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05/28/08

Permalink 11:48:23 am, Categories: Announcements [A]
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I Shall Tear Down, I Shall Uproot and Destroy... Supplant, Rebuild and Restore, Uplift to Make Them One.

From Letters From God and His Christ.

11/1/07, From Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
A Letter Given to Timothy, For Emily and All Those Who Have Ears to Hear.

Beloved, hear Me and receive of Me, says the Lord.

I have come and am come and have come already... yea, I shall return in great glory, even every eye shall behold My form and give Me glory! Even every knee shall bow to Me... I am the Lord. I am also your teacher, and if I am your teacher and Lord, then come and sit at My feet. Take no care to all these things of the world that encompass you round about, leading you into temptation. Hear Me, beloved, I have spoken to your own heart. Yea, you have heard My voice and have dwelt in My love, upon My own bosom... yet I see in you fear... many tears.

Beloved, I, even I, have defeated the world!.. Follow Me.

I know this cross is heavy, a burden of which all the first redeemed of the Lord must bear... it is even the weight of many sorrows. Follow close behind, hear Me and have understanding.

I have now come, and from among you I will raise up many in My own name... many who know Me, and I, Myself, live in them. They hear My voice... I live in them. And of these, they know My voice because they are My sheep, who come in and go out and find pasture.

Those without the gate, the gate of which you have entered and know and have touched, these without are not My sheep... they know not My voice, neither have I spoken to them. Yet these neigh, scurrying about this way and that, following not My voice. To them My voice has become that of a hired man, and so they will not harken. Instead, preferring the sound of their own voices, speaking lies and corrupt doctrine to their flocks, which are called by My own name. Shall I not punish them for these things? For they do continually fight and contend with their Lord, endeavoring always to maintain their own doctrine, even the doctrines of men. And so they go out adding to and taking away from My Word, molding it and translating it according to their own perverse interpretation brought forth from their own hearts, to their own glory. Shall they not receive correction for these things? Shall I not abase them for all these things? For I, Myself, have seen it! Says the Lord!

The Day has come, the Day is here, and none shall escape the fire of the Father’s judgment... they shall be burned, they shall be brought very low. Not one wall they have built shall stand, not one word they have put forth shall be... it shall be as wind. And all hearers shall be deaf, and all seers shall go blind. For they continually say, “Aha, aha - We have seen and heard, we alone are righteous, we are a strong tower, we shall never be moved. And by no means will we listen to these sent. We are the light on the hill. By us, and this house we have built up by our own hands, shall others find sanctuary. Go ''our'' way or be cast out, for ours is the only authority among men.” You shall be brought to ruin, says the Lord who bought you! You tread the path, oh yes, you walk up and down. You shall stumble, you shall fall, and as one escaping through flames shall you come into glory. The storm is coming, the wind is blowing... yea, a great whirlwind is coming.

Churches of men! All your branches shall be broken off and you shall endure desolations, desolations of which you have not known, nor have you heard. I shall tear down, I shall abase, so again I might build and plant and uplift... to make them one in Truth, glorified in My name.

I shall come upon them and remove the lampstand from its place, and they shall no more speak in My name, says the Lord... the Lord of hosts is His name! I shall tear down and I shall destroy all enmity! No more shall these partitions stand, no more shall any pervert My name among all these witnesses. It is done and it shall be finished... they are undone and set as naught against these builders.

You have I chosen, you are Mine... you are My own candlestick. Trent is My beacon, Timothy is My own lampstand, he bears the sword of My indignation. Beloved servants, stand firm and be an immovable stone... for as I am that Stone, and you live in Me and I in you. You have also become that stone. You have been set over against them. I have set your own faces against them, even all these called by My own name.

They shall be cut down, they shall be cut to pieces... great wailing and tears... they shall come to grovel at the feet of their King, the Holy One of Israel, in that day. They shall behold My glory, and in so they shall become completely new. Yea, they shall stand up! Yea, they shall arise, they shall shout aloud My name!...

Behold, a new nation and a city,
a great city of all those with no name... the remnant...
the saints of the Lord’s day, the second harvest,
the builders set against the world...
a sharp stone, a great stone, rocks of offense.

As you are, they shall be also. As you have endured, even so likewise shall they endure. Fear not... I am with them to deliver them. For I will dwell with them and in them, and go before them, and remain always their Rear Guard. Behold, I have left amongst them a multitude, called as the special offering before the Father... you know their number. These shall lead them to a place I, Myself, shall show them... they shall be hidden there. And though many shall fall in their journey, by no means are they forsaken, for they are Mine and they shall receive their robes. For I shall care for them, and heal them, and wipe away all tears from their faces.

It has come to pass and will continue until
the Day Star arises once again.
Even in the hearts of men and upon the setting of the sun
on this age of men,
it shall arise again at dawn on the new day...
one thousand years...
peace.

Little children, bring glory to My name... give me perfect praise.
I am with you to deliver you out of all these sorrows and tears.
Trust in Me, stand upon the rock of My enduring promise...
remain in My love.

Look up... I am coming so very quickly.

Behold My form as I behold yours...
even at all times I see you as you are and as you will be...
at My own right hand, seated there at My own table, in My own joy,
to the glory of the Father... forever.

Amen.


05/27/08

Permalink 12:01:40 pm, Categories: By Trent, GraceHead counseling
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Does God expect instant change and growth from His children?

Yesterday I got this anonymous question in my email inbox:

I'm in the adult industry and have recently given my life to Christ. I do not feel like I can turn my life around on my own. I am supporting a family of 5 and my husband can barely contribute since being in a bad car accident. I don't feel like I can instantly turn from this sin without God's help. To quit instantly would put me on the streets without a roof over the heads of my children. My question is, will God help me find another job that will pay enough to take care of my family? I don't think I can turn from this job on my own with my financial burdens, but I worry that my living in sin and being aware of God's law means that I would go to hell if something happened to me tomorrow. Does God give time to his new babies to grow and change their current life, or does he expect instant change from his children, no matter the situation? I hope this made sense. Thank you for your time.

I didn't know quite what to say, but I decided to start a reply trusting that the Lord had something to say to this sister. Here is what I was given to say:

Hello.

Thank you for the sincere question. You have spoken clearly and candidly. I believe that I understand the situation well enough. But as always, I turn to the Lord for help in answering.

There is a parable that comes to mind. I think I heard this from a taped sermon somewhere. I'll share it with you because I am interested in how it might apply to what you are going through.

In ancient times a King has his eyes set on a maiden to marry. He knows this woman and loves her more than his own life. He seeks to marry her, but she works as an illegal prostitute, and has (by her profession) been found guilty of a serious crime against the kingdom. What will the King do to fix the situation?

