I AM With You

Great Places!

2007-08-22T17:43:00.000-04:00

God's Presence is like water to a thirsty deer in the desert; who, is panting and straining from the heat of the day. These places: God TV; Elijahlist; Extreme Prophetic, Propheticworshipradio.net; Kim Clement; Jill Austin; are all waterholes for the soul!

This can't be possible! From Heaven?

2007-08-21T13:25:00.000-04:00

While in ministry school we were able to hear of the manifestations of the glory of The Lord appearing in the land. Outside of Boise, Idaho in a rural farmer's front yard, God has dropped over 50 multicolored gemstones of various sizes, shapes and colors. You may see this testimony at the website of ExtremeProphetic.com. Upon arrival back home, from school, I told one of my many godsons. He took it seriously and at one of the conferences, found his own gift from God, while he was praying. He found this little scintilating diamond on the floor, where he was standing. It has a beauty and exploding light. We will be taking it to a jeweler; as these signs and wonders from Emmanuel, God with Us, appear they are verified by gemologists, to be free of any occlusions and natural sediment of mineral found in earth born stones. Truly, a wonder-God's way of taking out a Wall Street Ad- to the unbelieving of the world. Signs and wonders, that make you truly wonder!

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2007-08-20T15:18:00.000-04:00

The Glory invades the Tent

2007-08-20T13:26:00.000-04:00

This picture was taken in Sierra Vista, Az with David Herzog ministries. In the front you will see the tent and then David Herzog looking back, in the tent during a meeting, as the tangible presence and visual of the Glory manifested in the 38th year anniversary of the demise of A.A.Allen. The Lord told David to erect a tent on the property grounds and hold a week service. He did and God did! Jeff Jansen is looking on his coat for the golden dust that often appears; to his right is a 99 yr. old "tweenager" who heard A.A.Alen's prophecy that his ministry and property would be reinvigorated many years after his death; by other men who would come and declare the visible Glory of God; in similar manner to himself. The next picture is of a man who had heard of the meeting and had come out of curiosity. As he drove in toward the property, he felt his clothing getting loose; he is showing the amount of weight that supernaturally melted away as he came close to the grounds.

God's Supernatural Interventions on the Move

2007-08-19T16:56:00.000-04:00

It has been my privilege since graduating from ministry school, to watch, as The Father is allowing more and more supernatural interventions to be documented. So, I will humbly post these for the faithfully hungry and say: these are the signs and wonders, I have had the honor of seeing. To the religious and unbelieving, it's not necessary for you to comment. Your dna did not believe after the parting of the red sea and and Jesus' appearance in the streets of the earth; so you will probably not believe today. Jesus said, to the disciples; "The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or ELSE believe Me for the sake of the works themselves," Jn 14:10 So, may God bless the meek and faithful of the earth who are spiritually HUNGRY.

These pictures were taken at Patricia Kings Conf. in May, called Supernatural 1. I had been documenting the Glory of God appearing in tangible ways. This particular photo is of a young man by the name of Joshua Mills. The glory of God is sometimes manifested through this young man with what is termed as "glory dust", appearing on his suit while ministering. I was trying to document the event; but could not get my camera to focus well, from a distance. I was complaining to God that I could not get the right view. All of a sudden, Joshua came down the aisle I was seated in. The first picture shows him approaching; the other I snapped, as he passed by. The MOMENT he passed by; my camera snapped the photo, light exploded into my camera and caused my whole body to turn a 180 degree turn. I exclaimed, "what was that?". No one saw it or felt it, but me. In effect, God snapped a flash of me! This is the result. The light captured here is The Glory exploding out of Joshua's body and captured on my digital. Again, for the nay sayers, please don't comment, you wouldn't believe, anyway; but for those who believe the Book of Acts-this was a sign and wonder! I do not have a flash on my digital camera, for those of you who are wondering about the light. I am including somewhat fuzzier pix of the "glory" particles that appear on his hands and face as he ministers.

