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.

No Greater Peace!

As I watch different people, I have often observed that many lack peace. These persons are restless, have sleepless nights, and their spirits are troubled. They were full of worry and anxiety. I said to the Lord, “What in the world is this?” The Prince of Peace (Jesus) said to me, “They have no peace.” I’m talking about that promise of peace spoken about in the Holy Bible. That God peace that surpasses and transcends all human understanding. That divine, supernatural, extraordinary, indescribable, robust peace that Christ alone can give to us! That sweet peace! It will calm your innermost being. There is nothing like His peace. Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives you, I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. “[Let My perfect peace calms you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.] Practically speaking, there are instances when a person may have a mental issue or some hormonal imbalance. In these cases, one must use wisdom and may need to go and get natural products to assist them. It is also a given that there will be times when worry, stress, fear, and anxiety will try to grip your very heart and soul, but I always remind myself that God has not given me a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [ abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control.].” Another scripture says that perfect love casts out fear. (1 John 4:18) The word peace in Hebrew means Shalom, which means to give/restore harmony; fulfillment; health; security; abundant well-being; tranquility; freedom from disquiet and disorder; reconciliation; resolution of conflict; healing of division; to flourish; prosperity. So, with this peace from God comes everything you need to live your life to the fullest, completely whole. You get the complete package. What an awesome and mighty God we serve! Who wouldn’t serve a God like this? I must say that I have experienced this God kind of peace. Only Yahshua can give you this kind of peace; you can’t find it anywhere else in the world. You can’t find it in a man or a woman. You can’t find it in sex, pornography, drugs, tobacco, alcohol, gambling or food. I thank God for this peace that sustained me when I got the worst phone call a mother could ever get. Oh, come on, Holy Ghost!!! JESUS is real!! I know this from first-hand experience. Nobody, I mean nobody, can make me doubt Him because I know too much about Him. I’m not talking about anything I read or what somebody told me. Praise Your Precious and Holy Name! Can we take a moment to worship Him??? I love the song that says, “He’ll keep you in perfect peace; just keep your mind on Him.” Another song says, “What a peace, what a peace, what a peace, what a peace down in my soul!!” Alleluia JESUS! “And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours].” Philippians 4:7 According to Isaiah 26:3, God promised to keep you in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Him. “You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both inclination and character] Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation].” May God’s perfect and divine peace encompass every part of your being as you invite Him into your heart! Amid chaos, violence, death, sickness, and trouble, JESUS will be your peace. I am a witness and testament! Indeed, the Lord blesses His people with peace! “The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.” (Psalm 29:11, NLT If you need the Prince of Peace to bring peace into your life, here are more scriptures to snack and feast on daily: Numbers 6:24-26 Judges 6:22-24 Psalm 29:11 Psalm 34:14 Psalm 37:11 Isaiah 57:18-19 Micah 5:5 Isaiah 48:18 Isaiah 54:10 Isaiah 55:11-12

His Voice is Like Thunder

The other morning, my husband and I were lying down in bed, and we heard loud thunder. It was so loud it caused the smoke detector to go off, and I heard something pop in the bathroom. I was praying that the house didn’t catch fire. I thought we had lost our power. I jumped straight up out of the bed. We checked our electricity and thank G-d, everything was on and all was well. Now, I have heard powerful thunder before, but not like this. This shook me to my innermost being. It was awe-inspiring and frightening at the same time. All I could do was call on the name of Y’shua. I kept saying “Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!” Do you know there is power in that great name? In the Scriptures, thunder is often represented as the voice of God listened to with awe and trembling. Thunder is an effect or evidence of God’s mighty power and ofttimes His anger also. “God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend” (Job 37:5). After this situation occurred, I couldn’t help but think about how the Israelites shook with fear as they stood at a distance on the morning of the third day when they were to meet God at the mountain. There was the sound of thunder and lightning. Holy smoke and a cloud covered the mountain, and the Israelites heard a very loud horn. When they saw it, they were so terrified they wanted Moses to speak to them, instead of God (Exodus Chapter 20). They urged him not to let God speak to them or they would die. Many scriptures refer to the sound of G-d’s voice as thunder. In Job 37:2, Elihu exclaims G-d’s majesty. He says, “Listen carefully to the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that goes out of His mouth! He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.” The Holy One of Israel is remarkable. No words can truly describe Him, His majesty, His marvelous power and greatness, His splendor, and His extraordinary and extravagant nature. He is King of the universe, Possessor of heaven and the earth and beneath the earth. He is the Lover, Keeper, and Bishop of my soul! All glory, honor, power, and dominion belong to Him who sits on His throne. I say to Him, “Who is like unto You, oh Lord, mighty among the gods—great in set-apartness, awesome in praise?” I love this scripture I read the other day in 2 Chronicles 26:3-5, where it talks about a young man by the name of Uzziah who became king when he was sixteen years old. The Holy Bible says he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD just as his father Amaziah did. What really stood out to me is that it said he was a loyal seeker of God and was trained well by his pastor and teacher Zechariah to live in reverent obedience before God. This king lived a godly life and God prospered him. I thought that was so powerful! Our main assignment as spiritual leaders of the Most High G-d is to direct and teach the people to have a reverential fear of Him and be obedient to Him and His Word. We must instruct them to love the Lord with all their hearts, souls, minds, and strength and love their neighbors as themselves. This is the foundation of the faith. We must teach them to walk in G-d’s ways and precepts and about His character and ways. Indeed, He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6)! May we all draw close to Him so He can draw close to us is my prayer! Call on Him while He is near and while you have time!

