GOD’S EDITORIALS

THIS BEGINS A NEW WEEK FOR YOU, SERVANT
A NEW WALK ON A NEW COURSE
YOU HAVE DONE AS I HAVE INSTRUCTED AND WALKED THE HILLS
FOR THE PRESCRIBED LENGTH TO BRING FORTH MY WILL
AND HAVE NOT THE DAYS BEEN DIFFICULT
JUST AS YOUR WALK?
UPS AND DOWNS AND MANY, MANY TURNS
BUT THAT COURSE IS FINISHED
WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THE COURSE?

I learned that I am prone to jealousy for every time I saw anyone
on a motorcycle, bicycle - or even a scooter
I longed to be healed so that I could do the course faster
on wheels!

I also learned that endurance in Your realm comes from
CONSTANT
surrendering and admitting my needs and inadequacies

I learned that whatever You ask me to do that You will
ALWAYS
be with me the whole way

Not exactly through walking the course, but this past week
I learned that I must stay on the OFFENSIVE for when I try to "block"
I end up doing it with my heart and I am crushed

EXACTLY
YOU ARE TO LEAD THE OFFENSIVE AND LET YOUR BLOCKERS DO THEIR JOB
YOU HOLD THE BALL AND RELEASE IT AT THE RIGHT TIME
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE BALL IS RELEASED TOO SOON?

Well, from my experience at the beach when I tried passing the football
without the healing being completed - the ball would not travel the full distance
and there was much pain

EXACTLY
EACH THROW - I DESIGN AND I INSTRUCT YOU WHEN TO THROW IT
SOMETIMES YOU MAY THINK THAT THE PERSON IS NOT READY FOR THE PASS
BUT ALSO, IN THE SPIRIT, SOMETIMES THE BALL CAN HANG
IN THE AIR FOR A LONG TIME
WHILE I PREPARE THE RECEIVER
JUST THROW THE BALL WHEN I TELL YOU AND I WILL DO THE REST

AS YOU WALK THE NEW COURSE
YOU WILL NOTICE MANY NEW THINGS
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS COURSE IS PERFECTLY FLAT
THERE WILL NO LONGER BE THE UPS AND DOWNS OF BEFORE
YOUR CALLING IS PRONOUNCED AND KNOWN
AND THE PEOPLE WILL FIND YOU WHO MUST RECEIVE ANOINTING
IT IS THAT SIMPLE - JUST AS THE COURSE TO WALK IS
IT IS FLAT AND YET, THERE WILL BE BEAUTY AND EXCITEMENT ALONG THE WAY
THERE WILL BE NO DOGS AS BEFORE FOR YOU TO FEAR
FOR WHAT RELIGIOUS PERSON CAN JOIN YOU IN MY REALM
UPON MY COURSE FOR YOU?
THEY CANNOT TRAVEL WHERE YOU ARE

AS I HAVE GIVEN YOU DREAMS THE LAST FEW NIGHTS
I WILL BRING THEM TO COMPLETION UPON THIS NEW COURSE
THERE WILL BE MIRACLES AND RECOGNITION
RECOGNITION THAT YOU WILL SHY AWAY FROM
FOR AS YOU SPEAK TO ME EACH DAY,
"God, I just want to be with YOU!"
YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE A WORK TO DO
AND A GAME TO WIN

AND EVEN AS I BOUGHT YOU A NEW CAR YESTERDAY
A TWO-SEATER, SPECIAL EDITION SPORTS CAR
KNOW THAT I RIDE WITH YOU EVERYWHERE
AND IN THE TIMES, WHEN YOU ARE NOT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
I AM SURELY ALONE WITH YOU
TO BE YOUR FRIEND AND COMPANION
SWEET, SWEET COMMUNION WE WILL HAVE
IS THERE MORE?

NO DOUBT
FOR MY CHURCH FOR WHICH YOU WALK THE GROUNDS
WILL BE EVERGREEN
FOREVER IN MY PRESENCE WILL THEY STAY
AND THEY WILL BRING FORTH LIFE TO THIS WORLD
THIS DECAYING, LIFELESS, HOPELESS WORLD, AS IT IS NOW
LOOK NOT FOR THE COMPETITION FOR THEY WILL NOT COME NEAR YOU
I WILL PUT A GREAT FEAR ON THEM FROM CONTACTING YOU IN ANY WAY
YOU ARE FREE, CHILD
FREE TO DO MY BIDDING
ALONG THIS EVERGREEN ROUTE
BE FREE
CARPE DIEM

Thanks for the car, Friend
It is exactly what I would have chosen
On this route, I truly don't believe that there will be many that come along
A two-seater will be just perfect

AND AS YOU RIDE IN MY SHADOW
KNOW MY ADVANCEMENT UPON YOUR SOUL
EVEN AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANOINTING IN THE PAST
IT WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW UPON YOU NIGHT AND DAY
TO FULFILL EACH AND EVERY TASK THAT I HAVE FOR YOU
YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO ASK FOR MORE OF MY POWER OR SPIRIT
IT WILL BE THERE BEFORE YOU NEED IT

AS I SWEEP YOU UP INTO MY PRESENCE
YOU COME WHOLEHEARTEDLY
WITH NO RESERVATIONS
FOR THE POWER MUST COME NOW
AND IT MUST COME TO CHANGE THIS WORLD
DO NOT STOP MY MOVEMENT UPON YOU IN ANY FORM OR AT ANY TIME
OR I WILL INCREASE IT EVEN MORE
THOSE AROUND YOU WILL KNOW THAT IT IS SURELY OF ME
IT COMES, CHILD!
IT COMES JUST AS IN THE DREAMS
IT COMES
RUN WITH IT
***


#323
THE $10,000 QUESTION

JUST WRITE ALL THAT I SAY, SERVANT
WHETHER YOU AGREE OR NOT
I AM SETTING A NEW RULE FOR THOSE WHO SEEK YOU OUT
AND IT IS AND WILL REMAIN:
IF YOU SEEK TO KNOW MY WILL THROUGH MY SERVANT
AND YOU HAVE NOT "CROSSED THE RIVER"
THE PRICE WILL BE $10,000
FOR YOU SEE
MY SERVANT'S TIME IS SPENT ON MATTERS OF OBEDIENCE
AND LIKELY THOSE WHO ARE NOT ON
THE "RIGHT SIDE OF THE RIVER"
WILL NOT OBEY ALL THAT I SPEAK ANYWAY
SO YOU ARE PAYING IN ADVANCE FOR MY SERVANT'S TIME

DO YOU THINK THIS WILL KEEP
THE ERRANT ONES AWAY, CHILD?

