Where are you Christmas

 

Where are you Christmas      2022

There is a song I am sure you have heard it. You of course can hear it in the malls, in the stores. Of course, only at Christmas time. It’s lyrics going, the lights, the mistletoe, the many glittering decorations…

Where are you Christmas? Why can't I find you?
Why have you gone away?
Where is the laughter you used to bring me?
Why can't I hear music play?

My world is changing
I'm rearranging
Does that mean Christmas changes too?

Where are you Christmas? Do you remember
The one you used to know?
I'm not the same one, see what the time's done
Is that why you have let me go?

This world, your world, my world, our world is changing. Christmas time can be sad, it can be sorrowful for many. The lost loved one, the lost love, the kids far away. Lonely and alone for so many this year. The last two years speak of much sorrow for way to many. Such sickness. May I say it or in this case write it? Death has struck so many. Yet, its Christmas time in an ever changing, rearranging Christmas. Does that mean Christmas changes too? Its still Christmas. There’s still JESUS. There’s a lot of empty tables, empty times. But if I may remind you in these changing times. Times of great challenges to our hearts, minds, souls, and strength. What does Christmas speak to those of us that are in pain and feeling empty. Empty. Does that not speak of an empty sky save a lone star? Does that speak of a lone couple making their way through the cold to meet the demands of a census? Does it reveal an empty manger, an empty cross, an empty tomb for you? For me? For us?

The song asks WHERE ARE YOU CHRISTMAS? DO YOU REMEMBER? THE ONE YOU USED TO KNOW? I’M NOT THE SAME ONE, SEE WHAT THE TIME’S DONE? IS THAT WHY YOU HAVE LET ME GO?

Oh, how can that be? Christmas came to find you. Christmas came to give you joy. Christmas came to give you peace. Christmas came for all of us that were empty, so that we might be full. The truth of Christmas. Is it not unto us? I say, Christmas is for us. Christmas is unto us. Christmas is for you and for me. Its Christmas time don’t let your world change Christmas.

Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.    KJV

Thank you for reading. 

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Another Sign of HIS Return

 Another Sign of HIS Return

It's in the news. It’s not on the normal networks or radio stations. It is quite amazing that news such as of this magnitude is not even looked at. When I say it’s not on the normal networks and radio stations. I mean, you’re not going to find it on CNN, FOX, ABC, or the others. It’s not on the minds or lips of the talking heads of the day. I speak of Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, the Glenn Becks and the others. Gone are the days of those who would mention such subjects deemed as newsworthy.  

Did you know that Israel is in the days of celebration of the fifth feast? That were just days out from Yom Kippur, the Feast of Atonement? You may ask, what does this even mean for me? What does it even mean today for the world, for the U.S.A?

Leviticus 23 makes reference to these feasts. Surely, we have heard of Passover, the one that the gentiles changed and called Easter. The one that Constantine outlawed for the Jews to celebrate. How about the next one. The Feast of unleavened bread? The Feast of First Fruits? How about the significance of the one called Feast of Trumpets, or Rosh Hashanah also Feast of Pentecost and other names that speaks of this one particular feast. Not to get into the intricacies of each feast, but suffice it to say, they are in our bible. I know, like so many who say, that is the Old Testament. What does this have to do with us under Grace? I would say in response to such a question, more than you know.

It is quite amazing for America to simply run around and believe, without study what everyone is saying. My response to the lack of study of the word of GOD just goes to show that many are going to be lost on the account of not knowing. There is such a place of destruction due to a lack of knowledge. So, it is with the lack of understanding. To many places that the bible declares one losing, missing the mark on the back of ignorance.

Isa 9:16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.  KJV

Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.   KJV

Jer 5:4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.   KJV

Jer 5:21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:     KJV

2 Cor 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:   KJV

Its quite telling when you understand such as the above, there is no excuse for not knowing. Paul states the obvious when we read.

Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:   KJV

Other words, there is no excuse period. No one is going to have an exemption given for not knowing. They are so clearly seen, being understood Paul said, even HIS Godhead will be without excuse.

