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lindajenni · 10 months ago

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feb 9

hope does not disappoint "why are you cast down, o my soul? and why are you disquieted within me? hope in God; for i shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God." psa 43:5 life is hard. harder on some than others. "i returned and saw under the sun that — the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all." eccl 9:11 -------

God knows when you are tired and discouraged from fruitless efforts.. .God knows how hard you have tried. when you've cried so long and your heart is in anguish... God has counted your tears. if you feel that your life is on hold and time has passed you by... God is waiting with you. when you're lonely and friends are too busy for a phone call... God is by your side. when you think you've tried everything and don't know where to turn... God has a solution. when nothing makes sense and you are confused or frustrated... God has the answer. if suddenly your outlook is brighter and you find traces of hope... God has whispered to you. when things are going well and you have much to be thankful for.. .God has blessed you. when something joyful happens and you are filled with awe... God has smiled upon you. when you have a purpose to fulfill and a dream to follow... God has opened your eyes and called you by name. remember that wherever you are or whatever you are facing... GOD KNOWS. author unknown

------- that's our Father. the One who know the end from the beginning knows us inside out. "Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man." john 2:24-25 He knows our good thoughts and our bad - our disappointments and our anxieties - our pains and our sorrows. i'm here today to tell you that if He doesn't deliver you from it, He will deliver you through it. "God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it." 1 cor 10:13 we have His word on it. none of us know why one's life must take a detour or cross a difficult path while others do not. whether it be because of our decisions, the people in our life or those circumstances of "time and chance." nothing - but nothing comes upon God unaware. and if, perchance, it happens just for God's glory, so be it. "we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God." acts 14:22 just like the story we told yesterday, if there must be scars in our life, bear them as badges of honor. a friend wrote yesterday how she had so often pleaded with parents to "dig in" and "don't let go." do you have friends and loved ones you are believing for? fight for them as God fights for you. who knows if you stand on the very edge of a deliverance, a miracle or a revelation. here is something i read this very morning. "there's no limitation with God. if it's in His will, He will do it. outside His will, everything is limited. the more you are in His will, the more you commit - inside His will, the more unlimited He will show himself to you. there is no limit to what God can do. we limit God, even in our prayers." i watched a video the other day and they told of a study once performed on rats. three rats were thrown into water. they swam for about three minutes and then they drowned. they then threw three more rats in and just as they were about to drown after three minutes again, they reached in and pulled them out. the next day they threw those same three rats in the water again. this time they struggled for forty-five minutes before drowning. they thought they would be rescued again. if a rat can have hope why can't you? "return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope." zech 9:12 it is our stronghold! HOPE! it is a powerful thing. "that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us." heb 6:18 believe for yourself. believe for loved ones. believe for those you reach out to. wear any scars as badges of honor. remember - He's holding you even as you are holding others. "a threefold cord is not quickly broken." eccl 4:12 we have the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - all holding on to you. maranatha!

#prayer #faith #rapture #jesus #jesus is coming

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lifeofresulullah · 3 years ago

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The Life of The Prophet Muhammad(pbuh): The Assignment of the Duty of the Prophethood and First Muslims

First Revelation is Sent Down

The 16th night of the month of Ramadan had passed.

The 17th of Ramadan was a Monday night.

The mount of Nour and everything around it were covered with a deep and significant quietness to be able to hear and listen to what would be said soon. Maybe, out of respect to the ones who would speak and listen to.

It was past midnight and almost dawn. The exceptional time when nightingales sing and roses give out pleasant scents with all their beauties. The extraordinary time when those who mention the names of Allah are enthused and attain endless pleasure!

Gabriel (may Allah be pleased with him), the angel of divine revelation, took the shape of a most beautiful human being and was quite delighted. The environment smelled wonderful. The manifestations of fear and hope, and excitement and peace were intertwined.

Gabriel (may Allah be pleased with him) was very joyful because he would meet the last Prophet, the Prophet of the prophets and he would talk face to face with the Sultan of Lawlaka, who would deserve the title, “the Beloved of Allah” with his belief, worship, contemplation and struggle.

The expected moment finally came.

Gabriel (may Allah be pleased with him) appeared before the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in his human form, sending out divine radiance around in the dark night. He spoke to him in a loud but calming voice: “Read!”

The heart of the Master of the Universe was filled with wonder and fear. His heart shivered!

He answered: “I do not know how to read.”

Gabriel hugged him and held him tight; then, Gabriel released him, saying, “Read!”

The Master of the Universe gave the same answer, “I do not know how to read.”

Gabriel hugged him for the second time and held him tight; then, Gabriel released him, saying, “Read!”

The Master of the Universe said, “I do not know how to read. Tell me! What shall I read?”

Thereupon, the angel recited the first verses of the Surah of Al-Alaq from the beginning to the end, which, through Allah Almighty’s ordering, he was in charge of conveying to the Prophet (pbuh):

“Read in the name of your Lord Who created. He created man from a clot. Read: And your Lord is the Most Bounteous, Who taught (to write) with the pen, taught man what he knew not.” (Al-Alaq Surah, 96:1-5)

The Master of the Universe (pbuh) was at the heights of excitement and amazement and recited what he heard word by word. The verses that came down became established both in his tongue and in his heart.

Gabriel, who fulfilled his task, disappeared suddenly.

“Cover Me!��

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) shook with awe and excitement at having received a Divine revelation, left the cave, and went straight towards Mecca.

He encountered many peculiarities on the road. The mountains, rocks, and trees greeted him by saying, “Assalamu Alaykum Ya Rasullulah” (May peace be with you, oh Messenger) and congratulated him on his exalted duty.

Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) arrived home. He had lost his breath in the face of the magnificence of this situation.

All he could say to his faithful wife, Hazrat Khadija Kubra, who anxiously greeted him was, “Cover me! Cover me!”

Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) who sought solitude at mount Hira was now in his home and was now alone with his thoughts.

He woke up a while later. Even if it was a very small amount, it was obvious that he had reached some level of comfort and peace. He narrated what had happened to Khadijah al-Kubra in detail and said,

“I am scared, O Khadijah! I am scared that I will be harmed!”

Those words of our Prophet definitely originated from his desire to feel safe regarding reaching the eternal happiness and honorable duty.

Hazrat Khadija possessed eminent capabilities as well as a level of understanding and discernment that qualified her to be the first wife of the most esteemed Prophet, whom she fully trusted. She affirmed the Master of the Universe’s (PBUH) wish about feeling safe with these words:

“There is no reason for you to feel any kind of fear or worry. Do not be sad, Allah will never embarrass a servant like you. I know that you always speak the truth. You perform duties that have been given to you and safeguard that which has been entrusted to you. You interact closely with your relatives. You treat your neighbors in a very kind and caring manner. You help the poor. You open your doors to strangers and entertain them as guests. You help the community during disasters and tribulations! Oh my Uncle’s Son, persevere. By Allah, I hope that you are this community’s prophet.”

What did Waraqa say?

Doubtlessly, everything that had happened was not insignificant and did have some meaning.

It was up to Hazrat Khadija to learn by inquiring.

Whom could she go to? Who could understand these affairs? And whom could he trust in?

Hazrat Khadija thought for a long time and finally determined the person whom she would consult with: Her uncle’s son, Waraqa bin Nawfal.

Waraqa bin Nawfal was an elderly man and a Christian in the pure sense. His eyes could not see yet his heart was enlightened. He read the Bible and Torah and had learned many things from them both.

Without wasting time, Hazrat Khadija went to go see her uncle’s son with our Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Waraqa first listened to our Master (PBUH). As our Holy Prophet (PBUH) explained what had happened to him, Waraqa’s face was changing color. When our Master (PBUH) finished speaking, Waraqa exclaimed: “Quddus! Quddus! The angel that you saw is the Holy Spirit, Namus al-Akbar, that the Exalted Lord sent to Prophet Musa. You are this nation’s Prophet. Ah! If only I were younger so that I could be with you when you invited the community to the truth. And if only I could live long enough to be of help when the tribe expelled you from your homeland.”

These expressions comforted both Hazrat Khadija and our Holy Prophet (PBUH) to some degree. However, there was one thing that our Holy Prophet (PBUH) did not understand: Why would the tribe expel him from his homeland?

Waraqa answered his question: “Yes, they are going to expel from you from here since whoever has received a revelation has been the recipient of hostility. If I am able to reach the day when you will invite the community to truth then I will help you in every way I can.”

Waraqa bin Nawfal was speaking the truth - a reality that had to be exposed…

After this, our Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Hazrat Khadija left Waraqa bin Nawfal’s home.

REVELATION CEASES

Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) faced an incident called “the Suspension of Revelation.” after a while. It was evident that our Holy Prophet (PBUH) was greatly saddened and distressed by this break in the deliverance of revelation, an incident whose wisdom we cannot fully grasp and which has been more-or-so described in the following way: Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) was so distressed that the earth was becoming too tight for him and he wanted to be saved from its restraint. During this time, either Jibril (Gabriel) or Israfil appeared to our Holy Prophet (PBUH) for the purpose of consoling him.

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was faced with sadness for an exact forty–day period. Since the world is a center that is composed of an indefinite number of Divine wisdoms, everything that takes place within it undoubtedly has a purpose. Sometimes it is possible or impossible to catch the purpose behind these kinds of circumstances with the tiny measuring scales in our minds. However, not knowing their Divine wisdoms and reasons is not by any means proof that they are without wisdom and reason. Above all, it is not possible for a duty like prophethood, in which everything has been specially programmed by the pen of wisdom, to be insignificant. For this reason, there were many wisdoms and reasons behind the delay in the deliverance of revelation. However, we are not aware of them. There are many scholars who interpret this situation in various ways. Here is a summary of some of these views:

1) Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) greatly panicked in face of the first revelation and the heaviness of the situation had jolted his soul. This incident occurred so that his soul could find some peace, be rested and prepared for the forthcoming revelations.

