A Divine Encounter

You know how sometimes you can get so caught up in your cares, concerns, negative people, and the minutia of the day’s events that the enemy tries to make you forget about the things that really matter? I had different things try to upset me this day, and I gave them too much of my time, focus, and energy. Later that evening, as I was winding down and resting, the LORD took me back to this special and supernatural event that had occurred earlier that day. I dare not forget this divine and precious occurrence. It was one of the most precious and godly encounters. Recently, I had another godly encounter as well, but I will ponder that one in my heart. So, on Tuesday, January 9, my husband and I went to the coffee shop to have a meeting. As we sat down, this really strange looking country-southern older gentleman came in with a little boy who looked around 2 or 3 years old. He was running around the place and just having himself a good ole time. I noticed this man was staring at me, making me very uncomfortable. At first, I didn’t know how to take it. I whispered to Deon that this man was giving me a very weird and strange look. After he got his order, he walked toward the table where we were sitting. He was a straight-up hillbilly, with all due respect. I could barely understand what this precious man was saying. All I could hear him say was that the little boy with him was a miracle and had undergone four surgeries. He said the doctors said the little boy who had brain surgery would not live. But God had the last word. As the little boy was running around near the door, I said, “Come over here and give me a hug.” The man said to him, “Go over there and give her a hug,” and he ran to me as though he knew me. I tell you the truth, I felt the power of God flow through my body as I hugged him tightly. I told him I loved him. I felt so much better later that day, as I hadn’t been feeling well. The pain in my body had lessened. Thank you, Lord Y’shua! Our King GOD is so amazing and EXTRAORDINARY! He gave me just what I needed. I often think about God’s perfect and divine timing. I love it! He placed me in the right place at the right time, and that has always been my prayer. I praise the LORD for such an awesome encounter with this miracle child! “The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives” (Psalm 37:23). I know this was divinely orchestrated by Daddy GD! I’m reminded of the scripture that says, be careful that you may be entertaining angels unawares. You can’t judge a person by their appearance. As the old saying goes, you can’t judge a book by it’s cover. “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it” (Hebrews 13:2). .

Which Leper Are You?

As I pondered and watched a beautiful and heartfelt interaction between my father and my auntie, let me tell you, it warmed and touched my heart. I tell you the honest to God truth! Sometimes you can see so much unloveliness, ugliness, and cold hearts that it just does your heart so good to witness this kind of powerful and precious encounter. Matthew says in 24:12 that “because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.” I’ve observed heartless people personally as well as from a distance. We see it on the news almost daily. You see people murder someone and go out to eat a meal as if nothing ever happened and with no conscience. Recently, I saw this bizarre and sickening story about a Michigan man who pleaded guilty after murdering and eating the testicles of another man he met on a dating app. Is this wicked and demonic, or what? So, this past summer, one of my favorite aunts, Orenal, came to visit my father from Los Angeles. Auntie is deaf, so when she sees my father, and they haven't seen each other in about 10 years. She is ecstatic; her face lights up, and she starts smiling from ear to ear. You could feel the love. It was tangible. She sits down near him, grabs his hand, looks into his eyes, and says, “I missed you and am so happy to see you.” She continued, “Do you remember how you used to protect me when we were kids?” She looks at me and says, “I'll never forget how he used to protect me and take care of me growing up.” She held on to his hand the whole time and never let it go. This priceless visit will forever be embedded in my heart and mind. Think about that. He’s 91-years old, and she’s 90-years old, and she never forgot his kindness and love toward her. I’m so grateful that we could capture this on video and photos for a keepsake. Would somebody please bring me some tissues? It was so precious to see. It’s rare, as far as I’m concerned. She also sent her daughter to the store to buy him his favorite food items which was so sweet.  This aunt has always supported every project I’ve done and encouraged me to stay the course as a young believer. I will be forever grateful to her. This is an example of how we older women are supposed to admonish, encourage, and teach younger women. It means more than people know because most people have no clue, and some could care less about the kinds of demonic attacks and spiritual warfare that one goes through when they are doing the things that I’m doing to help advance and build the Kingdom of God through ministry, blogs, radio, songs, books, movies, plays, outreach, etc. Also, people need to show more gratitude, honor, and appreciation toward those who have taken the time to help, bless, and encourage them. Don’t take it for granted! Why not take the time and send them a thank you card? Or treat them to a frappe or something.  Do something you've never done before. You just might get something you've never had before.  I'm just saying. Many of us in ministry are ministering, blessing, and helping others through our pain and suffering. If thats you, I speak supernatural strength to you right now! This week, as I reflected on that special moment, all I could think about was the story of Y’shua and the 10 lepers found in Luke 17. Ten lepers, seeing Jesus, raised their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” Jesus healed all ten, telling them to “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” All left, but only one eventually returned, prompting Jesus to say, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?” “Has no one returned to praise God except this foreigner?” How many times have you helped someone, and they seem to forget or act like they have amnesia? How quickly they forget how you have blessed them. Some of us have even taken people into our homes and loved on them without expecting anything in return. Some of you have made sacrifices to help others with your finances and time. Yahweh Roi is the God Who sees you. He sees your labor of love, and He has it all written down. Don’t fret or worry about it. He will remember you and reward you accordingly! He’s faithful like that. I’m a witness. He keeps doing great, mighty, and awesome things for me, whereof I am glad! All hail King Y’shua! The one Who was, Who is, and Who is to come! Let’s not forget to show gratitude and thanksgiving to our Master God and His son, Y’shua! Don’t we dare be like the 9 lepers who did not return to Y’shua to say thank You!

