Justice, Judgment, Forgiveness, and ??? 

So Jesus has been keeping me on specific words. Other words He has given to me in the past were:  Perseverance, Accountability, Truth, Integrity, and now these words, justice, judgment, and forgiveness.  I'm getting the forgiveness slung at me all the time all while I'm looking at the behavior which presents as a very controlling type of presence.  The thing I have and am still learning is how the enemy operates.  You see, if you are going to win in a battle, you have to know how your enemy operates.  What are his tactics?  If you know this, you know what to do and how to make your next move.  I find discipleship sadly lacking now days.  Where are the Sunday School classes?  As my hubby said the other day, "Let's change the name Sunday School to Discipleship Class."  Yes, let's do that!  Whatever it takes to get to understanding what has happened in Christian-dom.  

Although the hurts and pains come through people, people are not your enemy.  The enemy is your enemy - the ole deceiver, otherwise known as Satan.  The Bible says, "He is the father of lies."  And so he is.  There is rule #1:  Satan lies.  It's how he got Eve in the garden of Eden and it is still how he operates today.  Lying can come in many forms - First of all, it is easy to see an outright lie.  When somebody just lies, you see it.  You know it.  Their words and their actions do not line up.  Okay, so we all admit.  We can see that...I know that!!!  Yes, I hear the yells - tell me something I don't know.  Well, I don't know about you, but for me, it comes hard to believe that somebody just does that.  I don't do that.  Do you do that?  Most people I know do not do that.  They really don't lie.  If you do, you are a sad, deluded individual and we will all pray for you to get free from that sin of lying.  

Satan, the father of all lies, has found a way to very sneakily, slight of hand, control and manipulate.  Sometimes, you see this openly and sometimes, it is very well hidden.  The results of which bring on anger.  He's very good at getting you to stay in the emotional realm which, as Christians, we are not to live in our emotions.  We live by faith.  By faith, remember Hebrews, chapter 11, THE WHOLE CHAPTER!!! By faith...

So this has been a process.  A process of why did this happen to me?  Anger, bitterness, resentment, the conviction of - pray for your enemy, pray for those who deceitfully use you, forgive,.  I can do this because by Christ Jesus, I can do all things, Philippians 4:13.  Yes, you know and a b'zillion times of - No, I forgave them as the enemy loves to bring it back up or the person unknowingly slaps you in the face again with the same behavior, actions, and if you say something...Forgive, you're judging.  Yeah, you know what I'm talking about...they will turn it on you.  You're the one with the problem, not me.  You're supposed to forgive me if I lied to you...aren't you?  Hmmm, hmmm...see there...see how you are...all the meanwhile they are still doing what they're doing and you're asking yourself, "God, I just don't understand.  What is going on?  What am I doing wrong?"  

One day, Jesus brings the answer and you see just how the enemy operates.  Now, I have to warn you because everyone always says, "Don't pray for patience because you will be tested to the max."  That I have found to be a very true statement.  But I also am warning you, "Don't ask for discernment either."  Well, let me say be warned when you ask for discernment because we should have discernment when going about our lives.  But be warned - most likely all hell will break out.