2) Our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) was being prepared for the burdens and tribulations that he was about to face.

3) The deliverance of revelation was delayed so that our Holy Prophet (PBUH) could long more deeply for the next revelation.

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banana-with-a-bow-tie · 4 years ago

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Our Blessed Hope Part 2: The Pre-tribulationist Position

In part one of this series of posts, I tried to briefly explain from Daniel 9:27 and some of the descriptors of Revelation 6 that during the seven year Tribulation period, God is doing two unique purposes, restoring national Israel and judging the wicked world system. In this post, I will try to demonstrate the arguments for the rapture taking place before this period.

Christians who believe in a pretribulational rapture find great hope in this definition of the Tribulation because the Church is not identified as a recipient of this phase in God’s plan. The Church already has redemption in Christ and therefore is not guilty of rejecting him. The Church was not even in existence when these prophecies of the Tribulation were first given and is not mentioned directly in the book of Revelation; we were a mystery (Eph 3:6), and as such we received different promises which give us hope in looking toward Christ and his coming, rather than fear and dread. Careful study of Scripture shows us that only when these promises are fulfilled will God’s time of judgment begin.

Different Prophetic Programs

Those who believe that Christ will return to collect his Church before the Tribulation recognize that, in these and other discourses in Scripture regarding the Tribulation, the Church, the body of believers God is assembling in this age, is nowhere directly mentioned. Instead, the promises are made to Israel who God consistently sees as being distinct from the Church. Certainly, God could fulfill his purposes for both groups at the same time, but as Benware notes, certain texts demonstrate that this is not God’s intention. Paul writes in Romans 11:25–27,

Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”; “and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

The majority of the Jewish people have hardened hearts toward the gospel. They were broken off from God’s grace so that Gentiles could be grafted in and receive his blessings (v 17). Only when God has completed his purposes for the Gentiles will he begin the work of saving Israel and fulfilling his covenant to them as he promised in Daniel 9:27.

Imminence of Christ’s Return

This promise in Romans 11 is only one of several verses in the New Testament that seem to indicate that the fulfillment of the Church Age is the next item on God’s prophetic timetable. This doctrine, known as the doctrine of imminence, is defined by one author as the teaching that “as of this present moment, [the rapture] could happen at any time because based on what God has revealed to us about His Word up to this point, we currently don't see any prophesied event in Scripture that absolutely must happen first.”[1] Repeatedly, believers are commanded in Scripture to wait and watch, not for a sign or a treaty or a political leader, but for the Lord’s return. For example, Paul encourages the Church in Philippi with the hope of the rapture, stating in Philippians 3:20–21, “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.” Paul included himself in this exhortation to wait for the Lord to transform our bodies, demonstrating that he expected to experience this miraculous event in his own lifetime.[2]

This is seen again in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 when Paul proclaims “Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.” Paul speaks as if he believes that he would still be alive when Christ returns for his church, as if Christ could catch us up to meet him in the air at any time. Furthermore, Paul commands the Thessalonians to encourage each other with these words (v 18). If the judgments of the Tribulation must occur before the rapture, this doctrine is hardly a word of encouragement since Revelation informs us that the majority of believers will be persecuted and martyred (Rev 6:9–11; 7:9–14). If any of these events did need to occur before the appearing of Christ, certainly would have informed the Church of this so we could watch for it and know when Christ was about to return. Instead we are told only to wait for the blessed hope of Christ’s glorious appearing (Titus 2:12).[3]

Waiting for the Bridegroom

One other place we see this concept of imminence in a rather unique way is a statement from Jesus himself in John 14:2– 3, “In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.” Contrary to the posttribulationist claim that Christ will catch us up only to bring us back down to earth again where he will set up his earthly reign, Jesus here explains that the place he is preparing for us is in heaven with the Father, so in order to experience the blessings of that place, Christ must return and take his Church there to be with him.

Beyond this, certain commentators have noticed a connection between Jesus’ words here and a running theme in Scripture that describes his relationship to his Church, namely that we are called “the bride of Christ” (2 Cor 11:2). This is a worthy comparison, especially in light of the Jewish wedding traditions during the time of Christ. In those days, a Jewish man would travel from his father’s house to that of his potential bride’s and offer a significant dowry to marry her. Upon the acceptance of the man’s offer, the two of them would become legally betrothed but separated for a time as the groom returned to his father’s house to build a home in which he and the bride would live. When the father decided everything had been adequately prepared, he would send the son back to the bride, heralded by a trumpet blast to announce his arrival, at which point the groom would take the bride back to their new home where they would enter their wedding chamber for seven days. After the seven days, there would be a great feast to celebrate their union.[4]

In the same way, Christ came from the Father’s home in heaven and dwelt among us on earth (John 1:2,14), paid the price for his bride by shedding his blood for us (Rev 5:9), united us with him through that sacrifice (Eph 2:13), is currently building a place for us in his Father’s house (John 14:2–3), will return for his bride with the sound of a trumpet (1 Cor 15:52), and after a period of seven years will celebrate the wedding feast in which all the faithful left on the earth will be invited (Rev 19:9). Of special interest is the fact that only the son’s father could decide the right time to fetch the bride, just as only God the Father knows the hour in which He will send the Son of Man (Matt 24:26). The role of the bride is not to look for a sign or look forward to some other event, but to wait eagerly and expectantly for her groom’s arrival. In the same way, we should not be setting our eyes on a date, or a sign, or political movement, but setting all our hope in the day Christ comes for His Church.[5]

Sources

[1] Greg Lauer, “The Ins and Outs of Imminence,” accessed October 6, 2020, http://alittlestrength.com/articles/2020/2006-imminence.htm.

[2] Benware, Understanding End Times Prophecy, 228

[3] Ibid.

[4] Todd Hampson, The Non-Prophet’s Guide to the Book of Revelation, (Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 2019), 49–51.

[5] Ibid.

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dalyunministry · 4 years ago

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Topic: The test of God

By. Bro. Paul Moses Vincent

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Greeting to you all in the precious name if our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

This is your brother Paul Moses Vincent for today's meditation of God's word to be shared for all of us.

I thank God for this opportunity given to me, an unworthy man. But I humble before the Almighty for enabling me to stand for His word.

May the Almighty fill us with His spirit while we meditate upon His word.

Before we go deep into the word of God, let's have a word of prayer for God's guidance.

Almighty God our wonderful Father, we thank you for this another day added in our lives. Lord, as we meditate upon your word, fill us with your Holy Spirit to understand it as you want us to, and not according to our own understanding. Guide us through your word so that when we come across such trials / troubled situations, we'd not escape but stick on to you and hold on to till our breath with a hope if eternity. Make us strong through your word which you are going to speak to us now. May I be used as your tool that brings glory and honour unto your Holy name! I ask this prayer in the precious name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

¶ Our today's topic for meditation is THE TEST OF GOD.

We all know that God's test is a spiritual assessment. God wants to test His children to see whether they stand strong while they confront spiritual challenges and sometimes our spirituality is tested through our physical sufferings. We all need to check ourselves whether we stand worthy to be tested. Our job as His children is to stand firm in our learned FAITH till the end of our lives and glorify God.

• Let's see whom God tests.

The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.Psalm 11:5. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. - Timothy 3:12. This makes it very clear that God doesn't test eveyone as we think. When we see Job's life, we see God giving a testimony of Job that He was a righteous man. Let's turn to the Book of Job chapter one beginning from verse one. There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was PERFECT and UPRIGHT (Righteous), and one tha feared God and eschewed evil.

Verse 8 is where we find God giving witness about this pious man, Job. The LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that THERE IS NONE LIKE HIM IN THE EARTH, A PERFECT AND AN UPRIGHT MAN, ONE THAT FEARETH GOD AND ESCHEWTH EVIL? We find Satan challenging God about Job that he would curse God unto His face if God remove the hedge of protection on Job. God agreed to Satan's challenge saying, 'Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. Verse 12.

• Now, we may be left with a question why God should put righteous people to test. OR Why does God allow this testing in a righteous man's life?

We have an answer from Bible. Let's turn to the Gospel of Matthew chapter 5 and verse 10. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. In Deuteronomy 13:3 we find further clarfication and also in a few following scriptures. Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Peter 1:7 - That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Job 23:10 - But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

• Do we have a desire to become like such precious gold which God wants to?

Then God knows that we should be put to test so that we can shine like His servant like Job. We also need to submit ourselves to God's test. God also wants to test us to see whether we love Him from within our hearts or not throughout our lives. Also, God wants to see we if are obedient. Or else, whether we learn obedience and exercise it with complete submission to God. Let's find the example of Jesus Christ as found in Hebrews chapter 5 and verse 8 - 'Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;'

God has a different purpose too. Because He loves us, he chastens us. Chastisement is also TESTING itself. Hebrew chapter 12 verse 6 to 8 - vs.6. For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Vs. 7. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? Vs. 8. But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

• Are we God's sons / children, then we endure whatever sufferings we go through and glorify God by being humble all through those sufferings?. How should we confront such test of sufferings?

James 1:2-4 - Vs. 2. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Vs. 3. Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. Vs. 4. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

• What will be the benefit of bearing with or enduring such sufferings or tests?

Timothy 2:12 - If we suffer, we shall also reign with him:

If we don't endure such sufferings?

