Learn the Lesson of Forty ( by Fenny West)

Learn the Lesson of Forty

Noah was in the ark and rain fell

for forty days and forty nights.

It was a test for Noah

who must have wondered,

“Has God forgotten us here?”

But the time came and the water assuaged

and he saw dry land.

God does not forget.

For forty years they wandered

In the wilderness

To get Egypt out of them

It was a test that only a few passed.

The Red Sea was a test which they failed.

But God was merciful. and the crossed over.

Moses left for forty days

It was a test but the people failed

They made idols and worshiped them

Thinking Moses had overstayed.

They courted God displeasure.

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Twelve spies were sent to spy

The Promised Land, the Land flowing

With milk and honey.

They went for forty days.

It was another test

But unbeknown to them.

Only Joshua and Caleb passed the test.

The rest flunked it with distinction.

They preferred Egypt, bondage, slavery…

They spouted an evil report

That was beyond imagination.

They saw through the enemy’s eyes

Rather through the eyes of God.

The exaggerated the negative,

spread doom and gloom.

They made the heart of the people melt;

Made the majority wail, lament

Dispirited, depressed and desperate.

27 Then they told him, and said: “We went to the land where you sent us. It truly flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.
28 Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.
29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the South; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.”

31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.”
32 And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature.
33 There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”

How did Joshua and Caleb pass the test?

30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” Num13:

6 But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;

7 and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying: “The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land.
8 If the LORD delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’
9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the LORD is with us. Do not fear them.” Num14:6-9

And when it was time to distribute the Land, Caleb did not forget what God had promised him 45 five years previously. He maintained his confession and reminded Joshua what God had said:

“You know the word which the LORD said to Moses the man of God concerning you and me in Kadesh Barnea.
7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart.
8 Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
9 So Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
10 And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the LORD spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old.
11 As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in.
12 Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said.”
13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.(Josh14:6-14)

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Goliath came and tested Israel for forty days.

The soldiers including King Saul

Quaked in their boots.

They were hopeless and hapless.

They saw no way out.

Fear gripped them, emasculated them

And almost strangulated them.

It was a test they failed until David showed up.

David had a different spirit.

He knew who he was.

He knew he had a covenant with God.

He knew God was with him.

He knew Goliath was uncircumcised.

And hence vulnerable.

He knew it was a test

And was determined to pass the test.

“Who is this uncircumcised Philistine

to defy the armies of the living God?

“You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47 Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give you into our hands.”

David used what he had

and spoke what God said about him and won.

He used his sling and stone

And soon Goliath was toast,

He bit the dust.

David turned the light of Israel on

When he cut off the head of Goliath

Just like he had said.

God fought for him because he took sides with God

and saw through God’s eyes.

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Thank God for Jesus, our heavenly David

God’s beloved Son.

He was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit

where He was tempted by the devil for forty days.

But He knew the end from the beginning.

He knew it was a test

and He passed His test with flying colours:

“Man shall not live by bread alone

but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.

Thou shalt not tempt the Lord your God.

Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt thou serve.”

He whipped the devil, left right and centre and passed the test for us.

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Forty days after He rose, He ascended to heaven. The disciples were tested sore. They went into hiding, afraid of their lives. Jesus appeared to them after He rose from the dead- three days after His death, just like He had said. He appeared to them at various times for forty days, when He ascended. And ten days later, the Holy Spirit came and now indwells those who received Him.

This is why we will not fail. Because it is not by might nor by power but by the Holy Spirit.

The Comforter- Another One like Jesus- is inside of us.

He is the Standby, the Strengthener, the Advocate, the Helper, the Intercessor, the Teacher, and the Guide. He is the Greater One who dwells in us. Through Him, we are overcomers, more than conquerors. He gives us the advantage, any day, anytime, anywhere.

Thanks be to God who always causes us to pass any test and triumph through our tests.

When you are hard-pressed, know that you will not be crushed. and when perplexed, be not in despair or despondent or depressed. when you are persecuted, you are not abandoned. He said I will never leave you nor forsake you until the end of the age.

Through your tests, testimonies will abound. When you are knocked down, know that you are not knocked out. you are still in the race. Press on for the mark of the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus. Always look to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of your faith.

Say to yourself, ” No temptation has come to me but that which is common to man. And God is faithful who will also through the temptation, make a way of escape, that I will be able to bear.”