When a friend and I prayed and asked God to help us see and discern the enemy working, well, all I can say is that ALL HELL BROKE OUT!!!  I was attacked like I have never been attacked in all my life.  I'm still battling some of what I feel (feelings, aggghhhh get that song out of my head) but for lack of a better English word - feel...what I feel like was the demonic.  No, I'm not crazy.  Yes, this really happened.  Things began flying off of the countertop.  There were bumps and bangs at various places in my house.  A knock at the front door and no one was there.  And worst of all, an attack on my physical health.  My health spiraled majorly downward.  I still have issues going on physically.  I'm getting better as Jesus leads me down this path.  I have found myself learning, withdrawing out of some things completely and later finding out for good reasons.  One thing I know, my Savior, Jesus Christ, keeps me.  I listen to His Holy Spirit and if He says, "Do this..." I do it.  If he says, "Stop this."  I stop it.  Oh wait, hold it...that's another story for another day.  Back to the topic - Anger, forgiveness, truth, integrity, moral standing, more anger to now we're hopping mad.  Just past all the feelings of whatever it brings up in you to - I'M DONE!!! PERIOD!!! NOT MAD...NOT WHATEVER YOU THINK I AM - JUST DONE!   FINI! The End!  Right?? You understand where I am...and you, my friend, have you ever been there?  The point where you say to yourself, 'Well, they can do that, but I am not going to do that (_Fill in the blank_) that is what I call Righteous Anger.  A recognition of right and wrong and God so help me, I'm not doing what is wrong.  I don't do it to others, and no more are they going to do it to me.  I do believe God puts this in to people for change to come about.  Because if we all sit around and speak - love, forgive, peace, let them slap the other cheek, and do nothing what changes?  The ones doing this do not change.  They just get bolder.  They get more aggressive.  

So I am older now.  Hopefully somewhat wiser too as I age.  I am not promoting go out and start a war.  But, I am saying, "Stand your ground, Soldier of the Lord!"  We fight not as this world fights.  We fight in the spiritual realm.  Through thoughts, ideas, or in other words - Share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Pray, Praise, Worship!  It gets very disheartening when you hear that everything you ever thought was good and of God has been controlled, manipulated and turned in to an incendiary device by the enemy and used mightily for his kingdom.  But, BUT *** We have the Word of God.  The enduring Holy Scripture of God.  The Sword of Truth, the double-edged sword that cuts soul and spirit.  It endures for eternity.  Speak the Word over your life.  Decree God's Promises over yourself and your family.  If you don't know Jesus, get to know Jesus.  You do this by picking up your Bible and reading.  Ask for wisdom.  Jesus will help you.  I suggest you start in the chapters named: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.  Then go to Romans... Jesus told them and He does it still today - He sends His Holy Spirit to those who believe in Him, repent of their sins, and desire to be obedient and follow Him.  

Okay, so back to my topic, one of the most forefront attacks you will ever receive is the statement of - You're judging.  You're bitter.  You're unforgiving.  So I say to myself, "Self, let's sit down and examine ourselves."  I don't think I'm unforgiving.  I gave them another chance, and another.  That's not unforgiving.  Am I crazy?  They called me crazy...and the enemy's next tactic comes in to play.  "You're crazy."  And there will be multiple episodes of someone yelling at you, You're Crazy!!!  Yes, he is the accuser of the brethren.  Every sling, fault, insult will come back and reverberate around inside your head until it does tend to DRIVE YOU CRAZY!!!  Driving you to the point of being a useless, ineffective witness for the Lord.  And the accuser (your true enemy) goes off hackling in glee because he's won the battle.  I tell you I live for the day when Jesus sends him to the abyss and I no longer have to deal with him.  

So, forgive the long rambling today, but all of this led me on a search which led me to boundaries.  But boundaries gets perverted really quickly because it turns in to more control and manipulation.  Remember, God gives us wisdom and it comes through His Word, The Holy Bible.  Boundaries led to Lord, give me discernment which led to all out attack from the enemy because he does not want you to learn anything of God and have any kind of success in your life.  This led to self-examination, what am I doing wrong? which led to I think I have forgiven which led to - definite conclusion - Yes, I have forgiven and No, I do not have to participate with them anymore, which led to more anger, but it is leading to righteous anger which led to more Bible reading - How do I deal with this?  which led to word study.  Word study on - "Okay, God...what do you say about justice, judgment, and forgiveness."  I am happy to say, God seems to have a lot to say about justice.  He is looking for those who will stand up for right against all odds.  He is looking for a few good men (women and children too) who will give it their all and be obedient to Him and His Word.  People who will be led by His Spirit.  You will know them by their fruits - Another way to discern the evil from good.  Bad fruit equals lying, cheating, stealing, murder, mayhem, control, bondage, enslaved, does harm to others.  Good fruit equals love, compassion, kindness, mercy, forgiveness, understanding, things that are going to lead to more good.  

