Amanuensis

Acts 1:6 “So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, ‘Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?’”

My apostles trusted me but did not understand my ways. They had a specific idea as to what salvation I was bringing. To them it was a military style victory over their enemies and those who oppressed them. You today are equally misguided. Do not believe you know how my victory will come. Do not believe you know what it will look like or when it will arrive. My salvation is guaranteed. First and foremost, you have already achieved my salvation – the salvation of your eternal soul. That is the only one that matters. You are my child and I will have you with me for eternity. Right now, you are in a war for souls. You are in a battle against an enemy whose only real goal is to separate my children from me in whatever way possible. Do not believe you know what this battle will look like, what will happen, how it will end. Just listen to me and understand what I would have you do and obey. Yes, this war is mine. Yes, I am victorious in the end. But, the end is not today and you do not know when it will come. So, focus on today. Focus on whom I would have you reach today as my warrior. Focus on bringing me out of the shadows into the light into the minds and hearts of your fellows. That is the aspect of war which concerns you. The rest is to be put aside. Trust me. I will take care of you. I will guide you. Just look to see what is in front of you and where I would have you walk. (2021)

Acts 9:17 “So Ananias went and found Saul.”

Ananias was afraid to go and minister to Saul as I had asked him to do. He knew Saul was murdering believers. But, I told him to do it and that it would be all right. And Ananias trusted me and went forth. He obeyed me even in the face of threat of harm, imprisonment or death. He trusted me more than he feared Saul. That is what I ask. Trust me. Trust me more than whatever you fear. Trust me more than the fear you feel. Trust me more than the dark voice in your head. Just trust me and obey.  It may make no sense at all when you start, but it does to me. That’s all that matters. (2021)

1 Kings 12:26-29 And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David. If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” So the king took counsel and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.

Jeroboam was afraid that if his people went to Jerusalem to worship me, they would turn against him and follow Rehoboam. He was afraid they would kill him and reunite with Judah. So he turned the hearts of my people away from me and to false gods. For ease and comfort, the people immediately believed him and instead of worshipping me at Jerusalem, they stayed in their areas and worshipped the golden calves. So it is today. Your people are afraid of death, afraid of illness, afraid of being shut out of opportunities or groups of people. They wish the conserve the comfort of travel, shopping and other activities they are so accustomed to. So, they turn to man for answers. They turn to people they believed they could trust. Just as his people trusted in Jeroboam for guidance, and he guided them into sin and idolatry, so the people of your Nation trust the medical community and scientists to tell the truth and guide them in making decisions for their health. They have turned away from me for guidance. They have turned away from me for healing and protection and provision. And, once again, they are worshiping false gods – and being led to their own destruction. (2021)

1 Kings 8: 57-58. May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us. May he give us the desire to do his will in everything and to obey all the commands, decrees, and regulations he gave our ancestors.”

So many, even many who profess to follow me, will say that my Father’s decrees from the days of the Israelites are no longer valid, that they no longer matter in “modern society”. They will purport that man has changed, that the world in which you live has changed and therefore the Scripture no longer applies. They will pick and choose and pervert my Word to suit themselves. My word is eternal. My commands are made knowing – as only I, the creator know – the true nature and heart of mankind. You may not change my Word to suit yourselves, your evil desires, your desire to rule and govern all. You may not change my creation to suit yourselves. You are not me. Your attempts to change my Word, to change my creation – it is no different than what your enemy tried to do and was expelled from my presence for trying – to be equal to me. You are made in my image. That elevates you from all other creation. You will never, however, be equal to me. And if you wish to try, then all you will accomplish is to be separated from me. You may choose. (2021)

Acts 7:51-53 “You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you! Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One – the Messiah  whom you betrayed and murdered. You deliberately disobeyed God’s law, even though you received it from the hands of angels.”

Oh, children, do you never change? Will you keep repeating the same sin and error over and over and over again? Do you truly believe you will succeed where all others have failed? You are a stubborn and stiff-necked people. Learn from the past. Do not ignore it. Remember what you once knew – that the Holy Spirit was sent to help you live according to my plans, to my decrees – the only truly successful way to live that exists. When you ignore or rebuff the Spirit, you are walking further and further away from me – out of the shadow of my protection and blessing. You can see – open your eyes – you can see that you are living in evil times. Can you really afford to walk away from my protection? From my blessing? From my presence in your lives? (2021)

John 20:30-31 The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in  His book. But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of His name.

This is why. This is the reason that they want to rob you of my Word, of the ability to read Scripture, of the ability to come together and study my word and worship. This is the basis of the opposition that is building in your world, including in your own nation. They want to remove my Word from your lives. They want to remove the Bibles that you are studying. They want to stop your voices from going out. They know that the only power that counts, the only power that can stop them, is my Word. You were not with the disciples. You did not walk with me when I was on this earth. But you have the record of my words, my actions, my miraculous works. You need this to help you continue in your faith. Memorize my Word. The time is coming when it will not be readily available to you. (2022)

Acts 8:1 “Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen.”

Do not ever listen to the lies that I am not able or willing to help you, no matter how far you have wandered from me. Look at Saul. Remember that his life purpose was to find, persecute and help execute my followers. He was revered among my enemies and feared by my followers. Yet, when he repented, when he was willing and able to hear my voice and respond, not only did I forgive him – I completely changed him. He became Paul, the first real evangelist to the gentiles. He became one of the greatest and impactful apostles ever. Now, over 2000 years later, he still has a great impact for me. He still helps others to connect with me. From a murderer to a soul saver. If I was willing and able to do it for Saul, why would I not do so for you? (2021)

Acts 8:3-4 But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison. But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.

The persecution of my church, of my followers, was extreme. Saul was one of its greatest warriors. Yet, my children continued to preach about me. My children continued to reach out to non-believers in the hopes that they might be saved. You have lived in a time of prosperity and relative ease in your Nation. You have lived in a time where your faith, your churches were protected. That time is rapidly coming to an end. That time is almost over. You are entering a time of increasing persecution. A period where you will be in danger for speaking out about me. What will you do? Will you continue to honor me? Will you continue to have faith and trust in me, no matter what? Testing is coming. Will you turn to me, to my strength, to my faithfulness? Will you trust me to give you the courage necessary to continue to walk in my ways? Or will you listen to your enemy and silence the Holy Spirit within you? Will you stop speaking of me, stop walking with me publicly? The choice is yours. Because I loved you, my choice was to suffer a horrific physical death. What will you choose in response to your love for me? (2021)

1 Kings 16:30 “But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, even more than any of the kings before him.”

You are shocked that one after another after another of the Kings of Israel did what was evil in my sight. You are amazed that one after another, they did more even evil than the preceding king. But why would that confuse you or surprise you? You see this daily in your world. Just when you believe your political enemies can not do anything more evil, more ludicrous, more stupid, they do. Just when you believe the enemy could not lead anyone yet more astray, he does. Abortion has gone from early term to late term to now, being ok to kill one of my children after birth. And still be called abortion. “Antifascists” of today use fascist methods to control their enemies. Censorship is hidden under the banner of “community standards”. What is right is called wrong and what is wrong is called right. Tolerance is the newest term for allowing all sorts of sin but crushing anyone who calls it out  – especially my followers. Do not be shocked by anything. It is about to get much worse. Hold on to me. Remember my commands, my Word. Look only to it for guidance. I will be here. I am not going anywhere. But at times it may feel like it. Do not allow yourself to be fooled.  (2021)

John 7:27 “When the messiah comes, he will simply appear; no one will know where he comes from.” 

Man thinks he knows all things, but he knows nothing of me, my Father and our plans. Just listen to me. Not to man.