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God is calling us to a higher ground PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Written by Ps Lu Luthra   
Sunday, 18 July 2010 10:53

God is calling us to a higher ground

 

I had a dream last week, that I was walking in a field with many people and I heard a voice speaking and turned around to see and it was the Lord , He was walking with a staff in His hand, and those walking around Him were getting closer to listen, He was saying My sheep hear My voice and follow Me, I am leading them to a higher ground, so stay close with Me” And He said and those that will not hear will be left like sheep for slaughter, and then He said I have prepared those who have waited on me and stayed close to go out and bring in the sheep and warn the sheep, He said I want to gather as many as I can and move them to a higher Ground.

I am writing this to wake those who are asleep, and have gone astray; I have noticed that these days when I am around people, that their discussion is centered on things about Jesus, and not Jesus Himself? The church today is busy with all kind of programs and events,  few are focused on End Time events, I hear about Revival, healing, soaking, spiritual warfare, and Christian music and different meetings as to who is coming to our church to speak. There are many emphasizes on particular things.

We are spending more time on ministries, then we are spending time with Him, the busyness of our doing has taken away from our being. We were created to being first (Like Him) before we can be doers. See there are many needs, but there is only one Lord Jesus. See when you are in a forest all you see are trees, the forest was for the trees, so is Christ for the church, many cannot see that.

When I am with people or leaders, they are trying to fulfill their calling, but the question I would like to ask you “Is Jesus enough”? Look at Mark 3:14:” And He ordained twelve. That they should be with Him and that He might send them forth to preach” You are called to be with Jesus that is your calling. Before He sent them out, He said be with Me. The call of the Lord is not more important than the Lord of the call. The work of the Lord must not replace the Lord of the work. No amount of ministry for the Lord will make up for a lack of ministering to the Lord. Many think knowing the word makes them know the God of the word.

Everyone wants to go and do something for God, but few want to stay and do “Nothing” for Him. Jesus asked peter “Am I enough for you? Do you love Me more than everything else? Do you love Me more than the things about Me? It says few weeks later, as John and peter stood in front of the religious rulers to explain the healing of a man who had never walked” they marveled, and they took Knowledge of them and said they have been with Jesus’(Acts 4:13)

If we will be with Jesus, then Jesus will be with us, the reason the New Testament church had power not because they spoke in tongues, or held meetings in their living rooms, the secret was they had been with Jesus. Today many Christians are more in love with ministers than they are in love with Jesus. Many today gather to discuss the latest prophetic word or the newest teaching, the newest book, but he forget the reason of gathering is to be with the one who we are doing it for.

In the days of Paul and his fellow workers they had many things to do, people to be won and disciple for the Lord, plant churches, visit places, many books to write, but they suspended all the activity, to minister to the Lord. The focus shifted from self to the Lord, They took their attention of their needs and put it on the Lord’s need. They were busy being with Jesus, being at His feet. To Listen, Many today are very busy, and not sitting at His feet to hear what He is saying to the end time church.

Let me ask you again “Is Jesus enough for you? Or do you have all the “trappings” of Christianity, all the bells and whistles, all the toys and trinkets?” Remember that there is no life in the things that are about Jesus, there is only in Jesus Himself. I have seen and talked to many that are dissatisfied and disappointed with their Christian walk, it is only because of one thing, Jesus is not enough for them, Somewhere along the way something became more important than Jesus. May be you became focused on things About Jesus that are Not Jesus.

Remember my Dream, Jesus wants to take you to a higher ground, and He is calling you to be filled with passion and love for Him, that you want nothing but to sit at His feet and hear His voice. Can you remember the times when you were so infatuated with Him, that you did not want to do anything but be with Him, so go back to the time when Jesus first called you to be with Him? Friends we are really almost living in the end times, let’s not miss what He is saying. Get the busyness out of your life and come sit at His feet.