In the Shadow of Death | The Testimony of the Marsteller Family | Jacob's Tent | Heaven’s Court Room

Over the last couple of years, I’ve heard various teachings about visiting the Righteous Judge in His chambers. However, if I can be honest with you, I was a little skeptical, yet, open to learning more but cautious about this. Could this be another doctrine of demons? I tell you the truth, if you truly seek truth and you are sincere, God will give you certain insights into your different questions. I’ve experienced this over and over again. The Holy Scriptures say He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek after Him (Hebrews 11:6). With that said, I’m so happy I came across a powerful and stunning testimony on Jacobs Tent’s YouTube channel. It wrecked me in a mighty good way. It blessed me beyond measure. I know there will be skeptics, but I don’t care. I believe there is something to this going into the courts of heaven stuff. My spirit leaped as I listened to Michael Marsteller. I tell you the truth; I was about to switch the channel but felt strongly led not to. Oh, I’m so happy I didn’t. I was touched like I can’t explain. I desperately needed to hear this! So, without further ado, here you go. This testimony streamed live on September 10, 2022. You can watch the full interview on YouTube. In Michael’s own words: Last year, in August 2021, I went to the ER and discovered that I had covid, severe pneumonia, and blood clots in my legs. I thought I would be released, but unbeknownst to me, I was in a dire situation that ultimately put me into a coma. A lot of people have asked me what it is like to be in a coma. A lot of medical professionals wanted to talk with me. They saw me lying there and were asking, what is it like? What’s going on? And the truth of the matter is it didn't seem as if I was in a coma. It seemed as if I was asleep. I opened my eyes. And just like, I'm sitting here looking at you guys. I'm somewhere else. I'm in a, I for, this is my experience and what the father had for me and I'm it. It wasn't good. I opened my eyes. I was sitting much like I’m sitting here, except I was in a courtroom in Alabama. I don't know why Alabama, but I remember sitting there just like I am sitting right here. I remember seeing the Judge on the bench and three other guys sitting on the bench with me. It wasn’t like a fuzzy dream or anything. It was just as it is right now where I can see you guys. I can remember it as if it happened today. I was listening to the Judge, and He was reading my charges. These are things nobody on this planet knows anything about. I'm talking about thoughts and things like that, which I'm guilty of. There's no way the Judge could have known that. I sat there listening to these things being rattled off. As I heard them, the Judge said, “Your sentence is death, and it will be carried out at 9 o'clock.” I remember sitting there looking at the Judge. I couldn't speak. In fact, I couldn't say anything to Him. I remember looking over to my left at a clock on the wall; it was 7:30. So I didn't have much time. The Judge got up and walked into His chambers. I was sitting there like I'm sitting here looking at the ground or the floor in front of me. I truly didn't feel I was going to hell. I really didn't. I mean, I couldn’t say, “Oh no, I'm going to burn in hell.” But I had this heavy, sad anguish in my heart. It was like a coach at the all-star games saying, “You're out of the game. That's it. Have a seat; you're done.” I thought, what do I have to offer? You know, we're talking about laying your crowns at His feet. I am a good guy and well-liked. I've done a lot of neat things in my career. Cool things. I mean, SWAT teams, sniper—all these different things I've done in aviation and everything else, flying all over the place. However, it didn't mean a thing. I had no crown. I'm not talking about ancient history here. I'm talking about what happened last year, 2021. At this time, I had nothing. As far as what matters to the kingdom, it was tough. As I said, it's fresh. (He cries) So, bear with me as I'm sitting there. I looked over to my right. I remember there was a door, and through that door, a guy came in. He was wearing a really cool suit. It was a beautiful blue suit. He was just a sharply dressed person. As He was walking toward me, He had a cane. On that cane was a ruby handle with gold Hebrew writing on it. He didn't need it, but He had it, and He was wearing a fedora. I remember looking at Him and thinking, I like this guy. He's pretty cool. He came up to me and He just looked at me. He said, “I'm your attorney. I'm going to go talk to the Judge and see what we can come up with.” Just like that. I remember looking up at Him from where I was