TRUTH EARNS TRUST

The religious snob is devoid of Truth

Snobbery and truth are irreconcilable.

A.W. Tozer

Until a christian accepts he knows most when he realises he knows little and that we will never understand this side of heaven until we see in His eternal light the meaning of it all, the rest is guesswork and sadly there's an industry that feeds off the searching spirit.

Every born again believer knows that when you are buried in Christ you die to your old nature and rise to a new life.   If you are still returning 'like a dog to it's vomit' to your past sins and proudly sheltering under the umbrella of 'saving grace' its time to stock take, self examination is the order of the day before it's too late.   The biblical clock is approaching the hour.

There's a popular euphemism 'we all drop our cross' and while sadly that is true, a repentant saved soul will find the sins of the past abhorrent and the blows inflicted by a refusal to 'dance to the devil' are worth the pain and rejection by others.   Your soul knows the prize at the end of the road.

When you realise something far above your pathetic intellect is in control and you are just an insignificant grain of sand on God's shore you are finally starting to grasp the concept of humility.   Like the pieces in a jigsaw you fit into your place in the picture and regardless of your standing in this world the great equaliser, death, comes for us all.

Meantime I rejoice in my spiritual youth, a mere 24 years old, pushing against the mud and slime of the dark places seeing only the incredible beauty that remains.   The awesome trees that will outlive the puny fragile creature that hugs its trunk.   The amazing sunsets and rainbows that colour God's creation.

How lonely, lost and frightened are the elite of this world clutching their possessions tightly realising underground bunkers are not available for everyone and time is running out.   The most precious jewel they could ever own belongs to the downtrodden sheep of His flock.   

As the global unrest continues there is still work to be done and souls to be won and where one truth seems to contradict another the wise will hold to the basic precepts of their faith and wait for God to resolve differences.

John 8 - 31-32

Then Yeshua (Jesus) said to the Jews who believed him "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed (32) And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Time Lord

I wait on the shore of your life

until the sands of time have run their course.

Whisper in your dreams,

as you journey on the road ahead.

Ever near as you dance 

through the sunshine of your days.

Laughing at your antics,

counting the tears of your grief and joy.

Uphill struggle, downhill slide,

life's roller coaster ride.

Until the day you gaze in childlike wonder

at the simplicity of My truth.

I AM.

T. Hills

2005

SHALOM.

TOMORROW CAME

There really are no 'white lies' all lies are black.

Falsehood is of the night,

no matter whether it be merely a look or a silence that deceives,

or whether it be an uttered untruth.

J.R. Miller

Hi Mum, you still here!!!!

Sandra hurtled through the kitchen door and smiled at her mother sitting at the kitchen table enjoying a quiet cuppa before the rest of the family descended.

"Yes, of course I am Sandra" her mother replied "what have I told you about listening to the crackpot prophets on You-tube.

Matthew 24 - 11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

How many times are you going to work yourself up into a frenzy.   What did Yeshua say.   Read Matthew 24 until you know it by heart its the timetable for unfolding events.   We are now in the time of Sorrows.    

"Go and put your posh frock in the wash.   I doubt the angels will be gathering just yet.   We haven't suffered enough"

Matthew 24-31

And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

"Oh Mum" wailed Sandra "Pastor Finn says we are not going to suffer the tribulation"

"Perhaps you might suggest to Pastor Finn that we are in the tribulation right now.

Matthew 24 - 8-9

"Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all Nations for My name's sake.

90,000 christians were murdered in 2016 alone.   Does your Pastor Finn know what the word tribulation means.   Oxford English Dictionary: trouble and suffering.   Christians are already suffering tribulation and it will increase.

But the good news is:   

Matthew 24 - 22

"And unless those days were shortened no flesh would be saved, but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened."

Pastor Finn is going to have to stand before God one day along with his money making buddies and explain himself.    Some consider if they say sorry after living lives of utter indulgence they will enter heaven regardless, I wouldn't bet on it.  Coptic christians in the Middle East have been beheaded for their refusal to deny Christ surely theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.   I seriously doubt whether many christians in the West would even consider that scenario.   They have a 'Peter mindset' and will be in the queue for the chip protesting it's just for my medical records or I can't buy petrol without it, how can I run my car? - try catching a bus!! a train!! or a plane.   But then even that will be controlled so its back to the bike and peddle power.