Last Updated on Sunday, 18 July 2010 11:03
 
Prophecy for the year 2010 PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Written by Br Vincent Selvakumar   
Sunday, 21 March 2010 12:06
Prophecy for the year 2010:
LORD our God revealed these prophecies about the churches, India, and
other countries of the world through His prophet Bro. Vincent Selvakumaar on
the day of 1, January 2010.
The Lord God is speaking to you.
1. This is a year of turning points. In this year you are going to see many
turning points. This year, turning point incidents are going to happen in My
Holy Church. There will be turning point incidents in the ministries. There
will be turning points in political arena. There will be turning points in the
society. This year will have both good and bad turning points. The LORD
God is asking you to be prepared to meet this year. Be prepared to walk
through these turning points.
2. Now, at first I am going to talk about India. The LORD God says, “My
children listen carefully”. The spirits of division are started descending on
your country. The scream that encourages division will be rising. This
scream will rise from each and every state. This scream is going to rise from
every province. Each race will be divided from other races. The LORD God
says that this division is an act of the evil spirits that climbed up from the
abyss. These sprits desire to cut this country in to pieces. Due to this reason,
you are going to see racial riots. Madness to murder people is going to dance
in this country. In many places, blood is going to flow like a river. Races
will rise against races. Even in people that speak same language, races will
be divided from other races. This division is going to spread like wild fire in
this country. These spirits have sealed the whole Indian sub continent. Voice
of division is going to rise. The act of division will be ruthless that you have
never seen before. Many states in India are going to lose their peace. Many
states are going to lose their sleep. Many politicians will be kidnapped and
some politicians will be murdered. Many terrorist will be unleashed in this
country. For these matters you should pray with tears. Where is the person
that delivers this nation? Where is the person whose cry can fill up the
rivers? Where is the person that shed his tears? The LORD God’s eyes are
searching for you. Arise and wake up the prayer warriors. Lord our God
says this prophecy is your command that He is giving to you. Countless
energy particles of division are starting. They resemble black bats. They are
filling up the sky and encircling. The LORD God says,” Son of man, have
you noticed?” These sprits have sealed you country’s borders. The abyss has
opened. The spirits of division have started out to fill India. Now what are
you seeing asked the LORD God. I opened my mouth and said that I am
seeing those bats are filling the clouds in many places. These spirits of
division is spreading across many nations and in particular they are
spreading in the developing nations. These spirits of division are going to act
on these developing nations and going to hinder the nation’s growth says the
LORD God. Many financial disasters are going to occur says the LORD
God. I desire multitudes to cry, pray, weep, and stand in the gap says the
LORD God. Warn your people. Wake them up to pray. Stand up in the gap
for your country. The LORD God said these things unto you.
3. There is a rogue race. This race always stands against Me. This race has the
spirit of false prophet. It has multitude of people as spoils. Terrorism will be
unleashed in many nations through this race. This race stands against My
people. This race desires to shed multitude of people’s blood. My eyes
despise this rogue race, says the LORD God. This race has spread across
many nations. Many nations belong to this race. This race is trying to unite
all these nations and deciding on doing an action. Just like United Nations
organization, this race is trying to form a new united organization. This race
wants its new organization to be better than the United Nations that exists
today. This is why that race is going to disburse many terrorists to many
nations. Terrorism will be unleashed in United States of America, United
Kingdom, and European nations. Preparations are happening behind the
curtains. Many business buildings will be demolished. Many bank buildings
will be demolished. Many company buildings will be demolished. By
reducing the strength of these nations by these destructions, this race is
planning to increase the strength of their united organization that this race is
going to form. To make this happen soon, this race is planning a
fundamental action plan. The eyes of this race are targeting India. This race
wish to take control of India. This race thinks that India belongs to it. This
race thinks that once India was in my hand and I will possess India again. In
the coming year in our world, terrorism will be unleashed in many places.
Important cities in India are their main targets. This time, the attacks will be
conducted in the ways that we never knew before and attacks will be direful.
Many building will be destroyed. The LORD God says that pray for your
cities.
4. The LORD God says that pray for European nations. Just like European
nations are united in the financial matters, the rogue race people are also