The King makes a royal decree and send word throughout the land, hereby granting amnesty to all criminal prostitutes. The maiden that is beloved by the King can hardly believe it, but she accepts the King's proposal to marry and they are joined. The maiden instantly went from criminal prostitute to queen, because of the great love of her King. So, what are the chances that the queen will wander out of the castle and go back to turning tricks on the streets? The chances are pretty slim, but yet one can imagine a return to the streets if old company and doubts and fears introduce the notion or feeling that she really isn't loved, and isn't set free from her crimes ... or that she really is no better off. The danger of returning relates to how steadfast she is in believing that she is loved and believing that she really is a queen and can start acting like one!

Romans 2:4
Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

Titus 2:11-12
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,

The two verses above would be good verses to memorize. His kindness leads us to repentance. His grace teaches us to say "no" to ungodliness. It isn't fear that keeps you improving as you grow, but love and rest. Grace and kindness are catalysts to growth and maturity. You might even say that fear of punishment has a growth inhibiting effect.

1Jo 4:18 - Show Context
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Lets talk a little bit about maturity and failures. Sometimes growth can be frustrating. My experience is like the queen that forgets from time to time that I am loved by the King and goes back to a lifestyle that no longer suits me. But, God's love is undaunted. So, when I catch a glimpse of His eyes I see a love that can save me and take me out of the vexation of sin. And so it goes. We can only start from where we are, and we have so far to go, it does us well to take it one step at a time beginning with the step right in front of us.

God doesn't exasperate believers by expecting them to grow to full maturity instantaneously. He gives us a plate just big enough for us to finish, and has a row of bigger plates to give us when we can handle eating more and more. We didn't get into the deep depravity of sin quickly, so we won't get out of it quickly either. Rather, our growth happens at an ever quickening pace if we submit ourselves to the daily and incremental improvements that He has brought to our attention. Lets not derail the program by refusing to finish the bits on the plate in front of us. Lets encourage one another, to trust the cook and welcome His nourishment into us. What He prepares for us is good and will benefit our lives if we get on with it and simply trust what He has brought us.

Sister, we don't enjoy sin like we used to, do we? It just doesn't suit us. We have tried it, and it is a dry feeling and distasteful to us? Is this not evidence that we have a new identity? We are betrothed to the Lord, and as His beloved bride ... those things simply don't suit us anymore. We don't quit sinning to be worthy to be His bride. Rather, we want to be rid of sin, because we already ARE worthy to be His bride ... as a gift for all those that accept His forgiveness and saving life within them.

I believe that God wants you to quit working in the adult industry. I believe that is why it is on your mind. I believe that the enemy will try to trap you in the rut by making it feel like God isn't there to help, and that He is a harsh and demanding God that might explode if you don't walk on eggshells. If you buy into that lie, then you won't invite His presence and without His presence we are all trapped in our way of life. We simply need Him to guide us and to remind us that we are loved so that we have no fear ... only kindness and grace with which to keep our path on course to maturity.

God has opened the cell door, and rattled the cage but you stay inside for the fear that what lies beyond the open door is something unfamiliar. Have you grown attached to the cell? Doesn't your heart ache for a better life?

Sister, there may be valleys and deserts beyond this job that you will need to walk through. I don't know. It may be really tough. But, if you knew the pastures that He is taking you to, and if you trust in the Good Shepherd, than you will go. Sometimes the oasis is only found after going across a hot desert for a while. Sometimes the quickest way to a mountain top is through a valley. Sometimes God strips us of everything to make us fit for a royal robe and all better things that He wants us to have.

I don't make a habit of telling people what they should do. But you asked me, and I've prayed about it, and now the choice is yours. I don't think it is a resistance because of your husband or kids. I believe the resistance is between doing what YOU want to do or doing what God would want to do through you if you were only willing to let Him.

The Lord is crazy about us and loves us more than we could ever imagine! And sometimes we can show our love for Him by trusting and obeying. If you wait for that to always make perfect financial sense, how long do you think you will need to wait?

http://trumpetcallofgodonline.com/index.php5?title=Those%2C_of_Steadfast_Faith_in_Christ%2C_are_Free_From_Doubt...In_Them%2C_Sin_Has_Also_Vanished

The above link is also something that came to mind to share with you. I think it is a balanced perspective on our war against sin and how we eventually turn the tide. There are more fantastic resources on that site if you look around.

Also, consider going to http://xxxchurch.com ... I've heard they have a ministry specializing in helping folk escape the adult entertainment world.

I trust that you will finish well. For "faithful is He, who called you, who will also do it" ... and He is the "Author and Finisher of our faith." One day, you will see that you are really acting like a queen, and you will be amazed at the impact of God's love in your life. This little decision in front of you will be all but forgotten as you will have moved on to bigger and better things by then.

1Co 2:9 -
However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"--

Ripening for the harvest,
Trent - www.GraceHead.com


05/26/08

Permalink 10:52:36 am, Categories: Announcements [A]
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To the Nation, Once Called of Itself “Under God” (USA), and To the Sons of Ishmael (Islam), and to the Churches of Men...Hear the Word of the Lord!

3/28/07 From God the Father and Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ -
A Letter Given to Timothy, For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear

To the Nation, Once Called of Itself “Under God” (USA), and To the Sons of Ishmael (Islam), and to the Churches of Men... Hear the Word of the Lord!

[God speaking.] Timothy, you are My servant... doubt not yourself, nor My words I shall speak to you this day. For you are delivered out of the hand of the oppressor and of even all he shall send against you. You are My prophet, and you shall endure. Even by the power of My Right Hand, I shall prosper you. You shall grow strong and proclaim My strong Word to those who are close and to those who are afar off. You shall speak to the believer and the heathen alike, and shout My proclamation and My judgment against the heathen and your enemy, Ishmael. Even My judgment against your own nation shall you proclaim in a loud voice, in all manner of speaking and devices, for your land has gone the way of the wicked and the heathen. Even Sodom and Gomorrah are revived and now thrive before My face within your own borders. Yet I hold My hand for the sake of the elect... they shall shortly be taken out of the way.

Behold, I am against you, oh nation of harlots! I had made you strong and gave you blessings beyond compare. Yet you turn your face from Me, even the One who bought you in His own blood, beaten, scourged and mocked, even pierced for your transgressions! Yet you turn your back on Him and use His name, even the very name I, Myself, have given Him, as a cursing! Desecration! Blasphemy! You, oh nation not desired, you are given into the hands of your enemies, and they shall kill you and burn you with fire and tear down all your tall towers. And you shall raise your hand, in great anger and haste, and repay them double! Says the Lord of Hosts. For as you are given up, so shall they be given to you for retribution. Even double shall you afflict them, even double shall they receive at your hand. A strong wind and dark storm, a great whirlwind shall you be in your vengeance... yet the end is not yet. For you have those among you, who I know and see of Myself in them, I must take them... I shall surely deliver them. Then you shall fall, oh mighty nation, and great shall be your falling, for then shall rise one whom you shall fear. And all, who feared you, shall fear him; and those, who served you, you shall serve. And you will not be satisfied, and you will grumble and not sit still, but in false hope you shall rise up and meet your end... plucked up and put underfoot by him, who is called wickedness and lying.