Remember, Job was also tested and in the end, we know:

10 And the LORD restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
11 Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been his acquaintances before, came to him and ate food with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and each a ring of gold.
12 Now the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.
13 He also had seven sons and three daughters.
14 And he called the name of the first Jemimah, the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-Happuch.
15 In all the land were found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
16 After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations.
17 So Job died, old and full of days.

He also said:25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; Job19:25

… I will wait, Till my change comesJob14:14

10 But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
Job23:10 29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. Glory!

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Peace Prayer ( by Fenny West)

May the God of Peace, Who brought again from the dead, our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need to do His will. May He produce in you through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to Him. Amen.
JHeb13:20

And May this God of Peace
Grant you great peace-
Nothing missing,
Nothing broken,
Nothing infirm,
Nothing questionable,
Nothing unstable,
Nothing hopeless,
In nothing short-changed,
Until His glorious appearing.
In the matchless Name of Jesus.

Christ Our Peace

¹⁴For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,

Eph2:14

⁶Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

⁷and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Phil4:6-7

¹⁶⁵Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.Ps119:165

³ You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

⁴ Trust in the LORD forever, For in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength.

Isa26:3-4

²⁷Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John14:27

Wind and Wave Obey Jesus

³⁵On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.”

³⁶Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him.

³⁷And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.

³⁸But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

³⁹Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

⁴⁰But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith? Mark4:

Isaiah 43: The Redeemer of Israel

¹But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: ” Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.

² When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.

“Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

Gen15:1

⁵But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.

Gen45:5

¹⁹Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?

²⁰But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.

²¹Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. Grn50:19-21

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Shepherd’s Psalm

1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.

God Still Works Miracles

Sing, O Barren One ( by Fenn y West)

When on the Sea ( by Fenny West)

When On the Sea

When on the sea
Tossed by the waves
Pray and you’ll see
The God who saves.

Let not worry
Come in and steal
Make you sorry
Lose the real deal.

Look to Jesus
Despite the wind
Look to the cross
And not behind.

God does Calm storms
For those who trust
And they’re transformed
Because they’re just.

They live by faith
Not on the seen
Move in God’s might
In very scene.

‘The boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves…’ Matthew 14:24

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Quote: The Miraculous Can Come from the Ridiculous

“Obedience to God’s Strange Instructions Birth Miraculous Manifestation”

Fenny West.

They ran out of wine at a wedding ceremony to which Jesus and His mother were invited. She was approached and she referred them to Him.

He gave them a strange instruction: “Fill the pots with water. Then he told them to take some of it to the master of ceremony. It turned out to be the best wine.

Abraham waited for twenty-five years before Isaac was born. And then God tells him:’Take your son; the one you love so dearly, the apple of your eyes, and sacrifice him to Me. ‘

If that is not a strange instruction, I don’t know what is.

Abraham had turned a corner at this time. He knew the promise of God will not fail, that through him all the families of the earth shall be blessed. And so he was prepared to give God his best. Ge22

As he was about to sacrifice Isaac, he heard a voice from heaven: ‘Abraham, Abraham, do not harm that child. Now iI know you fear God. Look behind you is a ram caught inthe bush”

God provided a ram miraculously because Abraham obeyed the ridiculous instruction.

Moses was leading the the Israelites out of Egypt to the Promised Land.God was guiding them by a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day. It was unmistakeable that God was in control. But then they came face to face with the red sea. Looking back, they saw their worst fears. Pharaoh’s army was in hot pursuit.

They began to panic and murmur and wanted to eat Moses alive.” Is this not what we told you? Leave us alone to serve the Egyptians. Now you have brought us here to kill us in this watery grave. Are there no graves in Egypt? “

Moses had to run to God.

“O Lord , look what is happening. They want to eat me alive.”

God asked him, ‘What do you have in your hand? Use it’

What a strange instruction!

Moses stretched the rod over the sea and an express way came into manifestation and they passed through on dry ground.

Jesus met a procession of mourners who were going to bury the only son of a widow in Nain and He stopped them told them to put the casket down. He then told the boy to rise up and he did and He gave him back to his mother.

You need to see the jubilation and gyration and celebration that followed. come comforter The disciples were told to wait for the Promise of the Father- the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. They did and the Holy Spirit came in might and in power, filled them with power and gave them supernatural language- each speaking in a tongue they had not learnt.