sitting and, in between His fedora and His shoulders, I could see the outline of a head, but I couldn't see His face. If I were to describe it to you guys, just by looking at it, it was as if you were looking through the ages of a Sears catalog from the seventies, which was pretty thick. It was as if when you thumbed through the pages, they moved more rapidly. That's what it looked like—images that never stopped. The guy said, “You can't see my face.” And He took His cane and pointed to His left foot and touched His socks. On His socks, He had the faces of different people of different races. I saw lions. I saw tigers. I saw white, black, and brown people, as well as male and female pictures on His socks. He said, “That's the way it is. That's the way it should be.” Then I said, “What's Your name?” And He told me it was Yahshua HaMashiach. He met me where I was. And how, I mean, up until this point recently when I've gotten a spiritual gift of weeping. Lol. I wouldn't have responded well otherwise. Just because that was a part of my testimony. I guess that’s probably why I was where I was—kind of a harder type of person. And I just never fathomed Yahshua in a white robe with love music going on and hugging and all that. I liked Him. It was cool. I couldn't imagine what He was doing for me. And He just simply walked off and went into the Judge's chambers. I sat on the bench and the other three guys sitting there asked, “Dude, are you scared?” I said, “Do you see who my attorney is?” That's when He came back out and said, “I've talked to the Judge. You have a stay of execution. We're not done with you yet. Now, your training begins.” He said, “Your healing will be fast.” That's it. Then He left. He didn't sing or do anything (jokingly). They did the CT and my blood clot was gone. My lungs were clear. The hole was fixed, and my brain was normal. We'll start wrapping things up here. I guess I should probably discuss the training portion of what He was talking about. When I first went into the coma, I didn't see my wife. I didn't hear anything. I was in Alabama in a courtroom. There was no interaction with doctors or anything else. That's where I was. And I can see it as clearly as I'm sitting here. However, once that was over, and I started healing and coming out of the coma, I was back in my room in my bed. The first conscious thing I remember is I opened my eyes and I couldn’t move. I was paralyzed and had lost a considerable amount of weight. I didn't know at the time, but I had been given a tracheotomy and had a stomach tube put in. That's when I started sensing my wife Ginger was there. I wasn't fully conscious at this point. I couldn't talk to her, but I didn't feel as if she had ever left my side although she was only there for three and four hours at a time. But I remember seeing her at my side. That gave me peace and comfort. I saw her lying at my side with her eyes closed but couldn't speak or communicate with her. As I was coming out of this, I was experiencing two different realms. I could see the people, the workers, and everything in the whole room—all the equipment and everything around me. I could see demonic spirits in the room or the demonic realm—if you will—and they weren't the Holy Spirit. That's just an analogy. That's where I feel the training was. It was quite interesting. This demonic spirit began to manifest out of this towel warmer. It was moving as it headed toward other hospital rooms. I remember looking at it and trying to say something, but there was no way I could talk. I had a trach in my windpipe. I couldn’t talk, but I could hear myself speaking to this demonic spirit. I said, “Clearly, you cannot hurt anyone else up here. You can kill yourself. You can hurt yourself, but you cannot hurt anyone else up here!” In the name of Yahshua. It got angry and just dissipated. Some other things happened, but the most impactful was the last thing that occurred. As things were getting even clearer, it seemed as if satan himself came and stood at that glass. But he couldn't come into my room, or he wouldn't. He didn't, but he stood at the glass, looked at me, and started hissing at me saying, “Who do you think you are? Who do you think you are?” I saw the anger and hostility toward me. I said, “I am the son of the King Most High.”He left. That was it. They ended up moving me to what they call LTAC (Long Term Acute Care). Mind you, I heard a word and it was, “You'll be healing fast.” For those of you out there who are asking for healing, I got it, but it didn't happen the way I thought it would. Quite frankly, I pictured myself, picking up my bed, rolling, and walking. That's what I pictured. I was going to blast out of this ICU walking and people were going to be