Churches, hear the Word of the Lord! You, also, have neither heard, nor do you listen to what the Lord speaks to His flocks. Cup your ears, and give heed. Churches of men, listen to what the Lord your God says, and give heed. You have gone your own way and corrupted My Word for your own glory. Pride is your master; greed has entered into your houses you call My house... blasphemy! I dwell not in any church made by human hands... I dwell in the temples made by My own hands.
Oh churches of arrogance, how shall I gather you when you resist all correction and follow after the vain babblings of men in authority, heaping to yourselves teachers, wolves in sheep’s clothing, saying that the Word of God is the way into riches and material things?... Woe! I say to you, who follow these acolytes of satan... False teachers! Soothsayers!
Desolations are coming... great want! How, then, shall these silver coins and paper, houses made of brick and wood, save you? The riches of men shall be taken from them in a day. What, then, shall you stand upon, oh men of vanities and vain deceits? Churches, purify your robes and cast out these leaders who speak as doves and teach doctrines of devils.
My children, wash your clothes and purify your house, for the Holy One comes nigh! Be not left in bitter sorrows, refinement in the heat of the Lord’s Day.
Cast away these false doctrines, stop committing fornication with the harlot. Your mother has forsaken you and serves your enemy, even satan. She shall be left utterly desolate. Repent, therefore, and come out of her, says the Lord. Take not one of her doctrines to yourself. Return to Me, abide in My Son... He is your Sanctuary from the storm. Yeshua (Jesus) is the Gift and Salvation... to Him you shall flock. His flesh shall you eat, His blood shall you drink. Live in His Word and obey My commandments.
Beloved, your nation is judged and given up. Turn to God! The Son of Man comes quickly to deliver you! Behold! You shall see the angels of Heaven ascending and descending upon the Son of Man. The sleepers shall awake; and you who are yet awake, having been fully awakened to Him, shall be caught up with them to meet the Lord in the air, and forever shall you be with the Lord.

Purify your faith, purify your worship, purify your houses... do it now! says the Lord God, Creator of Heaven and earth.

[Jesus speaking.] I have come, not to make peace, but war, even war in My members... the scourging of the nations, the wrath of God. The fulfillment, of all that is written, is at hand and shall progress quickly. For the sake of the elect, it shall be cut short.
Beloved of My heart, be not troubled, nor weep... these things must be. Then the end shall come, and I shall show My glory. Yea, the heaven, even the whole earth, shall be filled with My glory! I am the power of God’s Right Hand. I shall cleanse the sanctuary, restore the garden... and you shall learn war no more... no more, says the Holy One of Israel.

I died... I am risen! Amen. And so, as I died, sin has also died in those who love Me; and that which leads My people into sin shall be destroyed. I shall trample it beneath My feet, grinding it to powder, never to be seen of again, nor remembered... carried away upon the winds of restoration, which I am... a new day begun and established atop the setting of the sun upon this age of men. Thus has the Morning Star risen, first in the hearts of men, restoring them to glory, the writing of the Holy Law in their hearts. Now I am come, and shall arise and defend the weak and the needy, the afflicted... a great recompense, paid in full, against the wicked and the wickedness of this world. Vengeance is Mine, says the Lord! And with a sharp sword, with two edges, it shall be carried out, it shall be done.

The Morning Star is risen! The universe is filled with His glory, and that glory shall abide with men, even in them and among them. I shall be a Father unto them, and they shall be My beloved children, forever... lo, a return to innocence. Paradise lost is paradise found, a return to the garden... the universe, your playground.

Thus have I spoken, so shall it be done. The mystery of God revealed, the counting of days no more...

Forever young in the presence of your Shepherd,
your Redeemer, your Father,
your Brother, your most beloved Friend...
the Fulfillment of all things
for which your hearts have groaned.

I am the Meaning of Life.

And all, who live in Me and I in them...

WILL... LIVE... FOREVER.

Amen and amen.

05/23/08

Permalink 06:33:58 am, Categories: By Len
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ON PROPHECY: Be wise and discerning

A BIG PART of the grace-thing is to learn how (and when) to simply let people "find their own way IN GROWING IN CHRIST."

Are there still pastors & bishops, evangelists, teachers, prophets, and the offices ORDAINED OF GOD to minister and exhort? Yes. Should we EXAMINE any declared prophetic word for *its spirit* and for any definite contradictions to the whole counsel of GOD'S WORD? of course we should. ... but should We be judgemental and be quick to declare them "false." ? definitely not. GOD STILL SPEAKS to and thru His servants. beware of persecuting them.

Seriously. Beware of persecuting, ... and "despise not prophecies."

05/22/08

Permalink 05:16:49 pm, Categories: Announcements [A]
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Thus Says the Lord Against the United States... You Have Hastened the Day!

5/21/08, From God the Father.
A Letter Given to Timothy, For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear.

Thus Says the Lord Against the United States... You Have Hastened the Day!

Thus says the Lord God... THE God... The God of Israel! The God of all!:
I have come in My anger... wrath blazes before Me! I shall fulfill My judgment, for it has come! It shall no more tarry, it has come! I shall consume and destroy, tear down and make an end.

Woe to you, mighty and perverse nation...
You stand united and proud...

United in transgression!

Woe to you!
Woe to you, says the Lord...
The Lord of hosts is My name, the Everlasting.


Your travail has come, oh proud and perverse nation... you are undone. For I, even I, shall divide you, and bring you very low, says the Lord in His anger! For lo, I have called to you, and you have not answered! I have spoken to you, even arising early and sending My servants, the prophets. Even your Savior does continually speak to you...

Sorrow... bitter sorrows.
I take no pleasure, at all, in your dismemberment.

You have not answered; neither have you repented of all these abominations; neither have you turned aside. Yet you run, yes, you run, running headlong toward destruction, even shaking your fists toward Heaven.

Therefore, listen and understand:
I, MYSELF, HAVE SEEN IT!

Neither is it covered over, or hidden...
A parading of your whoredoms, vanities, greed, and licentiousness...

And murder!...

Even to the destroying of the innocent...
Without remorse...

Man with man, woman to woman,
to the polluting of marriage,
of which I have sanctified in My own name...

The defiling of flesh...
even of this temple I have given you!

Abomination!