The Holy One of Israel is our King

“Who is like you among the gods, O LORD— glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders? Exodus 15:11 I Will Exalt You, My God and King We serve a God who brings forth miraculous visitations, astonishing and extravagant wonders! We serve a God who is merciful, gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love – so much love, so deeply true and loyal toward us! He is Elohim – Creator. He is El-Shaddai- the all-breasted one. He’s Elyon-the Most-High God. He is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. Not even the highest heavens can contain him! The heavens declare His glory and handiwork! There are truly no words to describe or magnify Him! He is indeed indescribable. There are no words in the English dictionary to articulate how beautiful and glorious He is. The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forging iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.” Exodus 34:6-7 He’s glorious in holiness, He’s awe-inspiring, fearsome, amazing and remarkable. His Almighty power causes all to marvel. He is exalted far above all other gods. No other god or idol can compare to Him. He has no equal. He has no rivalry. Lover and Keeper over our souls. Author and Finisher of our Faith. For what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth! How great thou art! How wonderful is your name above all the earth? Who can’t fathom His knowledge, wisdom and understanding? I read this somewhere that I thought was so profound: Our finite minds cannot wrap themselves around His infinite mind and glory. I long for Him deeply. My soul and spirit thirst for you in a dry and thirsty land. My flesh yearns for you alone. As the deer pants for the waters, my soul pants after the living God! I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of the Lord than dwell in the tents of the wicked. Better is one day in your courts than a thousand’s elsewhere! Praise the LORD YAHSHUA!! He is the King of Glory! Psalm 24:8-9 - Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! What will I give to the LORD [in return] For all His benefits toward me? [How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?] Psalms 116:12

"A Heap Sees, but a Few Knows”

 