I found it really very interesting what God has to say on the topic of Justice.  I'm going to list a few here from E-sword.net and, believe it or not, there are so many that I will leave it to you to look further for yourself.  

Gen_18:19  For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Psa_82:3  Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Psa_89:14  Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

Pro_21:3  To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Isa_56:1  Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

It is scary when we see what happens if we do not stand for justice and judgment...

Isa_59:4  None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Isa_59:9  Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.

Isa_59:14  And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

My absolute favorite on this topic - 

Psa 94:15  But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. 16  Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? 

I hear myself say, "Me Lord.  I will, I will stand for righteousness."  I look around and ask "Who will join me?"  

Choose ye this day whom you will serve...as for me, myself, and I - I will serve the Lord, Jesus Christ!  

Hab 3:17  Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18  Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19  The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. 

Forgiveness, Anger, Bitterness Resentment...

Justice, Accountability, Truth, Honor Integrity!!!  

So forgiveness is something that is being thrown at me lately.  I'm like so done....so done with abusers who walk all over someone until they do react and then claim they did nothing. ...

I have pondered this and asked, and asked the Lord and brought it to the Lord again and again and it just keeps happening.  I know I will not have the time today to do justice and write what I feel like the Lord would have me say along with all the thoughts, look up the verses and such...But I am going to hand you these verses and ask you ???  I hope someone in the universe will answer because I just see no end to this torment...

Psalms 94:16 

Psalms 94:16

“Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?”

Isaiah 56 the whole chapter...but especially the first verse...Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Everyone says, "Don't Judge...don't judge!!

I'm not really reading that here...

and then there's Romans 11...not quite sure, but it seems God is doing some judging there of people not standing against evil and wrong.  

I have also bookmarked Romans 16:17 

which is clear enough, but it is amazing what causes division, disagreement and strife now days...

Next we have James 2:8-13

and chapter 4

one thing I feel I have realized recently is that:

If you are hearing, seeing, feeling gaslighting - 

KNOW THAT YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE DEMONIC!!!

AND lastly, I have 1 John 1:8 and 1 John 2:9 to close out this short post...

Unfortunately, I think some use the term forgiveness as a means to continue abusing the person they're telling forgive to and then others really do need to forgive.  I just want to know the line between right and wrong.  Truth, untruth...it's always a he say/she say situation or put whatever combo you like there...but what's really on the line is truth and untruth, honesty or lies, frank honestness or frank lies, deceits and trickery.  I haven't gotten this far in my life by lying, I'm not about to start now.  

Looking for the Good While Not Compromising My Integrity... 

So, this morning I purposed to get up and choose to look at things and situations as they came up with a more positive focus.  You know, find the lemonade in the lemon type of uh, uh, thing...yea that!  

After receiving a text from my sibling-in-law that my other sibling-in-law who is not speaking to me currently wondered if I had called my parent-in-law, yes, the ridiculousness of it all and this is my life...  Now, this just happened yesterday.  I really did not ponder or worry or fret or any of those things over it.  I just texted back to my one sibling-in-law that - no, I had not.  And, I let my spouse know because it's important for them to know what the family is up to...WAIT!  What are they up to??? That's kind of bizarre, but being that the wind was blowing 90 to nothing and the power looked as if it was going to go out, well, there ya' go...my mind was on other things.  You know, like self-care because if power went out and there was nothing to cook and could I even get it cooked before the power went out as it was sure to do at this point.  Yea, you know, those hits that just keep coming at you rapidly and people wonder why you REACT!  So fast-forward to today, TA DAH!!!

