Gathered Around the Fire

WITHOUT ACTION IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD!  Where did I get that idea?  Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead  James 2:17  v 20-24  But do you want to know, O foolish man, that  faith   without   works  is dead?     Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?  Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?   And the Scripture was fulfilled which says,  “Abraham believed God, and it was   accounted to him for righteousness.”  And he was called the friend of God.   You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. and again in v 26  For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works (of the Spirit) is dead also. But without faith,  it is  impossible to please  Him,  for he who comes to God must belie...

Purim 2021 tonight at sundown  You may remember that I mentioned that I felt God saying to me in December 2019 that I should watch Purim in 2020 (which fell on March 9-11). The W.H.O. declared Corona Virus to be a worldwide pandemic on March 11, 2020 (Purim Shushan or Purim Susa).  One entire year has passed from that date on the biblical calendar. Tonight at sundown we enter Purim 2021 (Feb 24-26)  Amanda Grace shared this prophetic word from December 28, 2020, about Purim 2021.  Her word involves God trying the judicial branch of government including the Supreme Court in an open courtroom of Heaven. Their most recent justice who was called an 'Esther' (Haddasah) by some prophetic voices. The word includes the entire judicial branch across the country. It is time for us to pray for God to triumph over His enemies.    BACKGROUND Purim fell in the twelfth month of Adar and on the 13th day, the 14th day was added for the people of God to carry out jud...

Thanksgiving with feasting was instructed by God as a Joyful lifestyle, this feasting lasted seven or eight days twice each year.  God instructed his people to set aside 10% of their income in order to have funds to enjoy the fruits of their hands three times a year in his presence. Each of these times was connected to a particular Harvest. we find these instructions in Deuteronomy.  “You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces year by year.    And  you shall eat  before the  Lord  your God, in the place where He chooses to make His name abide,  the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, of the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fear the  Lord  your God always .    Deuteronomy 14:22 “Three times a year*  all your males shall appear before  the   Lord  your God in  the  place which He chooses: at ...

I recently discovered that Jesus attended the Feast of Dedication it is recorded in the gospel of John. And what He says in that context is significant.  And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter . And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long do you make us to doubt? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.   Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. But you believe not, because you are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.     John 10:22-26  What is the Feast of Dedication?  My search brought me to ...

THE TITHE NO ONE TALKS ABOUT -   THE FEAST OF THE LORD TITHE Chances are no one has ever told you about this tithe,   Because it was tied directly to the Feasts of the Lord and the modern church has continued to ignore them as Old Covenant Feasts. When in fact they are all NEW Covenant Feasts. They foretell God's plan for the redemption of Adam's race. We have removed ourselves from the requirements and therefore the blessings of God's appointed times of Thanksgiving.  This ironic separation of Christ's church from the Feasts of our Lord was purposely executed by the Roman Emporer (considered a god) of the ancient Roman Empire and for a season the pontiff of its State Church. This divorce of the so-called church from the feasts of the Lord of the Church started during the 4th century. Divorcing the Roman church from the Appointed Times was motivated by their hatred for the Jews. As the prophet, Daniel predicted in Daniel chapter 7, the Roman Empire (the 4th Beast) wo...

What is God's Will Concerning Healing?  This was shared in answer to the modern thought that God's will is not always to heal the sick. Many of these passages also talk of casting out demons or of sin in the same sentence. So, is it Not God's will to always cast out demons? Or for people to always repent and leave sin behind?  Unfortunately, our experience or the lack of experience often falls short of God's will, and part of that reality is tied to our own level of unbelief.  "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the 'now' (Rhema) word of God. So in order to have faith, we must be hearing the Rhema word of God."  Furthermore, yesterday's 'Rhema' word has become moldy and must be thrown out*. Only today's Rhema word will inspire faith to arise for the issues we face today.  * Just as the manna that fell from heaven had to be gathered before the heat of the day and anything held over until the next day was filled with worms and moldy.  ...

Last time we discussed the rule of the First Fruits.  Last time we discussed the Rule of the FirstFruits found throughout the Scriptures from the first day of creation to the firstborn Son of God. 1.       Every Harvest contains the first fruit 2.      First Fruits are always the best  of the entire crop.  3.      First Fruits always belong to the Lord .  4.      Accordingly, the First (of anything) in the Bible is always preeminent –  This rule of Firstfruits applies to the First Miracle of Jesus,  as well as the first parable of Jesus, and the first public reading of Jesus in the synagogue. In this first of Miracles, Jesus turns the water into wine. We read about it in the Gospel of John chapter 2:1-6 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee . Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. W...