Knowing the End from the Beginning is the Key to Peace With God

In many Westerns when a person is about to be killed, hung or somehow dispatched the person doing the dispatching will ask or say "Make your peace with your maker".  

Some think that is about heaven.  Some think that is about saying a prayer.  It's not actually.  I have seen what it is to be at peace with God.  Being at peace with God is knowing he knows the end from the beginning. 

If there is a movie you enjoy that you have seen several times, you watch it because you love the story, but you don't get upset like you did the first time when you watched it without knowing the end.  You became un-peaced.  Then the movie finished up.

I just watched the Superbowl Rerun from last Sunday.  Watched if from beginning to end, commercials and all.  I knew how the game came out.  I cheered and feared when it was in real time.  In rerun, I had no fear or cheer to offer since I knew the end from the beginning.  That's how God sees us.  He sees the end from the beginning.  It's a wild ride, but since we know He loves us and since we know we can trust Him no matter what, we can have peace. 

You see, when you entered into salvation, you were already sealed. Eternal life began.  Formerly dead, you came to life.  Your expected end was already achieved.  And it can't be lost unless you decide to reject it.  Some do not preach this well.  They have believers hanging over hell on a rotten stick.  They play the Superbowl rerun and tell you this time the Patriots might win.  No Game Over. 

Knowing your end from the beginning brings PEACE.  Live in it.

A Dream of Clown Christ

I have been having dreams of late.  Some are even disturbing.  I know Apostle Eckhardt is involved in Dream Interpretation.  I don't engage in it much.  Too many strange translations.  I have done so and will if asked, but usually as a prompt to a word from the Lord.

I had a dream a few days ago that bothered me.  One was of a play, a stage.  On it were characters of various types.  One strange character was gaudy and clown-like.  I asked someone what that was supposed to be, he said "That is the Christ". 

He didn't look like it and I knew at once it was a mockery of Jesus.  Yet why?  Then I got the impression from the Holy Ghost that this is how the world sees the Body of Christ on the earth.  We look like a clown show to them.  Some of the shenanigans we see in the Church of Jesus reinforces this idea.  They don't take us seriously any more.  We have lost our power and influence by becoming clowns in the world.  Dancing and jigging to the worlds tune.

How did we get here I asked?  "By not representing who I really am" was the answer I got. Do we not understand who HE is and who we are in Him?  I don't think we do. 

There is going to be a presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar on TV on Easter Sunday.  It stars John Legend, Alice Cooper and Sara Bareilles.   I don't know where they come from spiritually.  It doesn't matter, even though I enjoy the Music from JCSS, it may contribute to the clown Christ.

I have had this dream more than once.  Sometimes in a courtroom with the defendant being lame and then identified as Christ.

As this has persisted I thought it's time to say to the Body of Christ, Take off the clown hat, lose the red nose, be yourself and take your place.  It's not about being respectable, it is about being salt, light, hope, encouragement and freedom to a lost and dying world. 

Light Reveals EVERYTHING... there's no hiding behind religion

There is a truth that light is being shown on mankind right now.  Things and situations are being revealed.  There are believers who relish the thought that evildoers are being outed. Here the truth. Light is not discriminating. It allows all to see the darkness hidden in man.   It starts first in the body of Christ. In the household of the God.  You are NOT exempt.

For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 1 Peter 4:17

Many believers think that they are immune from exposure.  They rely on the grace of God and there is truth in that for a time.  Eventually however the darkness will bubble to the top.

What is happening right now is a demand by the Spirit of God for increased transparency.  He is shining a light on those who are living double-minded lives.  On one hand call Him by name and on the other support the ungodly doctrines of devils.  Doctrine is what you believe.   

Doctrine
A doctrine is a set of beliefs. The word comes from the Latin doctor for “teacher,” so think of a doctrine is the teachings of a school, religion, or political group.

There are false beliefs in the body of Christ, worse people distort the Word of God to support those beliefs.  They twist, distort and fabricate applications of the word without regard for truth.  This is being exposed.  Liars in the body of Christ beware.  The spotlight is coming.

As bad are those so called believers who support ungodly teachings of political groups without questioning themselves.  They don't know the depth of darkness of which they are partaking.

Paul the Apostle wrote to the Corinthian church about staying separate from those kinds of doctrines, people, teachers, politicians and groups dominated by unbelievers, pagans and rebels.

 I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also. Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?… 2 Corinthians 6:13-15

Yet that is exactly what is going on today and the Spirit of God is exposing it.  Today there will be a protest march by women.   It may have some sincere people in it.  Many marches do.  BUT there will be well meaning women who consider themselves followers of Christ who will march, scream the F word, hear profane speeches and tomorrow go to church, sing, dance speak in tongues and try to drag their foot out of hell.

