"Prayers In A Wall"

"Seventy weeks are determined upon your people and your Holy City to

finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring

 in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to

 anoint the most Holy."

(Daniel 9:24)

The depth of a prayer, planted in the crevice of a wall, runs

deep in the heart of a soul

"Restore and regather us," is the cry that echoes, from the

notes in the damp rocky holes

It's the cry of many lost and scattered souls, when sin has

separated "dust" from its Holy God

But, it was the notes in the wall that caused the Creator to

be moved with compassion; and He was awed

It was 483 years, and Jesus Christ rode into Jerusalem

amid the shouts of Hosanna

To the God who was wronged, it was sweet aromas and

a heavenly sent manna

But the peace that was brought to them was hidden from their

eyes; they did not recognize God's coming

  Prophecies unfolded; Jesus was crucified, and in just 38 years,

 destruction was looming

The Romans destroyed the city and the temple, leaving a

fleeing people, fearful and bloodstained 

It was 2000 years, and 69 of the 70 weeks had passed, over

the 483 years, but still one week remained

The prayers on little notes, in the cracks of the wall, have been

 answered with the forming of a Nation

The regathering has begun from every kindred and tongue,

to bring together God's beloved creation

Seven years of the prophecy is on the horizon, a finality of

the Book of Daniel, yet to befall

But the Loving Creator, of one and all, still holds His beloved,

as He gathers the "Prayers In A Wall."

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"The Blood and The Body"

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus,

on the night he was betrayed, took bread, And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.  In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."

(I Corinthians 11:23-25)

Life!  What's it all about?  Living, working, marrying, bearing children; what's it all about?  Earth, heaven, hell; what's it about?  It's about "The Blood and The Body."

We should be gadding about in the luscious greenery, among floral aromas, and the fresh flowing waterfalls of the Garden of Eden, but because Adam and Eve sinned; man was cast out of the Garden and must now work by the sweat of his brow; the woman must bear children in pain, and mankind had no hope until   ...   Until what?  Until the Lord Jesus Christ gave His blood and His body for the sins of the whole world.  The pictures are not pretty; the scene was gruesome; His flesh was beaten and ripped to the bone; a thorny crown was driven into His scull; nails like railroad spikes were pounded into His hands and feet, while He was nailed to the cross.  No one "took" His life; He gave it willingly for You and me, and every human being in earth. 

The communion, the wafer and the cup of grape juice are symbolic of the blood Jesus shed and His broken body that were "given" for us.  "Do this in remembrance of Me," Jesus said.  Today, thousands of years later, we do it; we repent of our sins in deep sorrow, and take the wafer, tasteless and unleavened, and we snap it in two, like the broken body of our precious Lord and Savior, and we eat it  ...  in remembrance  ... Then, we drink the cup, the cup of blood red juice, like the red flowing blood from every pore of His body  ... in remembrance  ...  We will never forget, Lord Jesus, never will we forget.

"Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a

participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we

break a participation  in the body of Christ?"

(I Corinthians 10:16)

Salvation came with a cost, a torturous, bloody, life-giving cost, for which we are eternally grateful to our Lord of Lords and King of Kings, Jesus Christ.  He is The Only God; there is none beside Him; He alone, died for our sins and rose again the third day.  No one else can claim to have done that; He, alone, can wash away our sins, and fill us with His Spirit to speak in tongues as His Spirit gives us utterance.  We are baptized in His name, the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of our sins.  This is the gospel: the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ; and the salvation message: Repent, be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and receive the Holy Ghost.  Who is this message for?  As many as are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call  ... every human in earth!

  

The Lord Jesus Christ is calling Your name.  What?  He did it all for You and me, and every Nation, kindred and tongue.  He's coming soon  ...  We must be ready.  How can we be ready?  Obey His Word, receive His blood and His body in salvation, in communion, and in Your heart.  

When it was over, Jesus Christ said, "It is Finished."  He was buried in a borrowed tomb, but on the third day, He arose.  He was seen by multitudes of people and He's alive today!  He's coming back, first, in the Rapture to catch away His Bride, the Church in the air; then, He will be riding on a white horse and His blood and His body are intact!  Maranatha, Lord Jesus!  That means, "Come Quickly!  We remember, Lord, and we will be ready!

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"Hee Haw!"

"A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance..."

(Proverbs 15:13)

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YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK IF:

Your family tree has no forks. 