I don't know what to say
I'm surely not in this for the money
and I have never requested money
but I see Your point because of all the anguish I have gone through
to give words and have them thrown away as trash
The value of the words You give through me is priceless
so, I guess, $10,000 is a fair price
Of course, if the people obey the word
can we refund their money in full?

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT

AS THE PEOPLE LINE UP
BECAUSE I TELL YOU THE TRUTH
DISASTER COMES CHURCH-WIDE EVEN THIS NIGHT
FOR THE JUDGMENT INCREASES 10 FOLD OVER THE HARLOT CHURCHES
AND MANY WILL HAVE NO WAY OUT
AND NO CLEAR DIRECTION
BUT SOME WOULD HAVE HEARD OF YOU
AND SEEK TO INQUIRE OF YOU
BUT REMEMBER THE PRICE
FOR I VALUE YOUR TIME
AND I SET THE PRICE

DO YOU REMEMBER 7TH GRADE SCIENCE CLASS
AND THE REPRIMAND YOU RECEIVED?

Like it was yesterday . . .
I was doing something that I shouldn't 
and the teacher informed me loudly that I had 10 points off
my score for the day
I continued in my "rebellion" and he yelled louder, "20 points off"
I thought to myself that he could not be serious
after all I was an "A" student
and I only received "A's" with no points off
So . . . I continued just to see what he'd do and then it came,
"30 points off"
By now, all the kids in class were looking at me with a look of horror
for they knew that I could never earn the points back
and I had sunk to a "C" in just a few minutes
I decided to stop what I was doing since the teacher
really seemed to have a problem with it
but not fast enough and I heard, "40 points off"
I sat dejected, still, silent . . .
The other kids turned their heads away
because they probably thought that I would cry
As I sat there silently waiting for hope
The yell reverberated through the quiet classroom,
"50 points off"
I had stopped at 40 and yet, the punishment continued
I decided not to argue for I was sure it would be just as easy
for the teacher to continue on with his "madness"

YOU DO REMEMBER WELL
THAT IS THE WAY IT IS WITH THE CHURCHES
THAT WILL NOT FOLLOW ME
AT MY DISCRETION AND WITHIN MY PERFECT TIMING
I WILL INCREASE THEIR PUNISHMENT 10 FOLD
AND EVEN SO, WHEN THEY HAVE STOPPED THEIR REBELLION
FOR THERE IS A TINGE OF VENGEANCE IN EACH TEACHER
TO BREAK THE STUDENT AND INSURE
THAT THE ACTIONS OF THE STUDENT WILL NEVER,
NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN TO CONSUME CLASS TIME
SO, I INCREASED PUNISHMENT OVER THE CHURCHES
10 FOLD THIS DAY
AND ANOTHER 10 FOLD WILL FOLLOW
AS THEY CONTINUE IN THEIR REBELLION
ONLY WHEN THEY STOP AND TRULY ARE BROKEN
WILL I STOP
FAIR?

From personal experience it does work and work quite well
It was one of the only memories of 7th grade
besides the time that I caused myself and my whole class
to be sent to the principal's office
But that's another story of "rebellion"
and I don't even remember what I did wrong

YOUR ACT OF REBELLION CAUSED ALL THE KIDS
TO JOIN WITH YOU
DEFIANT OF THE RULES
EACH JOINED WILLINGLY AND EACH WAS SENT TO BE PUNISHED
AND THAT IS THE WAY IT IS WITH THE CHURCH
EACH PERSON WHO HAS STAYED IN A HARLOT CHURCH
HAS ACTED BY CHOICE AND ALL WILL BE SENT FOR PUNISHMENT

What was strange is that these 2 teachers
who punished me were my favorite teachers
Probably because they cared enough to "break" me
and straighten me out
It's time-consuming to reprimand and punish
Many just ignore problem areas
but those who stay firm are the ones that I end up respecting
Like You - God
Over all this time that I have followed You
You have not budged from the Righteousness that You are
and that You demand from me
Many people think that it is easy for me to follow You
because I must be a "goody-goody"
but if they only knew my history of rebellion
they would know that You chose a "CHALLENGE" to change
and I salute You, God, for I now know Your discipline and Your Love
in a way that has truly changed me into an obedient servant

THE CHALLENGE CONTINUES, MY FRIEND
FOR NOW THAT YOU ARE FOUND TO BE OBEDIENT IN ALL THINGS
YOU CHALLENGE ME IN DIFFERENT AREAS NOW
AREAS FOR WHICH ANY FATHER WOULD ENJOY
YOU ARE A CHALLENGE TO BLESS WITH WHAT I DEEM WORTHY
OF YOUR OBEDIENCE
I GIVE YOU CARS AND MONEY, VACATIONS, ETC.
EVERYTHING YOUR HEART WOULD DESIRE
BUT YOU STILL LOOK TO MY FACE
AND ONLY ASK TO LOVE ME
NOT TO REVEL IN THE BLESSINGS

I do have one request this day, God
I would love to have close friends who understand
the Anointing upon me - who I can "hang out" with
I know I'm weird by human "requirements,"
but I'm lonely in the human sense of the word
I'm sure You know what I mean for You used to walk away
from the others to be by Yourself
and I have done that for years to please You
but I'm still human and I'm lonely
I go from mission to mission and do exactly as You say
but reap everything but friendship
I'll leave that request with You
for if it would take anything away from My Love for You
then I will pass
You decide

BACK TO THE BUSINESS AT HAND:
CONCERNING THE PRICE OF THE WORDS GIVEN TO THE "HUNGRY"
THINK OF IT THIS WAY:
IF A MAN SOUGHT TO BUY A HOUSE
MUST HE PUT AS A DEPOSIT A DOWN-PAYMENT?
OF COURSE, FOR TO SHOW HIS INTEREST AND TO HOLD THE HOUSE
HE SIGNS HIS NAME AND LEAVES A DEPOSIT
I AM ASKING THE SAME
FOR THE "HOUSE" THAT MY PEOPLE MUST BECOME
UNDERSTAND?

