pomegranatesandchains

2016 has the possibility for tremendous change as our world grapples with age-old issues of cultural divide, anti-Semitism and new issues stemming from elections, technology, immigration movements, etc. Our entire focus needs to be on knowing and pleasing God…this quote from a martyred African pastor was given to me 15 years ago at church…so resonated with me. The passion. It has been my Bible’s bookmark ever since and speaks to this single-minded focus:
WHATEVER IT TAKES
I am a part of the fellowship committed to dong “whatever it takes.”
I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast.
I’ve stepped over the line. I am out of the comfort zone. The decision has been made.
I’m a disciple of His. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, or back away.
My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, chincy giving and dwarfed goals!
I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, or popularity.
I don’t have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded.
I now live by presence, lean by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer and labor by power.
My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is ough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear.
I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I won’t give up, shut up, let up, o burn up till I’ve preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ.
I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go til He comes, give til I drop, preach til all know, and work til He stops.
And when He comes to get His own, He’ll have no problem recognizing me because I have dedicated my life to be a part of the fellowship committed to doing “whatever it takes.”

“The Lord hates every liar, but he is the friend of all who can be trusted.” (Proverbs 12:22) It bears repeating: You cannot choose yourself as a prophet. God finds and chooses you. This site is gathering truth for such a time as this. God is gathering his own.

On 12-12-15 I dreamed I was part of a working group of people, dressed as if for business — all specialists. I say to them, “You all applied for your jobs, but I was just chosen…so not sure why I’m here.”  They have name tags with classifications, so I look down at myself and see COMMUNICATIONS. Aha! I think. That makes total sense.

I dreamed last night of being pregnant at 54 (something new being birthed) and as I showed my mid-section to my nine-year-old, I said, “Most of the growth happens in the last month.” We are all joining together, God’s prophetic community and offering him sacrifices of praise through our belief in His words to us and through us to the world. Shalom and peace to us all as God inhabits the praises of his people — as we all wait together for 2016 to develop.

Prophetic Dream from 10-1(5-11). There’s that 5-11 again (grace with prophetic):

I am in a large, crowded room with believers who have lost their way…saved but not functioning in cooperation with Holy Spirit.  I’m walking in and out amongst the throng puzzling about WHY they were once Spirit-filled but are presently off the path — lost their way from the Lord.

I realize they need the sword of truth: God’s word as an antidote. I start running around looking for a Bible. Someone hands me 1) a Children’s bible. I say, “No. It won’t do. It’s full of the stories of God, but isn’t the word itself, then  2)One of those snippet Biblical thoughts for the day books with a big mix of chapters, verses and thoughts. I say, “No. I need to find 1 Corinthians 13 in a hurry. They need the words on love…it’s all that will heal them…love is what lasts — what matters. It will turn them back to the Lord. Then I think, this is not working. I’ll run home and grab my Bible. I’m back in a hurry and finally find the needed word of the God. But — I’m speaking King James (older English version) to them with a sort of English-as-a-second-language translator next to me. The people are unable to understand this antiquated English even though it is technically the word of the Lord. It hits me, and I turn to the King James translator and say, “We need a more modern version. They’re unable to understand that version.” Then I wake up.

This is why my posts are all in CEV (Contemporary English Version) Biblical translation. I burn with the necessity of offering up God’s word to salvation as a watchman who sees the sands of time slipping ever closer to the conclusion of all Biblical prophetic words given regarding future events before Christ’s actual return to the Mt. of Olives in Israel.

“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the things whereto I sent it.” (Is. 5(5:11) – King James Version

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“That’s how it is with my words. They don’t return to me without doing everything I send them to do” (Isaiah 55:11) – Contemp. Engl. Version (CEV)