desire to unite their race in business and this race is very attentive in this
matter. This is why this race is targeting European nations. I desire that
those who are living in European countries and listening to My words should
commit and pray for this matter. Pray for your borders. Pray so that I can
place my angels in your country. Pray so that wicked person’s legs should
not enter in your country says the God of might army.
5. Now listen to the words on My churches. Now the LORD God says that
from north and form the west harmful false preaching will come. This false
preaching will bring delusion. The person that listens the preaching will be
deceived and he will not know what he is doing. That preaching will spread
quickly. They will reject Bible verses and will preach whatever comes to
their mind. They were doing preparations for the last nine years. This year
they are going to come out. They are going to pass through each and every
nation. That detrimental preaching is going to come. That preaching will be
done to separate My children from Me. Whoever listens to that preaching
will become delusional. False unity will be emphasized using that
preaching. They will try to buy many churches using their money. They are
going to rob many poor pastors. They will use these pastors for their own
deeds. Cry for the churches. Church elders, remember you duties. Churches
strengthen your borders. Strengthen your foundations. Otherwise you will
lose everything. Nothing will stay in your hand, says the LORD God. They
will come in multitude. Their hands hold Bible, but their mouths utter lies.
Their hearts are cruel and unjust. They are not sent by Me. They are formed
by devil the father of desires. I am seeing that they are coming in multitudes.
They are coming from the north. They are coming from the west. They are
going to fill the nations. Be careful says the Lord. Beware says the LORD
God. Be alert says the LORD God.
6. Even in the midst of these things, now, to open the eyes of My people, to
understand the false preaching, to be filled with the spirit of blessings, I will
pour My power on My churches. The Lord God says.” My power will
radiate in a way that you have never seen before”. Prophets will arise from
the churches. Soldiers of awakening will arise from the churches. Before the
wicked person’s legs enter, pray, so that I can fulfill My promises says the
LORD God. I will raise many servants. They will go for Me. They will
open their mouths for 0e. They will be very simple. They will not be
attracted by huge matters. They will stay away from luxury. I am going to
raise them says the LORD God. You support them. You open your doors for
them. Like what happened in the days of apostles, same things will happen
in the last days. Miracles will happen in such a way no one can deny them.
Dead will rise. Those who are in the shadow of valley of death will be
called. People those who you never know before, will praise My Name.
Many politicians will be saved. Many terrorist leaders will be saved. Many
terrorist will work for Me. Like I converted Saul to Paul, a multitude of
people will be converted by you. Last days are days of miracles. They will
do more miracles than Me. They are rising. Very soon they will be rising.
Satan is preparing his people to cease this instigation. When I was preparing
Moses in the country of Medean, devil was preparing magicians in Egypt.
Like I made the staff in Moses hand to serpent, the magicians were trained
by Satan to do the same. Now, I am preparing My people. To make My
servants miracles insignificant, Satan is also preparing his servants.
Churches, pray for this matter says the LORD God.
7. Pray for the activities of nature says the LORD God. Pray for your nature’s
activities says the LORD God. Oceans will boil again. Now, I am seeing a
huge ocean says Bro. Vincent Selva Kumar. Thirteen angels of God are
standing there. They are standing in the depth of the ocean. The water
comes up to their knees. They are looking up to the sky and I am asking
them that what they are doing. The main angel standing in the middle replies
to me, “we are waiting for the movement of the LORD God. As soon as His
finger moves, We will be stirring the ocean. The calamity that rises will be
colossal. Whatever you have seen during the past tsunami was small when
compared with the coming calamity. This calamity will spread in many
nations at the same time. You are thinking that will this happen in this year?
I didn’t say a particular period. It could happen next month. It could happen
next year. Times are in God’s hand. But it will happen soon. Preparations
are in on its way. The speed of the waves will be huge. Many islands will
disappear. Many villages and cities will be immersed under water. The
LORD God will relinquish them. Now, before these horrors take place,
repent says the LORD God. The LORD God says,” Pray so that those days
will be reduced in numbers for the sake of MY chosen ones”.
8. New epidemics are going to start. Seven types of fevers will start in this
year. These types of fevers will start from the country like China. One fever
will start from Africa. Many will die by these fevers. Many will die like
spoils. Protect your people. This time these are coming to your nation rather
quickly. That fever is going to start from China. Bind it at it’s source and