More so now
I guess it could be fun
for surely I have given and given and given
and heard the blasphemous words in response
and the even the letters returned with hatred in toll
but if a price is required - only the serious seekers will inquire
Right?

YOU'VE GOT IT
BUT TO THOSE WHO YOU KNOW TO BE OBEDIENT
THE WORDS ARE FREE

Cool
I don't think the money will pour in
but then again, I won't be bothered with those
who have no interest in obedience
Thanks for the FREEDOM, God!

READ ON - I HAVE MORE GREAT NEWS
FOR TRUE FOLLOWERS


#324
REDEMPTION
CAN YOU SPELL "HOPE?"

IN THE MOVIE, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
AN INNOCENT MAN IS IMPRISONED
HE MAKES CHANGES - HE MAKES IMPROVEMENTS
HE CHANGES HIS ENVIRONMENT
HE IS STILL INNOCENT, BUT IMPRISONED WITHIN A SYSTEM
EVEN WHEN HIS INNOCENCE IS KNOWN
HE IS KEPT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
UNTIL HE MAKES THE ESCAPE

WHAT DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF?
HOW MANY ARE IMPRISONED IN THIS LIFE
IN HOPELESS SITUATIONS
NOT DUE TO THEIR OWN FAULT?
THEY LIVE IN POVERTY OR SICKNESS OR TERROR
BECAUSE OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE
WHERE IS THE FREEDOM AND WHEN WILL THE DOOR OPEN FOR THEM?

THE DOOR TO FREEDOM FOR WHICH
THEY SEEK MOST LIKELY WILL NEVER OPEN
FOR EVEN AS A JAIL IS RUN WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS
SO IS LIFE, ITSELF
YOU MUST MAKE THE MOVE TO ESCAPE ON YOUR OWN
BUT NOT PURELY ON YOUR OWN
BUT WITH MY HELP

THE MAN IMPRISONED USED A SMALL TOOL
TO PICK HIS WAY THROUGH THE WALL
IT TOOK YEARS, BUT IT WORKED AND FREEDOM WAS FOUND
FREEDOM FROM HIS TOIL AND SERVITUDE
UNDER A "BOSS" THAT WAS NOT TRULY HIS OWN

EACH ONE BORN
INTO THIS WORLD EITHER SERVES SATAN OR MYSELF
THOSE WHO HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED ME AT THE CROSS
STILL SERVE SATAN
A "BOSS" WITH TRULY NO LASTING REWARDS
EVEN AS THE YOUNG MAN WORKED WITHIN THE SYSTEM
HE GAINED MUCH FOR THE BOSS AND FOR OTHERS
BUT HIS REWARDS WERE VERY FEW

WHEN YOU SERVE ME
THE REWARDS ARE LASTING AND SATISFYING
WHEN YOU SERVE ME
I WILL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS
WHEN YOU SERVE ME
YOU WILL KNOW CONTENTMENT AND FREEDOM
WHEN YOU SERVE ME
YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR HEART'S DESIRE

TAKE A TOOL THIS DAY
AND BEGIN TO CARVE YOUR WAY OUT OF YOUR WALLS
ALL IT TAKES IS FAITH
ASK ME TO MAKE A WAY OF ESCAPE FOR YOU
AND I WILL
I SURELY WILL

IS THERE HOPE?
THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE

ALWAYS
AS LONG AS I AM LORD GOD ALMIGHTY
HOPE REIGNS FOR THOSE DETERMINED TO BE MINE
HOPE
JUST HOPE
AND
ASK
ME FOR THE FAITH TO DELIVER YOU
TO FREEDOM

ASK
FOR HOPE TO BELIEVE THAT I AM A GOOD GOD
WHO LOVES MY PEOPLE AND REWARDS FAITHFULNESS

ASK
FOR MY PRESENCE TO WRAP YOU IN MY LOVE
EVEN WHILE YOU WAIT TO BE SET FREE FROM THE CIRCUMSTANCES
AND
I WILL COME
I WILL


#325
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OUT

"Ashland Senior Paris Edwards admits you have to be a little crazy
when it comes to being a champion distance runner . . .

It is a common belief that distance runners are a little nuts. And then
there is Paris Edwards.  Some runners settle for a simple nausea
attack at the end of a race, but Ashland’s defending class 4A
cross country champion has been known to collapse and tumble
across the finish line.  She’s always going to push herself to the limit.”
The Oregonian

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN?
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO PUSH THE BOUNDARY OUT
A LITTLE FARTHER?
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO REACH MY REALM?