This final picture was taken by my friend Star, as she was capturing the flagging done during worship. Instead of Caleb's hand on the pole with the material came this much larger hand and the impression of 'FIRE"!

"A new thing of God's Glory"

2006-06-06T17:28:00.000-04:00

Just graduated, and excited by what God is showing!
Watch in these days as God's Glory becomes more and more invasive in
the lives of His People.
Great New Book-Lovely korean lady taken to heaven between 1996-2002 "Heaven is So Real" by Choo Thomas
Saw heaven, The Rapture, etc. and God's incredible love for everyone!
Great Sites:
www.extremeprophetic.com
www.elijahlist.com keeping up with the prophetic flow

Faith that Works in the face of Planes-9/11

2004-08-02T20:23:00.000-04:00

Faith. What is it that makes it work? I will attempt a laymen"s explanation as simply as possible. Scripture is the way to launch it. The heart must be willing to apply it. It is what the scientists cannot see; however, it holds the cosmos together. Where did it come from? God"s inner being. Simply, He had faith within Himself to begin the Universe and all that is within it. Because He modeled faith, you may do within your own world the same things. Faith SPEAKS; circumstances move or come into existence by your words.

Quote; The Message; Hebrews 11. The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It"s our handle on what we can"t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.

By faith, we see the world called into existence by God"s word, what we see created by what we don"t see. By faith; Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn"t see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God.

By an act of faith, Abraham said yes to God"s call to travel to an unknown place that would become his home. When he left he had no idea where he was going. By an act of faith he lived in the country promised him, lived as a stranger camping in tents, Isaac and Jacob did the same, living under the same promise. Abraham did it by keeping his eye on an unseen city with real, eternal foundations; the city designed by and built by God.

Job the Middle Eastern man who had been severely struck by Satan is counseled by a friend and he states: Quote Job 22:28, You shall declare a thing and it will be established for you.

So, we see God spoke the world"s into existence, then we can assume that if we share the life of God through His Son Jesus we may speak to the things of our private world and by faith, change them.

Let us look at one"s man cry of faith in the 911 towers as the plane approached his office.
This is quoted from the CBN webpage 10/2001:
Since the recent attacks on America, we've heard all kinds of stories of kindness, of sacrifice, of heroism. Today we have a story about the miraculous power of prayer. Producer German Woodbin shares Stanley Praimnath’s story about the role prayer played in his rescue from under the very wing of one of the planes lodged in the towers.

Stanley: It"s an experience I relive in my mind over and over, and I can tell you, I went to hell and came back all in one piece.

Gorman: Stanley says his day started out like any other normal business day.

He works as a loan officer for the Fuji Bank in New York City. His office was located on the 81st floor of Tower 2 of the World Trade Center. While on the phone, he looked out the window and saw something that he"ll never forget.

Stanley: I was looking towards the Statue of Liberty and in mid-sentence, I said, I have got to go. A plane is aiming for me. That"s all I said. I dropped the phone, and I jumped towards my desk, which was 6 or 7 feet away.

I said, Lord, I can"t do this. You take over. And I went into the fetal position. I just huddled under my desk and prayed and cried.

Just before I jumped there, I saw this plane eyeball-to-eyeball. It was like the biggest thing I"ve ever seen coming towards me. But it was happening in slow motion, giving me enough time to jump under my desk.

Later on, when I watched TV, I saw the plane swerve, that little turn that it made, whatever reason it did that for. I was able to rationalize that I said what I did when I prayed that prayer. I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that my Lord"s giant hand pushed this plane a fraction of an inch.

Gorman: He made it through the crash, but the wing of the plane was blocking his only means of escape.

Stanley: This plane was at an angle and the wing hung in my office door 20 feet away.

I cried, I prayed, and the entire ceiling came down. The furniture was mangled. The tables, the computers, the walls, the ceiling,everything came down.

