Gathered Around the Fire

“Write the vision down and make it plain, that he may run who reads it.” Habakuk the prophet I wanted to give a gift that would last beyond my sojourn here on the earth and so I began to write. I wrote of life, my life, the little things that happened that day. I wrote about things that went right and about things that went wrong.  I wrote about things I thought were meaningless and later some proved to be significant   I wrote about things I thought were significant and later some proved to be meaningless. “God and I spoke further, I will not tell you what we said.”   Author Unknown I wrote down what I thought God was saying at the moment. I wrote down my dreams. Some were insightful and others remain a mystery. I wrote down what was prophesied in my hearing, and what was prophesied to me. And in the end, I discovered the pearls that truly came from Him.    “Writing comes more easily, if you have something to say” – Sholem Auch I wrote about peopl...

JUSTICE JUSTICE 'Shoftim' falls on August 22nd, 2020 this year on the third full day of  Teshuvah.  In previous articles, I have explained How Teshuvah means RETURN.  In this season   is interesting to look backward, return to the ancient paths.  So we can see clearly in the days of chaos and upheaval we are living in and  see on into the days to come.   I found this article at Chabad.com  and just had to share it with you because it speaks to the days we are living in. With its cries for justice mixed with the injustice of the violence and hatred flowing through our streets.  Shoftim is also a cry for Justice but without violence or any hatred.    Shoftim in a Nutshell  - Article found at Chabad.org  Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9 Moses  instructs the people of  Israel  to appoint  judges  and law enforcement officers in every city. “ Justice ,  justice  shall you pursue,” he commands them,...

 TESHUVAH - God's annual 40-day return policy TESHUVAH MEANS RETURN and we are right in the middle of it.  Gregorian Calendar -  August 19-September 28, 2020  is OUR season to RETURN. These 40 days a re to determine if the Church will RETURN. God is calling His people to:  Return to the Ancient Paths Return to the Faith of our Fathers. Return to Apostolic and Prophet foundations Return to simple Childlike Faith Return to our First Love Return unto Him with our whole heart   The number Forty, when used in the Bible, indicates  A Season of Testing  after which a true determination or Judgment can be made about something.  Jesus was tested/tempted by the devil for 40 days in the wilderness. Jesus remained 40 days post-resurrection  and  showed himself to over 500 people before His ascension into Heaven.  Moses was tested in the wilderness for 40 years  before encountering the Burning Bush and the call of God to deli...

Social Distancing for the Church  began a long long time ago.   In the Puritan age, it was thought that to remain true to God, one must remove themself from all exposure to the world.  By creating this physical distance from the world, it was hoped it would maintain a spiritual purity.  The church has traditionally programmed its members to remove themselves from any engagement in the 'secular' world.  'Come out from among them and be ye separate'  Advised to avoid worldly situations, to remain pure.  In doing so we have abdicated our role in being 'salt' in the world. And in so doing we have let non-believers redefine the institutions of culture, to cast their vision and their agenda for the Seven Mountains of Influence removing God from them.  Family - We caved in and let our cultur e redefine marriage and family . And that redefinition has since crept back into our churches. Isolation does not produce purity.  Family  Marriage Discipl...

THE CRY FOR JUSTICE in the streets...  I had a thought this morning Friday, June 5th as some friends came together for weekly conversation and prayer.  It was this phrase from the protesters in Minneapolis... NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE.  Against the backdrop of high-level politicians 'concern' for transmission of COVID-19, and their decision to keep people inside their homes and limit social engagement, we now see thousands of people on the streets and in the park's standing and marching shoulder-to-shoulder across the cities of America. Lifting up their voices in a cry for Justice. Justice has been a prophetic theme voiced for the last five years. Jerame Nelson in October 2015 at the prophetic conference a call for Justice.  There are three forces - at work right now in the streets of America!  Grassroots reaction to police brutality - Blacks and Whites alike are  crying out for justice . Professional Activists - Posters, bull horns, chants, pushing their poli...

IN THE BIBLE  EGYPT   WAS ALWAYS A SYMBOL OF THE WORLD.  Specifically, a symbol of  depending  on natural resources, natural understanding, and looking for natural solutions to spiritual problems.  You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt , on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So  is  Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. 2 Kings 18:21 King  Sennacherib Because the sovereign ruler of Egypt would not release God's people to worship. outside of Egypt.  The 10 plagues came to Egypt in the first days of the year leading up to Passover. Each plague the God of Israel sent to uncover the powerlessness of one of the gods of EGYPT. They could not deliver on the expectations of their worshippers.  Egypt's 10 gods - Egypt's 10 plagues  Hapi - 'water bearer' 'giver of life ' - Water turned to blood 7 days .  Geb , (god) of the earth. -  Lice from the dust   ...

WHO KNEW? = PRAYER FOR COVID-19 HOT SPOTS BEFORE THEY WERE HOT SPOTS.  The following page is my notes written during the Prophetic Round Table in Belle Plaine, MN on Jan 20, 2020. I found this on my computer on May 21, 2020. I was amazed to see the last two phrases which were a prayer we prayed at the end of that night.  Prophetic Round Table 1-20-2020 Belle Plain, MN  The Two Silver trumpets hammered out of a single block of Silver – Numbers 10:1-10 The  Lord  spoke to Moses:   “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to summon the community and have the camps set out.    When both are sounded in long blasts, the entire community is to gather before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting.     However, if(only) one is sounded, only the leaders, the heads of Israel’s clans, are to gather before you. “When you sound short blasts , the camps pitched on the east are to set out.    When you sound short blasts a secon...