STAND AND RECEIVE THE LORD'S PEACE

STAND AND RECEIVE THE LORD’S PEACE

One of my Facebook friends told a story about a neighbor’s tree leaning over the fence into her backyard. Several times it caught on fire, and my friend and her daughter prayed for the fire to go out, and it did. Had the fire not been stopped by God, it would have destroyed their house. The weird thing about this tree being on fire is that there was never any evidence, no scorching, no evidence at all of a burn. The final fire was the most ferocious, and once again, mother and daughter took a spiritual stand against it. The neighbors called the fire department each time, but after this last fire, the neighbors cut down the tree.  That ended Satan’s plot to destroy my friend’s house.

 

Reading this story reminded me of how important it is for us to take a stand on what is right. My friend and her daughter would not allow that demon fire to take them down. They stood against it every time, and the devil had to back down.

 

That’s how we need to be. The Lord tells us in Ephesians 6:4: “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness.” When we know the truth, we stand boldly for what is right without wavering.

 

I can tell when I’m standing in faith for the right thing to happen; there’s a sense of deeply-rooted peace inside me. It’s unnatural, considering the circumstances, but it’s become one of those Biblically normal feelings for me. Philippians 4:7 calls it the peace that passes understanding. The context of this verse is prayer, supplication, and thanksgiving for true, just, and right things.  

 

“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

 

We feel a solid sense of peace, but it seems like it doesn’t make sense because, in the natural, we feel like we should be apprehensive or distraught. But when we recognize this supernatural peace, we know that we really can’t worry because God says He keeps us in peace through Christ.

 

What does it mean that we’re “kept” in peace? The word “keep” comes from the Greek word which means “to guard, protect by a military guard, to prevent hostile invasion.” In other words, this peace is impenetrable.

 

After God rescued the Israelites from Egypt, they had second thoughts about this crossing the wilderness thing, and they didn’t like it one bit. They wanted to return to their old lives; yes, they had been in undeniable slavery, but they were used to it. With all the new challenges and hard decisions, this wandering business was not going to be comfortable at all. They were willing to follow Moses at first, but suddenly they decided Moses was the enemy, and they hadn’t really wanted to leave Egypt in the first place. They complained like crazy, saying:

 

“Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.’

 

“And Moses said unto the people, ‘Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again no more forever.

 

“’The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace’” (Exod. 14:12-14).

 

God knows what the right things are that need to take place. When we trust Him, we can stand firm for what is Biblically right and be guarded by peace through the storm. God is already fighting for us, individually and in the nations, and He will perform all His will.

 

Ezekiel 36 hints at what is on the other side of this journey. (This was a prophecy to Israel, but Jesus brought the Gentiles also into the flock of God).

 

“Thus saith the Lord God; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities, I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded. 

 

“And they shall say, ‘This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.

 

“Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it’” (Ezek. 36:33-36).

 

Let’s stand against those demon fires as my friend did. We will stand for truth. We will stand to see the salvation of the Lord, and the peace of God will guard our hearts.

 

Love, Carolyn

 

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APPEAL TO LEADERS

 

Hi friends 😊. I am appealing to my Bible friends who are pastoring churches, leading study groups, prayer groups, etc.

 

THIS IS IMPORTANT: I was talking to my Christian friend Buck Dopp, who I first met back in 1972. The group we were in walked in the power of the Holy Spirit, and met in home fellowships, with monthly gatherings on a larger scale. There were lots of healings and deliverances at the time.  Buck learned how to offer the laying on of hands at the end of each fellowship meeting.

 

Not long after joining this group, three others and I were sent to another city to start fellowships. Unlike Buck, our leader did not offer the laying on of hands for healing, and consequently and regretfully, I didn’t learn to do it and didn’t pass it on.

 

So, please, if you are a leader of any sort of Christian group, bring back the laying on of hands for healing.

 

All you need to say is, “If anyone needs prayer or healing, come see me after the service.” Simple and to the point.

 

And if you’re already doing this, Wonderful!

 

It will make a huge difference in the health and blessing of God’s people and the entire body of Christ.

 

And if you’d like to share this with others, please do 😊!

 

Thanks for your consideration! Love, Carolyn

IT'S A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP - THE LORD WITH US

 IT’S A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP – THE LORD WITH US

I chose this picture because it’s simple and quiet. I wanted to show that not every spiritual choice we make looks like a dramatic, spectacular life-changing event. But, every choice is significant. And every day we make many decisions, all that ultimately contribute to our many-faceted lives. Jesus made many choices every day too, just like us. And there was one particular choice he made that changed everything for those who believe in him.

 

He accepted God’s will for us and chose to be with each of us every moment, every day, as our personal treasure.

 

Jesus “was in all points tempted like as we are” (Heb. 4:15). He could have chosen to be disobedient, just as Lucifer chose in the beginning.

 

But instead, Jesus chose to obey God for our sakes. He believed in what obedience would bring. He believed in his Father’s goodwill for humanity. And he knew what a mess humanity had made for itself. The first chapter of John tells us Jesus was there when God created everything: rabbits, elephants, tiny electrons, mountains, flowers, and everything else—all things for humanity to explore, utilize, and enjoy.

 

Jesus knew God’s intention from the beginning. After Adam sinned and the devil began to have so much influence on earth, Jesus was willing to come to earth and go up against the devil to rescue men and women from his clutches.

 

To do this, Jesus would have to beat Satan at every turn. He would have to live as a man and face all the temptations any man or woman would face. And He had to handle them by choosing God’s way every time.

 

He didn’t give in to even one temptation to make a bad choice.