And I prayed, saying, Lord, send somebody, anybody. And out of this smoke I saw the light. It was a flashlight somebody had.

I said, Lord, just this one time more. If you give me the strength, I"ll be able to do it.

I stood up, and I felt so powerful that I could have done anything. When Samson got up and shook off his enemies, that"s how I felt. And I said, This wall is no match for me.

I started clawing my way, climbing, climbing, punching, and hitting until the man on the other side saw my hand and my head. And he said, I can see your hand. I said, As soon as you can see my head and hand, you just grab and yank me through.

Brian Clark, afterwards I got to know his name, he grabbed my hand and my head and he pulled with all his strength, and I squirmed my way through to this opening.

Gorman: Stanley and Brian miraculously made it down to the lobby, but the entire concourse was engulfed in flames.

Stanley: When I was out in the lobby, the building was surrounded by fire. All the debris that fell from the building was burning. But all the people you could have seen were the EMS workers, firefighters and the cops, cheering us along, Run, run out of the building, go, go, go.

We ran out of that building arm-in-arm. I was dragging him and he was dragging me. And we were looking up at the fiery debris falling all over, broken glass.

We ran towards Broadway, and as soon as we got to the Trinity Church, we held on to the gate and looked back towards the building. It was as if my good Lord was holding up the building in the palm of his hands until we got to safety. And the building came tumbling down.

Gorman: Later that morning, Stanley called his wife. She had seen the news coverage and felt certain her husband was dead.

Stanley: I called her. I said, This is Stan. She said, Please don"t do this to me. Why are you doing this to me? I said, No, it"s me, Stan. She said, Please, don"t do this. This is not Stan.

And I"m crying like a baby. I said, No, it"s me. All is well. I"m fine. My good Lord took care of me. I"m coming home to you and my two girls. She said, Stan, is this really you? I said, Yes, yes, i"'s me. Praise the Lord.

Gorman: In looking back over his horrific ordeal, Stanley feels God truly protected his life.

Stanley: Three miracles, one day. To me, a sinner like me, sir. I asked the Lord to take over. I couldn"t do this. He pushed that plane away from me. I asked Him to send somebody, anybody, to help me, and He sent Brian Clark to help me. And He knew I had to get to safety before He let go of the building. And as soon as I held on to His house, the church gate, the building collapsed because He's still doing miracles in people's lives today. End of CBN quote

Truly, the just shall live by Faith Habakuk 2:4

Raising the Responsibility Index for the Nations

2004-07-30T02:42:00.000-04:00

BAGHDAD (Reuters) At least nine Iraqis were killed and 16 others injured in fierce clashes between U.S. forces and gunmen overnight in Falluja, west of Baghdad, a doctor said Friday(sic)Critics say the city has since become a safe haven for guerrillas and kidnappers. In recent months U.S. forces have attacked buildings in the city they say were being used by militants linked to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

Terrorism, whether it be within a family, classroom, neighborhood, city or nation is the leadership of hypocrisy unveiled. As we see the city inhabitants of Fallujah torn apart by those who exalt hatred over brotherly love we see that the concept of hypocritical leadership forces us to look at the double sided nature of God"s leadership; that of Judge and Father.

When nation"s in the past refused to hear the prophetic utterances of men sent to them to turn their nation around, God ended up using another nation to subdue it. The fatherhood principle lay within the years of sending prophetic men to offer solutions and exposes of the nation"s problems; the judge finally had to appear when those nations refused the invitations to change. Parenting is no different. A child will continue with a behavior which demands parental attention. The parent intervenes with questions, proddings and pronouncements all meant to change the child"s behavior. When nothing works Mr Paddle comes down from the top of the refrigerator and extracts certain behaviors in a new way.