Therefore, thus says the Lord, your Maker!... Even I am the Creator of all things!... Thus says the Lord God: You have hastened the Day, oh perverse and arrogant generation! Even you have hastened the Day, it shall no more tarry. Judgment has come, it is here!... My arm is out-stretched. You are fallen... Undone, says the Lord.
I have called to you, and in return, what do I hear?... Blasphemies, of such a kind, even of that which your forefathers would have never accepted. For if they were to behold it, their hearts would have waxed cold, with their faces paling, gathering blackness. Yet you neigh, going from here to there, as one with no mind or spirit at all!
Therefore, thus says the Lord: You are all rotting corpses, and the stench of your flesh shall be for a testament against you, even for all those who are afar off, who would take to themselves My name, and then, in turn, pollute it. Did you think you had received, being blessed in this land... OF YOURSELVES?! It was I, even I, who had done it! Even according to your forefathers, who came seeking to build a nation of freedom, building it upon My Word and My foundations written in the Scriptures of Truth, resting solidly upon My Law, the bed rock by which all shall govern themselves. Yet you turned, and desecrated and corrupted My name, for your own glory... taking that, which is Mine, and calling it your own.
Sons of men, of this nation, called of itself, "one nation under God"... I do not know you! Neither do any of these churches, built up and named of men, seek My face; nor do they walk in My ways, even to the utter forsaking of My Law. Pastors and teachers, you have not received of Me; neither do you know Me and My will! Stop blaspheming and teaching your flocks, in My name... you teach heresy and lies, in your own name, by which you have appointed yourselves. I have not sent you; neither have I appointed you. Yet there you are, teaching and preaching in My name, taking tithes of the people.

Churches of men, stop speaking and shut your mouths!
Be silent before your God!...

Repent!

Give back all which you have stolen from your God.
Tear down all these walls.
Sell all you have, and give it to the poor...

Before calamity comes.


Thus says the Lord: Churches of men, you were to be My examples. You were to uphold My Moral Law, even by Jesus Christ, who you say lives in you... I do not see Him. Therefore, I say, repent. Wail, and bring forth many tears, even for all those innocent slain before your eyes, in where you have not taken a stand.
Churches of men, My face is against you. Your stench rises to Heaven. Even all of your musings and soft words have entered into My ears... a perversion among many faces. Preach My Word... in truth. Be instant, in and out of season, never ceasing from testifying to the hope that I have given you in Christ. Stop tickling the ears of all these hearers. You have all become likened to the soothsayers and smooth-talkers, lulling all My people to sleep... saying, "Peace, peace and safety"... "Riches will come. Trust in the Lord".

Am I a God close at hand?! Or am I a God afar off?!

Therefore, since you have spoken in this manner, and ignored My correction; neither have you harkened to My Word, nor sought after true wisdom; instead, resting upon human power, even of all these perverse doctrines, the doctrines of men...
Thus says the Lord: You, even you, churches of men, shall also fall, and are fallen already. Nothing within your nation's borders shall escape My judgment... all shall be thrown down.

Thus has the Lord spoken against the United States, and so shall it be done: The Lord has proclaimed it; and I, even I, shall bring it to pass for all your forsaking of Me and My Law. I had written it upon your hearts, yet you have scraped off the writing... leaving your hearts broken and scarred and desolate... void of the Spirit.
For whosoever comes speaking against My Word, or against My prophets, shall be left desolate. Even from those, who cast stones at them in open and in secret, have I removed My hand. My children, oh My beloved, you have turned from Me, and cast from yourselves My glory. Oh My sleeping children, awaken from this darkness... open your eyes!

There is but One Way before you...
And One Escape from all these things, wrought in My fury...
Only One Highway to travel,
Only One Path to tread,
Only One Ladder to Heaven...

Even from the foundation of the world, there has been but One...

One Way, One Truth and One Life...

Call on His name!

Do not wait, for now is the Time... today is the Day of Salvation...

Call out!

And come back to Me, by way of My Son, the Holy One...

The only name under Heaven by which you must be saved.

For He is called:

Jesus...

Christ...

The Lord.





His name:
YahShua Ha Mashiach...

The name of My Son, the name I gave Him...

MY name...

Oh Immanuel.









The Day has come, even ten days of sorrows,
of great wailing, gnashing of teeth, bitter tears...

The Day of the Lord.


05/21/08

Permalink 05:46:34 pm, Categories: Announcements [A], By Trent
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retraction and correction

If anyone read my "Cheers and Jeers" post before 4;30 pm Central on Wednesday May 21st ... please read the retraction and correction that I made as an edit to the "READ MORE" section of that post.
To those that read the post before the correction and retraction ... my most humble apologies.

-Trent

Permalink 10:29:53 am, Categories: Background, By Trent, GraceHead grinning
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Cheers and Jeers

by Trent - recently updated

Long before there was Gracehead.com, I've lurked around discussion forums, and the like. In my web-wanderings I've faced the mirror on many occasions.

So, in this blog I present a link to some "cheers" and small sampling of "jeers." I won't comment on either list, except to say that they are both very informative - the cheers are informative of Christ in me ... the jeers are informative of me without Christ. (PLEASE ... this is NOT a solicitation for an ego boost. I will not accept replies to this thread that bolster my ego ... I am just giving the voice to critical hate mail that it deserves, and I don't mind the criticism, so feel free to send more stuff to add to the "jeers" list, and I'll be happy to update this blog.)

HERE are the "cheers."

Click "Read More" for the "jeers." (warning adult language)

=> Read more!

Permalink 02:08:48 am, Categories: GraceHead teaching, By Trent
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MANIPULATION 101

"Agree quickly with your adversary" (Matt. 5:25)

If you have had any debates on discussion forums, then the chances are that you have had someone try to manipulate you, unless the person that was debating against you was careful not to use this unethical means.

Does this sound familiar: "Do you want to be put on ignore?" Or how about old reliable: "You are going to hell if you don't agree with me."

So how does this work, and how can it be fought without employing more unethical means?

Manipulation is used like leverage to move the otherwise unmovable.

I work in construction material sales. We supply concrete contractors, so that means that our two most popular items are post-tension cables and steel. Most of the time we have to deliver the stuff to job-sites, and one day we were shorthanded on drivers and one of them got hurt, so I delivered twelve tons of steel for him. That day, I learned about leverage.

The problem with delivering is getting the cables and steel off the truck with a pry bar. Steel is bundled by the ton (2000 lbs.) and each cable bundle is coated with grease. That means that the whole truck has a layer of grease on it. And I soon found out that the truck was too slippery to have any leverage. Everything that I pushed against would slip, and it took nearly an hour of back breaking work to move the bundle only a couple of feet. This is the principal of a "fulcrum" because a fulcrum gives you a immovable surface from which to pry the heavy object. I needed a fulcrum to move the steel. This is the principle of manipulation: people that manipulate you are looking to find something to pry against.

If someone wants to manipulate you, then the person that is moving you, needs only to find your fulcrum. And they will keep trying it until they find it.

What are the fulcrums on which you let people pry? Reputation? Image? Comfort? Money? Esteem? Power? Admiration? Security? Superiority? Strength?