So, this leads me back to this day. Israel some 20,000 strong in this Rosh Hashanah praying, repenting, seeking their messiah to return. This a couple of days ago. YouTube it. The Jews are heard and seen praying for the rebuilding of the temple of Solomon’s temple. The hopes of reinstating the animal sacrifices. Even now a total of 5 red heifers being flown out of Texas, to Israel. They being hidden outside of a couple in public, in an undisclosed location. Ready to sacrifice for the atonement of the Priest who will enter that tabernacle or at the place thereof, for what they believe to be remission of their sins.

Never been done since the Old Testament times. All of this and so much, much more speaks of JESUS’ RETURN.

Look at these Feasts. Study them closely. I will speak hopefully more on this the next blog.

Thank you for reading.

Jesus is Coming Back

 

The words of Jesus in the entirety of Matthew 24 is an answer to a question that is asked HIM by HIS disciples. It’s an answer to this one question.

Matt 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?   KJV

There are multiple things that Jesus points to in answer to these questions.

I want to start with the one that is most often quoted and repeated. Jesus points to many events’ future, yet to the past also. It is here I want to begin. Jesus calls to memory Noah.

Matt 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.    KJV

Jesus uses the word (days) and (day). Note the words (before) and (flood.)

Jesus is telling what is happening leading up to the day, before HIS coming. Do not forget or overlook that at the same time as Noah and his family are being saved inside the ark. The same event (flood) is condemning those outside the ark. We see simultaneously (SALVATION, or DELIVERANCE) but we are also seeing (JUDGMENT.)

1.      The time before the (flood) before HIS coming. Jesus said, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

2.      The same day as the (flood) came and delivered Noah. It condemned the world. Judgment- the same day… Tribulation, judgment falls on the earth.

Jesus isn’t grabbing one thread here. It’s the whole garment that reveals the truth in a multifaceted way.

3.      This will be worldwide and while the believers are being taken out of. Given escape. Judgment is seen upon the disobedient the same day.

      Isn’t it amazing? Noah knew. Noah also knew that escape was not coming as long, as the Ark was not ready.

      One of the last things that Noah would do in preparing the ark the bible says, he pitched it within and without.

Gen 6:14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.    KJV

This word… PITCH—is seen in obedience. It is revealed in what Noah did on the inside of the Ark as well as the outside of the Ark. This word (PITCH) means (ATONEMENT, TO SEAL--- TO KEEP THE PRESSURE, THE WATERS (SEALED) TO THE OUTSIDE WHILE KEEPING THOSE ON THE INSIDE SEALED, AND SAFE.

WHAT WAS ON THE OUTSIDE AS FAR AS SIN WAS CONCERNED… WICKEDNESS, LAWLESSNESS. THE BIBLE USES THIS WORD---VIOLENCE. This word means, CRUELTY, FALSE, DAMAGE, TO OPPRESS.

The depiction is this. As the days of Noah were… The same thing that brought deliverance to Noah and his family and judgment upon the rest. Jesus lets us know, these same things would exist to the point of (OVERWHELMING) on the day of HIS RAPTURE AND JUDGMENT.

This fulfills the words of the last post. PERILOUS, DANGEROUS TIMES OF THE LAST DAY. YET, WITH THAT ANNOUNCEMENT THERE IS ALSO AN ESCAPE COMING.

DO NOT FORGET.

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.   

While the at the same time the ark was being built and even finished. The bible says of the disobedient they did not know. You know what that means? The final event before the flood or Tribulation comes, will be the DISAPPEARANCE OF THE CHURCH.

Like a thief in the night. He has come and taken HIS CHURCH OUT OF HERE. While the church is preparing.

·                * While the church is worshipping.

·                * While the church is witnessing.

·                * While the church is faithful.

·                * While the church is praying.

·                * While the church is obeying.

THE WORLD KNEW NOT.

Thank you for reading today.

 

Jesus is Going to Return

Jesus is going to return… 

What is the motivation of any? This while an easy question. No formula or cipher is needed. Yet, this question can and will come with many different answers. There be no right or wrong answer, perhaps. The motivations of need, want, and dreams are often the main source of motivation. It is, however, an answer that I believe that should be centered upon as the most important of all considerations. 