amazed. I had to go through every step. What did happen was there were miracles all the way through those steps that were impressive. I expected an instant miracle. But it didn’t happen that way. However, God still worked miracles. After the tracheotomy tube was removed, I could talk and eat without therapy. I had to learn how to walk and talk again. But I didn’t have to stay as long as they anticipated. I was supposed to be at LTAC for 30 days. But I was there for nine days. More importantly, when I got there, I was listening to worship. I was listening to the service. I was using my phone in my hospital room, playing music. There was a song that resonated in my spirit that completely filled me with the Holy Spirit over and over and over again. This was amazing. I couldn't speak or do anything, but this song was anointed. It had a special meaning to me because the very first time I heard it, I was with my father before he passed away. He was a very unemotional man. We had never seen him cry, but when the song was playing and we were singing it together in worship, he was on the floor being anointed by Ruach Kadesh (Holy Spirit). Then it happened to me. The song’s name was, “Here in Your Presence.” I got my wife to sing it to me, and I would play it over and over and over in my room. That set up the ability for a safe haven. I would open my eyes at 1 o'clock in the morning and the medical staff would be sitting in my room decompressing from what they were experiencing throughout the rest of the hospital. They were in my room because the anointing was there. God’s presence was there. I knew I couldn't get through this without crying. If I am speaking to somebody right now who is in a hospital room, play that music; open that channel; allow the Ruach to fill that room because it's not just you that it's affecting. It's everybody around you, whether they know it or not. As I said, people would take breaks and come into my room. They would say, “I just can't explain it.” But there was just a lot of peace in there. Some doctors said the same thing. Of course, there's not much dialogue when you can't talk. After those nine days, they ended up removing my tracheotomy, and I was able to eat, talk, and everything without therapy. They were amazed. They said, “There's nothing more we can do for you here. So, we're gonna send you to rehab.” I had to learn how to walk again. I had to learn how to sit up. I remember being almost jealous of people who could stand on their feet. It took me almost six days to be able to stand. I was like, “I'd love to be able to walk.” I was supposed to be there for a month or two, but I was only there for two weeks and I could do 50 steps with a walker. I guess my point is this, I got my healing. I got my miracles. The Father used me each and every step of the way as an example because I was able to share my belief in what He had done for me with everybody down the line all the way through rehab. I am not talking about ancient history. I'm talking about right now. Every doctor who looked at my chart said, “You shouldn't be alive. There's no medical explanation of why you're alive.” So it was very impactful. I just thank you guys for your prayers and support. I pray that anybody else who is going through this will be that light and understand you're still getting your miracle, even if you have to walk through each step of the healing process. It may not be picking up your bed, rolling, and walking. It could be. He can. He has, but it might not be. Maybe you had to walk out each stage, but it didn't last as long as it could have. It wasn't 30 days. It was nine. It wasn’t 60 days. It was two weeks. But I hit every step of the healing process. I was able to share with so many different people who could tangibly see what I was going through at that time. I'll say this: I wouldn't take it back for anything. If I had to go over it—we're talking a year ago—it would be worth it. It was worth it for the Father to look at me, look into my heart and say, “You need to deal with these things. Here's what you're guilty of and the penalty is death.” It was worth it to be able to have that out in the air, to address it, and then have the opportunity to get that second chance to receive a crown, something to lay at His feet. That makes a difference in the kingdom, not in here, not in this world. That's where it's at. Thank you. His wife, Ginger Marsteller, wanted to add that she felt someone on the live stream needed to keep believing and not give in, no matter how long the wait or how impossible the situation seemed. Take God at His Word. He will do what He said He will do. His Word is faithful and true and every promise in Him is yes and amen! His Word is true and will not return void.