I woke and said, "Self, we's gonna try to do better.  We'll focus on the positive.  We will not let this get us down before we have even gotten up."  After all, it was 5 a.m. and  YEAH, the power is back on!!!  We will count our blessings, yes, we will!  So I quickly washed up the few dishes I had to leave last night and made coffee.  Yummm...Coffee.  I am blessed!  I also let spouse know I was still alive and kicking, and I came to my desk and started sorting through things as I had stacked papers on top the laptop and had to get to the laptop to turn it back on after turning it off last night due to the 'windstorm.'  

As I was going through the stack of articles, recipes, health statistics, etc., cures for my woes, I ran across a review of a product that I had copied and saved for when I needed a laugh.  Look for the positive remember!  My mind started whirling, thoughts churning and  Shazam!  Here is a totally negative experience that somebody took, told the truth of the matter, and yet brought laughter to I do not know how many people by now.  The history lives on if you look it up.  If you are wondering what I am talking about go to Amazon and look up sugar-free gummy bears and read the product reviews.  Here, here is the link to one product but if you take time, you'll find different brands and all those fake sugar reactions.  I laughed and laughed...Guilty...but now you know why we are calling for truth in labeling.  Oh yes, let's look for the positive.  I have my own horror story to tell about an Atkins Chocolate Bar, intense abdominal pain, cramping, and passing out.  Thankfully, I did not have an accident in my pants by passing out, and was able to make it to the restroom.  But after that event, I care very much about food product labeling.  Hmmm, I wonder if what made my spouse have diarrhea on a flight was because he ate a red gummy bear???  Go ahead and have a laugh, we do now but at the time, it was not fun but is it the truth?  Yes! 100 Percent the truth.  No, I'm not going back to sue anyone.  But dang it, I want to know the truth and they just keep finding ways to lie.  

Then, I ran across another story I had saved.  It brought some healing and coping skills that I desperately needed when I ran across it and I find it still relevant today in light of the in-law situation.  It is by Toni Baldwin-Buss and it basically says how everyone loads Mom down with their problems.  It showed Mom responding in a calm manner providing answers and solutions.  It goes through a variety of scenarios and this mother does not lose her calm.  It gets to the end and basically says, Mom has learned how to let others be responsible for their own choices and actions.  If you're an adult, you are an adult.  Act as such.  Mom is not here to rescue you anymore.  The ones who were used to using Mom were speechless at Mom's response.  But after Mom stopped the enabling, the family began to function better.  Why? what happened?  Everyone in the family learned what it is that they need to do.  For those of us that care too much, we wound up being the responsible one for others.  It is time that those others learn to be responsible for themselves.  

Yes, I have found the positive.  I'm not compromising my integrity for your lack of being able to deal with reality.  I am moving on in peace.  I have forgiven.  I am not angry, bitter, or unforgiving.  I am just done.  

Now just so you are aware, I'm not directing this blogpost at any particular person or family member.  I'm just trying to let you know where I am at in my walk.  I choose to live life hereafter in the "Happy Boat."  I am inviting you to get in to the Happy Boat with me.  However, be aware I have standards.  I do not lie, cheat or steal and I do not control or manipulate to get my way.  If you do those things, save us both some time because I'm not going to be that kind of person EVER!!!  Just go on and leave me alone.  This is where I'm at and I'm in the Happy Boat!

Being in the Happy Boat is more of a mind set.  It's the I'm choosing to be happy rather than miserable.  I don't understand why you do what you do, to person causing offense and then blames the other, but I do not have to go with you or be there with you.  Yes, this is exactly where I am and it is a better place.  It is a positive place.  It is a forgiving place.  It is the real place and I can stand before Jesus and say, "Lord, I tried to live as you told me in your Word, the Holy Bible."  I accept the things I do need to change in myself such as 'stop looking for the fight.'  My reaction since I have been challenged on so many fronts of life.  Will I get there?  I hope so.  I also hope I get to bring everyone along with me on this ride, but unfortunately, I cannot make them.  It is up to them.  I am only responsible for me, my choices, and how I respond.  As my nephew, Greg, would have said, " Peace and Chicken Grease!"  There's not much better in this world than love, peace, and some kind of fried chicken...Most importantly, there is Jesus.  