IF YOU COMPARE LONG DISTANCE RUNNING
TO KNOWING MY PRESENCE
YOU WOULD EASILY SEE WHY SO FEW COME INTO MY PRESENCE
SO FEW WILL KEEP THEIR EYE ON THE END OF THE RACE
THEY ARE DISTRACTED BY THOSE RUNNING NEXT TO THEM
OR THE SCENERY OR THE CHANGING CLIMATE
ALMOST ANYTHING BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT
THAN WINNING THE RACE

THERE ARE THOSE; HOWEVER, WHO HAVE WON A RACE
AND KNOW THAT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE SATISFIES
LIKE THE FEEL OF A WIN
EVEN IF YOU ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY SPENT

I AM LOOKING
FOR THOSE WHO WILL SEEK ME OUT
AS THEY WOULD SEEK TO WIN A RACE
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TASTED OF MY PRESENCE
MANY WOULD DO ALMOST ANYTHING TO HAVE ME RETURN
AND PERMEATE THEM

BUT TO DO THIS
YOU MUST STEP OUT OF THE BOUNDARIES
YOU MUST GO BEYOND THE NORM IN SEEKING ME

I WILL NOT BE FOUND
BY THOSE WHO DO NOT COME WHOLEHEARTEDLY
ON MY TERMS
I WILL NOT BE FOUND
BY THE FAINT OR THE FICKLE
I WILL NOT BE FOUND
BY THE IMPURE OR THE LAZY

JUST AS IN A RACE
WILL THOSE WHO REALLY HAVE NO
DESIRE TO WIN WIN?
WILL THOSE WHO FEED THEMSELVES WITH JUNK FOOD
HAVE THE ENDURANCE TO FINISH?
WILL THOSE WHO WOULD RATHER SIT AND WATCH THE OTHERS
EVEN SEE THE FINISH LINE?

CHRISTIANITY IS PRESENTED IN THIS DAY AND TIME
AS EVERY MAN'S RELIGION
IT'S EASY
JUST SAY A FEW WORDS AND BOW YOUR HEAD
AND YOU GET A FREE TICKET TO HEAVEN

IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY
JUST AS SITTING IN A LAWN CHAIR ON THE SIDE OF A RACE
WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO WIN THE RACE

CHRISTIANITY IS SURRENDER
SURRENDER OF THE NATURAL MAN
SURRENDER OF THE BOUNDARIES THAT HOLD YOU
TO THE EARTHLY REALM
SURRENDER OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT OF ME
TO FIND ME

IT'S SIMPLE
IT'S JUST NOT EASY

AND SERVANT, WHY DO YOU LOOK
FOR SO MANY AT THE FINISH LINE
WHEN YOU BARELY SURVIVED THE RACE YOURSELF?
YOU LOOK FOR THOSE TO UNDERSTAND YOUR CALLING
YOU LOOK FOR THOSE WHO WILL BECOME FRIENDS
BUT DON'T YOU KNOW
THAT MOST HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT FEELS
TO SURRENDER ALL TO WIN?
WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN COMMON WITH THESE?
YOU ARE TO BE WITH THOSE OF MY REALM
THERE ARE A FEW WHO ARE COMING DOWN THE SAME ROUTE
AND INTERCEDE FOR YOU
THEY KNOW THE JOY OF WINNING
AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT
BUT MOST OF THE WAY
YOU WILL GO ENTIRELY ALONE

I thought so
It's still worth it
You're worth it

"'A lot of people think you’ve got to be crazy to do this.
Yeah, we’re a little crazy, but in a good way.’(Edwards)”
The Oregonian

YEAH, YOU'RE A LITTLE CRAZY
IN THE WORLD'S EYES, SERVANT
BUT IN A GOOD WAY
A VERY GOOD WAY

KEEP ON PUSHING THE BOUNDARY OUT
KEEP ON FINDING NEW GROUND
KEEP ON LAYING THE FOUNDATION OF MY KINGDOM
HERE ON EARTH
KEEP ON GOING TO THE LIMIT
AND BEYOND


#326
THE RANKING SYSTEM

"With God, all things are possible, the Gospel writers say. So maybe a Canadian production company’s unorthodox plan to market its Christian apocalyptic thriller ‘Left Behind: The Movie’ will work the way
it wants it to.

Forsaking the traditional theater-to-video path, Cloud Ten Pictures and Namesake Entertainment Today are salting selected retailers with 1.2 million video copies of ‘Left Behind’ in fervent hope that word-of-mouth and the
power of prayer will pack theaters when the rapture novel-turned-movie debuts on the big screen three months from now.

. . . But Lalonde (Producer) wants ‘Left Behind’ to open to 2,500 screens
before packed houses. ‘We want to win the Box Office the weekend we
open,’ he says from his Cloud Ten office in Toronto. ‘We want to
demonstrate to Hollywood that there is a viable audience for this kind of
film, that we will come to the theater to see good fare, that we will buy popcorn and pop while we’re there. We want to show them what it is
we’re willing to support.’”
The Oregonian

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS "PICTURE”?
ONLY THE MOST ASTUTE WOULD NOTICE
BUT LOOK AT THE PRIORITY AND THINK HARD

I PACKED THE PEOPLE UPON THE MOUNTAINSIDE
THEY FOLLOWED ME EVERYWHERE
I WASN'T REALLY VERY ENTERTAINING
SOMETIMES IF THE MESSAGE WENT VERY LONG
I WOULD PROVIDE FISH AND BREAD
BUT WHAT IS MISSING IN THE ABOVE CONTEXT?

SURE, THE "CHRISTIANS" ARE NOW "FITTING-IN"
WITH THE REST OF SOCIETY
TO GO TO A PLACE AND BE ENTERTAINED (BESIDES CHURCH)
BUT WHAT IS STILL MISSING?

WHAT IF THE MOVIE RANKS AT THE TOP?
WHAT IF MORE POPCORN IS SOLD?
WHAT IF?