Marvin Marshall (note that his website is included near the google search) delineates the 4 basic steps toward democracy or effective leadership, by the identification of raising the responsibility index within a community of students. I will quote them below, all work is Marvin Marshall"s:

THE RAISE RESPONSIBILITY SYSTEM
The Raise Responsibility System handles disruptive behavior simply and easily. In the process, the system builds self-discipline, respect for self and others, and both individual and social responsibility. It also reduces stress for both adults and young people.

The three phrases of the system are (A) teaching the developmental levels, (B) checking for understanding, and (C) guided choices.

Phase I-- Levels of Development (TEACHING)
FOUR LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT ARE TAUGHT
A Anarchy
<> Lowest level of behavior

* Absence of order
* Aimless and chaotic
* Absence of government

Anarchy is the fundamental enemy of civilization.

B Bossing/Bullying
<> Neither appropriate nor acceptable level of behavior

* Bothers others
* Bullies others
* Breaks laws and standards

Obeys only when enforcer shows more authority.
Must be bossed to behave.

C Cooperation/Conformity
<> Appropriate and acceptable level of behavior

* Considerate
* Complies
* Cooperates
* Conforms to peer pressure

* NOTE: Conformity does not mean regimentation.
EXternal motivation

D Democracy
<> Highest level of behavior

* Develops self-discipline
* Demonstrates initiative
* Displays responsibility
* Democracy and responsibility are inseparable

INternal motivation
The difference between levels C and D is often in the motivation, rather than in the action.

It is in teaching leadership to a populace and modelling it, that a family, class, city or nation is changed.

Searching For Truth

2004-07-29T09:44:00.000-04:00

These additional search areas are helpful and liberating:
www.jdm.org a man taken up into heaven a live account
www.bennyhinn.org a man annointed largely for the healing of the nations
www.tdjakes.org.org a real man with a real message for real people
www.marvin marshall.com a teachers teacher
www.wired@injoy.com Leadership training "Excellente"John Maxwell
www.tbn.org Christian TV worldwide
www.daystar.com Christian TV Worldwide
www.woh.gospelcom.net middle east fellowship
www.arabic-church.org Pastor Nabil Asaad
www.extremeprophetic.com
www.elijahlist.com keeping up with the prophetic flow across the nation

Dead Men Walking

2004-07-29T08:26:00.000-04:00

From God"s first prophetic words: let there be light, down through time and the lives of prophetic men leading to Moses; the prophetic mantle of truth had sought ways to weave its way back into the fabric of Life on earth. Life, whose spirit had been snuffed out by a cunning adversary, no longer had light. So quenched was relationship in the spirit with God, that men were literally starved for spiritual freedom. Living in bondage of slavery under a demonized ruler, symbolizing the ruling spirit of oppression and witchcraft the early Hebrew children exemplified to the world the overall spiritual bondage and bankruptcy mankind had foisted upon itself. Separation from God; i.e., the inability to walk and talk daily with The Creator of The Universe; once this relationship was removed, darkness encompassed the earth. God removed paradise and Satan FURTHER darkened the circle of the world by his manifest legions of angels, fallen from heaven. A Third of the host of heaven flocked eagerly, like vultures, around earth’s spiritual atmosphere; waiting with gleeful anticipation for the souls of dead men walking. Man became and still is spiritually dead. Wonderfully, he can achieve empires, foster generations and sit back relaxed with a good book and a favorite food, with children gleefully playing at his feet; but he is dead. And once mortally dead awakens to the eternal results of his deadened spiritual decisions. The spiritual aptitude of mankind was declined at Adam’s fall. The mental aptitude of mankind was inclined. Adam asked God what to do in the garden, Adams since, tell God what they are going to do. Thus the first law of the Spirit aptitude for intelligence is to apprehend the saying: He has shown you O man, what is good; and what does The Lord require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Isaiah 6:8

First lessons in leadership: Find out how to walk and talk with God. First question: How do I reinstall that which was lost to Adam; how to hear from heaven. What is the microchip that must be retrofitted back into my harddrive? Is it religion? No, it is an experience with a Holy God, which puts a new Spirit into you. It is a washing and an implanting within the spirit of the man, which renews what was lost. Then the navigational guide for living is handed to the person to read. The instruction manual is put into the steersman"s hand and the boat may be directed into safe harbors. There, unfortunately, is no heavenly hereafter for the hypocrite.