The same scripture - Timothy 2:12 - '...if we deny him, he also will deny us:' Again, if we consider the question why we are tested, we get a response from Paul's quote. Corinthians 12:7-10. Vs. 7. And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. Vs. 8. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. Vs. 9. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Vs. 10. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. Romans 5:3-4 - Vs. 3. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience. Vs. 4. And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

• What kind of testing or sufferings may the righteous go through?

It can be from anything to anything like even death. Job 13:15 - Though he slay (kill) me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. This doesn't mean that God so cruel that He would want to kill His children whom He Himself created. We already know that God called Abraham to offer His son. But when Abraham lifted his hand to offer his son, God sent His Angel to stop Abhraham from killing Isaac. But Christian sufferings can be very horrible. They can be more than what we can imagine. Vs. 35 - Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were TORTURED, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: Vs. 36 - And others had trial of CRUEL MOCKINGS and SCOURGINGS , yea, moreover of BONDS and IMPRISONMENT: Vs. 37 - They were STONED, they were SAWN ASUNDER (very horrible), were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; Vs. 38 - (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

• How should we guard ourselves at the time of these trials, tests or temptations especially those which are from the enemy, Satan?

Ephesians 6:10-18 - Vs. 10 - Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Vs. 11 - Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Vs. 12 - For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Vs. 13 - Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Vs. 14 - Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

Vs. 15 - And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.

Vs. 16 - Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Vs. 17 - And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Vs. 18 - Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; - Ephesians 6:10-18.

• What should we avoid doing while experiencing these sufferings?

Corinthians 10:10 - Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Accordingly, let us not grumble when we have to suffer because we fall short of the glory God set for us if endure suffering. But, if we start grumbling, we will be destroyed.

• Why should we not grumble/complain while going through sufferings?

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. Corinthians 10:13. God knows how much we can bear or endure. Only to that extent we will be tested. He will not test us beyond our capacity. Corinthians 4:16-18 - Vs. 16 - For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Vs. 17 - For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Vs. 18 - While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. Corinthians 15:58 - Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

So, finally what do you think and ideal man of God asks God for? He desires/wants God to test him. Psalm 139:23-24 - Vs. 23 - Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: Vs. 24 - And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

• What is the promise of CHRIST JESUS for those who endure suffering? How is a man who suffers benefitting?

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. What a glory! When we endure suffering, we are trained to help others also to learn patience and obtain glory at the end. Now that we have observed what testing of God is and who is tested and how each has to undergo God-given test, let us seek God's guidance to undergo all such testings and stand for God's glory till our end.

Our Heavenly Father, thank you for your word. Thank you for using your servant to deliver your word without adding anything of his word but your word alone. May you word guide us as long as we live on this earth so that we would live for your glory and according to your will even at times of troubles and tribulations and without any complaint like our forefathers Job and Daniel your servant! Bless all the members in the group and all your beloved ones across the world. I do offer this prayer in hope in the matchless and mighty name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen!

May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God, our Father in heaven, and fellowship of Holy Spirit, rest and abide with us and all His servants and children in the whole world, now and for evermore! Amen!

Praise the Lord dear members. We'll meet next week with next week's meditation topic according to His leading. Have a nice week ahead. May God bless us all!

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god-whispers · 2 years ago

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aug 15

only losing hope means losing

life is hard. harder on some than others. "i returned and saw under the sun that — the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all." eccl 9:11

------- God knows

when you are tired and discouraged from fruitless efforts... God knows how hard you have tried.

when you've cried so long and your heart is in anguish... God has counted your tears.

if you feel that your life is on hold and time has passed you by... God is waiting with you.

when you're lonely and friends are too busy for a phone call... God is by your side.

when you think you've tried everything and don't know where to turn... God has a solution.

when nothing makes sense and you are confused or frustrated... God has the answer.

if suddenly your outlook is brighter and you find traces of hope... God has whispered to you.

when things are going well and you have much to be thankful for... God has blessed you.

when something joyful happens and you are filled with awe... God has smiled upon you.

when you have a purpose to fulfill and a dream to follow... God has opened your eyes and called you by name.

remember that wherever you are or whatever you are facing... GOD KNOWS.

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that's our Father. the One who know the end from the beginning knows us inside out. "Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man." john 2:24-25 He knows our good thoughts and our bad - our disappointments and our anxieties - our pains and our sorrows.

i'm here today to tell you that if He doesn't deliver you from it, He will deliver you through it. "God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it." 1 cor 10:13 we have His word on it.

none of us know why one's life must take a detour or cross a difficult path while others do not. whether it be because of our decisions, the people in our life or those circumstances of "time and chance." nothing - but nothing comes upon God unaware.

"we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God." acts 14:22 just like the story we told yesterday, if there must be scars in our life, bear them as badges of honor. a friend wrote yesterday how she had so often pleaded with parents to "dig in" and "don't let go." do you have friends and loved ones you are believing for? fight for them as God fights for you. who knows if you stand on the very edge of a deliverance, a miracle or a revelation.

here is something i read this very morning. "there's no limitation with God. if it's in His will, He will do it. outside His will, everything is limited. the more you are in His will, the more you commit - inside His will, the more unlimited He will show himself to you. there is no limit to what God can do. we limit God, even in our prayers."

i watched a video the other day and they told of a study once performed on rats. three rats were thrown into water. they swam for about three minutes and then they drowned. they then threw three more rats in and just as they were about to drown after three minutes again, they reached in and pulled them out. the next day they threw those same three rats in the water again. this time they struggled for forty-five minutes before drowning. they thought they would be rescued again. if a rat can have hope why can't you? "return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope." zech 9:12 it is our stronghold!

HOPE! it is a powerful thing. "that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us." heb 6:18 believe for yourself. believe for loved ones. believe for those you reach out to. wear any scars as badges of honor. remember - He's holding you even as you are holding others. "a threefold cord is not quickly broken." eccl 4:12 we have the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - all holding on to you. maranatha!

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sasorikigai · 3 years ago

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“ it’s not so much that letting someone know who i really am scares me. it just seems tedious to spend all that time pulling back the layers and asking to be understood, when there’s that chance they’ll leave anyway. is there really nothing i could do that would scare you away from me? ” ( for modern Hanryou but like during their pre-dating days )

just more misc memes || @sonxflight || accepting

💥 || Amidst the mess and chaos of this world, Hanzo Hasashi somehow managed to find beauty and strength within it. There is not someone magically there to hold him, listen to him, to love him. It never would be real and tangible enough, when no one will save him from any monsters and demons living in his skewered, distorted reality or outside of it. His proverbial soul may come out empty, marked with stains of Harumi and Satoshi’s vermilion vastness, an endless glossary of things which should've remain unseen, and as the fleeting essence of his mind’s nothingness begins to swell with such alienated presence, the elegance of his life’s poetry seems to decrease, and with the perpetuation of pressure, these words seem to lack any real depth, shallow shadows.

That destructive fire would glow with wretched redness and even allure him through his most depressive gloom and nadir. There were nice whispery sounds everywhere; the ‘great big dark’ laying spread around him as he would never let the daylight be revealed in the depths and confines of his apartment. Some days, it would be just an overload of emotions. One moment Hanzo Hasashi is fine, and the next he is forced to stop at any given moment, the urge to sob at anything and everything clutching his damaged heart. Commander Hasashi is often infuriated, exasperated, and all he wants to do is scream and shout; because the world isn’t fair, and he is fucking hurting, and nothing feels right, and there isn’t a goddamn thing he can do about it, but choke.

Hanzo’s inner world, merely candid reflection, shades of bruised and livid blue and purple would have long been filled with solely faded recollection and marrow of fragmented and disintegrated bone as they begin to shift and shimmer. And with the parallel reasoning, the waxing and the waning of his duality - of his indomitable strength and mortal vulnerability - along the span of the many endless impacts, the many waves of rejection, not from another, but from himself, that he would find reason of his existence amidst his struggles and tribulations.

“No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you have become. No one can fucking chart that blue and lonely section of depressive Hell. There are no maps of the change. They’re fucking nonexistent. You just come out the other side or you don’t, and that’s fucking life.” The ascended tilt of his gaze mirrors the poignancy of Ryou Sakai’s words; the once-destructive and scorching onslaught of his crude, unapologetic deliverance had long given to the semblance of acceptance and understanding. Through sublimation, Hanzo Hasashi’s ego had reduced the anxiety that can be created by unacceptable urges or feelings; by channeling negative and unacceptable impulses into behaviors that are positive and socially acceptable. “I do not know nor care to fucking know whom you have met before, but relationships, at least for me, don’t work that way ever.”

“Why the fuck would I be scared of you, when our fists have met our shared adversaries, as erupting fire met wind and heat of our resolve and passion met fucking lightning as we waltzed and danced and moved in a blur of skill and speed? And besides -” he tests his colleague, as his head careens off to one side; a telltale sign of his inquisitive, vigilant stare that was meant to read another. “I don’t know you enough to come to a knowledgeable judgment. Care to reciprocate it and mitigate this impasse, Sakai?” 💥 ||

#✗ the ineffable testimony of spawned hellfire (scorpion)#✗ ugly syllables of conjured vindictive crimson (modern au)#✗ epitome of sunlight (ryou sakai || sonxflight)#(hanryou)#sonxflight

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giftofshewbread · 2 years ago

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Like Never Before

:: By Daymond Duck Published on: August 20, 2022

As I understand it, Jesus taught that there will be a generation that sees all the signs beginning to come to pass (Luke 21:28).

He was saying the generation that sees everything shaping up is to know that their redemption (deliverance; the completion of God’s plan) is drawing near.

Many prophecy teachers agree that the terminal generation signs are appearing like never before.

The following reports appear to back that up.