And can you tell your whacky friend Samantha Jones that the "bride of christ" is the remnant of believers around the globe and that she is not going to float up into the clouds in her parachute of a wedding dress into the arms of her Ronan Keating look alike.

Yeshua was Jewish and according to Isaiah 53

"He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering.   Like from whom men hide their faces, He was despised and we esteemed Him not.

Of course those who have had a glimpse of His glory say He is beautiful but actually its His gaze that captivates and very few can even start to give a description of His features.   Held in His gaze the experience literally leaves the spectator in awe, breathless and speechless.   

Ms Jones is in danger of walking straight past Him into the arms of Satan who it is said is incredibly handsome and charismatic.   On the other hand he will lead her up the garden path and then DOWN when his real personality will be revealed.  TOO LATE like a fly caught in a web.   Don't say I didn't warn you and stop trying to second guess God's timing, stick to scripture.

"Okay" replied Sandra "you win and I'm really glad we didn't find ourselves left behind I don't reckon much to this world."

"One day at a time" replied her mother "we watch and we wait and help as many as we can in the days ahead. 

"Dinner's on the table there's some chips!!!! the edible kind.

We can do a great deal of the wisest, truest good among men without giving money.

A strong hand reached out to help a fallen one rise again is better than money.

Use what you have.

All God asks us to give to others is of such as we have.

J.R. Miller

   

     

WARNING SHOT

You have made him (mankind) to have dominion over the works of Your hands;

You have put all things under his feet.

All sheep and oxen-

Even the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air,
And all the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.

Psalm 8 - 6-8

NKJV 

Thankfully in my early christian walk someone recommended the Jack Hayford Spirit Filled Study Bible and I am eternally grateful.  The study note covering this psalm is something everyone needs to read because whether you are a believer or not:-

THE WORLD LITERALLY STANDS OR FALLS BASED ON THE ACTIONS AND STEWARDSHIP OF HUMAN BEINGS.

EVERY GOVERNMENT AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE EARTH AND THE OTHER SPECIES OF LIFE THAT INHABIT IT.

DOMINION GIVEN TO MAN OVER THE EARTH MAKES US HUMAN BEINGS ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT.

Study notes on the above Psalm 8 - 6-8

Most people realise there are very dark entities who are purposefully pushing their puppets towards World War 3.

We are all born equal under the sun but sadly those in power are being manipulated, they either conform or those with evil intent will dispose of them.

The very worst witness is by those who purport to be Christians - I suggest they get another label because Jesus Christ would never support their views.

Matthew 26 - 52

But Jesus said to him "Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.

ALL GOVERNMENTS but especially those professing christian leaders need to heed "THERE WILL BE NO WINNERS, ONLY LOSERS and prayerfully God will deal with those who are surely trying to provoke war.

On the other hand the criticism rightly expressed by members of the U.N. was justified.  The total lack of humility and the very apparent arrogance of the American leadership can only irritate the already festering mind set of Kim Jong Un and other countries who quite rightly do not consider themselves subordinate, lesser peoples or slaughtering fodder for the West.

Fifty nine years ago I read Neville Shute's new book "On the Beach"  At that time I could never have envisaged another world war.   Surely we had learnt our lesson that political dictators should never be allowed to lead another country or suppress minorities and our aim for the future was peace.   Those who went along with the horrors of Adolph Hitler would not be tolerated, but sadly the devil is in the detail.

Some express the opinion that there is no such thing as evil it is merely anti.social behaviour but nothing brings such an awareness of its darkness on this God forsaken planet as the cruelty inflicted on those who are unable to defend themselves.   Little children and animals.   The horrific stories circulated courtesy of the internet highlight the sub human activities of the perpetrators.   We can only pray God will avenge their victims.

From the traumatised stare of little children in the Middle East who have witnessed their parents blown to smithereens or hacked to death to the appalling sight of a dog whose owner has broken its back because it would not hunt.   All signs of pure evil and only a pathologically depraved personality could inflict such suffering.

The average man on the street is helpless to make a difference.   This is unseen warfare at the highest levels of government but those left with any conscience can and will pick up the pieces.

One would seriously question whether the constant diet of verbal diarrhoea between the waring fractions would help the depressed individual with an eye on survival.   Leaders should speak with caution, the slightest antagonism could spark the flame of a mad man and that would be it.   The mentally challenged are not only walking our streets they are in the halls of power.   