YES, IT IS A WAY
TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL IN THESE LAST TIMES
YES, IT IS A GOOD PLACE TO BRING THE "NON-BELIEVER"
YES, IT IS A "TIGHT STORY"
BUT JUST THINK, CHRISTIANS
IF PERHAPS, YOU WERE FILLED TO OVERFLOWING WITH ME
AND YOU RESOUNDED AS THOSE AT PENTECOST DID
UNDER MY POWER
YOU WOULDN'T NEED MOVIES OR POPCORN
TO LURE THE PEOPLE
THE "POWER OF GOD" WOULD ATTRACT THEM
THE TRUTH WOULD PIERCE THEIR SOUL
THE HOLINESS WOULD CONFRONT THEIR VERY BEING

BUT UNTIL THOSE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME
ASK TO BE FILLED WITH MY FULLNESS
I GUESS YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO TO THE MOVIES
BUT I THINK I WILL PASS ON THIS ONE

LET ME SHOW YOU AN ANALOGY TO REPRESENT MY THOUGHTS
SINCE I HAVE MADE MANY ANGRY WITH MY WORDS

A SMALL BOY WANTS TO PUT ON A PUPPET SHOW
IT WILL BE A SHOW ABOUT HOW HIS LITTLE SISTER WAS BORN
AND HOW MUCH THE FAMILY LOVES HER
AND CELEBRATED HER ARRIVAL

HE MADE THE LITTLE PUPPETS AND TOLD HIS FRIENDS
HE ALERTED HIS PARENTS TO HIS PROJECT
AND TIME CAME QUICKLY FOR THE FIRST PERFORMANCE
HE HAD TALKED ABOUT IT FOR WEEKS
AND MANY SHOWED INTEREST
THIS WOULD BE THE BEST PUPPET SHOW EVER - HE THOUGHT
THE THEME WAS GOOD AND POPULAR
HE WAS A GOOD PUPPETEER EVEN AT HIS YOUNG AGE
THE SETTING HE HAD WORKED ON FOR DAYS
AND NOW, THE DAY CAME FOR THE PLAY

MANY OF HIS FRIENDS CAME
HIS PARENTS WERE ANXIOUS TO SEE
WHAT THEIR SON HAD ACCOMPLISHED
HIS LITTLE SISTER WAS ASLEEP IN THE OTHER ROOM
HE HAD EVEN MADE POPCORN AND HAD IT EQUALLY DIVIDED
IN LITTLE BOWLS

HE BEGAN THE SHOW WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT
HE COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD COME
BUT YET, HE HAD ADVERTISED VERY WELL
EVERYTHING
EVERY LITTLE THING
EVERY BIG THING
WAS PERFECT
THEN IT HAPPENED
A LOUD SCREAM FROM THE OTHER ROOM
THE KIDS TRIED TO KEEP THEIR ATTENTION ON THE PLAY
BUT THEIR EARS AND HEARTS WERE TURNED TOWARD THE SOUND
ABRUPTLY THE PARENTS ROSE TO GO AND QUIET THE CHILD
BUT INSTEAD OF THE CHILDREN STAYING TO WATCH THE PLAY
THEY FOLLOWED THE PARENTS INTO THE BABY'S ROOM
TO SEE THE BABY
AND THUS IT ENDS . . .

FOR YOU SEE
WOULD YOU NOT RATHER SEE THE
"LIVE PERFORMANCE"
OF CHRISTIANS ACTUALLY LIVING IN POWER
THEN WATCH A MOVIE ABOUT IT?
THERE IS SOMETHING SO REAL ABOUT REALITY
MOVIES, BOOKS, ETC. CANNOT COMPLETELY COPY
THE "REAL THING"

SO, YOU CAN JOIN THOUSANDS OF "CHRISTIANS"
AND GO TO SEE THE MOVIE
ABOUT END-TIME CHRISTIANITY
OR . . . . . .
PERHAPS, YOU COULD SPEND A LITTLE EXTRA TIME
WITH THE CHILD THAT WAS BORN IN A MANGER
2000 YEARS AGO TO BRING FORTH A KINGDOM
A RIGHTEOUS, POWERFUL KINGDOM
AND MAYBE YOU'LL BECOME
THE "REAL THING"

--   NO POPCORN NEEDED  --

#327
CADDIE AND ALL

A YOUNG MAN LEAVES FOR WAR TO BECOME A HERO
BUT RETURNS IN SILENCE
A YOUNG MAN LEFT WITH A MIGHTY SWING
ONLY TO FIND ON RETURN THAT HE HAD LOST HIS SWING
AND SO MUCH MORE
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE "WAR" CLOSES IN ON A LIFE
AND ALL SEEMS TO BE LOST?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN EVEN THE GOOD MEMORIES
WILL NOT PULL A MAN THROUGH HELL ON EARTH?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LOSER WITHIN CAN NO LONGER
REMEMBER THE WINNER THAT WAS?
WHAT HAPPENS?

A MYSTERIOUS CADDIE APPEARS WITH HELP
HELP THAT CAN TURN THE GAME AROUND
HELP THAT SOMETIMES INTERVENES
AND SOMETIMES REMAINS SILENT
HELP THAT, IN THE END,
STEPS AWAY TO PROVE A POINT

IN THE MOVIE, THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE
A YOUNG MAN LEAVES FOR WAR A HERO
AND RETURNS WITH NOTHING BUT BAD MEMORIES FROM THE WAR
HE LEFT THE BOY THAT HE WAS BEHIND
AND NOW HE MUST BECOME A MAN
BUT HOW?

HE LOOKS FOR ONE AUTHENTIC SWING
THE ONE THAT HE WAS BORN WITH
THE ONE HE WAS DESTINED TO PLAY WITH
AND HE FINALLY FINDS IT AFTER MUCH STRUGGLING
HE FINDS THE SWING AND SO MUCH MORE

DO YOU EVER WONDER WHY YOU WERE BORN
AND TO WHAT PURPOSE YOU ARE TO LIVE WITH PASSION?
ARE YOU STILL LOOKING FOR YOUR "ONE AUTHENTIC SWING"?
I CAN HELP YOU FIND IT
FOR YOU SEE
I MADE YOU IN YOUR MOTHER'S WOMB
YOU ARE NOT A MISTAKE
YOU WERE MADE TO BE A HERO AS I DESIGNED YOU
BUT YOU MUST FIND YOUR "SWING"

TO FIND YOUR "SWING"
YOU MUST KNOW ME
THE DESIGNER AND PLANNER AND LOVER
OF WHO YOU ARE

COME AND WE'LL TALK
JUST YOU AND I
LISTEN MUCH
FOR I WILL TALK MUCH
IF YOU WILL TAKE THE TIME TO FIND ME

COME AND FIND ME
FIND YOUR "SWING"
FIND YOUR PASSION AND ASK ME FOR THE POWER
TO COMPLETE IT DAILY

THE WORLD AWAITS . . .