pray for it says the LORD God.
9. War clouds are surrounding your nation. Due to two reasons there is a
possibility of war. There will be attack from outside and there will be attack
from inside. The nations that desire to fight against your nations are doing
tricks. They have implanted many of their people in your nation and
converting your people in to their supporters. When the enemy starts
attacking from outside, their supports will start attacking your nation from
inside. Your nation is going to wobble says the LORD God. For this cry and
pray. Cry and pray says the LORD God.
10. There is going to be a struggle or problem through drinking water. It is going
to appear in many nations. It is going to be originated from a state in
America. Many people will die of this new disease. New types of fever will
be starting. Many people’s blood will be spoiled. Human’s heart will be
exhausted by seeing these horrors. Out of seven types of fevers, three types
are centered on small children. These fevers will spread quickly in many
countries in the world, except the cold countries. Many children will become
offering for these fevers. You thought swine flu was a huge epidemic. You
will tell that when compared with these fevers swine flu is nothing. Prepare
your people says the LORD God. Children are going to face this struggles
and problems. Children will be dying in bunches. Some die in accidents.
Some will be murdered. Some will die by epidemics. Reason for this is, in
the last days I am going to use children. I AM going to strengthen children’s
mouths to suppress enemies and condemners. Soon I am going to use the
children. That’s why Satan is spreading his net now. I will protect the
children says the LORD God. Cry and pray for your children says the LORD
God. When Moses was born in this world, Satan knew that I am going to use
him; Satan brought a law that murdered all the children that of Moses’s age.
Now I am going to use many children like Moses. I am going to strengthen
children’s mouths to suppress the slayers and condemners. This time is so
near. That’s why Satan is spreading his net for children. This is going to
happen in this year. This is going to happen more in the saved families. It is
going to come in churches. Bring up your children to fear the LORD God.
Bring them under the shadow of My wings. Then they will evade satan;s
attack says the LORD God.
11. The rogue race is planning to cripple your nation’s economy. They are
planning to do it in many countries. They are going to distribute illegal
currencies in the nations. They want to ravage nation’s economies.
Reprimand and pray about this rogue race says the LORD God. The LORD
God says,” pray for the failure of their attempts”. The smell of fire and the
smell of sulfur will come from many cities. Cry and pray for the failure of
their plans says the LORD God. You are going to see the evil spirits
problems in a large amount. Human sacrifice will be in practice in India and
many other countries. Many wizards will rise. Devil seeking people’s
attention will turn towards Satan. Satan’s people are going to invade nations.
Awake. Be prepared. Be prepared. Horrors are going to happen say the
LORD God.
12. Blessed are the people waiting for My power. Blessed are the people
covered with My power. Blessed are the people hiding in the shadow of My
hand. Blessed are the people who have foundation in Me. I love My people.
I am the refuge and strength for My people. I am going to do new things
using them. I will do new things in them. That is filled abundantly in My
mind. It is going to appear in them now. Their fingers will become My
fingers. Their tongue will become My tongue. I am going to place My voice
in their throats. My people will rise like eagles. Now I like to touch them
with My power. I like to cover them in My presence. I like to cover
everyone that listen My words now. Tell them to ask Me. I am in the midst
of You. I am in the midst of you. I am holding your hands. I am covering
you with My wings. Be filled with mercy. Be filled with fire. This is the
time that I have created. I have selected this time to meet up with yoau. This
is the time I have selected to do new things in you.
Bro. Vincent  Selva kumaar was praying for the people for a
while.
I will be with you all the days till the end of this world says the LORD
God. I desire to use you with My strong hand. I want to fill you up. I am
meeting you. Fear not. Look at Me that called upon you. Nations may cry.
Terrors may happen in the nations. Epidemics may start in the nations. But I
will protect My people under the shadow of My wings. Your hair on your
head will not fall down. Evil will not touch you. I am protecting My people.
I am the LORD God. I am the same. I am the LORD God. I am the same.
You are going to see a new transformation. This year I am going to make
that happen. You are going to see a new transformation in your prayers. You
are going to see a transformation in your gifts of faith. This is going to start
from this month. Wait for me. Wait for me. You are going to spread your
wings with new strength. You are going to soar like an eagle. Start. Fill the
nations says the LORD God. Go. Go with your strength. I am the one
sending you. I am the one sending you. I am the one sending you. Receive
that power.
End of prophecy.
 