 

As we accept Jesus Christ into our hearts, he gives us the ability to turn to him for better choices in every situation. He’s been there. He knows us more intimately than we even know ourselves.

 

God was sure Jesus would do the right thing, but because He loves us so much, He was willing to let Jesus come to earth, live as a human being, and have freedom of will. Jesus could have chosen differently if he wanted to. But he decided to go through with God’s plan at every turn because he, like God, loved us too.  Jesus took the horrible results of every bad decision we make and paid the ultimate price of death.

 

Then God raised Jesus pure and free forever.

 

Romans 8:34 says Jesus is at the right hand of God, now living to make intercession for us. He is also right here with us to help us with our choices. Every time we speak or sing in tongues, whether for prayer or praise or any of the other wonderful things speaking in tongues produces, every time we do it, the Lord is present, seeing and knowing what’s up and what we need. Since speaking in tongues is a language that we don’t know in our natural minds, the Lord has to be intimately involved with us to give us the exact words that we need to speak.

 

And Colossians 1:27 says we have Christ in us. How can he be in so many places at once? He is Spirit, and scientists are now proving what the Bible has said all along, that things can be in two places at the same time. It’s awesome.

 

Just like Jesus had decisions to make, let’s make an effort to honor God by making Godly decisions too. And when we honestly don’t know what choice to make, we take it to Jesus because he always knows the best option at that time. He’s been through it. And since he’s with us all the time, he always knows exactly what’s best to do in the situation. He is definitely the most precious treasure we’ll ever have, and will have forever!

 

Love, Carolyn

 

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REMEMBER

REMEMBER

The Israelites grew up knowing they were supposed to remember and recite the great miracles God did for their ancestors and families. They were supposed to tell their children stories to keep God’s love, miracles, and majesty in their hearts and minds and pass it on to future generations.

 

Recalling the goodness of God was to be an antidote for depression, rebellion, and fearful thinking so that when enemies would come at them, they would have the correct mental weapons ready. And they would know that God would continue caring for them in hard times.

 

But the Israelites didn’t do what God wanted. Psalm 78: 10-11 tells us: “They did not keep the covenant of God; They refused to walk in His law and forgot His works and His wonders that He had shown them.”

 

After Jesus came to earth, God “called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles. As He also says in Hosea: ‘I will call them My people, who were not My people, and her beloved, who was not beloved’” (Rom. 9:24-25).

 

Even though God no longer requires us to be under the Mosaic law, Paul tells us in Romans 15:4: “Whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.”

 

The Old Testament edicts are for our learning. I’ve found that remembering what God has done for us in the past works the same way God intended it to work in Old Testament times: to give us the mental and emotional weapons we need when life’s circumstances challenge us.

 

Reading Psalm 78 this week, I saw that God’s people were far from steadfast. Instead, they kept flipping back and forth from following God’s will.

 

When many died, “they sought Him; And they returned and sought earnestly for God. Then they remembered that God was their rock, and the Most High God their Redeemer” (Ps. 78:34-35). But their memory was short-lived!

 

“Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth, and they lied to Him with their tongue; for their heart was not steadfast with Him, nor were they faithful in His covenant” (vv. 36-37).

 

“But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and did not destroy them” (v. 38).

“How often they provoked Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert! Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel” (vv. 40-41).

“They did not remember His power: The day when He redeemed them from the enemy” (v. 42).

 

After reading this, I figured it would be a good time for me to reflect on my own life to see a few miraculous things the Lord did to rescue me in the past. I don’t want to become insensitive to His power and blessing in my current life, like the Israelites in Psalm 78!

 

I remember when I was about 19, I felt like no one loved me. I had even failed at trying to commit suicide. I was alone and despondent and didn’t know how to improve things. My best offer came from a “friend,” and we would go to LA to become prostitutes. God rescued me just in time when my dad’s San Francisco office suddenly closed, and my parents asked me if I wanted to go with them to Chicago. I went. But things didn’t get much better.

 

I met a guy who I really liked and we went out a few times. Then he said he wanted me to meet him late one night at the pool parking lot where I worked as a lifeguard. I was ready to go, but something didn’t feel right, so I didn’t go. The next day when I showed up at the pool, the head lifeguard told me the guy showed up at about 11 p.m. to do a drug deal. He had a handgun and was really angry that I didn’t come. He had all his stuff in the back of the car and took off cross country. My lifeguard boss said the guy was planning to take me with him! God saved me from being abducted by that guy! His mercy and compassion for me prevailed. Jane used to tell me I kept my angels very busy back then, and she was right.

 

When I think back to those years between 18 and 22, I can tell you so many stories of how the Lord saved me from numerous awful situations. I felt like I was acting like those Israelites in Psalm 78, always carrying my Bible around but absolutely void of any Godly wisdom!

 

Finally, God rescued me for good. In Matthew 3:11, John the Baptist says: “He that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.” That’s what happened to me. Jesus Christ baptized me with his Holy Spirit and fire. The fire burned out my old life and gave me power and wisdom, and I never went back.

 

“I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings” (Ps. 40:2).

 

That’s part of my story in a nutshell, and remembering it gives me great calm and uplifting. If you ever get discouraged or sad, just take a look at what God’s already done for you. 2 Peter 3:9: “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise.”

 

If we remember what the Lord’s done for us before; we know that He can do it again and way more!

 

And if we don’t have children around to read Bible stories to, how about if we become like children and read a story or two out loud to ourselves? “Receive the kingdom of God as a little child” (Luke 18:17). Thayer’s Greek Lexicon defines the word “kingdom” as “blessings and benefits” of the kingdom, God’s way of doing things. We can receive them with the welcoming delight of a little child.