As long as you retain those things that seem so important, than it is your will to keep them will allow anyone with the desire to manipulate, to manipulate you to do almost anything. Retaining those things provides the fulcrum. Releasing those things prevents a fulcrum. Whether you escape manipulation or be manipulated largely depends on how you let people control you by hanging on to reputation, comfort and the like.

I had a gang of manipulative thugs attempt to manipulate me recently. I will hit the highlights because this is a perfect example.

The first thing that happened was name calling, looking for the fulcrum of reputation. I was portrayed as inferior as an attempt to see if my lust for superiority would make it easy for them to condemn me. I was told that I "play word games," and "muddy the water" etc. But, they were just softening me up for some of the nastier implications - "new age" peddler (an attempt to push against a pious pride,) "distorter/diluter of the truth" (to wreck a lust for esteem or admiration), I was told that "your words imply that you are playing for the wrong team" (an attempt to destroy a need for companionship/kinship,) then it was implied that I was "bought and sold" (an attempt to imply push against a projecting of strength,) then I was told that I would be "judged" (trying to pry against an assumed need for security.) But, even at this stage they were just getting warm.

You know when I was trying to pry some of the steel off the truck, some people saw my efforts and each unsuccessful try meant that I would try harder next time. I knew it could be done, but I just needed to find the trick that would make it possible. After all, we do this every day. As I struggle with my pry bar and the Houston heat, some workers offered to help but it was still too heavy.

Likewise, in this case manipulators always double their efforts and get help from fellows that have an interest in seeing you manipulated also.

Later I found the secret, there was a chain that held the rack on the truck and the pry-bar would fit into the links on the chain and then the steel became easy as pie to move. I could do it with one hand, and before it was impossible even for a group of guys to do it. I found my fulcrum in the chain and now I had leverage.

Back at the discussion thread, that is what they were looking for in me - a fulcrum - something that I would hang on to so that they could move me and manipulate me. At this point it became a challenge. The point of the whole exercise was now, just to see if it could be done. So, how have I greased the fulcrum and kept them from moving me?

I don't disagree with them. If they call me stupid; are they really wrong? I am unstable. I never said that I was faithful. I won't try to tell them that I am strong, or secure, or worthy of admiration. In fact, I want to discuss my weaknesses as long as they want to, and even offered to open a thread to discuss how f***ed up I am. What is funny is that as soon as I mention anything now, they see it as an opportunity to pry on me. I mentioned that a Christian is someone that can be seen by their fruits, so sense then they have been gossiping and slandering my "fruits," and how I need to repent. See how it works? But, I could put this to rest at any time. How? I could just say, "I never claimed to have good fruits, so I accept your evaluation." That would teach them to prying on "fruits" doesn't work. This is what happened about part-way through the (still growing) thread, and they didn't mention "good fruit" for a while, but have returned to it. I'll probably have to add a little grease to frustrate it once again.

Well, I hope that you don't take all of this as a "how to manipulate" thread. This is how to use prudence to see right through manipulation. Usually we feel it is happening, and seldom are we thoughtful of how or why it is happening. But, it is wrong in every case. Jesus was not manipulative, nor did He invoke any unethical means. Non-Christians feel this manipulation from people that claim Christ with their mouth and they know that something is wrong. Don't be fooled by manipulative, pious, mean spirited, hyper-religious types. Life is too short to live for the approval of critical manipulative busybodies.

05/19/08

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*The Lord Does Not Change...

Amos 3:7 -
ADONAI, God, does nothing without revealing his plan to His servants the prophets.

*Malachi 3:6 -
But because I, ADONAI, do not change...

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Blessed are they [1.who did watch for My coming, and did not wait]. Blessed are their eyes, though they did not see...behold, they have understood. Blessed are their feet also, [2.for they have walked along the Highway called Holy], and did not tarry ... they did run after their Lord, and do [3.follow Him wherever He leads them]. These have [4.walked, even by their own feet, from judgment into life, and I have provided the Way.] ~ Jesus(Letters From God and His Christ)

1."who did watch for My coming, and did not wait":

Mr 13:37 -
And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!"

2Co 6:2 -
For He says: "In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you."* Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

2. "for they have walked along the Highway called Holy":

Isa 35:8 -
A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray.

3."follow Him wherever He leads them"

Re 14:4 -
...These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

4. "walked, even by their own feet, from judgment into life, and I have provided the Way."

Way provided:
Hebrews 10:19
19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Jesus is the Way:
Joh 14:6 -
Jesus said to him, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Preparing a place:
Joh 14:2 -
There are many rooms in my Father's house, and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so.

Joh 14:3 -
And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that you will be where I am.

"Walk" in faith and "choose" Life/Jesus:

Ro 4:12 -
...but who also WALK in the steps of the faith

De 30:19 -
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore CHOOSE life, that both you and your descendants may live;

Therefore, I ask you: Who among you can write as beautiful as this paragraph above, from the Letters, while at the same time conveying so many important Scriptures* spoken together for the benefit of this modern generation(who doesn't read their Bibles), save the Lord Jesus Himself, Who is also The Word(Jn 1:1)?!

*The above is only a fraction of related Scriptures that are in full agreement with the Word of the Lord in this excerpt from the Letters.
i.e. Joh 20:29 - Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." There are many more... search the Scriptures and you will be twice blessed. :^)

P.S.
Here is the rest of the Letter following the paragraph above:

"I am the I AM, the One and Only King, the Holy One of God.
I am the Path that leads My sheep into salvation.
I am its very Maker...the Way, the Truth, the Life.
I am the Highway, and all who walk in Me shall never die...death has fled from them.
I reside in them, and them in Me...My body, My church, My bride, forever and ever.

Amen and amen."

05/18/08

Permalink 11:54:38 am, Categories: GraceHead thinking deeply
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Lets play trivia... "Who said it? And WHEN is it from?... and where?"

Quote #3:

For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

05/16/08

Permalink 01:22:29 pm, Categories: By Trent, GraceHead counseling
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"How do I know that's God or just MY desires?"

A couple of days ago, I got this question of faith from a stranger.

So, I had been dating this guy for two years, until we both felt God was telling us to be apart for a while. It was mainly him that God was telling but I understood too. So now, we are talking again and I'm wondering if it's in God's will.

I am a person with a lot of self doubt and when i'm with him it feels right and where i'm supposed to be, but how do I know that's God or just MY desires. This boy is a Christian, but is only 18 so he isn't as deep as I would like my husband to be. Should I just be patient with him and see how God shapes him when he goes to college? He has so much potential!!

Also, I've never really dated anyone else. I don't really have a desire to though. Even when we weren't together, I didn't want to date anyone else. But when Christian guys pursue me or start talking to me, I start comparing them to the guy I'm sort of dating. Is that bad? I don't have feelings for them at all...I think it's just the fact that they are older and more mature.