Great Preparation PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Written by Cynthia Luthra   
Monday, 08 March 2010 17:58

                                            Great  Preparation

One morning as I was waiting on the Lord, He started to speak to me about Matt 24: 42-44

42 Wake up therefore, for you do not know in what hour your Lord will come.

43 But know this, if the house owner had known in what watch the robber would come, he would have been awake and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

44 Because of this, be also ready, because at the hour in which you are not expecting, The Son of Man will come.( Original Aramaic)

                                                                                                                                        

Some of the key things I want you to take a note of are wakeup therefore, and but know this? The Lord was saying Wake up- you do not know (you are unaware of what is about to take place) because you are asleep.  Secondly But know this, “if the house owner had known” this would say that we have the ability to know what is coming.

In Vs 44 it said “Be also Ready” He wants us to stay awake and be ready, and watching, if not you will ignore the prior preparations, before the return of the Lord, and I believe much needed instructions. We must hear what the spirit is saying to the church in this hour. Otherwise we will be taken unaware by all that is coming.

Vs 39 of the same chapter says “ And  they did not perceive until the flood came and took them all away, thus will be the coming of The Son of Man. See in the time of Noah, they did not listen to the instructions of God which were being told threw Noah, and the flood came and they were destroyed. God’s will is that he wishes that none shall perish, but if we keep refusing to listen to what He has said, we will end up like the time of the flood. When we hear the things in the world, the elite are preparing, saying something is about to happen, but the church is asleep, we say that the world is running in fear, and we feel that the Lord will take care of us, you see if we will decided to ignore His instructions, we will be taken unaware by all that is coming. Another point that I would like to make is how we very conveniently ignore the warnings, just as they did in Noah’s time, and say that the warnings were for Noah and his family, because they were righteous, and others were not, so they were destroyed. And the church today correlates that to the Rapture, saying that we are the righteous of the Lord, and will be taken away, and the unrighteous left behind, to suffer the wrath of God.

If Noah was warning the people to pay attention to what was about to happen, I feel if the people would have listened, many would not have lost their lives. I feel as you are reading this, and thinking, this word, relates  to salvation of the lost, to warn them of the coming of the Lord, yes we are always expected to announce the Good News of the Gospel to bring many to a place of repentance, but I see more than that in this.

Look at Gen 6:22”Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.” See he obeyed what God told him, and he did, He did not ignore the preparation needed  to protect his family, he could have just thought to himself, I and my family are righteous, and God will take care of us, no he took heed to the instructions of the Lord and prepared. This way he was not taken unaware by all that took place. Yes Noah’s righteousness had all to do with his escape, but he still prepared and was able to escape what was coming.

In Matt 24 we have our instruction as Noah had in his time of destruction, when we read in Matt 24:38 “For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that No-e entered into the ark.” See this is what was going on during Noah’s time, we are living today as business as usual, forgetting what the word says “Just as in the day of Noah so will it be in the day of the coming of the Lord’ It is not saying on the day when the Lord comes, not to focus on one day, but His coming days prior to that days we are living in.