 

Love, Carolyn

 

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CELEBRATING ELOHIM AND OUR MIRACLE MINUTES

TIME TO CELEBRATE ELOHIM AND OUR MIRACLE MINUTES

There are many names for our God in the Bible, but the very first one is “Elohim,” God the creator! It says is Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning God [Elohim] created the heavens and the earth.” We see the wonderful creative miracle minutes of Elohim demonstrated throughout the Old Testament. And then in the New Testament, we’re told that people can get born again of God’s Spirit, and when that happens, there’s the opportunity to experience miracle minutes that change our lives forever, walking according to Christ’s leading and not our own, as it says in 2 Corinthians 5:17 “all things are become new.”

 

I’ve had many miracle minutes in my life and still have them and I know you do too. They are the things that just happen straight from the Lord, things that change us instantly. When I got hepatitis in my 20s from eating at a café that didn’t properly clean the dishes, I had a bad case of yellow jaundice and was pretty sick. I got ministered to with the laying on of hands and when I went back to the doctor, he was shocked because there was no evidence that I ever had it.

 

Also, I’d been carrying a spirit of depression since I was very young, until finally I realized it wasn’t something I had to live with, and I asked Jane to minister to me. She spiritually pulled out a very dark spirit from deep inside me and I could actually see it. We cast it out and told it: “You can never come back, in Jesus’ name!” It never did, but there were a few times after that when a spirit of depression did try to tempt me to go down that path, but it just couldn’t connect to me at all and had to take off.

 

Then just last year Elohim created a miracle minute that I really needed, but didn’t even know I needed it! For years, if someone at work asked me a yes or no question about doing something, I would always respond with “No, no, no.” And then I’d end up doing the thing I said no to. This past year I finally realized in an Elohim miracle minute that the “no” was an old demon from my early childhood coming up, but the real me went ahead and did the thing anyway, in spite of the “no.” For the longest time I didn’t understand why I acted so weird in saying no to everything! The thing is, I didn’t recognize it as a demon. But then one day, Jane and I got to talking about it, and instantly Elohim created the clear picture in my mind showing me exactly how it was working and I could even see and hear the difference in my voice when I said “no!” Well, of course I rebuked it in the name of Jesus Christ, reminding it of Philippians 2:10 and some other scriptures I use against demons, and it had to leave. It’s gone, thank God!

 

Personality characteristics and habits are miraculously changed by the wonderful active love of our God, our Elohim. Even the murdering heart of Paul was radically changed when he got knocked off his high horse and Jesus called on Ananias to mentor him (Acts 9:10-17). And we know that Paul became one of the most loving and influential Apostles of the first-century body of believers.

 

God created in Paul a clean heart, just like David asked for in Psalm 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” The word “create” in that verse is the same word used in Genesis 1:1 with God creating the heavens and the earth. And “God” in that verse is Elohim. David knew that something brand-new had to be created in his heart to change how it responded, and he knew it would take a miracle from Elohim. There was nothing he could do on his own that would make the special permanent changes that he knew only his creator could do.

 

We see many examples in the Old Testament of Elohim’s miraculous workings, proving His love and willingness to not only help us, but change us into the wonderful people He sees in us.

 

God knows who He’s called us to be before we were even born. Even from the beginning God has focused on our best selves and I believe that at some point in our lives we begin to see glimpses of what He sees in us and we have the opportunity to grow into that person.

 

In Isaiah 45:3 God says: “And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.” What is God saying here?

 

God says He has treasures and hidden riches for us and that in our covenant relationship with Him as our personal God, He calls us by our name. But what name is it? He tells us in the next phrase. He does not say “I am the God of Jacob.”  Why not? Because the boy born Jacob was born with some major inherited issues, like we all are.

 

Jacob’s parents even called him a name that labeled him a sinner. The word, “Jacob” means “supplanter” or “manipulator,” and that’s what he was as a natural man—born with a tendency to manipulate, to trick, to take what wasn’t his, to be dishonest in his actions if he could get away with it. Even coming out of the womb, he tried to get out faster than his brother Esau by grabbing onto his ankle. Then later on when Isaac was old and couldn’t see, he needed to pass on his birthright to his eldest son Esau, who was a hairy man. Jacob was smooth skinned, so he and his mother contrived to put the hairy skin of a goat on his arms and neck to trick Isaac into giving the birthright to him instead of Esau. And it worked!

 

Throughout the Bible, when God uses the name “Jacob,” He’s talking about the man who desperately needs God. He’s talking about the corrupt nature of man—the supplanter, the manipulator, the con, the weak one, or like we’re reminded of in Ephesians 2: “dead in trespasses and sins. . .by nature the children of wrath. . .without Christ. . .and without God in the world.”

 

So, back to Isaiah 45:3: “And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.”

 

Wait a minute. God says He calls us by our name. But what name is it? He does not say “I am the God of Jacob.”  Why not? Because God, our Elohim, our creator, created out of Jacob a new man with a new name and brand-new attributes, the opposite of what he was before. God called him “Israel,” meaning: the upright, the honest one, the righteous. No more deceiver, no more a manipulator. Elohim did a miracle that only He could do—make a new man out of a broken one. And that’s what He does for us today!

 

Jeremiah 1:5a tells us something really important too: “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee.” God saw us before we were even born. So, what did He see? He saw us in covenant relationship with Him and called us into His own home to live with Him, because He saw the person we could and would be in Christ. Elohim creates the new person. Every person in the Bible who got a new name is an example, Abraham, Sarai, Jacob, John the Baptist, Peter, precursors to what we receive in Christ when we accept him into our hearts. A new person is created, another miracle of our Elohim. He saw it, He called it, we become it if we so choose.