A Fire Burns....

the minions of Hell ply on the thoughts...burn hotter, more, more, more...Jesus says, "Peace be still."  

In the midst of the fire, in the midst of the attack, in the midst _____________(yep, the usual fill in the blank...).  One more stuffing it down.  Not saying anything.  Not doing anything.  And BOOM, the volcano goes off!!!  The extreme point of being able to 'suck it up' and 'forgive' has been met.  No more!  No More!!  NO MORE!!!  The insult - what's wrong with her?  The talks and the lies rather than listening, consoling, showing love and compassion. 

The regrets, the endless questioning of 'why did you let that affect you so?' The acceptance that yes, you are accountable for your part.  But, BUT also acknowledgement that maybe you are being trained to help  so others do not have to go through what you went through.  The last thing I want as a Christian is to hurt someone else the way I have been hurt.  Maybe, although it is a hard thing for me to accept, but just maybe I do have a little more experience and a little more knowledge than you.  Real life experiences of pain, betrayal, broken promises, yea, like everyone else -  I got the T-shirt with holes in it.  

Choices - Forgive.  As a Christian, it's really not a choice.  It's an act of obedience.  Christ says, "if we do not forgive, our Father in Heaven cannot forgive us."  Ummmm, yea, I'll take all the forgiveness I can give.  So that requires me to forgive.  I am receiving some help in understanding why I am not responding in the usual way of forgive and move on.  I am moving on, but as I am moving on I desire better.  Better for myself and better for all I come in contact with....better for strangers I do not know on Facebook or Blogger, or where ever God directs my path.  

So God has, at various times in my life, used movies to bring home a point.  With that said, I found myself watching a great movie the other day.  A movie of someone who took the really bad thing in their life and used it to help others to understand the whys' and hows' of what they deal with in their life daily.  The movie I'm referring to is, "Front of the Class."  I cannot say that my physical ailments come anywhere close to what this young man deals with.  Did I learn something from someone younger than I am?  Yes, I did!  The point is - He set an excellent example of taking something really bad and using it to teach others so they would not punish some person for something that is totally out of their control.  Geez, that sounds like something that we could totally use right now, doesn't it?  Maybe all the cut throat managerial styles can start working on reversing the damage caused by the last, more than a few years of dog eat dog philosophy and start teaching the listen to understand philosophy and that you do not have to destroy others to succeed in your endeavors.  Everybody wins.  Yea!!!   

How do you teach that when you help others, it does not make you weaker?  But let's be clear about real help rather than enabling.  There are times where you do need to stop enabling.  But there again, you are going to help that person rather than hurt if it is true enabling.  Are we all doing the best we can do?  Are we holding something against someone?  Are we really running that race to the best of our ability?  

So I guess I exhibit a certain behavior that comes off as anger to others.  I have been accused of 'unforgiveness' and yada yada yada...I see, after someone listened to me and responded how I might have been trained to respond as 'looking for a fight.'  Let me assure you, the last thing I want to do is fight you.  However, when God is telling me to speak, "I'm gonna speak."  Why?  I fear God more than I fear you.  I also desire to please Him and Jesus requires obedience if you are following Him.   I have also found my peace.  I have found the example of 'teach others' so they can understand better and not hurt someone else.  I hope that the ears that need to hear will hear and eyes that need to see will see.   You never help someone by one upping them or getting something over on them.  Make sure you are not adding to the trauma that has already been done to them.  I have no desire to make someone pay or exact revenge.  That is not my place.  I will leave that to God because God says that revenge is His.  He will take care of it and as in ALL THINGS, I find God is faithful to His Word.  Trust Him.  He can and He will!!!  