If you had a friend or a relative, you knew is coming, you would be looking forward to that, doing all your preparation, counting down the days of their coming. The preparation for their coming is very important till they come at your door. In Matt 24:32-33 “Now learn a parable of the fig tree; when his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh; vs. 33. So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.”

See we are to know the prior days (of His coming) that prior means before the end, we are expected to pay close attention to. Let me share with you My Husband Ps Lu, when he was in India few weeks ago, one morning in his time with the Lord, The Lord spoke to him and said “Son I am coming soon, sooner than what people think” and it put a fear of the Lord in him, It’s time to wake up and pay more close attention to the preparation. As the scripture said summer has arrived, and the tree is about to bare its fruit, this means that much attention is to be given to the season of the Lord’s return, so we will know how to escape what is to come. He says that they were marrying in Noah’s days, who were marrying; the sons of God came to the daughters of men. It also says they will be marrying prior to the end of days in “Matthew”.

I don’t believe that it means just a man and women carrying on and not paying attention to the days we are approaching; it is a warning to us that there will be the marrying of unclean marriages as it was in the days of Noah. In Noah’s days the giants were having unclean relationships, is this an indication that there will be demonic beings in the days to come that will interact with women like in Noah’s days. I know what we see today where Man to man and women to women marriages are unclean and are demonically inspired, our laws in our land are changing and soon there is nothing that will be able to stop its agenda.

Some believe demonic being will enter the earth again, and have relationship as it was in the time of Noah, I believe that demons have and are living inside many causing unrighteousness to overtake God given way of life. If God destroyed the whole Earth in Noah’s days, because of the unrighteousness in those days, he will do the same today.

I plead to you don’t let time pass you by, get your preparations done, get on you watch and don’t let the robber steal from you, because you are not awake.


 
EMBRACE THE SHAKING PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Written by CYNTHIA LUTHRA   
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 13:19

Embrace the shaking

A word given by the lord to me for the body

1Thes 3:13 ‘And establish your hearts without fault in holiness before God Our Father at the arrival of  Our  Lord Yeshua  The  Messiah with all of His Holy ones”

There is a cry for holiness as never before, so that, 1 Thes 3:13 says we will be grounded and established in the days to come for the arrival of Our Lord. This is a season to embrace His shaking for without it we will never be established in holiness, as to prepare us for His coming. Each one of us is expected to posses his own vessel in holiness and honor, we will have ears to hear and eyes to see as we prepare our vessel, for the Bride must make herself ready.

2 Thes 1 : 10 ,11  1. Whenever he comes to be glorified in his Holy Ones, he will show his wonders in his believers, because you believed in our testimony that

was for you in that day.

11. Because of this we always pray for you that God would make you

worthy of your calling, and all the pleasure of goodness and the works

of faith in power would fill you entirely,

The Lord plans to be glorified in His Holy Ones, that’s why the season for preparation is very necessary. The Shaking's of the Lord for the breaking down of what has been previously built, in order to build the new, is greatly necessary to remove the ruble. There is a solid foundation that will be built to build this house of holiness where The Lord will increase His dwelling and establish Himself complete in us, it is not time to sit around and wait for a rapture to come, we are to be prepared by the Lord to establish His Kingdom on the earth.

So according to 2 Thes 1:10 , He will show His wonders in His believers. It’s time to increase our faith by letting go of what has passed; ask God for His eye Sav to heal your eyes for there is much to see. You Know, it is not an easy thing to throw of an old garment or get in the moving waters that the Kingdom of God is stirring. Many are crying out right now because of coming out of a tremendous season of great warfare that has seemed to go on for years, I want to encourage you the” Healing waters” are stirring, and God hears your voice. If you will just make a decision in your heart to look at Him, He will apply the eye Sava, you will begin to see the healing waters, and with little strength you can plunge in.