 

So, in Isaiah 45:3 our Jehovah (Yahweh) has not only opened His home for us to “dwell in His house forever” (Ps.23: 6b), but He’s also our creator, Elohim, our miracle maker. And there’s more! When you look up where the word for God is “Elohim,” or several places where the word “create” is used, you see even more creative miracles that are available.

 

For instance, do you ever feel like you need to be stronger? Take a look at Isaiah 41:10b: “I am thy God [Elohim]: I will strengthen thee.” It’s not normal strength we need; it’s miracle strength we receive from our Elohim who creates in us spiritual benefits—supernatural strength, supernatural endurance, love that is not found in our fleshly parts, but true Godly love that only He can provide. And what about “peace that passeth understanding” (Phil. 4:7)?

 

Let’s not forget about our Elohim. He can bring these attributes up to our consciousness in a miracle minute and replace old habits with spiritually pure new ones! He does that!

 

And I know some are going to say that we already have those attributes available and we can believe for them to come up, and that’s true. But sometimes we just need those miracle minutes to kick us into high gear fast! And as far as I can tell from the Bible, God has not changed nor packed away deep in a closet somewhere, any of His overwhelmingly wonderful attributes. Elohim, our miracle maker is still here and readily available with the supernatural miracle minutes for every one of us! Time to celebrate what He’s already done for us and the ongoing miracle minutes we will continue to experience.

 

We choose Elohim and “we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18). Miracle after miracle after miracle, our whole lives through. That’s the way God likes it. 😊

 

Love, Carolyn

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WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OK

WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OK

Yesterday I thought I was ok today. I was trying to get a lot of things done and couldn’t get all the things on my list done and I felt bad. Almost every day I race at high energy speed to accomplish whatever I planned for the day and most days I don’t get to everything. Last night, it crashed in on me suddenly when I realized I wasn’t going to get my Preach letter finished on time. I was only half way through the draft and I was exhausted. I took a short break and switched over to check my Facebook feed and God was already there.

 

A couple of days ago my friend Yvonne sent me a private message, which I’d missed. God saved it for last night when I needed it most. My heart just sunk down and I sobbed listening to the song I’ve attached here. This is what I immediately wrote back to Yvonne and I feel it for everyone of you too. Please accept my gratitude for your prayers and love. It means so much to me right now in my grief over Jane.

 

This was my letter to Yvonne and now to you too:

 

“I can hardly believe I missed this, but God made sure I got it just now! I really needed it too! Navigating my emotions is like going across a lake in a storm - not so fun. One day I'm full of energy and doing all sorts of things, then the next, I'm exhausted and hardly able to do half of everything I put on my list I'm so wiped out :-(. I have new plans and do things I used to do for exercise and relaxation, and then I wipe out again. I try to be strong and then I'm not and I burst into tears.

 

Losing someone you lived with, cared about, knew practically everything about, and then they're just gone. It's not easy that's for sure. Sometimes I wonder if I'm doing the right thing and most of the time I remember to ask the Lord about just about everything, and when I don't there've been some consequences but not really bad ones. He forgives a lot.

 

So I'm doing the best I can. I sure do appreciate your prayers and I know they're being answered and are doing even more good things for my life than I even realize right now. I am seeing good things happen that I never imagined, truthfully, and I think your prayers and others as well are a big part of that. You haven't forgotten me and that means so much right now. Thank you from all my heart.

 

I'd never heard this song before, but it put a quietness in my heart that I really needed right now. I love you and pray for you, Brad, and all your family every morning :-) (and I do that for all of you too).

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGD9X8OUYcc  

 

I sought to do His will but I was failing at the task at hand, so He sought me and gave me rest. “I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears” (Psa. 34:4).

 

Love, Carolyn

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HIS STORY IN THE SKY

  

HIS STORY IN THE SKY

The human soul yearns to know the truth.

 

Last night I went out to Red Rock Canyon where the Astronomy Club were setting up their telescopes and inviting the public to join them in looking at the sky. It was super cold, but the event was packed. People have always been fascinated by what they see when they look up. Our God made it that way, and He wrote His Story in the night sky. Light in the darkness.

 

When I first became a Christian, I used to wonder the people who lived before there was the written Word of God, or people living in isolated cultures would be able to hear about Jesus if there wasn’t anyone around to teach them. Then one day someone taught me that the whole history of the universe is written in the stars. All anyone needed to do was look up!

 

The phenomenal thing is that the same message of the stars and constellations was across all ancient cultures. As far away as China is from Egypt, both cultures interpreted the constellations in the same way. The names for the constellations, the numbering of the stars within them, and the names of the individual stars had the same meaning across all the ancient cultures. The Chinese, Chaldean, and Egyptian recordings go back more than 2000 years B.C.

 

Over time, the stories got corrupted, but the original meanings remained. God’s plans, purposes, and promises were written in the sky before they were ever spoken or written down. And remember that before all the big cities and indoor living, people were either nomadic, or if they lived in villages or cities, much activity took place outside or on the roofs, so watching the heavens was a normal part of their lives.

 

Joseph in Egypt and Daniel in Babylonia taught people how to read and interpret the stars the way God put them there. Psalm 147:4 says: “He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.” There are references to the constellations and their messages throughout the Bible. They tell the story of Jesus, from before his birth to His life on earth, to His coming back in glory. That’s how the Magi knew to go to Bethlehem to find Jesus. They were taught how to read the heavens from their ancestors. The stars also tell about the devil and his ways, and his ultimate obliteration!