Sadly in the animal world rescue is all about money.   Thankfully at one point in my life I had a vet who knew my personal circumstances and would often prescribe a cheaper application of the necessary treatment.  i.e. tablets as opposed to injection.   For a simple treatment the internet vets are helping millions facing that expensive walk over the surgery threshold.   

For many people animals are a source of comfort and companionship, especially for the elderly who more often than not live alone.   Some will go without just to make sure their pets have everything they need and inevitably they would fall prey to the loan sharks if they ever had to deal with any major complication.

So my question has to be do most vets really care about animals or is it just a business at the end of the day.?  The days of offering a pig, grouse or chicken to offset the fees are long gone.

One man who has worked in animal rescue for many years is Viktor Larkhill (www.patreon.com/LetsAdopt) his postings are readily available on You Tube.   The animals he rescues receive expensive surgery and top quality care in establishments that make hospitals in the Middle East akin to slums.   Of course this type of corrective surgery is well out of the reach of the ordinary man on the street nevertheless Viktor is sponsored by many caring animal lovers all eager to reach the source of the cruelty, but of course that never happens.   As for the victims no one could object to the cost of the skills of the surgeons and nurses who show our lesser brethren that most humans are worth loving.

Perhaps the appearance of the Son of God, this time in power and glory will bring an end to the chaos we have had enough of the evil sons of Satan.

His appearance would bring the squabbling powers to their knees.  Like naughty children they are about to destroy the planet with their dangerous toys.  They don't deserve this world.   Dump them on a penal colony in the farthest reaches of the solar system with absolutely no escape.  A hell hole where they can persecute each other for all eternity.

Ideally we need men akin to Noam Chomsky, John Pilger, Jesse Ventura and his son Tyrel (Watching the Hawks- R.T.) who express the only common sense views I have appreciated.   But in the end I doubt they would welcome the mantle of persecution that goes to those who speak the Truth.  It is always the power hungry personality that seeks political leadership and the adulation it brings.

Neville Shute's book is a novel and will hardly be considered inspirational for the academics or political leaderships but its message is simple.   THERE WILL BE NO WINNERS.  Maybe you didn't get a direct hit but FALLOUT will contaminate the whole planet.

Perhaps a suitable christmas present for the Kim Jon Un and Erdogwans of this planet.   I doubt the leaders of Russia require educating where war is concerned, their statesmanship outshines all the dross coming out of the West.

I REST MY CASE LORD.

Do not gather my soul with sinners,

Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

In whose hands is a sinister scheme,

And whose right hand is full of bribes.

Psalm 26 - 9 

Fear made David pray thus, for something whispered,

Perhaps after all, thou mayest be gathered with the wicked.

C.H. Spurgeon.

Genuine followers of Jesus Christ walk in Peace and know their redemption draws nigh.

Redeemed by the blood of Christ,

you are His for ever, and where He is, there must His people be.

You are loved too much to be cast away with the reprobates.

Shall one dear to Christ perish? Impossible!

Hell cannot hold thee! Heaven claims thee!

Trust in thy Surety and fear not!

C.H. Spurgeon.

Baruch ha ba b'shem Adonai

SHALOM.

SIREN

The rod and rebuke give wisdom,

But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

Proverbs 29 - 15

Time to clean up the mess of the baby boomers.   Their sons and daughters are stoned out of their minds - they won't cope with the loss of everything they prize too unbearable to contemplate.

The metal slave remains on the drive way - no fuel.

R.T. has been banned - its an offence to be caught watching anything other than the BBC.

Your little starlet will not be competing on X factor - halls of entertainment closed as terrorist activities increase.

Abandoned cars litter the streets.  Cupboards once filled to overflowing are emptying fast.   The survival instinct kicks in love for a brother wears thin.

Drugs and cheap booze are easily sourced, you know the dealer, he's rich of course, but not any more his money is worthless and at long last "his chickens have come home to roost"

You never considered it would come to this as you plash round the pool in your third piece of real estate in the Costa del fun.   A country gets the leaders it deserves and as the sun goes down on the U.K. rats desert the sinking ship but find they are too far from God's shore, and drown.

