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When we look at a structure we normally see it as a whole unit rather than as the sum of it’s parts. We see the edifice, the colors, the landscaping. But we fail to remember that it is the individual members that make up the whole.

So, what’s all that mean ? Without proper ‘planks’, a platform won’t stand. Try building a tree house and be sure and use rotten boards for the flooring. And, uh, let me know how that works out for ya’ . . .

Well, that’s exactly what the DNC has done by replacing two of the ‘key planks’ in their national platform with rotten wood.

The DNC national committee has removed the word GOD from every aspect of their platform.
they have also removed the plank that unequivocally states that Jerusalem is the capitol of Israel. This information has been confirmed by several independent sources including CNN which is normally very supportive of the democratic party.  So what does the WORD say concerning this type of stance ?

Psalm 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, and the people whom He chooses for His  inheritance.
Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people.
Jeremiah 7:28 “And you shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the LORD their God or accept correction; truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth.
And the blessing given to Abraham to be passed through Isaac to Israel – Genesis 12:3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who ignores you, slights you or esteems you lightly, on them I will bring a curse. And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Father GOD, we renounce ANY covering spoken by the leadership of this nation that is contrary to Your Word and we rebuke the lies of the enemy in Yeshua’s might Name . . .

The ‘jumah’ ( friday prayer ) activities planned for the DNC was less than stellar according to the Charlotte Observer. Hillary Tendra reported the attendance that was anticipated to be in the thousands was only about 300 and at times only around 50. The man slated to act as the ‘grand imam’ for the events is also an advisory board member of the Council for American Islamic Relations ( Cair ), an organization which has been under investigation by the Fed as a probable ‘front’ for Hamas / Hezbollah. He, Wahhaj, was also named as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombings.

At the ‘last minute’, the democratic heirarchy withdrew their ‘official’ support for the activities.  Thank You LORD and thanks for all the prayers that went up to stop this part of the convention from playing out. One down, and many more to go . . .  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 the heavenlies . . . But we still gotta wrestle . . . Blessings –

Once again, I am truly amazed at the knowledge and wisdom that can be garnered from within the walls of your local Wally World . . .

It’s sunday afternoon and I am in our local ‘low price’ emporium. I have to confess my hypocrisy here. Every time I visit there I vow that I will never return, only to return, repenting for not keeping my vow, and then vowing again. It is a vicious cycle . . . perhaps I need intervention . . . but let’s get back on track.

I am at ‘ The Store’ picking up some items for a little family get-together and had gathered all the items but one . . . the ground beef ‘hamburger’ meat. I normally DON”T buy meat at this establishment, but, hey it’s only ground beef and I got everything else and I’m in kind of a hurry and why not ?

So I quickly proceed to the meat department and pick up a package of ground beef . . . I stand there for a moment gazing at the package and something tells me to look at the back of the pack. Sooo . . . I flip the package over and ‘lo and behold’ there, on the back of the package is the ‘INGREDIENT LIST’ . . . WHAT  ? An ‘ingredient list’ for ground beef ? I thought ‘ground beef’ WAS the ingredient.  The list states ‘ground beef and other natural flavorings’ . . . What’s that ?  jus’ thought you might wanna know . . . Blessings –

Usually we use this platform to teach or announce or update and that is the ultimate goal of this post but we are going about in a different manner.

Allow us to pose a question . . . and with that we hope for responses . . . It is actually a question that was posed by another individual on a media forum. Here is the ‘question’ . .

How about a radical idea ? What about the concept of a one-new-man worship community lead by a ‘believing ‘ pastor and a ‘non-believing’  jewish teacher. ( believing and non-believing in reference to accepting the fact of Yeshua / Jesus of Nazareth as the promised Messiah ) . I mean, we all worship the same God, right, so wouldn’t it work ?  Yes or NO . . . and why or why not . . .

Now, please understand this is NOT an anti-semitic attack. We love the jewish people and the people of Israel and the Land of Israel and understand and teach the premise of blessing Israel and supporting Israel. So whaddaya think ?

Now before you react, please pray, ponder, look at the Word and then respond . . .
 And we will be ‘taking this somewhere’ . . . Blessings – J

Since the outbreak of the ‘arab spring’ early last year Rhonda and I have contemplated the connection between events in Egypt and the prophecies in Isaiah 19 . . . 