#328
THE MASTER LOCK -- THE QUICKENING

I SHOWED MY SERVANT A LOCK UPON A GATE THIS NIGHT
IT WAS A MASTER LOCK WHICH HELD THE GATE CLOSED
AND I SPOKE TO HER OF MY GIFTS AND ANOINTINGS
EASILY SHE HAS RECEIVED THE GIFTS TO GIVE OTHERS
BUT WHEN THE TIME COMES TO DISPERSE THE GIFTS
NOTHING HAPPENS
SHE SPEAKS OF MY DESIRE TO GIVE THE GIFT
BUT IN MOST CASES THE GIFT IS NOT RECEIVED
WHY IS THAT?

LOOK AT THE LOCK UPON THE GATE, CHILD
WHAT WORD IS PRINTED ON THE LOCK?

Master

I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN OPEN THE LOCK
TO ALLOW THE GIFTS TO BE RECEIVED
ARE YOU WRONG OR INCOMPETENT TO OFFER THE GIFT?
NO, YOU ARE DOING JUST AS I SPEAK
BUT I AM THE ONE WHO MUST QUICKEN THE PEOPLE
TO RECEIVE THE GIFTS
IT IS NOT EXACTLY LIKE THROWING THE FOOTBALL
AND HAVING THE RECEIVER CATCH THE BALL AND RUN TO SCORE
GIFTS AND ANOINTINGS ARE DIFFERENT
THAN MY PROPHETIC WORDS

WHEN I SPEAK A WORD
THE PERSON MUST RECEIVE THE WORD WITHIN THEIR SPIRIT
BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY ARE READY
TO RECEIVE ALL THAT THE WORD SPEAKS ABOUT
THEY ARE SIMPLY AGREEING THAT I WILL DO THE WORK
THAT'S WHY IT IS A MASTER LOCK
FOR I MUST UNLOCK ALL THAT LOCKS THEM AWAY FROM THE GIFTING
THIS IS NOT YOUR WORK, BUT MINE

DO YOU REMEMBER ALL THE PROPHETIC WORDS
THAT YOU GAVE TO THE STREET KIDS?
THEY AGREED THAT I WOULD AND COULD DO THE WORK
WRITTEN IN THE WORD
BUT IT HAS NOT HAPPENED YET
I HAVE NOT QUICKENED THEM YET
BUT I WILL
I SURELY WILL

THINK BACK, CHILD,
TO ALL THE TIMES THAT YOU HAVE TRIED TO GIVE A GIFT
OR ANOINTING AND THE RESPONSE
THE LOCK WAS STILL UPON THE "GATE" IN MANY OF THE LIVES
AND THE GIFT CANNOT ENTER
PLEASE LET ME DO MY WORK WHILE YOU REST IN ME

LOOK AT THE PICTURE THAT I BOUGHT YOU TODAY
IT IS A PICTURE OF JOE MONTANA
AFTER THROWING A TOUCHDOWN PASS
HIS ARMS ARE UPSTRETCHED IN TRIUMPH
AND THAT IS HOW I WANT YOU TO BE
ARMS, HEART, SPIRIT, SOUL LIFTED UP TO ME
AFTER YOU OFFER THE GIFT
I WILL COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION IN MY TIMING
ONLY I HAVE THE KEY TO THE LOCK

So, I don't have to feel guilty or foolish
because the people haven't received
what You offered through me?

THINK OF IT THIS WAY
THERE IS A LOVELY VASE UPON A FIREPLACE MANTLE
I ASKED YOU TO PLACE IT THERE
PEOPLE COME INTO THE ROOM AND THEIR ATTENTION IS DRAWN
TOWARD ITS BEAUTY
BUT THEY TAKE NOT THE TIME TO COME CLOSE TO EXAMINE IT
EACH TIME THEY COME IN THE ROOM;
HOWEVER, THEY ARE DRAWN A LITTLE CLOSER
THEY WANT TO SEE MORE OF ITS DETAIL
THEY WANT TO, PERHAPS, EVEN TOUCH IT
THERE IS NO REAL HURRY
YOU PLACED THE VASE WHERE I TOLD YOU
WOULD IT HELP FOR YOU TO COAX THE PEOPLE CLOSER
OR IS IT BETTER TO LET THEM SIMPLY BE DRAWN
TO THE BEAUTY OF THE "GIFT"?
SOON, FOR EACH ONE
THEY WILL DRAW VERY CLOSE AND TOUCH THE VASE
AND I WOULD HAVE WON THEM SLOWLY BUT SURELY
PEOPLE ARE USUALLY NOT CHANGED IN A DAY

IF I HAD TOLD YOU TO BUY YOUR NEW CAR
THE 1ST DAY YOU SAW IT
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFICULT
BUT I SENT YOU TIME AND TIME AGAIN
TO LOOK AT IT AND LET IT "GROW ON YOU"
IF I HAD GIVEN YOU MY POWER AND ANOINTING ALL AT ONCE
YOU WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO CONTAIN IT
EVEN NOW, YOUR BODY SURPRISES YOU
WITH THE POWER WITHIN

SO, FRIEND, GIVE THE PEOPLE TIME
YOU HAVE NOT FAILED
RAISE YOUR ARMS IN TRIUMPH
AND REALIZE THAT I WILL NOW DO MY WORK
ALL OF IT
YOU ARE NOT TO FEEL SHAME
THE GIFTS THAT I HAVE TO GIVE
ARE ALL WONDERFUL AND COMPLETE
BUT I MUST MAKE EACH PERSON READY TO RECEIVE THEM
THESE WORDS WERE SPOKEN TO YOU WHEN
THE LAST GIFT WAS REFUSED,
"You didn't do anything wrong"
AND ALAS, SERVANT, KNOW WITH ALL YOUR HEART THIS DAY
THAT YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG
KEEP OFFERING THE GIFTS WHEN I INSTRUCT YOU TO
AND THEN LET GO
AND I, THE MASTER, WILL UNLOCK THE LOCK
AND OPEN THE GATE
FOR EACH ONE TO RECEIVE ALL THE GIFTS
THAT I HAVE FOR THEM

Touchdown!