We His children finally have a second chance in His new world.   Custodians of His order.  Animal cruelty no longer tolerated and the lion will lie down with the lamb.

A new generation alive in His word move in unison and peace.

Those who consider themselves first, will be last as God alone choses the final cast.

Don't miss the show.

COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU - SOON

FOR YOURS IS THE KINGDOM, THE POWER AND THE GLORY

FOR EVER AND EVER

AMEN.

When the wicked are multiplied,

transgression increases;

But the righteous will see their fall.

Proverbs 29 - 16

  

LIFE SPAN

It's not by error you have an extension,

the bleating sheep of the lost generations

need your guidance, wisdom, advice

as they slowly choke on their self imposed vice.

The sheep are wandering all over the place,

it really is a damn disgrace,

teach the meaning of NO, not how far can I go.

The self destruct button is well within reach,

a corrupted message the hirelings teach.

Moses was eighty when he got the call,

don't argue with God cos you're liable to fall.

He won't accept NO, or a lazy excuse

while his sheep are abandoned,  piles of refuse.

Spare the rod, spoil the child,

It's all your fault they are running wild.

So it's back to the WORD,

GOD WILL BE HEARD.

Zimmer or scooter the choice is yours

when you join the action and fight

HIS CAUSE.

T. HILLS

2017 

THE LOVE THAT CARRIES.

All the labour of man is for his mouth

and yet the soul is not satisfied

Ecclesiastics 5 - 7

"Grace is that really you" exclaimed an elderly woman joining the queue for lunch at the busy hospital restaurant.

Grace turned around to receive the greeting but she didn't recognise the smartly dressed pensioner wearing expensive jewellery her hands flashing rather large diamond rings.

"It's Marion Brightmore, remember" the woman encouraged "1953 St. Joe's"

Grace was working hard to place the face.

"You haven't changed much" said Marion laughing.  You don't remember me do you, have I changed so much, it's the wasp girl remember the assemblies in the yard at school?"

"Good heavens, yes" replied Grace "but still the face didn't fit with the memory of the blond bubbly classmate and partner in crime"

"Did you ever wonder how many of us got stung, they were all over the place crawling round sticky lips from the lunch break snacks or was it the fruit we healthy eaters carried.   Didn't have a care in the world did we?" 

The conversation was interrupted as the serving area was now in sight.   Carrying fully loaded trays they sourced a free table.   Marion placed her carrier bags around her chair and settled down.   

"How's everything in your world" she enquired her manner that of a patronising C.E.O. about to send half her staff down the road to the local Job Centre.

"Fine" replied Grace "realising her old class mate was not quite the person she remembered.

  

As the conversation unfolded she soon discovered Marion was a very wealthy woman with three divorces and a recently deceased husband.   Marion on the other hand sensed her old school chum lived in a very different world in the suburbs of the city.   According to the local press Grindleton was infamous for its drugs problem and far from the expensive commuter belt and Marion's rather splendid gated property. 

"I manage" replied Grace "and thankfully my health has continued to improve but the shock of losing Bill seventeen years ago completely floored me.   He was still young by today's standards.   I am in a very small rented sheltered flat, thankful I have a roof over my head and food in the cupboard." 

Marion stared at her old friend, her complexion was flawless and she wore a sky blue hooded fleece and jeans, hardly the wardrobe of someone in the money, and no one would even guess she was rapidly approaching eighty.  She had an aura of contentment obviously enjoying every morsel of her rapidly disappearing lunch.  Grace on the other hand realised Marion had just lost her fourth husband and expecting a display of raw emotion tactfully avoided any conversation in that direction.  

"Well the funeral's out of the way" continued Marion "the rest is in the hands of the solicitor and I intend cruising for a while." She appeared totally unaffected by her loss, but very concerned about  her own health, money markets and the "nit picking oligarchy" who seemed hell bent on starting a global war.  Her recent health checks had revealed an abnormality but with a top flight private consultant on her case she seemed fairly positive it could be resolved.  Her eldest daughter had recently left her husband and the two kids and disappeared into the blue yonder.

"No idea where she is and with whom, she always was secretive." Marion suggested "Bill is holding the fort at the moment and the grandkids are fine, of course I spoilt my kids, what did I expect. 

