The True Message of the Gospel

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For Independence Day 2023

The Star Spangled Banner

O! say can you see by the dawn's early light,
 ⁠What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
 Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
 ⁠O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
 And the Rockets' red glare, the Bombs bursting in air,
 Gave proof through the night that our Flag was still there;
 ⁠O! say does that star-spangled Banner yet wave,
 ⁠O'er the Land of the free and the home of the brave?

The Star Spangled Banner song is about the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Outer Baltimore Harbor in the Patapsco River during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.

It was written by Francis Scott Key (a 35 year old lawyer and amateur poet) who must have been there at that battle.  He was inspired by the large U.S. flag, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the U.S. Victory - which was against all odds.

Word & Vision for Today

Isaiah 1:23-31 (NASB) 

23.  Your rulers are rebels and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe and chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan, nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

24  Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts, The Mighty One of Israel, declares,

“Ah, I will be relieved of My adversaries and avenge Myself on My foes.

25  “I will also turn My hand against you, and will smelt away your dross as with lye and will remove all your alloy.

26  “Then I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning; after that you will be called the city of righteousness, a faithful city.”

27  Zion will be redeemed with justice and her repentant ones with righteousness.

28  But transgressors and sinners will be crushed together, and those who forsake the LORD will come to an end.

29  Surely you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen.

30  For you will be like an oak whose leaf fades away or as a garden that has no water.

31  The strong man will become tinder, His work also a spark. Thus they shall both burn together and there will be none to quench them.

This is the Word of the Lord for our times as well.  

Encouragenment:
God has not abandoned America, He loves America.  Don’t let others tell you or convince you otherwise. Please get in agreement with God, knowing He will save this nation and other nations too - and say this: 

 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endures for ever.    Psalms 118:1 (KJV) 

Also

13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Psalms 27:13-14 (KJV) 

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God has a redemptive plan and is moving in the earth today.

Many people are feeling "justice sick" - meaning they see evil being done on large scale, but they see  little or no justice concerning that evil.  But God has a redemptive plan and I believe God is moving in the earth is such a powerful way that people will be healed from the lack of justice and there will be dancing and joy in the streets. 

Scriptures to have on hand while listening.

Isaiah 62:6-12 (NASB) 

6. On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen;
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who remind the LORD, take no rest for yourselves;

7 And give Him no rest until He establishes
And makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

8 The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm,
“I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies;
Nor will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”

9 But those who garner it will eat it and praise the LORD;
And those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.

10 Go through, go through the gates,
Clear the way for the people;
Build up, build up the highway,
Remove the stones, lift up a standard over the peoples.

11 Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth,
Say to the daughter of Zion, “Lo, your salvation comes;
Behold His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”

12 And they will call them, “The holy people,
The redeemed of the LORD”;
And you will be called, “Sought out, a city not forsaken.”

Psalms 27:13 (KJV)
13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

Psalms 27:13 (NASB)
13 I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

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We Have Escaped

Praise for Rescue from Enemies - Psalm 124 NASB

1 “Had it not been the LORD who was on our side,”

     Let Israel now say,

2 “Had it not been the LORD who was on our side

     When men rose up against us,

3 Then they would have swallowed us alive,

   When their anger was kindled against us;

4 Then the waters would have engulfed us,

   The stream would have swept over our soul; (Lit: passed over)

5 Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

6 Blessed be the LORD,

   Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth. (Lit - as a prey to)

7 Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper;

   The snare is broken and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the name of the LORD,

   Who made heaven and earth.

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The days ahead - a prophetic word part 2

This is for the least to the greatest of us - based on the promise of Jeremiah 31:31-34:

“Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the LORD. 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”  Jeremiah 31:31-34 (NKJV)

And also:

 28 “ It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions.  29 “Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. Joel 2:28-29 (NASB) 

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A Prophecy - September 2022

This was given to me on Sept. 8th in the morning.  It's about prioritizing God's Word in our lives.  It is directed to ministries of different kinds, but I believe it will bless every believer who hears it.  

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Growing in Prayer

Note: I write more on this topic in my book Faith That Gets Results  (in the 6th chapter called Faith Speaks.)
You can get the book here: Faith That Gets Results Book

Verses we are using in this episode about prayer:

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21 (KJV) 

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]. Proverbs 18:21 (AMP)

Elijah's prayer
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. James 5:16-18 (KJV)

The actual prayer: 

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
 1 Kings 17:1 (KJV)

Red Sea Moment

But Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever. The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent.”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward.

As for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall go through the midst of the sea on dry land.”

“As for Me, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.” Exodus 14:13-17 (NASB)

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The Art of Listening

This episode is all about how we listen to God's word and bear fruit.  

Mark 4:10 & 13 (NKJV)

10. But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable.

13. And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?  

Mark 4:24-25 (NKJV)

24. Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. 25. For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

Mark 4:24-25 (TPT)

24. Then he said to them, “Be diligent to understand the meaning behind everything you hear, for as you do, more understanding will be given to you. And according to the depth of your longing to understand, much more will be added to you.  25. For those who listen with open hearts will receive more revelation. But those who don’t listen with open hearts will lose what little they think they have!

Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV)

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. 

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The True Message of the Gospel

This episode is about the essence of the gospel message that Paul taught in his letter to the Romans, and in almost all of his letters.  This very gospel message was given to Paul by Jesus.  As we meet and listen to the many beautiful people that we know love Jesus, we also see a need and a hunger to have this message of the gospel made even more clear.  This gospel is the centerpiece of our lives, and it should remain the centerpiece in all that we do.

Romans 5:1-2
1. Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2. through whom also we have obtained our introduction (access) by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult (rejoice) in hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:1-2 (Emphasis mine)

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The Resurrection and the Life

This is a message that you can listen to any day of the year.
10 min. episode

Have a blessed Resurrection Sunday - Easter ... and may God bless you abundantly.

Romans 8:11 (NASB)

11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

We were given life and power to be like Christ, which means we can now (and are commissioned to) promote and speak His life giving Message (the Gospel), His word and power, to anyone whom death and the enemy tries to rob kill and destroy. And we do this with the demonstration of power of Life, just Like Jesus did.

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