COUNTDOWN

 As we move towards countdown,

 I can only wonder, 

will we ever understand this side of heaven. 

and why this simple soul's yearning to get it all into perspective

before the light fades and eternal rest comes.

T. Hills

2012

Just like a small child I stumble and fall face down,

winded by the sudden collision with the hard earth.

Abba Your hands reach for me,

Lifting me, reassuring me, turning me

in a right direction.

T.Hills

2012

Whenever she viewed the awful spectacle of the decaying church and society she was gently reminded THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S.   The end result of a country that has rejected the Word of God was too terrible to contemplate.

Clare had started to dream vivid dreams three months after she gave her life to Christ.  At the time they seemed irrelevant, but nevertheless she logged them in her journal.      Her dreams were Daniel flavoured, thin cow, fat cow.   Famine, feast.     She kept a low profile in her church, not wanting to be accused of being a self appointed prophetess or super spiritual.

She knew people in her fellowships were happy to meddle in the lives of others and eager to tell a wounded soul "God told me to tell you.............  Clare kept her own counsel considering God doesn't need a middle man, she was listening and waiting for His instruction.   No doubt she was considered a critical spirit, disruptive,  rebellious, whatever,  their message fell on stoney ground.

It took some years for Clare to realise she had the gift of prophecy.   After all no one wanted to listen

to the warnings of the wrath of God falling on their disobedient lives.  One pastor's wife when cautioned proclaimed "God doesn't get angry"  Oh really, has she read her bible.     The children of the fulfilment culture were doing exactly what they wanted and their worst nightmare would be to finish up empty handed.  Clare was now receiving vindication and confirmation.

Clare remembered sharing one dream with her brother.   As she tried to warn him years in advance of what lay ahead, financial chaos and then meltdown, he laughed in her face and scoffed "it won't affect me, I'll be okay"  Clare replied "it will if the banks crash".   Amazed at her own words spoken with authority she wondered "where did that come from" and smiling at his obvious irritation thought - only heaven knows.   

Now years later the meltdown has begun.   Years of greedy self preservation now bearing fruit.

The class system alive and well and the gap between rich and poor growing wider by the day.

The poor resorting to "Quick Quid" money lenders just to get through until pay day.   The blatant hypocrisy of successive governments and the privileged about to be shaken.   The domino effect haunting their dreams, assets and careers.   The self fulfilment Godless culture about to hit the buffers and they have nowhere to hide, their worst nightmare to end up with nothing.

But the Father sees:

Avot 2: 1

Consider three things and you will not come into the grip of sin.

KNOW WHAT IS ABOVE YOU

A watchful eye

An attentive ear

And all your deeds are recorded in a Book.

As they rejected the prophets of old, family and friends reject Clare.    They are dancing to the

music of this world.   She is considered a "fruit cake" suggesting mental problems, to be avoided at all costs.   Even the church would reject her warnings of the dreadful price to be paid, the antichrist firmly establishing his new doctrine.  The new NIV bibles about to flood religious establishments are corrupt and conveniently omit what they will not acknowledge and obey.   

Clare sees the future and knows that the downward slide is gaining momentum, but she also acknowledges that it is NOT BY MIGHT, NOT BY POWER, BUT BY MY SPIRIT SAYS THE LORD the biblical time clock is ticking towards the end game.     IT IS WRITTEN.

Clare does not see herself precious or preferred,  she knows her brothers and sisters around the globe have been blessed with similar insight and are called to stand firm and proclaim because at the end of the day THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S.

BARUCH HA BA B'SHEM ADONAI
SHALOM