Those same people were not marching against abortion.  In fact inside the church abortion is about as common as out of the church.  The light is shining.  The word of God talks about this phenomena clearly.  Exposure is striking terror in the hearts of the double-minded:

Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man, hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”…  Revelation 6:15-17

 When the light comes, when you are exposed it feels like wrath.  Ask Harvey Weinstein.   It feels like the wrath of God has come to me he said.  It is simply light shining.

God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.  Even those things you thought were hidden in darkness will be exposed.  I have things that I will hate if they come to light.  I'm not talking about making heaven, I am talking about the fact that the light of God, Jesus shining brighter than the sun, the power of the Holy Spirit is digging deep and exposing men's hearts.  So don't be surprised as truth comes out.. in your life, in your friendships, in your church, in your community, in your state, in your nation and around the world.


Ecclesiastes 12:14
God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.
 
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the proper time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

Romans 2:16
This will come to pass on that day when God will judge men's secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.

Matthew 10:26
So do not be afraid of them. For nothing is concealed that will not be uncovered, or hidden that will not be made known.

2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

Ecclesiastes 3:17
I said to myself, "God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man," for a time for every matter and for every deed is there.

This is that which we have prayed for.  This is the time of the Light destroying Darkness.  Stand on the side of Light.

Light is Driving Back Darkness

Truth is light.  Light is Truth.  It is driving back the darkness.

There is a spirit of light in the world right now.  The darkness still reigns in places, and places that formerly had light are sinking into darkness.

Other places are coming into the light and the results you can see by the spirit is evident:

Light show the way.  The future looks better when the light shines.

Light reveals error.  When the wrong way is exposed the right way can be followed.

Light opens new opprotunities.   No one can grasp what they can't see.

Light Brings hope.  Darkness holds fear and dread.  When light comes hope returns.

Light destroys deception.  It's not easy to take for some, but enlightenment comes when light shines.

Light makes one prosperous.  Work while it is day.  You can't get paid for not working.

Light is expensive.  Years ago it took days to earn enough to light an oil lamp.  Now we flip a switch.  That didn't happen for free.  Value light. Don't take it for granted.

Light is Jesus and Jesus is light.  The light he brings dims even the sun.

Love the light.. for darkness is your enemy.  Deception, discouragement, delusion and diversion all happen when you are in darkness.  If you find any of these to be true.. look for light.


LET THERE BE----LIGHT!!!

Darkness has Settled in Scandinavia

There is a strong demonic presence that has invaded much of the north countries of Europe.  Scandinavia where is your former glory?  While many point to a past, there has come a future that is spiraling downward without light.  You have become a slave to an antichrist spirit. 

Yet there are still a few who call on the name of the Lord and are faithful.  The demon of the antichrist spirit is trying to drive them out.  Kill them.  Capture them.  Silence them.  Mute the testimony of the Christ. 

For the remnant that remains, in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, you must rise up against this evil and call it what it is.  Demonic.

On the outside Scandinavia looks like a white wonderful place. People point to it as paradise.  As heaven on earth. Yet under the shiny exterior lies a darkness that is undeniable.  The soul of Scandinavia is lost without a renewal.

Do not hang on the the former things, embrace the light.  Your darkness must end. 

Word of the Lord for 2018

Greatness with a curve ball

What I See as a Seer (this is not the word of the Lord, this is what I see coming)

As we leave 2017 there is optimism everywhere.  At the same time there are people who want to deny the change that has taken place.  The fact is things are always changing; it is our perception of change that determines our view of life.  Not all change is for the better but nothing gets better without change.

As the noise and anger exhausts itself as it will in 2018 there will be a settling that we are on a track many look forward to and many resist without effect. 

The result of all this division and anger will be an attempt to restore past fortunes in structures. It’s too late. Much of the effect of the changes taken place has irrevocably put the nation, yea the world on a new course.  Those who oppose and fight against it find themselves at odds with what can only be called a move of God.  It’s not about any politician, president, king or pope.  It is about clinging to a past that was built on a house of cards now falling down.

Europe is in chaos, Britain is leaving and alliances are changing.  The unsettled nature of this has caused the world to tremble.  Yet.. it is as it should be.  It is what is happening in the whole world.  It’s a restructure that must be.  This bell cannot be unrung.

Part of this will manifest itself in ways not yet seen:

• There will be a revolution in Christianity.  That revolution will happen outside the church walls.  This will actually be a rebirth of a belief in God, in the Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit.  Yet it will seem unorthodox to the structured church.  It will be wonderful, the church will in tandem with this movement but the church will become a feeder of mature believers who will orchestrate this movement driven by the Holy Spirit.  Many will leave the church to become movement believers.  It is as it was always supposed to be.