Grace decided not to comment and switched the subject "you could be in the Middle East, count your blessings"

At this point Grace noticed a dark shadow cross Marion's face.  "Oh don't give me that religious rubbish, I had enough of that at school.   How long before some twisted joker starts World War 3 and that will be it.   How can you be so calm and collected, do you want to lose everything.   I have worked damn hard to get where I am"

"Marion" said Faith gently "there is so much suffering in the world, you obviously have everything you need, but God is in charge, not man or world leaders, vengeance is surely His and He will act in His time"

Marion's face flushed with irritation "Oh so we're a bible bashing freak now, are we"? she questioned.

Grace remained calm and unflustered "Marion I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.   I don't fear death and destruction, I am going home.   This world has no control over me"

Perhaps that statement and the serene expression on her face added fuel to the fire nevertheless she reached for  Marion's hand.   There was a sadness in her face and she saw a caged soul writhing in fear and torment.   From the time the convent gates opened most hit the road running and the world and all its temptations closed around them.   The woman had everything but she was in real danger of losing her eternal soul.

"It's not about denominational control,  its really very basic stuff Marion"

Fear God and keep His commandments.

For this is man's all,

For God will bring every work into judgement,

Including every secret thing.

Whether good or evil.

Ecclesiastes 12 - (13-14)

"Your mother didn't call you Faith for nothing did she?" Marion replied sarcastically "and does this faith of yours help you in your situation?" she suggested considering just about every calamity had hit this particular advocate who in the eyes of the world was down and out.

"Don't know quite where I would be without it" Faith replied.  "I have peace in the storm and His will be done.  Prepared and ready to go.   He has always provided my daily bread and He has taken care of me as He said He would.   Did you lose your Saviour to the retreats, rosaries and Marian adoration in our birth church and where will you stand at the Judgement when God asks "why did you ignore the first commandment"

Exodus 20 - Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.   You shall not bow down to them or serve them.  That's the potted version" said Faith lightening the conversation.   

Marion appeared to fumble with her handbag "Haven't had time for all that, been far too busy.  Now where did I put the keys to the Mercedes, I am getting quite forgetful these days." 

"Can I drop you anywhere" she enquired anxiously gathering her shopping bags and heading for the exit.  Faith was making her feel uneasy time to move.

"I'm fine" said Faith "the bus stop is just across the road and will take me right to my flat.   Why don't you drop in for a coffee sometime.   Just phone first although I don't go out much these days other than to shop or health check appointments."

Marion seemed uneasy.   She didn't fancy parking her car in that sort of area or visiting on a dark night but neither did she want to offend Faith.   

"When I have some free time in an afternoon I'll pop round" she replied.

Faith stretched out her hand "here's my address and phone number.   I have lovely neighbours, salt of the earth, we look out for each other but then that's what the Lord told us to do.   It would be a much better world if we loved our neighbour as ourselves, but didn't Jesus say that.?"

"Right, I'm off" said Marion turning the key in the ignition and releasing her hand brake.   Bye"

As she disappeared into the distance Faith prayed out loud "Lord send her back to me.   Help me to reach her before its too late.   I know it won't happen unless the Father draws her to you.   Can you help here."

Weeks passed before Faith's phone sounded in the hallway.   

"Hi Faith, its Marion I will be in your area this afternoon, is it alright if I drop in for a cuppa."

"Of course it is Marion I look forward to seeing you again" said Faith "what are you doing in my neck of the woods." 

"Back to the hospital again, presuming the consultant is on time with his appointments see you around three" and with that the phone went dead.

Marion drove out of the hospital car park and somehow managed to reach the small block of sheltered flats.   Two young teenagers eyed her up as she got out of the car and the thought crossed her mind that perhaps they might break into her car after,  all the devil makes work for idle hands,  now exactly where did that prompt come from she asked herself. 

Faith opened the door to her little home.   Marion noticed it was simple and clean and with just a few treasured possessions scattered around it certainly didn't amount to much.  

"I hope my car is safe out there" she commented "there are two lads hanging around, why aren't they in school at their age"

"It's half term" said Faith laughing "Ben and Ian are more likely to be keeping an eye out for trouble than making it.   Nice lads.   They don't have all the gear other kids have but they certainly know right from wrong and besides they are in my church and they take it very seriously.  Their Nan is just down the corridor and nothing escapes her eagle eye."