I hope as always the next time you see me, you find me --- with my hands lifted high, shouting Hallelujah to Jesus, My Lord!  Or playing my instrument of praise, and singing "Holy is the Lord!"  I'm gonna sing, shout, and dance before my King.  I'm gonna lift my hands and praise your Holy Name, Jesus!  I'm gonna shout Hallelujah to Jesus Christ, my King of kings!    

So Why Do You...???

 And Why Does It Matter...???

The questions echoed in her head.  How can they think it doesn't matter?  She asked herself.  They all had lied to her.  They all had in some form or fashion tried to manipulate her for their advantage.  When does it stop?  She spoke, "It matters!  I don't know about you, but my Bible says 'You will, on judgement day, give an account of every word, deed, and action done.'  No free pass.  Why do they think it is okay to do this to others?  I do not do this to them."   She heard Holy Spirit speak through the din of advice - you just need to forget this.  It will always hold you up; and she felt the usual anger rising over the injustice of the deceit and trickery that had been carried out against her.  His voice pierced through the hurt, anger, and chaos of being a hurt human.  "It's okay.  Give it to me.  You know why...stop and think!  Tell me why."  She thought for a few minutes and then haltingly the words came out, "Because I do not want to be like them."  Instantly, the anger left.  Peace came and order brought to chaos.  

Well, I Did It Again....

 Wait, what was that?  I did not obey the Lord.  He said to me, "Write."  And I replied with, " I don't 'feel' like it, Lord.  With all that is going on in the world, what do I have to say that would mean ____________ anything??? (fill in the blank).  The injustices, the wrongs, the lies, the deceit, the take advantage of another, the backbiting, the backstabbing...on and on it goes...No one listens anyway...what's the point?"  

As I saw a prophecy from people who seem to hear from God all the time and have a lot to say, I was reminded of the last time this happened.  My promise to God to do better next time and to be obedient.  So here goes...even though I don't "feel like it."  Forgive me, Lord, and help me to do better next time.  

Jesus has been speaking to me lately of frequencies and sounds and how God is a frequency.  God is __________...we can all fill in that blank with the words of how we see God.  God is all-powerful.  God is everywhere at all times.  God is never-ending.  God is our healer, our Savior...but lately, I'm reminded of how important frequency is.  I'm not much of a 'science' person.  I'm more of a creative artistic day dreamer type that does not care much about the science of things...I just try it and it comes together is more of the way I go about life.  That might explain a few failures too, but nevertheless, it is me and I accept me for how God created me.  So there...take that....all you brainiacs.  God uses us all. He needs us all.  My spouse deals in the realms of quantum physics.  He understands it.  I look at it and squawk.  Squawking is a frequency.  And my mind goes on rambling patterns in every direction trying to pull out what exactly are you wanting me to say, Lord.  

Frequency, frequency, sound, sound, - what comes to mind.  Two things immediately come to mind - Resonance and energy.  Praise, Worship, Singing, make a joyful noise, play your instrument skillfully.  Sing, dance, clap your hands.  If you do not, the very rocks will cry out.  It is already established that what you feed on will come out of you.  There again, as I have said before, my previous pastor, retired Pastor Wayne Friedt always says, "What you feed grows, what you starve dies."   So again, I am reminded of the importance of this truth.  If you feed on bad, you will start to speak bad (think down, depressing, oppressed, suppressed, etc.) if you feed on positive, you will speak more to the positive (liberty, free, happy, carefree, alive, well, healed, prosperous, etc.)  I find this very true even when I'm just sitting around the house and if I choose to let my mind just veg...yeah, you know..binge watching whatever, it's not long before I find myself in this mind numbing oppression.  However, if I choose to put God in everything and filter, filter, filter, I will, without a doubt, be more upbeat, have more energy, feel better.  