Isaiah 19:1 The burden against Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud, And will come into Egypt; The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.
 2 “I will set Egyptians against Egyptians; Everyone will fight against his brother, And everyone against his neighbor, City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
 3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst; I will destroy their counsel, And they will consult the idols and the charmers, The mediums and the sorcerers.
 4 And the Egyptians I will give Into the hand of a cruel master, And a fierce king will rule over them,” Says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

There are confirmed news reports of torture and even crucifixions taking place by the muslim brotherhood towards other egyptians in general and arab christians in specific.  “. . . And the Egyptians I will give Into the hand of a cruel master, And a fierce king will rule over them,” Says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.”

Quran Sura 5:33
[5.33] The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His apostle and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement,

This is the ‘moral compass’ for the fundamentalist muslim today.  Notice I did NOT say ‘radical’. Though it may seem radical to those in the west, this is mainline mainstream fundamental islam at it’ s best.

Mubarak kept the muslim brotherhood and other fundamentalist muslim groups in check until his ousting last year.. Now the muslim brotherhood has unbridled control in Egypt and the recent tortures and crucifixions are a good example of the new ‘freedom and democracy’ that has been ushered in.

Are we in the last days ? YES  . . . are ancient prophecies being fulfilled right in front of our eyes ? sure they are . . . Are believers ‘out of here’ before anything bad happens ? Don’t count on it . . . but one thing you CAN count on . . . the faithfulness of our Father through the blood of Yeshua and the power of His Holy Spirit . . . these are the best of times and the worst of times . . . and be of good cheer, for HE has overcome the world . . . Are you ready for what’s comin’  ?  ‘Preparation’ needs to be spiritual, physical and emotional.  Noah was directed to build the boat. But always remember – Abba floated it . . .
Live this day like it is your last and plan as if you will be here for a 100 years . . . it might even be 1,000.
 And believers WILL have work to do in the Millennium . . . stir up the gifts and talents that GOD as given you. They are not just for you. They are for HIS purpose in HIS kingdom.  Blessings – 

The evening of Monday Sept 17 marks the beginning of Yom Teruah or the Feast of Trumpets.  We will gather together ( the ‘called assembly’ ) that monday evening @ 7:00 pm  for a time of fellowship, Scripture reading and discussion, snacks and of course, the ‘blowing’ . . .understanding and reiterating that the ‘blowing of the trumpet’ is to call the assembly, to awaken the people, to sound the warning and to make an announcement . . .

What ‘announcement’ ?  Could it be that this marks the beginning of the ‘season of our Joy’ ?

Joy ?   The ‘Joy” that comes with the return of the Promised Messiah.

Each year is a ‘rehearsal’ of the ‘final act’ of His imminent return.

And where there is ‘rehearsal’ , there is an ‘opening night’, the culmination of all the rehearsals.

The Feast of Trumpets is the ‘raising of the curtain’ for the playing-out of the final act.

Thursday evening Sept 27 concludes the Day of Atonement – Yom Kippur . . we will meet that evening at 7:00 pm to break the fast together as a family in the presence of Abba . . . more details later . .   Blessings

Feast of Trumpets ( Yom Teruah, or ‘Rosh HaShanah’ as it is called on the Jewish calendar ) will be Sept. 18 and begins the evening before. More accurately – Yom Teruah or the Day of the Blast – marks many things, not the least of which is the beginning of the season of the fall feasts of the LORD and also marks the beginning of the season of the return of Messiah. We will call an assembly on the evening of the 17th for the celebration of this holiday. ( Lev 23:23-25, Num 29:1-6)

September 26th ( also beginning the evening before ) is Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement. The Scriptures imply a fast on this day ( the 10th day of the 7th month . . .Lev 23:26-32; Num 29:7-11 ) and will run from sundown on the 25th through sundown on the 26th. We will, as has become our custom, break the fast together as a congregational family on the evening of the 26th for those that would like to attend. .  . . . more info later . . .

13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.
 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
 17 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.
 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.  1 Thess 4:13-18

51 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.  1 Cor. 15:51-52

Isaiah 57:14 – 58:14                                                                                                                             
Matthew 24:25 – 35

 ‘Worry is like a rocking chair . . . it gives you something to do, but doesn’t get you anywhere . . .’

Phil 4:6-8  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything – by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving – let your requests be made known to God.
 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus ( Messiah Yeshua )
 8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.