"I warn everyone who hears the Words of the prophecy of this scroll:...If anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll." (From yesterday's reading, Revelation 22, NIV)
I had a dream last night which was one of the most "realistic" dreams I can remember. In it, I believe, was a warning for the Church. I am not going into detail, but I believe that the warning was for us to be on close "watch," ready to act. The Serpent is about to rear his ugly head.
I will be following up this devotional with a short letter from one of my early mentors in the Renewal, Bob Mumford, who was rejected by most in that Renewal----- at its/their own peril. I still receive some of his communiques; I hope and pray that you read this one. Prophetic events are unfolding with increasing intensity in the earth. I hold to that verse which I read a couple of days ago in Psalm 110:3, "Your troops will be willing on Your day of battle" (NIV). According to the Interlinear, the Word is translated most often as, "free will offerings." We are called to be, "free will offerings," in Jesus' Kingdom.
Jesus told Moses, when the People of God were walking in rejection of His Words, "....but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord." Psalm 104:24 says, "....the earth is full of Your possessions." Indeed, "The Earth is the Lord's." Jesus will have His Way. The sobering question always remains: Will we be left out, or will we be included? It's our decision. Be very aware of any who, "adds to these Words," or, "takes away from the Words...." They will miss and be left out, "....on Your day of battle." Any "words" which you and I hear must only be in agreement and affirming, "The Word of God," Himself, Jesus.
The dream has been becoming more clear as the day moves along, and my encouragement to all of us is to consider the prophetic word of Mumford. Jesus tells us that in the, "last days," people will be very fearful at what is happening in the earth. You and I, as we walk in Jesus, His Words, in the Holy Spirit, praying, "Our Father Who is in Heaven:... Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth..," in Your Church, in me, "....as it is in Heaven", need fear nothing or no one. I think, "Your troops," who, "will be free will offerings on Your day of battle", will be able to say what the US Secretary of Defense Maddox said when someone asked him, "What keeps you awake at night." He replied, "Nothing. I keep other people awake at night."
Father, in Jesus' Name, may I always be a, "free will offering[]." Amen.
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* Please pray for my time in DC, September 27, 28, preaching on Oct. 1 & 8, and the Mission, October 28-November 15.
I had a dream last night which was one of the most "realistic" dreams I can remember. In it, I believe, was a warning for the Church. I am not going into detail, but I believe that the warning was for us to be on close "watch," ready to act. The Serpent is about to rear his ugly head.
I will be following up this devotional with a short letter from one of my early mentors in the Renewal, Bob Mumford, who was rejected by most in that Renewal----- at its/their own peril. I still receive some of his communiques; I hope and pray that you read this one. Prophetic events are unfolding with increasing intensity in the earth. I hold to that verse which I read a couple of days ago in Psalm 110:3, "Your troops will be willing on Your day of battle" (NIV). According to the Interlinear, the Word is translated most often as, "free will offerings." We are called to be, "free will offerings," in Jesus' Kingdom.
Jesus told Moses, when the People of God were walking in rejection of His Words, "....but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord." Psalm 104:24 says, "....the earth is full of Your possessions." Indeed, "The Earth is the Lord's." Jesus will have His Way. The sobering question always remains: Will we be left out, or will we be included? It's our decision. Be very aware of any who, "adds to these Words," or, "takes away from the Words...." They will miss and be left out, "....on Your day of battle." Any "words" which you and I hear must only be in agreement and affirming, "The Word of God," Himself, Jesus.
The dream has been becoming more clear as the day moves along, and my encouragement to all of us is to consider the prophetic word of Mumford. Jesus tells us that in the, "last days," people will be very fearful at what is happening in the earth. You and I, as we walk in Jesus, His Words, in the Holy Spirit, praying, "Our Father Who is in Heaven:... Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth..," in Your Church, in me, "....as it is in Heaven", need fear nothing or no one. I think, "Your troops," who, "will be free will offerings on Your day of battle", will be able to say what the US Secretary of Defense Maddox said when someone asked him, "What keeps you awake at night." He replied, "Nothing. I keep other people awake at night."
Father, in Jesus' Name, may I always be a, "free will offering[]." Amen.
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* Please pray for my time in DC, September 27, 28, preaching on Oct. 1 & 8, and the Mission, October 28-November 15.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