I used to hear older people say, “A heap sees, but a few know.” I didn’t fully understand what it meant then, but I definitely understand it better now. Lately, I’ve been hearing this in my spirit. I haven’t heard anyone say it in a very long time, but there is so much truth to this old saying. It implies that those on the outside looking in have no clue what others are going through. To illustrate, it’s like looking at the exterior of a beautiful, picture-perfect home and not knowing that it could very well be a house of horror. Hence, people will judge, condemn, lie on you, and draw false conclusions about you because they do not know your heart or the entire story, which only God Almighty knows and can judge. One day, I heard a preacher say, “The other half has never been told.” YES indeed! There are many sides to a story, but only the LORD and those involved truly know the TRUE story. If I told the whole truth, people wouldn’t be able to handle or accept it. All of the details will be saved for the big screen. Apparently, things can appear to be one way, but nothing is ever quite like it seems to be. Another saying I used to hear is, “All that glitters is not gold.” People are on the outside looking in: In particular, the Lord has blessed me with His abundant and extravagant joy and peace. People see me laughing through difficult times, grief, challenges, and suffering, but it’s all Him. Amidst my storms, His indwelling Spirit brings me tremendous joy and peace that surpasses all human understanding. All Glory to the MOST-HIGH GOD, the GOD of ISRAEL! I have nothing to do with it; it’s available to everyone, and that’s the beauty of it all. It will cost you something to have this kind of experience. Spending less time on the phone, texting, or social media and spending more time in His presence or studying the Bible is the answer. There is a price that most people are unwilling to pay; however, sacrifices must be made. You can’t do what you want anymore. Certain temptations, things, people, situations, and relationships must be rejected. Your YES to the Lord JESUS will cost you your life and will. Your life is no longer your own. In Luke 14, the Scripture tells us to count the cost. God stated that He would rather you be hot or cold and that if you are lukewarm, He will spit you out of His mouth. “So, because you are lukewarm (spiritually useless), and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth [rejecting you with disgust]” (Revelation 3:16 AMP). “He alone gives beauty for ashes, joy for mourning and praise for heaviness” (Isaiah 61:3). I don’t know about anybody else, but let me tell you the truth, I can’t face the day, tomorrow, or my future without YAHSHUA Hamashiach (Jesus Christ) of NAZARETH! God has brought me peace amid my storms, as only He can! Alleluia! Even after you have helped, blessed, and showed them the love of Christ, some individuals will despise and dislike you for no reason. This is demonic. However, we know that they hated Jesus and that all He did was save and help others. If you claim to be a Christian yet lack love, I’m sorry to break the news to you; you don’t know the God of the Bible, and you don’t belong to Him. 1 John 4:7-9 - Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.… The other day, I watched a movie about a mother who raised her two sons single-handedly. The father abandoned them, so she had to work two jobs to make ends meet. There were days when she fed her children without herself eating. She would go on different dates, but they would leave once they discovered she was a single mother. There were two scenes where she had a knife and was contemplating suicide, and in another, she was dealing with depression to the point that she couldn’t get out of bed. That could be you or me; in fact, all I could think of was God’s amazing, supernatural, and extravagant grace. I thank God for the promise of the precious gift of the Holy Ghost, our Comforter! I feel like shouting and dancing right now. Later in the movie, one of her sons becomes wealthy and famous. Unfortunately, many individuals will never understand or appreciate the sacrifices made by those who have achieved a certain level of success. They are just interested in the glitz and glamour. To that effect, they are blind to the anguish, suffering, and sacrifices that certain people endure behind closed doors, but God sees everything (Jehovah Roi). For the most part, I am a living witness and can testify that He will always bring restoration, restitution, recompense, and blessings and give us double for our trouble. This is from first-hand experience, not what I heard or read. So, how can someone pass judgment, speak harshly about others, or look down on them? God is watching and listening, and you will be held accountable for your actions. Your deeds will be returned back to you. I suggest you repent and turn away from this foolishness. Be careful. This is not the time for such folly, especially in these trying times we are experiencing. Things can appear one way but be totally different from what you may see. Many people lack discernment and need to pray for it. What is discernment? Discernment is defined as keen perception or judgment; insight; the ability to judge well. Some people might call it the ability to size people up. Many are fooled, tricked, and misled by the outer appearances of individuals with their crooked smiles. These