Is waiting a bad idea? He already has God in him and I can see him changing a lot when he goes to college because that is when I changed the most in my spiritual life. I love him a lot but I want to make sure that everything is in God's will, not my own.

It took a while, but I felt the Lord gave me something to say in reply. This is what came out:

Hello, there. Thank you for your sincere question of faith.

I think what you are asking is a common question. In fact, a friend of mine says he constantly hears this type of question when in America, but as a speaker spending most of his time out of the states, he NEVER hears it anywhere else. Usually, it comes from married folk wondering if their spouse was God's will for them. But there are other similar questions ... such as "Is this God's will for my job?" .. "place to live?" etc.

I said that he never hears anything of the sorts in other countries. Instead, he hears things like, "How can I get this marriage on track?" and "How can I renew my interest in work?" The difference is worth looking at, but I can only guess what the reasons are for the culture difference in America.

Since I am an American, too ... I don't mind sharing my experience with similar doubts, see if there is some similarity with what you are going through. I think we tend to think of life like one of those line mazes with 100 dead-ends and 1 correct exit. As we go along we are asked to go left or right, and we imagine that had we gone one way and not the other, that we end up either at a dead-end or at a point closer to the correct exit point. We are convinced that making the correct decision means a freedom from regret ... at least until we make a wrong decision, right? But, like those puzzles it is nearly impossible to make it to the end without making a few wrong choices, so we are always doubting and questioning whether our latest decision was the right one or whether we should go back and undo it.

As I write all of that out, it seems kindof silly and depressing, doesn't it? Is life really navigated like a puzzle-maze? I sure hope there is more to it than that.

Heb 11:8
By faith Abraham, when he was called, ... he went out, not knowing where he was going.

What if faith runs contrary to all this managing decisions and knowing what we are getting into before we get into it? Abraham went by faith without knowing where he was going! Maybe we just aren't meant to know so that we can exercise faith in the absence of knowing.

The moment that we know God's will for our lives, sister, ... guess what? We are unbelievers, no longer walking by faith.

I've learned to escape the constant second-guessing and regretful worry about decisions. How? By adopting a new attitude: "Thy will be done."

So, I don't want to have plans for anyone, and how to wind up at the exit of the maze. I am not particularly concerned about all of that, because I don't know. I don't need a plan, because my plan is to welcome God's will. So going left or going right is not the question for me. My question is to abide or to not abide, and what difference does it make if while abiding I go right or I go left? The point is that I am abiding, so it will go great if I go either way. How can I take a bad step when my steps are wrought in God? How can I think that you can take a bad step if your steps are wrought in God? So I don't want you to follow my steps nor anyone else's! I want you to abide in Him and let Him direct your path. You'll wind up somewhere scratching your head, and muttering, "I don't know how I got here, but it must be God." ... is that much different than the place you currently are right now, or did you plan it and bring it about in years gone by?

Some will say that a life like that won't work, but my answer is "Fine! Alright, but don't drag me into your unbelief." Maybe that is true for you, and the God that you have wouldn't let that work, but I don't want that kind of God.

With plans and goals come all kinds of manipulation, because we have to see that our plan is brought about. But, without a plan, I am free from an unbelieving mindset. As I remain restfully available, I don't need to fix the world around me, and fix the problems that come against me. Rather I can let problems fix me, and the problems drive me into God's presence.

It is a matter of what our goal really is, sister. Is our goal to succeed by the world's standard? Or is our goal the expression of the life of God manifest by the Spirit through us? If it is the first goal, than we have to know everything. If it is the second goal, then we get to be free and know nothing and just listen as we walk ... because our eyes are not on whether to go right our left, but our eyes are on the Lord.

Lets maximize our faith ... we have His promise that we are going to end well ... He is the Author and the Finisher of our faith ... so we can release our cares and just depend on our Shepherd.

This may seem out of reach and not really pertinent to what you were asking, but I am trying to see if you are ready to shift up a gear. You know what that is like in a car, to shift up a gear ... it is when your engine does less work, but the car is going faster. The gear is called faith, and it is demonstrated by Abraham ... it involves going and knowing not ... and it is shear delight for all those that shift into that gear. I pray you take this as encouragement.

Ripening for the harvest,

Trent

Permalink 09:39:48 am, Categories: GraceHead grinning
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Lets play trivia... "Who said it? And where's it from?"

QUOTE #2:

Blessed are they who did watch for My coming, and did not wait. Blessed are their eyes, though they did not see...behold, they have understood. Blessed are their feet also, for they have walked along the Highway called Holy, and did not tarry ... they did run after their Lord, and do follow Him wherever He leads them. These have walked, even by their own feet, from judgment into life, and I have provided the Way.
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"What are 'good works'?"

about 14 months ago I got this question in my inbox:

What are "good works"? I am sure that I have read it somewhere but can't find it again.

I answered by the wisdom that is given me. Here are the words:

Acts 2:22"Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know."

God did the good works through Jesus. *THROUGH* Him.
God was in Him, and one with Him, and though Jesus did everything, He really did nothing.
He lived as a servant, transparent vessel of the Father's will to show us what good works really are ... they are Divine works caused by God, worked through us as though it is us, but it is NOT us ... He does it all!

John 8:28
So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one I claim to be and that *I do nothing on my own* but speak just what the Father has taught me. ..."

He claims to do nothing over a dozen times in the Gospel of John alone. ... and as that first verse above says, it was known that God did everything though Him. All that Jesus ever did, is all that Jesus never did. And that principle applies to us:

John 15:5
"I am the Vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; *apart from me you can do nothing*."

As we walk in the manner in which Jesus walks, we will do good works that are wrought in Him. But we are NOT doing it. And yet we ARE doing it. We are, but we aren't. We aren't, but we are.

John 3:21
"But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that *his deeds* may be manifested as having *been wrought in God*."

When we are involved in good work there is NO reasonable explanation for our activity EXCEPT to say that it isn't us at all, ... it MUST be God doing it.

Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and *I no longer live, but Christ lives in me*. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

You will know when you are doing good works, because you are not doing anything. It is a miracle, and gift! It is the Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Oh, YES!!!

05/15/08

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A Warning and a Promise.

The Warning:

3/28/07 - From God the Father, For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear.
To the Nation, Once Called of Itself “Under God” (USA).

Thus has the Lord God spoken:

"Desolations are coming...great want! How, then, shall these silver coins and paper, houses made of brick and wood, save you? The riches of men shall be taken from them in a day."

11/28/07 - From God the Father, For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear.
Recompense.

"The Day has come and it is here. It has come, says the Lord God... I shall repay. Your nation is given up, and will be left in ruins, for all their forsaking of Me. The roof is heavily weighted, all its pillars are cracked and no longer can bear the weight of their burden. The wind shall blow, the fire shall burn, and all these riches shall be consumed. A swift storm shall come upon you, and you shall not know from where it shall come, for it is already upon you. It shall reach across the oceans, it shall be swift and catch you unawares. It is building and grows in its fury... it builds and has come.