 

The Constellation Draco (the Dragon) circles around the Polar Star which is at the tip of the tail of the little dipper, Ursa Minor. One of the stars in the dragon’s head is named “Ethanin”, which means “the long serpent, or dragon.” Another star in the head is called “Al Waid” in Arabic, which means “who is to be destroyed.” The Hebrew names of the other stars in the dragon’s head mean “the subtle, the punished enemy, the reptile, the fraudulent.” Isaiah 21:1 says: “The Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.”

 

I learned the most about the true meaning of the constellations from a wonderful book by E.W. Bullinger called WITNESS OF THE STARS.

 

There are twelve zodiac signs. Between each zodiac sign, there may be several smaller constellations. Each constellation tells a part of the story of God's plan. For example, Virgo (the virgin) is a woman holding a branch. The brightest star in Virgo is Al Zimach, meaning “the branch.” The branch in the Bible is Jesus the Messiah. Zechariah prophesied: “Behold I will bring forth my servant the branch” (Zech. 3:8). And, “Behold the man whose name is the branch” (Zech. 6:12).

 

Another star in Virgo is Zavijaveh, (I pronounce it java java). It means “the gloriously beautiful.” It’s in Isaiah 4:2: “The Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious.” In Virgo’s arm is a star whose name means “he shall come down and shall have dominion.” When the ancient people looked up at the constellation Virgo, they understood that there was going to be a promised branch of God who would be born of a virgin and come down on earth to have dominion.

 

The Egyptians recorded the zodiac in a circle on the ceiling of the Temple Esneh. You wouldn’t necessarily know where to begin and where to end except that the figure of a sphinx connects the two signs of Virgo and Leo. The word “sphinx” means to bind closely together. The sphinx has the head of a woman and the body of a lion. The story of Jesus’ birth on earth begins with a virgin and ends with the King of Kings, the Lion of God. 

 

The constellations are rich with meaning. And no man can change their placement or their true meanings.

 

Psalm 19:1-6 says: “The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world.”

 

In all the turmoil of the world today, it’s still a privilege to have the assurance of heaven. When all else is dark, the glorious stars show brightest and their message is everlasting: Jesus Christ is the Messiah and the message of the ages.

 

Love, Carolyn

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COULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT THAT?

COULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT THAT?

I’m usually very diligent, and I knew it was past the time I was supposed to call to schedule an appointment, but I just didn’t feel right about doing it quite yet. But being a bit overzealous about getting things done, I thought probably I should just do it, but I still didn’t feel right about it so I didn’t. Then I asked the Lord if I should call now and He said no. It was a very quiet answer, so I asked him again, and again I felt like he was still saying no. But I just wasn’t sure.

 

So finally, I stopped what I was doing, which was pulling weeds, and I got myself quiet and really focused on my question and asked him directly, “Should I call now? Just give me a yes or a no.”  Well, this time His voice was louder and more stern sounding, not angry but just punctuated! I got the message and immediately stopped thinking about having to make that call today, and my mind relaxed! Phew!

 

I know it’s okay to ask a few times if we’re unsure because James 1:5 says: “If any man of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” What a promise! God doesn’t mind us asking. He gives liberally. The word “liberally” means generously, graciously, and unconditionally (Vine’s).

 

What God doesn’t do is “upbraid” us when we ask for wisdom. “Upbraid” means to criticize, reproach, punish, express disapproval or disappointment with. God doesn’t feel any of those ways towards us even when we repeatedly ask Him. Instead, He always gives us an answer.

 

There are several examples in the Bible where we see that God willingly repeats Himself so that the person gets the clear message. I’ll talk about two of them.

 

In Genesis 41:32, Pharaoh had a dream and he couldn’t find anyone to interpret, so he asked Joseph. Joseph told him that he wasn’t going to make up something, but it was God who would interpret what it really meant.

 

In the dream Pharaoh was given two different analogies of what was going to happen in Egypt. One analogy was with cattle and the other with stalks of corn. “And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, ‘The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shown Pharaoh what he is about to do’” (Gen. 41:25). So in Pharaoh’s dream the two analogies were different ways of saying the same thing. God doubled His message, and He will do that for us too!

 

“And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass” (Gen. 41:32).

 

And another great section of scripture where we see this willingness of God to repeat Himself is in the book of Joshua, where God worked with Joshua after he’d spent days in mourning the death of Moses. “The Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, ‘Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go…’” (Joshua1: 1b-2a). 

 

Then God repeats Himself three times to get Joshua convinced he needed to get up and get going. First in verse 6 “Be strong and of a good courage…” Second in verse 7 “Only be thou strong and very courageous.” Then the third time in verse 9 more emphatically and with some encouragement that Joshua obviously needed: “Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whither soever thou goest.”  

 

After God repeated Himself three times, Joshua received in his heart and went into action. He immediately told his people to get food together and get ready because in three days they were to “pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it” (Joshua 1:11).

 

It took three times and extra encouragement to get Joshua to move forward, but when he let it sink into his heart and he believed it, he moved powerfully and fast.

 

God loves us so much that He is willing to let us ask several times for His answer, like He did with me. And He is gracious and kind enough to repeat His messages, to make them clear like with Pharaoh, or to invoke courage and action, like with Joshua.  

 

Love, Carolyn

 

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DO IT AFRAID

DO IT AFRAID

This is a Preach Letter from the past that I was inspired to put out for today. Enjoy 😊

 

I was scared. I don’t preach in front of people in a regular church. I minister to individuals and I reach out to people through my “preach letters” on the internet. But the Lord snuck up on me. He inspired me to go the Las Vegas Writer’s meeting a couple weeks ago. I hadn’t been since last August, but when God wants something, He gets it! So I went.