As you read these reports, realize that:

Never before have I heard of the IRS advertising for armed agents that are willing to kill U.S. citizens.

Never before has America had the depth of government corruption we appear to have today.

Never before has the FBI raided a former president’s home.

Never before have I heard of nations forcing farmers to use less fertilizer and grow less cattle during food shortages.

Never before have I heard of a global leader calling people useless without criticism.

Never before have I heard of school textbooks telling children to eat bugs and weeds.

Never before have globalists said people will own nothing and be happy.

Never before have I heard of schools telling students it is bad to call America a nation under God.

The reprobate minds that are promoting the globalist agenda are taking the world toward prophetic fulfillment and a time of tribulation like never before.

One, last week, I wrote that on Aug. 7, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed the $739 billion deceptively named “Inflation Reduction Act” (the Congressional Budget Office, hundreds of economists, a few Democrats, and every Republican says it will not reduce inflation).

The bill:

Contains no money for more troops to defend America.

Contains no money for more police to make America’s cities safer.

Contains no money to make America’s borders more secure.

Funds about 87,000 new IRS agents to track American citizens’ buying and selling.

This week, I want to add to that:

Four days later, on Aug. 11, 2022, the IRS posted a help wanted ad on USAjobs.gov.

Several things are causing concern about the IRS hiring 87,000 more agents.

One of the agents’ duties listed in the IRS help wanted ad is to “Carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force, if necessary.”

Another duty is, “Be willing and able to participate in arrests, execution of search warrants, and other dangerous assignments.”

In recent months, the IRS has bought several million rounds of ammunition for pistols, shotguns, and AR-15 rifles.

Many government officials support the World Economic Forum (WEF) that says, “You will own nothing and be happy.”

They want the government to own everything before 2030.

Many government officials want to disarm America’s citizens.

About 30 armed FBI agents recently raided former Pres. Trump’s home.

The concern is that the IRS is seeking to hire thousands of agents that will be heavily armed and willing to kill U.S. citizens; at the same time, some government officials want to disarm U.S. citizens; and the U.S. is supporting a group (the WEF) that wants to confiscate everyone’s property.

Is the government afraid U.S. citizens might fight to keep their homes, farms, and other possessions?

(Update: On Aug. 13, 2022, it was reported that the IRS had just deleted the help wanted ad seeking people to “carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force, if necessary.” I could have deleted the above but think voters need to know that the IRS wanted to hire people that would be willing to kill citizens.)

Two, concerning corruption: on Aug. 11, 2022, it was reported that Sen. Ron Johnson said, “We have a corrupt medical system in this country. From the pharmaceutical companies, down to the federal health agencies through to the research agencies and the medical journals.”

The corruption is in several layers of our government, and that is very troubling.

The Presidency of the U.S.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The Department of Justice (DOJ)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

It is easy to believe that the U.S. government will support the coming deceitful New World Order.

(More: On Aug. 12, 2022, Dave Hodges said it like this on The Common Sense Show: “The enemy is not at the gate. The enemy is inside the gate.)

Three, concerning corruption: on Aug. 12, 2022, William Koenig reported in Koenig’s Eye View that some people believe Pres. Trump has documents that suggest the involvement of high-level FBI and DOJ officials in the Russian collusion hoax and other schemes.

There is some speculation that the high-level FBI and DOJ officials sent the FBI agents to Mar-a-Lago to find and seize the evidence Trump has.

A few Republicans are seeking whistleblowers that can confirm this, and Koenig noted that whistleblowers are coming forward.

Skeptics should recall that FBI agents have been caught lying to judges and the media about the Russian collusion hoax, and DOJ officials have falsely called parents domestic terrorists for complaining about CRT being taught in schools, etc.

(More: Speculation that this was a dirty trick to keep Trump from running for Pres. again is also rampant.)

(More: On Aug. 15, 2022, it was reported that Rep. Jim Jordan said 14 FBI Whistleblowers have visited Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee alleging misconduct by leaders of the FBI.)

Four, concerning the return of Jews to the Promised Land at the end of the age (Jer. 31:8-9): on Aug. 11, 2022, it was reported that 31,066 Jews have already returned from Russia (18,891) and Ukraine (12,175) this year.

Almost 74% of the 16 to 80-year-old Jews that have returned from Ukraine are women because fighting-age men are not allowed to leave the country while the war is raging.

This brings to mind the fact that war will cause a shortage of men during the Tribulation Period, resulting in seven women being willing to marry one man so they can have a child (Isa. 4:1).

Five, concerning food shortages and famine: on Aug. 9, 2022, it was reported that:

There are about 54,000 farms in the Netherlands.

11,200 farms (almost 21%) are being forced to shut down to meet climate change emission goals.

17,600 farms (almost 33%) are being forced to reduce the number of cattle they own to meet climate change nitrogen pollution standards.

Farmers are losing their livelihood, food shortages will increase, and past reports have said these policies are going to be forced on nations all over the world.

They are part of the “Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” goals.

(More: on Aug. 13, 2022, on The Common Sense Show, Dave Hodges said this issue of cattle polluting the air is mentioned in Biden’s “Inflation Reduction Act.” Hodges didn’t say what the bill says about it, but he did say it is in Biden’s bill, and he said food shortages are coming.).

Six, concerning food shortages and famine: on Aug. 14, 2022, it was reported that:

The Canadian government is preparing to force Canadian farmers to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizer they use to grow crops.

Forcing farmers to use less nitrogen fertilizer will reduce the amount of food that is produced.

Reducing world hunger by 2030 is a UN goal, but using less nitrogen fertilizer will increase world hunger, not reduce it.

Using less nitrogen fertilizer is also part of the “Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” goals.

(More: While the current U.S. administration is falsely claiming that the U.S. has zero inflation, the UN is warning that food prices will keep rising because the price of fertilizer will keep rising, and crop yields will decline.)

(Note: The inflation rate is still 8.5%, not zero.)

Seven, concerning a global population reduction: on Aug. 12, 2022, it was reported that Yuval Noah Harari, chief advisor to World Economic Forum (WEF) head Klaus Schwab, said that the world does not need most of its current population.

According to Harari, Artificial Intelligence (AI; Robots, etc.) is replacing people, the shift to AI is increasing, and an increasing number of people are becoming useless.

Harari and the WEF value the environment and sustainability more than they value the lives of people.

Eight, concerning America’s abandonment of God: on Aug. 12, 2022, it was reported that the Fargo, North Dakota school board has decided that it is illegal to recite the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the U.S. because it mentions God and does not “align with the districts diversity, equity and inclusion values.”

According to the school board’s vice president, “The pledge had to go because it might upset the Hindus, Muslims, and atheists.”

Nine, concerning pestilence and deceit: on Aug. 15, 2022, Jill Biden, wife of Pres. Joe Biden, tested positive for Covid even though she has been double vaccinated and had two booster shots (jabbed for Covid 4 times).

By now, everyone should know that vaccinations and booster shots do not keep people from getting Covid.

Vaccinated and boosted people may have a milder case of Covid (or they may have a dangerous or life-ending side effect from the vaccinations), but they can still get Covid.

People should be concerned that Big Pharma was donating millions of dollars to politicians and making billions of dollars off mandatory vaccinations.

Sadly, we should follow the money because there is some talk of forcing people to be vaccinated for Monkey Pox and other pandemic scare tactics.

The safety of the public should take precedent over political donations and Big Pharma profits.

Ten, concerning food shortages: on Aug. 8, 2022, it was reported that government-funded propagandists in some western nations are now using children’s books to teach children to eat insects and weeds to save the planet from natural disasters and climate change.

The report said this could be dangerous to children.

Eleven, concerning world government and a possible rise of Ten Kings: on Aug. 16, 2022, Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin said (in my words with my explanation):

The U.S. and its allies dominate the world in a unipolar fashion (America and its allies act as one power and have too much influence in the world).

This unipolar dominance is doomed and will be replaced by a multipolar world (the current international order cannot stand and will be replaced by a new international order with more nations sharing the power and influence).

The era of the unipolar world order is a thing of the past (A new world order and a redistribution of power has arrived.).

According to the Bible, Ten Kings (leaders, czars, etc.) are a prelude to the Antichrist, and they will surrender their power and authority to the Antichrist.

I do not know that Putin’s view of a multipolar world is Ten leaders of groups of nations, but I believe we could be seeing the beginning of that.

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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pooma-bible · 3 years ago

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Sister. Savita Manwani

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Praise the Lord! It’s time to share the word of God. So stay tuned and be blessed. I welcome you all in Jesus name.

Let us Pray: Gracious Father we come before thy throne in Jesus Name and we thank you for this moment you gave us to hear and learn from your word. Help us to understand your word and be blessed. In Jesus’ Name I pray…Amen.

Topic - THE LATTER RAIN

The first mention of the latter rain in the Bible is made in Deuteronomy 11:14.

Deut.11:14 – “then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil.”

Speaking to the people of Israel, Moses is continually emphasizing on the works of God’s providence and deliverance. Here, God is now saying that when the people will get into the land of Canaan, they will not be dependent on the waters of the world. They won’t see any rivers in Canaan land except the river Jordan. But when they will move inland they will have harvest not based on the water of the world but on the water that comes out of heaven and if there is no outpouring from heaven they will have no harvest.

There were two important rains in Israel – the early rain and the latter rain. The early rain is also known as the first rain, the former rain or the autumn rain. This rain falls from the middle of October to the end of December. It prepares the soil for the seed, keeps it moist after the seed is sown. It is that rain that made all the soil replenish itself. The second rain called the latter rain, is also known as the spring rain comes in March and April and it was this rain that softened the ground and made the earth fit for the ingathering of the harvest. It also made the harvest last through the hot burning summer sun. If they did not have the early and the latter rain, they did not have harvest. To have a harvest, you have to have two rains.