You use a weedeater in your living room.

Fifth grade was the best six years of your life.
Down where you come from reruns of
Hee Haw are called documentaries. Your house doesn't have curtains,
but your truck does.  You have flowers planted in a
bathroom fixture in your front yard.  On your first date you had to ask your
Dad to borrow the keys to the tractor.  The Halloween pumpkin on your front porch has more teeth than your wife. You think a stock tip is
advice on worming' your hogs.  You've been married three times
and still have the same in-laws. Your house still has the"WIDE LOAD" sign on the back.  

You got stopped by a state trooper. He asked you if you had an I.D. And you said, 'Bout What?'

  You think Possum is
"The Other White Meat"
You carried a fishing pole into Sea World.  You think a quarter horse is
a ride out in front of the Wal-Mart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Smile a little, laugh a little; give your soul a little chuckle  ...  that roar just might be YOU laughing! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Visit promiselandchurch.net and the experience238.com.PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas, Pastor Kenneth Phillips)
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"Trifecta"



What a Sunday this will be!  It is Honor to those who fight for our freedoms and those who have died to preserve our freedoms; it is the celebration of the Day of Pentecost when Almighty God poured out His Spirit and tongues of fire set upon each of them and they spoke in tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance; and it is the Day to celebrate the Graduates who are moving from one phase of life to a higher phase of "becoming."  It is likened unto our Lord Jesus Christ: His death, life, and resurrection; His death on the cross that we Honor for paying the cost for our sins and washing them away with His precious blood shed for all mankind; the newness of life He gave by pouring upon all flesh His Spirit, the Holy Ghost and fire; and finally His Resurrection when He rose on the third day, symbolic of the graduates finishing one part of life to rise to the greatest part of their life yet to come.  It is a mighty and powerful "Trifecta."

   

Life, death, and resurrection point back to the cross and the empty tomb of our Lord Jesus Christ; we pray always for our mighty men and women soldiers in uniform continually and we honor those who gave their lives carrying the torch of freedom for our great country in war.  Lives are given, and life is poured out in the Spirit coming down, while graduation hats are cast to the heavens as an offering of thankfulness to begin a new journey of resurrection.  So are the stages and occurrences of life.  Life doesn't really ever end; it begins again in another place for the soldier, in a new Spirit realm for the Holy Ghost filled, and in a new journey of destiny for the graduate.  But, through it all, our hands must hold tightly to the One who creates life and death, the One in whom our breath lies, the One to whom we look in the face, in life and death  ... 

"When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 

 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and

 filled the whole house where they were sitting.  They saw what seemed to

be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.  All of them

were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues 

as the Spirit enabled them."

(Acts 2:1-4)

Those who have gone on before us would want us to live life to its fullest, and to do that, we must be filled with the Holy Ghost.  We are living in the "Day" of Pentecost, because over 580 million people worldwide have received the Holy Ghost and spoken in tongues, and that number is growing minute by minute.  The power of Pentecost IS a fire spreading from Nation to Nation, East to West, and North to South.  "Why?" you ask.  Because Life and death are in the power of the tongue. (Proverbs 18:21)  The Bible says the tongue is the most wicked member of the body (James 3:6); therfore, it must be tamed; it must be given over to the One who controls all things, the Lord Jesus Christ.

How do you know when you have received the Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ?  You will speak in other tongues as His Spirit gives you utterance.  "Does everyone do that ?" you ask.  Ten out of ten do!  When we repent of our sins, and we ask Him to fill us with His Spirit, He will, and He does, every day, every minute of every day, all over the world.

You don't want to miss it!  The PromiseLand deeply

honors death, celebrates and rejoices in life, and

resurrects spirits every service. 

We honor you: Memorial Day, Pentecost and Graduation!

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"Defeated!"

"And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the

lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false

prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented

day and night for ever and ever."

