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Romans 8:31 "So what can we say to all these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?" MGM's Glinda, the Good Witch, instructs Dorothy (you and me as gifts of God), that Father knows best and supplies all that is needed. He prefers 'living stones'; no two alike, as strong building material. Bricks represent uniformity and permanence. Background, upbringing and experiences mold our character. Do we follow money (mammon) as o savior, or not? The choice is, ALWAYS, ours. Ruby slippers...
It is given to you to know the secrets of Heaven, but I speak to them in parables." Matthew 13:11 MGM's Wizard of Oz movie could be viewed as such. The yellow bricks, Biblically, represent faith, joy, character and our glory of Life, Jesus Messiah, on the Road to Reason. No matter how steep the climb or how dark the forest the Lord passes through, He will save His sheep that is (that are) lost. We, like Dorothy, are selected, by Father God, to star where we are. It is He Who created us, corrects...
"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise, for the Lord is good!" Psalm 100:4. Kansas' Great Depression Dust Bowl (no rain for 7 years), put the USA on the brink of ruin and war was looming large. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayor sought to ignite hope in fainting hearts, creating the "Wizard of Oz" movie. 1939. Dorothy Gale was the niece of Aunty Em and Uncle Henry. Aunty Em takes charge of three hired men on their Kansas hog farm while Uncle Henry says very little to them or to...
"He who has ears to hear, let him hear." Matthew 15:11 This is written because some remember, children did not listen, grandchildren became disoriented, and great-grandchildren have taken the wrong road. Evil is determined, to overcome good and God. We, the People, have come into a national wonder land. Who, what, when and where is the road to God's signs, wonders and miracles? Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1939 movie "The Wizard of OZ" exposes a pilgrim's progress in this world. The rainbow says bluebi...
"To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; to receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, judgement and equity." Proverbs 1:2,3 Many people misunderstand who God is, what He's up to, where He stands, when He moves, how He plumbs circumstances and why He uses the people He does. A study of Proverbs, Psalms and New Testament, will find that God is not nice. He is just, right and good. He is not fair. He is gracious, kind and equitable. That is, what He does for me,...
"I will stand my watch and see what the Lord will say when I am corrected. Write the Vision and make it plain upon tablets, that he who reads may hastily run with it," Habakkuk 2 It's clear God is not Democrat or Republican. He is The Covenant Keeper Psalm 89:34 He issued a 'white paper' to our Founding Fathers who had this verse firmly in mind. They knew a Republic was an experiment, yet it has become a beacon to other nations as a pinnacle to reach for. We, The People, are privileged to carry...
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication (asking), with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." Philippians 4:6 God is counting on We, the People to plant seeds of faith into HIS Biblical agenda for Man by voting. Bible too hard to understand? Vote for the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Inalienable Rights! NO LAW bars the Church from being involved in politics. Amendment #1. To remove this amendment will destroy our inner yolk, the strengt...
A Grimm's Fairy Tale designed to reflect the heart of Man goes like this: "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again." Have We, The People, seen Humpty, our nation, teetering, there, and said, "Well. someday he'll wake up and sit right?" Did the Church call to Humpty and show him a way more perfect? If not, the Church left We, The People, untaught, even directed to look the other way, while the nat...
Today begins Sukkot. Malachi 1:2 "'I have loved you', says the Lord. 'Yes, I have loved Jacob.'" God so loves His people that He just wants to be among us. Father so arranged the fall feasts filled with figs for their healing power, olives for oil to anoint with joy and wine, blood of grapes, that we might be merry and enter rest. "For the Lord of Hosts has purposed. His hand is stretched out and who can turn it back?" Isaiah 14:27. God used a merciless murderer, Herod, who, when he found...
Somewhere a fable is written about a mouse and a frog who fall into a deep can of cream. Mr. Mouse thinks he has landed in heaven and begins to take in as much cream as he can swallow. Mr. Frog does not like cream! He begins kicking. At morning's light, Mr. Mouse, overindulged, has died but Mr. Frog is sitting on a pat of butter. Because Father God wanted a family, He created Adult Parents to raise their immature children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, bringing them from foolishness...
“Let everyone who loves the Lord praise His Name!” Psalm 150 Today is Rosh HaShanah (Hebrew ‘Head of the Year’). My favorite time of year for the colors and the shouts of joy! The autumn season seems to invigorate one with mysterious energy for Homecoming, football and volleyball contests, celebrations of the winners and joy in the harvests at every Oktober Fest. In Isarel, the new year flows into ten days of awe to remind of being brought out of slavery in Egypt. Now, the people create,...
"God is good and His mercy endures forever." Psalm 136. This Psalm relates Israel's journey through centuries of time, holding fast to "His mercy endures forever." 'Mercy' in Hebrew is 'hesed' which means 'covenant'. Psalm 89:4 reminds "My covenant I will not break, nor alter the words of My mouth," That is, God can be trusted in every earthly circumstance. October 8, 2024 begins Isreal's civil New Year, 5785. During 5784 the theme was "Restore! Open Doors and Much More.". Now 5785 is a "Hey!"...