Where will we spend eternity? It is and I contend should be the focal point of all needs, wants, and dreams. It is with this observation that I am going to focus my attention on in the coming days. If I have any influence, my intent is to encourage, and give cause of evaluation to all that reads these posts.  A deep consideration to where we all are in these times. JESUS IS INDEED, ABOUT TO RETURN.

It is here I want to begin. I am going to endeavor to keep all these posts as short as possible.  For that reason, I am going to stay on this subject for some time. If I can convey anything at all? If I can be of any help in this day? I believe it is for us all to awake to this GREAT DAY that lies just ahead.

2 Tim 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.   KJV

One reads

2 Tim 3:1 BUT UNDERSTAND this, that in the last days will come (set in) perilous times of great stress and trouble [hard to deal with and hard to bear].    AMP

Paul is writing of something that has yet to appear but tells what the last days are going to look like.

We see this word (PERLIOUS) meaning this, (DANGEROUS) times are on the way.

Great stress. Trouble. These days that are coming, are going to be hard to bear.

We must admit we have entered these times.

It is important to note. This word (TIMES) is not our definition of (TIME.) We would measure this (TIME) as (CHRONOS.) Greek for our (MEASUREMENT OF TIME) defined by seconds, minutes, hours, days… (etc.) This word (TIME) here is (KAIROS) which means not measured by calendar or clock, but its measure is in moments, seasons, an occasion, or event. Its specific.

I start here because these days are present. These days are now. It is (TIME.) GOD’S TIME. Moments you will know by an event or events that GOD says would come in the form of (DANGER OR PERIL.)

It is with this understanding that I will be sharing from the scriptures what is going to happen soon. Hopefully we will avoid where all these events are taking this world. There is a set appointment already made. An event that one will wish to miss at all costs.

Thank you for reading today.

Blessings

For the Record

 

Numbers the 33^rd chapter records for us a most different commandment that the Lord gave Moses to implement. This commandment was different than all other commandments. This commandment was put in practice as they marched out of Egypt.

The NLT says it like this.

Num 33:2 At the Lord's direction, Moses kept a written record of their progress. These are the stages of their march, identified by the different places where they stopped along the way.    NLT

The Lord commanded Moses in what we would see as keeping a journal. The Lord is wanting them to specifically to note the progress of their every stop and start. The Lord is wanting them to also note each place.

This was while they were on the way to the Promise Land. This was leaving Egypt. This was going not just from one point to another. This was GOD leading them and telling Moses. I want you to record it.

·        If GOD is leading you that means you are on your way to becoming more spiritually attune to GOD’S leading.

It should be marked for what it is. It’s going to be a guaranteed progress.

·        If GOD is leading you, HE leads with a guaranteed arrival.

The question is, will we follow? Surely in your personal way you can note the progress compared to the lack of progress while in Egypt.

It should be easy to tell where and what Egypt looks like.  

In leaving Egypt, I count 40 times they moved. Forty times they recorded. Forty times with each move was getting them closer to where GOD wanted to take them. Forty times we can count that it was progress. Each time they moved was another step closer to their promised blessing. It was another measured moment of progress on laying hold of what GOD had promised their father, Abraham.

Some of those moves represented testing. Some moves represent miracles of protection and provision. Some moves represented rebuke, correction and instruction. What it pertains to us is much the same in all these accounts. I wish to point out they were always to be moving closer to the place GOD had for them.

I have heard many say, the best time in my life was when I was in the HOUSE OF GOD. The happiest I have ever been, was while I was in the presence of GOD and together with GOD’S people.

·        Can you call to memory your greatest memories?

·        Can you recall your greatest moments?

·        Can you not concur that it was the blessing of being with people of like faith worshipping and praising GOD together?

I encourage you to take the evaluation. See by where you are now verse where you once was. Record your proximity to GOD and I dare say, that it is the greatest of all places.

Thank you for reading and bless you while on your journey.

 

 

 

GLOBAL WARMING? CLIMATE CHANGE?

Global Warming? Climate Change?

There are and have been without a doubt much occurrence of such phenomenon that have been truly amazing. I say amazing in the scope of intensity, and too of their rapidity. They seem to be still yet occurring. I am noting the extreme weather patterns. Of things that have been occurring in the skies the many earthquakes, fires, tsunamis, hurricanes and so much more.