So I want to leave this post for thoughts of encouragement.  God wins!  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.  Even in the midst of this battle, we know the outcome.  God Wins!  We read the back of the book, The Holy Bible.  We know that with God all things are possible.  As God spoke to call the chaos in to order, we need to speak to call our chaos in to order.  Whatever you are facing today, Friend, there is nothing that is too difficult for Jesus to handle.  Frequency, resonance, those deeps ends of high and lows, the power, the tremble as the rocks cry out praising the creator of this universe.  His name is all-powerful, Jesus.  Jesus.  Jesus.  Feel that energy rising.  Life giving and sustaining energy.  What is your frequency?  Does it have power and energy with it?  Does it bring life?  Does it make you do and feel better or worse?  Frequencies matter.  Frequencies do have the ability to give life or take life.  And you thought the praise and worship service wasn't that important.  Really?  

Lord Jesus, put me at the altar with the angels singing "Hallelujah to our King!"  How you saved us and redeemed us by your amazing grace.  All mercy from you unto us, let us now bow our knees and declare you are our King. Jesus, We praise your Holy Name!  Let the rocks cry out, let our voices shout.  You spoke the worlds into being, and you let us use your name.  We speak let liberty be, for all you see, as you Jesus died and took our place on Calvary.  We give you all praise, honor and glory, God, and thank you for the gift of your Son, Jesus, and you filled us with your Holy Spirit.  We sing of your amazing grace, your unending mercy, and oh, fill us with the sound of heaven.  

John 1:1

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

King James Version (KJV)https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-1-1/

Get Your Armor On!!!

 I've been hearing "Get your armor on!"  

For several years, I have had 'this is training.'  All the questions, all the doubts and the answer, "This is training."  A calm, steady, walking through it for lack of better words, 'feeling.'  

Lately, I 'feel' urgency but still that peace, not panic - peace, 'get ready.'  "Get your armor on."  We're going to battle.  The battle cry has not sounded but it is going to sound.  "Get Ready!"  There is anticipation, but not fear.  Next, I saw bright shiny armor.  Not battle worn armor like I expected.  God said, "Yes, that's right!  Brand new.  I'm giving you armor that is brand new.  One that as been tested and tried and does not ding or get dents from the enemy's attacks.  I want you to put on this armor, I have made it for you. "

A sudden realization "I do not have to fear."  God has given me an armor that the enemy cannot harm, hurt, damage, pierce...you name it, satan can't do it.  Hallelujah!  Thank you, Jesus!  I've been in training.  You have been in training.  God is saying, "You've been training with the footmen.  Now, I want you to run with the horsemen!  You are going in to battle but it is as it has always been, I am with you.  Put on my armor, you're going to battle!  But, you have already won the war!" 

♪♪♪ I'm excited beyond measure and I'm lifting my head.  Sin and judgement are not my portion, Jesus Christ took my place.  I've won the battle because of who you are Jesus and what you have done for me.  I've got my armor on and I'm running my race.  I'll be who you called me to be and I'll do what you tell me to do.  No longer running or hiding, I'm standing tall and strong for you.  I'm no longer with the footmen, but I'm running with the horsemen.  Come on all my brothers and sisters, you are running too!  Put on your armor, we're going into battle but the war has already been won!  ♪♪♪

Pay heed to what the Lord is saying and to the warnings.  We are in a battle - Choose ye this day whom you will serve....

Jer 12:1  Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? 

Jer 12:2  Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. 

Jer 12:3  But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter. 

Jer 12:4  How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end. 

The Lord Answers Jeremiah

Jer 12:5  If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? 

Jer 12:6  For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee. 

Jer 12:7  I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. 

Jer 12:8  Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it. 

Jer 12:9  Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour. 

Jer 12:10  Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. 

Jer 12:11  They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. 

Jer 12:12  The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace. 

Jer 12:13  They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD. 

Jer 12:14  Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. 

Jer 12:15  And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. 

Jer 12:16  And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people. 

Jer 12:17  But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD. 

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