A Separation Is Taking Place

A separation is taking place in the body of Christ. So, please don’t be alarmed. I find myself getting disgusted and having righteous indignation (rightfully so) with some of the things that are transpiring in Christendom. The Lord said to me, “I’m separating the sheep (saved) from the goats (unsaved) and wheat (true believers) from the tares (false believers) according to MyWord.” He said, “You are seeing Me expose wolves in sheep’sclothing. I am exposing those who are on My side and those who are in bed with the world.” So, there is no need for us to get upset. These things must come to pass. A separation must take place! In the past, you could fool people, and it was hard to distinguish the lukewarm. They resembled one another. But now, it is being plainly revealed who the righteous and wicked are! Many think it’s okay to mingle with the world, but the Holy Scriptures say wide is the road that leads to destruction, and you will find many there. However, Jesus said come from amongst them. You are not even supposed to eat with them. What does light have to do with darkness? Of course, you don’t look down on people and when the opportunity arises to minister the gospel to them, you take it. What the world doesn’t understand is that many of these so-called men/women are pretenders in robes and don’t belong to Y’shua (Jesus). A carnal mind will never understand spiritual things. Jesus said you will know them by their fruits. Many have called themselves into the ministry; the Lord didn’t call them. Come on here! It’s so sad. A lot of times, we see the blind leading the blind. I remember going to a church to put on a gospel play and later found out it was a front and not an actual church. When I started talking about souls, this fake pastor looked at me as if I was nuts or saying something foreign. It was all about profiting and making money. People must wake up! It can no longer be lip service or just talk. Fruits and actions must be behind your words these days. You can no longer hide which side you are truly on. Churches and church leaders are being exposed for their sins and going against God’s Holy Word! What’s done in the dark will come to the light. The Holy Bible says in Luke 8:17: “For there is nothing hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come out into the open.” We see gospel singers collaborating with secular artists. They are mixing the clean with the unclean and the holy with the unholy. But we must pray for their spiritual eyes to be open; otherwise, they will be chastised and face the wrath and judgment of a Holy Righteous God! We see good being called evil and evil good.The other day, I read an article about an employee at Walmart who called the police for a guy who was paying for people’s groceries. This man’s good deeds were being seen as bad. God said it will be this way in the last days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwsUqpK6sWw So, every time you see a church, your favorite pastor, or gospel singer standing up for the world, please understand God is letting us see who is sold out and standing with Him. He’s showing us those who are truly for Him and those who are not. There is no more in between. You are either hot or cold. You are for Him or against Him. Choose your side! Choose this day who you will serve! You can’t eat at the world’s table and God’s table too. There are too many lukewarm Christians. God prefersyou be hot or cold. He said, “If you are lukewarm, I will spit you out of My mouth.” The Lord revealed to me that He has more respect for a person who says, “I’m a Muslim” and takes a stand for that than a person who says, “I’m a Christian,” but isdabbling in other faiths with one foot in the world and one foot in the church. No time for playing with a Holy God. God is merciful and gracious, but He is nothing to trifle with. Read about Korah and his rebellion. The ground swallowed him up along with his family and possessions (Numbers 16:20-35). “For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil”(Ecclesiastes 12:14).