God's Leadership Profile

2004-07-28T17:30:00.000-04:00

66 Books of Gods Love
Consider the themes of the sixty-six books:
In Genesis, He is the Creator God.
In Exodus, He is the Redeemer.
In Leviticus, He is your sanctification.
In Numbers, He is your guide.
In Deuteronomy, He is your teacher.
In Joshua, He is the mighty conqueror.
In Judges, He gives victory over enemies.
In Ruth, He is your kinsman, your lover, your redeemer.
In I Samuel, he is the root of Jesse;
In 2 Samuel, He is the Son of David.
In 1 Kings and 2 Kings, He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords
In 1st and 2nd Chronicles, He is your intercessor and High Priest.
In Ezra, He is your temple, your house of worship.
In Nehemiah, He is your mighty wall, protecting you from your enemies.
In Esther, He stands in the gap to deliver you from your enemies.
In Job, He is the arbitrator who not only understands your struggles, but
has the power to do something about them.
In Psalms, He is your song-and your reason to sing.
In Proverbs, He is your wisdom, helping you make sense of life and live it successfully.
In Ecclesiastes, He is your purpose, delivering you from vanity.
In the Song of Solomon, He is your lover, your Rose of Sharon.
In Isaiah, He is the mighty counselor, the prince of peace, the
everlasting father, and more. In short, He's everything you need.
In Jeremiah, He is your balm of Gilead, the soothing salve for your
sin-sick soul.
In Lamentations, He is the ever-faithful one upon whom you can depend.
In Ezekiel, He is your wheel in the middle of a wheel-the one who
assures that dry, dead bones will come alive again.
In Daniel, He is the ancient of days, the everlasting God who never runs
out of time.
In Hosea, He is your faithful lover, always beckoning you to come
back-even when you have abandoned Him.
In Joel, He is your refuge, keeping you safe in times of trouble.
In Amos, He is the husbandman, the one you can depend on to stay by your
side.
In Obadiah, He is Lord of the Kingdom.
In Jonah, He is your salvation, bringing you back within His will.
In Micah, He is judge of the nation.
In Nahum, He is the jealous God.
In Habakkuk, He is the Holy One.
In Zephaniah, He is the witness.
In Haggai, He overthrows the enemies
In Zechariah, He is Lord of Hosts.
In Malachi, He is the messenger God.
In Matthew, He is king of the Jews.
In Mark, He is the servant.
In Luke, He is the Son of Man, feeling what you feel.
In John, He is the Son of God.
In Acts, He is Savior of the world.
In Romans, He is the righteousness of God.
In I Corinthians, He is the rock that followed Israel.
In II Corinthians, He is the triumphant one, giving victory.
In Galatians, He is your liberty; He sets you free.
In Ephesians, He is head of the Church.
In Philippians, He is your joy.
In Colossians, He is your completeness.
In I Thessalonians, He is your hope.
In II Thessalonians, He is your patience and discipline.
In I Timothy, He is your faith.
In II Timothy, He is your stability.
In Titus, He is the truth.
In Philemon, He is your benefactor.
In Hebrews, He is your perfection.
In James, He is the power behind your faith.
In I Peter, He is your example.
In II Peter, He is your purity.
In I John, He is your life.
In II John, He is your pattern.
In III John, He is your motivation.
In Jude, He is the foundation of your faith.
In the Revelation, He is your coming King.