What is going on? The answer of the mainstream media and scientific community seem to be pointing to these extremes as GLOBAL WARMING or now the buzz word used is this that they call CLIMATE CHANGE. It does seem to fit their narrative little better.

The tornado that recently as just a few days ago that made its trek up through some of the midwestern states that caused much destruction. It is with sadness that our thoughts and prayers are for the families of the injured and too those who have suffered the loss of their loved ones.

What I see and what we are hearing that disturbs me is the explanation of this event and the so many other things we are seeing as well.

The FEMA chief as recently as yesterday has said and is recorded in the New York Post. Yes, of course this tornado is due to Climate Change. Even Joe Biden is echoing this by pointing out Climate Change as the most possible reason.

A Yale scientist had this to say of this same event. “This event was not just unusual — it was truly historic and deeply shocking. I fear we are poking the climate beast,” said Jennifer Marlon, a climate scientist at the Yale School of the Environment. Whatever she meant by the “climate beast” she does not elaborate on.

As of Nov. 11, 2021, recorded in the New York Times, had this to remind us of the severity of “CLIMATE CHANGE.” I quote from the article, “Climate Change is increasing fire risk in California and elsewhere in the west.”

In an article written by Sara Kaplan as of Dec. 14^th, 2021, I quote from her a “journalist” for the Washington Post. “Climate Change has destabilized the earth’s poles, putting the rest of the earth in peril.”

What about hurricanes? Brian Donegan writes for weather.com is recorded as of May 19^th, 2020, article. He writes that, “Hurricanes are getting stronger due to Climate Change.” “Hurricanes getting stronger as the world warms.”

How about earthquakes? Earthquakes are increasing. Not only are they increasing they are being felt in places that have never felt them. I live in Oklahoma; I have never felt an earthquake here up until the last few years.  

University of Miami’s Shimon Wdowinski has noticed that in some parts of the tropics – Taiwan included – large earthquakes have a tendency to follow exceptionally wet hurricanes or typhoons, most notably the devastating quake that took up to 220,000 lives in Haiti in 2010. It is possible that floodwaters are lubricating fault planes, but Wdowinski has another explanation. He thinks that the erosion of landslides caused by the torrential rains acts to reduce the weight on any fault below, allowing it to move more easily.

Again, here recently we have seen a typhoon that has misplaced over 300,000 Filipinos. This has made food scarce, and has left entire villages, communities, and towns devastated and some no longer even standing.

We are seeing this with the promise of seeing more and more on the way. What is this? “GLOBAL WARMING?” “CLIMATE CHANGE?”

If you’re born again, and you believe the Bible, you know what this is. This is the last days. The end is near. The time of our redemption is closer than we think.

If its GLOBAL WARMING? If its CLIMATE CHANGE? How can we not find this ironic in that suddenly we are seeing this now? Let me tell you about GOD’S “GLOBAL WARMING.” HIS “CLIMATE CHANGE.”

The greatest cause of this…

Deut 28:15 "But if you refuse to listen to the Lord your God and do not obey all the commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:

16 Your towns and your fields will be cursed.

17 Your fruit baskets and breadboards will be cursed.

18 …your crops will be cursed. The offspring of your herds and flocks will be cursed.   NLT

Deut 28:38 "You will plant much but harvest little, for locusts will eat your crops.

39 You will plant vineyards and care for them, but you will not drink the wine or eat the grapes, for worms will destroy the vines.

40 You will grow olive trees throughout your land, but you will never use the olive oil, for the fruit will drop before it ripens.     NLT

Sure, sounds like (GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE…)

Some will say, this was specifically given to Israel for their sin of backsliding. This is true, but to think that our LORD will not deal with sin and backsliding with the same is to deny that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Heb. 13:8

It is to deny the words of JESUS. In HIS prophecy of Mt. chapter 24. In part HE had this to say.

Matt 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.   KJV

This is the last days.

Jude 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.    KJV

This is SPIRITUAL CLIMATE CHANGE. This is SPIRITUAL GLOBAL WARMING at its end.