Great refreshing is coming in this next season for the purpose of deep healing, many will be healed as they go ,like the cripples man that Jesus said to pick up your bed and walk, and  as the man walked carrying his bed, he was healed . And found a place to set that bed down to never pick it up  again, it’s in those first steps into  your healing  that will also increase your faith as well.

Moving is a must to any kind of wellness even in the natural, what is the first thing that happens after a surgery, they want to get you up and get you moving, because they know it is vital for your recovery. It is the same spiritually, even if you’re Pinky finger is the only movement, it is enough, that’s your Mustard seed. You can even move a mountain with that little finger, what seems small to us, is more than enough for God to start the journey, and you will find He will built strength upon strength. Once a foundation is laid the building goes up very quickly, have you ever seen the stages of a building project, it seems to take forever to even break ground, many permits have to be pulled before the foundation can begin.

But once the Preliminarily work is done the building is completed before you know it. One minute you see a foundation the next time you see the building is complete, and you think to yourself WOW that went up fast, that is what will   take place for those who will give Him permission to pull the permits to  posses His soul and submit to God, as His loving hands begin to build His house which cannot be shaken.

Heb 11:10”Abraham looked for a city which had foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”

God Himself is building this house; this house is being built to sustain the strongest of winds that the enemy may send against it. Even the very gates of hell shall not prevail against it. God is just waiting to have permission from us to pull the permits, once we give ourselves over fully to His shaking, He can establish this Holy House to dwell in. Then the building begins, brick by brick.

I am reminded of a song right now that my heart is singing “Lord I give you my heart, I give you my soul, have Your way in me, every step that I take every moment that I am awake  have Your way in me’.

Let’s give Him every part of us this year and take every waking moment to walk with Him, letting Him have our hearts completely so that He can rebuild the remains, and establish His temple in you and me in which to dwell.

I leave you with this reminder Isaiah 43:15-21

 15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.

 16Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

 17Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.

 18Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

 19Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

 20The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

 21This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

 

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Hope The Need of the Hour.
 

By Neville Johnson

 

1 Corinthians 13:13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

It is interesting that one of the abiding eternal qualities that will remain throughout all eternity is that of hope, yet we hardly ever hear a message preached about hope. Faith is preached, love is preached, but when did you last hear a sermon on hope. Hope is an interesting word which in a biblical sense does not mean what most think this word means.  The word hope in the 1Cor13:13 is from the Greek word elpis, It has the meaning of something that is absolutely certain but as yet is still future, a well grounded expectation. While faith is present hope is certain but future.  The word hope appears eleven times in the book of Romans.
 
Romans 5:2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

In June 1967 a song written by John Lennon called “all you need is love” impacted the world in over 42 languages. The Charismatic move was just getting underway, the hippy movement was gaining impetus and a harvest of souls was about to be reaped. It is interesting how that God often has to use the secular movie industry and the music industry to get across to the church what He is saying. When the church finally embraced with love the harvest field of the hippy movement and youth in the drug culture God poured out His Spirit in a remarkable way. What the world needs now is hope.

A cloud of despair envelopes this planet

People are weary of war, violence, economic gloom, and terrorism, and are becoming conditioned to a world without hope. The perceived threat and consequences of global warming along with population expansion spreads fear and hopelessness for the future of our children. The ever present threat of nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists and rouge nations presents us with a frightening scenario. The lack of hope is fueling violence along with lawlessness to a degree that most large cities of the world today are no longer safe to be in.  The bible talks about this period in the world’s history in Isa Chapter 60.
 
Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Two sides of the coin

While we are aware of the prophetic realities of coming judgment and troubles coming upon the earth in these last days and we cannot take these forewarnings lightly, the message of the Gospel is that of hope peace and a fantastic future.  The gospel that this generation needs to hear is the gospel of the kingdom. Jesus said that this gospel message would be preached in these last days. 
 