good actors can appear innocent and pitiful with their foul, filthy hearts. They fool many but can’t fool the one, true, living, holy, and righteous GOD who will judge them for their evil ways. If that is you, again, I urge you to repent (ask God for forgiveness and stop your wickedness). Some base their opinions of you on what they have heard others say, yet they don’t know anything about you. They don’t have a relationship with you and don’t even talk to you or try to get to know you. Many have missed out on their blessing because of their preconceived notions about a person. Pray for a keen discernment so that you won’t be fooled! To summarize, don't pass judgment on someone if you don't know the truth about them, their circumstances, or enough facts about their story. That is dumb, ignorant, and messy, and God is displeased with this sort of behavior. This is why some are going through the same mess year after year. Check out this blog that I came across during my research which pretty much sums it all up: Beloved, just know that often times other people’s lives seem to be so much more exciting, so much more joyful, and so much more wonderful than our so-called hum drum lives; but that is not the case. People can see the outside of a situation but only the folk on the inside know what the real deal is. That spouse seems to be so much more loving than your spouse because what is reflected to the world is such a nice, sweet, caring, and tender-hearted person when in reality, that individual may be mean, hateful, uncaring, harsh and evil spirited. The other spouse knows who they really are; the kids know who they really are, and some acquaintances really know them, but you only know what you see. In public, they dote on their loved ones; in public they have the latest gadgets (cars, phones, clothes, etc.); in public they seem like God’s greatest gift. The house is spotless; the yard is manicured; the parties they throw are off the chain; they have the latest hair styles, jewelry, televisions, movies, and the like. The kids are in the most prestigious schools that money can buy. The pets even have their pet care appointments. Oh, how you wish your life was like theirs. Well hold on a minute there, partner! Heap sees; but, few know! Are you certain that what you see is what you want? That house may be a house of horrors. Every day there is an uncovering in the world. People that you would never think had issues are having their issues revealed. Do you really want what you see? On the news you can unmistakably hear the words, “They seemed like such good people – no one would ever suspect them of doing that!” Looking at the life you have and thinking that a mistake has been made is a slap in your own face. You have decided that the decisions that you made were not worthy and the choices you made about loving your spouse was erroneous. If your spouse loves you as you are, you are blessed. If your children adore the very moment you step in their presence, you are blessed. If your house is paid for or your mortgage is being paid and your financial needs are being met, you are blessed. If you have friends and they delight in you and you in them, you are blessed. If you are thinking otherwise, what does that say about you? Stop looking over the fence at someone else’s field. You don’t know what’s really going on! It looks good; it sounds like fun; everything seems to be sparkling; all seems to be well; but watch out “Sin is crouching at the door!” Genesis 4:7 Thinking someone else’s offering or life gift is better - opens the door up for sin. While you are lusting for their life, your life is slipping by. While you are admiring their children, your children are growing up feeling unloved. While you are grieving over someone else’s house, your house is falling apart. It takes work to work a marriage. It takes work to raise a child. It takes work to maintain a household. It takes work and a lot of it. If someone’s life is worthy of emulation, it’s because they put in sweat equity. You had better believe that they are worker bees and they will stand united to protect their investment. Be faithful over a few things and watch God give you authority over much more. If you keep pursuing someone else’s everything, you just may get what you ask for: an abuser, a cheat, an alcoholic, a debtor, a pornographer, a whoremonger, a liar, etc. You will never prosper trying to tear down another person’s life. You won’t get the good; you will get the bad. Remember the scripture, “Reap what you sow?” What has God blessed you with? Peace in your home? Now you want to upset that peace with something else? Has He given you obedient children? Now you expose your children to your greedy spirit and then all hell breaks out in your house. Do you have a job with benefits? Now you want a career where there is a “cut throat” policy in place. They don’t like you and you can’t stand them, but you are getting paid – even though you can’t sleep at night and your hair is falling out. What is this life but a vapor? Lusting after something better (you think) is such a waste of your time when God has already blessed you with greater. Father’s Word says, “You want things, but you cannot have them, so you are ready to kill; you strongly desire things, but you cannot get them, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have what you want because you do not ask God for it.” James 4:2

