AS SWEET FLOWERS....

The Lord sent me this bright little gift (found it September 2nd, 2009) - it sprouted up amidst flowers that have been there for 2 years - no other flowers like it there or in any of the flower areas in the yard - just this one - and it wasn't there in 2007 or 2008 - just now....a sweet gift of His love.

Song Of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

DEATH AND LIFE IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE....

The Lord had me watch bits and pieces of the Labor Day MD telethon. I praise Him for His wisdom, for His guidance as He had me watching at the exact moments that He wanted things revealed, for His truth to be spoken:

-Jerry Lewis himself opened the telethon with SEX JOKES - horrific - 9pm time slot, dozens of "Jerry's Kids" in the audience - thoroughly inappropriate.

-Also early on: Charo did a sexual lap dance

-There were perverse sex jokes throughout

-At one point Jerry said of co-host Jan Karl that she had a giant swazstika painted on her a*! (bottom)

-When accepting 11 million dollars from Venezuela's Citgo rep, he said "I can charm the skin off the belly of a snake" and added "Back in the beginning I told them I'd tell the world they put water in their gasoline if they didn't help me"

6:59 pm - Jerry sang "You'll never walk alone" and could barely get through it - he is old, he is tired, he is ill - the Lord said he was a 'walking dead man' - it will be surprising if he lives until next year's fiasco.

Even in his goodbye tribute to closest friend/sidekick Ed McMahon, Jerry said: "Wherever you are I hope you have your booze"

Final tally: $60,481, 231.00 (FOR DISEASE)
LOCAL (my little corner of the globe): $719,168 (which includes area of highest unemployment in nation)

IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF EVERY SINGLE CHRISTIAN WITH A TELEVISION SET - INSTEAD OF SITTING THERE AND LISTENING/RECEIVING THE WORDS OF DEATH AND DISEASE AND DIAGNOSIS, WOULD INSTEAD STRETCH THEIR HANDS TOWARD THEIR TV SETS AND DECREE LIFE - WHILE IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO CIRCUMVENT THE WORDS OF PEOPLES MOUTHS (THEIR DECREES - 22 HOURS OF SICKNESS AND DEATH FROM THEIR TONGUES) - THE LORD IS GREATER THAN ALL EVIL....

IMAGINE SPENDING A LIFETIME WORKING ON A DISEASE WITHOUT CHRIST WITH YOU, WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION, WITHOUT HIS DIRECTION, APART FROM HIS WILL - AND NOT ONLY JERRY AND HIS COHORTS BUT ALSO SADLY THE PEOPLE DYING OF THIS DISEASE WITHOUT CHRIST - THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ATTRIBUTING THEM TO ANGELS AND HEAVEN JUST BECAUSE THEY SUFFERED.

ALL THINGS DONE APART FROM CHRIST IS THUS DONE IN THE FLESH AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LORD, HIS PURPOSES, HIS GLORY - NOTHING. IF IT BE NOT FOR HIM IT IS AGAINST HIM ...

Proverbs 22:6
6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it

The Lord translated me in the Spirit to Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) today - He had me anoint his forehead with oil - It happened via a 'dream' but the translation was real - I could smell the anointing oil and so could Prince - the Lord has given me a burden for this man for quite awhile - he is to follow after Christ Jesus - and I am waiting patiently for the time when he brings him here to hear the words of the Lord toward him....09-05-2009

ANY MINUTE.....

There is a new fictional book available, written by Joyce Meyer. It has nothing to do with the fact that Joyce wrote it (as the Lord does not have me follow after any man/woman, famous Christian or not). Holy Spirit said "READ THIS BOOK" then the Lord opened the door for it to be majorly on sale. The Lord also doesn't typically have me read things when they come out - usually the books He puts into my hands have been written years earlier, just so He can show me His divine leading, purposes in His unique way.

The book synopsis from Joyce's site reads:

CAN SARAH HARPER DO WHAT'S RIGHT...BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE?

Aggressive investment broker Sarah Harper is overachieving at the office but missing the mark with her husband and son when an unexpected tragedy turns their lives upside down. This heartrending story—and its unexpected ending—will lead you to discover that what’s beyond your control is safe in God’s hands.

AND:

Sarah Harper is driven to achieve success no matter what the cost. She wants to do good and not hurt the people she loves—especially her son, Mitchell, her husband, Joe, and her daughter, Kate—but her desire to succeed in her career too often leaves little time for family.

One cold, rainy, autumn morning, all of that changes when Sarah’s car plunges off a bridge and into a river. As rescuers search desperately for her body, Sarah’s spirit is still very much alive. What she discovers on the other side transforms everything about Sarah’s view of life—past, present and future. And the unsuspecting world around her will never be the same again.

(END BOOK DESCRIPTION)

This book is phenomenal. A really quick read, flows amazingly well. During the part where Sarah is "dead" - the Lord displays hugely the same principles that are used in Theophostics - where Holy Spirit takes us back to the events in our past that have made us the way we are today (and determines how we react to things today, having its roots in those past events) - then shows us HIS PLACE in our lives - not only where the trouble began, where the lies were received and believed, but also where He is the solution NOW....powerful work.