The atmosphere in Faith's flat was so peaceful and Marion was just glad to rest for a while before her journey home.   "Been thinking about what you said last time we met Faith.   I've had quite a colourful life, done things I'm not particularly proud of as long as I got what I wanted and somehow I feel so empty.   I look at you and wonder how you can be so happy with so little."

"Marion" said Faith earnestly "look at me.   I have not always had this peace and I have done things I am not proud of.   I ran from God for many years - 30 to be precise.   I taught my kids right from wrong and told them if I didn't catch them doing something wrong, God certainly would because He sees every action.   Nevertheless I ran into the wasteland as a direct result of my mother's wrath when I fell madly in love with and married an atheist.   The love I felt for Bill was overwhelming, for the first time in my life I realised someone found me beautiful and desirable and there was no antidote for that.   This love was all consuming and I would have walked through hell for him, or lived in a shed.  Initially the road was smooth and the grass was green but storm clouds threatened and finally I watched the system grind him into his grave.   We lost everything in the process.   He was a good honest man but when he stood against injustice his card was marked.   

They say the future is veiled and its a good thing because I certainly didn't expect to lose the man I had shared my life with for 40 years in just six days, but that's what happened.   Fortunately at the time I was and remain a born again christian and the Lord sustained me through the grief.   He carried me through the empty days and lonely nights.   He is a forgiving and merciful God.  I certainly don't deserve heaven when I compare my life with men and women who sacrifice their lives daily on the front line serving the victims of all the conflicts and unholy wars that those in power inflict on the innocents, they deserve their crown.   I will be happy just to be a "door keeper" in the house of the Lord.   It's enough that I am forgiven and restored. 

The painted face stared back at Grace.  "But don't you wish you lived in a better place, had designer clothes and holidays in the sun.   I will be heading off to Spain for the winter, I have a house overlooking the sea.  Can't stand the English winters."  

"No" replied Faith "my place is here.   The people I live with haven't had the breaks in this life.   Some have fallen through the net and live on benefits, but this is nothing compared to the third world.

They help each other and lift their brother when he falls.   One day I will stand before God and will have to plead guilty to failing to keep His commandments but at least I tried."   

The doorbell rang and Faith found the two boys standing outside.   "Hi Faith, could you please come and see my Nan, she's not feeling very well.  She says she fainted and she has a large bump on her head.

"Sorry Marion" said Faith "I have to go and help, can you see yourself out and I'll take my key.   We'll get together again soon" and with that she disappeared down the corridor.

Marion's car was still in the same place.  The two lads grinned as she walked across the grass to the roadway.  Faith was right, that grin seemed to say "we were watching your car Mrs its okay"

The automatic gates swung open and closed behind her as Marion drove down the driveway to her home.   The house was cold and empty.   She had every conceivable luxury but something was missing she was alone, miserable and unhappy.   Possessions did not fill the huge empty space inside her and she wanted what Faith had, and why was it every time she sat down to eat a news report on the t.v. focused on children abandoned and starving and in desperate poverty.    Marion's focus had always been Marion and she knew that had to change. 

She was spiritually bankrupt and needed a Saviour.   She needed Faith's Jesus.   Perhaps it was time to take her hands off the wheel and let Him lead the way.   Time to use all that wealth making a difference - after all - there are no pockets in shrouds.   She was determined to make her last years the best years.

The next time she visited Faith she was ecstatic as she recalled an experience she could not understand or explain away.   Where there was once darkness her eyes shone with that special light only children of God recognise.   No doubt she would encounter trials and the road ahead would not be easy but she had already started to make a difference and use her wealth to bless others.   

Faith thanked the Lord that night for saving her friend and promised to encourage her throughout her christian walk after all that's what friends are for and she didn't forget who it was who carried her through each and every day.  Todah Adonai. 

Keep sound wisdom and discretion,

So they will be life to you soul,

And grace to your neck.

Then you will walk safely in your way,

And your foot will not stumble.

Proverbs 3 - (21-23)

SHALOM

You-tube:  Shannon Wexelberg - You Carry Me.       

  

  

    

      

   

EYES STRAIGHT AHEAD

Human knowledge has bounds beyond which it cannot pass,

Universal knowledge is for God alone.

C.H. Spurgeon

It's all about Yeshua - Jesus Christ - not denominations, Vatican or Pope control or the travelling circus they call evangelists, its all about Yeshua the only begotten Son of God and Jewish Messiah.