Demonic Dream

I had a demonic dream. In this dream, I was sitting on a stool in my kitchen. I looked over at the wall and saw a black demonic spirit. It was wearing black clothes, a black ski mask, and a hood. When I saw it, I was so startled I literally passed out in my dream. I fell to my right. As I played it over in my mind, I laughed so hard. I was trying to call my husband’s name but couldn’t. I don’t know why I was calling on him, lol. I should have been calling on the name of Y’shua (Jesus). Truth be told, there are situations and circumstances that will arise in our lives and no man or woman can deliver us out of them but HIM!!! Not mama, daddy, nana or paw paw. He wants us to depend, rely, trust and look to Him for the things that only He alone can do for us, to us and through us! Nonetheless, we see that obviously, this dream was from the kingdom of darkness. The devil comes to kill. He was a murderer from the very foundations of the world. He doesn’t come to play with you or be your friend. So, we don’t play or cozy up to this demonic entity. As I always say, he is out for the jugular. Your adversary hates you and is out to destroy you and your family. The Holy Scriptures tell us that your adversary walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. In case you didn’t notice, we are in a spiritual war between good and evil and light and darkness. When you encounter these kinds of dreams you must immediately dismantle, bind, foil and thwart every wicked and evil covenant that is trying to attach itself to your life! Back to my dream―I fell to the right side, which symbolizes the side of God, rulership, authority, sovereignty, blessing, and strength. I thank God He didn’t let that old serpent take me out of here. Let me say this: no devil in hell can take us out of here before our appointed time. Glory be to the God of gods, King of kings, and Lord of lords! I heard the Lord say, the weapons may form but they will not prosper, according to Isaiah 54:17: “No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; And every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn. This [peace, righteousness, security, and triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from Me,” says the LORD.” God also reminded me that He has given us the power to tread upon serpents, scorpions, and over all the power of the Enemy.Nothing will by any means harm us (Luke 10:19). The Enemy tries to bring fear. He wants to disrupt our sleep and rest, but he’s a dang gone liar! God put me right back to sleep and I rested well. His Word says we shall lie down and our sleep shall be sweet! I thank the Lord that my life and times are in the hands of my Creator-Elohim! Alleluia! I decided if satan wants to go there and play like that, I will give him a black eye and smack down. I went out that next day and blessed a young man by giving him a tip and a salvation tract (an eternal gift). Then, I blessed my enemy with a birthday gift. Come on here! This is how you beat that devil running as the old spiritual hymn says! This is how you pierce through the darkness. “You will laugh at violence and famine, and you will not be afraid of the wild beasts of the earth” (Job 5:22).

A Time to Reap

“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). First, I must confess that this is probably my least favorite topic to talk about, and that’s because I’ve seen God’s judgment first-hand. It’s really scary to witness. As a matter of fact, it can be quite traumatizing. I’m thinking about how it must have affected King David and his men to see Uzzah’s extreme punishment of death after reaching out to catch the Ark of the Covenant to keep it from falling. David was filled with anger and awe-inspiring fear of God! This happened because he failed to follow God’s precise instructions and refused to revere God’s words. 

