Will we live in lack or luxury? Will we dwell in depression or deliverance? Choices....we all have choices. God has not promised us a rosy road or a trouble -free life. What we are promised is that when our journey comes to an end, when we shed our tent for His palace we will be free, forgiven and dwell in His Amazing Grace for all eternity.

The world as we have come to know it no longer exists.  We closed the door to goodness when we drove God out of our education system and left ourselves wide open to the powers of darkness...and in they came.  Subtly at first, but over time they garnered more and more and more until now our nation is a shell of its former self.

From the White House and halls of Congress to school room and library we see chaos and carnage. Roe v Wade was reversed, but gender reassignment has taken its place. Antisemitism is rampant, hatred abounds, our nation is in shambles, we are being invaded by many who hate and want a handout not a helping hand and yet millions of churches remain silent and apathetic. Our hearts should be broken, our knees worn and knobby, but.....

Prayer is much discussed but seldom practiced. Call a prayer meeting and only a few attend. It has been reported that many pastors admit they only pray about 8 minutes 'a week!' We have yet to realize the power we have been given by The Almighty. 

"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Matthew 16

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1

"If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you." John 14

"If My people who are called by My Name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

We cannot afford to ignore the wonderful gift of prayer we have been given. God hears us when we pray. It is time.....children of God....it is time to pray!!!

We are here for such a short time. A short time with much work to do. May He find us faithful to the task set before us. 

"..the Lord appointed seventy-two and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.. Luke, Chapter 10

My children gather, but often do not harvest. Much time is spent in trivial pursuits yet harvesting is ignored. Pray into the harvest. It is ripe. Now is the time to pray! Gathering is collecting, acquiring. Harvesting is collecting what has been intentionally grown. We can gather many things, possessions, trinkets, pleasures....yet the harvest of souls is something few pursue. 

As we too busy gathering to harvest?

I had turned out the light, crawled into bed and pulled up the cover when Holy Spirit began to speak: "From now (it was 23 January, 2024) until November I want you to pray for the election." I ask about Donald Trump and was told: "I am taking care of him, his wife and his children. I want you to pray for the election. This is not about a man, it's about the survival of a nation."

Do we as a nation truly understand how close we are to losing this country to the powers of darkness and evil? Pray as if your life and the life of your family and friends depended upon it....pray because it does!!!

'When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.' 2 Chronicles 7:13-14

Life lessons come with a price. Each one will cost you something; time, commitment, a dream, a plan but it will cost. Yet when your focus is to grow in grace and become more like your Maker, the price will never be too high. Focus on the end result, not the journey. Live in expectation of all the good derived from all you learn through the lessons of life.

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? Who has measured the Spirit of the LORD, or what man shows Him His counsel? Whom did He consult, and who made Him understand? Who taught Him the path of justice, and taught Him knowledge?

There are no accidents with God. I hold the world and its inhabitants in the palm of My hand. I control the outcome. I decide what will and will not be. I AM remains in control. You have nothing, nothing to fear. Rest in Me. Trust in My goodness, My promises. Expect the unexpected, be alert, watchful, prepared and filled with praise. I AM is in control.

And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Isaiah, Chapter 40

You are chosen, chosen by love to enter My gates with thanksgiving, My courts with praise. Stand strong in days, months ahead, Opposition will be more fierce, My chosen will be targeted, marked as traitors, trouble makers. Hold your peace and cling to Me. Stand on My Word, Bow to none but Me. As My chosen you will encounter evil in a way the world is unaware. Darkness only sees the darkness. You, child of God, see My Light. See amid the darkness and see My Light. It will be there, it always is.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and buckler. Psalm 91

You are loved with an everlasting love. You are called to come up higher, dig deeper, expect more, endure more. I AM will provide all you need to be complete in Me. Fear not! Awaken and be challenged to go where I send you and stand strong for the days are evil.

I will not remain silence forever. Soon, very soon My voice will be heard above the clamor and chatter of a world gone crazy, drunk with power and personal purpose. My will will not be ignored for what has been determined from the beginning will come to pass. I change not.

And unto man He has said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. Job 28:28