Rain is a sign of blessing. Deuteronomy 28:12 says, The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

Rain is a blessing God gives to all by a providence but to His Israel by virtue of a promise, whereby they might live. Drought was a punishment and rain a blessing.

Acts 14:17 says, Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”

Rain is a type of the Holy Spirit and it is that which falls from heaven and replenishes the soil around it. If you don’t have rain, there is no harvest. Similarly, if there is no outpouring of the Holy Spirit, there is no spiritual fruit. We have to have the outpouring of the Holy Spirit – the early and the latter rain to yield a harvest. The harvest is the picture of the human heart that only the Spirit of the Lord can touch.

There is a picture of the early rain and the latter rain. The early rain is the picture of Israel and the latter rain is the picture of the church.

The early rain or the first outpouring of the Holy Spirit was when God birthed the nation and the second outpouring of Holy Spirit was when God birthed the church.

The early rain is also the picture of the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ and it was done through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the second or the latter rain is the outpouring of Holy Spirit during the tribulation period. Another picture is the picture of law and the picture of grace. It was the law that was given to Moses by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The second outpouring of rain was out of grace of God on top of Mount Calvary. It was the power of the Holy Spirit that enabled him to endure the death on the cross. The study of the latter rain begins at the beginning of the church age and the church age in the last days. That is what James writes in James 5:7 - Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

James says the church began with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, that is the first rain and the church is going to have the latter rain in the end days. We need an outpouring of Holy Spirit in these days than we ever needed before.

Significance of the Latter Rain

The latter rain is solely the work of God

In Deuteronomy 11:14 God says, I will give you the rain.

You and I can’t make rain come. You and I cannot create rain. It is only God who gives us the rain. It is surely and solely the work of God. It is God who causes the weather fronts to sweep across the land and works to bring rain. We cannot duplicate the work of God.

Similarly, it is God who outpours the Holy Spirit. The spiritual harvest brought in the church is the work of God Almighty. It is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that brings in the fruits of the Holy Spirit.

Deuteronomy 11:14 says that they may gather in the corn, the wine and the oil. God says that the latter rain will bring in the harvest and that he is going to bless them with the corn, the wine and the oil. These things were the staple food of Israel.

The corn was the stay and staff of human life and it strengthened man’s heart and made him fit for labor. The wine which was the drink made the man’s heart glad and cheerful and the oil that was fattening and made the face to shine.

The corn signifies sustenance of the Holy Spirit. Corn was used to make corn meal or corn bread. Today the bread is the word of God without which we cannot live.

Wine signifies joy. You cannot have joy without peace. The only thing that brings peace is the Holy Spirit abiding and living in the heart and soul of our life.

Oil is the picture of spiritual work. If we desire to have real spiritual work, we have to yield to the Holy Spirit. Oil represents the Holy Spirit.

2. The latter rain brings an increase of anointing

One part of the harvest in Deuteronomy 11:14 is the oil, which represents the Holy Spirit. When God’s anointing falls upon you, things will become renewed, supple and smooth flowing and easy.

1 John 2:20 - But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.

This is a prophetic anointing that makes you know all things. It gives you the knowledge of what to say, what to do and whom to trust, etc. It helps you to make decisions in life, whether to go ahead or hold back.

The anointing which is upon you will cause you to do things far beyond your natural ability, experience, educational level, intelligence, etc.

When the anointing was upon David, he killed Goliath with one sling shot (1 Samuel 17:50)

The anointing will empower you to do things beyond your ability and capacity.

When the rain falls on us, it will cause us to prosper, just like the rain causes the seeds to bud and trees to blossom.

Just as the rain refreshes the dry soil, God refreshes the souls of His people with the Holy Spirit.

3. The latter rain brings healing.

Acts 5:15-16 we read, ‘so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. 16 Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.”

The early rain happened during the time of the early church when every sick person who was brought to the church was healed. The sick experienced supernatural healing.

Imagine if the early rain brought in such supernatural healing, then, how much more will the latter rain.

4. The revelation of the righteousness releases the latter rain.

Joel 2:23 - 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.

God first gives us the former rain faithfully. This former rain also means “teacher” and “righteousness”. So this phrase in verse 23 can be translated as “he has given you the teacher of righteousness”.

Any ye sons of Zion, joy and rejoice, in Jehovah your God, for He has given you the teacher of righteousness and causes the former and the latter rain to come down .

When we believe the teaching of righteousness, you will live right and the latter rain will fall on you. The more you embrace the teaching of the righteousness, the more outpouring of the Holy spirit will be upon your life.

5. The latter rain brings restoration for all your lost years.

(Joel 2:25) “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,

The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.

When the latter rain comes God will restore all the years you have lost.

Many of us have lost the years to the “locusts”. The locusts have completely emptied the fields, destroyed and left void of every green thing. In verse 25, four groups of locusts are mentioned. They are actually four ways the devil comes against us.

Remember God is more powerful than the devil and all his principalities and powers. God can and will restore your years. He can restore and return to you the days of your youth. God will work wonders in restoring you to life.

¶ What does lack of latter rain mean?

The lack of latter rain is an indication of sin in the land, in the church.

Jeremiah 3:3 - Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no latter rain. You have had a harlot’s forehead; You refuse to be ashamed.

He says that you have sinned and have not repented and so God has made your land a drought stricken land.

Today the Holy Spirit is not in the church because there is so much sin among God’s people which is as filthy as the world. We act like the world, we talk like the world, we walk like the world, we pray like the world and so God says I will withhold the outpouring of the Spirit upon the people.

Today, is the time to repent of every sin and get right with God if we want him to rain His Spirit upon us.

¶ What must we do for God to send the Latter rain?

Repent

Hosea 6:3 - Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth.

If we walk in God’s ways and humble ourselves God says I’ll pour out the Spirit of God because we have chosen not sins ways but God’s ways.

If there is any sin in us, ask God to reveal it to you and repent of it and seek God’s forgiveness so that He will once again pour out His Spirit on you.

2. Ask God

Zechariah 10:1 - Ask the LORD for rain; In the time of the latter rain.

The LORD will make flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain, Grass in the field for everyone.

We need to ask the Lord for rain and he will send it. If we want God to pour out His Spirit upon you, your family, your church – you got to pray. Pray to God and ask him to reveal to you the sin and if there is no sin then ask him to send the power of the Holy Spirit.

We must look up to God and depend upon him for all his blessings for Him to care for the land.

If there is no rain, there are no crops, no providence, and no prosperity. Therefore, pray and ask God for rain.

Allow me to end here.

God bless everyone on this platform.

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albertfinch · 9 months ago

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CONTENDING FOR THE VISION

The day must come when we leave the wilderness and begin to take the Promised Land of God's intention for our Christ calling. . The light of the Glory of His Presence rises upon those who understand their Christ identity and are contending for the expansion of His Kingdom in the earth.

Glory -- bearing fruit that remains, they have travailed with the Father and carry His burden for the lost and for the world. Since we are in union with Him, we carry His authority and the strategies to complete His will to save and transform nations and people groups. God does not exclude any who are willing!

ABIDING IN HIM KEEPS OUR DESIRES HEAVENLY

According to Ezekiel 36:36-37, first, we must ASK—we must desire to advance His purpose for our life (John 15:7) and receive it in our spirits as our calling in Christ. Second, we put our finger on His promises in scripture that apply to our calling and say, "As You have said Lord."

We hold God to His promises as David did: "You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. So Your servant has found courage to pray to You. You, LORD, are God! You have promised these good things to Your servant" (1 Chronicles 17:25-26).

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." - Hebrews 11:1

God cannot bless us beyond our belief, and belief will lead to action—to contending!

Job 22:28 states, "YOU SHALL DECREE A THING AND IT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR YOU."

To decree a thing is to contend for it! The Hebrew word for decree also means to decide, to make a firm decision, one where we will not waver; and the Hebrew word for establish means to rise.

A mature Christian will have learned the discipline of contending through much trial and tribulation and will see the rising of the vision and the dream.

DECLARE AND DECREE

It is time for the sons and daughters of God to TAKE the Promised LAND – Time to declare and Decree. Our promised land is the fulfillment of God's purpose for our life.

Esther and Mordecai prayed, they fasted, then they decreed the deliverance of the Jewish people. (Esther 8:5)

The Lord is ready to perform His Word, saying, "TAKE OWNERSHIP! The Kingdom of God belongs to the Believers (Luke 18:16)! Set your focus on the eternal not the temporal. Ask large! Bring all your appeals and petitions before the court of Heaven; the time of fulfillment has come. Show your faith; give Him something to work with. – show Him that you are willing to disciple others into their Christ identity so they will be effective in moving His Kingdom forward. He is ready to perform His word!

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

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Prophets and Kings, pp. 379-391: Chapter (32) Manasseh and Josiah

SECTION 4—NATIONAL RETRIBUTION

“I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.” Jeremiah 30:11

The kingdom of Judah, prosperous throughout the times of Hezekiah, was once more brought low during the long years of Manasseh's wicked reign, when paganism was revived, and many of the people were led into idolatry. “Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen.” 2 Chronicles 33:9. The glorious light of former generations was followed by the darkness of superstition and error. Gross evils sprang up and flourished—tyranny, oppression, hatred of all that is good. Justice was perverted; violence prevailed.

Yet those evil times were not without witnesses for God and the right. The trying experiences through which Judah had safely passed during Hezekiah's reign had developed, in the hearts of many, a sturdiness of character that now served as a bulwark against the prevailing iniquity. Their testimony in behalf of truth and righteousness aroused the anger of Manasseh and his associates in authority, who endeavored to establish themselves in evil-doing by silencing every voice of disapproval. “Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another.” 2 Kings 21:16.