I would like to share a situation I went through a while ago that shook me to my very core. At the church I was attending, I met an older, wise lady who was a seer. I only knew her from seeing her at church playing the piano. One day after church, we spoke briefly, and I gave her my business card. Well, when she called me on this particular day, I was overwhelmed, hurt, tired, and very drained. I cried as she prayed and prophesied to me. I will share one part of her prophecy. She told me that it was reaping time for everyone who had hurt me. As I am writing this, I’m thinking of Joseph in the Bible who was mistreated by his brothers. However, in time, not only did they have to bow down to him, but they also had to pay a price for how badly they treated him. What we fail to realize is when we hurt others and do evil deeds, they will boomerang (return) to us. Back to the prophecy. About two or three months later, I watched what this precious lady told me unfold before my eyes, and what I saw wrecked me. I saw God’s wrath, which is His divine punishment and chastisement, manifest. It was not nice. I always had a reverential fear for the holy, sovereign, righteous God who sits on His holy throne. However, I saw a side of His judgment and wrath that terrified me. Yes, He is long-suffering toward us, but there comes a set/appointed time when He says enough is enough and His grace runs out. Now, it’s reaping time! I saw hell break loose in the lives of some people who had wounded me and made me cry. I tell you the truth. It pained me to witness it. I didn’t rejoice because it was really sad. I even saw some who had consistently rejected the LORD reap their idolatry. None of us are exempt from God’s judgment, and those of us who know better are judged harsher. The Holy Bible says when you know to do right and do wrong, you will be whipped with many stripes (Luke 12:47). However, when you don’t know the difference, you will only get a few. Just as a father chastises his son, so God will chastise His sons and daughters whom He loves (Hebrews 12:6). Let me assure you again that you cannot callously hurt and mistreat God’s people, and do what’s wrong and evil to them without paying a price. The day of reckoning will come. So, precious child of God, you don’t have to worry or fret when you are mistreated and wronged or when men speak and do evil against you. Don’t try to pay people back and take vengeance on them. God will deal with them in His own way and time. Vengeance is mine says the LORD. I will repay (Romans 12:19). Today or whenever you read this, God is extending an opportunity to you to humble yourself, repent, and ask Him for forgiveness. Now is the appointed time. I am talking about sincere and godly sorrow for what you have done to hurt yourself or others. Who knows? God may relent. We can change His mind. We see this with King Ahab, the king of Nineveh, and others in the Holy Bible. I urge you to be careful how you treat people. Treat them like you would treat yourself. Treat them as if they were your mother, father, sister, brother, son, or daughter. It’s really simple. My father used to always say, “Treat everybody right, even treat the devil right.” When you take advantage of others, someone will take advantage of you. When you cause others to cry, you will cry. So, there is no need to act surprised when you find yourself on the receiving end. When we sow good deeds, good things happen to us. When we help others, God will always send someone to help us in our time of need! I’ve seen it countless times in my life. During this same time, the Lord remembered me, blessed me, and rewarded me for my faithfulness and obedience to Him and His Word. He also did it because I helped and blessed His people and planted good seeds in their lives. What I did in secret, He rewarded me openly for. You don't go around boasting about those things. The Holy Scriptures tell us as long as the earth remains, there is seed time and harvest time! All glory to you Lord Y’shua! Whatever you plant will grow! Please note: every day, I’m striving to walk in God’s ways and do what is right and pleasing in His sight! Some days, Lord knows it’s not easy. Most importantly, as a parent, you can cause negative things to happen in the lives of your children by your actions. Your negative behavior can negatively affect them. That is a different subject for a different day. We must also understand that God desires no one to go to eternal hell or damnation (even though we might desire that sometimes). He said He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their wicked ways (Ezekiel 33:11). However, if they continue in their wickedness, God has no other choice but to send forth His righteous judgment. I found an interesting scripture a while ago in the Holy Bible where God said he saves the punishment of the wicked for their children. “You say, ‘God stores away [the punishment of] man’s wickedness for his children.’ Let God repay him so that he may know and experience it”(Job 21:19). I recall a situation when someone physically hurt my son as a baby. The mother tried to uphold this evil act that was done by her daughter and she died I believe that same year or the following year. I’m not certain about the timing. She hired an attorney who lied on me to try and defame my character, but it all backfired. Some of my relatives wanted to take revenge on her and her family, but God will always take vengeance against those who hurt us. He will trouble those who trouble us according to His Word! It’s a dangerous practice to be wicked, evil, mean, wretched, cruel, cold-hearted, hard-hearted, and lowdown. These can bring severe consequences and repercussions. God sees. Nothing is hidden from His eyes. Hebrews 4:13 says, “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.” On the flip side of that, 2 Chronicles 16:9 says, “For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout the earth to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are completely His.” It’s spiritually healthy to have a reverential fear of God. To fear Him means to honor, respect, and love Him so much that your desire is not to purposely and deliberately hurt Him. Obey His commands and precepts. I ask You, Holy One of Israel, to help us walk upright before You, to honor, respect, and have reverential fear for You, and walk in Your ways. It’s difficult when we try to do it in our own strength, but I ask You to do through us what we can’t do ourselves. In Y’shua’s mighty and awesome name. All blessings, honor, glory, power, and dominion to Him who sits on His throne!

