened blind eyes, made the lame to walk again and He always did His Father’s will! He died on a cross, rose again & ascended to heaven.
Some careers are so difficult that few can do them. No one can live like Jesus unless Jesus changes them and empowers them to do so.
There must be a conversion by the Spirit of Christ via the truth... the Word of God if anyone is going to be a Christian. Only Christ can make Christians. Each person must come to Jesus Christ for salvation. Each Christian must be filled with the Spirit of Christ to walk as Jesus walked.
Hudson Taylor experienced that transformation and lived by resting in the Savior's abilities not his own.
Stop and think about that for a moment!
Who is Jesus Christ?
He is the perfect Son of God! He lived a sinless life! He raised the dead, opened blind eyes, made the lame to walk again and He always did His Father’s will! He died on a cross, rose again & ascended to heaven.
Some careers are so difficult that few can do them. No one can live like Jesus unless Jesus changes them and empowers them to do so.
There must be a conversion by the Spirit of Christ via the truth... the Word of God if anyone is going to be a Christian. Only Christ can make Christians. Each person must come to Jesus Christ for salvation. Each Christian must be filled with the Spirit of Christ to walk as Jesus walked.
Hudson Taylor experienced that transformation and lived by resting in the Savior's abilities not his own.
[The attached photos pertain to the testimony of missionary to China Hudson Taylor]
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Friday, September 2, 2022
Friday, August 26, 2022
Spread His Love To Everyone
Praise You Heavenly Father for sending Your Son Jesus Christ into the world so we now know what love likes and how it feels to be loved of God!
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Righteous Before God
How can anyone be righteous before God? The answer is to believe in the One whom God sent... namely Jesus Christ His Son our Redeemer.
Monday, August 8, 2022
Sunday, August 7, 2022
The Night the Titanic Sank
The night the Titanic sank in 1912 on April 14, 1,528 people went into the frigid waters. John Harper, after putting his only daughter on a lifeboat, was seen swimming frantically to people in the water leading them to Jesus before the hypothermia became fatal. Reverend Harper swam up to one young man who had climbed up on a piece of debris. He asked him between breaths, “Are you saved?” The young man replied that he was not.
Harper then tried to lead him to Christ only to have the young man who was near shock, reply no. John Harper then took off his life jacket and threw it to the man and said, “Here then, you need this more than I do...” and swam away to other people. A few minutes later Harper swam back to the young man and succeeded in leading him to salvation. Of the 1,528 people that went into the water that night, six were rescued by the lifeboats. One of them was this young man on the debris.
Harper then tried to lead him to Christ only to have the young man who was near shock, reply no. John Harper then took off his life jacket and threw it to the man and said, “Here then, you need this more than I do...” and swam away to other people. A few minutes later Harper swam back to the young man and succeeded in leading him to salvation. Of the 1,528 people that went into the water that night, six were rescued by the lifeboats. One of them was this young man on the debris.
Four years later, at a survivors meeting, this young man stood up and in tears recounted how John Harper had led him to Christ. Reverend Harper had tried to swim back to help other people, yet because of the intense cold, had grown too weak to swim. His last words before going under in the frigid waters were “Believe on the Name of the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.”
Does Hollywood remember this man? No. Oh well, no matter. This servant of God did what he had to do. While other people were trying to buy their way onto the lifeboats and were selfishly trying to save their own lives, John Harper gave up his life so that others could be saved. That’s love!
Sunday, July 10, 2022
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