"Again there was a day when the sons of God [the angels] came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.  And the Lord said to Satan, 'From where do you come?'  Satan answered the Lord, ''From going to and fro on the earth and from walking up and down on it.'

Then the Lord said to Satan, 'Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and abstains from and shuns evil?  And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.'

So Satan answered the Lord and said, 'Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.  But stretch out Your Hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your Face!'

And the Lord said to Satan, 'Behold, he is in your hand; but spare his life.' So Satan went out from the Presence of the Lord and struck Job with painful boles from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head." Job 2

And does this not seem as betrayal?  To display My honored servant and allow Satan to sift him, as if he is not of any worth?  What would cause a good and glorious God to allow such abuse, and yet, the proof lies in the heart of a worthy one.

Are your days easy and of safety, Israel?  Do you pacify yourselves with times of relaxation and ease or are you shamefully aware of your enemies within and without plotting and pursuing your death?  You fight a war on your soil, for your soil; for the honor of holding and cultivating the land which I promised your forefathers.  There are few who will work alongside you to accomplish your goals.  You appease the enemy and they still strike and tempt to steal.  You stand in the marketplace and buy your goods, but you do not know if tomorrow the marketplace will be there or destroyed by those who defame the name of Jew.

Are you simply being tested, betrayed or actually honored by your God?  Have you cursed your God for your predicament - your lot in life?

You know of your enemies.  You have had experience dealing with their loathsome tactics, but what you do not know and have not all realized are the new enemies on the horizon . . . even those who plot behind closed doors and masked formats.

Betrayal is the "game" of these times and the 2nd Marking of My Return.  For even those, to whom, you trust now, this day, will one day turn their back on you.  Why? Simply because it is politically easier to appease those at home, than those whose countenance you cannot see.

You see a new day rising each day, and yet, the problems are not solved; the day is not sure; the land is truly not yet, yours.  Who will gather you and protect you as you fight for what is rightfully yours?  Did not your Father grant you this land?  Was it not I, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that promised you this heritage?  Then you must cry out to Me for Sovereign Power to allocate this land into your hands.  Have I not honored you as My chosen people, and yet, you cry "foul" when the tests of your ownership arise.

Stand as proud owners of the land.  Stand and declare that you have been given the land and that it stands under My Hand of Protection . . . . as you stand with Me.  

Now, you simply need to learn what that means.  

Deuteronomy 8 speaks of My Promises and My requirements.

"O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; 

for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.

Let Israel now say 

that His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.

Let those now who 

reverently and worshipfully fear the Lord 

say that His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.

Out of distress I called upon the Lord;

the Lord answered me and set me free

and in a a large place.

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. 

What can man do to me?

The Lord is on my side and takes my part.

He is among those who help me; therefore 

shall I see my desire established upon 

those who hate me.

It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord

than to put confidence in man."

Psalm 118

HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL

Sabbath 24 Cheshvan 5769


MARKINGS . . . VISION