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

This gospel message includes hope for a better world, a world of peace, joy, and security,  a world without pain and fear, a world where not only there will be no more war but also a world where nature will be at one with humans. It is a message of a bright and wonderful future, this world needs this hope. The two sides of the coin are gross darkness and great glory. Of course the antichrist will use these world conditions to promise a one world government that will bring peace and security. This will dissolution many in the New Age movement when they realize the absolute horror of a world under martial law, they will become candidates for true salvation and a true Kingdom of love and peace.
 
Revelation 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever.

We need to ask the question regarding this scripture, who is His Christ? The kingdoms of the world will become the kingdoms of our Lord (Jesus) but who is His Christ. The word Christ is the word for anointed, is the Greek word Christos, which means anointed. The kingdoms of this world will become the Lords and His anointed ones who will reign with the Lord forever.
 
Daniel 7:18But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.

When His Kingdom comes, He is going to restore the earth into the paradise that it was originally intended to be. The lions will lie down with the lambs, and children will play with cobras, because no one is going to hurt anyone else. All the mourning, pain, disease, famine, and even death itself will have been removed from the earth. As Rick Joiner has said; “At that time, the knowledge of the Lord will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. God will again walk with men in paradise and dwell among them. This will indeed make the earth the center of the universe. When mankind is restored to God and to our original purposes, the creation will come back into harmony and become the home for man and God that it was originally intended to be. This will be far more wonderful than we can comprehend at this time. That is the hope given for the original creation, but what is promised for the new creation will be far better”
 
Romans 8:19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

Communication between us and Gods creation will be re-established; it is interesting to note that Eve could communicate with the serpent before the fall. Jesus could speak to the wind and it heard Him and obeyed Him. Many have been intrigued with the possibility of a Shangri-La existing somewhere in this earth, however it has not truly entered into our understanding what lies just around the corner for Gods people.  This earth is to become a paradise equaled only by that in heaven. This new age is the hope we need to preach in a world drenched in hopelessness.

Time is short

You have heard this many times before and this is the problem, however it is very clear that we are now living at the end of this age, the conditions are becoming ripe for the rise of the antichrist who will offer the new and peaceful world. The apostle Paul spoke about his when he said.
 
1 Thessalonians 5:1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

We are running out of time and our lifestyle needs to be adjusted to the days in which we now live. Jesus warned us not to be like those in the days of Noah who did not understand that the age they lived in was ending.
 
Luke 17:26And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

Life for us cannot continue on as normal any more

 
2 Peter 3:11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

Two days ago on the second of June while in prayer I found myself sitting with the Lord on a high mountain range, I have been with the Lord in this place many times before. This mountain range is somewhere on the earth, it is high enough to just make out the curvature of the earth I am aware that this is a cold place as there are pockets of snow but I feel no cold and no warmth I feel very comfortable. The Lord is looking out across the earth with a focus that indicates He is observing something. After a while He turns to me and says.” The earth is groaning under the weight of sin, time is short life on this planet is about to undergo great change. The birth pangs are now advanced the end is near. As soon as the harvest is gathered in cataclysmic events will reshape the earth then again the earth will be at peace.  This is not a time to think about yourself, there has never been a time like this before. Life cannot continue as usual as it did in the days of Noah. Do not think of what I can do for you but what you can do for me and others. Time is short, live your life as if you have no time left, the night is upon you but  at evening time it shall be light (see Zechariah 14:7) Pursue holiness and the fear of the Lord. He then looked at me in a way that indicated  “listen to me carefully”  and said, NO MORE DELAYS ARE  POSSIBLE, streamline your life the finishing line is in sight, the day of the Lord is at hand. Tell my people time is running out the night is far spent.” 
I felt the urgency in His tone of voice and knew he was concerned with the complacency of many Christians. We have a hope which is eminent and will be fulfilled very soon and this world needs to know the future and plans that God has for those who will trust in Him. We need to wake up and realize how little time we have left and streamline our lives accordingly.
 
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