I've had a strong,  heavy impression on my soul lately about Babylon  - buying and selling.  It disgusts me. It's so far from God's heart - it's pathetic.  It divides people into rich and poor,  into the haves and have nots. I hate everything about Babylon  - the exaltation and glorification of man - of flesh - of desires and lusts for pleasures, for self.

Jesus was combating Babylon when he said take no thought for what you will eat or wear. In fact, there's not a single example in Scripture of Jesus going shopping  - or buying a thing. He testified he owned no home or property. On earth. His home was where his heart was - in Heaven. On earth, he came against the merchants  - representing buying and selling  - in the Temple.  We are HIS temple  - therefore,  if our hearts are set on things, possessions  - on buying and selling  - he will be angry with us too. When the new believers came to Christ in the Book of Acts, he led them to sell their land and their homes, and possessions  - to detache themselves from earthly attachments  - from land and homes - this is true freedom from Babylon  - when we set our hearts and minds on things above!

Is ir coincidence that Judas betrayed God for money? Oh Lord, how many have betrayed You for money?! Oh saint, how many in Babylon today have, through covetuosness with feigned words made merchandise of you? Their judgment lingers not and their damnation slumbers not. It is nigh. It is high time God judged them. And He is. He is exposing them even now - those who lust after money and all this world lusts after. 

COME OUT AND BE YE SEPARATE SAYS THE LORD. HAVE NO PART WITH HER WHORISH WAYS. DELIVER YOUR SOUL FROM ETERNAL DAMNATION.  COME WITH ME, LET ME CLEANSE YOU AND CONVERT YOU - THAT YOU WILL NO LONGER SERVE SELF BUT ME. YES I WILL SACRIFICE YOU BUT IT IS FOR YOUR ETERNAL GOOD. ARE YOU NOT TOO PRECIOUS TO ME TO LOSE? AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TOGETHER? LET ME HAVE THE REIGNS OF YOUR HEART! LET ME TEACH YOU MY WAYS - NOT BABYLON'S. STOP FOCUSING ON YOU, ON YOUR FLESH. I MADE IT TO DIE, TO PERISH,  SO I CAN GIVE YOU ANOTHER BODY I'VE PREPARED FOR YOU - ETERNAL FLESH, PERFECT FLESH, DESIGNED FOR A HEART AND SOUL FREE OF SELFISH LUSTS AND DESIRES - DESIRE FOR PERVERSIONS - THIS BODY I'VE PREPARED FOR YOU TO INHABIT FOREVER IS WONDROUS! YOU'LL LOVE IT! ALL I MAKE IS BEAUTIFUL AND BEYOND YOUR ABILITY TO IMAGINE! OH THE DELIGHTS THAT AWAIT YOU, MY CHILD! SO DON'T FOCUS ON THIS LIFE, THIS FLESH YOU'REDWELLING IN - IT IS A PALE FLICKER OF A SMALL CANDLE SOON TO BE SNUFFED OUT - IT IS NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT WILL BE - FOR THOSE WHO LOVE ME AND WHO OBEY MY CALL - WHO FULFILL MY PURPOSE FOR THEM IN THIS PRESENT AGE - WHICH IS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT ME SO THEY MAY EMULATE ME - THIS PLEASES MY FATHER WHO IS HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE HIS NAME.

GIVE EACH MOMENT TO ME  AND I WILL REDEEM THEM AND MAKE THEM PEARLS IN THE VESSEL OF CLAY YOU CALL YOUR LIFE. CAST NOT YOUR PEARLS BEFORE SWINE! I WILL SHOW YOU WHEN AND WHERE TO SHINE YOUR LIGHT BEFORE MEN. GIVE ME YOUR TONGUE. 

"Sermonless Services"

 

I hereby issue a challenge to all churches everywhere  - go an entire month without a single sermon. No prepared teaching or preaching whatsoever.  The idea is to come together and wait on the Holy Ghost. Wait for Him to do or speak whatever He pleases whenever He pleases through whomever He pleases.  NOTHING WHATSOEVER planned in advance - including worship songs. Completely rely on the Holy Spirit to conduct the Service.  Can you do this? You can. The real question is: will you? It is a matter of Will. Will your will or God's be done? Yes it's uncomfortable.  Jesus was forever putting his disciples in uncomfortable situations.  He was also forever showing them He was the answer to their every need. A huge mob of people without enough food to eat? I got this! A severe storm and you're in a small boat? I got this! Jesus calmed the storm and his disciples at the same time. A demon infested man - naked and stark raving mad? I got this! A service without a sermon? I got this! 

Instead of centering the Service on "The Word" - The Logos - The written Word, center it around Jesus Himself "The Word made Flesh"! Amen! He will bring forth the Word, by speaking it, through prophecy.  Hallelujah!

Instead of the old saying "What Would Jesus Do?", we need to ask "What is Jesus Doing?" "What is Jesus Saying?"  Because whatever he's doing and saying is what The Father's doing or saying and THAT'S what we need to be doing and saying, praise God!

Certainties in life

 

When you think you've "looked everywhere" for whatever it is you've lost - you haven't. 

The third wheel in any action movie or TV show (Star Trek is famous for this) who isn't one of the stars is the one who's gonna die.

If you're in a hurry and desperately need an elevator  - all the elevators will be on the floor furthest from you. And they'll stop at every floor before they get to you.

Similarly,  9 times out of 10 you'll have plenty of time to go through the Drive-thru - and you'll zip through quickly BUT on the 10th time, when you're really in a hurry - it will take forever to get your order. And the only time you forget to check your order, it will be wrong.

No matter what a President says or does, the other Party will hate it and resist it - up to and incĺuding walking on water.

Your spouse will always be hot when you are cold and cold when you are hot. 

Your wife will win every argument you have with her, eventually.  Stop trying.

Every alien throughout the Universe  - every god-like being too - will, fortunately for us, speak English. 

The sun will rise tomorrow and set tomorrow evening  but you may not be there to see it. No man knows the day or hour his soul will be required of him.

 The Devil came to steal.

 Jesus came to heal.

The Devil came to kill.

 Jesus came to fill.

The Devil came to destroy.

 Jesus came to employ and give joy.

The Devil came to raze.

Jesus came to raise.

 Oh

when I locked my heart up tight

You picked the lock of my heart

and stopped it in mid-flight

You wouldn't let me be

because You're in love with me

At times it's been hard to receive  

You're deep and sincere love for me

yet, no matter my defence

You pursue me

till I relent

I'm sorry I've struggled so

You hooked me but I ran to and fro

Away from You

to pursue

pleasures that never satisfy

Why? oh my soul, why?

Stop running  - lie still

Let Him wash over you

Let Him fulfill 

all your desires and dreams

till your soul is fully redeemed.....