He came to His people the Jews.   He sent Paul to the Gentiles.  Thankfully and surely in an answer to prayer many Jews are now acknowledging the Messiah they missed and their numbers are increasing.   There is a wonderful witness on You-tube of a Jewish professor who found his Messiah, the consequences of his choice and the temptations that he faced.  Matthew 4 (8-10) comes to mind.  When give your life to Yeshua expect  trouble.   Satan does not like losing.

John 15 - 18-19
Yeshua said "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.
19 - If you were of the world, the world would love its own.  Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you."

In the U.K. authorities are doing their very best to make it a pagan christmas and how many cards are now wishing the recipient a magical Christmas.   The devil is in the detail and I don't hear any howls of protest.      

Yeshua's message was so simple with priority given to two of the ten commandments in Matthew 22 - 37-40.

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind' This is the first and great commandment.
39 - And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbour as yourself.
40 - On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

We don't have a problem with loving self, but we have a huge problem loving our neighbour and Satan's children are colluding to bring about a world war which only a complete idiot would welcome.   There will be no winners, only losers.   

Of course I might respectfully petition my God, and ask why throughout history those who profess to be teachers and servants in His employ murder those they consider heretics or for that matter anyone who might highlight their moral decadence.    

Why do they steal from the poor to build magnificent edifices when in Exodus 20 - (25) God spoke "and if you make me an altar of stones, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you use a tool on it, you have profaned it.?   (the reason being Israel's altars should not be like the Canaanites who worshipped false idols)  Feeding Yeshua's flock would surely have been a better use for the money.

Perhaps one day I will understand but for now John Knox, John Bunyan, Tozer and Spurgeon remain my guiding lights along with the men who followed them, the rest are hirelings and the sheep are compromised.

In his book "God talks to the man who listens" Tozer very rightly states" paraphrased

"Christians adjust the moral teachings of Jesus to suit their agenda and to avoid being considered different."  Quite what he would make of today's church only heaven knows.

We need to REPENT and bring our witness under the discipline of Jesus.   It's a sad state of affairs when we are crying out for reformation preachers to reach those who have yet to realise the power of our awesome God and the reality of "hell fire".   Backslidden is the buzz word but its not about attending the local church, when that church is compromising The Word of God. 

Pseudo christians deny the roots of the church and the prophetic warnings in scripture that are unfolding - but the real christian will not listen to the current introduction of extra scriptural matter as authorised by those who manipulate others and are far from being spirit filled disciples.

We need to rush to the feet of Yeshua.   Genuinely repent of our arrogance and pride and seek salvation.   But most won't reach that point until they are pinned in an open tomb crushed by the debris of their material possessions.

Another great man of God said this:  

Let me not strive to understand the infinite,

but spend my strength in love.

Keep me from such love for the tree of knowledge

as might keep me from the tree of life.

Whoever you are and where ever you may be, you are my brother,  made of the same stuff with a time span that is described in comparison with eternity as "a vapour"  Time to make sure you spend eternity in the right place.   I sincerely pray God will touch your life and save your soul.  

God will hand out judgement on nations that flout His precepts and whether as a result we "go home early" we are sealed and saved by the blood of Christ, and go to our eternal home.   

And when the "head in the sand" brigade continue to analyse and ignore the warnings all we can do is intercede before the throne of God and ask that He will lift the veil and remove their blindness.   We also need to pray for discernment as the actors are lining up pushing the one world faith.  We need to   follow sound teaching and discern whether that person is truly born again in Matthew 7 - (20) Yeshua tells us by their fruits you will know them.

When men truly walk the walk Christ shines out of them there is no mistaken worldly agenda, its not about recognition, fame or wealth.   They go out like the Lollards to reach the lost sheep.

SHALOM

Recommendation:  J.Prasch - This week in Prophecy.
You-Tube: Jewish Professor saw Jesus Christ in an open vision - and then this happened.  151k views 

   

CURIOSITY - ALIVE AND WELL

Enough to know you love me,
in Your hands I belong,
and as the twilight gently falls, 
enough to know you are my song.
T. Hills

As a young child I could perhaps be described as a lark.    Up early in the morning full of energy for a new day, but my faith now requires I become an owl.   I can only watch and pray as the scenario unfolds.   Hands up all those who wander around in the early hours, perhaps hoping tonight it will all end.   Our Saviour will return and sort it - deal with disobedient nations, leaders and children of the darkness.   Eventually you see the first glimpse of daylight through the trees and hear a solitary lark heralding the dawn chorus as you drift off to sleep. 