In Pursuit of God's Glory!

There is a righteous remnant who is seeking more and wants more from God. They are tired of the status quo. This remnant wants to see the signs, wonders, and miracles that the men/women of old saw. They want to experience His presence and the Kavod which is Hebrew for the weight of His glory. The kind of glory that the High Priest would experience when they entered into the Holy of Holies. When the weight of glory filled God’s house, the priests could not stand to minister. No one can stand under this weightiness and heaviness of His glory (2 Chronicles 5:14). As I have studied the lives of different men and women of God during this lifetime, I stand in awe of what many were able to accomplish; people like Smith Wigglesworth, one of his protege, Mother Mary Jenkins, Charles Finney, Evan Roberts (Welch Revival), William Seymour (Azuza Street Revival) and my Pastor John Kilpatrick from the Brownsville Revival, along with many others. These men and women have seen many raised from the dead, strip clubs shut down, people at mental institutions have their minds restored, police officers laid off due to crime rates dropping, and creative miracles where arms, legs, and hands grew where there was none. However, the most important thing is the souls. God’s desire is for none to perish. “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief” (2 Peter 3:9). Many are praying for an outpouring of His spirit because we know that Jesus is the only answer to the world’s problems today! One day, I was thinking, “Lord, why are we not seeing these kinds of manifestations like these men and women of God?” Although some are experiencing glorious and miraculous manifestations in different areas and spurts. Plus, we are just not hearing much about it. So, the Lord said to me, “It’s still happening.” I’m still moving by my spirit and according to My Word. He’s still working miracles, signs, and wonders. He’s still proving just how great and awesome He is! He took me back to a few outreach events that we implemented where we saw the Lord Jesus show up and change the region. He came into that region and changed the atmosphere. Here are a few instances: After having two Youth Empowerment Outreach (anti-drug, tobacco, alcohol) events in Pomona, California, which was considered a “hotbed” for gang activity, ceased in this area. My spiritual daughter, who used to be a gang member and gave her life to Christ, confirmed this. At these events, we prayed over the community and had gospel singers/rappers and speakers praise and worship God, lifting up the name of Jesus. God showed up, and when He did, things changed for the betterment. All glory to GOD! So, never underestimate your prayers and when you pray in your community. God promised us the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19). The effective, sincere, hot fiery prayers of a righteous man/woman avails much! (James 5:16). On another occasion, we went to a really bad, high-crime area where many are afraid to go. A group of us stood on the corner of Mack and Bewick in Detroit, Michigan, and prayed against principalities, powers, rulers, and spiritual wickedness in that area. Some of the people came to us with guns strapped to them requesting prayer. There were also some folks who gave us the side/evil eye. There were some people telling us that we shouldn’t be in that area. My Bible says in 1 John 4:4, “Greater is He that’s within me than He that’s in the world.” I advise you to be Holy Spirit-led. Always let the Lord Jesus lead, guide, direct, and order your steps. He will protect you wherever He sends you. Afterward, I checked the news often to see if any crimes had taken place, and there were no killings or murders reported for months after this outreach. All glory to God! We have prayed for individuals on their death bed and seen them come back to life after the doctor had given up on them. We have seen the sick healed, deliverance of depression and have believed for God to even raise the dead, which we have not seen, but have faith that we will. A young lady I prayed for was taken off of depression medication after being on it for years. I have witnessed healing in my own body. I was healed of a tumor in my stomach. Over a year ago, I couldn’t eat solid foods or certain drinks for 40 days and lost 49 pounds. I thought I would never eat a steak or a beef burger. However, God restored health unto my bones! Once, we encountered a raging storm and after going into prayer and spiritual warfare, we seen the storm/winds stop and so much more. Just this week, we saw a knot on someone's head shrink. We have seen plans of the devil aborted even lives extended through the power of prayer, fasting, praise and worship! Thank you, LORD JESUS! I know some prayers for which we’ve prayed have not happened for some because of their unbelief and disobedience. I have learned that God will not override our individual freewill as well. God is sovereign and will pour out His blessings on the just as well as the unjust. The Bible says that He sits in heaven and does what He pleases (Psalm 113:5). We see in the Bible where Paul had a thorn in his side which was some kind of illness that Jesus didn't remove and we see Jacob walked with a limp. We just don’t know why some are healed and raised up while others are not. Isaiah 55: 8-9 - “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. During the pandemic, the Lord led us to go to downtown Detroit and pray in front of the TCF Arena, where they spent $9 million to build a field hospital with 1,000 beds to treat thousands of COVID-19 patients, but after we went into spiritual warfare and prayed against this, they ended up only treating 39 patients, and it was closed down in a few months. All glory to GOD ALMIGHTY! I'm sure others were praying against this too. Although we have seen spurts of His glory and miracles, like others, I believe we will see an outpouring of His spirit and glory on a larger scale. There is a remnant who is believing that we will see hospitals emptied and people healed, minds restored in mental institutions, the dead raised, people coming out of the morgues, and crime rates dropping in these high-crime areas. The Lord revealed to me a while ago that there are certain things we will not be able to curtail because of sin, wickedness and the people’s rejection, disrespect and dishonor for a Holy, Sovereign and Righteous God. Although, He is long-suffering and full of compassion toward us. He has to judge sin. Let’s keep bombarding heaven and believe by faith that this will happen again in the mighty, awesome, powerful, and miraculous name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. He’s well able to do it!! He is a miracle-worker and promise-keeper indeed!!

Obedience is better than Sacrifice

 

Before I start, I want to share a testimony from my cousin. She recounted to me how the Lord had placed it upon her heart to call this young man. Have you ever been in that situation where the Lord gives you specific instructions to do and you're reluctant? You feel tired and don’t want to be bothered. Well, that was exactly how she felt. She was lying down and tired when the Lord spoke to her.  Still, she obeyed and called this young man. Little did she know that this man had a gun and was about to take his life. Because of her obedience to the spirit of the Lord, this young man lives today. She prayed for him, and God intervened supernaturally. Let's give God the glory. Thank you, Lord Jesus. You didn't have to do this, but you did. We're just so grateful, Alleluia. God deserves all the praise, honor and the glory!  I thank God for my cousin’s act of obedience. I’m so happy that she didn’t ignore or act like she didn't hear the spirit of the Lord speaking to her. 

And that is what brings me to my topic again; Obedience is better than Sacrifice. Let's look at two scriptures about obedience. The book of Isaiah 1:19 says, “If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.” How many of you all want the good of the land? Another version says, “If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land” (Isaiah 1:19 NASB). Alleluia, Jesus. I will take that promise.  I strive to be obedient.

