Hubble Ultra Deep Field 3D ("The Heavens Declare the Glory of God")

"The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1, NASB)

I know for some I send just too much, but content such as I sent yesterday (site below) reveals just how much neither you nor I can believe in God on our own.  Matter-of-fact expressions of faith in God reveal just how "small" the Living Triune God is to so many, but, of course, He would have to be "small" for us to be able to "believe" (in the sense which far too many "believe") in Him, because "small" is really all such "belief" can accomplish.  Now I know there are those great "faith" people who can believe anything and for anything, but, really, when was the last time you saw a mountain cast into the sea?  If faith were a mental exercise for one moment, I could not "believe in God."  My mind is incapable to believe in One Who can rule a universe which reaches billions and billions of light years with countless galaxies rushing away from each other at incomprehensible speed.  

I come back to an oft quoted text, 1 Peter 1:21, that it is only, "by Him," Jesus Christ, that we can, "believe in God," the One as stated in the Creed, "Who for us men and our salvation came down."  Now "down" from where or what is also incomprehensible, but I thank Father that Jesus did indeed "come down."  Jesus "came" from the dimension of Eternity as the Revelation of the One Whom the Jews refer to as "The Eternal One."  Jesus "came from" the same, "heavens [which] declare the glory of God," about which our text speaks.  I cannot comprehend such, "heavens," such a universe referred to in the video.  But I can at least embrace Jesus Christ, "Who for us men and our salvation came"----------- to us from it all.

Father, in Jesus' Name, since, "the heavens declare [Your] glory," Oh, may I.  Amen. 

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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.'"

"Looking unto Jesus"

Hebrews 12:2

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"....Trust Not in Human Wisdom But in the Power of God"

"I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God." (1 Corinthians 2:5, NLT)

This is the crux of the whole human struggle, "human wisdom," verses, "the power of God."  The one is very, very limited no matter how the proud would love to assert otherwise.  The other, well, the other is, "the power of God." This is the Gospel we proclaim, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Gentile." 

I had great favor of the Lord Jesus today.  I went to the largest Jewish Cemetery in Europe expecting to have it relatively to myself since it is a Monday.  When I got there, a conference on "Jewish Cemeteries and Burial Cultural in Europe" was just letting out for a lunch break.  After a little nosing around, I discovered that they were having a tour of the whole cemetery right after lunch, with offerings in different languages, English being one of them.  Now, was I going to miss this?  Well, I waxed a little bold and asked the tour guide if I could tag along, and he said, "That would be fine."  I have photos which I will send, but it was quite an experience.  As we were making the tour, I left my ipod on which I have been letting run the whole time I am at work in Berlin.  On April 1, I started at Genesis one and am already near Numbers 30.  I was able to hear the guide, but between locations I took particular note of a passage in Leviticus which spoke of judgment on the Jews for disobedience.  Much of Jewish disobedience is the result of, "human wisdom," verses, "the power of God," just as it is with Gentile disobedience.  The Jews have been no worse than we Gentiles when it comes to disobedience.  

I encourage you today to keep in mind that since the beginning, everything the Godhead has done has been to write on the hearts of men, "I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God."

Father, in Jesus' Name, I readily confess the sin.  I pray a continual eagerness to, "trust...in the power of God."  Amen.

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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.'"

"Looking unto Jesus"

Hebrews 12:2

From the Land of "A Mighty Fortress is Our God"

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.'"

"Looking unto Jesus"

Hebrews 12:2

"He Will Destroy Powerful Leaders and Devastate the Holy People"

"The Rape of Europe"-Must See @: www.antipasprayerforce2.blogspot.com 

"At the end of their rule, when their sin is at its height, a fierce king, a master of intrigue, will rise to power.  He will become very strong, but not by his own power.  He will cause a shocking amount of destruction and succeed in everything he does.  He will destroy powerful leaders and devastate the holy people.  He will be a master of deception and will become arrogant; he will destroy many without warning.  He will even take on the Prince of princes in battle, but he will be broken, though not by human power." (Dan. 8:23-25, NLT)

Some people ask, "Why do you go to Berlin and Eastern Europe?"  It really started with my Dad.  In the early 1950s when the European Common Market was established, I can still remember him saying that "we need to watch this."  This was as early as 1951.  A brief background-- "In 1951, the Treaty of Paris was signed, creating the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).  This was an international community based on supranationalism and international law, designed to help the economy of Europe and prevent future war by integrating its members" (The American Economic Review, May 1958).  This was the precursor of the Common Market and the European Union.  He knew then what was later developed in the film referred to above.  Ken Barnette saw the Biblical premise of all of this when I was but a child in elementary school.  This is what commitment to Jesus Christ, His Words, and prayer can do in a person.  My Dad was a living, "in-house" example of such living.

Later, in the spring of 1962, just after an Intervarsity Missions Conference, I saw a "vision" of a map of Europe, that's all, just the map.  In 1968 I read Brother Andrew's book, God's Smuggler, in one sitting.  That night I gave myself to the Church in Eastern Europe, to take Bibles and later to be involved in the "underground" seminary program known as "Biblical Education by Extension."  Even though there is no "need" today for what I did in the communist era in Eastern Europe, I have not lost my commitment to this part of Christ's creation.  During our upcoming mission, we plan to do some prayer walking in Prague.  The need for such a service will only end when Jesus Christ sets His Feet on the Mount of Olives.  

Berlin:  It has been called "the capitol of Europe."  Germany is the dominant economic power in the European Community.  While it is the dominant economic power, it is also the most "feared," i.e., the most "watched."  Europe still remembers WWI and WWII, the latter being dominated by the attempt of the first state sponsored genocide of the Jews since the time of Mordecai and Esther.  I have sat quite a few times in the very room where "The Final Solution of the Jewish Question" was sealed.  The intent was summarized by Heydrich at the January 1942 meeting, "From Lapland to Libya, from Vladivostok to Belfast, no Jews.  Not one."  Haman failed, but the German succeeded in murdering at least 6,000,000 Jews, the real number of Jews, indeed all deaths during the Second War, will probably never be known.

Conclusion:  Germany of the 1930's and 40's was a brief foretaste of the last great attempt to exterminate the Jew.  I pray in Berlin, because Berlin will be central to, "The Last Days."  Berlin is on a collision course with history.  The Lord Jesus Christ has called me to serve in that "theater."  Sarah and I have a friend who survived a Nazi SS attempt to take her and her brother to use in their perverted plans for Germany.  She agrees that the Antichrist will come out of Germany.     

Father, in Jesus' Name, I pray that I and all Your People will be faithful in Your call.  Amen.

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.'"

"Looking unto Jesus"

Hebrews 12:2