One dear sister in Christ loved to rummage through second hand book stalls and it was she who introduced the writer to A.W. Tozer.   There is a small section in my bookcase dedicated to his books and for reasons unknown I wandered sleepless into my sitting room and found myself reaching for  a thin paperback, two came together one of which was "God speaks to the man who listens"   First published in 1993 it is relevant for today and prophetic regarding the decadence of a crumbling church.

In his book Tozer notes that the writings of the prophets were examined by the curious who actually had little concern if any for the suffering of the masses, but perhaps it was of interest for those with a self preservation mentality.  Hence You-Tube flooded with one prophetic date after another.   Did I miss the boat some might question.   Conspiracy theories are not a new buzz word.    Matthew 24 is the road map and this is surely the "time of sorrows" but then that was written 2,000+ years ago and Yeshua had already warned his followers that God alone knows the time He will return.

In one particular chapter "Prayer of a minor prophet" Tozer writes about the curse that lies dark across the face of clergy, and prays protection against any carnal ambition.  I very much doubt this man would speak "copyright" where his teaching was concerned.   After all if we truly follow the Lord then "freely you have been given - freely give".    Now there is the internet and at the touch of a button the word goes out for those who choose to be blessed by it or not,  and make sure you ignore the "send feedback button" praise or insults are not necessary for a servant heart.

In this little book he predicts the demise of the church, highlights rogue pastors and the healing rackets that part the sick, poor and the desperate from their money.   Even when he wrote the book he knew the whole christian family stood in need of repentance.   I am sure as he walks with his peers in heaven his cry will be "they just didn't listen"   It's 2017 and the bride of Christ stands in the ragged filthy gown of compromise.   Meanwhile the real christians gather in small cells or alone in a solitary closet very aware that the God they worship is awesome and will not contend with man forever.

Reading his book once again I could only concur Amen and Amen.

But no matter sons and daughters of a Holy God rejoice.

Remember the blessed day the Lord touched your life and the priceless gift of salvation of which none of us are worthy. 

Rejoice that you have been blessed with dreams and similitudes of His Kingdom to come when the evil that has permeated every corner of this planet affecting both man and beast has been incinerated.

It was great to see the elephants on You-Tube (live recording) getting their own back on the metal loving petrol guzzling pests that are poisoning the very air we breathe.  One elephant was sitting on a car bonnet, a rhino having great fun with someone's prized bodywork.   Even the animals are aware we are approaching meltdown.   The vermin they call men who have caused so much suffering are about to get 'payback'

Tozer remains a gem of inspiration on my bookshelf.   We will only get home by the GRACE of God and the gift of salvation but it will be exciting to rub shoulders with great men who walked the walk and paid the price.   "Hey did you see that - wasn't that Charles Spurgeon or look that's John Bunyan, God's chosen who provided so much encouragement for those walking through the mud and the mire.

Perhaps you might question where to from here.   It's a lonely walk but its a straight and narrow path for the scattered pilgrims and many walk alone.   When you truly follow the Master you will suffer exclusion, ridicule and sometimes death.   If your life is wonderful and you have everything you desire then you had better enjoy it, you are following the Prince of this world.   The Father will cover your simple needs, your daily bread, His eye sees the minor everyday battles inflicted by this world.  Often ignored, hated and spat upon by those with a very different focus.  Nevertheless we will cross the Jordan, we will reach the City of Gold.   

Enough to know you lead me, and guide me on the path you planned,

forgiveness, peace, joy revealed, your Truth and Way I understand.

And as the sun is setting and my day is all but through,

enough to know you'll lead me home to spend eternity with You.

T. Hills

2003

Food for the Remnant.

Jacob James Prasch - teaching at the Open Door Church - New York (freely available on You Tube)

Subject:  "Broken Cisterns"

Jeremiah 2 - 13

For My people have committed two evils.  They have forsaken Me the fountain of living waters,

And hewn themselves cisterns-broken cisterns that can hold no water.