One of the first to fall was Isaiah, who for over half a century had stood before Judah as the appointed messenger of Jehovah. “Others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.” Hebrews 11:36-38.

Some of those who suffered persecution during Manasseh's reign were commissioned to bear special messages of reproof and of judgment. The king of Judah, the prophets declared, “hath done wickedly above all ... which were before him.” Because of this wickedness, his kingdom was nearing a crisis; soon the inhabitants of the land were to be carried captive to Babylon, there to become “a prey and a spoil to all their enemies.” 2 Kings 21:11, 14. But the Lord would not utterly forsake those who in a strange land should acknowledge Him as their Ruler; they might suffer great tribulation, yet He would bring deliverance to them in His appointed time and way. Those who should put their trust wholly in Him would find a sure refuge.

Faithfully the prophets continued their warnings and their exhortations; fearlessly they spoke to Manasseh and to his people; but the messages were scorned; backsliding Judah would not heed. As an earnest of what would befall the people should they continue impenitent, the Lord permitted their king to be captured by a band of Assyrian soldiers, who “bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon,” their temporary capital. This affliction brought the king to his senses; “he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed unto Him: and He was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord He was God.” 2 Chronicles 33:11-13. But this repentance, remarkable though it was, came too late to save the kingdom from the corrupting influence of years of idolatrous practices. Many had stumbled and fallen, never again to rise.

Among those whose life experience had been shaped beyond recall by the fatal apostasy of Manasseh, was his own son, who came to the throne at the age of twenty-two. Of King Amon it is written: “He walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them: and he forsook the Lord God of his fathers” (2 Kings 21:21, 22); he “humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.” The wicked king was not permitted to reign long. In the midst of his daring impiety, only two years from the time he ascended the throne, he was slain in the palace by his own servants; and “the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.” 2 Chronicles 33:23, 25.

With the accession of Josiah to the throne, where he was to rule for thirty-one years, those who had maintained the purity of their faith began to hope that the downward course of the kingdom was checked; for the new king, though only eight years old, feared God, and from the very beginning “he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.” 2 Kings 22:2. Born of a wicked king, beset with temptations to follow in his father's steps, and with few counselors to encourage him in the right way, Josiah nevertheless was true to the God of Israel. Warned by the errors of past generations, he chose to do right, instead of descending to the low level of sin and degradation to which his father and his grandfather had fallen. He “turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.” As one who was to occupy a position of trust, he resolved to obey the instruction that had been given for the guidance of Israel's rulers, and his obedience made it possible for God to use him as a vessel unto honor.

At the time Josiah began to rule, and for many years before, the truehearted in Judah were questioning whether God's promises to ancient Israel could ever be fulfilled. From a human point of view the divine purpose for the chosen nation seemed almost impossible of accomplishment. The apostasy of former centuries had gathered strength with the passing years; ten of the tribes had been scattered among the heathen; only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin remained, and even these now seemed on the verge of moral and national ruin. The prophets had begun to foretell the utter destruction of their fair city, where stood the temple built by Solomon, and where all their earthly hopes of national greatness had centered. Could it be that God was about to turn aside from His avowed purpose of bringing deliverance to those who should put their trust in Him? In the face of the long-continued persecution of the righteous, and of the apparent prosperity of the wicked, could those who had remained true to God hope for better days?

These anxious questionings were voiced by the prophet Habakkuk. Viewing the situation of the faithful in his day, he expressed the burden of his heart in the inquiry: “O Lord, how long shall I cry, and Thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto Thee of violence, and Thou wilt not save! Why dost Thou show me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.” Habakkuk 1:2-4.

God answered the cry of His loyal children. Through His chosen mouthpiece He revealed His determination to bring chastisement upon the nation that had turned from Him to serve the gods of the heathen. Within the lifetime of some who were even then making inquiry regarding the future, He would miraculously shape the affairs of the ruling nations of earth and bring the Babylonians into the ascendancy. These Chaldeans, “terrible and dreadful,” were to fall suddenly upon the land of Judah as a divinely appointed scourge. Verse 7. The princes of Judah and the fairest of the people were to be carried captive to Babylon; the Judean cities and villages and the cultivated fields were to be laid waste; nothing was to be spared.

Confident that even in this terrible judgment the purpose of God for His people would in some way be fulfilled, Habakkuk bowed in submission to the revealed will of Jehovah. “Art Thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One?” he exclaimed. And then, his faith reaching out beyond the forbidding prospect of the immediate future, and laying fast hold on the precious promises that reveal God's love for His trusting children, the prophet added, “We shall not die.” Verse 12. With this declaration of faith he rested his case, and that of every believing Israelite, in the hands of a compassionate God.

This was not Habakkuk's only experience in the exercise of strong faith. On one occasion, when meditating concerning the future, he said, “I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what He will say unto me.” Graciously the Lord answered him: “Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.” Habakkuk 2:1-4.

The faith that strengthened Habakkuk and all the holy and the just in those days of deep trial was the same faith that sustains God's people today. In the darkest hours, under circumstances the most forbidding, the Christian believer may keep his soul stayed upon the source of all light and power. Day by day, through faith in God, his hope and courage may be renewed. “The just shall live by his faith.” In the service of God there need be no despondency, no wavering, no fear. The Lord will more than fulfill the highest expectations of those who put their trust in Him. He will give them the wisdom their varied necessities demand.

Of the abundant provision made for every tempted soul, the apostle Paul bears eloquent testimony. To him was given the divine assurance, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” In gratitude and confidence the tried servant of God responded: “Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9, 10.

We must cherish and cultivate the faith of which prophets and apostles have testified—the faith that lays hold on the promises of God and waits for deliverance in His appointed time and way. The sure word of prophecy will meet its final fulfillment in the glorious advent of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, as King of kings and Lord of lords. The time of waiting may seem long, the soul may be oppressed by discouraging circumstances, many in whom confidence has been placed may fall by the way; but with the prophet who endeavored to encourage Judah in a time of unparalleled apostasy, let us confidently declare, “The Lord is in His holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before Him.” Habakkuk 2:20. Let us ever hold in remembrance the cheering message, “The vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.... The just shall live by his faith.” Verses 3, 4.

“O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make known; In wrath remember mercy.

“God came from Teman, And the Holy One from Mount Paran. His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of His praise. And His brightness was as the light; He had bright beams out of His side: And there was the hiding of His power. Before Him went the pestilence, And burning coals went forth at His feet. He stood, and measured the earth: He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; And the everlasting mountains were scattered, The perpetual hills did bow: His ways are everlasting.”

“Thou wentest forth for the salvation of Thy people, Even for salvation with Thine anointed.”

“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength.”

Habakkuk 3:2-6, 13, 17-19, margin.

Habakkuk was not the only one through whom was given a message of bright hope and of future triumph as well as of present judgment. During the reign of Josiah the word of the Lord came to Zephaniah, specifying plainly the results of continued apostasy, and calling the attention of the true church to the glorious prospect beyond. His prophecies of impending judgment upon Judah apply with equal force to the judgments that are to fall upon an impenitent world at the time of the second advent of Christ:

“The great day of the Lord is near, It is near, and hasteth greatly, Even the voice of the day of the Lord: The mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

“That day is a day of wrath, A day of trouble and distress, A day of wasteness and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess,

“A day of clouds and thick darkness, A day of the trumpet and alarm Against the fenced cities, And against the high towers.”

Zephaniah 1:14-16.

“I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust.... Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath: but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of His jealousy: for He shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.” Verses 17, 18.

“Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; Before the decree bring forth, Before the day pass as the chaff, Before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, Before the day of the Lord's anger come upon you.

“Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, Which have wrought His judgment; Seek righteousness, Seek meekness: It may be ye shall be hid In the day of the Lord's anger.”

Zephaniah 2:1-3.

��Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven away; and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame hath been in all the earth. At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring again your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.” Zephaniah 3:19, 20, R.V.

“Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; Be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, He hath cast out thine enemy: The King of Israel, even the Lord, Is in the midst of thee: Thou shalt not see evil any more.

“In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: And to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee Is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with singing.”

Verses 14-17.

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Saint Bridget of Sweden: The 15 Prayers

Pope Benedict XV expressed himself as follows on the Revelations of St. Bridget:

"The approbation of such revelations implies nothing more than, after mature examination, it is permissible to publish them for the unit of the faithful. Though they don't merit the same credence as the truths of religion, one can, however, believe them out of human faith, conforming to the rules of prudence by which they are probable, and supported by sufficient motives that one might believe in them piously."

The 14th of June 1303, at the moment Bridget was born, Benedict, the curate of Rasbo, prayed for the happy deliverance ot Ingeborde. Suddenly, as he prayed for the happy enveloped by a luminous cloud out of which Our Lady appeared:

"A child has been born at Birger; her voice will be heard by the entire world

Sagii, die XXIV Aprilis 1903

Imprimatur

F.J. GIRARD, V.G.

These Prayers and these Promises have copied from a book printed in Toulouse in 1740 ad published by the P. Adrien Parvilliers of the Company of Jesus, Apostolic Missionary of the Holy Land, with approbation, permission and recommendation to distribute them.

Parents and teachers who will read them to young infants for at east one year will read them to young infants for at least one year will assure their being preserved for life from any grave accident which would involve the loss of one of their five senses.

Pope Pius IX took cognizance of these Prayers with the prologue; he approved them May 31, 1862, recognizing them as true and for the good of souls.