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked. What you sow you shall reap”. Galatians 6:7 Often used in the negative, this verse illustrates Genesis 8;22 “While earth remains, seed, time, and harvest. Cold and heat, winter and summer, day and night shall not cease.” We take such natural events for granted but question how God can, or will, bring harvest from the spiritual into the present; here and now. Wheat growers are gearing up, today to get certified wheat seed into their best soil, believi...
"Ask and you shall receive. Seek and you shall find. Knock and doors will be opened unto you." Matthew 7:7. This verse is full of 'double dog dares'. Dare we ask for truth in campaign issues? Dare we search out voting records and lifestyles of candidates? Dare we knock on doors inviting friends and neighbors to vote? Benjamin Franklin, aged 81, wept after signing the Constitution. "We have given you a [Constitutional] Republic, if you can (dare) keep it." Do we dare? September 17 is...
"Beloved, I show you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed." I Corinthians 15:15 The Apostle Paul was explaining to a congregation of worldly-minded, newborn Christians, the liberty they lived in and the surety of the afterlife in Messiah Jesus. He presented knowledge of life, wisdom of God and understanding of a new faith-filled life. Today's younger generation is searching for truth they can trust. An excellent Bible example, then, is required of us. In Hebrew,...
"And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures." Luke 24:45 Jesus spoke comfort to His Disciples near Emmaus, first, that Scripture is true and His death, burial and resurrection was planned! Jesus came to teach everlasting life, preach the goodness of God, heal the sick, cast out demons and undo the works of the devil. I John 3:8. God counted it righteousness to Abraham (as if sin had never happened), who would teach his children. Every parent in Christ Jesus is...
"Encourage the young ones to be sober minded in all things; a pattern of good works, integrity, reverence, incorruptibility having nothing evil to say of you or them." Titus 2:6-8 Mother Teresa (1910-1997) founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to saving babies, feeding the poor and healing lives. Selflessness was the genesis of sainthood. One of her famous quotes was: "Do not wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person." Biography....
"The testing of your faith produces patience, so let patience have her perfect work that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing." James 1:2-4 Ever prayed for money to come and solve your financial problem or advance your vision? James warns of 'asking amiss' 4:3. Praying without knowledge of God's promise is to invite wrong solutions. Not believing in the heart, or worse, desiring your own way, causes vision to drift into darkness and money with it. First, understand God doesn't have...
Psalm 37: 4 "I will give you the desires of your heart." Saul kicked against the pricks (points of the law), as the rich young ruler in Mark 10. He could not reconcile the Law with a caring Father, a relationship with God, as Jesus taught. How could everlasting, abundant life as in Matthew 5-7 and Luke 4 ever really be? His teacher, Gamaliel, was the greatest Rabbi ever. Saul was to dress like, eat like and teach like him. But a relationship with God, Himself? Acts 9, Saul becomes a student of...
Colorado may not be Heaven, but it is on the way! Happy 148th anniversary! "And the Lord said, "Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house to a land I will show you. I will bless you and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and in you all the earth shall be blessed." Genesis 12:1-3 God spoke these words to Abram of the Chaldees--and to me. Grandpa Brands arrived in Colorado behind a herd of Morgan horses. Natives who knew good horse hay, sent him...
What just happened? Father God's 'fullness of time' and satan's nightmare. Saturday, 7-13-24 The Son of David, The Lord's Servant showed up in Butler, Pennsylvania, an unstable 'swing state'. God's design of time is 7 days, weeks, years and Jubilees. In Hebrew, 13 equates His word LOVE. The year 2024 is to restore and bring more of everlasting life. Further, the day was Sabath, His holy day of rest for Man. Attacking God's people on holy days is never tolerated; not Hamas' attack on Chosen...
"Seek first the Kingdom of God. It is God's good pleasure to give you the kingdom which is within you." Matthew 5:1-7:29 Sermon on the Mount summary: "God blesses what we do get right, which inspires us to get more right." God has called us all to good works. It is how He uses us to love His chosen ones with what He has called them to do. This is known as fellowship, partnership and loving one another as Christ (Messiah) Jesus has loved us. John 13:34, 35 Joe had come to clear our property of...
"Then the Lord said, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord!" Numbers 14:20-21 "Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophecy, test all things and hold fast what is good." I Thessalonians, 5:19-21 Prophecy is given to instruct, encourage or reveal Father's heart. This prophesy came from a man and wife in New York: "The Lord says, 'I founded Israel because I loved the people but, the United States was founded because the people loved Me.'" John 3:16, 17 Today the...
The people thought of stoning David. He called for the Ephod, encouraged himself in the Lord and recovered all." I Samuel 30:6. The Apostle Paul says this: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, for he who comes to God must believe that He is God and that He is the rewarder of a diligent seeker." Hebrews 11:1-6 Jesus said, Mathew 6:24, 33, "You cannot serve God and Mammon, but seek first, the Kingdom of God and all these things will be given (added) unto you." Benjamin Franklin, age 81, ca...
"I wait for the Lord; my soul waits and in His Word I do hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning. Yes, more than they who watch for the morning." Psalm 130:5-6 As the United States of America celebrates a Declaration of Independence written by the Finger of God 248 years ago, we are assured that Heaven is watching! God's pattern is simple, the same and timely, never changing! God's first watch for the U.S.A. was to declare independence from a depraved and...
