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The Great Escape

Based on first Corinthians chapter 15.

The time is coming when Jesus Christ will shout, come up here, revelation chapter 4.

In a moment in the twinkling of an eye, the dead in Christ will rise first and then we who are alive and remain will follow them and meet the Lord in the air where we will forever be with him!

I was looking out my kitchen window thinking about my life and the experiences of my life and where I'm at now, mentally, emotionally, my health and most importantly spiritually. I thought for a moment, what if I heard The Lord's last trumpet and His voice to come up! Wow...

The thought of being free once and for all from the consequences of my sin, oh yes, I'm forgiven, but I do suffer in the hear and now for sins committed in my past and now, but the thought of being totally saved from this reality and to be with The Lord and loved ones forever... Well, it overwhelmed me and I felt I had to put some of my thoughts on audio.

 

I hope this audio gives you encouragement and my prayer is that The Lord, through His spirit, will minster to you, your family and friends through this audio.

God Bless you and thank you for your prayers!

The Forgotten Prophecy

A friend was over yesterday, March 26, 2015 and we were discussing scripture and Karlyn, my wife, brought up Luke 23 and the criminals who were crucified with The Lord.

The next morning the thought ocurred to me that in the Luke 23 scripture is a prophecy that either has been overlooked, forgotten or just missed.

So, I thought I would record my thoughts and share them with you in the audio below. I hope you find this as interesting as I did! 

The Millennium Jubilee is Coming!

We read in Leviticus 25 about the Jubilee years, 6 years of work and the 7th year is to be a solemn sabbath to the Lord. As well there was a 49 year Jubilee that happened on the 50th year.

The Lord wanted a rest to be provided for the earth, ground, slaves, people and financial burdens.

We should keep in mind that the rest is for man not God, God never sleeps or slumbers, so says the scriptures in Psalm 124:4; Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep... (NKJV)

What significance could Leviticus 25 hold for us today if any? That's what I address in my latest audio.

Today's Thought: The Rapture and The Joy in The Lord

The joy of the Lord is our strength!

Today while I was getting ready for the day my mind was flooded with thoughts about the rapture of believers and what that might mean to me at this point in my life. 

I was overwhelmed by joy and encouragement from the Holy Spirit and wanted to try to put into words what I was experiencing with the thought that it may be a source of encouragement for you as well.

The book of Nehemiah teaches us that the Children of Israel recognized their sin on a national level and then rejoiced over what God was doing. Imagine being in exile for all those years in Babylon and coming home and witnessing the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem and the city. 

In a way we are living in a "type" of exile, sojourners, waiting for the Lord to call us to Himself. Can we grasp the great joy and emotion we will feel when that day comes? When Yeshua commands the trumpet (shofar) to blow and He steps out into the clouds of our atmosphere and we hear our Saviors voice and the command, "come up here!" what a day that will be.

Today's Thought: Let not your heart be troubled -- John 14:1

Today in church I was inspired to share this thought with you based on John 14:1 when our Lord helped us to understand that in fact we can control fear and the feelings of being troubled if we apply His solution. Yeshua's solution is simple when you think about it and at the same time very powerful.

All we need to do is apply what the Lord shared with us in John 14:1. 

I think we struggle at times because we fail to apply His solutions for us. I wonder if we struggle unnecessarily because of our refusal, at times, to not obey His advise?

 

Let This Mind Be In You: Philippians 2:1-11

Today we will be discussing the attributes of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Philippians 2. As we unpack this scripture we discover some life lessons concerning the mind of Christ, humility, suffering and servant hood.

It's never an easy road becoming like our Savior, however, it's a road we all must travel at some point in our relationship with Yeshua our Messiah. 

He is more concerned with His character being developed in our lives, to the extent He will allow painful circumstances to enter our lives in order to teach us to walk with Him in the power of His Holy Spirit in love, faith and hope!

Learning to be like Christ takes a lifetime and we won't be like Him entirely until we graduate from this life and go to be with Him.

No Condemnation For Those In Christ

Yesterday we looked at Romans 8:1-2; There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. See video's below Part 1 and Part 2...

The thought I focused on in the first video was the idea of how we don't always feel like we're victorious and not condemned and that positionally God sees us as conquerors and dead to sin.

Today'sThought: What have you set your heart on?

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. ~ Melody Beattie

Today's Scripture: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” 
Matthew 6:19-21

Today's Thought: Helping The Poor Demonstrates Our Love For God...

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.

~Mother Teresa