Those who were very fearful and locking themselves indoors, after the crucifixion of Jesus, became very feiry, audacious and bold in their witness. It was the power of the Holy Spirit. Peter preached a powerful sermon and about 3000 people believed and were added to the church. boon4 the barren A brother was led to propose to a lady who was not attractive on the outside because she had a bump on her head. He was very faithful in the Church and so was she and believing God for a husband despite her disability. The brother obeyed God and proposed to her to her amazement. People laughed at him and queried his ‘queer’ choice.

He told them he loved the girl and that God had led him to ask for her hands.

They got married and it took three years before she got pregnant. Meanwhile , their union was like one putting a thousand to flight and two putting ten thousand to flight. Whatever they touched turned into gold. God blessed them with property and car as their business did extremely well.

Initial indication on a scan showed she was expecting three! On the day of the delivery, she gave birth to three beautiful bouncing baby boys.

Afer the third baby had come out, the doctor said it appeared there was a fourth one still left. She was encouraged to push and she did until a hump came out. As it did, the bump on her head shrivelled off and she was able to straighten up and became competely healed.

Glory be to the Lord Who gives strange instructions that lead to miraculous manifestation. multiple miracle came from an obedience to a strange instruction.

So wahtever He says, do it.

Love your enemies.

Sing in the rain.

Give Him a sacrifice of praise.

What strange instrcutions has the Lord given you recently? Listen to Him carefuly and you will hear Him. He said ‘My sheep hear My voice. They know My voice. The voice off a stranger they will not follow. John10

Whatever He says, do it and you will be blessed.

⁹But as it is written: ” Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

¹⁴But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1Cor2:9,14

He Made Me Marvellously (by Fenny West)

He Made Me Marvellously

¹³For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.

¹⁴I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

¹⁵My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

¹⁶Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.

¹⁷How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

¹⁸If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.

Ps139:13-18 NKJV

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 139:13-18

¹³For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
¹⁵My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
¹⁶Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
¹⁷How precious to me are your thoughts,God!
How vast is the sum of them!
¹⁸Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you.

New living Translation

The Message

Psalm 139:13-18

The Message (MSG)

^13-16Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out;
you formed me in my mother’s womb.
I thank you, High God—you’re breathtaking!
Body and soul, I am marvelously made!
I worship in adoration—what a creation!
You know me inside and out,
you know every bone in my body;
You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit,
how I was sculpted from nothing into something.
Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth;
all the stages of my life were spread out before you,
The days of my life all prepared
before I’d even lived one day.

^17-18Your thoughts—how rare, how beautiful!
God, I’ll never comprehend them!
I couldn’t even begin to count them—
any more than I could count the sand of the sea.
Oh, let me rise in the morning and live always with you!

He Made Me Marvellously

So intricately, wove me

Like a magnificent tapestry

Fashion me so carefully,

And so wonderfully

And His Mind is so full of me.

Therefore, I will praise Him

Glorify Him and adore Him

Because everything in me

Will work for me -not against me.

Every ability He has endowed

Will work to the perfection

He has made it and ordained it.

Every seeming disability

Will work together for good

with the other endowments in me.

Therefore, I can do all things

He purposed for me to do

Not by my might or my power,

But through Christ, my strength

Nothing can stop me, but me.

I need not fear any evil

Because He is with me

He is for me and with me

He is always here by me.

He knew my end

Even before I began

So I can relax, chill out

And trust Him

All the days of my life.

When the cupboard is bare, remember that He is Jehovah Jireh, – the supplier of all your needs:

He is the Good Shepherd. He will provide where He presides. Put your trust in Him and not in man or even your job. Phil4:19, Ps23, Ps37:25

When you’re sick, do not despair. Look to Him for your healing. He is the great Physician, Jehovah Rophe. Plead the promises; stand on the word. Put your faith to work. In your weakness His strength will be made perfect. You can do all things through Christ. (Phil4:13, Isa53:4, 1Pet2:24)

Is it old age? Never mind. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

They will bring forth fruit even in their old age. They will remain fresh and flourishing. That is your portion. Stand on the word. Ps92

Oaks of righteousness shall stand in the fierce wind.

Through His great faithfulness,

abounding grace they will find.

They will grow tall and strong

like cedars of Lebanon.

At night they will have a song

to cheer those that mourn.

They are the tree of righteousness

His treasured possession.

They will never perish

but always flourish .

They will be watered by the Lord.

In times of famine or recession.

Are you facing persecution or spiritual warfare?

Never mind. No weapon fashioned against you will prosper. Every tongue that rises against you in judgement, you will show to be in the wrong. You are more than a conqueror in Christ. Isa54:17,-59:19,Rom8:37-39, 2Cor2:14, 1John4:4, 1John5:4

Are you in a lion’s den? God is always there. He is Jehovah Shammah- the ever-present Lord. Call on Him. Look to Him. Trust Him at ALL times.