To deny it is to deny the Bible. To say that you don’t deny the Bible and yet not read, nor study or endeavor to live by its precepts is to deny the word of GOD. This is SPIRITUAL CLIMATE CHANGE… THIS IS GLOBAL LUKE-WARMING…

Rev 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. KJV

Paul had this to say about it…

Rom 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.     KJV

Paul uses this phrase. “THE WHOLE CREATION GROANETH.” This word (GROANETH) means (JOINTLY, TOGETHER… THAT IS EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE INCLUSIVE OF THE EARTH…

Its crying together for relief… Relief is not curbing the “carbon footprint, reducing the fossil fuels, or recycling. Its for people to come back to GOD. For man to repent. To humble themselves and pray. To seek HIS face. To turn from our wicked ways. (II CHRON 7:14.)

THE WHOLE CREATION GROANETH--- One writer says, universal, and mutual grief. ALL IN WHAT MAN HAS BECOME. WHAT IS LEFT BUT THE EARTH, THE LORD, AND GOD’S PEOPLE PREPARED TO RECEIVE THE FINAL AND CULMINATION OF GOD’S PROMISE. THE WRITER SAYS ON, one wide and loud lamentation, groan, cry in which the dying world unites.

THIS IS SPIRITUAL CLIMATE CHANGE…

Lev 18:27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;

28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.    KJV

 

 

Thanksgiving 2021

It is Thanksgiving a time to not just the showing or the giving of thanks but to gain understanding of how to give thanks. For this we know, (IT IS THE WILL OF GOD FOR US TO GIVE THANKS.)

1 Thess 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.   KJV

I don’t believe any would, especially those of us of the household of faith. That is would intentionally go against the will of GOD in not giving thanks.

I know of myself and I know of nobody that says, as I get older I hope to one day be unthankful. To do so is also the understanding that to not give thanks, is to knowingly go against the will of GOD. Which again, I know of no one who in the maturing of life has this concept of looking forward to going against the will of GOD. I say this, because this is exactly the depiction of the last days. The last days are going to actually be able to be discerned by the spiritual for this existent cause. There will be those who are filled with the Holy Ghost will recognize and understand that they are in the last days.

2 Tim 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,    KJV

Surely when one reads this. They will also pickup the many other characteristics that are listed as well. However, what kicks it off is this statement by Paul (THEY SHALL BE LOVERS OF THEIR OWN SELVES.) Is this not our day? Every characteristic listed and we see this one called (UNTHANKFUL.)

Have you ever stopped and asked yourself, what does (UNTHANKFUL) even look like? What does it sound like?

I am convinced that the (UNTHANKFUL) will be recognizable in the last days. Yet too, at the same time, it will be unrecognizable by most. How can that be? It will be this way because of one aspect of the last day church will be lethargy. It’s that lukewarm spirit that will reveal the Laodicean church. This leads to the question that must be answered. What then will being (UNTHANKFUL) look like?

 It will look like the denial of prayer. 

It will look like the face of unfaithfulness.

·        It will be seen in those unappreciative of service.

·        It will be criticism of authority.

·        It will even be blatant disregard of the preached word of GOD.

·        It will be an attack of those who are in authority.

See the latest in crime sprees. Those by the hundreds with crowbars and hammers breaking in stores and taking what they will. 

See those lately where we see police openly criticized, fired, even jailed. 

See those who wish to defund the police departments. 

See those where the police precincts have openly been taken over by a criminal element of the day. 

Please don’t let it go unnoticed that even the celebrity culture and certain political figures, and offices have also supported these criminal activities.

It is an (UNTHANKFUL SPIRIT) that is very much alive in both worlds. The secular and the religious.  

This is (THANKSGIVING) let us defeat this (SPIRIT OF UNTHANKFULNESS) by being thankful. 

We live in the greatest country in all the world. We didn’t get here, being (UNTHANKFUL.) Arise and let us fulfill the will of GOD today and be (THANKFUL.) Let us defeat this last day prevailing spirit by being (THANKFUL) and the giving of (THANKS.)

RECOGNISE YOUR DAY BY STRIVING THE MORE TO GIVE THANKS. This is THANKSGIVING.