A New Land

2004-07-28T15:02:00.000-04:00

You are The Lord God, who chose Abram, and brought him out Ur of the Chaldeans, and gave him the name Abraham; you found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give him the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites-to give it to his descendants. You have performed. Your Words, for You are righteous. Nehemiah 9:7-9

Abraham passed the leadership test in this last passage. Can you perceive what the test was? A faithful heart towards God. Do we see any religion mentioned here? The problem with religion is that people get in the way and hypocrisy starts to weave itself into the process. God was looking for a character quality not a religion. Abraham then becomes the father of the faithful, or father of all those who have a true heart towards God. A seeking heart. A heart though ridden with weaknesses still longs for something better, deeper and more meaningful. A heart, which knows its own frailty and yearns for the Creator to lead it back home. A faithful heart longs for healing and deliverance and senses that it is incapable of helping itself. A faithful heart is willing to throw itself down on the ash heap of despair and be willing to be lifted by the hands of a loving Father who has nothing but compassion strength and power to restore the hurting heart. A true leader is one who recognizes that he is nothing without God’s intervention in his or her life. A true leader understands that God will lead him into a new "land", whether that be a new business venture, a move across the city to a new neighborhood, new relationships based on purity, or whatever, but that the initial placing of unconditional trust towards God will preclude a leading towards a "new land". God never leaves a person in the place he started from. Trust and faith in God will lead the individual into a "new land of promise". Gives pause for thought; am I stuck in the same old patterns of thinking, am I stuck in the same circumstances; am I trying to do everything by my own capacities or do I have the inward "ghanis"( as the South American would say) or inner strength to lay myself aside and put my faith in the hands of The One greater than I. That was Abrahm's defining first step towards leadership; it should be ours if we are called to lead others.

Leadership Connections

2004-07-21T01:54:00.000-04:00

One might wonder why all the connections to Jesus born in a city called Nazareth and a man called Abraham from a city called Ur of the Chaldees? So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations. Matt 1:17 God does nothing by chance; so, we might ask ourselves are we at a fourteenth generation point now as the world is focused upon Iraq or Babylon, again. Are we blaming men and nations for something that may be the hand of God, at work? Do we understand that God has placed Abraham as the father of many? The He (God) brought him (Abraham) outside and said, Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them. And He said to him, so shall your descendants be. And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. Then He said to him, I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.” Gen 15:5-7 As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendents after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to God to you and your descendents after you. God was in the process of making a leader but the primary factor for success was placed in Abraham"s ability to have faith in a God who led him.

Leadership lesson # 1 to be a Godly leader, which means being a highly effective leader, one must learn to listen not to others but to God first, then turn and listen to others as you meet their needs by hearing God"s heart for them.

Leaders avoid Sticks and Stones

2004-07-19T13:34:00.000-04:00

July 14th an article appeared in Reuters regarding the clash between Palestinian Muslim and Christians over a "Peeping Tom" who was discovered in a clothing store near Bethlehem. The result of this discovery sparked a night of rioting, quelled only by police intervention. Hmmmm, I believe this might serve us well at this point to consider the vast misinterpretations of love, dressed in the clothes of religion. To say that "peeping" is an acceptable procedure; definitely not. To take the instance and produce from it an entire night of rioting; not a positive solution, rather a case of spiritual appendicitis. Here is humanity, caught in the throes of the melodramas of the human soul. Mental bitterness"s precluding forgiveness and emotional reactions contributing to the loss of peace. Only the Mind of God can overcome the natural human instincts of mankind. Law results in only punishment without hope of mercy; the entrance of God"s Spirit brings life, both to the sinner and those sinned against.

Quote Luke7:36-50 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and He went into the Pharisee"s house and took His place at the table. And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that He was eating in the Pharisee"s house brought an alabaster jar of ointment. She stood behind Him at His feet, weeping and began to bathe His feet with her tears and to dry them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw it, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, He would have known who is touching him-that she is a sinner. Jesus spoke up and said to him, Quote: Simon, I have something to say to you. Teacher, he replied, speak. A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he canceled the debts from both of them. Now which of them will love him more? Simon answered, I suppose the one for whom he cancelled the greater debt, replied the Pharisee. You have spoken rightly," replied Jesus.