#329
ONE EXTRA LIGHT

I INSTRUCTED MY SERVANT TO TURN ON A LIGHT
SHE REACHED FOR THE CHAIN-PULL AND YANKED
BUT THERE WAS NO LIGHT
SHE THEN REACHED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAMP
AND PULLED THE SECOND CHAIN-PULL AND THIS BULB LIT UP
WHAT DOES THIS SYMBOLIZE?

AS MANKIND FELL
THE LIGHT OF MY SPIRIT WITHIN WAS EXTINGUISHED
AND ONLY ONE LIGHT REMAINS
IS THIS A PROBLEM?
MOST DO NOT THINK SO FOR THERE IS STILL LIGHT AND LIFE
BUT THERE ARE SOME LIKE MY SERVANT WHO SEEK
MORE LIFE
MORE MEANING
AT 15 YEARS OLD SHE SPOKE THE WORDS TO ME
THAT IF THERE WAS NO MORE TO LIFE
THEN WHAT SHE COULD SEE AT THAT POINT
THEN SHE WOULD PREFER TO HAVE HER "LIGHT EXTINGUISHED"
SO, YOU SEE THERE ARE SOME WHO SEEK
A MORE MEANINGFUL EXISTENCE
A PURPOSE BEYOND WHAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE NATURAL

WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF HER REQUEST
I TURNED THE LIGHT ON AND SHE FLOURISHED FOR 3 YEARS
SHE SPOKE OF ME AND SOUGHT ME AND FOLLOWED ME
THE BEST THAT SHE COULD
BUT AS LIFE RENDERS THE GOOD AND THE BAD
SHE MARRIED AND FOLLOWED THE "CHRISTIAN" TEACHING OF
"WOMEN SUBMIT TO YOUR HUSBANDS"
20 YEARS SHE SERVED AND STAYED BEHIND
AND FOLLOWED ME ONLY AS LONG AS IT WOULD NOT
CAUSE TROUBLE IN THE MARRIAGE
BUT MY LIGHT WITHIN BECAME DIMMER AND DIMMER

6 YEARS AGO
SHE WAS BROUGHT TO A BREAKING POINT
FOR SHE MISSED MY LIGHT
AND MY LOVE
SHE ONCE AGAIN ASKED FOR MY LIGHT TO BE TURNED ON
DESPITE ANY CONSEQUENCES
AND I CAME IN FULL FORCE

SO, YOU SEE, IT IS A CHOICE
I WILL COME WHEN I AM ASKED
IF PEOPLE ALLOW ROOM FOR ME
AND I WILL BECOME THE LIGHT WITHIN

BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LIGHT BECOMES
BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER?
WHAT HAPPENS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND A SPOUSE
WHO ONCE FLANKED THE SIDE OF THE PERSON
AND OFFERED ENCOURAGEMENT AND FRIENDSHIP?
MOSTLY GONE
FOR YOU SEE
THE LIGHT SHINES AND IN THE STRENGTH
THAT MY SERVANT HAS ALLOWED
MOST CANNOT TOLERATE
SHE DOES NOT PREACH OR CONDEMN
BUT SHE SPEAKS OF ME INCESSANTLY AS IF SHE
IS IN THE MIDST OF A LOVE AFFAIR
SHE GIVES AWAY MATERIAL THINGS OF GREAT COST
WHICH ALARMS OTHERS
SHE HAS A PASSION FOR THINGS OF MY SPIRIT
AND DOES NOT CONDONE THE SCHEMES OF OTHERS
BUT REVEALS THEM
SO . . . SHE STANDS MOSTLY ALONE
BUT STILL CHOOSES THE LIGHT OVER POPULARITY
THERE ARE FEW TO COME ALONGSIDE HER AND GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT
AND UNDERSTANDING
MOST PUT ON "SUNGLASSES," IF YOU WILL, SO THAT THE LIGHT
IS NOT SO BRIGHT
THEN THEY SEE HER THROUGH "TINTED" LENSES
SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO GATHER THE WHOLE SUBJECT
BUT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS?

THEY DON'T SEE HER PURITY BEFORE ME
FOR THEY ALLOW THEIR OWN JUDGMENT AND FEELINGS
AND EXCUSES TO DIM THE LIGHT THAT THEY SEE
IT IS THE SAME WITH ME
AS I WALKED THIS EARTH THEY CALLED ME EVIL
AND SAID THAT I HAD FALSE MOTIVES
BUT IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT HANDLE
THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHT
AND THUS, IT WILL BE WITH THOSE WHO FOLLOW ME CLOSELY
THEY WILL NOT BE SURROUNDED BY MANY WHO UNDERSTAND
OR EMBRACE THEM
BUT THEY WILL FULFILL MY TASK ON THIS EARTH

SOME HAVE REGRETS AS THEY GO DEEPER INTO THE LIGHT
SOME FEEL AS THOUGH THEY GAVE UP EVERYTHING TO EMBRACE ME
AND RECEIVED LITTLE IN REWARDS
FOR THEY STILL LOOK FOR THE HAND OF MAN TO BLESS THEM
BUT THE LIGHT IS STILL WORTH IT
IT'S LIKE MY PEOPLE WHO ARE FILLED WITH MY LIGHT
HAVE BECOME "ALIENS" IN THIS WORLD AND LITTLE DO THEY HAVE
IN COMMON WITH OTHERS

ANY REGRETS, CHILD?