 

The talk was really great, but even more motivational for me, as far as the Lord was concerned, was that I heard about the workshop going on yesterday: “Presentation Skills Workshop.” OMG! “Too scary,” I thought, “but oh boy do I need it!” I knew Jesus wanted me to go. My roommate Jane is the one who knows how to talk to anyone and everyone, just off the cuff, without any problem at all. I’m not that person—I shrink and shrivel.

 

In fact, when I approached the man who gave the pitch on the workshop, I refused to even look at him. I just asked for the information on the workshop and wrote it down. He was trying to be friendly and asked me if he could share something he was thinking about lately. I let out a curt, “NO” and I left. I was soooo rude! God forgive me.

 

By last Wednesday, three days before the workshop, I was so nervous about having to speak about my writing, that my stomach closed up and I had sharp shooting pains; it was so awful that I had to call in sick. Jane asked what was wrong and I told her about how afraid I was to have to talk in public about my writing. It was like a huge unclear jumble in my mind and I was in pain.

 

I’m sure all of us have things we know we must face and we just don’t want to. We don’t know what the results will be and it’s just too darn scary.

 

What really helped me to assuage the fear, was to expose it. I had to let it out. It was eating me up. As soon as I told Jane how afraid I was, and how jumbled and cloudy my emotions were and my mind, I knew what to do—get organized, get clear.

 

Once things are defined, I can do much better. Instead of staying frozen in fear, I got moving. I got out my folders of notes on what my stories are about. I printed out some of the things I had already written in the Introductions to my books; I looked at how I talked about my books on Amazon, and other places where I had to write a short summary of my works. Then I printed out what I had and I worked on how to present these to the group.

 

We were also supposed to be ready for a mock radio/public interview that would be taped (yep, really scary). We would be answering questions like: What is your book about? Would you be willing to read an excerpt from your book for our audience? Can you tell us about yourself? Where did you get the idea to write this book? And the last one: If you were presenting to an agent or publisher looking for new clients, what have you got?

 

All of this was frightening, but I knew the Lord was sending me, so I determined to volunteer for everything, even the live interview. I practiced a little and did it even though I was afraid. A preacher I used to listen to coined the phrase “DO IT AFRAID.” It’s a good one.

 

When the workshop leader asked for a volunteer, I raised my hand and he motioned for me to get up. I read my story of the googly-eyed man in Starbucks and the story of Peanut, my dog, jumping into the bathtub with me in it! As I looked out into the group, I looked from person to person like you’re supposed to do, but I didn’t see any friendly faces. “OMG, they hate me!” flashed across my mind.  But I plowed ahead anyway and finished my talk.

 

There were things I definitely could have done better, but I got some good feedback—some really helpful hints on things I could do better. There was only one woman who was really annoyed by my talk: “That sounded like a sermon in church,” she sniped. To which I calmly replied, “They ARE preach letters after all.” (like what did she expect, a romance novel?). Oh well.

 

When Jane picked me up, I told her about the event and I felt like a success just showing up and participating. I ended up with four out of ten people saying complimentary things about my presentation, the one lady who was totally offended (who by the way didn’t read any of her work) and the rest who were just quiet. Then I realized, “Hey, I was the only one to get invited to speak at another event!” I guess it wasn’t that bad after all and I’ll definitely do it again. Watch out Vegas, here I come!

 

After I calmed down from the workshop, I got to thinking about where in the Bible someone had to do something afraid. I was reminded of one of my favorite guys, Ananias.

 

Ananias was not one of the twelve famous apostles. He was just a regular guy like you and me. But Jesus knew He could trust Ananias to do what He asked. Ananias had to do it afraid. Jesus told him to go down and minister to Saul, who was well known as a murderer of Christians. He was the one who was “breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord” (Acts 9:1).

 

Ananias did like I did, or rather, I did like Ananias—he expressed his fear. He told Jesus he really didn’t want to do this. He was afraid of this guy Saul. But once he got it out in the air, Jesus told him it would be okay and Ananias got it together and went and did what he needed to do. He did it afraid. And just this regular guy, Ananias, was the one who got to mentor one the greatest Apostles of all time, Paul of Tarsus.

 

We all face those situations that make us afraid, but we know we have to do them anyway. Don’t be afraid to admit fear. It’s a fact of life. But we don’t let it rule us and ruin us. If the Lord wants us to do it, He will get us through it. And we will be successful.

 

Love, Carolyn

(painting I did of myself 1989 LOL!)

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"GOD LIKES ME"

“GOD LIKES ME”

In my last Preach letter I referred to what David says in Psalm 17:15b: “I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.” The definition of the Hebrew word for “satisfied” is “to be filled, sated, and enriched with abundance.” And what is David satisfied with? God’s likeness. But what is God’s “likeness”?

 

In looking at some of the other Bible versions, I found “likeness” translated as “to see you as you are, see you face to face.” But these are not accurate.

 

Likeness is not a word we use very much, but here’s an example of how most people would recognize it: If I was to meet my friend Helen and she introduced me to her mother, I might say to her, “WOW, I can definitely see the likeness,” and you would know that I’m talking about some physical way Helen resembles her mom. It’s obvious that Helen is not her mom, but a progeny of her mother, a human being produced from her mother’s womb.

 

And that’s how the Hebrew word for “likeness” is being used in the Bible. It’s things we can see with our eyes. The actual Hebrew word for “likeness” is “temuna” and it means “something fashioned, an image, a form, a representation, an appearance, a manifestation of favor.”