In another account on leadership with Jesus, we see Him entering the temple early one morning. John 8 records:" all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. (Now we see hypocrisy entering stage left). Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. (Pride, here-adultery police, my comment) Now Moses in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned, but what do You say? This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger, as though He did not hear. So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them. He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first. And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you? She said, No one, Lord. And Jesus said to her, neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more. The Jesus spoke to them again, saying I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."

Mankind is not low on or slow to the sin factor. Yet no one who wishes to improve himself in leadership potential can afford to dig a large hole of self-contempt at his own stumbling. Rather, a leadership potential looks for light in the darkness of his own hole. The hole was evidence of negative thinking. Can't we express negative numbers in math as one hole dug; negative one?

Mankind shifts the paradigm of negativism, legalism and hypocrisy by looking to God"s truth in every situation or circumstance. A light illuminates my book, so I may read more clearly. God"s truth illuminates the proper course of direction I am to take, regarding any situation. "A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger allays contention" Prov. 15:18. Leadership among any populace of any nation must first look to truth. Many books espouse truth only one book states that what it says:" is purified and true; a perfect shield to all who put their trust in it". Psalms. I would think any leader would require a perfect shield, for certainly he will be surrounded with many enemies!

Abraham's leadership Examples

2004-07-04T01:35:00.000-04:00

Thank you Abraham for showing us one of the prime steps in obtaining leadership. In order to transform others, we must first, transform ourselves. All change begins in the interior of the heart. Abraham turned his heart toward God and then allowed God to transform his heart, through faith. All leaders must first, address the hidden sins of their own heart and cleanse the heart from its past behaviors and proclivities. Desires for the negative rather than the positive. A desire to serve, not oppress, a desire to lift up one who is down trodden rather than trample, a desire to roll up the sleeves and help the other person gain their desired victory. The desire to give, rather than take. The desire to dream the impossible dream and know that impossibilities are God's definite possibilities; that indeed, nothing is impossible with God. Mark 4 Successful leaders depend not on their own wit and wisdom, but on God. Jeremiah confesses both the sin of the people and that God reigns forever and will ultimately restore what has been lost. Leaders act according to their gifts and calling, but trust God to bring about the desired results. Love is the gauge for any kind of effectual leader!Maxwell p 963,1543

A Faithful Heart!

2004-06-27T01:26:00.000-04:00

As eyes have turned to the land of Iraq, we should explore the faithful and famous man, named Abraham. Found in Ur of the Chaldees; his heart attracted the heart of God. So faithful was this man that God has named him the father of all the faithful who would follow in his footsteps. Footsteps, which followed hard after the expressed, will of The Father.

Abraham's heart was so diligent in following the Creator's direction that he was willing to leave, family friends and cultural attachments to go into a land God called him to. A heart so hungry for relationship with the creator of all creation; that it developed a listening ear for the voice of God. A heart that was willing to look for relationship with God, not religious rituals towards God.

We will follow Abraham as we traverse these pages to find out what men and women, who have copied, him look like. Why is faith so different from religious exercise? Why is it impossible to please God, without faith?

Let us look at one man's demonstration of faith, in the face of great odds, as we peek in on a shipwrecked man and a fiery viper.

Now when they had escaped they then found out that the island was called Malta. And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, 'No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.'

But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. (Not a good postulation)

In that region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days. And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him. Acts 28

What elements do we see here? Faith regarding the viper and compassion towards others powered by an unseen resource? We should ponder..what kind of love is this?

I AM With You

2004-06-24T05:38:00.000-04:00

This site is dedicated to all who have lost their lives in the pursuit of living, and to all those who crave to find a beacon of light in an otherwise dimly light experience!