This sentence of Pope Pus IX has been confirmed by the realization of the promises by all persons who have recited the prayers and by numerous supernatural facts by which God wanted to make known their exact truth. A collection of small books, these prayers among them, was approved by the Great Congress of Malines on August 22, 1863.

Question: Must one recite the Prayers everyday without interruption to obtain the privileges?

Answer: One should miss saying them as few times as possible; but if for a serious reason one is obliged to miss them, as long as one recites 5480 Prayers during the year. One must say them with devotion ad concentrate on the words one pronounces.

Visitors to the Church of St. Paul at Rome can see the crucifix, above the Tabernacle in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, sculptured by Pierre Cavallini, before which St. Bridget knelt when she received these 15 Prayers from Our Lord. The following inscription is placed in the church to commemorate the event: "Pendentis, Pendente Dei verba acepit et verbum corde Brigitta Deum. Anno Jubilei MCCCL.

As St. Bridget for a long time wanted to know the number of blows Our Lord received during His Passion, He one day appeared to her and said: "I received 5480 blows on My Body. If you wish to honor them in some way, say 15 Our Fathers and 15 Hail Marys with the following Prayers (which He taught her) for a whole year. When the year is up, you will have honored each one of My Wounds."

First Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus Christ! Eternal all joy Sweetness to those who love Thee, joy surpassing and all joy and desire, Salvation and Hope of all sinners, Who hast proved that Thou hast no greater desire than to be among men, recall all the sufferings Thou hast endured from the instant of Thy conception, and especially during Thy Passion, as it was decreed and ordained from all eternity in the Divine plan.

Remember, O Lord, that during the Last Supper with Thy disciples, having washed their feet, Thou gavest them Thy Most Precious Body and Blood, and while at the same time Thou didst sweetly console them, Thou didst foretell them Thy coming Passion.

Remember the sadness and bitterness which Thou didst experience in Thy Soul as Thou Thyself bore witness saying: "My soul is sorrowful even unto death."

Remember all the fear, anguish and pain that Thou didst suffer in Thy delicate Body before the torment of the Crucifixion, when, after having prayed three times, bathed in a sweat of blood, Thou wast betrayed by Judas, Thy disciple, arrested by the people of a nation Thou hadst chosen and elevated, accused by false witnesses, unjustly judged by three judges during the flower of Thy youth and during the solemn Paschal season.

Remember that Thou wast despoiled of Thy garments and clothed in those of derision; that Thy Face and Eyes were veiled, that Thou wast buffeted, crowned with thorns, a reed paced in Thy Hands, that Thou was crushed with blows and overwhelmed with affronts and outrages.

In memory of all these pains and sufferings which Thou didst endure before Thy Passion on the Cross, grant me before my death true contrition, a sincere and entire confession, worthy satisfaction and the remission of all my sins. Amen.

Second Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! True liberty of angels, Paradise of delights, remember the horror and sadness which Thou didst endure when Thy enemies, like furious lions, surrounded Thee, and by thousands of insults, spits, blows, lacerations and other unheard-of-cruelties, tormented Thee at will. In consideration of these torments and insulting words, I beseech Thee, O my Savior, to deliver me from all my enemies, visible and invisible, and to bring me, under Thy protection, to the perfection of eternal salvation. Amen.

Third Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Creator of Heaven and earth Whom nothing can encompass or limit, Thou Who dost enfold and hold all under Thy Loving power, remember the very bitter pain Thou didst suffer when the Jews nailed Thy Sacred Hands and Feet to the Cross by blow after blow with big blunt nails, and not finding Thee in a pitiable enough state to satisfy their rage, they enlarged Thy Wounds, and added pain to pain, and with indescribable cruelty stretched Thy Body on the Cross, pulled Thee from all sides, thus dislocating Thy Limbs.

I beg of Thee, O Jesus, by the memory of this most Loving suffering of the Cross, to grant me the grace to fear Thee and to Love Thee. Amen.

Fourth Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Heavenly Physician, raised aloft on the Cross to heal our wounds with Thine, remember the bruises which Thou didst suffer and the weakness of all Thy Members which were distended to such a degree that never was there pain like unto Thine. From the crown of Thy Head to the Soles of Thy Feet there was not one spot on Thy Body that was not in torment, and yet, forgetting all Thy sufferings, Thou didst not cease to pray to Thy Heavenly Father for Thy enemies, saying:

"Father forgive them for they know not what they do.

Through this great Mercy, and in memory of this suffering, grant that the remembrance of Thy Most Bitter Passion may effect in us a perfect contrition and the remission of all our sins. Amen.

Fifth Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Mirror of eternal splendor, remember the sadness which Thou experienced, when contemplating in the light of Thy Divinity the predestination of those who would be saved by the merits of Thy Sacred Passion, Thou didst see at the same time, the great multitude of reprobates; who would be damned for their sins, and Thou didst complain bitterly of those hopeless lost and unfortunate sinners.

Through this abyss of compassion and pity, and especially through the goodness which Thou displayed to the good thief when Thou saidst to him: "This day, thou shalt be with Me in Paradise." I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus, that at the hour of my death, Thou wilt show me mercy. Amen.

Sixth Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Beloved and most desirable King, remember the grief Thou didst suffer, when naked and like a common criminal, Thou was fastened and raised on the Cross, when all Thy relatives and friends abandoned Thee, except Thy Beloved Mother, who remained close to Thee during Thy agony and whom Thou didst entrust to Thy faithful disciple when Thou saidst to Mary: "Woman, behold thy son!" and to St. John: "Son, behold thy Mother!"

I beg of Thee O my Savior, by the sword of sorrow which pierced the soul of Thy holy Mother, to have compassion on me in all my affliction and tribulations, both corporal and spiritual, and to assist me in all my trials, and especially at the hour of my death. Amen.

Seventh Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Inexhaustible Fountain of compassion, Who by a profound gesture of Love, said from the Cross: "I thirst!" suffered from the thirst for the salvation of the human race. I beg of Thee O my Savior, to inflame in our hearts the desire to tend toward perfection in all our acts; and to extinguish in us the concupiscence of the flesh and the ardor of worldly desires. Amen.

Eighth Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Sweetness of hearts, delight of the spirit, by the bitterness of the vinegar and gall which Thou didst taste on the Cross for Love of us, grant us the grace to receive worthily Thy Precious Body and Blood during our life and at the hour of our death, that they may serve as a remedy and consolation for our souls. Amen.

Ninth Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Royal virtue, joy of the mind, recall the pain Thou didst endure when, plunged in an ocean of bitterness at the approach of death, insulted, outraged by the Jews, Thou didst cry out in a loud voice that Thou was abandoned by Thy Father, saying: "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"

Through this anguish, I beg of Thee, O my Savior, not to abandon me in the terrors and pains of my death. Amen.

Tenth Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Who art the beginning and end of all things, life and virtue, remember that for our sakes Thou was plunged in an abyss of suffering from the soles of Thy Feet to the crown of Thy Head. In consideration of the enormity of Thy Wounds, teach me to keep, through pure love, Thy Commandments, whose way is wide and easy for those who love Thee. Amen.

Eleventh Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Deep abyss of mercy, I beg of Thee, in memory of Thy Wounds which penetrated to the very marrow of Thy Bones and to the depth of Thy being, to draw me, a miserable sinner, overwhelmed by my offenses, away from sin and to hide me from Thy Face justly irritated against me, hide me in Thy Wounds, until Thy anger and just indignation shall have passed away. Amen.

Twelfth Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Mirror of Truth, symbol of unity, link of Charity, remember the multitude of wounds with which Thou was covered from head to foot, torn and reddened by the spilling of Thy adorable Blood. O Great and Universal Pain which Thou didst suffer in Thy virginal Flesh for Love of us! Sweetest Jesus! What is there that Thou couldst have done for us which Thou hast not done May the fruit of Thy sufferings be renewed in my soul by the faithful remembrance of Thy Passion, and may Thy Love increase in my heart each day, until I see Thee in eternity, Thou Who art the treasury of every real good and every joy, which I beg Thee to grant me, O Sweetest Jesus, in Heaven. Amen.

Thirteenth Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Strong Lion, Immortal and Invincible King, remember the pain which Thou didst endure when all Thy strength, both moral and physical, was entirely exhausted, Thou didst bow Thy Head, saying: "It is consummated!"

Through this anguish and grief, I beg of Thee Lord Jesus, to have mercy on me at the hour of my death when my mind will be greatly troubled and my soul will be in anguish. Amen.

Fourteenth Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! Only Son of the Father, Splendor and Figure of His Substance, remember the simple and humble recommendation Thou didst make of Thy Soul to Thy saying: "Father, into Thy Hands I commend Eternal Father, I commend My Spirit!" And with Thy Body all torn, and Thy Heart Broken, and the bowels of the Mercy open to redeem us, Thou didst Expire. By this Precious Death, I beg of Thee O King of Saints, comfort me and help me to resist the devil, the flesh and the world, so that being dead to the world I may live for Thee alone. I beg of Thee at the hour of my death to receive me, a pilgrim and an exile returning to Thee. Amen.

Fifteenth Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary.

O Jesus! True and fruitful Vine! Remember the abundant outpouring of Blood which Thou didst so generously shed from Thy Sacred Body as juice from grapes in a wine press.

From Thy Side, pierced with a lance by a soldier, blood and water issued forth until there was not left in Thy Body a single drop, and finally like a bundle of myrrh lifted to the top of the Cross Thy delicate Flesh was destroyed, the very Substance of Thy Body withered, and the Marrow of Thy Bones dried up.

Through this bitter Passion and through the outpouring of Thy Precious Blood, I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus, to receive my soul when I am in my death agony. Amen.