(Revelation 20:10)

He's the father of lies, the ultimate deceiver, and he's

doomed to the Lake of Fire

The torment of the saints and the roaring against

faith, rises to God as ire

Stand fast, therefore, ye followers of Christ, for not

too long and the liar will cease

We're on the home stretch; the trump will soon sound,

and you'll see your release

One Angel will do the reward, and satan will meet his

appointed fate foretold

And his torment will come back to him, in measures

of fire, and brimstone fourfold

Don't listen to deceit, and lies about God's Word; hide

now the truth in your heart

And sin will not reign, for the Lord God will uphold

and protect the pure, those set apart

It's coming soon, and the only voice we'll hear, is the

sound of our risen Lord

As we line up inside the Gates, and cast crowns

before the throne; Jesus is our reward 

It will be worth it all, you'll see; the trials, tests, and

torments, will give way to all glory

We've yet to see the splendor, life's river, golden streets,

and the lovely end to the story

Remember, the liar is doomed to fail, earth will be

 ripped from him; and he'll be unseated

When the King of Kings and Lord of Lords sets His feet

on the Mt. of Olives, and satan is "Defeated!"

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"Blessing or Curse"

"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have

set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:

therefore choose life, that both thou

and thy seed may live:"

(Deuteronomy 30:19)

"His wife said to him, "Are you still holding on to your integrity?

 Curse God and die!"

(Job 2:9)

The Biblical Job had a choice; the children of Israel had a choice, and we have a choice.  Before us, in and through all that life throws at us, we have a choice.  As human beings, we can "receive" a blessing or a curse; we can "be" a blessing or a curse, and we can "give" a blessing or a curse.  Interesting , isn't it?  It's often the first thing people do when trouble hits  ... blame God, or curse God.  You say, "But, Deuteronomy is talking about if we follow the commandments and serve God, we will be blessed, right?"  Exactly, but throughout our lives, we have continual choices, valleys and mountains, heartaches and victories, pain and ecstasy, which take us "TO" the blessing or the curse, depending on which road we take; it's always our choice, "and" our attitude that sets up the blessing or the curse in ourselves and in those we deal with in life.  Life and death are in our hands, when it comes to choices, and "we"often determine the "Blessing or Curse." 

Job lost everything, all of his children, his flocks and assets, his health, and then, even his so-called friends turned against him  ...  But, the final blow was when his own wife looked at his body covered with boils and said, "Curse God and die."  Job told her she was speaking as a foolish woman, and he did not charge God foolishly.  He "did" question why he was born, so torn was he in his agony and pain, but he was just trying to come up with a reason for his torture; however, through it all, He did not blame God.  He had a choice of two paths in his trial; he chose the path that led eventually to blessing.  "Curse" means misfortune, evil or doom.  The children of Israel in the wilderness struggled with this and often failed, because every time trouble came, many of them resorted to the path of sin, unrighteousness, and lack of faith, which ultimately led them to "curse."  Our lives are much the same; when hard times occur, people lose faith and make destructive choices, robbing us of the blessing and leading us to a form of curse.

He replied, "You are talking like a foolish woman.

Shall we accept  good from God, and not trouble?" In all this,

Job did not sin in what he said.

(Job 2:10)

The Holy Bible states that in the last days the very elect would be deceived if it were possible, and that people would believe a lie and be damned.  What lie will they believe?  Whatever lie satan decides to throw at them.  It is always a lie "against" the Lord Jesus Christ, His Word, His name and His blood.  Huh?  If he can convince us that the Lord is through with us; if he can make us believe there is no hope for our lives; if he can rob us of our faith; if he can twist the Word and make us believe we've gone too far and we will not be forgiven  ... he will have won.  This is where blessing and curse become prominent!  People lose faith and fall into sin because they have no hope, and they bring a curse of misfortune upon themselves  ...  sin always brings forth death  ...  death of strength, death of health, death of prosperity, death of blessing  ...







WE often pave our own paths with problems and trouble, because we do not choose to "TRUST" that the Lord God we serve will bring us through with victory.  We must develop the mindset of the three Hebrew children, They said, "Our God will deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and even if He doesn't deliver us, O king, we will not serve your gods, nor will we worship the golden image which you have set up."  Why must we have this point of view?  If we do, we set ourselves up for blessing  ... 



"You mean we control our own destiny?" you ask.  In a measure; the choices we make have directed our lives ever since we were old enough to make them.  The Lord Jesus Christ gives us free will to make these choices, and herein is often man's downfall.  God could blink an eye and every mortal in earth would fall to his knees, but during the time of Grace, which is the age we are currently in, we make these choices and we reap the consequences  ...  blessing or curse  ...  depending on the door we walk through  ...

