“Not broken because I was a bad person, broken because I was a good person. Then, God graciously chose to begin the process of rebuilding me in His image.”

Praise God for His work in your life. It is often so much more difficult to reach “good people,” typically because of the pride that goes along with our own righteousness. Ultimately, “good people,” are more of a threat to God’s people than the “bad.” Its the David and Saul syndrome, or the prodigal son and the brother syndrome. The more Christ like one becomes, the more that we walk in His presence, the more of an irritant we become to the “religious,” folks. Ultimately this irritability becomes anger which in turn becomes hatred……………………Frank

“Our God is a consuming fire. He seeks to set men ablaze with His love. He seeks to burn the chaff off men’s lives. He seeks to purify and refine and He does this through fire. This can only be achieved in men who have had their walls broken down. All of their own ambitions and hopes and dreams demolished by an all consuming God who shares His glory with no one.”

I have been a believer for almost 50 years, but only in the last few have I begun to catch fire! I was broken in body, soul and spirit. Not broken because I was a bad person, broken because I was a good person. Then, God graciously chose to begin the process of rebuilding me in His image.

Today, I am consumed by His fire and never burned or smell of smoke!

If we lived close by we would be a best friends It seems to me that the remnant are a scattered people and that this is by design. It compells them to seek God first and foremost and establish this primary relationship before all else. Once that is established, then fellowship can begin. We must be able to find evrything we need in Him and Him alone, and then we will be truly ready for good fellowship when the Lord makes it so.

The most ironic thing, I believe, will be that when the people desire a dictator, when something really scary happens and all our “rights,” will be taken away, it will be because the people demanded it. And the most ironic thing of all will be that it will be the religious right who will lead in the call for dictarship because they too operate in fear.

That is why it is so important that all of our identity is found in HIm. Nationalism and patriotism will be used in the call for dictatorship. It will all be done in the guise of “securing our country.” And the people who are doing it will absolutly believe they are doing the right thing. If any of these comments scare people, then I would say that you need to get grounded in God. The knowledge that the end is coming,that these things may even happen in our lifetime, should not be the precursor for political action to try and stop any of this, one may as well try and stop the tide from coming in. This is not a fatalistic approach on my part, its simply an acknowledgemt of the teachings of Scripture. If indeed we are the generation that will see the culmination of humanity, that is a great priveledge…………Frank

There really is nothing new under the sun. Thanks for the interesting dialog. Blessings always in Jesus name.

timbob

“When prophecy makes the transition from scripture into the realm of atoms, it can catch us by surprise.”

This is very true. It is extremely difficult for anyone to get their heads around the supernatural. And when we see things coming to pass that has been foretold, then it is still difficult to put the pieces together and come up with the bigger picture. And of course, what the clouds the issue even more is the amount of groups that have come before who talked about “the end of the world,” and named the day and so on. So in general, the world thinks any talk of the end of all things is in the ralm of the whacko’s. And since the church is so much like the world, that attitude has filtered through, even if it is not always verbalized. I think the remnant church reacts to the coming Christ with excitement and anticipation. I think the religious folk just really get scared and angry at the thought of persecution which is why they depend so heavily on their politicians to “guarantee their rights,” which is sad because one catastrophic terrorist attack and not only will all those “rights,” be gone, they will be gladly given away. It has been said that if the people have to choose between anarchy and dictatorship, they will choose dictatorship every time. Ultimately, the remnant people understand that we have no rights on this planet, accept the right to follow God wherever He leads. We know that the freedom we have was wrought for us on the bloody battlfield of Calvary and that since Jesus gave us our freedom, then only He could take it away. We are free indeed because the Lord Jesus set us free. We will always be free to share the Gospel. Now, we may pay a price for doing so, but no government or lawas can stop us sharing the Gospel. We just have to be a people that cares more for our spiritual freedom than for our personal freedoms. If ot was personal freedom that was importnat, then the Apostles would never have shared because death was the end result for them and millions other. “They loved not their lives unto death.”

Something else that I’ve been thinking and I would like your thoughts on it. I love the saints in my local fellowship. Yet there seems to be a lack of understanding as to the lateness of the hour. In other words, they’re sincere, but “status quo-ish.” I’ve thought of looking elsewhere, but anywhere that I visit is certain to have the same situation. The home church idea keeps gnawing at the back of my mind, but the logisitcs of such a thing are well hidden from me. Other than being a thought that I cannot shake, there’s absolutely no accompanying direction. As such, if and/or when such a thing is manifest, it will be “a thing done suddenly” and assembled by the Lord.

I would appreciate your thoughts on the matter. Without a doubt, the established “christianesque” empires are becoming hostile territory for anyone who has laid their all on the altar and desires only to serve the Lord Jesus. Such a level of dedication makes some folks uncomfortable. Well I’m rambling. It’s after 3:30am and our son Matthew has been awake for hours. Thanks for always offering up posts and comments that bring about serious cogitations.

Blessings always in Jesus name.

timbob

I do believe that we, the saints, will actually be rounded up for “hate speech,” and other pretenses. That is us being gathered into the valley of Acasias or Shittim. After that? We will be killed, perhaps us or perhaps some soon following generation. And then the martys under the altar will have been heard….

Rev 6:9 And when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the Word of God, and for the testimony which they held.
Rev 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, Until when, Master, holy and true, do You not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?
Rev 6:11 And white robes were given to each one of them. And it was said to them that they should rest yet for a little time, until both their fellow servants and their brothers (those about to be killed as they were ) should have their number made complete.

Would someone thik it a strange thing that people will be gathered up and killed , in big numbers, simply because of what they believe, and this in the West? How quickly we forget. Jewish people, rounded up by the millions from all over Europe, and shoveled into furnaces like so much trash, and all that a mere 60 years ago.

The following link is to a recounting of a vision that was posted on Steve Quayles site. While we cannot know for certain the authenticity of it, the content does fall in line with what may well face us in the days ahead. Two things struck me. One was the saints who were “hidden in plain site” as invading armed forces failed to see them. The other was the telling of saints who “arrived late” to these places of refuge. They “had business to attend to first.” Here’s the link:

http://www.stevequayle.com/News.alert/09_Prophetic/090622.last.roundup.html

I hope that works. if not, it’s also in a post on my blog entitled “The Last roundup.”

Thanks for another post that continues to bring clarity to the issue of this holy remnant that will maintain the testimony of Jesus in the midst of a perfect storm. Blessings always in Jesus name.

timbob