He shut the mouths of the lions for Daniel and can do the same for YOU! Dan6

Peace, Be still! Jesus is your peace

Praise Him in the Storm!

Are you facing bereavement?

He is always there and He cares.

Death is not an end but a glorious beginning of a New Dawn. So mourn, but let your mourning have scope. Absent in the body, present with the Lord. Paul said it would be far better for him to depart and be with the Lord than remain in the body. Because He lives, you can face tomorrow.

Just know that you are in good hands, because they are God’s Hands. So wallow in the word. Let it saturate you and comfort you and speak peace to you.

No matter the cross you are carrying, so long as it is the cross He ordained for you , you can bear it and die on it and resurrect because you died on it. It will not overpower you.

Keep your focus on

your God-given assignment-

Your dream and
Promised Land.

Focus on Your Goal

Even when you face the Red sea and behind you are the Egyptians in hot pursuit and you seem to be sandwiched, it’s not over until God says so.

He Who parted the Red sea remains the same, yesterday, today and forever.

Even when your drream seems dead, know that Jesus is the resurrection and the life.

John11:25,39-44, Rev1:17-18

Even if you’re facing a mental problem, know that God’s mind is full of you. Do not throw in the towel. Throw yourself on Him.

Is your life hanging in the balance? Trust in the Lord. Have faith in God. He is able to do exceeding abundantly, far beyond your wildest dream. If you can think it, He can exceed it.

They may be jealous of your dream and throw you into the pit, but they are only playing into God’s hands. Like it was for Joseph, David and Jesus, so it shall be for you.

Gen37,39,41, 1Sam17

They may even take your coat and make you a scapegoat, but they cannot steal your anointing.

Has love flown away? Remain resolute and assured that the love of God is always there. Nothing shall separate you from His love. No tribulation or distress or famine or nakedness or peril or sword shall separate you from God’s love.

Remember what Christ did for you on the cross.

Let that be your confidence. Let that boost your faith in Him. Remember, “It is finished.”

God’s eyes are on you.

You are the apple of the eyes

of the Most High.

Say what God has said in His word concerning you. Focus on his promises- not how you feel. Feelings are deceptive and can blind you to the purpose and nearness of God.

Pray without ceasing. Call upon the Lord.

He said call upon Me in the day of trouble and I will deliver you and you will glorify Me.

Call upon Me and I will show you great and mighty things which you know not yet of.

He shall call upon Me and I will answer him. I will deliver him. I will be with him in trouble.

Ask of me and I will give you the nations for your inheritance; the uttermost part of the earth for your possession.

Ps50:15,Ps91:15,Jer33:3, Ps2:8

So no mattter what you ‘re facing:

Sing, O barren. You who has not borne fruit. Shout, cry aloud, praise God with every fibre of your being. Enlarge the place of your dwelling. Stretch out, spare not. Lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. For more will be the children of the desolate than the married woman. Isa54:1-2

Your time will come. Your Pay Day will come.

Weeping may endure for the night, but joy is coming in the morning.

In His time, He makes everything beautiful and sweet beyond our imagination.

You too will finish well, so long as you keep your eyes on Jesus- the Author and Finisher of your faith.

God is ever faithful.

Worship the King

Now reflect on this once more and may the Lord put springs in your steps to go for gold.

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Hear the Sound of the Siren

Are you Ready?

Are you sensitive to what is happening in our times?

When man violates the word of God and predict a date which turns out to be false there is the danger of complacency and scoffing amongst other men. This cynicism can also creep into the house of God.

No One Knows the Day or Hour

36“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

Matt24:36

God wants us to be ready always like the five wise virgins.

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

1 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

2Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

3Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,

4but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

6“And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’

7Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

8And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

9But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’

10
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

11“Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’

12But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’

13“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. Matt25:1-13

•Prophesies fulfilled in our times

•22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.Matt24:22

Perilous Times and Perilous Men

•1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:

•2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

•3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,

•4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

•5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 2Timothy 3:1-5

Lighning Struck the Vatican… coincidence?

•Watch the incredible moment lightning strikes the Vatican TWICE after Pope’s shock resignation The spooky moment, believed by some, to be a sign from God…

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5NjnyMe75Q

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/lightning-bolt-hit-vatican-not-1705156

Friday 15 February 2013

Meteorite in Russia and 1000 Casualties… Coincident?