And this shall be its consequence upon you, thus shall it bring forth against you: Confusion, a swirling wind... water, a flood of fear... destruction, collapse of all your foundations. Even the earth shall rise up against you, and nature shall fight against you, oh perverse and mighty nation. When three times pass, it shall be accomplished... it shall surely come to pass."

James 5:1-8:

1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days. 4 Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. 5 You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you. 7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

The Promise:

"I shall
...make rich the poor,
bring the rich to nothing so they may become wealthy,..." ~ God (from: The Day, the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord, Has Come!)

"...during which time the Lord shall bring forth of them a great harvest, a great and mighty harvest, a great multitude, a refined and strong people for My name...

Then the end will come.

The King shall reign.

And that accomplished shall be finished...
it shall be completed.

Peace... one thousand years." ~ God (from: Recompense.)

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Independent Sources of Financial Doom

Would you rather know before the collapse of the economy or would you rather have no clue and no time to prepare?

I dare you to read these articles:
http://theinternationalforecaster.com/item.php?articleid=249
http://www.shadowstats.com/article/292



05/14/08

Permalink 04:01:52 am, Categories: GraceHead teaching, By Trent
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Does faith produce the things of God?

Eyes receive light. Eyes do not produce light. Imagine how hard it would be to sleep if your eyes produced light. Same with ears; They receive (not produce) sound.

I think that faith is like ears and eyes. Faith is like the organ of the innermost being. It is the organ that receives the things of God. One must see to have faith and revelation is what is beheld. One must hear to have faith, and the Voice of the Shepherd is what is heard.

Thus being receptive, listening, etc. is all that is required when you have ears to hear what God is saying to the willing spirits of those predestined for redemption.

05/13/08

Permalink 02:04:03 pm, Categories: GraceHead teaching, By Trent
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When a Christian is a GraceHead ...

The difference between a GraceHead Christian and a LawHead Christian is NOT found in whether someone is capable of failure, but in how failure is handled when it happens.

If you stand before God holding Jesus in this bag and your deeds in another, how will you handle defeat? If you fall into sin, does it make you shrink back from God, or run to Him? How do you handle the failure?

The person that shrinks back from God when they fail reveals whether their faith is in their works or it is in Jesus. If bad behavior makes them feel as though they have less standing before God, then how can they say that their faith is in Christ? Are they not LawHeaded?

The GraceHead Christian handles failure differently, and therefore fails less often. Falling into sin for a GraceHead Christian is a catalyst for nearness to God. It causes them to run to Him as the Author and Finisher of their faith. They know that He will complete the work that He began in them, and they run to Him in their defeat. The resultant nearness keeps them from falling further, and in the nearness they know that they have every possible sin latently within them.

Is there anything that nearness to God cannot cure? Is there any reason to shrink away from Him when you fall, if your faith is in Christ alone?


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Lets play trivia... "Who said it? And where's it from?"

QUOTE #1:

"What is life without love, and where is love without the free will to choose love, for a gift commanded is no gift at all...a gift accepted is where you shall find life, love and salvation."

05/12/08

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WOE TO THOSE WHO CALL GOOD EVIL...

Isaiah 5:20 -
Woe to those who:
call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Psalms 109:5 -
Thus they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Proverbs 17:13 -
Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

Psalms 35:12 -
They reward me evil for good, to the sorrow of my soul.

Psalms 38:20 -
Those also who render evil for good, they are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.

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Weaknesses Never Contradict God

Is it the weak, that contradict God? The unlearned? The not-so-bright? The young and immature? The ignorant? Is it they that oppose God?

Never.

Pride always opposes God. Weakness is always a prerequisite for God's grace.

Humility is not saying "I am nothing." It is saying that "I have nothing."
So, what is your boast? What do you posses? Do you HAVE that it takes to do anything of lasting value? ... or are you dependent/humble/needy?

If you have something that nobody else has, then welcome to the fringe of the Kingdom or worse. Welcome to the windy, dry, and cold pinnacle of the pyramid of your own boastful accomplishment, while the rest of us sit below as the lowly of the lowly. Right?

WRONG.

The grandiosity of piety knows no end, and relies fully on your strength. Ability is the boast of the proud.

Meanwhile, those that lack - will find. The weak will be strong. The needy will be filled. The gentle will be victorious. The burdened will have rest. ... for they have God.

05/10/08

Permalink 08:56:29 am, Categories: GraceHead teaching, By Trent
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W.W.T.W.D. - what would Tiger Woods do?

I think that Christians all want godliness. It has been said, and I agree, that there should not be any reasonable explaination for a redeemed person's activity other then that Jesus Christ is actually the cause of the activity, and anything short is wood, hay and stubble.

But, often the mystery is lost. We strap on a WWJD (what would Jesus do) braclet and take on divinity in human effort.

I saw Tiger Woods line up a ball around a tree from 150 yards away. He had the perfect back swing and the perfect follow through. And it looked impossible but he hooked it within 8 inches of the pin. So, I got me a WWTWD (What Would Tiger Woods Do) bracelet and lined up around the tree. I had the perfect back swing, and follow-through. The ball soared around the obstacles and hooked to softly land next to the pin - exactly 8 inches, right?

WRONG! That doesn't work, it never will. What Would Jesus Do? Give me a break!

The Man that did everything, did nothing. Everything that He ever did, was everything that He never did.

John 5:19
"I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself;" - Jesus

John 5:30
By myself I can do nothing; ... - Jesus

He said, "I can do nothing" and He said, "We will do greater." Do you think that you can rise to the challenge to do nothing? THAT is the mystery!

John 15:5
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." - Jesus

I firmly believe that the only things of which I will be rewarded is the very things that I did not do, because I couldn't do them.

What is wood, hay, and stubble? Is it any more then the good, bad and ugly of what man can make by the sweat of the brow? Is that what we want to face the fire with ... what a human can fabricate?

What is precious stones except that of which man cannot produce because it is impossible? This is what will make it when the quality of our works are tested ... the exact stuff that we could not make by our own efforts.

Let it not be said that we WWJD'ed on the day of our union. Let it be said that as the Father sent Jesus, so did He send us: totally dependent!

Romans 8:4
And now what the law code asked for but we couldn't deliver is accomplished as we, instead of redoubling our own efforts, simply embrace what the Spirit is doing in us.

05/09/08

Permalink 06:01:44 pm, Categories: By Trent, GraceHead thinking deeply
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Did the Son join Himself to and become part of the creation?

If I poke my hand into a balloon, then a camera inside the balloon would show fingers stretching the rubber around them, and at some point you could see through the balloon and it would appear that my hand is inside the balloon. Though it is just that the balloon is shear, around my skin.