Conclusion

O Sweet Jesus! Pierce my heart so that my tears of penitence and love will be my bread day and night; may I be converted entirely to Thee, may my heart be Thy perpetual habitation, may my conversation be pleasing to Thee, and may the end of my life be so praiseworthy that I may merit Heaven and there with Thy Saints, praise Thee forever. Amen.

Our Lord made the following promises to anyone who recites the 15 St. Bridget Prayers for a whole year:

PROMISES:

1. I will deliver 15 souls of his lineage from Purgatory.

2. 15 souls of his lineage will be confirmed and preserved in grace.

3. 15 sinners of his lineage will be converted.

4. Whoever recites these Prayers will attain the first degree of perfection.

5. 15 days before his death I will give him My Precious Body in order that he may escape eternal starvation; I will give him My Precious Blood to drink lest he thirst eternally.

6.15 days before his death he will feel a deep contrition for all his sins and will have a perfect knowledge of them.

7.I will place before him the sign of MY Victorious Cross for his help and defense against the attack!

8. Before his death I shall come with My Dearest Beloved Mother.

9. I shall graciously receive his soul, and will lead it into eternal joys.

10. And having led it there I shall give him a special draught from the fountain of My Deity, something I will not for those who have not recited My Prayers.

11. Let it be known that whoever may have been living in a state of mortal sin for 30 years, but who will recite devoutly, or have the intention to recite these Prayers, the Lord will forgive him all his sins.

12. I shall protect him from strong temptations.

13. I shall preserve and guard his 5 senses.

14. I shall preserve him from a sudden death.

15. His soul will be delivered from eternal death.

16. He will obtain all he asks for from God and the Blessed Virgin.

17. If he has lived all his life doing his own will and he is to die the next day, his life will be prolonged.

18. Every time one recites these Prayers he gains 100 days indulgence.

19. He is assured of being joined to the supreme Choir of Angels.

20. Whoever teaches these Prayers to another, will have continuous joy and merit which will endure eternally.

21. There where these Prayers are being said or will be said in the future God is present with His grace.

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itsyourchoicedevotionals · 3 years ago

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Where Are We?

“In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it. Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” The law will go out from Zion,” Micah 4:1-2NIV

When the shepherd heard the angels announcing the birth of their Savior they were surprised. Yes, they’d heard He was coming— someday— but when and how was confusing.

Pharisees studied for the Messiah test all their adulthood. They failed recognizing His coming. Their Messiah would come as a conquering Deliverer: Be a warrior: Establishing His kingdom with iron rule. Problem, few recognized Him.

Since Israel’s rebirth, 1948, churches have declared end times, rapture, great tribulation. Half the Christians, I know personally, talks about Jesus coming for His bride, get ready. Where are we on the timeline? Is this rapture time? — Troubles are here. Are we beginning the tribulation, see Matthew 24. Some say, we’re going to suffer and be martyred for our faith. No rapture. This is going to be horrible— IS IT? What is accurate? Are end-times, return of Christ prophesies written strictly in the New Testament?

What if our text scripture didn’t coincide with— the millennial reign— but occurred before the arrival of the anti-christ? Some preachers are saying we’re entering the ‘Kingdom Age.’ Does this coincide with: “…And the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.” Proverbs 13:22NASB? Can Christ set up His reign before the anti-christ and the tribulation? Will they occur simultaneously?

Is it possible the bride will learn how to fight and love like her Bridegroom, using the weapons of God in this time of evil days upon us? Where are we? Can we still see good or only bad?

Confusion reigns in interpretations of the times, because as in the Old Testament times, the church has zero respect for prophets, ESPECIALLY, what the church doesn’t want to hear. One well-known author-preacher wrote, ‘God’s Word is a closed canon. No prophetic utterance can be added to it. We must interpret what it says with our times.’ When did God shut up? He awakens me to talk regularly.

Fact: The canon of God’s Word is unalterable. Often though, He desires to add clarity to His Words through the prophets, for the season we’re in. Trouble today is: Failing to believe Ephesians 4:11NIV “So Christ Himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,” —spokespeople— churches are missing what God is saying. Too many pastors have strangle-holds on their congregations, afraid to allow God freedom to minister through others He chooses, His prophets, evangelists, and the apostles. Pastors will talk Holy Spirit freedom, but who’s preaching in the pastor’s pulpit every Sunday?

“I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on My servants, both men and women, I will pour out My Spirit in those days” Joel 2:28-29NIV. At a rate I’ve never experienced in my lifetime, God is pouring out dreams, visions, prophetic words upon the young, old, male and female. Even catching many up to heaven, in order for them to encourage us in our eternal rewards.

Excitedly, I await for the day, when “the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established,” here upon the earth for us to “peoples will stream to it.” And you? It’s your choice. You choose.

PRAYER: Holy God, we await You, trust You, and know You will open our understanding to what we need for today. Help our leaders to trust You, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.

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The Life of The Prophet Muhammad(pbuh): The Assignment of the Duty of the Prophethood and First Muslims

First Revelation is Sent Down

The 16th night of the month of Ramadan had passed.

The 17th of Ramadan was a Monday night.

The expected moment finally came.

The heart of the Master of the Universe was filled with wonder and fear. His heart shivered!

He answered: “I do not know how to read.”

Gabriel hugged him and held him tight; then, Gabriel released him, saying, “Read!”

The Master of the Universe gave the same answer, “I do not know how to read.”

Gabriel hugged him for the second time and held him tight; then, Gabriel released him, saying, “Read!”

The Master of the Universe said, “I do not know how to read. Tell me! What shall I read?”

Thereupon, the angel recited the first verses of the Surah of Al-Alaq from the beginning to the end, which, through Allah Almighty’s ordering, he was in charge of conveying to the Prophet (pbuh):

Gabriel, who fulfilled his task, disappeared suddenly.

“Cover Me!”

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) shook with awe and excitement at having received a Divine revelation, left the cave, and went straight towards Mecca.

Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) arrived home. He had lost his breath in the face of the magnificence of this situation.

All he could say to his faithful wife, Hazrat Khadija Kubra, who anxiously greeted him was, “Cover me! Cover me!”

Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) who sought solitude at mount Hira was now in his home and was now alone with his thoughts.

“I am scared, O Khadijah! I am scared that I will be harmed!”

Those words of our Prophet definitely originated from his desire to feel safe regarding reaching the eternal happiness and honorable duty.

What did Waraqa say?

Doubtlessly, everything that had happened was not insignificant and did have some meaning.

It was up to Hazrat Khadija to learn by inquiring.

Whom could she go to? Who could understand these affairs? And whom could he trust in?

Hazrat Khadija thought for a long time and finally determined the person whom she would consult with: Her uncle’s son, Waraqa bin Nawfal.

Waraqa bin Nawfal was an elderly man and a Christian in the pure sense. His eyes could not see yet his heart was enlightened. He read the Bible and Torah and had learned many things from them both.

Without wasting time, Hazrat Khadija went to go see her uncle’s son with our Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Waraqa bin Nawfal was speaking the truth - a reality that had to be exposed…

After this, our Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Hazrat Khadija left Waraqa bin Nawfal’s home.

REVELATION CEASES

2) Our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) was being prepared for the burdens and tribulations that he was about to face.

3) The deliverance of revelation was delayed so that our Holy Prophet (PBUH) could long more deeply for the next revelation.

REVELATION RESUMES

After a hiatus of forty days, revelations were continued to be sent down to our Holy Prophet (PBUH).

He explains its resumption as follows:

“One day, while walking, I suddenly heard a sound in the sky. When I raised my head and looked at the sky, I saw the angel who came to me (Jibril, Gabriel) seated on a throne that was in between the ground and the sky. I shuddered and collapsed to the ground. I returned to my home and said, “Cover me! Cover me!” Upon this, Allah the Exalted sent down this revelation:

“O thou wrapped up (in a mantle)! Arise and deliver thy warning! And thy Lord do thou magnify! And thy garments keep free from stain! And all abomination shun!” From then on, the revelations began to come and there were no interruptions in between.

The discomfort in our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) ceased when revelation was continued to be sent down; his inner realm reached peace and tranquility. By appointing our Holy Prophet (PBUH), who was adorned with perfection and moralistic beauties from head to toe, to prophethood, Allah elevated him to the position of being the most distinguished and eminent individual among human beings. Thus, an extant law of the universe meaning, “every species has a distinguished and superior constituent that is the pride and joy and source of admiration for its kind”, which also applies to the circle of humanity.

“One of the names of Allah among asma al-husna is the greatest; similarly, there needs to be a perfect man among Allah’s creatures; Allah gathered and assembled all kinds of perfection that had been dispersed in the Universe in him, and made him His pride and joy.

“That perfect entity had to be a living being since the most impeccable creation among every species in the universe is a living being. That being had to be a conscious being since a conscious being is the most glorious among every species. That entity that had no and will not have a replicate had to be a person since humans have the unlimited ability to advance among conscious beings.

“That human being had to be Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon Him) since not a single historical account, from the beginning of Hazrat Adam till now, shows nor can show an individual who is similar to him; that remarkable individual has encompassed half of the Earth and one out of five types of people under his holy dominion, has continued to rule his dominion with his spiritual sultanate for 1350 years (now it has been 1,400 years), and has attained the authority of being the Ultimate Master.

“By uniting his friends and enemies, he attained the highest degree in good manners and challenged the entire world at the beginning of his prophethood. This individual, who has shown more than a 100 million people the Quran (whose declaration leaves everyone weak) at every given minute, was without a doubt the most distinguished being among all creatures; it cannot be anyone else other than him.

“He is both the seed and fruit of this universe.”

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