 

In the context of Psalm 17:15 and in the other places the word is used, it is referring to physical things, things you can see.

 

In the earlier verses of Psalm 17, David talks about the wicked enemy that was surrounding him. They were all wealthy and very much satisfied in the natural realm with all of their valuable possessions and their high-end living, but they had no salvation from God. Verse 10 says: “They are inclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.”  The Hebrew word for “fat” is “chelb,” and it means “to be fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part, the best, finest, grease, and marrow” (Strong’s Concordance). 

 

Then a few verses later, in verse 14 we’re told that these men are filled with hidden treasures, their children are satisfied, and they leave the rest of their wealth to their babies—all talking about physical things you can see. They had it made in the world, but David had something better. He was fully satisfied, enriched, filled, and overflowed with the physical things sourced by God. And we are to be that way too. But we need to expect to see those things that our God is giving us. We look for them, recognize them, talk about them, and give God the glory He deserves for favoring us with them. What we see God do for us in the physical realm is Him showing us that He likes us! (His Likeness!)

 

One of the keys to understanding the Bible is to take a look at the first place a word is used and look at the context. The first place we find “likeness” is in Exodus 20:4 “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness.”

 

And this is the context:

 

“I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.”

 

The people were physically making their own images of what they thought their pagan gods looked like, so they could admire those images and worship them. We, on the other hand, don’t worship the physical things, but only worship the true God. And He’s the one who gives us the physical things, not the other way around!

 

The next place the word for likeness is used is in Numbers 12:8. Here “temuna” is translated “similitude.” “With him [Moses] will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold.” Notice that God said He would speak to Moses and He would show him something as well.

 

Numbers 12:8 takes place during the Israelites’ trek across the wilderness. The people had already seen with their eyes what God did in Egypt. Remember, God’s likenesses are those physical things which He produces, forms, and fashions. God told Moses what He was going to produce, Moses told Pharaoh, and all the people saw the Nile turn to blood; they saw plagues of frogs, lice, physical diseases on animals, boils, darkness for three days, and the death of all the first born. Then in the wilderness there were many more things that God gave to Moses, and Moses shared them with the people. But in spite of that, the people rebelled.

 

They started complaining about everything and even talked about wanting to go back to Egypt. God provided everything for them, and even when He produced quail for them to eat when they complained about manna, they still complained. But the final straw was when Moses’ brother and sister, Aaron and Miriam, started badmouthing Moses and griping about his leadership and the fact that he married an Ethiopian woman.

 

Now, God was going to do another physical show of what he could do as a manifestation of His favor for Moses. He, God, called for Moses, Miriam, and Aaron to come out to the Tabernacle. “And the Lord spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, ‘Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.’ And they three came out. And the Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth” (Num. 12:4-5).

 

“And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them; and he departed. And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous” (Num. 12:9-10).

 

So, there it is. God told them He was going to show Moses another “similitude,” a “likeness,” something they could see with their eyes, something that would show God’s manifested favor toward Moses. He did it to teach them a lesson, and then because Moses asked, God reversed it, and in 7 days Miriam was completely healed.

 

Another place where “temuna” is used is in Deuteronomy 4:12. “And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no “similitude;” only ye heard a voice.” From this reference we learn that God wants us to receive more than one of the benefits of what He has to offer. He wants us to not only hear His voice, but He wants us to see with our eyes what He produces for us. The people here in Deuteronomy were God’s children, but they had turned to making their own things to worship. They could still hear God, but for some reason they couldn’t see His fire.

 

I think we can step up our spiritual enlightenment and blessing by expecting to see with our eyes the physical things God is more than willing to show us. We want to see the fire, and we want to see God’s favor like he showed to Moses, and we want to see more of things David was so delighted to see when he awoke in the morning and knew that he would see the likeness of God.

 

Pray with me, “Lord, let your mercy and grace be on me and show me some of those things this week.”

 

And remember to tell yourself, “GOD LIKES ME!”

 

Love, Carolyn

 

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NIGHT SEEDS

 NIGHT SEEDS

It’s been cold in the mornings here in Vegas, and we don’t like that. Most of the time we’re spoiled with beautiful sunshine, so when it’s gray and cold outside, sometimes I get gray and cold inside, and that’s how I’ve been feeling most mornings lately. BUT GOD! One of the names for God is Jehovah-jireh. It means He sees and He provides, and that’s what He did for me. He saw that I was struggling a bit in the mornings, even though I was quoting a scripture first thing about “this is the day the Lord hath made; I will rejoice and be glad in it.” So, what was I to do?

 

Well, the Lord saw that it wasn’t working, so He popped into my mind another way to fix the situation: Night seeds! And it’s working perfectly! The thing with our God is that He loves us so much, He’s not satisfied with us being unhappy or struggling. He’s got a million ways to fix things and always has a perfect answer for every possible mess we can get into! We just need to be flexible and be willing to listen to what He downloads to us and then do it.

 

He just had to drop it in my spirit once again and I had to pull out the Preach Letter, read it, and do it.

 

NIGHT SEEDS

“Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep” (Psa. 121:4). That verse is talking about our God who is Spirit, and He doesn't sleep. When we get born again of God’s gift of holy spirit, that part of us doesn’t sleep either, but it's our body and soul that do need the sleep while we're here on earth. If we sleep eight hours out of 24, that’s a third of our day taken up! How can we make those sleeping hours count spiritually? One way is to plant night seeds.

 

The thing that is so amazing and awesome is that Spiritual faith can work through the night, uninhibited by our doubtful, fearful, and oh-so-rational minds! Things are working in our unconscious, spiritual hearts, freely.