I recall the story of how King Saul disobeyed God by not killing Agag, the Amalekite king, and saved sheep and cattle for a sacrifice. Here we see the Prophet Samuel cautioning Saul about his disobedience in the book of 1 Samuel 15:22. “But Samuel replied, 'does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord?' To obey is better than Sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” 

God didn't want his sacrifices (animal sacrifices). God wanted Saul's obedience and submission to Him. That's just so powerful. Yet, Saul disobeyed and did otherwise, which cost him to be dethroned as King.  

I think about how many blessings some people miss because they just refuse to be obedient to what God is telling them to do, His instructions, laws and commands and then they ask the question, “Why am I not receiving certain rewards and blessings.” Sometimes we need to take self-inventory and reflect on the questions, “Am I doing what God asked me to do?” “Am I obedient to His will,” “Am I obedient to what He told me to do, whatever that might be.” If you have been disobedient, ask God to show you in what area you've been disobedient and help you do better and do what is right in His eyesight.  

I'll share a testimonial of a personal experience with a young lady. It was a while ago, just as my cousin, I was laying down resting my nerves and burned-out with people.  The Lord laid it upon my heart to call this young lady friend of mine, and I said, “Oh Lord, I'm so tired, I don't feel like talking on the phone.” How many of you all know that if we really love the Lord, we want to obey and please Him.  We want to do what He tells us to do. So, I made the phone call and told her what the Lord placed upon my heart... And the next day, she called me, saying, “You need to know that I held a hand full of prescription pills when you called me, and I was about to commit suicide. After you gave me that word from the Lord, that was what stopped me; I was ready to die.” Hearing this, I just said, “Thank you, Jesus.”  I began giving God the glory for saving her life. People are suffering; you just never know what they are going through. When God tells you or lays upon your heart to do something, do it. You never know which life you might be saving. It might be life-saving. 

I give God glory and praise for an ear to hear and obey His voice. This is not about us. Supposed I would have disobeyed and my cousin as well, things would have turned out tragically for these two precious souls of God. 

I thank God for those who are obedient and endeavor to be obedient. But some of you need to step up your game, obey God, do what He says that all might go well with you and that you might receive the blessings that He has for you. Deuteronomy 28 talks about the blessings of being obedient to His words, instructions and commands.  You can read that when you get the chance. The Bible passage also talks about the curses when you disobey His commands. This is the Word of God, not mine; Obedience is better than Sacrifice. If we are willing and obedient, we will eat the good of the land. He doesn't delight in our sacrifices as much as obeying the Him. Alleluia!

Help us to obey You, God; help us do what You tell us to do. We need Your help. “He is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in the time of trouble” (Psalm 46:1).

May God bless you and be with you and your family!

God is Not to be Trifled and Philandered With

Today I would like to discuss Leviticus 10:1 - ”And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.”

What a privilege and an honor for Nadab and Abihu to be invited to participate in such a holy and sacred ceremony. Yet, it became a solemn day for these two eldest sons of Aaron, the High Priest. They had been drinking and were inebriated before going before the Lord. 

Moses specially chose them to go up unto the Lord along with Aaron, and the 70 elders. What a special invitation this was.

However, they offered up a strange fire which was common fire, a fire that had not been taken from the altar of the burnt offering as it ought to have been.  A fire that God did not authorize.  It had not been prepared in the manner ordered by the Law.  They chose to defile and disrespect it, which was dangerous.  They didn’t follow God’s instruction. This act of disrespect, dishonor, and disobedience caused instant death! 

I thank God for His only begotten Son, Yahshua (Jesus), our sacrificial Passover Lamb who died on that old rugged tree for you and me!  If it weren’t for the blood of the precious Lamb of God, many of us would be consumed!  Blessed is He who was, who is and who is to come!!!   We have a great High Priest who shed His blood, giving us access to the Holy of Holies, to God’s Throne room.

What did they do wrong?

1. Only one person was supposed to offer up incense.

2. The unauthorized sacrifice was contrary to God’s command.

The cost:

Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them.

God is to be honored, and we need to approach Him as such. In Leviticus 10:3, God says – “Among those who approach me I will show myself holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.”.

Sadly, we see this same plight for the sons of the Priest Eli, whose wayward sons - Hophni and Pinehas took advantage of their priestly positions by bribery and corruption. Both had a tragic end, along with their father. Interestingly, this Priest was a descendant from the lineage of Ithamar, the fourth and youngest son of Aaron the High Priest. 

We thank the God of Israel, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob for His son, Jesus, Savior of the world. However, we should never assume that we can use His blood to play or toy with the Holy One of Israel.