How many times in the Old Covenant did God tell Israel "if you do this, this will happen?" Time and time again Israel chose to go her own way, following another god, doing those things that were against God and His ways. Yet Israel went full steam ahead and indeed, true to HIs Word, the worst came upon Israel. Exile, captivity, invasions, demonic rulers...on and on we read of the evil and sinful practices of God' people and the consequences of their actions.  

What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9

Now in America, it's our turn. In 1963 prayer was taken out of schools, making it illegal to read the Bible and pray in school. In 1973 abortion, the murder of the innocent, became the law of the land. In 1996 America passed DOMA, (Defense of Marriage Act) legalizing homosexuality. Now, in 2024 students are being tutored in school to question their sexual identity and many parents who refuse to recognize their boy as a girl, or girl as a boy are having their children removed from their care.  

Can you see a pattern? For the past fifty (50) years America has been slowly but steadily  sliding into apostacy, depravity, wickedness and sin; sadly few seem to have noticed or even care.  Have a pot luck dinner and everyone shows up ready to socialize, call a prayer meeting and two or three show up, the rest suddenly have something else to do.  I invited a man to our prayer meeting and was told (with a snicker), "I'm just too busy." I told him if he was too busy to pray, he was too busy.  Are you too busy to pray?

The church as a whole is in free fall away from God. Attacks against churches/Christians is up 800%, Canada is making a move to outlaw Christianity. The US government is in shambles, our nation imprison' patriots without due process. Anyone who dares question the Leviathan of government is suspect. The court cases the Democrat-controlled judiciary are scoring against a former president are precedent-setting in the sense that they single out a person with the intent of destroying his viability as a citizen; and You could be next.

The Light will shine. The glory of the LORD will be seen, experienced by those who are My children. 

Evil cannot hold My kingdom captive. My children will rise in defiance against the forces of darkness.  Arise, shine for your Light has come and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. Embrace My glory, arise, shine. See what I will do. Be a part of My plan. Pray into My purposes. Join with Me for the end time battle is upon you. But you have already won the victory for the battle belongs to the LORD as you quote My Word your weapon (Ephesians 6:17) the kingdoms of darkness have to bow. Prepare for battle. Become armed and dangerous (Ephesians 6:13-18).

Take what you have heard, learn of Me. Allow My Spirit to guide and provide. Truth lies dying in the streets of your nation. Be aware, be alert, be prepared. Great days are coming. Days of turmoil and triumph. Follow only Me. Listen to no other voice but Mine. Know My Word well enough that you will not be taken in by heretics and false teachers.  

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. Proverbs 3

Miracles and mayhem are coming. Darkness will intensify as the year progresses. There will be no place for fear, doubt or worry. Keep what you know from My Word in your heart. Continue to stand in faith and see the glory of God; for manifest in the midst of confusion and chaos will be Christ and Him crucified.

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him. Psalm 64

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