There are a few small contradictions but mostly a work of the Lord. Two parts moved me to deep tears and intercession.

As always the Lord's timing is perfect - part of the book dealing with things He has revealed to me recently (such as the angels in our lives, etc)....

It is also a serious message to those who are walking after their own flesh, doing life their own way - and is timely considering my own family member being struck by lightning and God saying "JUST WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR ME TO GET YOUR ATTENTION???" (as the main character GOES OFF A BRIDGE IN HER CAR and only THEN God being able to to get HERS (attention))...

The Lord ISN'T PLAYING AROUND IN THIS HOUR - and if there is a "yes" toward Him in your heart that is deep, then no matter WHAT your OUTSIDES look like (actions, words, deeds, etc) - He will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to get your attention, to give you the opportunity to match your outsides with your insides in obedience, submission, surrender....to fully receive Him and walk wholly in His divine purpose for your life for His glory!

Yet another message of the book is walking in love - the part NOT SPOKEN BY THE BOOK is to be led by His Spirit and look for God-ordained opportunities to be given the chance to make someone else happy (lest it be works of YOUR FLESH) but nonetheless to be a blessing -to display Christ to the world - "any minute you might get your chance to be a giver" (for His glory)(09-01-2009 @ 6:31 PM)

Ask Him if and when He might permit you to read this book. He may not...but then again, He may! Let Him direct your life in ALL AREAS - don't just do a thing in and of yourself. This is encouragement to simply ASK, letting you know that Holy Spirit DID breathe this work.

HOW RICH YOU ARE!

There is a little book that the Lord placed in my hands many years ago - He does not have me read it regularly, but every once in awhile He will point it out to me and have me read something for that day. The book is title "God Calling" and is a collection of God's words for 365 days a year. It is NOT a typical devotional written by men trying to interpret God's words, or speaking in generalities - no, these are the Lord's actual words as given to two faithful women believers (seemingly decades ago, as some of the ways they wrote His words are in older english; cannot find a copyright date as the book is particularly hard to find).

The book is arranged in small passages by days of the year and again is NOTHING like typical devotionals and really isn't such...hard to explain unless you've read it. Sort of like "Exhortations From The Father" put into book form during one year in these beloved womens' lives. (they refer to themselves merely as the "two listeners").

The Lord had me pull it out tonight - and told me to post the word that He spoke to the women on this same day all those years ago (September 1st, 2009) (I especially adore that He uses the term "unfailing" as a) that is THIS MINISTRY and b) the word is only used ONE TIME in the entire Bible):

HOW RICH YOU ARE September 1

"I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." (Heb. xiii.5.)

"My children, that word is unfailingly true. Down the centuries thousands have proved My constancy, My untiringness, My unfailing Love. "Never leave." "Never forsake". Not just a presence is meant by this, but....

"My Love will never leave you. My Understanding will never leave you. My Strength will never leave you. Think of all that I AM:

Love - then for ever you are sure of Love.
Strength - then for ever, in every difficulty and danger, you are sure of strength.
Patience - then always there is One who can never tire.
Understanding - then always you will be understood.

"Can you fear the future when it holds so much for you? Beloved, "set your affections on things above" (the higher, spiritual things), "and not on things on the earth" (the lower, temporal things), and you will see how rich you are."

FORGETTING THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEHIND YOU....

Wow - two days ago (Sunday, August 30th, 2009) the Lord had me watch a two-part movie - the DVD box was UNOPENED and I have no idea where it came from - it was over three hours long - what was it?: "The Story Of David: From Shepherd to King of Israel" - wow....

The following was posted TODAY (09-01-2009):

WORD OF THE LORD FOR SEPTEMBER 1st, 2009:
THE TRUMPET by Bill Burns

May the sons of Jesse arise to their thrones and be seated upon the thrones of David in heavenly places. These are the thrones of the joint heirs of Christ Jesus to which you have been called in this time and in this season. Therefore, I say unto you, forgetting those things that are behind you, press, run to the mark of the high calling that is before you that your destiny may be fulfilled with purpose; so that you are no longer withheld; so that you are no longer restricted; so that you no longer are living under the darkness of that which satan has brought into your lives. For you will now begin to live as a child of light and that light will produce life, not only in your lives but in the lives of those around you. So I say today, forget those things that are behind you; put them firmly behind you, then turn and face the glory of God. (END WORD)

TO LIVE AS/BE CHOSEN AS HIS FORERUNNERS: God doing things in your life, revealing things to you BEFORE He reveals them to the world

IN THE WORD OF GOD: A soldier who ran ahead of the main body of troops as a scout; often John the Baptist is so regarded, as is implied in Matt. 11: 10, in that he preceded Jesus and prepared his way. But in Hebrews 6: 20 Jesus is Himself called a forerunner, in that He is a kind of advance guard: He is already seated in heaven and His presence there guarantees the subsequent entry of all who belong to Him.

WHAT DO YOU SEE (with the eyes of His Spirit)?