• There will be a sea change in relationships internationally.  Many so called allies will find themselves set aside as more faithful allies will be discovered. This will happen on the core level, on the personal level, on the ministerial level, in industry, entertainment, media and politics.  Even nations will realign themselves.  Old structures will no longer stand.  People will be judged according to their works.

• North Korea is slated for resolution, it must come, it will look like war, but it will be the outbreak of peace will stun many.  There is pent up demand from humanity behind the North Korean 38^th parallel that cries for freedom.  Father hears them.  There will be death, but life will result.  Unless a seed fall to the earth and die, it cannot bring new life.

• The sweep of the broad brush calling for open and honest morality in entertainment, government, industry, media and politics will cause many to be displaced.  This will color and shape the elections to be held in 2018.   All old assumptions will be set aside. There will be confidence of victory by many.. but it will fail without genuine purity.  Exposure will bring even the mighty down.  Betting against the move that is in the earth right now and trying to reverse it will fail.  There is no stopping it.  It is the hand of God and it is a kairos moment.

• The power of  this movement will create doubt of those who try to tell us what to believe, who to believe, what is important, what is news.  This is driven by a need to know what is: a quest for truth.  Driving this will be those called millennials today.  They are free thinkers who seek truth.  They are idealistic in their desire for integrity in culture.  They can be easily misled. It will be hard for those outlets lacking such to carry influence.  Lies will be shown for what they are.  These idealistic people will swing to and fro.. but as time goes on.. they will see what is right and what is a lie.  The hypocrisy of the liars will cause them to flee.

• Education as we have known it will be questioned as the lost cause it has become.  Public education is failing. Higher education is imploding.  There will be the beginning of a new paradigm in the year to come.  A new educational modality that rejects the past 200 years of public education will begin to emerge.  Private and electronic education will edge out the systems that no longer create what is needed as skills in our economy.

• There will be a curve ball in 2018.  It will be economic.  In May or June there will be a seemingly economic stumble.  It won’t be permanent nor difficult.  Some of the investments that many people stand in awe of today will fall from dizzying heights.  That too will be a house cleaning.  There will be a fizzling sound as some enterprises die and others grow into something powerful.  The power of the economic engine that has been released will soften the blow of the retrenchment.

• The true price of cultural compromise in sex, drugs and morality on the screen will find themselves exposed.  This too is part of the house cleaning.  Hundreds of celebrities and notables will be shown for the demonic degrading people they are.

• Islam will continue to be exposed for the empty ideal it is, Atheism will find it hard to grow.  There will be alternate spiritual endeavors.  They may be good intentioned, some will not prosper.  But it does demonstrate the hunger for the supernatural in every person.  As the word of God says in Ecclesiastes 3:11, “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”  We want to know; we need to know what it is all about. The idea that it just ends at death is unthinkable. 

There will be continued frustration by those who do no see the hand of God moving across the earth.  They will try to stop His inexorable movement.  They will cry foul against the most high God by resisting what is now the single largest sea change in a generation.  Anyone who raises questions about what God is doing and trying to stop it will be dealt with. This is all HIS doing.  Do not rage against that which is Holy.  He is using the most base clumsy and seemingly ignorant to confuse the world system.

1 Corinthians 1: ¹⁹ For it is written, I will baffle and render useless and destroy the learning of the learned and the philosophy of the philosophers and the cleverness of the clever and the discernment of the discerning; I will frustrate and nullify [them] and bring [them] to nothing.

²⁰ Where is the wise man (the philosopher)? Where is the scribe (the scholar)? Where is the investigator (the logician, the debater) of this present time and age? Has not God shown up the nonsense and the folly of this world’s wisdom?

²¹ For when the world with all its earthly wisdom failed to perceive and recognize and know God by means of its own philosophy, God in His wisdom was pleased through the foolishness of preaching [salvation, procured by Christ and to be had through Him], to save those who believed (who clung to and trusted in and relied on Him). (Classic Amplified)

NONE of those God is using today to bring the changes we see happening are the people man in his wisdom would choose.  It’s God’s way of showing that his ways are very much higher than our ways.  When the wise ones, even those in the church world say, “I wouldn’t have chosen him or her”; you can bet your bottom dollar God chose him or her for exactly that reason.  If he could use Sampson the fornicator, The murderer David, Paul the persecutor and Balaam’s ass he will use the most unlikely.  If you are that unlikely you might just be a candidate for his purposes.  Step out and watch what God can will do with the foolish and unqualified. 

The WORD OF THE LORD FOR 2018

I am opening new doors for many and closing others.  I am placing a new heart in you renewed by my spirit.  A heart that sees Me in everything I do in your life.  You must know that I have only the best in mind for you.  You can depend on my purposes in your life.  My ways are not your ways, but you must TRUST in me.  I have only your best interests in mind.  A hope and future is my promise to you in the year to come.