The Christ was in this world, even having it wrapped around Him, but He was never OF this world. He was the visible image of an invisible God. God descending from His realm into ours ... taking on the appearance of man ... all the while ... if you looked around the back-side ... you could see that there is a tether to the Father ... like an umbilical chord up to Eternity, and then you would discover that this man standing before me is from above and we are from below. We are of this world, and He is not of this world. He is God with us. His shape / His body ... is the temple of the Father. Jesus is God by the Holy Spirit that is in Him ... God's Life flowing to Him from eternity ... though we see the shell that we call Jesus, so that we can discover what this invisible God is like. We would not be able to see God in any other way.

Here is the mystery. That tether, that chord, was choked off ... so that we could join ourselves to the Christ. Now if you look behind me .. you will see that I have a tether, a umbilical chord stretching up to Jesus Christ the Lord. His Life is my Life. So, that I am no longer of this world, I belong with the Vine. Indeed, it is as I am sitting with Him in the heavenlies, even as I am here on earth. I am part of His body and so are my spiritual brothers and sisters. We are all part of His body on earth ... like branches grafted into a vibrant living vine. Our vital signs are beginning to match His, and the Vine is producing fruit that we might bear. All in accordance to His strength and power, through the Spirit that is within Him and imparted to me, and was that of the Father as the Christ descended into creation (like a hand stretching a membrane of the balloon around it.)

He joined Himself to a Body (the church,) after He was forsaken by the Father (this on the cross.) We pierced Him with our iniquity, but we did not pierce the Father. By His wounds, we are healed. In the near future, Christ with ascend to the Father and consummate His marriage to His purified Bride. I will be with Him and all the other Sheep ... a bride for the wedding. We will dwell in Eternity for the last day will have come and gone, and no more any counting of days.

As we are One with Christ, He will again be one with the Father. Creation will see the last day, and the redeemed will see Eternity.

So, "Did the Son join Himself to and become part of the creation?"
In short ... "Not exactly. He brought forth a harvest of His sown Spirit-seed in the field of creation, through the mystery of godliness which is Christ in us!"

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Woe to the Captives of This World... The Prison House Is Opened, Yet You Remain Therein Holding Onto Your Sin, Abiding In Your Transgression.

From Letters From God and His Christ.

2/24/06, From God the Father. A Letter Given to Timothy, For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear.

Thus says the Lord your God: Harken unto My Word, oh house of Jacob. Listen, all you captives in Israel, and all in the isles have understanding. Hear the voice of the Lord God, the only God, all you people in the desert and desolate lands, even all unto the bitter ends of the earth. Hear the Word of the Lord, you who dwell in the fenced cities, where satan dwells... come out, and humble yourselves before your God. You have forgotten Me, and denied My name, the name of the Lord given to Him who I have sent to you as Savior, Christ the Lord.

Harken, says the Lord. I am come... a fury of judgment shall blaze before Me. Woe to you, oh mountains... woe to you, oh giants...woe to you, all hidden and dark places... you are not hidden from the eyes of the Lord, nor have you escaped My judgment. You have forgotten Me, having went out parading your whoredoms.

Hear the voice of the Almighty, the Holy One of Israel: I have not forgotten and I have remembered your evil-doings, and that which you have surmised is not hidden from Me. I have left you desolate, none having heard the voice of the Lord in all the land, save those I have sent to you. All have went out seeking, yet none have found even one spring of living water flowing from the mountain in purity... all is corrupt and decay, dry bones in a wasteland of iniquity and sin, great and evil sins. None harken, all cry, ‘Cast these shackles from us. Let us go our own way. Our knowledge has reached past Heaven. Our egos reign!’

Thus says the Lord: The mountains and all high places shall crumble before the quaking footsteps of the Lord. All giants shall fall by the sword, by their own sword which they have wielded in bitter arrogance and greed, having given heed to every evil desire and temptation of the evil one. All, that is hidden, shall be seen, and all the dark places shall not escape the glory of the Lord.

Take up a lamentation, My children, and I may yet have mercy on you. Cry out to the Lord, saying, ‘We have done an evil thing. We are desolate, starving, and in bitter thirst. Heal our wounds, oh Lord. We have eaten up all the bread, and broken every stave, and defecated in the springs and pools of living water you have given us to drink from. Save us, oh Lord.’

Thus says the Lord, your God, the Redeemer of Israel, to all those in the hills and mountains and those who are afar off: I have saved you already, having sent the Lamb of God slain from the foundation of the world. He was come into the world, and you would not receive Him. Blessed are they, who have received, for they know Him. He is come again, and He have I poured out on every nation, yet you are offended in Him. Blessed are the thirsty, who have drunk deeply... they are filled with His glory. He is yet come again, and you will neither see nor hear Him. Blessed are they, who see and hear Him, for they shall be gone from the earth, and none shall find them; for they have both accepted and received of My cup filled with the blood of atonement.

Now must you, My insolent children, also drink from yet another cup I must pour out... and yea, all shall drink from it, all those who would not harken unto Me. It is the chalice of My reckoning, and it shall eat you up. Even so, blessed are all those who call on the name of the Lord in that Day. They shall be saved and shall not want, for I shall be with them... what is impossible with man is possible with God.

Listen and give heed to the watchmen, for the Lord dare not stay silent anymore, lest all perish by the way, having tread upon the wide path to destruction. The voice of the Lord is sent out and sounds in the ears of the watchmen and the hearts of My witnesses. They shall lead you out of the storm; and they shall endure, even unto the end, for the sake of the remnant.

Watchmen, hear the voice of the Lord and give heed, and obey all I command of you. Give unto this strange people your testimony, and a testimony in your bodies upon every Sabbath day, the seventh day of each week. Not on the first, nor on the second... yea, the seventh shall you eat no foods of any kind, nor any drink, save pure water. Let this be a testament unto those who are near and those who are afar off, for during the light you shall honor My command, and fast. Drink only water that is completely pure, for I have poured upon you the fullness of My Spirit, the very Water of Life, which you have received in Christ Jesus the Lord. And so that by which you have drank shall you share with all those who seek after Me. The Bread of Life was sent, and has already been broken for all. Eat not any earthly bread... receive of the Bread from Heaven, and pour upon the desolate that which you have drank. Watchmen, this shall you do as a testimony and a lamentation to the people every Sabbath day, until again the Lord has come. Then shall you fast never again, having received the True Bread and Water from Heaven that shall sustain you unto eternal life, being both in you and with you, forever and ever.

The whole world is in famine, eating from the table of lies...
yea, a feast of abominations, leaving them starved and dying.
Listen, My children... your Redeemer lives, and shall feed all who have eaten of His body and drank of His blood.
These shall be gathered, and nourished for one week in the house of the Lord.
Woe to the house of satan... your chi