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•In terms of human casualties, Friday’s meteorite strike is the worst ever reported. Almost 1,000 are reported to have sought treatment after the fall. At least 34 of them were hospitalised, with two reported to be in intensive care.

•30 ” And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.

•31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. Joel2:30-31

Other incidences

•Before this there were only stories of a dog being killed in Egypt by a meteorite in 1911 and a boy being hit, but not seriously injured, by one in Uganda in 1992.

•The Russian Academy of Sciences estimate the fireball that streaked over the Ural mountains on Friday morning weighed about 10 tons. The speed of entry was at least 54,000 kilometres per hour (33,000 mph) and it shattered about 30-50 kilometres (18-32 miles) above ground, showering meteorites that caused damage over a wide area.

•The shockwave from the fireball’s supersonic passage through the atmosphere broke windows and set off car alarms. The collision took place as the world waited for Friday evening’s close pass of asteroid 2012 DA14. According to the European Space Agency, no link between the two events is thought possible.

•Until Friday morning, astronomers had thought the asteroid most likely to hit Earth was one called 2007 VK184. It is about 130 metres across and has a slim 1 in 2,000 chance of hitting Earth some time between 2048 and 2057. A danger that is thought will disappear with better tracking of its orbit.

•http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/across-the-universe/2013/feb/15/russian-meteorite-strike-highlights-asteroid-danger

Solar Eclipse

•May 20 2012

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtkoAlwIpWY

•http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/8188704196/

Volcano

in Indonesia March 16 2011

March 14 2013

Coming
Soon

It is not a matter of enjoyment.

People need to hear and understand the sound of the siren! God is speaking in the atmosphere. Are we listening? Are we hearing?

Surely the Lord GOD
does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets
Amos3:7

Who has heard such a
thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one
day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was
in labor, She gave birth to her children

It’s time for Zion to travail

Well Done, David Schumm

•At David Schumm’s memorial service, we celebrated the optimism, perseverance, and faith of a man with severe cerebral palsy. For all of David’s 74 years, the simple tasks of daily life required great effort. Through it all, he kept smiling and helping others by giving more than 23,000 hours as a hospital volunteer, along with encouraging at-risk teens.

•David selected Isaiah 35:3-10 to be read at his service: “Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are fearful-hearted, ‘Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; He will come and save you. . . . Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert” (vv.3-4,6). This promise, given to the people of Israel while in captivity, reminds us of our hope for the time when Christ will return for those who trust and follow Him.

•During David’s last weeks, he often pointed visitors to a large picture of Jesus near his bed, saying, “He’s coming to get me soon.” This is the hope Jesus Christ gives to all His children, which calls forth our thanks and praise to Him!

Marvelous message we bring,
Glorious carol we sing,
Wonderful word of the King:
Jesus is coming again! —Peterson

Live as if Christ died yesterday

and is coming back today.

Oor daily Bread

Preach the Word in Season

•2 Timothy 4: Preach the Word

•1 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom:

•2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

•3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;

•4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

•5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry

Because of Delay

Because of delay in the day of Moses the people cast off restraint and revelled and rebelled.

Ex20 Moses Where is this Moses? He is not coming back.

•8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

•9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

•The Day of the Lord

•10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

•11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

•12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

•2Pet3:8-12

Evil Men and Impostors Growing Worse and Worse…

•12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

•13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.2 Tim3:12-13

This is the Day of Salvaytion

This is the Acceptable time.

If you are not sure of your salvation do not delay. Tomorrow is not promised anyone.

Find a Bible-believing Church and commit to it and grow in grace as we wait the appearing of our God and Saviour.

Unless you are planted you cannot flourish.

•13 Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. Ps92:13

The Lord will descend

•16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

•17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

•18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.1Thess4:16-18

I will Come Again

In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. John14:2-3

I Am Coming Quickly

20 He who testifies to these things says,

“Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Rev22:20-21

Illustrated Scriptures-Attitude of Gratitude Brings Altitude

Illustrated Scriptures

Write ‘Amen’ if you are thankful.

16 Rejoice always,

17 pray without ceasing,

18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1Thess5:16-18

6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.Phil4:6-7

15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.

Heb.13:15

Psalms 107:

Book Five: Psalms 107 — 150Thanksgiving to the LORD for His Great Works of Deliverance

1 Oh, give thanks to the L

ORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed of the L

ORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,

3 And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

Ps107:1-3

Are you thankful?