Do not fear the days for they are in my hand.  Fear is not of me. These are days of new revelation and if you will cast off the grave clothes of old tradition, allegiances and tunnel vision I will show you things you have never seen before. Great and MIGHTY things. 

 

Those things you held dear in the world are falling away.  There are only a few that are truly worth pursing.  None of them are material things.  I am shining light in dark places.  As you see the darkness pushed back you will be shocked by corruption of the material world.  Have no fellowship with the world, but I am NOT of the world.  

Compare the world system and all it’s glory with what I offer you and you will discover there is no value in what the world is offering.  I offer you supernatural Wisdom, A Right Way (Righteousness), a fresh relationship with ME in fear and love flowing from My Throne beyond your understanding, Proper relationship with men based in humility and grace and Peace and justice from self control. IF you had all the money in the whole world you could never buy what I offer you for free when you align yourself with My purposes.

Prepare for great joy as the year unfolds.  It will be there hidden in the drama of the days.  You will see Me reveal myself in ways you did not know you could.  Watch and see as I show you My hand in your life.  It’s a good place to be.  I am always with you, never abandoning you.  Speak truth, grace and love to all men, particularly to the household of faith.  You are MY BODY.. and the cancer of disunity must be set aside in Love and Grace.

Word of the Lord

I hear the Lord Saying: It’s time to break down the barrier before you.

It’s constructed out of fear.. read on

We all know the stories of people who in obedience to the Spirit of God do miracles things. Like Peter walking on water. Like Phillip translated. Like Elisha cleansing the waters, like the widow of Zarapeth feeding Elijah and her son and herself thru a drought with nothing.

There are hundreds of stories. Some in modern history. Like the unlikely victory the Jews had in 1977.
Sometimes God involves himself and we get to watch. He does so in your life. He does so in mine. He does so in every nation, every tongue. As the call on the Name of Jesus the doors open and barriers fall.
Yet many people see themselves barred in. Stuck. Barrier before them. Not knowing what to do about it. Sometimes it’s because they know too much. Many Doctors cannot receive healing because they know and understand the workings of the body. That detailed knowledge goes against what they might have otherwise entered into by faith.

By Faith. Man shall live by it and not by sight says the word. When we dig too deeply into those who will reinforce doubt and unbelief we end up behind bars. If faith, Hope and Love are true then Doubt, unbelief and fear are lies. When we receive a lie it puts us behind the bars, the barriers and locks us in chains.

Caution becomes the excuse. I would do this thing God calls me to, but I can’t because I know it will fail.. or might. We are doubly cursed when it is not just fear born of “knowing too much” but when it is driven by a fear of man.

I see it all the time. In business, in churches, in organizations and it is triple magnified in Politics. Loosing votes, losing support, losing members, losing connections.

I have two very dear friends living and with vital powerful ministries who are unafraid. One took a strong stand against error in Eschatology and it cost him dearly in members, friendship and support. The other also in the city has moved ahead in the supernatural without any concern about what will happen. He never read a church planting handbook. He is true to himself. Another “apostle” is horribly jealous of him. They started at the same time. Yet the first, the bold one, the one who sees no barrier now has a ministry of thousands and a fine new facility.

The jealous cautious apostle is still preaching to a hundred in a rented building and the revolving door scares him.

I knew two great men of God. Dan Rothwell and Bob Schimdgall. Both had large powerful churches. They must have scared the devil bad because both died before their time. Both were about a year or so within my age.

Pastor Dan would sometimes bring in the strangest most off the wall ministers. I would call him afterwards and ask, “WHY”. That guy is a nut. Pastor Dan would laugh and say, “Are you gonna leave because of this”? NO I would protest. His comment was if it wasn’t this guy, it might be the next and that he trusted his congregation to be able to sort thru the good and sometimes concerning. That they were solid and stable enough to see what mattered. As a result we had Bennie Hinn before his time, Rodney Howard Browne before his ascent, David Wilkerson, and many many more. Even the Happy Hunters. He wasn’t concerned that someone would leave if someone said something “Strange”. In fact the opposite happened. Sure some left, but others came and stuck and we grew.

Same thing with Bob Schimidgall. He was unafraid, we had times when I believed JESUS himself was going to walk in physically. The presence of God would be so strong it was hard to stand. People bringing testimony, bringing a tongue, bringing a word from God. Visions. Dreams. No filter. Some of the guests would stretch us.

This much is sure.

There is a barrier called fear, caution, safety and head knowledge why it won’t work. It’s a tough master. It will keep you and me if I hear it from my destiny. Yes, I know I am not one who fears like some.. but I still confront barriers.

Break down the dividing wall. Break down those things and break thru to what you are called to do.

If you KNEW you could not fail, what great things would you do?

WHO IS SAYING YOU WILL??