To be honest, sometimes I think
it would be easier to be "normal" again or at least pretend to be
I could speak of false motives and act as if this world would last forever
In school, I was always very popular because I was "trouble"
Each year the teacher would write a report on me
and this report would go to the next grade
Before I ever entered the classroom
I was labeled and condemned
I feel that way now without the popularity
that comes from being "outrageous" in school
I have a reputation to those who know me,
know of me or have read the website
and sometimes, I think it would be easier to simply become
what they think of me
because I have no energy left
to prove that my motives are pure and right
I have no solution

In almost every case,
I know that the light within will disturb those around me
but sometimes I am allowed more time to "relish" a friendship
before I am no longer tolerated
It hurts so, when I see the friendship about to end
and then the new assignment comes
and we start all over . . .

WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY WHEN YOU BECAME "LOST"?

I completely missed my turn-off on the freeway
and then begin to ask what You're purpose was
You told me that You wanted me to see a "sign" and that You would
lead me right to it and then home
So, I listened to Your directions and 30 minutes later I saw the "sign"
It was a light which workmen use at night to light up an entire work area
It was almost too bright to look at
You spoke as soon as I saw it that it was the "sign"
You asked me what I thought and I told You that I thought it was
"OBNOXIOUS"
It was too bright

YES, IT WAS TOO BRIGHT FOR YOUR EYES AS YOU TRAVELED
ALONG A DARK ROAD
BUT WHAT IF THE LIGHT WAS FIXED WITHIN
THE CENTER OF A STADIUM
WOULD IT APPEAR TOO BRIGHT AND OBNOXIOUS THEN?

I guess not

DO YOU GET THE PICTURE YET?

I'm afraid so
I'm not meant for much one-on-one contact any more
I've become TOO OBNOXIOUS

THAT'S ONE WAY TO PUT IT
BUT THE PROPER WAY TO STATE IT IS THAT YOU HAVE ASKED FOR
SO MUCH OF MY LIGHT THAT YOU MUST BE PUT IN A PLACE
WHERE MANY CAN LOOK AND RECEIVE A PART OF THE LIGHT
IN MASS FORM
WHERE YOU CAN BE WELL-TOLERATED
YOUR LIGHT IS TOO BRIGHT FOR THOSE WHO ATTEMPT TO "TOUCH"
YOU IN PRIVATE

In other words, I drive them "nuts"

YEP
AND IN THE NEXT 6 WEEKS I WILL PREPARE YOU FOR A NEW WORK
A WORK WHICH YOU WILL THOROUGHLY ENJOY
A WORK WHICH WILL MAKE YOUR HEART BEAT WITH DELIGHT
A WORK WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU TO BE FILLED
WITH THE WHOLE ANOINTING
WHICH I HAVE FOR YOU
A WORK WHICH YOU ARE DESTINED FOR

God, I feel sorry for those who have had to encounter me up until now
They just don't understand and I can't really blame them
Sometimes, I must admit, that it's fun to "bother" people
with the Anointing
and I would ask for forgiveness for that,
but I think it reflects Your humor, too
You play with me with the Anointing and I'm just acting like my Dad
I know it doesn't look proper, but hey - since when did we follow the rules?
I follow rules of Righteousness, but not rules of religion
Hey God, want to have some fun?

AFTER YOU MAKE A DECREE
AND HERE IT IS:

I call for the "sunglasses" to be removed from everyone who sees me
May they see me in Truth without their own judgments
May they see Truth and Righteousness, Honor and Integrity
May they see LOVE - Your Love, God
May they see YOU in FULL LIGHT when they look at me
Amen

THIS WILL BE A NEW START FOR YOU, CHILD
I HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT YOU ALL THE NEW SYMBOLS
FOR THIS NEW WALK
A NEW CAR, SHOES, JOURNAL, PEN AND FOOTBALL
NOW, HIDE IF YOU CHOOSE, IN MY SHADOW
UNTIL YOUR TIME TO SPEAK COMES
BUT KNOW - KNOW WITH GREAT PASSION
THAT I WILL PROVE YOU OVER THIS TIME
THE PEOPLE WILL KNOW YOUR TRUE MOTIVES
THEY WILL KNOW YOUR HEART OF LOVE FOR ME
THEY WILL KNOW THAT YOU HAVE NOT ACTED ALONE
BUT HAVE ACTED UNDER DIRECT OBEDIENCE TO ME

NOW, WE CAN HAVE SOME FUN

Hey, I know a song to sing:
"Now that we found love
what are we gonna do with it?”
Heavy D & The Boyz

YEAH, IT'S LIKE:
"NOW THAT I TURNED ON YOUR LIGHT
WHAT AM I GONNA DO
WITH YOU?"

JUST WAIT AND SEE . . .

***
I CALL A HALT TO THE WRITING FOR 3 WEEKS
21 DAYS FOR "THINGS TO HAPPEN"
WHEN WE RETURN, I WILL REPORT ON 7 OCCURRENCES
AND SURELY THE WORLD WILL NOT BE THE SAME

SOAK IN MY PRESENCE
WALK BY MY SIDE AND LISTEN TO MY WORDS OF PROMISE
FOR EVEN THOUGH THINGS ARE SILENT
AND YOU AND I ARE SILENT TO ALL
THERE IS A POWER THAT WILL CHANGE THIS WORLD
MAKE THE DECREES WHICH I SPEAK UNTO YOU
DO NOT SHRINK BACK FROM YOUR POSITION

RIDE THE WAVE OF GLORY
WHEN IT CRESTS
FOR SURELY THESE ARE THE DAYS TO REIGN
YOU ARE PROTECTED WITHIN MY SHADOW
AND I WILL DO ALL THAT MUST BE DONE
TO BRING FORTH MY POWER TO THIS EARTH
I PROMISE!



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