 

The two following sections of scripture are vital to us in getting great results from planting night seeds:

 

Jesus taught this: Mark 4:26-27: “And he said, ‘So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.” Notice that Jesus said the man planted the seed, then he immediately went to sleep! I just love that.

 

Night seeds are prayers that we put out for God, Jesus, angels, and our spirit to be working on while our bodies and minds sleep. If we plant seeds right before we go to sleep, no rationale or emotional reaction can get in the way to block our faith! Who we are spiritually as sons and daughters of God Almighty, and our relationship with His son Jesus goes ahead to work while our bodies and souls take a rest, and the solutions come as the seeds sprout.

 

Then the second vital verse is Psalm 17:15: “I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness.” I looked up the Hebrew word for “likeness.” It is “temuwnah,” and it means “what You [God] have fashioned,” what You [God] have formed,” “the manifestation of Your favor.”

 

So, this verse is saying that when I wake up, I can feel blessed by what the Lord did in the night or otherwise. He works with our seed and helps it to get sprouting. So, I planted some prayer seeds last night and when I got up this morning, first thing I did was go outside. I fed the two kitties and I noticed it was way warmer this morning, and it was so quiet and peaceful all around. I walked my property and was filled with awe that the Lord had picked out this house and yard for me thirty years ago. I do really love it here. He made me happy this morning with His love and I’m not disgruntled like I was several mornings this past week!

 

Here are some other results I recall from utilizing God’s blessing of night seeds:

 

It was Christmas time, and I got a last-minute invitation to a Christmas party. I’d already scheduled a hair appointment for several days after the party. When I called to reschedule, there were no appointments available. After more than a week went by, I started getting a little worried. I decided to try out my new discovery of planting a night seed. In light of the worry I was feeling, I knew I needed peace about whatever the result would be with my hair. So, I claimed John 14:27, which says, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

 

Even though I was feeling stressed, I prayed and planted this peace seed. When I opened my phone first thing in the morning, I had a text from my hairdresser offering to do my hair on a Saturday. Not only did I get an appointment, but it was on a perfect day, so I didn’t have to miss any work.

 

My best friend Jane also planted a night seed. Her seed was concerning the promotional business she does for my writing. Facebook was blocking the usual routes of her promotions. It was as if they were trying to starve her out and get her to quit, and she knew it had to be changed around.

 

Jane didn’t get out her Bible and read the scriptures, but she told God His own story back to Him about the lepers outside the wall in Samaria. (It’s in 2 Kings 7). There was a great famine in the city because it was surrounded by an enemy army, cutting off the food supply. The lepers did as they were inspired by God, and He did a miracle. The enemy fled, leaving all the food and goods behind. The next day, the famine was gone and the commerce thriving!

 

When Jane woke up the next morning, there were more downloads on her promotion than there had been in the last three promotions!

 

These results may seem small, but it just goes to prove that our God is concerned about every little detail of our lives, and He cares so much that He’s with us every minute of every day and every night too!

 

This stuff works. Remember, Spirit continues to work while we sleep. Let’s make the hours of our sleep count in a spiritual way to enhance our lives and the lives of others. Plant a few night seeds this week and let me know about the blessings you experience.

 

Love, Carolyn

 

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A POWERFUL WEAPON YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT

I’m sharing my response to one of my friends on FB regarding all the bad things going on now in our country. I have something to share that many Christians don’t know about, so I believe God is urging me to bring it forward now. Originally to one friend, and now to all you, my friends, as well:

 

“I'm not a bit surprised. It's about time people wake up to the fact that the devil has manipulated many many people. When he saw a way to open our American doors to Satan worshippers and other groups who worship demonic idols, and the American Christian church was taught to be doormats and taught many other contaminated ideologies, everything was setup to demolish the spread of true Christianity, in America specifically.

 

Unfortunately, we are in a huge war that lots of people don't even know about. Each of us does what we can, to do our part for our God and our Savior and our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, and it's messy for sure. But God will not let us fail. It's just taking more time than anyone ever expected!

 

I remember hearing about 7-year wars, 10-year wars, etc. etc., but I never expected we would be in one, but WE ARE, physical and spiritual. The presidents, kings, and other country leaders don't seem to want to call it war, but that's what makes it even harder.

 

WE WILL ABSOLUTELY WIN, because we know our God is greater than any other. He's the one who created Lucifer and the Bible says in Psalm 8 that the devil is less important than mankind, and that's what really pissed him off.

 

I don't pretend to play chess (if you know what I mean). I did before, but it's not my longsuit, so what I know is what I know, but I focus on Ps 149:8 binding the kings and nobles of the demonic realm, the ones who work in people at the highest levels.

 

The Bible tells us that binding these high-level demons is our privilege, “this honor have all the saints. Praise ye the LORD” (Ps.149:9). If we bind them "in chains and fetters of iron" like the Bible says, then that tells me they can't operate like they would like to, not bound up like that. They can't go where they want, communicate with who they want, organize and torture like they want, etc. Just visualize a chain gang or someone bound in chains in a dungeon and you get a bit of a visual of what those verses in Ps. 149:8-9 are saying we can do to the top-level demons.

 

God gave us a big job with this binding, so I hope others will join me in this spiritual warfare. I know each of us has a mission in this war, and the binding is just one thing I wanted to share because I don't think a lot of Christians even know that it's available. In every war, new weapons get exposed, and this is an important one for Christians.

 

Love you, Carolyn

 

NOTE: I learned about this spiritual ability and honor many years ago in a book by Dale Sides.