The Holy Bible tells us, “Be not mocked, whatsoever a man sows that shall he reap” (Galatians 6:7). Not my words, but God’s

The Last Two & a Half Years

The last two and a half years have been some of the most difficult I’ve endured, but God’s mighty right hand is upon my life, and it’s because of Him that I am still standing and sane. He prepared me to walk out of every situation, even before the very foundations of the earth. Like the song says, “I never would have made it without You, Lord. If I wasn’t a student of His Word and had not endeavored to be a doer of it, I’m sure my story would be much different—but in a bad way. You can’t play with this Christian walk. You have to believe what you read and stand on it with every fiber of your being, knowing it’s true, tried, and proven, no matter what it feels, looks, or seems like. Life will bring many unexpected twists and turns. Boy, they will make your head spin. I would never have dreamed that things would take the turns they did. I tell you the truth! We should never make the mistake of thinking we are exempt from unseen and unexpected troubles or calamities. Life is filled with them. Welcome to life! You never know all that the future holds or has in store. Let me tell you; I am dealing with some things I never saw coming. At the end of the day and night, I am confident Daddy God knows what’s best for me and has my best interest at heart. That’s the beauty in it all. He has promised never to leave or forsake me. I give Him praise! Also, things could always be so much worse. Despite it all, I am full of gratitude and not attitude! I do not doubt that all things always work together for my good because I know I love the Lord and I’m called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). What I experienced changed my perspective on life and my future as a whole. I was floored when I saw what the Creator was capable of doing. All I could do is throw up my hands and say, “I completely surrender and trust You!” The Holy Bible says He sits in heaven and does what He pleases. I realize we make plans, but the Holy One of Israel is the ultimate planner and architect of our lives. I never truly saw some things coming. But I’m not God, and I don’t hold my future in my hands. Only He does. He’s the only true, living and wise God. He is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. God honors people’s choices and will not impose our wills or His on them. Who can fathom the mind and heart of God? For His thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways. His ways are higher than ours. Also, you can’t abuse God’s grace and mercy. You never know what your future or end will bring and that’s a fact. Things will not always turn out the way we expect or plan. Oh, my God! You can think you have your future all mapped out and then here comes the God of the universe with His perfect plan and will if we give Him liberty over our lives! Sometimes we think we have life figured out, but we don’t. Haha! God steps in and says, “Nope, I’m taking you in another direction.” Sometimes it could very well be to save your life or to get your blessing to you.