Think of the hundred and twenty years the people in Noah's day had to make the right choice.  Noah warned them, but they mocked him all the while he was building the Ark.  "As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the coming of the Lord,.."  People are being warned every day that time is short, that we are seeing the fulfillment of prophecy at a rapid rate, that the sins and evil of Sodom and Gomorrah are slapping a Holy God in the face, that evil and witchcraft are growing and spreading, that we are in the endtimes, that everyone who feels after the Spirit of a Holy God is sensing the coming trumpet sound, that the tribulation period of judgment is at the door  ...  and we are hearing those very scary words, spoken with smirks and mockery, "Where is the sign of His coming?"

They are two words that should be on billboards, in the daily news and newspapers, on TV, in films, before our eyes with provocative urgency  ...  Because, WE, ourselves, individually, must choose, and choose carefully  ...  "Blessing or Curse."

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"A Birth that Changed The World"

“‘Who has ever seen or heard of anything as strange as this?

Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a

country ever come forth in a mere moment? But by

the time Jerusalem’s birth pains begin, the baby will be

born; the nation will come forth. Would I ever bring

this nation to the point of birth and then not deliver it?’

asks the Lord. ‘No! I would never keep this nation

from being born,’ says your God.”

Isaiah 66:8-9

God foretold long ago that after He brought His scattered people out from among the nations, in one single day, He would declare them to be a Nation.  This occurred on May 14, 1948.  It was after the horrors and very close extinction of the Jews in the Holocaust, the persecutions around the world, and enemies surrounding them, that the Jewish people gathered together in Israel and declared themselves a Nation in one day.  The Bible prophesied it would happen and it did!  The United States recognized Israel as a Nation that day and Israel's many victories in countless wars ever since have positioned them as a sovereign powerful Nation among all the other nations of the world.

“I will make Jerusalem and Judah like an intoxicating drink to all the nearby

 nations that send their armies to besiege Jerusalem. On that day I will make

Jerusalem a heavy stone, a burden for the world. None of the nations who

 try to lift it will escape unscathed.”

(Zechariah 12:2-3)

O, Nations, haven't you learned by now that you cannot come against Jerusalem without the onslaught of a form of "sudden destruction."  The majority of countries surrounding Israel have made it abundantly clear that they desire the destruction of Israel.  However, Almighty GOD has made it clear that Israel is His, and if you touch her, you touch Him, and if you touch Him in a warring fashion  ...  you get burned  ...

“Therefore, son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from

the Sovereign Lord: When my people are living in peace in their land, then you

will rouse yourself. You will come from your homeland in the distant north with

your vast cavalry and your mighty army, and you will cover the land like a cloud.

This will happen in the distant future. I will bring you against my land as everyone

 watches, and my holiness will be displayed by what happens to you.

Then all the  nations will know that I am the Lord.”

(Ezekiel 38:14-16)

The Holy Bible states that in the last days Russia, with a horde of nations led by Iran, will come against Israel to destroy her, but God  ...  I said, "But, GOD" has vowed He will make His presence known to the entire world in defense of His beloved Israel.  Hey, I don't care who you are, where you're from, or what you call yourself, your arms are too short to box with God! 

“Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its buds become tender and its leaves

 begin to sprout, you know without being told that summer is near. Just so, when

you see the events I’ve described beginning to happen, you can know his return is

 very near, right at the door. I assure you, this generation will not pass from the scene

 before all these things take place. Heaven and earth will disappear,

but my words will remain forever.”
(Matthew 24:32-35)

Why should you know this, and why is all of this important?  The Lord Jesus Christ told his disciples that the main sign of His soon return would be the restoration of Israel.  The fig tree Jesus referred to is Israel.  It has been over 65 years since Israel was declared a nation.  The Lord stated that the generation that saw the blooming of the fig tree would also see His coming.  So, what time is it?  It's time to prepare  ...   

   

Blow the trumpet in Zion, or Church, gather the harvest quickly, and Nations prepare ye the way of the Lord.  What?  Repent, be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and receive the Holy Ghost and speak with tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.  Why?  WE are the generation that saw Israel bloom; WE are the generation who will see the fulfillment of all things; WE must be prepared  ...  for the Rapture of the Church  ...  He will catch His bride away in the air; read the Book of  I Thessalonians 4:16-18.

Keep your eyes on Israel and the wispy moonlit eastern sky; keep your ears tuned to the sound that will "catch you away;" keep your mind stayed on Jesus Christ; keep your heart pure and your body holy and acceptable in His sight; keep the Word hidden in your heart that you might not sin against Him; and keep in mind that all of this is happening because of "A Birth That Changed The World."

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